February lo, 1906. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



85J 



Carnation Show of the Washington Florists' Club, on February 6, 1906. 



Mme. Bernhardt gave a small select 

 supper to her friends at one of our fash- 

 ionable apartment hotels on Sunday 

 night and Byrne Bros, were hustling 

 around to procure 2,000 sweet violets 

 and we hope they got them. 



Prof. Cowell leaves next week for a 

 trip to Porto Eico and Cuba with Prof. 

 Britton, of New York, and two other 

 learned gentlemen. They expect to make 

 an extensive exploration of those islands. 



W. S. 



WASHINGTON. 



State of Business. 



An immense amount of stock is being 

 used in dinner and other table decora- 

 tions. In variety this takes a wide 

 range, from orchids and fine roses on 

 through all available lines of stock. Bul- 

 bous stocks, the daffodils in particular, 

 •ire now very plentiful and it looks as 

 though they might soon be hard to dis- 

 pose of at any price. Hawthorns and 

 other spring flowering plants are appear- 

 ing in considerable quantity and sell 

 readily. There are better stocks of 

 azaleas in sight than there were a week 

 ago and the smaller sizes are soon 

 taken. 



Eetail prices follow: American Beauty 

 roses, $10 to $12 per dozen; Killarney, 

 $4; best Liberty, $4 and $5; Bride, Maid 

 and Gates, $1.50 and $2.50; best carna- 

 tions, $1 and $1.25 per dozen ; violets, 

 75 cents and $1 per bunch of fifty; cut 

 Harrisii and ealla lilies, $2 and $3 per 

 dozen; daffodils, 35 cents to 75 cents per 

 <lozen; tulips, 50 cents and 75 cents per 

 dozen ; best mignonette, $1.50 and $2 per 

 dozen; sweet peas, 75 cents and $1 per 

 bunch. The average retail price of large 

 pots of rhododendron, lilac, hawthorn, 

 flowering plum, etc., is $2.50 each. Many 

 fine azaleas are being broken up and 

 used in table decorations. Daffodils and 

 tulips arc also being largely used for 

 this purpose. 



Florists* Club. 



The regular monthly meeting of the 

 club was held in Scottish Rite hall on 

 the night of Februarv 6. The announce- 

 ment that Prof. Woods, of the U. S. De- 

 partment of Agriculture, was to give a 

 stereopticon lecture on the diseases of 



carnations had a good effect in bringing 

 out the members, the hall being well 

 filled. Ill opening, Prof. Woods referred 

 to the recent destructive ravages of dis- ; 

 ease, particularly among Lawson carna- 

 tions, in this District and vicinity. He \ 

 alluded to the causes, and illustrated 

 with the stereopticon the progress of the 

 disease. As a remedy he advocated spray- 

 ing, the process to continue while the 

 plants are in the field. 



James T. Scott, representing the F. ! 

 R. Pierson Co., Tarrytown-on-Hudson, , 

 was present and gave an interesting ac- ; 

 count of his experiences. 



It was decided to hold a banquet in 

 connection with the annual election of ! 

 officers at the March meeting. The ban- 

 quet will be at Freund's catering estab- 

 lishment, 815 Tenth street Northwest. 

 Messrs. Macfarlaiid and West and Col. 

 Biddle, commissioners of the District, 

 will be invited. ] 



The carnation show was another draw- 

 ing card that added interest to the pro- i 

 ceedings. Several varieties exhibited 

 had been seen here last season, but the 

 majority were new. A list follows: 



F. R. Pierson Co., Tarrytown-on-Hud- 

 son, carnations Winsor, Helen M. Gould ■ 

 and White Enchantress. 



Patten & Co., Tewksbury, Mass., Pink \ 

 Patten and Mikado. 



H. Weber & Sons Co., Oakland, Md., 

 My Maryland and Jessica. 



Pet^r Fisher, Ellis, Mass., Beacon and 

 Evangeline. 



Rudolph Fischer, Great Neck, N, Y., 

 Abundance. 



John E. Haines, Bethlehem, Pa., va- 

 riegated and pink Imperial. The latter 

 is a sport of the former. 



J. R. Freeman, G. E. Anderson, fore- 

 man, Washington, D. C, Enchantress and 

 Lawson. 



Ley & Pickings, Good Hope, D. C, 

 Enchantress, Flamingo, White Lawson 

 and Prosperity. 



Mrs. G. G. Hubbard, Twin Oaks, D. 

 C, Peter Bisset, head gardener, vase of 

 Killarney roses. 



Southwick C. Briggs, Washington, D. , 

 C. Carl Anderson, gardener, Killarney 

 roses and Enchantress carnations. | 



By the rules of the club roses and car- 

 nations must be exhibited at three dif- ; 

 ferent periods of the season before a j 



certificate can be granted. In this con- 

 nection : Of what value is a certificate 

 anyway? A strictly first-class carnation 

 can go it alone; neither will certificates 

 a foot deep save a * ' rotten ' ' one. How- 

 ever, as certificates are the fashion we 

 have laid in a stock that are things of 

 beauty and will probably be a joy for- 

 ever after the exhibitors get them. 



Among so many fine blooms from 

 growers, or originators of known repute 

 it may seem unfair to particularize. 

 Time only can thoroughly prove a car- 

 nation. As shown here, Winsor, Helen 

 M. (Jdiild. Beacon, Evangeline, Pink Pat 

 ten, Mikado, ^ly Maryland, Jessica and 

 John E. Haines are all fine varieties. So 

 far as keeping qualities are concerned, 

 it is my opinion that nothing has yet 

 been produced that can excel Pierson 's 

 Winsor and Patten's Mikado. 



Haines' Imperial showed remarkable 

 stems, three feet, stiff, and if they in 

 time develop flowers in proportion they 

 will be a great acquisition to the trade. 



The Killarney roses exhibited were fine 

 and ser\-ed to strengthen the belief that 

 Killarney has come to be a stayer and 

 a iiKiney maker. 



Various Notes. 



.\. B. Garden is first in the market with 

 hydrangeas. 



<\ Ponnett furnishes very pretty pans 

 of hyacinths. 



Davis Brothers have a cinch on white 

 violets. 



J. R. Freeman's is headquarters for 

 eut lilies and primroses. 



J. ('. Garden & Sons are bringing for- 

 ward a great sto<-k of geranium aii'l 

 other bedding plants. 



'.\\. Danford, representing W. A. 

 Manda, s|)Oiit several days in the city 

 taking in the dub meeting and show. 



Adolphu"? Gude has been on a business 

 trip to Philadelphia. 



.1. H. Small & Sons executed a fine 

 d.H-oration on the yacht Mayflower for 

 Secretary Bonaparte on the night of 

 February (3. The occasion was a dinner 

 given by the secretary on board the ship 

 at the Washington Navy Yard. 



SCOTTY. 



The Carnation Number was fine. — M. 

 & S. L. Dysinger, Albion, Mich. 



