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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



February 22, 1906. 



Beauties and Tea Roses 



The Largest Supplies in this mariiet and quality the best. 



CARNATIONS — Crops heavy and quality fine. 



WE WANT YOUR ORDERS FOR ALL THE STOCK TOU NEED. 



GEO. REINBERG, 



51 

 Wabash Ave., 



Chicago 



See ovir list of rooted cuttinss on another paee of this issue. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



in the show. This was won by Aristocrat, 

 shown by the Chicago Carnation Co., 

 which scored eighty-nine j)oints accord- 

 ing to tlie scoring of Wm. Gainmage, of 

 London, and A. H. Ewing, of Wood- 

 stock, who were the .nidges. This is the 

 tliird time the Chicago Carnation Co. 

 has won this cnp, and it is now left 

 our shores for keeps, as after three wins 

 it becomes the i)roperty of the success- 

 ful exhibitor. When Mr. Hartshorne 

 wrote that he would be in Toronto with 

 the goods, he, in all ))robability, did not 

 know how close other growers were on 

 his trail. Aiv Maryland, exhibited by 

 \Veber & Sons, of Oakland, Md., Win- 

 sor, exhibited by x*'. R. Pierson, of Tar- 

 rytown, N. Y., and Alma Ward, ex- 

 hibited by c;. W. Ward, of Queens, L. I., 

 were close competitors, each scoring 

 eighty-eight points. 



Alma Ward is certainly a lieautiful 

 white, but was scored down on color on 

 account of liaving a. slight shade of pink 

 running tlnough some of the blooms. 

 This technically throws it out of being 

 a jnire white, but commercially it would 

 scarcely be noticeable. My Maryland 

 was scored down on color on practically 

 the same ground. It is not quite as 

 lieavy a tloAver as .\lnia Ward, but gives 

 the impression it would develo]) quickly, 

 and thus be a free bloomer. Winsor is 

 a jdeasing shade, lighter than Scott, but 

 mucli darker than Enchantress. Ts has 

 good stem and good substance, but lost 

 on fragrance. Aristocrat is a Very dark 

 pink, but can har(dy be said to be a 

 large Hower; it has good bloom, good 

 substance and good stem. Tt is claimed 

 to be a very free bloomer, and the aj)- 

 pearaiice of the flowers wouhl give an 

 experienced carnation grower that im- 

 pression. 



Mr. Pierson also liad some new varie- 

 ties which lie exhil>ited in small lots. 

 Among tliese was White Enchantress. 

 C. W. Ward also cxliibited Elsa Struss 

 and Robert Craig. Peter Fisher, of 

 Ellis. Mass., showed Evangeline and 

 Beacon. Other exhibitors were: The 

 Dale Estate, Brampton, carnations; J. 

 H. Dunlop, Toronto, carnations and 

 roses; Wm. Fendlev, Brampton, violets; 

 E. Crowhnrst, Mimico, carnations; Man- 

 ton Bros., W. Jay & Son, and Exhibition 

 park, flowering plants and orchids. 



Among the out-of-town visitors were 

 .Tas. Hartsliorne, of the Chicago Carna- 

 tion Co., Joliet, 111. ; F. R. Pierson, Tar- 

 rytown, N. Y. ; E. Lutz and C. W. Ward. 

 Queens, L. I. ; Wm. Gammage, London ; 

 A. H. Ewing, Woodstock ; J. Morgan 

 and F. Foster. Hamilton; E. Dale and 



W. Feudley, Brampton; Dr. Roe, of the 

 Georgetown iloral Co., Georgetown. 



Various Notes. 



Trade during the last two weeks has 

 not been as good as previously, and 

 stock has been coming in a little more 

 plentifully. This may be accounted for 

 by the large quantity of bulb stock now 

 coming in, thus cutting down the de- 

 mand for more expensive flowers. Vio- 

 lets have been slaughtered to such an 

 extent in the Toronto market that the 

 trade in that line has been practically 

 ruined. 



Dunlop 's King street store was visited 

 by fire last week and, although the 

 damage was not great, everything was 

 thoroughly smoked up. The fire origi- 

 nated in the cellar; cause is not known. 



We are informed that the new firm, 

 Lampert & McArthur, who opened up 

 ac 275 Yonge street, has dissolved part- 

 nership. D. J. 



MILWAUKEE. 



The Market 



We have been enjoying a period of 

 very good business. Stock has not been 

 in oversupply except bulbous material, 

 which is, as usual at this season, some- 

 what too plentiful to bring first-class 

 prices. Beauties are scarce and all other 

 roses in demand. There are large re- 

 ceipts of carnations, but this is the pop- 

 ular flower and sells out quickly. 



Valentine's day brought an unexpect- 

 ed increase in business. There was more 

 call for violets than has ever before 

 been experienced for this ocasion. Other 

 stock also sold well. 



Various Notes. 



The numerous friends of Clemens C. 

 PoUworth will be surprised at the an- 

 nouncement of his marriage, at New 

 York, February 17. The bride was Miss 

 •Josephine Reinhard Siekert, a Milwau- 

 kee girl who has been spending consid- 

 erable time in New York the past year. 

 Mr. and Mrs. Pollworth are stopping at 

 Washington and Philadelphia on their 

 way home. 



The Milwaukee Florists' Club will 

 give a dancing party at the Builders' 

 Club on Saturday evening, F'ebruary 24. 

 Everyone in the trade is looking for- 

 ward to a very pleasant evening. The 

 entertainment committee consists of 

 Herman V. Hunkel, Wm. Zimmerman, 

 and AUister Currie. 



Holton & Hunkel Co. report the sea- 

 son as an unusuallv busy one. They say 



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 •wherever used. 



AN 



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Write tO'day. 



C. C. POLLWORTH CO. 



MILWAUKEE. 



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trade is increasing in all departments 

 and that Milwaukee is a wholesale cut 

 flower center of no secondary magni- 

 tude. 



BUFFALO. 



The Florists' Club will holcl a carna- 

 tion exhibition on Tuesday, February 27, 

 at 3 o'clock, in the commodious estab- 

 lishment of W. F, Kasting. The show 

 will be under the management of Charles 

 F. Keitsch, assisted by Messrs. Kasting 

 and Wm. Scott. We have asked most of 

 the good-natured seeuling raisers to send 

 in a few flowers of their aspirants to 

 favor, as well as any standard variety of 

 which they are making a specialty, and 

 if we have omitted to write anvone we 



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