May 31, 1906. 



The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



93 



E. F. WINTERSON CO 



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WEDDINGS, COMMENCEMENTS 

 AND SCHOOL CLOSINGS 



We make a specialty of all Cut Flowers suitable for above occasions. Fine Bride and Brides- 

 maid Roses, Fancy Valley, Long Stem Sweet Peas, Fancy Daisies, Fine Peonies, 

 and plenty of fancy Adiantum, Asparagus Strings and Bunches, Sprengeri, Fancy 

 Ferns, etc. 



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We will be able to supply your needs for these popular flowers in any quantity by the dozen or 



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and brought Beauty rates. We saw a 

 few nice Brunners and Jacqs from one 

 grower, which sold well. Few hybrids 

 are seen nowadays. Brides and Maids 

 were not of especially good quality. Some 

 choice stock made $12, from that down 

 to $3 being prevailing rates. There were 

 some really splendid Chatenay at $2 per 

 dozen, and Killarney and Wellesley of 

 good quality sold readily. As many 

 growers are now busy replanting roses, 

 a much lessened supply will be forth- 

 coming for some time. Some very nice 

 Kaiserin and Carnot on long stems made 

 good prices, the latter, of course, having 

 the preference. 



Carnations, while plentiful, did not 

 suffice to meet demands. While some 

 pickled stock sold down to $2 and whites 

 were, as usual, sluggish, good ordinary 

 grades readily made $3 to $4 and fancies 

 $5 to $6, the scarlets, crimsons and deep 

 pinks being in most request. There 

 was only a moderate supply of Easter 

 lilies at $10 to $12.50. Callas made 

 $8 to $10. Very few tulips were seen 

 and no narcissi except some poeticus. 

 Gladioli of the Gandavensis type were 

 very fine and sold at $1.50 to $2 per 

 dozen, G. Colvillei, The Bride and Blush- 

 ing Bride going at half these rates. 

 White,, lavender and red stocks were 

 abundant, as was Spiraea Japonica. Big 

 lots of candytuft, feverfew and lilac 

 were mostly sold at 50 cents per bunch. 

 Sweet peas sold very well at $1 to $1.50 

 per hundred. Blue cornflowers at $1 

 per hundred were also in demand. Span- 

 ish iris in limited quantities, antirrhi- 

 nums, marguerites, outdoor lily of the 

 valley and other flowers were noted. 



Lilac is always heavily used for grave 



decoration and in spite of the heat of 

 the last week kept in fairly good condi- 

 tion. Viburnum plicatum, Spiraja Van 

 Houttei, loniceras, Deutzia gracilis and 

 other flowering shrubs were in good con- 

 dition and proved extremely useful. The 

 demand for bedding out plants of all 

 kinds was unsually heavy, cannas, geran- 

 iums, petunias, myosotis and pansies be- 

 ing special favorites. Spiraea Japonica, 

 ^pelargoniums, hydrangeas and other 

 blooming plants in pots also met with a 

 good sale. Taken all in all, the Memo- 

 rial day trade at this writing seems to 

 have once more broken all records. 



Various Notes. 



The Gardeners' and Florists' Club 

 will hold its next field day on Tuesday, 

 .June 19, at the estates of Larz Ander- 

 ^•on and Mrs. W. C. Brandegee in Brook- 

 line, where Duncan Finlayson and David 

 Weir are the presiding geniuses. It is 

 proposed to meet at 3 p. m. and after 

 visiting the two establishments adjourn- 

 ment will be made to Horticultural hall, 

 when the regular June meeting will take 

 place, for which special attractions are 

 being prepared. 



W. H. Elliott will this season dis- 

 card Beauties at his Madbury, N. H., 

 establishment and grow Wellesley, Kich- 

 mond and Killarney. He will give the 

 first named a trial as a summer bloomer. 



The sympathy of a large circle of 

 friends goes out to M. H. Norton in 

 the bereavement caused by the death of 

 his wife on May 26. Mrs. Norton had 

 been a great sufferer from cancer for 

 several years. She was known and es- 

 teemed by many in the trade. 



H. M. Robinson & Co. have had the 



heaviest Memorial day trade .in their 

 history. They anticipate excellent busi- 

 ness during the month of June. 



Boston's parkways are wonderfully 

 attractive at present. The extensive 

 system under Superintendent Pettigrew's 

 care shows a constant improvement, and 

 no visitor interested in trees or shrubs 

 should fail to visit it if in the Hub at 

 this season, 



Hans E. Werdmuller, of Medford, has 

 gone to Long Island, where he will act 

 as superintendent on an extensive private 

 estate. The Gardeners' and Florists' 

 Club will miss him. 



Many complaints are again coming to 

 hand of damage to carnations in the 

 fields by cut worms. The grower who 

 discovers and makes public a simple and 

 effectual cure for these pests will be 

 deemed a public benefactor. 



The rhododendron show scheduled for 

 June 2 at Horticultural hall promises to 

 be about a week too early. 



Eecent rains have benefited peonies 

 wonderfully, and the exhibition on June 

 15 and 16 promises to be a grand one. 

 Unless very hot weather intervenes to 

 spoil plans the dates selected should 

 prove all right. 



In the way of choice flowers for Me- 

 morial day, Cattleya Mossiae seemed to 

 be considerably used. Small quantities 

 of other cattleyas were noted. 



A few plants for Memorial day trade, 

 which florists might profitably grow in 

 larger numbers, are Calceolaria rugosa. 

 Golden Gem and Prince of Orange; 

 Coreopsis grandiflora, Darwin tulips, 

 especially the scarlet, rose and pink 

 colors, also such sorts as Gesneriana, 

 Bouton d'Or, Golden Crown and the 



