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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



JcNE 14, 1906. 



Valley, Peonies 



and all seasonable Cut Flowers of best quality in large supply. 



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but the quality will be better in a few 

 days. Outdoor Spanish iris is also com- 

 ing in, while there are a few sweet peas 

 from the open from one or two gjrowers. 



Various Notes. 



There is every indication that the 

 coming meeting of the American Peony 

 Society on June 15 and 16 will be a 

 record-breaking one in attendance, as 

 well as exhibits. Ideal weather for the 

 blooms has prevailed in this section of 

 late, abundant moisture and not too 

 much sunshine, and the quality promises 

 to be unusually high. Cottage Gardens 

 will probably be the largest exhibitor, 

 but there will be many other large com- 

 mercial and private exhibitors. In addi- 

 tion to peonies, quite a number of in- 

 teresting flowers will be staged. 



Members of the Gardeners' and Flo- 

 rists' Club are asked to meet at the 

 Soldiers' monument, Jamaica Plain, at 

 3 p. m. June 19 for the field day at the 

 estates of Larz Anderson and Mrs. "W. 

 C. Brandegee. Cars will return for 

 Horticultural hall at 6 o 'clock and re- 

 freshments will be served at 7:30, after 

 which the regular club meeting will be 

 held. 



J. A. Pettigrew and J. W. Duncan 

 are among those attending the Associa- 



tion of American Park Superintendents' 

 convention at Washington this week. 



Edwin C. Holmes, proprietor of the 

 Somerville Nursery, Broadway, East 

 Somerville, filed a voluntary petition in 

 bankruptcy on June 5, with liabilities 

 scheduled at $51,245 and assets of $9,- 

 372. The liabilities, of which $50,745 is 

 unsecured, are composed chiefly of ad- 

 vertising claims. 



Prof. C. S. Sargent threw open his 

 estate to the public on June 9 and 10 

 in order that they might see the grand 

 display of rhododendrons, azaleas and 

 other choice subjects in bloom. Some 

 thousands availed themselves of the in- 

 vitation. 



Khododendrons are blooming magnifi- 

 cently here this season. Even the sorts 

 of doubtful hardiness are flowering pro- 

 fusely. W. N. C^G. 



Caro, Mich. — J. J. Packer is increas- 

 ing his glass area about a third and will 

 change his heating system from water 

 to steam. 



Enclosed you will find a dollar for 

 another year's service of the Review, 

 which I find to be the best and cheapest 

 help that we have in our employ. — John 

 H. Tasker, Eice's Landing, Pa. 



PITTSBURG. 



The Market 



Plantsmen are finishing up their season 

 in good shape and all say it was a very 

 satisfactory business. No one has any- 

 thing left except odds and ends, and 

 some small stock which is gradually be- 

 ing worked off. 



The cut flower business was excellent 

 the past week. Everyone seemed busy, a 

 number of large weddings helping to 

 swell the volume of trade and the re- 

 tailers were happy. However, I cannot 

 say as much for the wholesalers. They 

 were busy and doing a good .business but, 

 work as they would, they could not make 

 a hole in the immense lots of stock com- 

 ing in. 



Peonies were never more plentiful or 

 finer. These with quantities of Spanish 

 iris and thousands of bunches of sweet 

 peas kept the counters full and the 

 clerks hustling in the endeavor to get 

 rid of them. As a result carnations, 

 which had been scarce the week before, 

 became plentiful, with no demand. Eoses 

 arrived in an avalanche, but much of 

 the stock was so poor that there waa 

 trouble to select enough to take care of 

 orders. The peonies are now about done 



