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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Mabch 1, 1906. 



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Various Notes. 



Prof. H. r. Hall, of Durham, N. H., 

 spoke at Horticultural hall on February 

 24 on "Vegetable Breeding." A good 

 discussion followed, some of the lec- 

 turer's statements being criticised. 



At the last club meeting, in addition 

 to exhibits named in the last number of 

 the Review, there was a scarlet sport 

 from Carnation Harlowarden from Mrs. 

 J. P. Snow and a very good scarlet from 

 John Murchie, Sharon, Pa., which ar- 

 rived, unfortunately, in poor condition. 

 Eobert Marshall showed a fine basket of 

 Dendrobium nobile. 



Prospects for the coming meeting of 

 the American Rose Society are excel- 

 lent and preparations for it are well ad- 

 vanced. 



H. H, Barrows & Son report a big 

 sale already for their new Nephrolepis 

 Whitmanii. It will be introduced this 

 spring and will, I think, prove the most 

 popular of the family. They will make 

 a special exhibit of it at the spring show 

 in Boston. 



H. J. Jenner, president of the Seed 

 Trade Bowling League, states that the 

 E. & J. Farquhar team won the late 

 league contest with the Schlegel & Fot- 

 tler team second. On the programs dis- 

 tributed on the occasion of the late ban- 

 quet the last named team was given as 

 the winners, with J. Breck & Sons 

 second. W. N. Craig. 



WASHINGTON. 



State of Trade. 



Lent comes on apace, but it does not 

 seem to hold so many terrors for the 

 fashionable set as in days of yore. 

 Church canons seem to be relaxing and, 

 anyway, I doubt if the use of flowers 

 ever was a serious offense. But even 

 if the church were obdurate on this point 

 it would have little effect on statesmen, 

 particularly those independent souls like 

 Speaker Cannon, who gives a dinner to 

 the Gridiron Club March 17. 



There were a great number of events 

 requiring decorations during the past 

 week and plenty of orders are booked 

 for the present. Stock is plentiful and 

 of good quality, the most marked im- 

 provement being in Bride and Brides- 

 maid roses. All fine carnations are soon 

 taken, the retail price keeping well up 

 to $1 per dozen. Violets retail at from 

 25 cents to $1 per bunch of fifty blooms, 

 all depending on quality and freshness. 

 Both tulips and jonquils move freely 

 but indifferent grades of the latter are 

 going for a song, or less. Cut Harrisii 

 lilies are in fair supply and soon taken. 



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There is a lively movement in all good 

 pot stocks. Azaleas of fine quality are 

 plentiful and sell well, as do lilac, rhodo- 

 dendrons and hydrangeas. Primroses and 

 hyacinths in pans continue to move free- 

 ly. The quality of spiraea thus far seen 

 is indifferent but it sells. 



Various Notes. 



The Gude Bros, furnished a large and 

 elegant decoration at the home of Gen. 

 and Mrs. W. P. Draper February 24, 

 the occasion being a fancy dress ball 

 given by Gen. and Mrs. Draper to their 

 young daughter. Miss Margaret Draper. 

 American Beauty roses predominated, 

 there being baskets and vases of them 

 in every available space throughout the 

 drawing rooms, with banks on the man- 

 tels. 



This firm is now handling a very fine 

 line of Prof. Welters and other azaleas, 

 as well as numerous other plants, and 

 a large stock of cut flowers, all grown 

 at their own greenhouses. 



The Growers. 



The Washington Florists' Co. is mak- 

 ing a fine exhibit of Enchantress carna- 

 tions and pot-plants, the stock being 

 grown at the greenhouses of J. Louis 

 Loose, president of the company. 



A misunderstanding haa arisen in re- 

 gard to the rose Columbia, which 

 was originated by William Clarke, of 

 this city. It was merely on exhibition 

 at George H. Cooke 's store, he not being 

 at present engaged in growing. He was 

 greatly pleased with Mr. Clarke's rose 



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and placed it on exhibition in his store. 

 Hoopes Bro. & Thomas, of West 

 Chester, Pa,, have now submitted for 

 registration to the S, A. F. a hardy 

 climbing rose which they have named 

 Columbia and which they claim ante- 

 dates Mr, Clarke's. Will somebody 

 please show us something that some 

 other-body does not claim? Scottt. 



NEW BEDFORD, MASS. 



The annual banquet of the New Bed- 

 ford Horticultural Society was held at 

 the Mansion House on Wednesday even- 

 ing, February 21. The tables were hand- 

 somely decorated with plants from John 

 Garthley and, among the cut flowers, 

 vases of Winsor carnations from Peter 

 Murray and Jahn's new white seedling 

 carnation were conspicuous. In spite of 

 the very wet weather there was a good 

 attendance and all present spent a most 

 delightful evening, Frank E. Barrows 

 proved an able and witty toastmaster. 

 The mayor of New Bedford, Thomas 

 Thompson, made an excellent address, 

 which was warmly applauded. 



Other speakers were President Wil- 

 liam Keith, James F. M. Farquhar, T. 

 J. Grey, W. N. Craig, Emmanuel Sulla- 

 von, W. F. Turner, Joseph Forbes, H. 

 A. Jahn and James Garthley. The presi- 



