Mabch 29, 1906. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



J 327 



lateness or earliness of the rains and the 

 severity of our frosts. The double flow- 

 ered fruits are, of course, in the greater 

 demand and bring the best prices, al- 

 though some varieties among the single 

 flowered sorts which I shall mention, are 

 also good sellers. 



The earliest of this class of flowers 

 is the red-flowered Japanese quince 

 (Cydonia Japonica). This is not a fruit- 

 ing quince, and is cultivated entirely as 

 an ornamental shrub. The supply of 

 this effective flower is rather limited 

 here, and the blossoms are always in 

 good demand. There are many varieties 

 of quinces, but only the red-flowered va- 

 riety is in demand. The blooms last a 

 long time and are very fine for decora- 

 tive purposes. None of the blossoms of 

 the cultivated quinces are used, as they 

 are very delicate and do not hold to- 

 gether well. 



The season for the cydonia lasts prob- 

 ably about one month and it is followed 

 immediately by the flowering almonds. 

 There are several varieties producing 

 good, durable flowers. None of the 

 paper-shelled sort are of any value for 

 this purpose. The hard-shelled or seed- 

 lings are much better, as their blooms 

 are much more lasting. The double flow- 

 ered almonds are in great demand, but 

 as we have only a limited supply of the 

 trees in this country a great many of the 

 public are unacquainted with them. The 

 almonds flower about two weeks and 

 give way to the cherries, which at the 

 present writing are in full swing. Al- 

 most any of the cultivated varieties make 

 magniflcent spikes for cutting, although 

 the red fruited varieties usually have a 

 greater profusion of large flowers than 

 the black kinds. We have many magnifi- 

 cent specimens of the various white and 

 pink flowered double dwarf cherries 

 here, but they are not grown commer- 

 cially for the blossoms. The cherries, 

 when cut, are very lasting. The plums 

 and prunes follow the cherries, and while 

 both look beautiful when growing in the 

 orchard, are the poorest of all fruit 

 blossoms to hold together and unless for 

 a very short decoration they are seldom 

 used. 



The double flowered plums have the 

 same scarcity here, as we have but few 

 specimen trees to cut from. With 

 peaches the wild varieties only are of much 

 value. With the double kinds we had 

 quite a showing this season and they 

 were in great demand — both the pink 

 and white colors. Crab apple blossoms 

 sell well and double flowered pears, but 

 tp the orchard varieties there is little 

 stability, and they are difficult to han- 

 dle. Some kinds of apples make magnifi- 

 cent clusters of bloom and find ready 

 sale at good prices. They last well over 

 into May and are the latest of the fruit 

 flowers to be used by the florist. G. 



Heee is a P. O. order for $2 for the 

 Review two years in advance. Would 

 almost as soon do without my green- 

 houses as to be without your publication. 

 W. A. T. Stratton, Petaluma, Cal. 



Cleveland, 0. — Fredrick Ehrbar, of 

 the Ehrbar Floral Co,, is the victim of 

 two mysterious robberies. On Tuesday 

 night a $250 diamond stud was taken 

 from a shoe, where it had been placed 

 for safe-keeping, under Mr. Ehrbar 's 

 bed. On the night following a revolver 

 was stolen from the same place. One ar- 

 rest has been made. 



NURSERY NEWS. 



AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN. 



Pres., E. Albertson, Bridgeport, Ind.; Vlce- 

 Pres., Orlando Harrison, Berlin, Md. ; Sec'y, Geo. 

 0. Seager, Rochester; Treas., C. L. Yates, Roches- 

 ter. The 31st annual convention will be held at 

 Dallas, Texas, June 13-15, 1906. 



The Aurora Nursery Co., Aurora, 111., 

 has certified to an increase in capital 

 stock from $5,000 to $25,000. 



Edw. Wiseman, Elgin, Scotland, says 

 the crop of seeds of Scotch fir was 

 rather more than was anticipated. 



A. S. WooLLEY, secretary of the Eliza- 

 beth Nursery Co., Elizabeth, N. J., has 

 recently returned from a trip to Cuba. 



It is reported that The W. W. Barnard 

 Co., Chicago, leading seedsmen, will 

 establish a large nursery of ornamental 

 stock. 



The Holland nurserymen, now on their 

 annual trips in this country, report their 

 bookings on hardy stock the best they 

 have ever taken. 



The Koster blue spruce is one of the 

 most salable items on the lists of the 

 European travelers. There are several 

 large stocks of it in Holland. 



Most of the shipments of French nur- 

 sery stock have come to hand in first- 

 class order. French methods of pack- 

 ing have improved considerably in the 

 past few years and shipments caught in 

 the recent zero weather in the east gen- 

 erally escaped injury. 



There is hope of securing a more 

 uniform method of certification as to in- 

 spection of nursery stock intended for 

 interstate shipment. The state inspec- 

 tors realize that it would lighten their 

 labors and save them, as well as the nur- 

 serymen, many troubles. 



The Wisconsin State Horticultural So- 

 ciety, through its secretary, Frederic 

 Cranefield, of Madison, is advertising 

 that it in no way guarantees or indorses 

 any. nursery and warns all buyers against 

 a nursery, not named, said to be solicit- 

 ing business on claims to that effect. 



The cold weather put a stop to plant- 

 ing operations which had been begun in 

 the territory north of the Ohio. 



There is in an Illinois town a woman 

 who is this season having undone the 

 landscape work of a few years ago and 

 a new planting made at an expense of 

 $10,000, so her front yard "won't look 

 like the entrance to a cemetery." 



A Canadian fruit grower was recently 

 convicted of having in his possession 

 fifty barrels of apples marked XXX., 

 but which were below the standard re- 

 quired. The chief of the fruit division 

 said that the man who deliberately 

 marked packages falsely committed a 

 crime against society. The magistrate 

 imposed a fine of $50 and costs. 



Denison, Tex. — T. V. Munson, of the 

 Munson nursery, says that all the fruit 

 in bud was killed by the heavy frost 

 March 19. C. E. Stephens, of the Iron 

 Ore Nursery, says the fruit prospects 

 were entirely destroyed by the freeze, 

 so far as peaches and other budding 

 fruits are concerned. Berries and other 

 small fruits, of course, are safe, not be- 

 ing so far advanced. 



Manning's Monographs are a quite 

 distinct departure from the usual run of 

 nursery advertising. No. 2, just issued, 

 contains thirty-two handsomely printed 

 and well illustrated pages on hardy 

 rhododendrons, azaleas and the mountain 

 laurel. The subjects are treated in a 

 most complete and interesting way and 

 without a suggestion of an effort to sell 

 plants; all that is confined to four pages 

 of prices in the back of the pamphlet. 



The wholesale deliveries for the sea- 

 son are pretty well over and the business 

 foots up to a very satisfactory total with 

 all the growers and importers. In recent 

 years, since frost proof storage houses 

 have become so common, the fall busi- 



GRAPEVINES 



Strong-, 2 and 3-yr. 

 Concord, Niagara, 

 Moore's X„ 



Early, Salem, etc ''*^ 



Currants— Strong'. 2-year, Fay's Prolific, i 



Cherry, White, Grape, Lee's Black, etc "rC 



Raspberries — Finest Red and Black sorts )8c 



Blackberries — Rathbun and other best sorts <8c 



Packing free for cash and extras added on account o 

 express charges. See offers of other stock in this issue 

 or write, ^^ e, SALTER, Rochester, N. Y. 



Low Prices 



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 WHOLESALE LIST 



PerlOPerlM 

 Japan Maples, polymorphum, 2-3 ft... $4.00 



Pin Oaks, 8-10 ft 6.00 



Box Wood, 12-15 in 3.00 



Privet, Regaliana. 2 ft 1.20 



Privet, Californium. 2 3 ft $2.50 



Althea, in variety. 3-4 ft 8.00 



Aralia Pentaphylla, 3 4 ft 10.00 



Azalea Amoena, specimens 27.50 



(Other sizes, 70.000 plants.) 



Hydrangea P. G., 2-3 ft 6.00 



Hydrangea P. G., 3-4 ft., X fine 10.00 



Spiraea Van Houttei, 3-4 ft 7.00 



Begonia Radicans, strong 5.00 



Honeysuckles, strong, In variety 5.00 



H. P. Roses. 2-yr.-old 10.00 



Per 100 

 $10.00 



6.00 

 10.00 



Rosa Rugosa 



50,000 Creeping Roses, 2 yrs. old, own 



roots, $50.00 per 1000 



Roses, in 4-inch pots 



500,000 Roses in 2-inch pots, $20.00 to 



$30.00 per 1000. 



Baby Rambler Roses, 2-inch pots 6.00 



New Canna Floradora, grows about 4 or 5 ft. in 

 height, has dark foliage and bright scarlet 

 flowers of good size, 15c each; $1.25 per 10. 



New Canna Fairy Queen, is a tall growing variety 

 with dark foliage and large bright orange 

 colored flowers. A free grower and a fine 

 bloomer, 15c each; $1.25 per 10. 



THE ELIZABETH NURSERY CO., Elizabeth, N. J. 



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