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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



April 19, 1906. 



NOTICE 



Because of the new wage scale which 

 the Printers' Union has enforced upon 

 those employers not willing to stdfer 

 interruption of their business^ especially 

 because of that part of the scale which 

 makes overtime practically prohiUtive, 

 it is of first importance that the Review 

 obtain its advertising *^copy" earlier. 



It is therefore earnestly requested 

 that all advertisers mail their "copy" 

 to reach us by Monday or Tuesday 

 morning, instead of Wednesday mom- 

 iog, as many have done in the past. 



Contributors also please take heed. 



CONTENTS. 



The Gladiolus 1565 



The Easter Trade 1505 



The Apotheosis of Easter 1565 



Miscellaneous Seasonable Hints 1566 



— Shift the Spring Stock 1566 



— Starting Poinsettlas 1566 



— Care of Left-over Plants 1566 



The Calla Lily (lUus.) 1566 



Killed by Primula Obconica 1567 



The Retail Florist 1568 



— Seasonable Suggestions 1568 



The Elk's Head (Illus.) 1568 



Azalea Firefly (Illus.) 1568 



Greenhouse Heating 1569 



— Concrete for Chimney 1569 



— Boiler and Piping 1569 



— Piping Two Houses 1570 



— Capacity of Boiler 1570 



Chrysanthemum Lanona (Illus.) 1570 



Bridal Wreaths (illus.) 1570 



Vegetable Forcing 1571 



— Vegetable Markets 1571 



— Greenhouse Grapes 1671 



With the Advertising Man 1671 



New York 1571 



Boston 1672 



St. Louis 1673 



Washington 1674 



Time to Sow Cinerarias 1574 



Chicago 1676 



Philadelphia 1577 



Cincinnati 1680 



Want Advertisements 1682 



Seed Trade News 1683 



— The Bag-fllllng Machine (Illus.) 1583 



— Bean Samples Wanted 1684 



— Seed Testing 1684 



— European Seed Notes 1584 



A British Trade Association 1685 



Notes from England 1586 



Steamer Sailings 1596 



Buffalo 1595 



Kansas City 1596 



Pacific Coast 1597 



— Florists' Moss 1697 



— San Francisco 1597 



Kochia Scoparla 1697 



Nursery News 1698 



— The Richardson Peonies 1598 



— Another Investigation 1598 



Rooting Begonias 1598 



Twin Cities 1600 



Society of American Florists 1802 



The Yellow Sedum 1602 



Hartford, Conn 1804 



Northern Texas 1606 



Pittsburg 1808 



Milwaukee 1620 



New Orleans 1621 



Detroit 1822 



Columbus, Ohio 1824 



CUT IT OUT. 



Advertisers are urged to cut out of 

 their advertisements in the Keview any 

 items of stock on which they are running 

 low. Remember that the Review is 

 printed every Wednesday, Write so that 

 your letter will be received on Tuesday, 

 directing that items nearly sold out be 

 omitted. Don't wait until you are com- 

 pletely sold out ; orders will keep com- 

 ing. Don't neglect it. You will be at 

 no greater trouble to change your ad- 

 vertisement in the Review than you will 

 be to send back money — besides, you 

 know how it would disappoint you to 

 order stock and a week or so later, in- 

 stead of getting the goods, have the 

 money returned. Then, if the same 

 stock is listed in the advertisement in 

 the next Review, what would you think? 

 Cut it outl 



WASHINGTON. 



Easter Trade. 



With ideal spring weather and excep- 

 tionally fine stock the Washington deal- 

 ers were prepared to meet the volume of 

 Easter trade under most favorable con- 

 ditions. The results are most satisfac- 

 tory, and it may be said without indulg- 

 ing in platitudes that in things floral it 

 was a great Easter. Though New York, 

 Philadelphia and smaller markets 

 were heavily drawn upon for stock, in 

 addition to a large local supply, there 

 was little left. As a matter of course, 

 lilies were the leading item, but many 

 buyers took either a variety or "some- 

 thing just as good," in their eyes, the 

 result being that all good stocks were 

 rapidly depleted. 



In cut flowers, excepting daffodils, 

 which only figured in a small way, there 

 was no outdoor stock in sufficient quan- 

 tity to affect the market for greenhouse 

 flowers. In addition to the abundance, 

 go.od quality and ready sale of lilies, 



We take pleasure in stating that we 

 find 



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the quickest paper to dispose of surplus 

 stock. We assure you that when we 

 are ready you will hear from us again. 



A. LAUB & SON. 

 Hughsonville, N. Y. 

 April % 1906. 



features of the trade were many fine 

 Crimson Ramblers, bougainvilleas, rhodo- 

 dendrons, spiraeas and azaleas. At 

 Cooke's the bougainvilleas and pyramidal 

 pink azaleas were a surprise, even to 

 some of the aristocratic residents of Du- 

 pont Circle, who, as a rule, are too well- 

 bred to be surprised at anything. 



The Gude Bros. Co. exhibited purple 

 rhododendrons noteworthy for size and 

 beauty. In addition they had an im- 

 mense stock of lilies and other pot plants, 

 which went fast, both at wholesale and 

 retail. 



Blackistone had a very attractive stock 

 of plants, his bougainvilleas being prom- 

 inent, while his gardenias, as pot plants, 

 were by many considered novelties, • as 

 they are not often seen here in that 

 form. 



At Small's there were a number of 

 very handsome combinations of spiraea 

 and Farleyense, Crimson Ramblers and 

 ivy, and a very fine collection of azaleas 

 and other plants. The Crimson Ram- 

 blers grown by this firm were noteworthy. 



The supply and quality of cut flowers 

 was good. Roses, carnations, tulips, 

 hyacinths and jonquils showed up in fine 

 form. While the violets were small, the 

 color, as a rule, was good and they sold 



fast. Without casting any reflections 

 on the many newer varieties of carna- 

 tions (may all of them that are good in- 

 crease and prosper), it may be stated 

 for a fact applicable to this market that 

 nothing in sight throws even a shadow 

 on the popularity of Enchantress. (}ood 

 prices were realized throughout. 



Various Notes. 



George Shaffer had a regular Italian 

 garden on his Fourteenth and I street 

 corner, which was liberally patronized 

 by the public. 



The Center market dealers were badly 

 handicapped for space to display their 

 large stocks of pot plants. This was 

 particularly noticeable at the stands of 

 Alex. B. Garden, F. H. Kramer and C. 

 Schellhorn, but all being men of the 

 sanguine temperament, they kept at it 

 and had good business. 



Clarke Bros, brought in a house of 

 Carnot roses for Easter that helped out 

 materially in the cut flower trade. 



J. M. Hammer & Sons came out strong 

 on fine tulips and hyacinths. 



Miss Ethel Ley, who enjoys the dis- 

 tinction of being the only woman in the 

 city who runs a flower store and keeps 

 "no men about," had a good stock and 

 did a thriving trade. 



In relation to the foregoing, Mrs. 

 Rosine Stauff, who is the only commission 

 dealer, had a busy week and was quite 

 successful in bringing a number of pro- 

 ducers and retailers together. 



At most of the stores there was a de- 

 mand for extra help of experience. 

 George H. Cooke was ably assisted by 

 John Barry and Mr. Lewis, of the U. S. 

 Propagating Gardens. At Kimmel's 

 Wesley Reynolds, of the U. S. Botanic 

 Gardens, and Miss Robena Faulkner 

 helped out. At Gude's, Small's, A. B. 

 Garden's and the stores of the Washing- 

 ton Florist Co. the greenhouse force was 

 drafted into service. 



The American Rose Co. put a large 

 stock of good lilies on the market, both 

 at wholesale and retail. 



J. C. Garden & Sons wholesaled a 

 large number of their fine geraniums, 

 put up in large pans. The combinations 

 were quite attractive. 



A scribe who occasionally visits the 

 Connecticut avenue stores says that John 

 Robertson's trade has doubled since he 

 took to advertising. SCOTTT. 



TIME TO SOW CINERARIAS. 



When is the proper time to sow 

 cinerarias to have them in blotom for 

 Christmas? W. E. F. W. 



The seed can be sown at the end of 

 April or in early May. The cineraria is 

 a cold-blooded plant and does best in a 

 cold frame during summer, with the 

 sash lifted both back and front. Beau- 

 tiful as the cineraria is for the private 

 conservatory, we think for the commer- 

 cial fiorist it is a very unprofitable plant, 

 occupying too much room for the price 

 obtained. W. S. 



The Review has been of much help to 

 me. — N. C. Smith, Cheshire, Conn. 



The Review is the florists' best pa- 

 per. — L. J. Brosemer, Oswego, N. Y. 



Enclosed fijid our check for two 

 years' subscription in advance. It's a 

 good thing; we can hardly get along 

 without the Review. — Berno Floral 

 Co., Mansfield, O. 



