Apbil 26, 1906. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



1643 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



The market has been depressed since 

 the days immediately following Easter. 

 The supply of cut flowers has increased, 

 while the demand is weak and irregu- 

 lar. A good many flowers are sold at 

 very uncertain prices. American Beau- 

 ties and sweet peas are perhaps the 

 strongest varieties in point of demand. 

 While the prices on these flowers are 

 low, they nearly all find a market, which 

 is more than can be said of almost any- 

 thing else, excepting possibly Easter 

 lilies, which, owing to the weddings, 

 are higher in price than is usual ten 

 days after Easter. Violets are also in 

 fair demand, with indications that they 

 will last out the month. It is only fair 

 to add to last week's Easter report that 

 the average price realized for violets is 

 hardly up to former years, due partly 

 to the poor condition in which some of 

 the flowers reached this city and partly 

 to a rainy Easter morning. 



Several new things are seen this week. 

 The Leo Niessen Co. has gladioli, indoor- 

 grown, of course, and southern lilacs. S. 

 S, Pennock has Spanish iris, white, yel- 

 low and purple, while the Flower Market 

 received its first shipments of Camper- 

 nelles from Thos. J. Oberlin, of Sinking 

 Springs, Pa. 



Lytmwood. 



The country place of P. A. B. Widener 

 at Ogontz, Pa., covers sixty acres lying 

 west of the York road and on both sides 

 of Ashbourne avenue. On the north of 

 this road are the mansion, stables, and 

 immense tract of lawn. On the south 

 are the gardens and greenhouses. Over 

 all this domain "William Kleinheinz rules. 



The greenhouses, comprising 60,000 

 square feet of glass, are of more than 

 ■ordinary interest, deserving special de- 

 •Bcription. There are eleven of them, 

 nearly half having been added to the 

 plant last summer. All are well built, 

 light and airy, filled with the finest 

 stock. The houses devoted to cut flowers 

 are filled with roses, carnations and 

 sweet peas. 



Of the roses, one whole house is de- 

 votea to American Beauties in solid 

 beds, which have done well. One- 

 half will be carried over. Another 

 house is planted with tea and hybrid tea 

 roses, Bride, Bridesmaid, Golden Gate, 

 Shellem's Seedling (now named Wm. 

 E. Smith), a strong grower, but hardly 

 free blooming enough in winter for cut 

 flower purposes; Liberty, Eichmond, 

 Kaiserin and Mrs. J. Pierpont Morgan, 

 a rose now rarely seen, but considered by 

 Mr. Kleinheinz as indispensable. It is 

 free blooming, lasting, and of good size 

 and substance. These roses, with the ex- 

 ception of Liberty, are planted on tile 

 benches and have made excellent growth. 

 Another house is devoted to hybrid roses 

 in solid beds, one section being in full 

 ■crop, while another was just finished. 

 These plants were the picture of health. 

 They have been in the beds seven years, 

 are pruned, tied down and top-dressed 

 each year and are now as vigorous and 

 prolific as ever. The varieties included 

 such old favorites as Merveille de Lyon, 

 Mrs. John Laing, Mme. Gabriel Luizet, 

 Baroness Eothschild, Magna Charta, Ul- 

 rich Brunner, Capt. Christy and others. 



The carnations, for which the place is 

 famous, are still a sight, despite the mild 

 weather of last week. The houses are 

 «o light that they are shaded at this 



season. The plants are strong and the 

 flowers still of great size. Lady Bounti- 

 ful, winner of the silver cup at Boston, 

 is in fine form. Mrs. Lawson, White 

 Lawson, Flamingo and Harlowarden are 

 all in fine form. Mrs. M. A. Patten is 

 so highly colored as to resemble Pros- 

 perity. The young stock is all potted 

 and in thrifty condition. 



A section of one house is devoted to 

 sweet peas, the early varieties being 

 nearly over and the later ones just com- 

 ing into bloom, with large flowers borne 

 on long stems. Chrysanthemums of all 

 the best new and old varieties are now 

 in 4-inch pots, making nice growth that 



I can scarcely tell you how much 



1 -^/3B«ar 



has been to me. It has shown me 

 where to buy the stock I need; 



also the many hints and cultural di- 

 rections have been worth many times 

 the subscription price. 



H. C SMITH. 

 Rossland, B. C. 

 April 10, 1906. 



promises results at the exhibition next 

 fall. A block of gardenias in large pots 

 is just coming into bloom. 



The new palm house erected by Lord 

 & Burnham Co. last summer is a very 

 fine affair. It measures about 30x134, 

 and is without a single roof support. 

 The quantity of large palms used in 

 decorating the mansion runs up into the 

 hundreds each year, taxing the resources 

 of this house to the utmost. Adiantum 

 cuneatum is given considerable space, 

 some of the specimens being very fine. 

 Crotous are also grown in quantity. 



Among the bedding plants the Golden 

 Verschaffeltii coleus is grown in prefer- 

 ence to Golden Bedder, which Mr. Klein- 

 heinz believes too susceptible to mealy 

 bug. Abutilon Savitzii is highly prized 

 for its beautiful white foliage, despite 

 the difficulty of propagating early. 

 Easter plants are practically over so 

 far as the greenhouses are concerned, but 

 the remains of some fine primulas and 

 spiraeas were on the benches. 



There is a wealth of orchids. One 

 house is devoted entirely to these trop- 

 ical beauties. Cattleyas are largely in 

 evidence. Much of the stock was im- 

 ported last September. All of it is in 

 prime condition. C. TriansB is out of 

 flower. One or two blooms of C. labiata 

 were seen. C. Mossiae was a little more 

 plentiful. C. Schroederae was at its best, 

 the full white flowers contrasting beau- 

 tifully with the richer colors of the 

 other varieties. 



Three large fruit houses, running at 

 right angles to the other greenhouses, 

 were filled with grapes and other hot- 

 house fruits just coming into bearing. 



Mr. Kleinheinz has a private office 



neatly and substantially furnished. The 

 paper is an exhilarating pattern of blue 

 and white, the frieze of red and white, 

 trophies of the bow and spear worthily 

 won. 



In conclusion let me say the place 

 shows that money has been freely and 

 wisely spent and that knowledge and 

 ability are evidenced in every detail of 

 tlic management. 



Seven-fourteen Chestnut. 



They are always busy in Dreer's seed 

 store, but somehow they're never too 

 busv to give a few ideas to the visitor. 

 The rush is on now. Seeds, hardy roses, 

 perennials and what not, are being dis- 

 tributed with speed and precision. The 

 precision is always the same, but the 

 speed varies a little with the ther- 

 mometer. On the very warm days, when 

 the temperature goes up, extra pressure 

 must be put on to get the orders out on 

 time. On the cooler days, when it is 

 rainy and the rush slackens a little, ordi- 

 nary speed will do to keep pace with the 

 demand. They are always cheerful at 

 Dreer's. Successful people generally 

 are. They don't revile the department 

 stores for selling roses at $1.25 a dozen, 

 while their price is 40 cents each. They 

 simply say that the buyer of department 

 store roses at $1.25 a dozen usually fails 

 to grasp the psychological moment for 

 planting them, with the result that only 

 three of the dozen live, so that the same 

 buyer, buying three of Dreer's roses at 

 40 cents each, would make a profit of 5 

 cents, besides saving some labor and 

 worry. The bright spirits at Dreer's, 

 however, argue that even the buyer of 

 department store roses will soon want 

 something better, and sooner or later he 

 will come to Dreer's for that something. 

 Ergo: the department stores are good 

 educators. Isn't that logic? 



Various Notts. 



George E. Carpenter, of Sixty and 

 One-half street and Girard avenue, has a 

 fine stock of spring plants in nice con- 

 dition. 



Chas, H. Netsch, of Buffalo, was a vis- 

 itor in this city on last Monday and 

 Tuesday. 



Wm. Warner Harper has leased a 

 three-acre lot near the Chestnut Hill sta- 

 tion of the Pennsylvania railroad, which 

 he is using as a store room for the An- 

 dorra Nurseries during the rush. 



Visitors to the Whilldin Pottery Co. 

 office and factory who may be unfortu- 

 nate enough to call when the genial 

 treasurer is in New York are certain of 

 a cordial reception from H. P. Huston. 



The Philadelphia Cut Flower Co. suc- 

 cessfully filled an order for cut flowers 

 shipped to Great Falls, Mont., this month. 



Chas. H. Grakelow is recovering from 

 a painful accident to his ankle. 



The Wm. Graham Co. has closed its 

 store at 112 South Thirteenth street, con- 

 centrating the force at the principal 

 store, 104 South Thirteenth street. 



M. Bice & Co. received an order from 

 California dated the day before the 

 earthquake and fire. They also have 

 three shipments on the way there. 



Wm. J. Baker is handling some espe- 

 cially nice white and yellow daisies. 



Phil. 



London, Eng.— It is again the fashion 

 foE-, gentlemen to appear in public with 

 a flower in the coat and the supplying 

 of the boutonnieres has become a con- 

 siderable feature in many shops. 



