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Ski'temher G, lOOG. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



99J 



1905. There will be no scarcity, Low- 

 ever, and the stories of black-rot and 

 gall fly have been exaggerated. Still 

 these pests are much in evidence, and 

 some of the growers have met with se- 

 rious losses. A few years ago these 

 twenty-flve new houses would have sup- 

 plied the market demands. Now with 

 the growing call and shipments to other 

 cities, every grower can depend on mar- 

 keting iiis product profitably, and still 

 there is room. 



The flower carnival at Averne last 

 week was a great success. A. Waren- 

 dorlf, who has been ill at the 

 Mt. Sinai hospital, was fortunately con- 

 valescent and able to enjoy a little of 

 the triumph his advice and management 

 helped accomplish up in Westchester 

 county. 



John D. Eockofcllcr is erecting a mil- 

 lion-dollar mansion, !ind has contracted 

 for two Italian gardens connected with 

 the terraces in front of it. 



The new firm of Cauither Bros, is now 

 established, and tlic big store at the old 

 stand has been greatly improved and en- 

 larged in anticipation of the natural in- 

 crease of business during the coming 

 season. 



Uussin & nanfliiig, at 1U West Twen- 

 ty-elgiitli street, who make a specialty of I 

 wheat sheaves and fancy ba.skcts, have | 

 leased the entire tlinn' stories and base- ; 

 ment at Ihis address, and will utilize it \ 

 all fur llorisis' siiiiplics. These men 

 have had fifteen years' experience and , 

 are building up an excellent iiiisincss, 



.lolin l'"oiey, manniior for N. Lecakes ' 

 iV: <'(!., is enjoying a U\o weeks' vaca- '< 

 tidu with Ids family al Holmar, N. J. 



Mifliael Ford is back from liis outing 

 more \i!;orou-< llian tor ye;irs, le-eording 

 to his own estimate ot tiie Ir.nelit ot 

 Atlantic 'ity air. Thi-^ will encourage ; 

 the <-(iiiveiiti(Uusts w lin yo to I'liiladel- 

 jihia next August. ;is doubtless every 

 one of them will visit tins greiit seaside 

 resort while there, Miid so escajie the heat 

 so liberally dis|ioiise(| ;it Daylim. 



I'. A. Armitn^e, "t llitcliiiiu-^ & Co., 

 is cninviiio; llic ()( e;in bree/es :it P>lock 

 Harbor, Me.. altcM- a bHsy season. 



('has. Millaiig is tilling lii> greenhouse 

 witii a tine stock of pl.-iuts of ,ill kiinls. 

 His European i m port nt ion of ntinispora ' 

 will soon be here. 



Alex ,7. (iuttman returned I'riilay from ' 

 his two weeks' western trip, much im- 

 proved in health. He rejiorts fine daily 

 receipts of Victory carnations, and a big 

 demand for jdants. 



I'rank H. Traendly has, among other 

 memories of Dayton, a lively tussle with 

 tlie worst case of hay fever on record. , 

 .1. K. Alien brmight a good -apply of 

 the same thins;- home with him. but has 

 mastered it. Tli(>se youny im'n tlunk the 

 heat ot the west a worse ordeal than our 

 eastern liiimidity. 



.7. .\rsTi.v Shaw. 



Plant Baskets, Fiber Vase Holders and Bark Sleighs, 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



'the arii\;il of dahlias in >|iiantity is 

 the fe.-ilnie of the m;uUet marking the 

 acUeiil ot' .autumn, ami tin" pioiiable re- 

 sumption of tlor.al actixity. Mvery v.a- 

 riety of fam-y dahlia tli;il made an im- 

 jiiession last season- ( '. \V. Itruton, 

 I'eile d 'Or. Twentieth Century .and nuiny 

 otin :- can be iiad in <|nantily at lem|>t- 

 ing juices. Heautics are selling well at a 

 sjiaile liiylnM' ]irices. Medium'^ ami s]n)rt 

 ;;ra(les are, of course, most jijentit'ul. 

 .\sters aie line, tin' better ^ralles, ami 



\eiv i-lieap in the l.ool'er. Tlieii. are 



more asters sold than anything else. 

 Valley, thongli excellent, iias not been in 

 deiuami. A no\elty in the market is th. 

 arrival of l-:astrr lilies at W. ]'.. Mr\\\- 

 sick'.s. They are \ery desji-jibli-, lia\ 

 ing line or two IIowim's only to a st'in. 

 The present \(ilun((' of Imsiness f\i-,-i.\- 

 that ot' last srasoiiS- 



Club Meeting. 



A laree ;;ud ent iinsiast ic mei'tiui; "t' 

 the florists' ('luii was held on Tuesday 

 evening. (!. < '. W.atson re;id an exec! 

 lent jiaper on the l>ayton conv'iitiwn 

 from ;i seedsman's stand|ioint. A nam 

 her ot' otiier addiessis weic ni.ade iiv 

 t hos(> wini hail attended, .loim Wistinit 

 piesented the club with a hainlsiune |iii- 



tnre of II. !:. Healty, d' the . lub's 



(ddest mendiers. Mi'. Westcotl's address 

 w;is tlu" most eliKjuent that even In* lias 

 ever gi\en. 



Xonunations t'or ollicers were made 

 for the ensnino' year as follows: I'resj 

 dent, Samuel .S, I'ennoidx; \ ici' presiilent . 

 fred Ihijim.an; secretary, l-!d\\in Lons- 

 dale; treasure!', .7. William ('oltlesli. 



The bowling tidphies were on > \nilii 

 lion. 



Recent Importations. 



The latest .arrivals in the ;;reat wai' 

 lu)uses of ''the florists' snpi)ly house of 

 America" are the Frein-h liridal iiaskets 

 of delic;iteiy \\o\en str;iw. They are (,f 

 lU'W desi;:n. with ion^ h;iiidles, grm-elul. 

 flexildi'. and in <olors ex(|uisite|y s,,ti, 

 Alice blue, p;ile |iink. white, cream, yel- 

 low and lavender. 



I'ot covers ot' delicately wo\rn winie:- 

 str;r.\ in i:ests dt' six are beaiiiit'ul t';' 

 small to neiiium size plants. ;iiid tor fa 

 vios, tor which the siimller sj/rs are -v.; 



.adajiti^d. A violet mat to Ik? used llat 

 is looped witn lililion h:M inoni/iu;,'' in 

 cohir with the tioweis it is intended to 

 iiold. I'nil is indelited to Mr. I'.er- 



kowil/ tor .-I L^liiiipse i.t' this .-lioice 



stiprk. ju-l unpacki;d. 



Meritorious Novelties. 



Till l.'KVii w is indidited to boiii luem- 



'"■|s ,,t' the tillll of M. K'iee iV c,,, for 

 the o],|„,itunity all'ordeil the I'liiladel- 

 jiliia representative ot' examining the 

 novelties iiiivv on exiiiliition in their vvell- 

 a;ipoiiited shew reom. ;ind of listening to 

 a 'I isecssii II III' the WMlts they are <le- 

 si'jlied 1o till. I'ew ot' these novelties 



are aceideiital. inosi ni' them lieing ex 

 |iress|y ereateil to meet s.iine demand ot' 



the leading retailers, whose customers re- 



(|iiii-e Ih.al their tioral arriini^ennMits s^al! 



lisph'iy cultivation and tasle ipiite as 



iiinch as theii' liooks nr theii |iic-tures. 



Tin; pervailiiig iilea in these novelties 



is liest described ill Mr. b'lce's own 



Wolds: '"They are intended to enh;ince 

 the licailtv ot' the llowels aiid phaiits dis- 

 idayed.'' N.aliir.'d iiark and t^vlL^ deep 

 ;:rien and copper or whiti' are jnet'erreM. 

 I'.ii^ht colors are discarded. 



line ot' the Jiretliest concept i o||s ;, inon<^' 

 these novelties is the revival ot' the oM- 

 t'asiiioui'd boni|iiet holder. This revival 

 is due to a <!em:tnd th:it w:is strongl.v 

 felt l:st season for the old t'ashioned 

 round III nonet siicii as Lii'midni"'. 1 er car- 

 rieil when she \\;is :i o'nl. 'j'o \,,,,-* this 

 denmnd all the paper boii(|net liohl.^rs 



Uele breu^llt into Use. Now I lie i-nter- 



jiiis.' lit .Mr. b'ice has ;;iveii us ;i .hiintv 

 '•r'':itioii ill lai-e, ribbon and ehillon, 

 ■,vhl1e and pale |iiiik o|- delicate Mmc, one 

 -; \ h -nited t'oi ri.und. I he '.iher tor tlal 



