The Weekly Florists' Review* 



Sbptembeb 6, 1006. 



bouquets. So appreciative have our lead- 

 ing florists been that this novelty is al- 

 ready scarce, soiled and shopworn relics 

 of bygone days being eagerly purchased 

 by late comers. 



The effects in natural bark and twig 

 are many and varied, and one of the 

 most striking for midwinter dinners is 

 the sleigh, a large size being offered for 

 center-pieces, with tiny sizes for favors. 

 These are also intended for germans or 

 Christmas trees. When filled with a few 

 blossoms and tied with red ribbon they 

 will prove very popular. 



In direct contrast to the sleighs are 

 the tree trunks, looking as though the 

 woodman's ax had just finished its work. 

 They are in medium sizes, two or three 

 feet high,, and hollowed to hold a jardi- 

 niere of long-stemmed American Beau- 

 ties. There are many pretty twig bas- 

 kets and hampers. 



Egyptian ware is the name given to a 

 glazed deep green china vase, massive 

 and handsome, that would ornament a 

 position where the decorator aims to ex- 

 press the idea of stability. 



The split bamboo baskets, universally 

 used for wholesaling flowers in France, 

 come in nests of twelve. The larger 

 sizes are intended for hampers, the small- 

 er for flower or fruit favors. A bouquet 

 box of basswood is very light and neat, 

 calculated to add finish to a choice bou- 

 quet of flowers. 



The lace leaves seen last season now 

 come in colors. These leaves may be 

 described as a tropical product with the 

 tissue destroyed. They are being taken 

 up by the leading florists, who lay a leaf 

 on top of the flowers in boxes intended 

 for discriminating flower lovers. 



Various Notes. 



William J. Moore is an important fac- 

 tor in dahlias. His boxes of flowers are 

 of the finest varieties, and are sold in 

 the original boxes as received from the 

 shippers. 



Visitors in town: Mr. and Mrs. L. H. 

 Winterson, of Chicago; F. H. Holton, of 

 Holton & Hunkel, Milwaukee; J. A. 

 Peterson, Cincinnati; S. M. McClements, 

 of Randolph & McClements, and Mrs. 

 E. A. Williams, Pittsburg. 



Charles E. Meehan is back from the 

 west this week. After leaving Dayton 

 he visited a number of cities in the mid- 

 dle states. He was particularly interest- 

 ed in the new plant which the E. G. 

 Mill Co. is erecting at Richmond, Ind., 

 where all the better sorts of carnations 

 are to be grown. Their geraniums are 

 a most important feature. Among their 

 seedling roses are one or two which may 

 excel the far-famed Richmond. 



Wesley Clark has returned to Edward 

 Reid 's. 



William E. Reynolds is now right-hand 

 man for William j. Moore. 



Arthur H. Lanser, of Wayne, drove 

 a party of friends to the historic Valley 

 Forge recently. Among his guests were 

 Eugene Bernheimer, Charles F. Krueger 

 and James McCIain. 



William J. Sherry, of the Johnson 

 Seed Co., returned last week from a de- 

 lightful trip to Boston. He was much 

 interested in the market of the Hub, 

 and there saw the famous cantaloupes 

 grown by Marrs, of Montreal, which 

 have created such a sensation at the 

 Bellevue-Stratford. 



The Whilldin Pottery Co. thinks noth- 

 ing of shipping flower pots around the 

 cape to Hononilu, despite the storms. 

 Ten per cent covers the breakage. How 

 is that for scientific packing? 



Walter P. Stokes is delighted with his 

 new trussed houses. He says they are 

 away ahead of the old style of green- 

 house construction. 



Grubs and stem-rot are giving the 

 growers a great deal of worry this sea- 

 son. 



It is said that Isaac Kennedy, now of 

 Cleveland, Ohio, is tenderly watching a 

 new white rose. 



Edward Towill, of Roslyn, haa planted 

 2,600 Beauties, 3,000 Liberties, 2,500 

 Richmonds and 800 Maids. If you don't 

 believe it go and see them. ^ 



Patrick H. Meehan has a jpink Kaiser- 

 ine Augusta Victoria of vigorous growth. 



The failure of the Real Estate Trust 

 Co. has hit many of us rather hard. 



Roney Bros., of West Grove, are send- 

 ing some nice flowers of Climax carna- 

 tion to W. E. McKissick. 



William Munro, of Garrettford, has 

 his large new house planted, with three 

 benches and two beds of Beauties. 



The Florists' Protective Association 

 went into operation last Saturday. 

 Wisely managed and loyally supported, 

 it will be a benefit to all of us. The 

 members will have to make sacrifices to 

 make it go. 



Charles C. Poryzess will open again at 

 Fifteenth and Chestnut streets. 



Henry J. Faust, of Merion, is sending 

 som& of bis choice stock to A. M. Camp- 

 bel. Phil 



BOSTON. 



The Market. 



Nights are gradually growing cooler 

 and, with the more comfortable climatic 

 conditions, the flower market slowly be- 

 gins to put on new life. The worst glut 

 of the summer season, which has cer- 

 tainly been a rather profitless one, is 

 now over and improvement will be no- 

 ticed each week. Roses are a little bet- 

 ter in quality, with prices little changed. 



However, less of the 50 cents per hun- 

 dred stock now is seen. Carnations are . 

 improving. The new indoor stock begins * 

 to cut some figure. Prices vary from $1 . 

 to $2 per hundred. Asters sell better. . 

 I Extra stock has sold up to $2, while : 

 some bring less than one-fourth that '■ 

 price. Valley is in moderate call. Sweet 

 peas still arrive in small numbers. 

 GladioU continue quite good. There are 

 Lilium longiflorum, speciosum and aura- 

 tum, and such flowers as cosmos, tube- ,• 



roses, gaillardias, etc., which are in lit- . ■ 

 tie request. A few chrysanthemums ap- > 

 peared at the end of last week. It is ■ 

 too early for the queen of autumn, for 

 goad Semple's asters discount them. No 

 special change in green stock. 



Market Sale of Stalls. 



The members of the Boston Coopera—^ 

 tive Flower Market, better known as the "S. 

 Music hall market, had their annual auc- 

 tion sale of stalls on Saturday, Septem- 

 ber 1, which was attended by a large 

 number of growers. For some time the 

 market has been in the basement, which 

 ' proved less desirable than had been an- 

 ticipated, so a move back to the old 

 quarters on the first floor was decided 

 upon. Big improvements have been made 

 since this floor was previously occupied. 

 The walls and ceiling are finely finished, 

 the artificial light ample and ventilation 

 and entrances much better. 



W. C. Ward bought first choice, giving 

 a premium of $75, Messrs. Porter, L. E. 

 Small and others giving over $70 each. 

 Over 100 stalls were sold, the total real- 

 ized being about $3,500. 



W. W. Tailby and Wilfred Wheeler 

 acted as auctioneer and clerk. Refresh- 

 ments were served during the sale and 

 this feature was much appreciated. 



Bay State Nurseries. 

 ^ The members of the plant and flower 

 committee of the Massachusetts Horti- 

 cultural Society visited the Bay State 

 Nurseries, North Abington, September 

 1, on invitation of the proprietor, W. H. 

 Wyman, to inspect a new pure white 

 form of Stokesia cyanea. Flowers are 

 four and one-half inches in diameter and 

 when stock is worked up the plant should 

 be in big request. Stokesia cyanea is 

 here grown by the thousands, but the de- 

 mand is much greater than the supply. 

 Thousands of phloxes made a brave 

 show, while there were fine breadths of 

 other choice herbaceous perennials, of 

 which the firm already has ten acres, 

 although this is only the third year they 

 have been grown. Two nice propagat- 

 ing houses are located in the herbaceous 

 nursery. 



A drive over the hundred or more acretf 

 of nursery proved most interesting. The 

 blocks of rock, Norway and other ma- 



A Midwinter Specialty, Sleighs of all Sizes. 



