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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Sbptbhbhb 20, 1906. 





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THE CONQUEROR BRAND 

 EsUblished 1899 



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 ing by push and enterprise, baciced 

 by UP-TO-DATE and thoroughly 

 reliable merchandise. 



...BEAUTIFUL CATALOGUE... 

 containing samples and prices upon request. 



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Mention The Hevlew when you write. 



tennial year, 1876, has been laid out, 

 usually in eeheverias, on one side of 

 the broad marble steps, while the figures 

 of the current year have been seen on 

 the other. This year the green of the 

 terrace is interrupted only by a maltese 

 cross on either side of the main en- 

 trance. The orchids are steadily in- 

 creasing in numbers, the collection now 

 embracing many choice varieties dear 

 to the heart of the superintendent, who 

 is an ardent lover of orchids. In a 

 small nursery set apart for rare trees 

 and shrubs are some choice oaks that 

 are being grown to mature size before 

 planting in the places intended. The 

 gordonia tree, a rare specimen, is now 

 in bloom near the new Japanese ten- 



Ele gateway, lately erected by two pub- 

 c-spirited citizens. Phil. 



NEV YORK. 



The Market. 



Last week was a bad one. Some 

 wholesalers said it was the worst of the 

 summer. It certainly was hot, humid 

 and depressing. But it turned cooler 

 Sunday, and the week opens with better 

 prospects ; the wheels of the fall business 

 should soon be moving briskly. Many 

 weddings are announced among the 

 rich; new theaters opening, and new re- 

 tail stores, lots of them. And stock is be- 

 ginning to return to its old-time form. 

 A good early frost will tone things up, 

 cut out the surplus of common goods 

 and further the common interest in bet- 

 ter times. 



The roses are improving daily. There 

 will be no more cleaning up at a loss, 

 let us hope, and there can be no danger 

 of it if the quality is up to the New 

 York standard. The finest asters fre- 

 quently could not get above $1 per hun- 

 dred last week, and the common stuflf 

 had no price. It's a shame to send 

 some of it here at all, and it is pathetic 

 to look into the barrels of some of the 

 wholecalera, and realize how seriously 

 some of the growers must talk "when 

 their ship comes in." 



Beauties are fine again. The best sell 

 at good, strong prices. The demand is 

 growing. 



Carnations are low, and will not be 



themselves till the chrysanthemums are 

 gone. The vanguard is already here. 

 J. K. Allen had some fine white and 

 pink on sale September 12. Soon the 

 vast chrysanthemum army will invade 

 us, and a new king will hold sway for 

 sixty days at least. 



Gladioli have had their day. Pine 

 dahlias from Lovett, Herbert and local 

 growers now are arriving in quantity. 

 Some of them are superb, but the de- 



You may contioue our advertise- 

 ment "t. f." in 



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We are pleased with the results ob- 

 tained, and the high standing of many 

 of the florists from whom w^e have 

 received orders through your paper, 

 makes it especially valuable. 



IONIA POTTERY CO. 

 Ionia, Mich., Sept. 15, 1906. 



mand is light and prices low. The cac- 

 tus and single varieties are, of course, 

 the favorites, and they are beautiful. 

 It seems hard to find the niche for them 

 which their loveliness of coloring and 

 variety deserve ! No one seems to care 

 for the despised tuberose. Its odor is 

 not inspiring. But there is a lot of it 

 for sale. 



The street men are coming back. That 

 will help things quite a little. The 

 summer resorts all are closing; another 

 week will end them. 



Varioui Notes. 



Next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs- 

 day, at the American Institute, the 



seventy-fifth annual exhibition takes 

 place. It is termed a "grand dahlia 

 show," and there also will be orchids, 

 herbaceous flowers, palms, fruits and 

 vegetables. Liberal prices and a good 

 show may be depended on. The room is 

 altogether inadequate for the display, 

 though it has never been overtaxed by 

 the attendance. 



Mr. Hentz, of Mopre, Hentz & Nash, 

 was in the city last' "Pbursday and elabo- 

 rated a plan wb«reby the U. S. Express 

 Co. may be m^dj&"4<> xeaUze there is a 

 law of retribution from which they can- 

 not escape. He advocates the use of 

 paper boxes for shipping flowers, and 

 illustrates the practicability of his sug- 

 gestions by showing the same amount of 

 roses can be sent in a paper box weigh- 

 ing three pounds as in a wooden one 

 weighing thirteen pounds ; also in the 

 big Beauty boxes weighing four pounds 

 the same stock as formerly was sent in 

 boxes weighing twenty-seven pounds. 

 Between this plan and the pony express 

 the independent and discourteous com- 

 pany will be made to realize it is not as 

 almighty as it thought. 



Gunther Bros, are handling the Her- 

 bert & Son dahlia shipments. J. K. 

 Allen and A. J. Guttman look after the 

 Lovett shipments. Several New Yorkers 

 contemplate the trip to White Marsh, 

 Md., on Wednesday to view the skill of 

 E. Vincent, Jr. & Son in this and other 

 horticultural lines, joining the Philadel- 

 phia contingent on the way. The New 

 York wholesalers are trying faithfully 

 to popularize the dahlia. The hot spell 

 has been sadly against the effort, bat 

 from now on a better demand is antici- 

 pated. 



Mr. and Mrs. John H. Taylor, of Bay- 

 side, are back from their European 

 trip. 



Mr. and Mrs. Jos. J. Levy are back 

 from their wedding trip to the Falls 

 and through the Thousand Islands to 

 Montreal, and home via Lake Champlain 

 and the Hudson. 



C. S. Christiansen, one of the old- 

 time florists, formerly at 67 East Tenth 

 street, died last week from cancer of 

 the stomach, after a long illness and 

 great suffering. He had been over 

 twenty-five years in the florists' business 

 in this city, and was 55 years of age. 



