November 22, 1906. 



The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



15 



was beautifully decorated and arranged 

 to look like a parlor, where the guests 

 were received, after which they were in-^ 

 vited to the dining-room, where light re- 

 freshments were served. Here the deco- 

 rations were in green. Timothy Eaton 

 mums and green carnations were the 

 iiowers used. Music was furnished by 

 Prof. Annise's orchestra. 



BOSTON. 



The MJ^ket 



A much improved' tone has been ap- 

 parent in the market during the last few 

 daya, due in some degree to a better de- 

 mand and also to the customary holding 

 back for Thanksgiving. Chrysanthemums 

 have cleared well. Some small blooms 

 have sold as low as $2 per hundred, me- 

 diums at $5 to $8, while select blooms 

 brought $3 to $4 per dozen. Koses have 

 also sold better at about the same rates 

 as a week ago except that better grades 

 show a hardening tendency. Carnations 

 have cleared out well at from $1.50 to 

 $4 per hundred. Scarlet shades of good 

 quality made the top price. 



Violets took a Doom on November 17 

 for the big football games, realizing $1 

 per hundred. From 50 cents to 75 cents 

 per hundred has been the steady average 

 on other days. Singles are now of superb 

 quality. Sweet peas remain at $1 per 

 hundred, snapdragon $4, valley $3 to $5, 

 lilies and callas $12.50. Bouvardia comes 

 from several growers and sells in var- 

 ious sized bunches at 25 cents, 50 cents 

 and 75 cents per bunch. Adiantum, smi- 

 lax and asparagus remain about the 

 same. Some nice azaleas, cyclamens, 

 Lorrain begonias, ardisias and solanums 

 are arriving in addition to pots of chrys- 

 anthemums. 



Horticultural Society Election. 



The annual election of the Massachu- 

 setts Horticultural Society on November 

 17 drew out the largest gathering seen 

 for a number of years at a similar meet- 

 ing. Special interest attached to the 

 election for president, W. W. Kawson 

 running as an independent candidate 

 against Gen. S. M. Weld, the regular 

 nominee. An appropriation of $5,500 for 

 prizes during 1907 was carried. Consid- 

 erable discussion took place in regard to 

 the nominating committee ignoring Mr. 

 Eawson's claim to the presidency, in 

 which President A. F. Estabrook, W. H. 

 Spooner, W, W. Eawson, Jas. H. Bow- 

 ditch and others took part. 



Voting was by Australian ballot, the 

 following being the result: For presi- 

 dent, Gen. Weld 136 votes, W. W. Raw- 

 son 66. Other officers elected were vice- 

 president for two years, C. S. Sargent; 

 trustees for three years, W. N. Craig, A. 

 F. Estabrook, A. O. Hill and John K. 

 M. L. Farquhar; nominating com- 

 mittee, A. F. Estabrook, W. H. Heustis, 

 William Nicholson, Loring Underwood 

 and Edward B. Wilder. 



Qub Meeting. 



All records for attendance were once 

 more broken at the meeting of the 

 Gardeners' and Florists' Club November 

 20. It was evident that considerable 

 canvassing had been in progress on be- 

 half of some of the candidates and a 

 keen interest was taken in the struggle 

 for the presidency between T. H. West- 

 wood and J. W. Duncan. The nominat- 

 ing committee, Messrs. Orpet, Cameron 

 and Heurlin. according to a previous 

 votex)f the club, brought in two sets of 



names for each office. Balloting by the 

 Australian system occupied considerable 

 time, the final result being announced as 

 follows: President, T. H. Westwood, 

 sixty-seven votes to J. W. Duncan 

 sixty; vice-president, P. E. Palmer, 

 Brookline ; secretary, W. ^. Craig, North 

 Easton; treasurer, Edward Hatch; exec- 

 utive committee, Messrs. Cameron, 

 Wheeler, Grey and Nicholson. The tell- 

 ers were Messrs. Orpet, Sim, Eea, Finlay- 

 son and Cameron. 



The membership list was once again 

 increased to the extent of seventeen 

 names and more are promised for the 

 December meeting. It was reported that 

 a good start in securing applications for 

 the landscape gardening classes had 

 been made, starting with fifty, and quite 

 a number more expressed their desire to 

 join them. Treasurer Hatch offered $100 

 to assist the work. 



Exhibits were quite numerous and in- 

 cluded S. J. Goddard's new variegated 

 seedling carnation, Helen Goddard x En- 

 chantress, which showed up well. Other 

 seedling carnations were from M. A. Pat- 



The Kdltor is pleased 

 wben a Reader 

 presents Ills Ideas 

 on any subject treated 



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As experience is the best 

 teacher, so do 'we 

 learn fastest by an 

 exchanee of experiences. 

 Many valuable points 

 are broueht out 

 by discussion. 



Good penmanship, spelling' and gram- 

 mar, though desirable, are not neces- 

 sary. Write as you would talk when 

 doing your best. 



WE SHALL BE GLAD 

 TO HEAR FROM TOU. 



ten & Co. and the Stevens Co. Each re- 

 ceived a vote of thanks, as did Duncan 

 Finlayson for a fine collection of mums, 

 also a report of merit for Calanthe vett- 

 ata lutea. W. N. Craig showed twenty- 

 five varieties of single geraniums of the 

 large round-flowered type, also pompon 

 and single chrysanthemums, and received 

 a report of merit for the geraniums. Sim 

 had his new single violet and Fletcher 

 showed Ficus altissima. James Salter 

 brought fine Enchantress carnations and 

 W. H. Heustis showed Ilex glabra. C. H. 

 Totty sent a collection of pompon and 

 single mums. 



A lecture by W. H. Wyman was an- 

 nounced for the December meeting. 



Queries from the question box and re- 

 freshments took up some time and it was 

 quite a late hour before the biggest and 

 best club meeting yet held adjourned, all 

 being brimful of enthusiasm. 



Various Notes. 



D. Henry Sullivan, for twelve years 

 assistant superintendent under the late 



William Dodgiie, succeeds the latter as 

 superintendent of the Boston Public 

 Grounds> 



H. N. Eatoi^ of'^Sjputh Sudbury, is 

 bringing in [ ^m§._^e flowers of his 

 namesake in^-cUrysanthemulns. 



Charles Algen/kn employee of J. New- 

 man & Son, was thrown out of a hack 

 and quite badly hurt November 16. 



Bulb planting has just been com'pleted 

 in the Boston Public Gardens. Some 

 400,000 tulips and 50,000 hyacinths, in 

 addition to narcissi, etc., were used. 



Or. November 18 and 19 shade tem- 

 peratures reached 68 degrees. So far we 

 have escaped the snow blanket which has 

 stretched north, south and east of us. 



H. M. Robinson & Co. report a stead- 

 ily increasing trade in cut flowers. No- 

 vember 17 was a strenuous day with 

 them. 



S. J. Goddard . was a successful ex- 

 hibitor of carnations at the recent Provi- 

 dence, E. I., -shows. 



Peirce Bros, are, as usual, marketing 

 big quantities of Bonnaffon, Ivory, Bal- 

 four and other mums of fine quality. 



W. N. Craig. 



APPLETON, WIS. 



Upon a recent trip to Appleton, M. 

 Crawford, of Cuyahoga Falls, O., said 

 he always likes to visit here because he 

 has an old friend and classmate of his 

 school years here in Miss May Carter, 

 preceptress at Ormsby hall. In the con- 

 versation it developed Miss Carter was 

 born and reared in Cuyahoga Falls, and 

 that the May gladiolus, one of the most 

 widely grown varieties, was named after 

 Miss Carter. It seems when Mr, Craw- 

 ford "^'as first experimenting in what has 

 become his life work he was working one 

 day when Miss Carter and other class- 

 mates called on him, and before they left 

 he named a bulb after each of them. 

 The bulb named after Miss Carter hap- 

 pened to possess the properties requisite 

 for its going all over the world, and 

 though few know where it derived its 

 name. Gladiolus May, Mr. Crawford di- 

 vulged the secret. 



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DANVILLE, ILL. 



Danville is one of the most important 

 cities in Illinois outside of Chicago. Our 

 shipping facilities consist of both steam 

 and electric lines. No one with money 

 needs to have any fear in locating here, 

 as Chicago can be reached with our flow- 

 ers in three hours over any one of three 

 different lines. It is also one of the 

 healthiest cities in the country. 



We had a flower show at the Soldiers' 

 Home November 11. It was free to the 

 public and was well attended all day. It\ 

 was a real treat to flower lovers. 



All the florists report trade good in 

 cut flowers, the dejnand being greater 

 than the supply. 



Mr. Wadsworth has bought a place in a 

 fine location. A. W. M. 



Canon City, Colo. — E. E. Bess has 

 opened a flower store at 322 Main street. 



Streator, III.— The Hill Floral Co. 

 makes a fine showing of mums, carilfl- 

 tions, roses and sweet peas. The firAi 

 has six greenhouses and three acres of 

 land. 



Ann Arbor, Mich. — J. G. Bigchqff has 

 finished one of his new .gTCenhoiises. 

 When all of the improyftifients contem- 

 plated are finished h& Vpill have one of 

 the finest ranges lathe country. 



