NnVKMliKU L'2, VMHi. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



15 



was iK'.iulifully dpcoralod aii(l arranged 

 to Juok like a ])ar]ur, whore tlie guests 

 were received, after which they were in-" 

 viled to tlie diiiiiig-rooiii, where liglit re- 

 fresliiiieiits were !?erved. Here the deco- 

 rations wi're in green. Timothy Eaton 

 niiinis and green carnations were the 

 ilowcrs iisrd. Music was furnished by 

 i'l'of. Annist''s orcliestra. 



BOSTON. 



The Market 



A much inijiroved tone has been ap- 

 jtarent in tlu' market during tlie last few 

 dii.}\~, due in some degree to a better de- 

 mand and also to the customary holding 

 back for Thanksgiviug. Chrysanthemums 

 have cleared well. Some small blooms 

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

 <liums at .to to t^, while select blooms 

 brought .+.'^ to $4 ]ier dozen. Koses have 

 also sold better at about the same rates 

 as a Aveek ago excejit that better grades 

 sliow a hardening tendency. Carnations 

 liave cleared out well at from $1.50 to 

 $4 per hundred. Starlet shades of good 

 quality made the top price. 



Violets took a boom on Novemlier 17 

 for the big football games, realizing $1 

 per hundred. I'rom 50 cents to 75 cents 

 ])er liuiidred has lieen the steady average 

 on other (hiys. Singles are now of superb 

 <)uality. 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 ]>er bunch. Adiantum, smi- 

 lax and asparagus remain about the 

 same. Some nice azaleas, cyclamens, 

 Jjorrain begonias, ardisias and solanums 

 .•ire 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. Wekl, 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. 

 Rawson's claim to the presidency, in 

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

 Spooncr, W, W, Eawson, Jas. II. Bow- 

 ditch and others took part. 



V^oting was by Australian ballot, the 

 following being the result: For presi- 

 dent. Hen. ^Veld 136 votes, W. AV. Raw- 

 sou (5(5. Other officers elected were vice- 

 l)resident for two years, C. S. Sargent; 

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

 V. Estabrook, A. 'O. Hill and John K. 

 M. L. l'ar(juhar; nominating com- 

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

 William Xich(dson. Loring Underwood 

 and Edward P.. Wil.ler. 



Club Meeting. 



All roiMirds f(ir attendance were once 

 more broken at the meeting of the 

 (hardeners' and Florists' Club November 

 -0. 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 presideney lietween T. II. West- 

 wood and ,T. \V. "Duncan. The nominat- 

 ing comniitteo, Messrs. Orpet, Cameron 

 and Heurliu. aecording to a ])revious 

 vote of the ejub, brought in two sets of 



names for each office. Balloting by the 

 Australian systenr occupied (considerable 

 time, the final result being announced as 

 follows: President, T. 11. West wood, 

 sixty-seven votes to J. \V. Duncan 

 sixty; vice-president, F. !•]. Palmer, 

 Brookline; secretary, W. X. Craig, North 

 Easton; treasurer, Edw;ird Hatch; exec- 

 utive committee, Messrs. Cameron, 

 Wheeler, (irey and Ni<-liolson. The tell- 

 ers were Messrs. Orjiel, Sim, h'en, i'"inlay- 

 son and Cameron. 



The memberslii[) list was once again 

 increased to the extent of seventeen 

 Jinnies and more Are promised for the 

 December meeting. It was reported that 

 a good start in securing applications for 

 tiie landscape gardening classes had 

 been made, starting with fifty, and quite 

 a number more expressed their desire to 

 join them. Trea.surer Hatch offered $100 

 to assist tlie work. 



Exhibits Avere quite Tiuniernus and iu- 

 cludecl S. ,1. Coddard's new \ariegated 

 seedling carnation, Helen (ioddard x En- 

 chantress, which showed up well. Other 

 seedling carnalious were from M. A. Pat- 



The Editor is pleased 

 when a Reader 

 presents his ideas 

 on any subject treated 



mje¥ 



As experience is the bent 

 teacher, so do v^e 

 learn fastest by an 

 exchange of experiences. 

 Many valuable points 

 are brouel^t out 

 by discussion. 



Guod penmanstilp, speUiii? and frrani- 

 niar, tliou^'h desirable, are not neces- 

 Hary. VVrit»> as you would talk v.heti 

 doinp your best. 



WE SHALL BE GLAD 

 TO HEAR FROM YOU. 



ten & Co. and the Steven^ Co. Each re- 

 ceived a vote of thanks, as did Duncan 

 Finlayson for a fine cidlectioii of mums, 

 also a report of merit for (alanthe vetl- 

 ata lutea. W. N. Craig showed twiMity- 

 five varieties of single geraniums of tlie 

 large round-Howered tyjie, also pompon 

 and single chrysanthemums, ami received 

 a report of merit for the geraniums. Sim 

 had his new single viidel and Fletcher 

 showed I' icus altissima. .lames Salter 

 brought fine Enchantress carnations and 

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

 Totty sent a collection of pompon and 

 single mums. 



A lecture by W. H. Wyman was an- 

 iiouiiceil for the Deceinlier meeting. 



(Queries from the question box and re- 

 freshments took up soiiK^ time and it was 

 quite a late hour before the biggest and 

 best club meeting yet held adjourned, all 

 being brimful of enthusiasm. 



Variout Notes. 



H. Henry Sullivan, for iwehe years 

 nssistant superintendent under the late 



Willinm Hoogue, suci-eeds the latter as 

 superintendent of the Boston I'liblic 

 (TroiiTiiJs. 



H. N. I'^atoii, of South Sudbury, is 

 liringiiig in some fine flowers of his 

 namesake in chrysuntliemnms. 



Charles Algeii, an employee of J. New- 

 man tS; Son, was thrown out of a hack 

 and (piite badly liiirt November 1(5. 



P.ulb jiliinting lins just been comiiletetl 

 in the Boston Public Cardeiis. Some 

 ICiO.iHiO tulijis and 50,000 hyacinths, in 

 :-d(|ition to narcissi, etc., were used. 



Or, November 18 and 10 shade tem- 

 peratures reached (J8 degrees. So far we 

 liave escaped the snow blanket which has 

 slretclied north, south and east of us. 



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

 ilv increasing trade in cut flowers. No- 

 vember 17 was a strenuous day with 

 them. 



S. .1. (loddanl was a successful ex- 

 liiliitor of carnations at the recent Provi- 

 dence, R. 1., sho\Vs. 



Peirco Bros, are, as usual, marketing 

 big ((uantities of ponnatfoii, Ivory, Bal- 

 four and other inn:ns of fine qualitv. 



\V. N. Ckaig. 



APPLETON, WIS. 



l'|>iin a recent tri|i to Apjdeton, M. 

 ('rawford, of ( uyalio^a I nils, ()., s;iid 

 he always likes to visit here because he 

 lins an old friend and classmate of his 

 school yeais here in Miss May ('alter, 

 precept ress at (Irnishy hall, in the con- 

 \ers;itioii it developed Miss (alter \vas 

 born and reareil in (uyahoga I'"nlls, and 

 tlinl the May gladiolus, one of the most 

 widely gid\\n \arieties, \v;is named after 

 Miss ('iirter. It seems when Mr. Craw- 

 ford wns first experimenting in what has 

 become his life work he ^\■as working one 

 day when Miss (arti'r and otiier class- 

 mates ealled on him, ami before they left 

 he named a bulb after each of them. 

 Tli(> Inilb named after Miss ('arter haji- 

 jiened to ])ossess the properties requisite 

 for its going all over the world, and 

 though few know where it ilerived its 

 name. Gladiolus May. Mr. (^'rawfonl di- 

 vulged the secret. 



DANVILLE, ILL. 



I)aii\ille is one of the most important 

 cities in Illinois outside of (Jhicago. 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 reach<'<l with our flow- 

 ers in tiiree hours over !iny one of tln\'e 

 different lines. ft is also one of the 

 healthiest cities in tiie country. 



We had a flower show at the SoMiers' 

 Home November 11. It was free to the 

 fiublic and was well attended all ilay. It 

 was a real treat lo flower lovers. 



All the florists report trade good in 

 cut flowers, the demniid being greati'r 

 than the supply. 



^Ir. W'adsworth hns bonglit a ]dace in a 

 line location. A. \V- M. 



Ca>(i\' City. Cnr.o. — E. R. Bess has 

 iqieiied a tlower store at 322 M;iin street. 



Stiikatiiu. III.. — Tlie Hill Floral Co. 

 makes a fine showing ot' miiin<. cnrna- 

 tions. roses ;ind sweet pe,-is. The firm 

 has six greenhouses and three acres di' 

 hiinl. 



.\.\N Ai;i!(ii;. Mien. — J. C.. BischotV has 

 tinished one of his new greerdioiises. 

 WluMi all of tlie improvements contem- 

 plated are finished he \\ill ha\e mie "t 

 till' finest ranges in the coiintr\. 



