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FEBurARY 7, 1907. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



861 



Various Notes. 



Many are planniug already for the 

 rose show, a month hence in Washing- 

 ton. The Rose Society may well pre- 

 ])are for a record crowd this spring, for 

 more will attend its meeting from New 

 York than ever before and exhibits from 

 tliis center will be a surprise in numbers 

 and excellence. The Washington Flor- 

 ists' Club will repeat its triumph when 

 it entertained the S. A. F. and will 

 demonstrate to carnationists the excel- 

 lence of their choice for the convention 

 of 1908. 



Walter Sheridan is already receiving 

 encouraging news as to the New York 

 Club's annual dinner at the St. Denis 

 hotel, Saturday evening, February 23, 

 An early acceptance of the invitation by 

 the club members will be greatly appre- 

 ciated by the committee. An attend- 

 ance of less than 100 will be no credit 

 to this prosperous organization. 



The Glen Cove dinner last Wednesday 

 was a fine success. It was the second 

 annual and over fifty sat down to a 4 

 o'clock dinner that was greatly appre- 

 ciated. President McKenzie was the 

 toast-master and a good one. During 

 the festivities the society's medals were 

 distributed to the winners in the twelve 

 months' competition. The gold medal 

 was won by S. J. Trepess, the silver by 

 C. Myers and the bronze by Alex. Mc- 

 Kenzie. Among the visitors were John 

 Low, of Peter Henderson & Co.; The 

 Rickards brothers; W. F. Ross, of the 

 F. R. Pierson Co.; Wm. Scott, of Elms- 

 ford; George Burnett and Mr. Sperling, 

 of New York; J. Cook, of Thorburn's, 

 and Mr. Conine, of Stratford, N. Y. 

 Mr. Woodlin, with the Rickards brothers, 

 made melody. Speech and song held the 

 happy company until a late hour and 

 decorations of cyclamen, azaleas, free- 

 sias and Winsor carnations made the 

 room beautiful. 



The Orange smoker on Friday even- 

 ing was well attended, notwithstanding 

 sloppy weather. All the old-timers were 

 there and the hilarity lasted until the 

 wee sma' hours. About fifty, including 

 several visitors from New York and ad- 

 jacent towns, were present. The society 

 held its regular meeting and its reports 

 indicate progress and prosperity. Messrs. 

 Berry, Ross and Manda judged the ex- 

 cellent exhibits. The program was long 

 and interesting and included song, ora- 

 tory and <lramatic exhibition by local 

 talent that was highly appreciated. The 

 exhibits included a fine collection of or- 

 chids, from the Julius Roehrs Co., a 

 vase of Carnation Winsor, from the 

 F. R. Pierson Co.; a grand specimen 

 plant of Cattleya Schroederiana with 

 twenty-five flowers, from Sidney Austin 

 Colgate, Wm. Reed, gardener; a pan of 

 a new pink hyacinth, a vase of Lawson 

 and Rob Roy carnations from Cha.s. 

 Hathaway ; a fine plant of Euphorbia 

 Jacquinia'flora, from Peter Duff, and a 

 vase of carnation seedlings from Henry 

 Hornacker. The smoker was up to the 

 excellent record of the society for its an- 

 nual celebrations and was greatly en- 

 joyed by all. 



The announcement is made of the en- 

 gagement of Julius Roehrs, Jr., of 

 Rutherford, to one of Brooklyn 's fair 

 ladies, the daughter of a well known 

 florist, (,'ongratulations are overwhelm- 

 ing the popular young folks in advance 

 of the wedding bells. 



The meeting of the National Garden- 

 ers ' Society was held last week at the 

 American Institute, and the long and 

 excellent program was completed suc- 



cessfully with an attendance of 100 

 gardeners, many of them men of na- 

 tional reputation, John Shore's ad- 

 dress on * * The Dignity of the Garden- 

 ers ' Profession ' ' was the gem of the 

 meeting. President Hunter conducted 

 the meeting with commendable enthu- 

 siasm. 



A week ago Mr. Tokuda, of the Yoko- 

 hama Nursery Co., of Tokio, arrived in 

 New York preparatory to a tour of the 

 country, taking the place of B. Suzuki, 

 who remains in the island kingdom. 



John Seligman & Co. are receiving 

 large quantities of southern grown As- 

 paragus plumosus and some fine Golden 

 Gate roses from their Virginia growers. 



William Hockland, of the New York 

 Cut Flower Co., in the Coogan building, 

 will be married February 11 to a New 



We are, indeed, pleased with the 

 results obtained from our advertise- 



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 ored us with their orders after read- 

 ing our advertisement in your paper. 

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IONIA POTTERY CO. 



Ionia, Mich. 

 February 4, 1907. 



York lady. They will spend their honey- 

 moon in Washington. 



The long established business known 

 as LaRochelle, at Eighth avenue and 

 Twenty-first street, was sold last week to 

 Mr. Picket, formerly with W. H. 

 Traendly, at Sixth avenue and Seven- 

 teenth street. The stand is an excellent 

 one and has been utilized by the old firm 

 for over thirty years. 



Reed & Keller have two new inven- 

 tions that appeal to florists, one an ad- 

 justable casket cover and the other a 

 folding canopy. 



The aftermath of the Toronto con- 

 vention gives no discordant or uncer- 

 tain sound. There are none but pleas- 

 ant memories. One or two travelers 

 were the subjects of popular jokes while 

 crossing the frontier and the responsi- 

 bility for them seems to rest on the 

 shoulders of the man who can throw off 

 such trouble as easily as a duck sheds 

 water, Harry Bunyard. It is an unsafe 

 venture to try to play practical jokes 

 on the practical custom house officials of 

 His Majesty. 



Next Wednesday New Yorkers will 

 have opportunity to again hear W. J. 

 Lawrence, of Toronto, in his tenor melo- 

 dies, the Toronto Choral Society, of 

 which he is a member, giving a popular 

 concert at Carnegie hall February 13. 

 The New York Florists' Club is hoping 

 he may be present at its meeting Mon- 

 day evening, February 11. This is an 

 important occasion and a large attend- 

 ance is requested. Many matters of in- 



terest are to be discussed and much of 

 the prosperity of the year depends upon 

 this evening's discussion. Preliminary 

 meetings have already been held by the 

 outing committee. Bowling club night, 

 or afternoon, will be determined and 

 final arrangements as to the club's an- 

 nual dinner completed. Some fine ex- 

 hibits are promised and, all things con- 

 sidered, the evening should be one of 

 the best of the year. There will be 

 music by ' ' the team ' ' and echoes from 

 the Canadian convention. You can't af- 

 ford to miss it. 



The victims of the grip are all con- 

 valescing. The affliction has been wide- 

 spread. The popular secretary of the 

 Rose Society, Benj. Hammond, was one 

 of the sufferers. 



McKinley day was not observed as we 

 hoped and anticipated. Few carnations 

 were worn in the streets and even the 

 florists themselves failed largely to cre- 

 ate public notice by wearing the flower 

 in memory of the martyred president. 

 But there was a greater interest dis- 

 ployed than in 190(5, and I predict an- 

 other year will develop wider demon- 

 stration. 



Julius Roehrs, Sr., after a severe at- 

 tack of grip, has fully recovered and is 

 able to visit his new orchid range daily. 



J. Austin Shaw, 



PAPER WHITES. 



We want to grow some Paper Whites 

 next season after mums are gone and 

 would like to ask the lollowing ques- 

 tions: Can we plant the bulbs in 3-inch 

 flats and put them under a carnation 

 bench by tacking paper around the bench 

 to make it dark? IIow long will it take 

 to bring them into bloom after they are 

 brought into the light at 45 to 50 de- 

 grees at night? Will a 15-18 centimeter 

 bulb produce two blooms per bulb? 



R, & S. 



While Paper White narcissi will grow 

 and bloom in flats three inches deep, we 

 prefer them an inch deeper. After box- 

 ing place on a cellar floor, frame or 

 under a greenhouse bench. They do not 

 need to be kept darkened so much as 

 other narcissi ; in fact, we have seen ex- 

 cellent ones grown in full light all the 

 time. If placed under the bench and a 

 strip of cloth or heavy pai>er is tacked 

 along it they will come along nicely. 

 Allow from five to six weeks for them 

 to come into bloom after being placed 

 on the bench in a night temperature of 

 50 degrees. If it is a mild winter they 

 may come a little earlier, and if severely 

 cold a trifle longer time may be needed. 

 After February they will flower much 

 earlier, only three to four weeks being 

 needed. C. W. 



Danville, III. — The proprietors of the 

 Plaza hotel are preparing to erect a 

 greenhouse 20x240. 



Milwaukee, Wis. — W. W. Thompson & 

 Sons are planning to erect a house 30x 

 200 in the spring and follow it with 

 others as the business develops.** 



Devil's Lake, N. D. — The green- 

 house of P. J. Kersten was practically 

 destroyed by fire January 19. The dwell- 

 ing house adjoining was saved with dif- 

 ficulty. 



Tampico, III. — Mary A. Wirth has re- 

 tired from the business and lias sold all 

 her greenhouse material. The town 

 proved too small to support a green- 

 house. 



