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The Weekly Rorists^ Review* 



Februaby 14, 1007. 



We ^ill have 



a tine out of 

 SlnKleand Double 



Violets Every Day 



FINE 



La Reine Tulips ^"^^ 



Carnations>>>> 



Are the best ever seen in this market, and 

 the supply is about equal to the demand. 



Are a little off crop, but the cut is improv- 

 ing daily in quantity and quality. :: :: 



Sweet Peas and Pansies 



ARB FINK 



CURRENT PRICE LIST 



AMERICAN 

 BEAUTY 



86 to 40-lncb stem per dos., $8.00 



24 to 80-iDCh stem " 6.00 



ao-lnchstem " 4.00 



15-iDChBtem " 2.60 



12-lnchBtem " 1.60 



Bride, BrldeBmaid per 100, 16.00 to 16.00 



Ohatenay " 6.00 to 15.00 



Meteor " a.OOto 15.00 



Oamationg " S.OOto 5.00 



Valley " S.OOto 6.00 



Violets " .75to 11.50 



Peas " l.OOto 1.50 



Romans " 2.00to 800 



Single Daffodils " 8.00 to 4.00 



Tulips " S.OOto 4.00 



AsparaguB per string, .26 to .60 



Sprengerl per 100, 2.00 to 4.00 



Galax, green per 1000, $1.26: per 100, .16 



Adiantum " 1.00 



Smilax " 20.00 



Dagger Ferns per 1000, 2.00 " .25 



Subject to change without notice. 



The Cleveland Cut Flower Co. 



Long Distance Phones CLEVELAND, OHIO 



Mention The ReTlew when yon write. 



Germantown Horticultural Society last 

 Monday evening. It was well attended 

 and very interesting. 



The kindly spirit of helpfulness shown 

 by our florists to those who suffered 

 from the weight of the snow is the pleas- 

 antest part of a sad mishap. 



Balph C. Faust, treasurer of the S. S. 

 Pennock-Meehan Co., is happily recover- 

 ing from typhoid fever. 



M. Rice & Co. received orders on Mon- 

 day from pretty nearly the four corners 

 of this continent. 



H. Bayersdorfer & Co. are working 

 night and day getting out their large 

 stock of Easter novelties and staples. 



Edward Towill, of Koslyn, purchased 

 several acres of ground adjoining his 

 present property recently. It is under- 

 stood that Mr. Towill expects to build 

 this season. 



Victor Groshens has purchased twenty 

 acres of ground adjoining Edw. Towill, 

 at Roslyn. He will erect two large houses 

 this season, probably of truss construc- 

 tion. 



The Century Flower Shop has just ar- 

 ranged a pretty Japanese garden at the 

 back of the greenhouse. It is an ex- 

 quisite little piece of work, with many 

 curious stones and other objects of spe- 

 cial interest to the initiated. An ivy 

 screen, common in Europe, is effectively 

 used at the side of the garden. Mr. Bat- 

 tles' idea is that, though the rear of a 

 conservatory is generally a good place 

 for rubbish, such an arrangement is not 

 consistent with modem business in the 

 present century. 



Pennock Bros, have carried out the 

 St. Valentine idea in a beautifully ar- 

 ranged window filled with little baskets 



of flowers suspended by ribbon with be- 

 low them heart-shaped boxes and other 

 pretty things. 



Edward A. Stroud's paper on the To- 

 ronto convention, which appears in this 

 issue, was not written for publication. 

 Mr. Stroud gave his opinions on the va- 

 rieties exhibited at Toronto for the bene- 

 fit of his fellow members in the club 

 only, but he was finally persuaded to al- 

 low this most excellent paper to be pub- 

 lished. 



George Chandler, of Kennett, was 

 among the out-of-town visitors at the 

 Florists' Club meeting last week. 



William A. Mangan accompanied John 

 E, Haines from South Bethlehem to this 

 city last week. Mr. Mangan is Mr. 

 Haines' grower. 



William P. Craig says that Samuel 

 Batchelor's Enchantress were the largest 

 he ever saw. 



Answers to Correspondents. 



Review readers are Inrlted to send any ques- 

 tions relating to culture or marketing of plants 

 and flowers in Philadelphia, to Phil, in care of 

 any of the leading seed or commission houses. 

 Each question will be submitted to a competent 

 person and answered under number. Correct 

 name and address must always accompany in- 

 quiry, but will not be published. 



63. — How are White Perfection and 

 Lady Bountiful for a small grower! Are 

 they good bloomers? 



Ans. — Yes, but you will probably do 

 better by planting a freer blooming va- 

 riety, such as Queen. 



64. — What is the best and most pro- 

 ductive variegated carnation? 



Ans. — Mrs. Patten. But I would not 

 plant too many variegated, as Enchant- 

 ress nearly always outsells Patten. 



65. — Name a few good fancy varieties 

 of asters. 



Ans. — Semples', Vick's or Carlson's. 



66. — ^What prices would field-grown 

 gladioli usually bring at the beginning 

 of the season, and would they be ready 

 sellers f 



Ans. — Two dollars to $4 a hundred. 

 They sell fairly well. 



67. — Do spikes of florists' light-col- 

 ored mixed gladioli bring good prices, 

 or are named varieties preferable? 



Ans. — Named varieties in scarlet, 

 white, and soft pink are preferable, be- 

 cause, when there is an oversupply, which 

 frequently happens, the poorer colors 

 are unsalable. 



68. — Are Augusta and America supe- 

 rior to others as cut spikes? 



Ans. — Yes. They brought the highest 

 price last season, $5 a hundred. 



69. — What size box should be used for 

 shipping? 



Ans. — Opinions differ. Try boxes six 

 feet long, twelve inches wide, and six 

 inches deep. Phil. 



NEIT YORK. 



The Market 



Not since the great blizzard of 1888 

 have we had in New York such a gen- 

 uine case of winter as last week. You 

 can best realize the quantity of "the 

 beautiful" that fell by the fact that it 

 costs the city a million dollars to remove 

 it. The temperature hugged zero occa- 

 sionally and 15 degrees above was a fair 

 average for the week. This has served 

 to make the cut flower industry an un- 

 certain quantity. The growers' good 



