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The Weekly Rorists' Review* 



April 18, 190T. 



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GLEN COVE. N. Y. 



The regular meeting of the Nassau 

 County Horticultural Society was held at 

 the Oriental hotel, Wednesday evening, 

 April 10. Six new members were elected 

 and four propositions for membership 

 were read. 



The highest number of points was 

 won by William Eccles, of Oyster Bay, 

 Adolph Janecke, with John Lewis Childs, 

 at t'loral Park, exhibited a superb speci- 

 men of oncidium. Henry F. Meyer 

 showed a fine display of carnations. 

 James Duthie, of Oyster Bay, showed 

 splendid pink carnations. Valentine Cle- 

 fres, of the F. S. Smithers place, exhib- 

 ited fine Victory carnations, and three 

 superb heads of lettuce. Charles Lenker, 

 of Freeport, showed fine sweet peas, and 

 James Holloway a variety of double 

 wallflowers. 



The chief topic of discussion was the 

 spraying of trees for the prevention of 

 the San Jose scale. Opinion was equally 

 divided between the lime, sulphur and 

 salt solution, and the kerosene emulsions. 



The annual fall exhibition was dis- 

 cussed. It has been decided to keep the 

 exhibition open three days this year in- 

 stead of two. The dates chosen are No- 

 vember 6 to 8. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Rising Eastern Market. 



The supply of flowers coming into the 

 market has been materially decreased by 

 the unusually cold weather at the close 

 of last and the beginning of the present 

 week. The demand is about the same as 

 it was one week ago. There is a fair 

 amount of shipping of the better grades 

 of many varieties of flowers, and a fair 

 local demand, but business has not much 

 snap and there is considerable stock left 

 for the street men, who make heroic 

 efforts to dispose of it. 



The features of the market are the 

 improved demand for colored carnations, 

 the best Enchantress advancing to the 

 high-water mark made a week ago by 

 the best white. So active was the de- 

 mand that even the lower grades ad- 

 vanced in all colored varieties. Sweet 

 peas continue popular, the choice flowers 

 selling at good prices. Lavender is in 



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demand, also Lovely or Daybreak Pink, 

 with but small supply. Valley is selling 

 well, but there is no market for either 

 Easter or calla lilies, except on rare oc- 

 casions. Daisies are greatly improved in 

 quality. There is a fair demand for both 

 yellow and the finer white. Gardenias 

 are in oversupply. Cattleyas continue 

 scarce. C. Skinneri has made its appear- 

 ance. Daffodils are of good quality, the 

 single variety Emperor being especially 

 fine. Southern shipments are reaching 

 here in much better condition and prices 

 have advanced sharply on all salable 

 stock. Tulips are also coming in from 

 the south. Some have excellent flowers, 

 but are short in stem. 



Smilax continues scarce, with prices at 

 high-water mark. Asparagus plumosus 

 is plentiful and in brisk demand. Ferns 

 are still scarce, also wild smilax. 



Regarding roses, Beauties are now low 



enough in price to attract the moderate 

 buyers. In fact, they are as good value 

 as anything on the market at present 

 quotations. The supply has shortened 

 slightly. Some extra fine Richmond are 

 coming in. Liberty, Bride and Maid are 

 also of good quality. Short-stemmed 

 roses are still too plentiful. 



Dreer's Nurseries. 



The new propagating house was 

 finished and hard at work, the benches 

 filled with clean sand, tbe sand filled 

 with healthy cuttings — dahlias, if memory 

 tells truly. The way they put up the 

 houses at Riverton would puzzle the 

 ordinary florist. It puzzles Phil. About 

 the middle of winter a new house or 

 range is decided on. The posts go in 

 during a mild spell — good, sound, locust 

 posts. Trees from poor ground give 

 posts that a saw won't cut easily after 



