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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



May 30, 1907. 



New York, splendidly decorated from his 

 own greenhouses at New Rochelle and is 

 shipping from his nurseries there large 

 quantities of specimen evergreens to 

 many of the big estates in his vicinity. 

 There seems to be no end to the demand 

 this spring and the cool weather still 

 makes shipping safe and satisfactory. 



David Clarke's Sons are overwhelmed 

 with June bookings and report the wed- 

 ding crop immense. Every week lias 

 had its share of decorations, but the 

 coming month will break all records of 

 this half-a-century-old establishment. 



With A. Warendprflf every day sees an 

 artistic change in window display. Eoses 

 were so reasonable that the dollar boxes 

 were made a feature and with the usual 

 result; he couldn't make them up fast 

 enough for the transient demand. 



"With good weather Decoration day 

 will be a banner day for the retail 

 florists of New York. 



J. Austin Shaw. 



THE CYPRESS MARKET. 



From the Louisiana cypress mills come 

 reports of badly broken stocks, dry stock 

 being placed in this category with es- 

 pecial emphasis. The demand is reported 

 good and the buying movement well dis- 

 tributed over the country. Water ship- 

 ments are being arranged for whenever 

 possible and the movement of cypress 

 lumber to Atlantic ports by coastwise 

 steamers has noticeably increased. One 

 New Orleans concern is making an or- 

 ganized effort to stimulate the export 

 trade by placing two representatives in 

 the British isles. 



Prices show firmness. The mills con- 

 tinue badly oversold and the demand is 

 in excess of the supply on many items. 

 While demand and prices are entirely 

 satisfactory from the standpoint of the 

 manufacturers, the car shortage in the 

 cypress country is causing shipments to 

 drag badly. Some improvement in the 

 car supply is reported, but the situation 

 is still bad. 



SOIL FOR BEGONIAS. 



What soil is best suited for begonias? 

 F. B. F. 



Begonias of all kinds prefer a light 

 but moderately rich compost, one-half 

 loam, one-fourth each old, dried manure 

 and leaf -mold. They do not need to be 

 jpotted firmly, like hardwooded plants or 

 even geraniums, preferring the soil a 

 ;trifle loose, especially the tuberous 

 jrooted section. C. W. 



' Painesville, O. — Miss Katie Werner, 

 ^daughter of William Werner, and Clar- 

 j^ce E. Myers were married May 20. 



h Columbus, O. — Owing to the delay in 

 iiAe delivery of the structural steel for 

 J;he new greenhouses of the Fifth Avenue 

 Floral Co., the new houses of the com- 

 pany are not progressing as their owners 

 hoped would be the case. The company 

 is erecting two new greenhouses of steel 

 and glass, each 27x400 feet, on its new 

 site on West Fifth avenue. The four 

 old greenhouses will be removed to the 

 new location and will be widened to 

 twenty-seven feet. Placed end to end 

 they will make another house 400 feet 

 long, so the company will this fall have 

 three greenhouses of this size. Work at 

 the new location is being pushed as fast 

 as possible and it will not be long until 

 all the structures are completed if mate- 

 rial can be secured. 



BORER ON DAHLIAS. 



Will you kindly tell me how to get rid 

 of the pest that is troubling my dahlias 

 eVery summer? It looks like a cater- 

 pillar. It enters the stem and eats its 

 way up through it. T. T. 



I regret my inability to suggest any 

 practical remedy for the pest named. I 

 personally have had no experience with 

 it, but there is no way of combating it 

 other than cutting off and burning the 

 affected shoots. The tarnished plant bug 

 is often destructive, and by piercing the 

 shoots it sucks out the sap and causes 

 blasted buds and one-sided shoots. No 

 remedy is effectual for this pest, either, 

 so far as we are aware. Dahlias are 

 usually free from pests, but the two 

 named make successful culture of this 

 popular autumn flower diflScult. Perhaps 

 some other reader of the Eeview may 

 be able to suggest some remedy for the 

 two pests ip question. C. W. 



WANT ADVERTISEMENTS. 



▲dTertiBements under this head one cent a 

 word. CASH WITH ORDER. When answers 

 are to be addressed In our care, add 10 cents for 

 forwarding. 



SITUATION WANTED— By experienced florist 

 aad gardener; singrle; acre 32; Wisconsin pre- 

 ferred. Address No. 4, care FlorlsU' Review, 

 Chicaero. ... 



SITUATION WASl'iD— By all-round grower; 

 12 years' experience, able to take full charge; 

 state wages In first letter. Address No. 6, care 

 Florists' Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— By young, married man, 

 American, age 26; eleven years' experience in 

 roses, earn atloDB and general bedding stocky also 

 one year's experience as manager of 12,000 ft. of 

 glass; steady, sober, and not afraid to work; 

 state wages In first letter; best of reference from 

 two last employers. Address No. 17, care Florists' 

 Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— A competent, refined, 

 practical man. American bom, married, with 

 no children and of no bad habits, with indisput- 

 able references as to character and ability, would 

 like a position as manager and gardener of a 

 country or suburban place, or to take charge of a 

 winter home in the south (Is acclimated), or would 

 go anywhere In this country or Canada; under- 

 stands thoroughly the raising of all kinds of 

 domestic and>f oMign vegetables (Including mush- 

 rooms) outdoors In coldframes or hothouses, 

 also making of lawns, planting- and care of shrub- 

 bery, hedges, fruit trees and berries; Is a com- 

 petent propagator and can raise any amount of 

 all kinds of bedding plants If given facilities; 

 also understands culture of bulbs outside and 

 forcing aame, growing and care of -palms, ferns 

 and ornamental plants, and growing of blooms In 

 hothouse and the growing of exotic grapes unOer 

 glass; understands landscaping and making of 

 soils and will give you fine lawns, flower 

 beds, hedg-es, rose and vegetable gardens, no 

 matter how poor your soil 1h naturally; under- 

 stands general farming and care of stock; In also 

 handy with tools at most any trade, and under- 

 stands pumps, hot air and g-ascUne engines and 

 the Kewanee system of water supply; Is a con- 

 stant worker himself and if a gentleman has a 

 country place that he would like to bring grad- 

 ually to a high state of beauty, usefulness and 

 profit, if given one or more assistants to help 

 with the piostlaborlous work according to how 

 fast he wishes place developed, will carry eut 

 work at a mlnlntumcost; Is afirst-class account- 

 ant and busla.e^'inan. and a good handler of 

 help; If deslronS'S/'^dlng a commercial side to 

 above is entirely competent. Wife would be 

 willing to act as maid andcompanlisntalady, she 

 having good taste In dress, decorating of rooms 

 with tapestry, furniture or flowers and making of 

 floral designs for dining table or parlor; or would 

 act as nurse and companion to a halt Invalid; of 

 a very blight and cheerful disposition, and under- 

 stands driving; or would take entire charge, in- 

 cluding primary education, of one or more small 

 children; or would act as housekeeper, but is not 

 strong enough to stand the drudgery of general 

 housework. Address No. 1, care Florists' Re- 

 view, Chicago. 



HELP WANTED— A rose grower; frood wages. 

 Address Hess & Swoboda, 1411 Famum St., 

 Omaha, Neb. 



HELP WANTED— A man for general green- 

 house work, to work under foreman. Idle 

 Hour Nurseries, Macon, Oa. 



HELP WANTED— Young man or boy, at once; 

 honest and faithful; experience not neces- 

 sary. Otto Bourdy, Lowell, Mass. 



HELP WANTED— At once, good man for smi- 

 lax and asparagus; also sash and cold 

 frames. Eden Nurseries, Port Allegany, Pa. 



HELP WANTED— A couple of good rose grow- 

 ers for section; call or write; mast have 

 good references. Poehlmann Bros. Co., Morton 

 Grove, 111. 



HBLP WANTED— Carnation grower and Al 

 all-round florist. Write stating wages and 

 references. Harlowarden Qreenhousea, Green- 

 port, L.L, N. Y. 



HBLP WANTED- A young man as assistant in 

 greenhouse; one who has had one or two 

 years' experience. G, Van Bochove& Bro., Kala- 

 mazoo, Mich. 



HELP WANTED— At once a good exi>erienced 

 man, for retail place of 8,000 ft. of glass; 

 state wages wanted and reference in first letter. 

 Rentz & Son, Peru, Ind. 



HELP WANTED— Man to take care of small 

 greenhouse, assist in retail store in Chicago; 

 send reference in first letter. Address No. 6, 

 care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



HELP WANTED— Experienced rose and carna- 

 tion growers to take charge of sections; 

 give references and wages expected in first let- 

 ter. Lake View Rose Gardens, Jamestown, N. T. 



HBLP WANTED— Steady reliable grower of 

 roses, carnations, etc.; married man pre- 

 ferred; steady position; wages, 160.00 per month; 

 reference with application. Wm. E. F. Weber, 

 Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. 



ELP WANTED— Young man with some ex- 

 perience in rose houses; permanent work 



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on up-to-date place. Address, with references, 

 B. I, , Florists^ Review, 1810 49th St., Borough 

 Park, Brooklyn, N. Y. 



HELP WANTED— A business opening In the 

 south, by man of 16 years' experience and 

 •lOOO capital; can liandle help and understands 

 greenhouse construction and healing. Address 

 No S, care Florists' Review, Chicago; 



TTELP WANTED-Steady, reliable grower of 

 JJ. roses and carnations, to take charge of 

 18,000 ft. of glass; one wishing a good, steady 

 place with a reliable firm should address for full 

 particulars. No. 16, care Florists' Review, 

 Chicago. 



-. TTELP WAN'TED— Thoroughly competent rose 

 ^Jlv grower to take full charge of section; one 

 who can produce high-grade results, none other 

 need apply; wages 975 per month to start. Ad- 

 dress with full particulats, Julius Nlednagel, 

 Evansville, Ind. 



HELP WANTED— A first-class, up-to-date de- 

 , signer and decorator for a retail store in 

 'QjUcago; must be temperate and of good appear- 

 nmce; state age, salary and where last employed; 

 .references. Address Mo. 7, care Florists' 

 Review, Chicago. 



HELP WANTED— A good man as helper in 

 place of 12,000 feet of glass; one who can 

 water or do potting and cleaning, etc.; must be 

 temperate and take an interest in his work; 

 Scotch or English preferred. Address No. 8, 

 care Florists' Beview, Chicago. 



HELP WANTED— Grower who is thoroughly 

 familiar with the growing of pandanus, 

 dracsenas and a general and large line of stove 

 plants, with commercial experience; a good 

 position for an active man who understands his 

 business. Address, giving reference, Henry A. 

 Dreer, Rlverton, N. J. 



FOB BBNT— Greenhouses la south Massachu- 

 setts; city of 80,000; 8 minutes from center, 

 near car line; terms reasonable; a good chance 

 for a man with small capital to establish him- 

 self. Address No. 11, care Florists' Beview, 

 Chicago. 



FOB BENT— Greenhouses, 3S00 feet glass in 

 running order; good location, good shipping 

 outlets; stock on place can be bought cheap; 

 city of 4,000; 5 room cottage in good repair, free 

 water and some ground. Address P. H. Darby, 

 Princeton, Ky. 



FOB BBNT OB SALE— Five greenhouses, 10,000 

 feet of glass; 3 acres of ground; 6 miles 

 from Philadelphia, main line of Pennsylvania R. 

 B. Apply Charles F. Erueger, Reading Terminal, 

 Philadelphia, Pa. 



FOR 8ALB— A good chance; 3500 ft. of glass, 3 

 lots, 8-room house; the best carnation soil 

 In Michigan; satisfactory reason for selling. 

 A. Rlchter, Sturgis. Mich. 



FOR SALE— Five greenhouses, well stocked, 

 each 166 feet long, located at 4016 N. Clark 

 Street, at low price. Address Hubert Hansen, 

 4016 N. Clark Street, Chicago. 



FOR SALE — 7,000 feet modem glass, fully 

 stocked; good retail trade; 12-room house; 

 all Improvements; City of Camden, 90,000 popula- 

 tion. Wm. T. Oraythom, 214 N. 37th St., Camden, 

 N. J. 



