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June 6, 1907. 



The Weekly Rorists' Re\^ew, 



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House of Geraniums Grown by Gunnar Tdltnann, Marion, Ind« 



in fair supply. Lilac was only in mod- 

 erate supply and indoor valley was rein- 

 forced by a good outdoor cut. Every- 

 tiiing, however, sold and Boston never 

 had such a thorough cleaning up for 

 Memorial day, which has now eclipsed 

 Easter in importance for the avera"ge 

 florist. 



Since Memorial day, prices have taken 

 a considerable drop, but the continued 

 cool weather prevented any glut in the 

 market, although receipts have increased, 

 particularly of outdoor flowers, as the 

 days have warmed up. Bedding plant 

 trade is more active, but promises to be 

 very slow and dragging this season. 



Lumsden Incorporates. 



The Lumsden Floral Co., of Belmont, 

 has been incorporated, with $80,000 au- 

 thorized capital. The incorporators and 

 officers are: President and manager, 

 David Lumsden; treasurer, Thomas F. 

 Fiske; secretary, Fred M. Goodwin, The 

 company will go extensively into grow- 

 ing pot plants for the Boston market, 

 making palms and ferns a specialty, and 

 has excellent prospects. 



Various Notes. 



At the next meeting of the Gardeners ' 

 and Florists' Club, on June 18, C. H. 

 Totty, president of the New York Flo- 

 rists' Club, will speak on "The Past, 

 Present and Future of the Chrysanthe- 

 mum." There will undoubtedly be a 

 record-breaking attendance to hear Mr. 

 Totty. Other attractions for the same 

 evening are being planned. 



Welch Bros, state that their Memorial 

 day business was thirty-five per cent 

 heavier than during any previous year. 

 They never experienced such a demand 

 for flowers. 



The mean temperature for May was 

 6 degrees below the normal. We only 

 had seven clear days during the month 

 and snow fell as late as May 28. June 

 so far has not given us any hot waves, 

 but the weather bureau continues to 

 promise us "fine and warmer" condi- 

 tions, which we hope may soon be real- 



ized. June 2 gave a mean temperature 

 of 45 degrees, with a heavy rain falling 

 all day. 



Mr. Carbone has opened a fine new 

 store on Boylston street for the display 

 of his Italian and other imported pot- 

 tery ware, in which he does an increas- 

 ingly large trade. 



H. M. Eobinson & Co. report that 



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As experience is tlie best 

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 leam fastest by an 

 exohansre ol experiences. 

 Many valuable points 

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 by discussion. 



Good penmanship, spelllngr and gram- 

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WK SHALL BX GLAD 

 TO HEAR FROM TOU. 



their business called for practically all- 

 night work for a week prior to Jderao- 

 rial day. The Easter trade conid not 

 compare with Memorial day in volume. 

 Securing an additional floor will help 

 to relieve their present congestion. 



Julius Heurlin, A. H. Fewkes and one 

 or two other peony enthusiasts will at- 

 tend the meeting of the American Peony 



Society, at Ithaca, on June 18. Peonies 

 in this section look uncommonly well, 

 the cool, moist weather being to their 

 liking. 



S. J. Goddard's cut flower trado was 

 forty per cent in advance of last year's 

 for Memorial day. His local business 

 was heavy. 



B. T. McGorum had a fine crop of 

 Bride and Maid roses for Memorial day, 

 shipping 5,000 on one day to Welch 

 Bros. 



James H. Cheyne, until recently with 

 the Schlegel & Fottler Co., is now rep- 

 resenting the Stumpp & Walter Co., of 

 New York, in-New England. 



Alex. Montgomery reports a phenome- 

 nal demand for roses the last week. 

 From the Waban Conservatories there 

 was an extra large cut, medium and 

 short-stemmed Beauties and anything 

 with color being in great request. 



Quite a number of Dutch bulb trav- 

 elers have been with us of late. All 

 report bulbs as being unusually fine and 

 business good, any falling off in pur- 

 chase for forcing being more than coun- 

 terbalanced by heavy increases for out- 

 door planting. 



C. B. Johnson's new dark pink seed- 

 ling carnation is still coming in fine 

 shape to Welch Bros. It has a long, 

 stiff stem, holds its color well and has 

 an excellent odor. It is one of the most 

 floriferous varieties we have ever seen 

 growing. 



H. M. RoHnson & Co. continue to do 

 a fine trade La gardenias, of which they 

 receive daily jhipments from near-by 

 florists. 



J. T. Butterworth has had a flne sea- 

 son with Cattleya Mossise and will have 

 good cuts of other seasonable orchids, 

 including' some fine C. gigas. 



W. N. Craig. 



North Baltimore, O. — Some time ago 

 S. M. Hartman sold his stock of plants 

 to J. J. Waaland, of Findlay, and re- 

 tired from business. He now has sold 

 the greenhouses to A. W. Turner and 

 C. A. Keller. 



