NOVBMBJDB 14, 1907 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



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BOSTON. 



The Market. 



Exceedingly dull trade has been the 

 rule and signs of betterment are not yet 

 in sight. Perhaps with the passing of 

 the mums conditions may improve; it is 

 certainly a consummation devoutly to be 

 wished. Boses have fallen in value and 

 many of the smaller grades are almost 

 given away. Some grand Beauty, Eich- 

 niond and Kaiserin were noted last 

 week, but prices are not commensurate 

 with their qu&lity. Carnations are fine 

 in quality and becoming too abundant 

 for the market needs. Top-notch price 

 is $3 per hundred and some have been 

 cleared as low as 50 cents; of course, 

 these latter were small flowers. 



Chrysanthemums still rule the market 

 but will be less abundant after a few 

 days. Bonnaflfon and Appleton are pre- 

 dominant yellows. Some nice Duckham, 

 Cheltoni and other seasonable sorts are 

 also seen, while Eaton and its yellow 

 sport are arriving. Violets are good 

 but not selling so well. Other flowers 

 do not cut much figure at present in 

 the market. There is no change in as- 

 paragus, smilas or adiantum. Pot plants 

 continue to sell rather slowly as com- 

 pared with last year. 



Various Notes. 



William H. Elliott has been at Mad- 

 bury, N. H., for some time, pu3hing 

 ahead work on his big, new house, of 

 which three sections are completed and 

 planted. 



Visitors at the recent show included 

 D. McBorie, Orange, N. J.; Thomas 

 Knight, Butherford, N. J.; G. F. Struck, 

 Summit, N. J.; F. Heeremans and Edwin 

 Jenkins, Lenox, Mass.; A. McLellan and 

 John Marshall, Newport, E. I.; James 

 Stewart, Mamaroneck, L. I.; John Ash, 

 B. Marshall and Bobert Bust, Pom fret, 

 Conn.; George E. Baldwin, Secaucus, 

 N. J. 



Bemember the club meeting Novem- 

 ber 19. The annual election of oflScers 

 is one of the main attractions, but there 

 will be others. The December meeting 

 will be ladies' night. 



We are glad to report that the two 

 wholesale markets have arranged to hold 

 an exhibition. It should be held in Hor- 

 ticultural hall, as neither of the markets 

 is suitable. We are sure the Massachu- 

 setts Horticultural Society will be pleased 

 to show all possible courtesies. 



A few Paper "White narcissi have made 

 their appearance in the market. Some 

 dahlias also were seen, showing that frost 

 has not visited every section even yet. 



The football game November 9 be- 

 tween Harvard and the Carlisle Indians 

 caused a run on red chrysanthemums and 

 carnations which made prices ascend. 



S. J. Goddard is having good success 

 again with Helen Goddard carnation. His 

 variegated seedling, Priscilla, is promis- 

 ing, as are a white sport from Fair Maid 

 and a fine dark pink variety. 



William Nicholson, as usual, has some 

 fine Pennsylvania chrysanthemums, which 

 variety he always grows well,, also Na- 

 goya, Appleton, Yellow Eaton and other 

 sorts 



"Welch Bros, are handling superb 

 Beauty roses from Carl Jurgens, New- 

 port, B. I. Their valley from this grow- 

 er also is fine. . , ',. ^ 



"W. W. Edgar is still on the sick list. 

 His vases of Bonnaffon and Duckham 



Design Adopted by the Elks of Auburn, N. Y. 



chrysanthemums at the show were well 

 grown and netted him $70. 



H. H. Barrows & Son report an active 

 "demand for nephrolepis, the varieties 

 Bostoniensis and Whitmani being in most 

 request. 



E. T. McGorum is cutting some excel- 

 lent Bride and Bridesmaid roses, some 

 of which were staged at the show. 



E. J. Shaylor has recently secured some 

 more choice, new peonies from Europe 

 and means to keep his collection in the 

 front rank. "W. N. Craig. 



NEW YORK. 



The Market. 



The market was overloaded with stock 

 and demand was dull last week, but after 

 aU, history is only repeating itself. It 

 is always a flood in chrysanthemum time. 

 This year it is a torrent and as a natural 

 result of swollen stream, prices have been 

 wrecked and grand flowers that last 

 year sold at $4 to $5 a dozen actually 

 have been cleared as low as $2. And 

 so it has been through every grade of 

 this wonderful flower, until for the lower 

 strata there is no price at all. But if 

 wonderful exhibitions and glorious retail 

 windows and wedding and dinner decora- 

 tions have any effect the profuse ship- 

 ments have not been in vain. 



Boses suffered as well as mums. Few 

 Beauties went above 20 cents and 15 

 cents would be a fairer quotation. Bride, 

 Maid, Chatenay and Bichmond a-- joined 

 the procession of retrograding values and 

 with $4 per hundred as top for a small 

 selection, the cleaning up process would 

 often include in its sweep roses of every 

 grade and $10 per thousand looked good 



to some before the week was over. So 

 was it with carnations and valley and 

 violets and, in fact, everything. 



The weather continues periect; too 

 fine so far for trade. We need a killing 

 frost. The suburbs are demonstrating 

 Mr. "Vincent's faith in the value and 

 beauty of the pompon. Few gardens in 

 and around New York are without them. 



Monday's prices showed no improve- 

 ment over last week. Shipments are 

 enormous; the wholesale houses are full. 

 November weddings, operas, society fea- 

 tures innumerable, do not seem to make 

 any impression on the supply, and there 

 is not five per cent of inferior stock to be 

 seen anywhere. 



A )-ear ago almost similar conditions 

 prevailed, but the weather was clear and 

 cold, orchid prices were hardening and 

 retailers were making special arrange- 

 ments for Thanksgiving. 



QubMeetin£. * 



It was ladies' night November 11 at 

 the New York Florists ' Club and the fair 

 sex were as numerous as the members. 

 About 100 celebrated the final dual gath- 

 ering of the year. President Totty was 

 in the chair. E. G. Hill was a visitor 

 and gave an eloquent address, especially 

 emphasizing the importance of the great 

 national flower show of 1908, and urging 

 New York to do its utmost to interest 

 the east in its success. Mr. Hill had fine 

 exhibits of Bhea Beid and Princess roses. 

 Of the former 40,000 he says are already 

 sold. It won the premium at Chicago as 

 the best new rose and the silver cup at 

 Washington. Princess won the silver cup 

 at Chicago as the best new rose never 

 before exhibited. Both received the club's 

 preliminary certificates, the former with 



