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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



Dbcbmbbb 12, 1007. 



DETROIT. 



The Market. 



Indications all point to better busi- 

 ness than we had last week. People 

 seem to be getting a little more confi- 

 dence. The market remains well cleaned 

 up of all good stock. The few Beauties 

 on this market seldom go begging. 

 There is a good demand for roses, the 

 price ranging from 3 cents to 8 cents. 

 Chrysanthemums are a back number. 

 There are still a few to be seen, but 

 there is little or no call for them. Car- 

 nations meet with a good demand. 

 Green stock of all kinds is plentiful. 

 The first holly arrived in town Decem- 

 ber 9. 



Club Meeting. 



But a smaU percentage of the mem- 

 bers turned out for the meeting Decem- 

 ber 4. Probably they are still resting 

 up after the strenuous times of the 

 dance. T. G. Phillips was unanimously 

 elected a member. Mr. Phillips is en- 

 gaged in the landscape gardening busi- 

 ness in this city. 



Albert Pochelon, of the exhibition 

 committee, reported that the last club 

 show cost the club only about $30. The 

 expenses of the hall, lunch, printing, etc., 

 were just about met by the funds secured 

 through selling the exhibition flowers. 

 Several kicked about selling the flowers, 

 but there is no reason why they should, 

 as the grower is benefited by these local 

 shows just as much as the retail man. 

 One retail man showed a lot of mums 

 from his own greenhouses and bought 

 all his own stock back at a good price 

 and never said a word about it. This is 

 the right spirit. 



Herman Knope spoke about the Toledo 

 show. He made special note of Mr. 

 Bayer's fine lot of mums. He stated 

 that despite the fact that the florists 

 lost a little money, they were well 

 pleased and are already planning a more 

 elaborate show for next year. The out- 

 side growers did much toward making 

 the Toledo show a success. 



Several of our members are enthusias- 

 tic about a show in February. The idfea 

 is to have it one afternoon and even- 

 ing, devoting the afternoon to viewijjg 

 the exhibits and the reading ^f some 

 good papers, and in the evening have the 

 show open to an invited public. This 

 will be further discussed the evening of 

 the next meeting, December 18. 



A resolution was adopted to convey 

 the sympathy of the members to Mrs. 

 Hauswirth and a telegraph message dis- 

 patched. 



The outlook for Christmas was dis- 

 cussed. The members were bound to 

 take an optimistic view of the situation, 

 despite the fact that business at present 

 is not rushing. Some even thought busi- 

 ness would be ahead of last year, as 

 many people will buy a plant of flowers 

 instead of jewelry or other expensive 

 presents. Business seems to have picked 

 up the last few days and the writer is of 

 the opinion that we will have a good 

 Christmas. 



At the request of Wm. Dilger our 

 president gave a very amusing rehearsal 

 of his talk before the Twentieth Century 

 Club. Both he and the secretary seem to 

 have had quite a struggle with them- 

 selves to keep from running away. 



Various Notes. 



Fred Pantke is sending in some fine 

 rweet peas. He expects to have a good 



crop of red Mrs. Wirtz sweet peas for 

 Christmas. 



The Detroit Cut Flower Exchange is 

 handling some fine Brides and Maids. 

 H. S. 



BOSTON. 



The Market. 



Eecent wintry conditions have short- 

 ened supplies somewhat, but trade is not 

 so brisk as it might be. Chrysanthe- 

 mums are nearly over, although some 

 will be in evidence until Christmas. 

 Bonnaffon, Nonin, Maud Dean and Gold- 

 en Dome are the varieties mostly seen. 

 These sell quite well at present. Koses 

 are not in heavy crop, but are ample for 

 all requirements. Beauties are fine, 

 while no better Killarneys were ever seen 

 in the market. Brides and Maids now 

 have stems of something like winter 



"We take pleasure in saying the 

 readers of « 



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are quick to see the merits of a new 

 idea. Our advertisement of Sunlight 

 double-glass sash for hotbeds and cold- 

 frames has brought us inquiries from 

 florists all over the country and we 

 ahready have you to thank for many 

 sales of trial lots. We rely on the 

 merit of our sash to bring larger or- 

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December 5, 1907. 



length. There is no special change in 

 prices on roses. 



Carnations remain much the same. The 

 finest quality bring $4 per hundred, while 

 common grades bring as low as $1.50. 

 Enchantress, Rose-pink Enchantress, 

 Helen Goddard, Victory, Beacon, "White 

 Perfection and Winsor are all good, the 

 last named being, however, rather short- 

 stemmed. Violets are doing a little bet- 

 ter, quite a few making $1. There are 

 plenty of Paper "Whites and Roman hya- 

 cinths coming in and an abundance of 

 stevia. 



Lilies and callas are not abundant. 

 Some nice mignonette, bouvardia and 

 poinsettias are seen. There is a fair call 

 for green stock. The near approach of 

 Christmas is attested by quantities of 

 laurel and other wreaths and an abund- 

 ance of other evergreen decorative ma- 

 terial at the commission houses. The 

 flower markets do not handle much of 

 this trade. 



Horticultural Society. 



At a meeting of the board of trustees 

 December 7 the following, among other 

 new committees for 1908, were appoint- 

 ed: Prizes and Exhibitors — J. K. M. L. 

 Farquhar, chairman; General F. H. Ap- 

 pleton, "W. J. Stewart, Peter Fisher, "W. 

 N. Craig, Edward MacMulkin. Plants 

 and Flowers — T. D. Hatfield, chairman; 

 Duncan Finlayson, Thomas Roland, Emil 

 Johansson, Joseph Clark. Fruits — "Wil- 



frid "Wheeler, chairman; "William 

 Thatcher, Edward B. Wilder. Vegetables 

 — J. B. Shurtlefif, chairman; George D. 

 Moore, J. W. Duncan. Gardens — C. "W. 

 Parker, chairman; S. M. "Weld, J. H. 

 Bowditch, F. L. Olmsted, A. H. Fewkes, 

 "W. P. Rich, Julius Heurlin, Robert Cam- 

 eron, T. H. Westwood. Children's Ex- 

 hibits — Mrs. R. G. Shaw, chairman; Miss 

 Rose HoUingsworth, Mrs. E. M. Gill, 

 Miss Helen Callamore. 



A motion w^s unanimously adopted 

 recommending the appropriation of $50 

 for an affiliation fee with the Chrysan- 

 themum Society of America. The 

 finance committee approved the recom- 

 mendation. A motion was also carried, 

 to the effect that the schedule for 1909 

 be printed not later than May 1, 1908. 



Club Notes. 



A special electric car, kindly fur- 

 nished by S. J. Goddard, will leave Park 

 square at noon, December 14, to carry 

 club members and friends to the Fram- 

 ingham field day. J. T. Butterworth will 

 be first visited, next S. J. Goddard 's and 

 the afternoon will close at "William Nich- 

 olson 's, from which place the special car 

 will carry the party direct to Boston. A 

 large delegation is already assured. 



In lieu of holding ladies ' night Decem- 

 ber 17, as at first planned, this event has 

 been postponed. W. J. Stewart will read 

 a paper on "The Innocents Abroad" 

 and there will be other interesting fea- 

 tures. The exhibit tables promise to 

 be unusually attractive. 



The landscape gardening classes in 

 charge of B. K. Howard and Daniel A. 

 Clark are being well attended. Half a 

 dozen more students only can be accom- 

 modated. 



"Various Notes. 



"W. "W. Edgar remains in a critical con- 

 dition and his illness arouses much sym- 

 pathetic comment among his many 

 friends. Mr. Edgar's sons, Robert S. 

 and Frank, are doing yeoman work dur- 

 ing their father's illness, being ably 

 helped by H. H. Bartsch, their popular 

 salesman. 



The Haskell Seed and Implement Co. 

 has opened for business at 21 South 

 Market street, occupying the building re- 

 cently vacated by A. D. Bramer. Messrs. 

 L. B. Haskell and "Webster are members 

 of the firm, which will do a general 

 business in garden and farm seeds, im- 

 plements, etc. The location is a central 

 one, between the firms of Farquhar & 

 Co. and Schlegel & Pettier Co. 



Houghton & Clark are displaying some 

 fine specimen plants of Adiantum Far- 

 leyense. They have, as usual, a good 

 show of seasonable orchids. A large 

 bowl of orange calendulas last week was 

 quite effective. 



Galvin is showing some extra good 

 azaleas, Lorraine begonias and poinset- 

 tias. His orchid display is always in- 

 teresting, 



H. M. Robinson & Co. have received 

 large consignments of boxwood, holly, 

 laurel and other Christmas greens and 

 will need to work long days with a large 

 force until after the holidays. 



"Waban Conservatories are sending in 

 some splendid Killarney roses, with stems 

 two to three feet long. They hope to 

 have a heavy cut of all roses for Christ- 

 mas. 



H. E. Fiske & Co. are making a spe- 

 cialty of dwarfed Japanese evergreens, 

 of which they have a fine assortment, for 

 the holidays. "W. N. Craio. 



