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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Deckmber 12, 1007. 



DETROIT. 



The Market. 



Indications ail ]ii)int to better busi- 

 ness than we iuui Jast week. I'diple 

 seem to lie <:ottiii;j; a little nutre confi 

 deuce. The market leniains well cleaned 

 up of all good stock. The few Beauties 

 on this market seldom go begging. 

 There is a good ilemaud for ro.ses, the 

 price ranging from 3 cents to 8 cents. 

 Chrysanthemums are a back mimbei-. 

 Tlier(> 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 jdcntiful. 

 The first holly arrived in town Decem- 

 ber ;t. 



Club Meeting. 



But a small percentage of the mem- 

 bers turned out for the nu^eting Decem- 

 ber ■]. Probably they are stiil resting 

 up after the strenuous times of the 

 dance. T. (i. Phillips wa'< unanimously 

 electe«J a member. Mr. J'hillijis i.s en- 

 gaged \in the landscajie gardening busi- 

 ness iiwtltis city. 



Albert I'ochelon. of the exhibition 

 conunittee. rejiorted that the last chib 

 show cost the club only about .f-'iO. The 

 expenses of the hall, luueh, jjriutiug, etc.. 

 were just about met by the funds secured 

 through selling the exhibition tlowers. 

 Several kicked about selling the tlowers, 

 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 Knojie spoke about the Toledo 

 show. He maile special note of .Mr. 

 Bayer's fine lot of mums. He state<l 

 that despite the fact that the florists 

 lost a little money, they were well 

 pleased and are already ])!anning 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 idea 

 is to have it one afternoon and even- 

 ing, devoting the afternoon to viewing 

 the exhibits and the reading of some 

 good papers, and in the evening have the 

 show ojien to an invited public. This 

 will be further discussed the evening of 

 the next meeting. I)ecend)er 1^. 



A resolution was adoiited to convey 

 the synijiathy of the members to Mrs. 

 Hauswirth and a telegrajih message dis 

 patched. 



The outlook for Christinas w;is dis- 

 cussed. The members were botmd to 

 take an optimi-~lic view of the situation. 

 despite the fa^t that business at i)re«;ent 

 is not milling. Some ( ven tlnuiglit busi- 

 ness Would lie ahf.Kl of last year, as 

 many jiei.pjr will buy a plant of tlowers 

 instead ol' jewcliy or other expensive 

 presents. Busines-; seems to have picked 

 up the last few days and the writer is of 

 the opinion that \ve will ha\e 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 t<i 

 have had quite a struggle with them- 

 selves to keep from running away. 



Various Notes. 



Fred Pantke is sending in some fine 

 eweet peas. He expects to have a good 



crop of red Mrs. Wirtz sweet peas for 

 Christnias. 



The Hetroit Cut Plower l']x(diange is 

 handling some line lirides and Maids. 

 H. S. 



BOSTON. 



The Market. 



Kecent wintry conditions have short- 

 ened suitplies somewhat, but trade is not 

 so brisk as it might be. Chrysanthe- 

 mums are nearly over, although some 

 will be in evidence until Christmas. 

 Bonnafl'on, Xonin, Maud Dean and tiold- 

 en Dome are the varieties mostly seen. 

 These sell (|uite well at ]n'esent. looses 

 are not in heavy croj), but are ample for 

 all requirements. l^eauties are fine, 

 while no better Killarneys were ever seen 

 in the market. Brides and Maids now 

 have stems of something like winter 



Wc take pleasure in saying the 

 readers of 



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 

 already have you to thank for many 

 sales of trial lots. We rely on the 

 merit of our sash to bring larger or- 

 ders next year. 



SUNLIGHT DOUBLE-GLASS 

 SASH CO. 



Louisville, Ky. 



December 5, 1907. 



length. There is no s])ecial change in 

 jirices on roses. 



Carnations remain much the same. The 

 finest quality bring $4 per hundred, while 

 common grades bring as low as $1.,^(). 

 l-'n(diantress, Rose-pink Knchantress, 

 Helen (ioddard, A'ictory, Beacon, White 

 Perfection and Winsor are all good, the 

 last named being, however, rather short- 

 stemmed. A'iolets are doing a littl(> bet- 

 tir. quiti^ .•! few making $1. There aie 

 jileiity of Paper Whit(>s and Poman hya- 

 cinths coiinng in ami an abundance of 

 stevia. 



Lilies and eallas are not .abumlant. 

 Some inie mignonette, bouvarilia and 

 [loinsettias ;n-e svcn. TIk^I'o is a fair call 

 for yieeii stock. The near appro.ach of 

 • hristnia'^ is attesteii b\- (juantifies of 

 laui'el and other wreaths ;iiid ;iri abiunl- 

 aiiee of (iiher excrgreen decor.ative ina- 

 teiial at the <nnimissioii houses. The 

 tlowcr markets do imt handle nun-h ot' 

 this trado. 



Horticultural Society. 



At a meeting of the boaid of trustees 

 December 7 the f(dlowing, among other 

 new conunittees for lOOS, were appoint- 

 ed: Prizes and ivxhibitois — .1. a. M. P. 

 I'ai(jidiar. cliairman; (ieneifil F. H. Ap- 

 pleton. ^\'. .r. Stewait. Peter I'isher. W. 

 N. Craig. Edward .MacMulkiii. Plants 

 and Flowers — T. I>. Hatti(<d, chairman: 

 Duncan Finlayson. Thomas b'ldand, Kmil 

 •Tohansson, .Toseph Clark. Fruits — Wil- 



frid Wheeler, chairman; William 

 Thatcher, Edward B. Wilder. Vegetables 

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

 Moore, J. W. Duncan. Gar.lens— C. W. 

 I'arker, chairman; S. IM. Weld, J. H. 

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

 W. P. Kich, Julius Heurlin, Robert Cam- 

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

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

 b'ose Hollingsworth, Mrs. E. ^I. Gill, 

 .Miss Helen Callamorc. 



A motion was unanimously adopted 

 recommending the apju'opriation of $50 

 for an afliliation fee with the Chrysan- 

 themum Society of America. The 

 linance committee ai)proved the recom- 

 mendation. A motion was also carried, 

 to the effect that the schedule for 1909 

 be printed not later than May 1, 190S. 



Club Notes. 



A special electric car, kindl.y fur- 

 nished by S. J. Goddard, will leave Park 

 square at noon,' December 14, to carry 

 club members and friends to the I'ram- 

 ingham field day. J. T. Butterworth will 

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

 the afternoon will close at W'illiam 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 hokling ladies' night Decem- 

 ber 17, as at first planned, this event has 

 been post]ioned. W. J. Stewart will read 

 a jiaper on "The Innocents Abroad" 

 and there will be other interesting fea- 

 tures. The exhibit tables promise to 

 be unusually attractive. 



The lamlscaiie gardening classes in 

 charge of B. K. Howard and Daniel A. 

 Clark are being well attended. Half a 

 ilozen more students only can be accom- 

 modated. 



Various Notes. 



W. W. Edgar remains in a critical con- 

 dition and his illness arouses much sym- 

 ]>athetic comment among his numy 

 friends. j\Ir. Edgar's sons, Robert S. 

 and Frank, are doing yeoman work dur- 

 ing their father's illness, being ably 

 helped by H. II. 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. Branier. Messrs. 

 L. B. Haskell and Webster are members 

 of the firm, which will do a general 

 business in garden and farm seeds, im- 

 ]>lements, etc. The location is a central 

 one, between the firms of Farquhar & 

 Co. and Schlegel & Fottler Co. 



Houghton & Clark are displaying some 

 fine s|)eeimen plants of Adiantum Far- 

 leyense. They have, as usual, <a good 

 show of seasonalile orchids. A large 

 bowl of orange calendulas last week was 

 quite effective. 



(ialvin is showing some extra good 

 azaleas. T^orraine l)e^onias and poinset 

 tias. His ori-hid display is always in- 

 teresting. 



H. M. Roliinson Sc 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 holidavs. W^ N. Ciiai.;. 



