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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 





THE FLORISTS SUPPLY HOUSE OF AMERICA 



A GOOD SUGGESTION 



Of course you want to know how to make money. There are hungry mouths to fill and coal bills to 

 pay this wintry weather. We can help you. Get a plentiful supply of our Baskets in half a dozen styles. 

 Don't put them all away, but make up a few in your best style, keep them where your customers can see 

 them. You will be surprised how quickly your short-stemmed flowers will be turned into coin. 



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A pretty gift for ST. VALENTINE'S DAY is easily arranged when you have our HEART- 

 SHAPED BOXES. They come in four colors. ORDER NOW. 

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Send for our catalogue, it is beautiful and complete. It is free. 



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Why you should place your orders with us. You save 

 time and money. We have 41 more shippers to our list 



HOW.'ABOUT SOME EXTRA FINE DOUBLE POINSETTIAS ? $35.00 PERilOOJ 



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J. J. HARTY & CO., 



1213 O ST., 

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Washington, D. C. 



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Ballantyne, of Tarrytown, Anton Sehul- 

 theis, of College Point, and Peter Duflf, 

 of Orange, were the society's judges. 



J. Dann & Son, of Westfield, N. Y., in 

 addition to local retail trade, do consid- 

 erable shipping. This is carried on by 

 means of a steady advertisement and by 

 sending out stock as described. 



Samuel A. Woodrow is back from an- 

 other successful trip through New Eng- 

 land. His sales of ferns and palms 

 have been most encouraging and the dis- 

 play he makes at 53 West Thirtieth 

 street is always up-to-date. 



J. Austin Shaw. 



Mount Ephraim, N. J. — Archie 

 Browning recently completed two new 

 hothouses, one about 20x50 and the other 

 about 30x100, for the production of win- 

 ter radishes, and he is about to start 

 the building of one more 30x100 house. 

 Besides these, he has a large hothouse 

 which he erected more than a year ago. 

 He has a hot water heating system. 



Without the Eeview I should be 

 obliged to go out of business, as I find it 

 is the key to a successful trade. — Frkd 

 N. Bask, Kutztown, Pa. 



I HAVE found the Beview to be the 

 best florists ' friend. I consider an hour 's 

 reading of it an hour well spent. — Lu- 

 THEE Maynabd, Knoxville, Tenn. 



BOSTON. 



The Market. 



The cold wave which struck us Janu- 

 ary 29 and which, with occasional mild 

 spells sandwiched in for variety, seems 

 inclined to stay, has completely demor- 

 alized the trade in cut flowers. With 

 zero temperatures and a keen wind blow- 

 ing customers are lacking at the stores 

 and the wholesale demand has suffered 

 severely, the market being in a poorer 

 condition than for many weeks. Eoses, 

 which hitherto have sold well, have suf- 

 fered with other flowers, especially in 

 the case of Bride and Maid. Killamey 

 and Bichmond have sold rather better 

 than other varieties. Carnations are in 

 heavy oversupply and many have had to 

 be cleared at low prices. First-class 

 flowers have made fairly satisfactory 

 prices, but the demand has been un- 

 equal to the supply. Single violets have 

 shortened up considerably, owing to the 

 cold weather. These and doubles are 

 little changed in price. 



Bulbous stock is almost a glut once 

 more. Double Von Sion, Golden Spur, 

 princeps and ornatus are the leading 

 narcissi, while several tulips in addi- 

 tion to La Reine are arriving. 



Sweet peas, callas, lilies, mignonette, 

 valley and other flowers are more than 



ample for the lessened calls. Trade in 

 pot plants has suffered severely from 

 the severe weather. 



Park Street Market Exhibition. 



The schedule of prizes for the Park 

 Street market exhibition Saturday, Feb- 

 ruary 29, has been issued. The show 

 will be open from 11 to 4 o'clock, and 

 will undoubtedly attract a fine lot of 

 exhibits. Prizes offered are as follows: 



Roses, twenty-five blooms each of 

 American Beauty, pink, red, white and 

 any other colors, prizes $10 and $5 in 

 each class. A silver cup valued at $25 

 is offered for the best new rose, and 

 certificates of merit will be awarded any 

 specimens. 



For fifty blooms of carnations of each 

 color, crimson, dark pink, light pink, 

 scarlet, white and any other color, $5 

 and $3 is offered. For twenty-five 

 blooms of the same colors $3 and $2 will 

 be awarded. For 100 blooms in one 

 vase, not less than six varieties, a cup 

 valued at $15 and $7.50 is offered, and 

 for 100 blooms any new or standard va- 

 riety there will be a $25 cup for first 

 and $7.50 second. 



For fifty tulips prizes are $5 and $3, 

 and the same prizes are offered for fifty 

 narcissi. For collection of bulbous 

 stock, twenty-five of a variety, $12 and 

 $8 will be given. Prizes are also listed 



