March 5, 1908. 



The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



23 



United States Cut Flower Co. 



ELNIRA, N. Y. 



FROM GROWER TO RETAILER= 

 PRICE LIST. 



Per Dozen 



Beauties, 36 inch $5 00 



24 to 30 inch- $3.00 to 4.00 



18 to 20 " 2.00 to 3.00 



12 to 16 " -— 1.25 to 2.00 



Short ~ - 60 to 1.00 



Per 100 



Richmond, Special — — $12.00 



No. 1 --.- 8.00 



No. 2 - 6.00 



Short - - 4.00 



Brides and Maids, Special 10.00 



No. 1 - 8.00 



No. 2- 6.00 



Short- - 4.00 



Chatenay and Ivory, Special 12.00 



No. 1 - — - S.OO 



No. 2- — - 6.00 



Short- 4.00 



Carnations, Extra Fancy 



Fancy 



Select 



Ordinary ,.. 



it 



4( 



Callas .. 



Asparagus Plumosus 

 Sprengeri 



Smilax — 



Sweet Peas 

 Valley — 



.$0 



$1 



ZZ 3 



Bronze Galax 



Golden Spur - — — 



Paper Whites , ~ $2 



Roman Hyacinths 2 



Per 100 



$4.00 

 3.00 

 2.00 

 1.50 



Per Dozen 



$1.50 



Per Bunch 



,50 to $0.75 

 .50 



Per Dozen 



50 to $1.80 

 ,75 to 1.00 

 .00 to 4.00 



Per 1000 



$1.50 



Per 100 



$5.00 



.00 to 3.00 

 ,00 to 3.00 



We have an exceptionally fine supply of Carnations, let us have your orders 



ably the finest large vase of Killarney 

 ever put up, for the W. E. Doyle cup; 

 stems four feet in length and magnificent 

 flowers. He was also awarded a special 

 prize of a solid silver cup and a certif- 

 icate for excellence. Mr. Elliott also 

 won the market prize for twenty-five 

 pink roses, with Killarney, and the class 

 for twenty-five red roses, with Kichmond 

 of superb quality. The Waban Con- 

 servatories also showed Killarney of high 

 grade, also Richmonds. They were first 

 for twenty-five American Beauties. For 

 twenty-five white, Montrose Greenhouses 

 led with Bride; W. H. Elliott second 

 with the same variety. The same ex- 

 hibitors had excellent Bridesmaid. R. 

 T. McGorum showed good Bride and 

 Maid, W. H. Elliott, Safrano. From E. 

 G, Hill Co. came Rhea Reid, the new red 

 forcing rose, in good shape. The cup for 

 the best new rose to be disseminated in 

 1908 went to W. P. Craig for Mrs. Jar- 

 dine, which was well shown and much 

 admired. 



Carnations made a big showing, filling 

 several long tables. For fifty crimson, 

 E. Winkler won with Harry Fenn; S. 

 J. Goddard, second with Octoroon. For 

 dark pink, the last exhibitor led, with 

 fine Helen Goddard ; second, Peirce Bros., 

 with Lawson, For light pink, Goddard 

 again won, with Enchantress; Peter 

 Fisher second, with Winsor. The lat- 

 ter took first for scarlet, with splendid 

 Beacons; second, S. J. Goddard, with 

 Victory. White Perfection secured first 

 for 8. J. Goddard in whites; Patten 

 & Co., second, with the same variety. 

 There were ten entries in this class, all 

 of high quality. Leonard Cousins had 



the best striped, showing Variegated 

 Lawson. 



In the class calling for twenty-five 

 blooms of each color, the winners were: 

 Crimson, S. J. Goddard, with Fenn; Lit- 

 tlefield & Wyman, second, with Octoroon. 

 For dark pink, Littlefield & Wyman first, 

 with Lawson ; S. J. Goddard second, with 

 Helen Goddard. Light pink, C. S. Strout 

 first, with Enchantress; Littlefield & Wy- 

 man second, with the same variety. Scar- 

 let, S. J. Goddard first, with Victory; 

 Littlefield & Wyman second, with Robert 

 Craig. White, Patten & Co. first out of 

 nine entries, with White Perfection; S. 

 .1. Goddard second, with Lady Bountiful. 

 Variegated, Peirce Bros, first, with Mrs. 

 Patten; Backer & Co. second, with Mrs. 

 Patten. 



For 100 blooms one variety, Peter Fish- 

 er won the special cup with superb White 

 Perfection. For 100 blooms in a vase, 

 not less than six varieties, the silver cup 

 went to S. J. Goddard; Peirce Bros, sec- 

 ond. Both showed fine vases. For best 

 twenty-five blooms •of any new striped 

 variety, S. J. Goddard 's Priscilla won. 

 This promises to be heard from later. 

 New Hampshire College was second. 



Patten & Co. had the best vases of 

 unnamed seedlings, showing No. 5024, 

 crimson; No. 213, yellow, and No. 46205. 

 white, in fine shape. Backer & Co. and 

 New Hampshire College also made some 

 excellent exhibits in this class. 



For twenty-five Winsor, Peter Fisher 

 won, followed by S. J. Goddard. For 

 fifty Beacon, S. J. Goddard and C. S. 

 Strout won, with grand vases. The A. 

 H. Hews cup for fifty blooms each of six 

 varieties went to Peter Fisher. 



There were many interesting seedlings 



and novelties shown, apart from those 

 in competitive classes. H. W, Field had 

 a fine vase of President Seelye. F. R. 

 Pierson Co. showed Winsor in splendid 

 condition. H. A. .Tahn had Lloyd and 

 Jahn's Crimson. William Nicholson had 

 a superb vase of Afterglow, which stood 

 up splendidly. Paul Thomson showed 

 Neptune. H, W. Field had Viola Sin- 

 clair, a deep pink seedling. Fritz Bahr, 

 Highland Park, 111., sent a vase of 

 Lucille, but it arrived in a sleepy condi- 

 tion. Backer & Co., among other things, 

 had a fine white seedling. Andrew Chris- 

 tensen had a good commercial deep pink 

 variety. E. A. Wood had his new scar- 

 let. John Marshall, Newport, R. L, had 

 an excellent scarlet seedling, the only 

 one honored with a certificate of merit. 

 This variety also secured a silver medal 

 at Newport, February 25, and will, no 

 doubt, be further heard from. S. J. 

 Goddard had a nice vase of White Fair 

 Maid. 



For the best exhibit froni stall-hold- 

 ers in the Music Hall market, A. Batley 

 & Son were first and Littlefield & Wy- 

 man second, each showing carnations. 

 Mann Bros, were first for best display 

 of cut bulbous stock, with an excellent 

 assortment, also first for pot plants, their 

 lilacs, azaleas and amaryllis being good. 

 H. M. Robinson & Co. had the best val- 

 ley. They also showed gardenias and 

 Adiantum Farleyense. For twenty-five 

 mignonette, William Nicholson led with 

 splendid spikes; E. A. Wood/ second. For 

 100 pansies, W. C. Ward w^ first among 

 several competitors. R. D.^KiJ^ball had 

 the best antirrhinum, and F. T. White, 

 excellent Lilium speciosum. 



There was a grand show of violets. 



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