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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



Mat 14, 1908. 



i^: ' BOSTON. 



The Market 



Business remains poor. It is many 

 years since there was such a glut of 

 flowers at this season. All seem to 

 suffer alike. While the grower of the 

 best grades secures a sale, prices are 

 far from satisfactory, and for the poorer 

 quality flowers no reasonable offer is 

 refused. The restrictions recently placed 

 on street fakers have not mended mat- 

 ters. These have always proved a bless- 

 ing when the market has been heavily 

 supplied and the removal of a portion 

 of this support even is regrettable. Roses 

 are abundant and the continuance of cool 

 weather keeps the quality excellent. Prices 

 are, however, low. The same is to be 

 said of carnations, which remain of 

 splendid quality. A few double violets 

 still arrive, but they now cut little figure. 

 Sweet peas are in heavy supply. The 

 finest sell at fairly good prices. Gladi- 

 oli, both of the Colvillei and large flow- 

 ered hybrids, are abundant. 



Liliums are plentiful, and for lily of 

 the valley calls are slight. Stocks of 

 various colors, cornflowers, antirrhinums 

 and marguerites are all abundant but 

 selling poorly. 



Prospects for Memorial day trade are 

 good. In spite of the prevalent depres- 

 sion, the volume of business is not ex- 

 pected to fall far behind that of 1907. 



Exhibition. 



The show at Horticultural hall, May 

 9 and 10, while perhaps less extensive 

 than usual, owing to the cold and back- 

 ward season, contained some excellent 

 exhibits. The herbaceous calceolarias 

 from James Crosbie were splendid. He 

 had a dozen plants averaging a yard in 

 diameter and secured both first and sec- 

 ond prizes for same. W. Whitman, M. 

 Sullivan gardener, had the best half 

 dozen show and fancy pelargoniums. The 

 same exhibiter had some nice zonals and 

 was first for twelve pans of late flower- 

 ing tulips, as also for forty-eight blooms 

 tulips not less than twelve varieties. 



W. N. Craig was first for fifty vases 

 of narcissi; W. Whitman, second. Mrs. 

 A. W. Blake, J. L. Smith gardener, was 

 first and third for forty-eight pansies; 

 Mrs. E. M. Gill, second. B. & J. Far- 

 quhar & Co. had an extensive collec- 

 tion of named single tulips. W. W. 

 Bawson Co. had a small table of tulips 

 and narcissi. Mi:s. £. M. Gill had a 

 good general display. James Cartwright, 

 gardener to J. B. Leeson, had some good 

 orchids, including a well-flowered .brides 

 Lobbii. J. T. Butterworth had some 

 excellent lily of the valley in pots, also 

 a fine form of Cattleya Mossise with extra 

 large flowers, named Mrs. J. T. Butter- 

 worth, awarded a first-class certificate. 



Harvard Botanical Gardens, Bobert 

 Cameron gardener, had a large table of 

 spring flowers, including some seventy- 

 five varieties of narcissi. W. S. Spauld- 

 ing, F. E. Cole gardener, had a large 

 table of antirrhinums, roses, carnations 

 and other seasonable flowers. W. N. Craig 

 had a large vase of Phlox Miss Lingard 

 and tulips. Mrs. F. Ayer, George Page 

 gardener, had a fine lot of Spanish iris. 



Variotss Notes. 



T. D. Hatfield, of Wellesley, who has 

 been suffering from rheumatic fever in 

 the Natick hospital for a month, is able 

 to be around again. 



J. T. Butterworth is having a big 



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 he disposed of several hundred 6-inch 

 pots. 



Thomas Pegler and W. B. Goodenow 

 are still bringing in double violets of 

 fair quality and have each had a suc- 

 cessful season with them. 



The rhododendron show scheduled for 

 June 6 and 7 will probably have to 

 be postponed if present climatic con- 

 ditions continue. There promises to be 

 a glorious show of these popular flowers 

 this year. 



The herbaceous and bulb borders at 

 Harvard Botanical Gardens are a great 

 attraction to numerous visitors at pres- 

 ent. Included are over 100 varieties 

 of narcissi and many other unique bulb- 

 ous plants. 



Do not forget the club meeting May 

 19 and hear what F. E. Palmer has 

 to say on the art of selling. The man 

 who can sell his produce these days 



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 exhibits and other interesting features 

 and a big attendance is certain. 



J. F. Flood & Co., of Dedham, have 

 this year increased their acreage devoted 

 to hardy plants and have 30,000 phloxes 

 and 6,000 peonies, which are their two 

 specialties. 



War against the brown tail and gypsy 

 moths is now on in earnest throughout 

 the state and a whole army of men are 

 being employed at the work. Much good 

 is also expected from the many thou- 

 sands of artificially raised parasites soon 

 to be liberated. 



Sabin Bolton, of North Easton, fell 

 from his horse May 6 and broke hid 

 collar bone. We are pleased to report 

 him as convalescing nicely. 



Welch Bros, are anticipating a heavy 

 Memorial day trade. They report busi- 

 ness fairly good but prices low. 



Wheeler & Co., of Waban, have a grand 



