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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



Mat 21, 1908. 



New Easter Lily 



FORMOSA Lilium Longiflorum Originator's Stock 



A decided improvement over any previous type of Japanese Easter Lily, having proven to be free from disease. 

 During the past season we imported a limited quantity of these bulbs as an experiment, and distributed them among 

 aome of the largest Lily growers in this country. They were all very well pleased with it. One party to whom we sold 

 1500 had 1500 good plants when his house was examined before Easter. They were coming into bud splendidly, and 

 showed not the slightest sign of disease. 



The height of this Lily, with average culture, is a little taller than the Multiflorum, being from 3 to 3)4 feet. 6-8 

 inch bulbs produce about 3 to 4 blooms. 7-9 inch bulbs produce about 4 to 6 blooms. 9-10 inch bulbs produce about 

 6 to 8 blooms. The variety itself makes an especially good one for the Lily grower to handle, because it may be potted 

 about the middle of August or beginning of September, which will allow the grower to handle it in all the different 

 temperatures that he desires, without extreme forcing. 



One Lily grower gave us his opinion as follows: "I have been growing Lilies in very large quantities for years, 

 but must admit that the * Formosa Lilium Longiflorum ' that you supplied me is the best that I have ever handled." 

 This party has already booked his order with us for a very large number for next year's delivery See illustration of 

 £mil Lieker's house of Formosa Lilies. 



The Formosa Lilium Longiflorum is also reported as desirable for Christmas forcing; it can be had in flower just 

 as easily, in fact it is more certain to be than Lilium Harrisii. 



READY IN AUGUST 



Per 100 Per 1000 



n-,!^-fc^ ( 8-8 in. bulbs, 400 bulbs per case $4.«5 $40.00 



HllPIIQ ^ 7-9 in. bulbs, 800 bulbs per case 8.00 75.00 



IIIUUO (9-10 in. bulbs, eOO bulbs per case 11.00 106.00 



Original Strain Procurable from 



HENRY F. MICHELL CO., Seedsmen, 



Dir(ct Importers if Hiihest Qaality Bulbs : 



Market St., above 1 0th, Philadelphia, Pa. 



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Bayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia, is in 

 the city this week, calling on the local 

 trade. . 



D. Augspurger, of Peoria, 111., was a 

 caller last week, disposing of some of his 

 surplus stock to the local trade. 



Frank Weber, of H. J. Weber & Son 's 

 Nursery Co., is at work rounding up our 

 local nurserymen to attend the annual 

 convention of the American Association 

 of Nurserymen, which will be hel(J at 

 Milwaukee, June 10 to 12. A good dele- 

 gation from here is promised. 



Emil Schray, executor of the estate of 

 William Schray, deceased, has posted a 

 notice to all interested in the estate that 

 he will make final settlement thereof at 

 the next term of the probate court at 

 the courthouse, St. Louis, the first Mon- 

 day of June next. 



Decoration day exercises in St. Louis 

 this year will include throwing flowers 

 upon the river in honor of the sailors 

 who have been buried* at sea. This 

 should make an extra demand for stock 

 on that day. 



J. F. Ammann, of Edwardsville ; A. 

 S. Halstead, of Belleville, and Henry Jo- 

 hann, of Collinsville, spent Thursday in 

 the city an^ attended the club meeting in 

 tlic afternoon. Mr. Ammann reports that 

 he has bought out the retail store of 

 Mrs. Dietschy, at Alton, HI., and runs 

 the place with Mrs. Dietschy in charge. 

 Mr. Halstead reports a fairly good trade 

 this month in plants and cut flowers. 

 Mr. Johann also had a good word for 

 his business, only that the planting out 

 season has been a little backward, owing 

 to too much rain. 



Walter Retzer, of the St. Louis Seed 

 Co.. reports that during the free seed dis- 

 tribution day for school children 16,000 



children were given seeds. At the club 

 meeting Thursday afternoon someone ask- 

 ed Mr. Retzer, "How do you find busi- 

 ness?" His answer was, "By adver- 

 tising for it." 



Phil C. Scanlan, park commissioner, 

 who was married May 12, left on a honey- 

 moon trip through the east. While away 

 he will visit the different parks in the 

 big cities. During his absence George 

 Ostertag will be acting park commis- 

 sioner. 



A. Mirring, florist at East St. Louis, 

 lost 500 feet of glass by hail during 

 the storm of Sunday, May 10, which also 

 caused considerable damage to plants. 



Pierre Schneider, manager for the Oak- 

 land Floral Co., Kirkwood, has resigned 

 his position, the resignation to take ef- 

 fect July 1. He reports that he had 

 half a house of sweet peas, 430 square 

 feet, from which he cut 67,000 blooms, 

 netting him 71 cents per foot. His 

 Enchantress netted him 5 cents, and Law- 

 sou and Lady Bountiful 3 cents for the 

 season. After July he will be married 

 and take a trip to Europe. On his re- 

 turn he will build a place of his own in 

 South St. Louis, near the Jefferson bar- 

 racks. 



The Horticultural Society did quite a 

 lot of work at the flower booth at Forest 

 Park Highlands Summer Garden for the 

 charity carnival, held May 16. The booth 

 netted a handsome profit to the carnival. 

 The donations came from the store men 

 and wholesalers. As stock was. plenti- 

 ful, an abundance of stock was obtained 

 and the prices realized would njake some 

 of our retailers quiver. J. J. B. 



a huge floral tablet for the opening 

 of the new Third National Bank. It 

 stood six feet high and required 1,000 

 white carnations, Richmond and Bride 

 roses, pink and white peonies, and sweet 

 peas. On the tablet was inscribed the 

 donor's idea of what the bank's growth 

 would be in the next hundred years. 



The Bentzen Floral Co. recently made 



BOSTON. 



The Market 



Conditions show little improvement in 

 cut flower circles. Demand is light and 

 no particular change for the better is 

 likely until Memorial week, at which time 

 there promises to be a record-breaking 

 business. Roses are much too abundant 

 for the market's needs, and sell at low 

 prices. Carnations are in much the same 

 condition. A slight betterment is, how- 

 ever, noted this week, owing to the com- 

 ing of Memorial day. The quality re- 

 mains good. Violets are at last finished 

 and sweet peas are less plentiful than 

 they were. There is a good supply of 

 gladioli. Of the nanus section, the vari- 

 eties Peach Blossom and Blushing Bride 

 are mostly in evidence. 



Bulbous stock from outdoors is less 

 abundant. Of Narcissus poeticus there 

 is a heavy supply, however. Lily of the 

 valley from outdoors is not yet in sea- 

 son. It promises to be right for Me- 

 morial day. Lilies and callas are plen- 

 tiful and in little demand. 



A good call for bedding plants is 

 starting and specialists in this line are 

 getting busy. Next week promises to 

 see business lively and an active call for 

 both potted plants and cut flowers. Col- 

 ored flowers, particularly bright shades. 



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