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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



Mat 21, 1908. 



er observance than usual this year, if 

 advance orders to the supply men for 

 wreaths and other designs, in metal and 

 preserved leaves, are an indication. All 

 'the supply houses have been -working 

 overtime and claim to be behind with 

 their orders, while shipments continue 

 daily to every part of the country. 



The busy times at the seed houses con- 

 tinue. There seems to be no end to the 

 planting season and the stores are crowd- 

 ed. The same cheerful condition pre- 

 vails at all the auction rooms and the 

 amount of sales through these mediums 

 has been enormous. The auctions will 

 continue far into June and special sales 

 next week at all of them will be made 

 of stock serviceable for Decoration day. 



As to the cut flower market, nothing 

 can be added to last week's report and 

 the same prices hold, with little prospect 

 of change for the better before May 30. 



Carnations held fairly well at a slight 

 advance the early part of last week, but 

 toward the end they joined the rose pro- 

 cession, which was on its way to Brook- 

 lyn by the wagon-loads. All stock is 

 exceptionally good and shipments con- 

 tinue excessive. 



Now that the seaside resorts are open, 

 the outlet through the street merchants 

 will decrease, these gentry going into 

 fruit and other lines at the resorts. 



Orchids and valley feel the benefit of 

 the spring wedding demand. The im- 

 provement will hold for several weeks 

 at any rate. 



Horticultural Society Show. 



Those who visited the exhibition of 

 the Horticultural Society last week were 

 amply repaid for the journey. The an- 

 nual meeting was held May 13, Wednes- 

 day, in the Museum building. Six new 

 members were added to the council: F. 

 R. Pierson, F. L. Atkins, Ed. Roehrs, 

 Joseph A. Manda, E. S. Miller and C. B. 

 Weathered. The rest of the old officers 

 were reelected. Dr. B, T. Galloway, of 

 Washington, gave an interesting illus- 

 trated lecture on violets. The attend- 

 ance was larger than usual, the splendid 

 orchid exhibit drawing many strangers, 

 while the number of horticulturists was 

 far above the usual average. 



J. T. Butterworth, of Boston, was 

 awarded the gold medal for his speci- 

 men Cattleya Mossise, named in honor 

 of his wife, and a grand plant, carrying 

 over twenty splendid flowers. 



Silver medals were given Julius Roehrs 

 Co., Lager & Hurrell and C. G. Roebling. 

 Bronze medals were awarded to Joseph 

 A. Manda, Siebrecht & Son and W. A. 

 Manda. 



The other orchid exhibitors included 

 Dr. Kitchen, Siebrecht & Son, Clement 

 Moore, Ordonez Bros, and others. The 

 latter showed five fine plants of Cattleya 

 Trianse, only six months established and 

 showing ten new growths ready to bloom. 



Weinberg's exhibit of cacti included 

 over 300 varieties. Other exhibits were: 

 W. McCallum, flowering trees and 

 shrubs ; Siebrecht & Son, stove and green- 

 house plants and roses ; Frank H. Presby, 

 dwarf Alpine iris; Julius Roehrs Co., 

 Rose Newport Fairy; F. R. Pierson Co., 

 seventy-six varieties of flowering shrubs, 

 and a plant of the Superbissima fern, 

 a table of narcissi and peonies. Wild 

 flowers, outdoor bulbous plants and vege- 

 tables also were shown. 



Altogether the exhibition was one of 

 the best in the records of the society and 

 augurs hopefully for the American Rose 

 Society show in June. Benjamin Ham- 

 mond grows more and more poetical and 



Dreer's Hardy Pot Grown Climbers 



FOR MAY AND JUNE PLANTING 



There is always a strong demand for Hardy Climbers at this season of the year, when It is not 

 satisfactory to move field grown stock. In anticipation of this we have prepared the following 

 varieties in pots. They are in prime condition to plant throughout the months of May and June: 



AKKBIA QUINATA- 



per 100. 



4-inch pots, $1.25 per dozen; $8.00 per 100. 5-inch pots, $2.00 per dozen; $16.0(^ 



AMPKLOPSIS quINquSrOUA— Virginia Creeper. Extra heavy plants in 5-lnch pots, $1.25 per 



dozen: $8.00 per 100. 



ARISTOLOCHIA 8XPHO— Dutchman's Pipe Vine. Extra heavy plants, 6-inch pots, $4.00 per 

 dozen; $90.00 per 100. 



BI6NONIA GRANDirLORA— Trumpet Creeper. Strong plants, 5-inch pots, $3.00 per dozen; 

 $20.00 per 100. 



CLKMATI8, LARGK FLOWKRING HTBRID8, as under: Duchess of Edinburgh, double white: 

 Fairy Queen, pale flesh, pink bar; Henryi, large single white; Jackmani, the popular purple,' 

 Jackmani Superba, rich royal purple: Lilacina Floribunda, pale blue; M. Koster, bright rosy 

 carmine; Mme. Baron Veillard, light rose shaded lilac; Miss Bateman, white with chocolate 

 anthers; The Gem, deep lavender blue; The President, bright bluish purple; Ville de Lyon, bright 

 carmine red. 



All the above in strong 2-year-old plants in 6-inch pots, $3.00 per dozen; $20.00 per 100. 



MISCBIXANKOUB CUBVATIS— Paniculata, 4-inch pots, $2.00 per dozen; $15.00 per 100. Coccinea,. 

 4-inch pots, $l.i'> per dozen; $10.00 per 100. Crispa, 5-inch pots, $1.50 per dozen: $12.00 per 100. 

 Flammula. 3-inch pots, $1.00 per dozen; $7.00 per 100. Integrifolia Durandi, 5-inch pots, $5,00 per 

 dozen; $40.00 per 100. Virginiana, 4-inch pots, $1.25 per dozen; $10.00 per 100. Montana Grandi- 

 flora, 4-inch pots, $3.00 per dozen: $20.00 per 100. 



HONKTSDCKILKS-Halleana (Hall's Monthly), 4-inch pots, $1.00 per dozen; $7.00 per 100. Ever- 

 green. 4-iiich pots, $1.00 per dozen; $7.00 per 100. Variegated, 4-inch pots, $1.00 per dozen; $7.00- 

 per 100. Variegated, 6-inch pots, $2.00 per dozen; $15 00 per 100. 



HARDT TBIXOW JASMINK NUOXFL,ORUM-6-inch pots, $2.50 per dozen; $15.00 per 100. 



HUMUL.US LUPULUS— The common hop vine. 4-inch pots, $1.00 per dozen; $8 00 per 100. 



CXXABTRUS SCANDKNS— Bitter Sweet, 6-inch pots, $2.50 per dozen; $15.00 per 100. 



CUlfBINO AND TRAIONG R08E8- 



Crlmson Rambler 6-incb pots $20.00 per lOO 



Philadelphia Rambler 6 



Trier, the New White Rambler 4 



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Prairie Queen 6 



English Sweet Briar or Eglantine 5 



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Hybrid " Lord Penzance 6 



Lady Penzance 6 



Anne of Gierstein , 6 



" " Brenda 6 



Wichuraiana Hybrid, Evergreen Gem 6 



PinkRoamer , 5 



South Orange Perfection 6 



Universal Favorite 6 



The Dawson 6 



Persian Yellow 6 



Gloire de Dijon » 6 



W. A. Richardson 6 



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Our order department is in position to serve you promptly with any of the above that you 

 may require. 



HENRY A. DREER, 



714 Chestnut 

 Street, 



Philadelphia, Pa. 



enthusiastic concerning it every week. 

 If Mr. Hammond can manage to have 

 the rose show on a Saturday and Sun- 

 day, I will guarantee him an attendance 

 of 100,000. Dr. Britton tells me there is 

 no limit to the crowds on these days 

 and here is an educational opportunity 

 that should be taken advantage of if 

 possible. The date so far is indefinite, 

 the middle or last week in June. Better 

 make it June 20 or 27 and keep it open 

 Sunday. If you do, you will have an 

 audience worth while catering to. It's 

 the only hope for crowded recognition. 



Varioui Notes. 



The contemplated combination of rose 

 and carnation growers into one grand 

 syndicate that would revolutionize the 

 wholesale business is still in embryo, 

 wherever that is, and the position of 

 manager remains unfilled. 



Next Wednesday, May 27, is ladies' 

 night at the Florists' Club's rooms, in 

 the Grand Opera House building. This 

 night has been specially set aside for 

 the ladies and there will be no business 

 of any kind. A splendid musical enter- 

 tainment, a collation and dancing ought 

 to bring out a record crowd. To ensure 

 its success, write W. Rickards, 37 East 

 Nineteenth street, at once how many la- 

 dies you will bring, and be there, rain 

 or shine. The outing committee hopes 



to distribute its program that evening.. 

 In advertising and prizes it will beat the- 

 splendid record of 1907. If any mem- 

 ber of the club has not yet subscribed,. 

 Chairman Marshall, at 146 West Twenty- 

 third street, can receive word as late as. 

 Monday, May 25, and still have time to 

 include you in the list of patrons. Tele- 

 phone him if you have overlooked your 

 opportunity. 



Frank Millang has returned from 

 Maine, where, near the ocean, he has. 

 secured a sunimer home for his family 

 and where he NdlLgpend his June and 

 September vacations. 



Sidney Wertheimer, who has returned; 

 from a successful trip, says the demand 

 for chiffons and nettings for Decoration 

 day is far ahead of other years. He 

 has found the outlook in the ribbon busi- 

 ness encouraging all over the country and 

 predicts a prosperous season for the 

 florists during the coming year. 



The Moderation Society of New York 

 is doing a good work by distribution of 

 flowers at frequent intervals among the 

 dwellers in the darkened tenements and 

 the slum districts of New York. This, 

 society and the Helping Hand Guilds do 

 much unselfish work amid these unhappy 

 sections where the breath of the butter- 

 cup never comes. 



Saturday was May day in the city 

 parks and many thousands of youngsters: 



