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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



JULT 2, 1908. 





CATTLEYAS 



A LARGE STOCK OF THESE CHOICE ORCHIDS IN flNE CONDITION 



BRONZE, Excellent Qaality, 

 $1.00 per (000; $7.50 per case of 10,000. 



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!000 worth of new soil. This is but one 

 •of several large plantings made by Mr. 

 "Troy this season. 



Bowling. 



The New York bowling club com- 

 pleted its competition for the Traendly 

 transportation prize June 26, and J. S. 

 Tenrich was the fortunate winner of the 

 reward, with an average for the eighteen 

 test games of a fraction over 160. The. 

 other representatives of this city in the 

 ■ convention competition will be selected 

 from those who have attended the club's 

 meetings faithfully and have made the 

 best average scores up to August 1, to 

 which date the club will continue its 

 Friday evening contests. Last week's 

 score was: 



Player. Ist 2d 3d 4th Tl. 



Donaldson 165 147 192 172 169 



Schreiner 155 208 '172 141 169 



Fenrlch 173 181 136 144 158 



O'Mara 170 143 129 131 143 



Manda 163 145 114 133 139 



Berry 125 157 102 144 132 



Irwin 106 138 126 144 128 



Shaw 95 112 155 187 126 



Scott 87 116 134 135 118 



Matthews 121 102 108 84 104 



J. Austin Shaw. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Rliine Eastern Market. 



Business is quiet, yet with quite 

 enough going on to keep the wholesale 

 houses and retail shops fairly active for 

 part of each day. The market condi- 

 tions are rather curious. The extremely 

 hot weather experienced during May 

 and June has had its effect on local 

 stock, to such an extent that really 

 choice flowers, home-grown, are scarcer 

 than one usually sees them at this sea- 

 son of the year. Their place has been 

 taken by a wave of eastern-grown stock, 

 notably Beauties and Killarney, for 

 which there has been an excellent de- 

 mand. While this eastern-grown stock 

 is not always satisfactory, it is a god- 

 send to the local market at this season. 

 The flowers, being grown in a cooler 

 clime, are larger and better colored 

 than is possible under our broiling sun, 

 and, thanks to careful packing, usually 

 reach here in excellent condition. The 

 high school commencement, a fashion- 

 able wedding or two, and some out-of- 

 town affairs have created an excellent 



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demand for these roses, as well as for 

 Kaiserin and valley. 



The demand for cattleyas has fallen 

 off. Carnations are really scarce, stock 

 that can truthfully be called choice be- 

 ing rarely seen. Peonies from cold 

 storage are over. Double blue cornflow- 

 er is a factor. Sweet peas are on the 

 wane, owing to the heat and to the dry 

 spell. Summer flowers have made their 

 appearance in quantity, achillea, candy- 

 tuft, gaillardia, coreopsis, pyrethrum, 

 hardy phlox, and double white petunias 

 being obtainable in quantities. They 

 are not selling particularly well, but 

 their presence helps fill out many or- 

 ders. Asters have made their appear- 

 ance, but not in a way to create a stir. 

 Water lilies are fairly plentiful. 



An Empire Wreath* 



There is national interest in the fu- 

 neral of ex-President Grover Cleveland, 



at Princeton, N. J., June 26. For this 

 funeral Pennock Bros, received an order 

 for a wreath to be made of cycas 

 leaves, oak leaves from the tree in 

 Princeton College grounds, and orchids. 

 In order to have the wreath in perfect 

 condition, it was made on the grounds. 

 Seventy-five natural cycas leaves were 

 used in the wreath, which was six or 

 seven feet long, a bunch of 200 orchids 

 being fastened at the bottom. CharlM- 

 W. Kahlert, who saw all the flowers on 

 the porch at Westland, expressed the 

 opinion that this was the handsomest 

 floral offering sent for Mr. Cleveland's 

 funeral. 



A Trip to New Jeney. 



It hsis not been chronicled that Jo- 

 seph Heacock, George Redles and C. S. 

 Wertsner spent two days and two 

 nights in the wilds of Jersey a short 

 time ago. The object of the trip was 



