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The Weekly Florists* Review* 



NOTBMBBB 5, 1908. 



dNONNATL 



The Market 



What a difference a few days can make 

 in the flower business! It would seem 

 almost impossible that a week could make 

 such a difference. But I believe that the 

 sharp changes in this business, from good 

 to bad and from bad to good, are among 

 the things which make it so attractive to 

 those who are so fortunate as to be en- 

 gaged in it. While a week ago the busi- 

 ness was in a state of depression, last 

 week brought out a business that was 

 satisfactory in evwy respect. Prices, 

 while not at the highest point for this 

 season of the year, were satisfactory and 

 the grower has no kick coming on the re- 

 turns he is receiving. Perhaps All Saints ' 

 day and All Souls' day had someththing 

 to do with it. But I believe that, 

 more than that, the influence of re- 

 turning prosperity is beginning to 

 make itself felt. Julius Baer says that 

 there is a decidedly better tone to 

 the retail market. The people buy with 

 an air of freedom that has been lacking 

 for the last year. They do not quibble 

 so over the price and are willing to pay 

 for a good article. It is certainly en- 

 couraging to hear such things, especially 

 when we are in a position to know that 

 the same report is being heard from all 

 quarters. 



The demand for flowers last week was 

 good and there was enough supply to take 

 good care of it. ' However, there was 

 noted a decided shortening in the cut of 

 all varieties of flowers, with the excep- 

 tion of mums. The latter flower is com- 

 ing in all of its glory and it is selling in 

 a manner to make everyone's heart glad. 

 Carnations showed a decided falling off 

 in the cut, and at the same time a stif- 

 fening in the price to something within 

 reason. The same is true of roses, with 

 Beauties off crop and scarce. Violets are 

 beginning to be a factor in the market 

 and they are seUing out clean. As is 

 usually the case, the singles are pre- 

 ferred in this market. Lily of the. val- 

 ley is selling well and some fine stock 

 is seen. 



The month of October, taken as a 

 whole, shows a good business, as good as 

 last year, if not better. I believe that 

 the general report will show it to have 

 been decidedly better than last year. This 

 is certainly encouraging. 



Vaxioui Notes. 



November 14 is the date for the next 

 meeting of the Florists' Society. Of 

 course the 1909 convention of the S. A. 

 F. is always uppermost in the mind of 

 the members, and each meeting brings 

 forth discussions which will be of great 

 benefit later, when the real work of the 

 committees begins. 



George & Allan are sending some of 

 the finest valley they have ever grown 

 into the market now and it sells well. 



Visitors during last week were : H. N. 

 Siebenthaler, Springfield, 0.; Mr. and 

 Mrs. Broxey, Dayton, O. ; Theo. Bock, 

 Hamilton, O., and E. J. Fancourt, Phil- 

 adelphia, Pa. C. J. Ohmer. 



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The Prize Winners as Usual 



The list I have this year will contain the finest lot of 

 novelties I have ever sent ont, and that is saying much. 

 Among them will be Yellow Miller, a yellow sport 

 from the bronze Mrs. J. A. Miller. This is a sterling 

 variety and is bound to make good. Pockett's Crimson, 

 a crimson and gold beauty that I am distributing with 

 Wells this year. Charles H. Totty, an enormous chest- 

 nut Bcarlet. Mrs. 0. H. Kahn, a bronze that will 

 depose any bronze we now have. These are already 

 certificated for me. 



Other grand ones will be Clara Wells, a lovely incurved 

 yellow; Mrs. G. F. Coster, a deeper yellow than Donnel- 

 lan; Rose Pockett; Geo. Mileham, 1908; Pockett's Sur- 

 prise, and many other fine seedlings. 



Preliminary List Now Ready 



CHARLES H. TOTTY 



MADISON, N. J. 



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ROSES for FLORISTS 



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CRIMSON RAMBIJSR, extra heavy, strong canes, 5 to 6-ft., superb forcing stock, $12.00 

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LADY OAT, new pink Easter Rambler; strong 4 to 5-ft. plants. $12.00 per 100. 



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 busby, 3 to 4 -ft. $ 10.00 per 100. 



ABHRICAN beauty, strong, budded, well-branched plants; no better grown, $15.00 per 

 100; lighter plants. $10 00: lighter yet, $7.00. 



HYBRID PERPBTUALS at $10.00 per 100, strong, field-grown selected for forclng-Frau 

 Karl Druschki. Mrs. John Laing. Alfred Colomb, M. P. Wilder. Magna Charta. Madame 

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 Weeping Mulberry 



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The New Hydrangea 



Arborescens Graadiflora, the coming 



Forcing: Plant 



Forces easily, may be brought in for Easter 

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