NOVBMBEK 19, 1908. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



17 



will answer. To secure a longer suc- 

 cession, a few pots can be placed in a 

 warmer house from time to time. For 

 mixed bunches, as well as funeral work, 

 Stevia serrata is one of the indispens- 

 ables. The cooler it is grown the longer 

 will the stalks keep fresh when cut. 



Rambler Roses. 



It will be necessary to get the ramblers 

 under cover before severe weather sets 

 in and breaks the potsi The canes will 

 by this time have lost most of their 

 foliage and be well ripened. Store them 

 in a frame, cellar or pit, where they can 

 be kept near the freezing point in 

 winter. If the pots are protected with 

 hay or straw it will be all the better 

 if the temperature goes a few degrees 

 below freezing. If you have omitted 

 tying and potting up ramblers, do so 

 without delay. It is poor policy to dig 

 up and pot them just before forcing. 

 Plants pot-grown all summer will always 

 give better results than fall potted stock. 

 Still, the latter, if done in October or 

 early November, will produce nice plants. 



Brief Reminders. 



Are all roofs tight before severe 

 weather strikes! See to it that any 

 necessary glazing is done while climatic 

 conditions are tolerable. 



Keep hydrtingeas somewhat on the dry 

 side, where they can be just clear of 

 freezing. 



It is still rather too early to start any 

 Van Thol or La Keine tulips. Let the 

 ■boots grow a little longer. 



Keep Moschosma riparium in a carna- 

 tion temperature to have it in nice bloom 

 for Christmas. 



Water the poinsettias carefully.. Re- 

 member that a loss of foliage resulting 

 from a single day's neglect may largely 

 reduce the value of your plants. 



Plant pansies, double daisies and myo- 

 sotis in a cool house for winter blooming. 



Look over the smilax and Asparagus 

 plumosua frequently, so that they do not 

 become entangled. 



It is better to use cold storage valley 

 for forcing until the new year. 



Do any banking around coldframea 

 now, before the ground freezes solid. 

 Strawy stable manure over leaves makes 

 a warm covering. 



Pack dahlia roots in boxes of dry sand. 

 They will keep well in a dry, frost- 

 proof cellar, away from fire heat. 



BOSTON. 



The Market 



It cannot be said that any particular 

 improvement has yet taken place in cut 

 flower conditions. It is time for chry- 

 santhemums to be easing off and Thanks- 

 giving will see about the last of them, 

 but even this does not act as a fillip to 

 the market. All the late varieties of 

 mums are now coming in except Mile. 

 Jeanne Nonin, which will be held back 

 for Thanksgiving. Prices show no spe- 

 cial change from a week ago. Rosea 

 are selling better than other flowers and 

 are of fine quality. Carnations are still 

 overabundant and, although the'^^^ality 

 is high, a great many have to be moved 

 at absurdly low prices. 



There is no special call for Roman 

 hyacinths and Paper Whites, both of 

 which are arriving. A small lot of stevia 

 has made its appearance, and callas are 

 arriving in small lots. Lilies are ex- 

 ceptionally good and sweet peas are 

 coming with much better stems. Lily 

 of the valley is in fair demand, with no 



change in prices. Violets are becoming 

 abundant, and move rather more slowly. 

 There is a steady call for green goods 

 of , all kinds. 



Plant trade is picking up a little, 

 there being more call for palms and 

 other decorative plants. Some nicely 

 bloomed cyclamens and primulas are al- 

 ready coming in. 



Qub Meeting. 



The' meeting of the Gardeners' and 

 Florists' oiub, November 17, attracted 

 a large number of members and the at- 

 tendance was the best seen at a Novem- 

 ber meeting. Eber Holmes, of the Mon- 

 trose GreeSiouses, gave a helpful paper 

 on "What We Can Do to Improve Our 

 Club." It contained much sound, com- 

 mon sense and excellent advice and was 

 highly commended by those who joined 

 in the fesultaqt discussion. Under the 

 new by-laws, nominations of officers for 

 the coming year were this year made 

 from the floor. The names to be voted 

 on at the Dedember meeting were as 

 follows: For president, F. E. Palmer, 

 Wm. Downs, Eber Holmes; vice-presi- 

 dent, W. J. Kennedy, J. W. Duncan, 



I am sold out of stock as a re- 

 sult of my little advertisement in 



^e. 



but will use your Classified depart- 

 ment again soon, as I know now 

 that it pays to advertise in the Clas- 

 sified pages of your valuable paper. 



FRED A. ALBRECHT, Jr. 



BROOKLYN, N. Y. 

 November 3, 1908. 



Kenneth Finlayson; secretary, W. N. 

 Craig; treasurer, Edward Hatch; execu- 

 tive committee, E. P. M. Miller, J. K. M. 

 L. Farquhar, Robert Cameron, Peter 

 Fisher, Wm. Sim, James Wheeler, Wil- 

 fred Wheeler, Wm. Robb. 



Six new members were elected. The 

 committee on affiliation with the Chrys- 

 anthemum Society of America reported 

 adversely and the report was accepted. 

 Mr. Farquhar announced that the land- 

 scape classes will start in a few days at 

 50 cents per member per night. The 

 club voted $25 to assist the classes. 



Exhibits included two good white seed- 

 ling carnations from E. B. Beals, 

 Springfield; several good seedlings from 

 Peter Fisher; new carnations Pink Pearl 

 and Splendor, from S. J. Renter, which 

 were promising and received honorable 

 mention; My Maryland rose, also from 

 S. J. Renter, received a report of su- 

 perior merit; Violet Baronne Rothschild, 

 from S. W. Fletcher; two vases of roses 

 from Montrose Greenhouses; Chrysan- 

 themum Baby Margaret from Robert 

 Craig Co., which received a report of 

 merit; good Calanthe Veitchii and Pri- 

 mula obconica, from Duncan Finlayson; 



an excellent white sport from Eaton, 

 from H. F. Woods, which received a re- 

 port of merit. 



Jfl. discussion on the talk by Eber 

 Hohiies, Wm. Downs, H. A. Stevens, D. 

 Finlayson, K. Finlayson, Wilfred 

 Wheeler, W. J. Kennedy, F. E. Palmer 

 and M. A. Patten joined. 



Refreshments were served, as usual. 



Various Notes. 



There was a rather small attendance at 

 the annual meeting of the Mftssachusetts 

 Horticultural Society, November 14, due, 

 in large measure, to the absence of any 

 contests for the various offices to be 

 filled. The following officers were elect- 

 ed: President, S. M. Weld, third term; 

 vice-president, Charles W. Parker; 

 trustees for three years, W. M. Bowker, 

 C. S. Sargent, Peter Fisher, Thomas Ro- 

 land; delegate to State Board of Ag- 

 riculture, Wilfred Wheeler; nominating 

 committee, N. T. Kidder, Thomas J. 

 Grey, George V. Fletcher, William Sim 

 and William F. Thatcher. The sum of 

 $5,000 was appropriated for prizes for 

 the ensuing year. 



The market was much stronger No- 

 vember 18; fewer flowers, more demand, 

 higher pricea 



Daniel Iliffe has bought a farm in 

 South Weymouth. 



Patrick Welch is suffering with a se- 

 vere cold. His firm is now doing heavy 

 shipping. 



W. H. Elliott is marketing fine Bon 

 Silene and Safrano from Madbury. 



The fine group of Garza chrysanthe- 

 mums, illustrated in last Review, was 

 staged at the late Boston show by Sidney 

 Hoffman, and not Thomas E. Proctor, as 

 stated in that issue. This group was one 

 of the best features in the show. 



If the next national flower show is 

 held in the east, no city can give a 

 finer display of the many spring bloom- 

 ing plants than Boston. Such a show 

 would be much more varied and interest- 

 ing than a fall exhibition, owing to the 

 much greater wealth of flowering ma- 

 terial in pots available. 



J. T. Butterworth is right in the midst 

 of .his crop of Cattleya labiata, which 

 is this season better than ever and meet- 

 ing with a good sale. 



Wheeler & Co., of Waban, are cutting 

 large quantities of Cattleya labiata and 

 Oncidium Rogersii. 



Local visitors to the Chicago national 

 show were duly impressed with its mag- 

 nitude, and are loud in praise of hos- 

 pitalities extended during their visit. 



William Walke, of Ssdem, has extra 

 fine lots of Lorraine begonias, poinset- 

 tias and Harrisii lilies, in the culture 

 of each of which he is successful. 



W, N. Craig. 



DAYTON, OHIO. 



State of Trade. 



The Dayton florists, taking everything 

 into consideration, are not able to give 

 a very glowing report as to the condi- 

 tion of last week's business. While it 

 was not altogether dead, still we cannot 

 boast. Several of our florists were at- 

 tending the great national flower show in 

 Chicago, and perhaps their absence ac- 

 counted for these conditions. On Mon- 

 day the prospects were somewhat, en- 

 couraging, but trade for the remainder 

 of the week dropped off considerably. 

 There were a few large decorating jobs 

 done by some of our florists, but stock 

 I was so plentiful that the Quantity of 



