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The Weekly Horists' Review. 



January 14, 1909. 



Wild Smilax 



Now on hand in any quantity. 



Can ship from Chicago at a moment's notice. 



All Cut Flowers In Large Supply at Chicago Market Rates. 



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VIOLETS 



Carnations^ 



Roses, 

 Green Goods. 



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NOR VICH. CONN. 



The annual meeting of the New Lon- 

 don County Horticultural Society was 

 held at the Buckingham Memorial hall 

 January 4, 1909. The following officers 

 were elected: President, S. A. Gilbert; 

 vice-presidents, Thos. W. Head and Rev. 

 N. P. Carey; secretary and treasurer, 

 Frank H. Allen; board of directors. T. 

 W. Head, N. P. Carey, Otto Ernst, Al- 

 fred Flowers, R. R. Willcox, H. F. Parker, 

 , F. H. Allen, S. A. Gilbert, G. Newmann 

 and O. E. Ryther; librarian, Chas. T. 

 Beaslev; show committee. Otto Ernst, R. 

 R. Wiilcox, H. F. Parker, N. P. Carev, 

 F. H. Allen, S. A. Gilbert. G. Newmann, 

 Chas. T. Beasley, Oswald Lange, J. 

 Stevens, M. Shea and W, W. Ives. 



BOSTON. 



The Market 



Conditions are not so satisfactory as 

 could be wished. Prices have dropped 

 during the last few days. The continued 

 open weather has been instrumental in 

 keeping the market heavily stocked and, 

 while there is now a good demand for 

 social functions, it is insufficient to en- 

 tirely absorb the supply. Roses are good 

 and not overabundant. Killarney is 

 now the most popular variety, followed 

 by Richmond and Beauty. Carnations 

 have dropped and are again to be had at 



$1 per hundred. Some of the leaders at 

 present are Beacon, Fenn, Victory, 

 Afterglow, Winsor, Enchantress, White 

 Perfection and Octoroon. Violets are 

 rather more plentiful and have likewise 

 fallen in value. 



Sweet peas are constantly improving. 

 In bulbous stock, quite a few La Reine 

 tulips are arriving,' also some Cottage 

 Maid. Golden Spur narcissus is also 

 coming in more freely. Freesia is quite 

 plentiful. Lilium longiflorum is of good 

 quality. Speciosum is abundant, but does 

 not sell well. About all of it appears to 

 be the rubrum type. The white would 

 sell better. Mignonette is good. Gar- 

 denias are scarce, Cattleyas and Cypri- 

 pedium insigne are in good supply. No 

 change in asparagus, adiantum and other 

 green goods supplies. 



VarkMM Notes. 



The executive committee have all plans 

 perfected for ladies' night at the Gar- 

 deners' and Florists' Club, January 19, 

 and the entertainment will be the best 

 ever oflfered on a similar occasion. An 

 attendance of 400 is anticipated. There 

 will be fine exhibits and a host of other 

 attractive features, which no one can af- 

 ford to miss. 



There was a large and interested au- 

 dience at Horticultural hall January 9 

 to hear W. H. Bowker speak on "The 

 Yeast of the Soil. ' ' Quite a lengthy 

 discussion followed the lecture, mainly 



Ribbons for Spring Weddings 



Taffetas, Satin Taffetas, 

 Chiffon, Gauze 



Big lines of colors, nar- 

 row, medium and wide. 

 These are better ribbons 

 than anyone else can sell 

 you at these prices. 



We Manufacture Ribbons 



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PHILADELPHIA 



devoted to the comparative values of 

 stable manure and commercial fertilizers. 



The two flower markets are busy on 

 preparation of their schedules for the 

 coming trade shows. Quite a number of 

 valuable cups and other specials have 

 been promised. 



.lohn Newman, one of the best grow- 

 ers of violets for the Music Hall market, 



