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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



Januabt 21, 1909. 



WASHINGTON. 



State of Trade. 



Continued cloudy weather, sleet, snow 

 and rain, have shortened up the cut, espe- 

 cially on roses. There are quite a few 

 Harrisii hiies coming in, mostly short- 

 stemmed. Orchids are plentiful and all 

 the stores are stocked up with cattleyas 

 and cypripediums. White lilac is fine, 

 and plenty of it. 



Funeral work has been heavy with all 

 the stores this week. 



Varioos Notef. 



David Bisset, of Garrett Park, has a 

 fine crop of single violets which find 

 ready sale. 



George Cooke has not handled any 

 double violets since Christmas. He is 

 handling singles altogether. They are 

 more in demand than ever. 



J. H. Small & Sons had the social event 

 of the week, the Gates-Hemenway wed- 

 ding at the New Willard hotel. The 

 small ballroom was banked with palms 

 and Easter lilies. Bibbon aisles led 

 to the kneeling stool, which stood in front 

 of a mass of lilies and green. In the 

 banquet hall a large buffet table was 

 done in Eichmond roses and 'white lilac. 

 The bride's table was done with Killar- 

 ney roses and vailey. 



Z. D. Blackistone had the decoration 

 for the reception at the Japanese lega- 

 tion. The parlor was done in Beauties, 

 the reception hall in My Maryland and 

 white lilac. The table was done with 

 Richmond roses and valley. 



F. H. Kramer had a quarter page ad 

 last week, offering fern balls, and using 

 a coupon cut from the ad. He sold 987 

 in one day. The price was 29 cents and 

 a coupon. 



Wm. F. Gude has been elected presi- 

 dent of the Washington Chamber of Com- 

 merce. This puts the florists in front in 

 the nation's capital, as J, H. Small was 

 recently elected president of the Board 

 of Trade. 



Mr. Snell, formerly with a Connecticut 

 avenue florist, is now with Marche & Co. 



The Pennock-Meehan Co., of Philadel- 

 phia, is said to be contemplating opening 

 a branch wholesale house in Washington. 



Bowling. 



Florists. Ist 2d 3d 



Cooke 157 101 177 



Shaffer 17.'j 1»1 I7.'i 



Hammer 170 212 179 



Caldwell 168 170 202 



McLennan 155 165 151 



Total 825 899 884 



Carrols. 1st 2d 3d 



McCarthy 160 194 160 



McCarty 170 177 180 



Harlow 181 162 15S 



Walsh 154 244 19.5 



Cox 146 202 171 



Total 811 979 801 



0.0. 



WAYSIDE NOTES. 



Valentine Burgevin's Sons, of Kings- 

 ton, N. Y., place Victory and White En- 

 chantress at the head of their respective 

 classes. Though they decline to give 

 positive figures as to the yield, owing to 

 the fear of being flooded with mail, the 

 cut has been most satisfactory. They 

 have a much improved sport from the 

 Tarrytown strain of White Enchantress, 

 which brings the flower close to the best 

 form of White Perfection, which latter 

 is still a favorite with all growers. 

 Kingston Pet, which originated here, has 

 been distributed locally only. It is a 



Largest stock of up-to-date varieties ever grrown in Loomis. Remember, we grow plants 

 only for the cuttings. You get the entire strength of the plant in our cuttings. We also 

 have cuttings from soil for spring delivery. 



The following varieties now ready for delivery. 



PINK Per 100 1000 



WInsor $8.00 $25.00 



Bose-PInk Knoluuitraas.... 2.60 20.00 



Nelson nailer 2.00 15.00 



KmoliantreM ^.00 15.00 



Mrs. Lawson 1.50 10.00 



SCARLET 



Beacon , 8.50 80.00 



Robert Cralar 2.25 17.50 



Victory 2.25 17.50 



■■teUe 2.00 15.00 



Red lAwaon 1.50 10.00 



WHITE 



White Xncluuitress.... 



Wblte Perfection 



Got. Wolcott 



noraHlll 



CRIMSON 



Per 100 



$8.50 



2.50 



1.50 



1.50 



1000 



$30.00 



20.00 



10.00 



10,00 



Harlowarden. 



1.75 12.50 



VARIEGATED 



Lawson 



Prosperity. 



YELLOW 



2.00 

 1.75 



15.00 

 12.50 



Udorado 1.50 10.00 



25 cuttings at 100 rate; 250 cuttings at 1000 rate. Unrooted cuttings at half price. 



All express cliarKCs prepaid by us. Cuttings are free from disease and well 

 rooted. Satisfaction guaranteed. 6 per cent discount on orders with cash or will ship 

 G. O. D. Examination allowed in either case and plants returned at our expense if not 

 satisfactory. 



BTRAWBKRRT PLANTS (Dollar variety), best shipping berry in the world, $5.00 

 per 1000, f. o. b. Loomis. 



Loomis Carnation Company 



D. r. RODDAN at BON, 

 Proprietors. 



LOOMIS, CAL. 



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form of Eose-pink Enchantress, but the 

 color is even more pleasing. 



Mention was made, in passing through 

 a rose house 30x100 feet, that since Au- 

 gust 15 to date, 55,000 blooms had been 

 cut. This record was not intended for 

 publication, but is too good to pass un- 

 mentioned. Bhea Reid is a gem. Mrs, 

 Jardine will occupy a whole house next 

 season. Double violets are but little 

 grown now on the west shore of the Hud- 

 son, but it is hard to beat the grand 

 Princess of Wales as grown here. 



Speaking of the satisfactory condition 

 of holiday business, there was a great 

 call for plants in baskets and vases; in 

 fact anything, new or odd, sold well. Our 

 friends here are fully alive to all de- 

 mands, and a visit to their store or 

 houses at any time is most instructive. 



At Millbrook, N. Y., some of the finest 

 specimens of begonia ever seen were 

 grown by Herbert Fletcher, gardener to 

 C. F. Dieterich, at Christmas. Some 

 hanging baskets filled with Gloire de 

 Lorraine and Turnford Hall measured 

 fully four feet across. This charming 

 plant is destined to stay for a while, 

 despite the disappointments connected 

 with it. The retailer declares he will not 

 handle it another season, but what is 

 there so popular that can fill the bill just 

 now? 



W. C. Russell, in addition to being the 

 only commercial craftsman at Millbrook, 

 is the recorder of a bowling team or- 

 ganized by the private gardeners. Scores 

 are made that would put the veterans of 

 the metropolis to blush. Mr. Russell is 

 adding a show house, 20x100 feet. 



Henry Hansen, of Catskill, N. Y., says 

 Boston Market and White Perfection are 

 the best whites he has for shipping pur- 

 poses. He has a snug business and is, 

 in addition, superintendent of tne town 

 cemetery. 



Wm. Cordes, gardener to F. V. Burton, 

 of Balmville, N, Y., is justly proud of 

 his unique collection of palms, equaled 

 only by the botanic gardens. All are 

 carefully labeled, thus making the recog- 



Shibeley-Mann Co.,i"c. 



Wholxsalb Dxalxbs in 



FLORIST SUPPLIES 

 and Cut Flowers 



1203 Slitter St., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 



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nition of old and rare favorites more 

 easy. 



J. W. Cunningham, of Cold Spring, 

 N. Y., is adding a house, 20x100 feet, to 

 enable him to keep pace With increasing 

 demand. 



William Williams,' of West Kingston, 

 N. Y., took over the old Stow place last 

 spring and has thoroughly gone over it. 

 He notes a decided improvement in busi- 

 ness. 



J. G. Barrett, of Troy, N. Y., justly 

 lays claim to being the banner designer 

 of the Trojan City. At the time of my 

 visit his workroom was jammed with hig 

 designs for the funeral of a prominent 

 citizen. Growing a large variety of 

 stock makes it much easier for the artist. 



M. 



PACIFIC COAST. 



ASTERS FOR CUTTING. 



This is the proper time to plant asters 

 for summer flowers in the vicinity of 

 San Francisco, anfl, although the last 

 week has been a very stormy one, there 

 is no danger if the seed is protected 

 from the excessive rainfall. For an early 

 variety, where no extra long stem is de- 

 sired. Queen of the Market is one of the 

 best for this locality. It is at least three 

 weeks earlier than any of the long- 

 stemmed varieties and it commences to 

 bloom at the time when there is a dearth 

 of outside stock. For September and 

 October flowers there are a half dozen 



