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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Jdnb 24, 1909. 



C. W. McKELLAR 



Lone Distance Pbonet Central 8598 



51 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO 



Large Daily Shipments Now deceived of 



Cattleya Gigas and 

 Nendellii 



96.00 to $7.60 per doien 



Beauties, Fancy Teas, Carnations, 



PEONIES, GARDENIAS. 



Valley, Sweet Peas and all Fancy flowers, Farleyense and all 

 Fancy Greens and Decorative Stock, Ribbons and Chiffons. 



Send for complete Price list. 



GALAX 



FANCY FERNS 



Mention The Review when von writp 



died and Tenth street and Ninth avenue, 

 120 feet high. He had peddled flowers 

 for many years. 



Mr. and Mrs. Jurgens, of Newport, 

 E. I., were visitors last week, after sev- 

 eral days' holiday up the Hudson and at 

 popular eastern resorts. 



The auto excursion to Frank Niquet's, 

 at Patchogue, L. I., started from the 

 residence of W. Siebrecht, of Astoria, 

 on the morning of June 19. The partici- 

 pants in the trip were W. H. Siebrecht, 

 St., Henry Siebrecht, Herman Lorentz, 

 Phil Einsmann, Phil Kessler, Peter 

 Jacobson, John Donaldson and John 

 Miesem. Mr. Niquet made the visit a 

 most enjoyable one with dinner and a 

 bowling match. The bowlers rolled four 

 games, Mr. Niquet making high score of 

 233. Phil Kessler was second and John 

 Donaldson third, with scores close to 200. 

 Mr. Niquet has a fine plant, growing 

 only carnations and averaging a cut now 

 of between 3,000 and 4,000 a day, which 

 are handled by Walter Sheridan. 



The eldest daughter of Chas. "Weber, 

 of Lynbrook, graduated June 21 with 

 high honors. 



Chas. Lenker, of Freeport, is sending 

 some fine herbaceous stock to the whole- 

 sale market. 



Kessler Bros, have their greenhouses 

 over in Jersey filled already with ferns 

 for the fall trade. 



Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Levy and family 

 are summering at Sea Gate, L. I. 



Bowling. 



June 15 the Astoria Club bowled for 

 the last time this season, with the follow- 

 ing scores: 



Player. Ist 2d 3d 



Miesem 171 170 167 



Lorentz 175 108 129 



Jacobson 170 133 128 



H. Siebrecht 144 145 134 



C. Sciiwaclse 142 176 137 



Einsmann 143 170 124 



Kessler 195 118 134 



Donaldson 191 139 189 



W. H. Siebrecht, Sr 147 103 140 



Doerhoefer 143 137 167 



Blecliwen 140 101 104 



McMuUen 139 128 139 



W. H. Siebrecht, Jr 125 130 103 



Kdmonsfon 125 133 



After the bowling the club presented 



President Siebrecht with a handsome 



bowling ball, the address being made by 



Mr. Bleckwen. J. Austin Shaw. 



BOSTON. 



The Market 



There has been a considerable improve- 

 ment in business this week, due to the 

 many school and other graduation exer- 

 cises, and the outlook for good trade the 

 balance of the month is promising. 

 "Weather last week held unusually cool, 

 but warmer conditions prevail this week. 

 Peonies are at their flood tide; popular 

 colors sell well, but for dull shades the 

 call is light. For roses the call has been 



irnVEBY now and then a well- 

 ■■^ pleased reader speaks the word 

 which it the means of bringinf a 

 new advertiser to 



Sttch friendly assistance isjfioroughly 

 appreciated. 



Give us the name of anyone from 

 whom you are buying, not an adver- 

 tiser. We especially wish to interest 

 those selling articles of florists' use 

 not at present advertised. 



FLORISTS' PUBLISHING CO. 

 530-60 Cazton Bfdg. Chicago 



quite good, Killarney, Carnot, Kaiserin 

 and Eichmond being the favorites. The 

 hot weather is telling on many of the 

 roses, which are coming small and poor. 

 Outdoor hybrids are on the market and 

 are selling at good prices, particularly 

 Jacq, Laing and Luizet. Carnations are 

 mostly poor and are largely neglected; 

 prices on these continue on the down 

 grade. 



Sweet peas are coming in more plenti- 

 fully from outdoors, and if of good qual- 



ity sell well. There are still quite a few 

 gladioli, for which demand is rather 

 poor. CallEis are over and lilies in little 

 demand. Valley from outdoors is over, 

 but indoor stock sells quite well, as does 

 Spanish iris grown outdoors. Bachelor 

 buttons and yellow marguerites continue 

 to sell well. For asparagus and both 

 hardy and adiantum ferns the demand is 

 good. June trade on the whole has been 

 fully up to expectations and an advance 

 over that of a year ago. 



Qub Field Day. 



Delightful weather favored the Gar- 

 deners' and Florists' Club on the occa- 

 sion of its field day to E. J. Shaylor's 

 peony gardens, June 17. Taking elec- 

 tric cars to Norumbega park, the forty 

 members who made the trip were met by 

 barges kindly furnished by Mr. Shaylor 

 and conveyed to his home, which is ro- 

 mantically situated at an elevation of 

 300 feet above sea level and commands 

 an extensive view over a good portion of 

 Boston and many of its suburbs. The 

 splendid collection of peonies which are 

 Mr. Shaylor's special pets was at once 

 inspected on arrival. These are flower- 

 ing later than usual, but, thanks to the 

 cool weather and abundant moisture, are 

 remarkably vigorous. "While a number of 

 the later varieties were only in tight bud, 

 many of the early and midseason ones 

 made a gorgeous show. 



The following were some of the varie- 

 ties noted: Mme. de Verneville, one of 

 the best whites, excellent habit; Festiva 

 Maxima, still a leader; Festiva, pre- 

 ferred by some to Festiva Maxima, a 

 better plant for bedding purposes, 

 stands up better under wind and rain; 

 Duchess de Nemours (Calot), fine, fra- 

 grant, pure white; Duchess de Nemours 

 (Guerin), excellent rosy pink; Mme. de 

 Treyeran, fine pink; Mme. Crousse, use- 

 ful white; Mme. Guyot, the yellow cen- 

 ter makes this a distinct variety; Mme. 

 Calot, fine white ; Philomele, guard petals 

 pink, ^center pale yellow; Marchioness 

 of Lansdowne, guard petals delicate pink, 

 center white, fine variety; Mme. Breon, 

 guard petals pale pink, center sulphury 

 yellow; M. Dupont, excellent white; 

 Octave Demay, fine, delicate pink; Mr. 

 Shaylor's latest acqivisition, labelled as 



