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The Florists' Review 



23 



WASHINGTON, D. C. 



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■ lins anil cosmos last wcok coin- 

 , killed the sale of all iiuloor 



flowers. The warm weather, fol- 



; the cool spell of the week be- 



■ roujfht thes(! and outdoor chrys 



liums into bloom iu uncountable 



:iies. As a result, the refuse 



aic piled high with roses and 



liowers. Mock roses have becMi 



lonally fine, but arc somewhat 



■ lor. du(! to climatic conditions. 

 .Mess of this fact, they are the 



ink roses on the market at tht; 



1 time. Russell, Ifadlcy, Shawyer 

 ■iiiburst roses are also good, and 

 ; redicted that Sunburst will have 

 run during; the coming season, 

 ■uttom seems to have drojiped out 

 M valley market, for early in the 



there was more than enoujih to 

 .1 demands, and now only the best 

 - $5 per hundred. Carnations are 



^ in more plentifully and in much 



i|uality; stems arc stiifer and 



:^ are much larger. Orchids are 



■ hat cheaper than thev- hav(^ been 

 . .ittlevas can bo had at $!!•") per 

 .(•li. Sweet peas made their ap 



■ me during the week, and yellow 

 ; HTites are among the new airivals. 



Club Meeting. 



■ ■ I'loiists' ('lull of Washington 

 :''d that it Would be inadvisable 

 "I'l a llower show this year at the 



il:ir monthly meeting of the club, 

 -14 F street, northwest, last week. 

 project met with little enthusiasm 

 ' :g the storemen and growers. The 

 I'liT has been a quiet one and many 

 'aicing a pessimistic \iew of the 

 'ig season, 

 ^^eneral discussion on the Panam:i 

 lie exposition followed the reading 



I letter from the local agent of the 

 'imore & Ohio railroad, quoting 



- between this city and San Fran 

 " Although this is far in the fu- 

 it was believed that a car could 



II ade up of florists from this city. 

 'I more and Philadelphia, to join 



from other cities at Chicago, 

 irik II. Bailey ami C. A. .Jackson 

 '■lected to membersliip. 

 was ordered that a vote of thanks 

 ^tended to Kichard Vincent, Jr., of 

 '•'• Marsh, Md., for his courtesy to 

 ncmbers who attended his annual 

 t and dahlia show. ]\Ir. Gude. 

 ing of the show, expressed a be 

 tiat it was the best he had ever 



Iv. deidvins, vice-president, jire 



■ in the absence from tlie city oi 

 .'<-si,]ontj Ceorge 11. Coolie. 



Various Notes. 



'ge Field is cutting some good 

 >as an<l his house of cy|iriipeiliiiin^ 

 vill soon C()nu> into bloom promises 

 "1 eut. His houses of cattleyas 

 ••le due to come in about Christ 

 •'1^0 look good. ]\Ir. Field is also 

 "ig some good roses to this market. 

 ' "iig the visitors last week were 

 '■•< F. Aleidian, of the S. S. ]'on- 

 ^'e.di:m Co., I'hiladelphia, Pa.; 1'. 

 ^''•lle, of F.obbink A: Atkins, Ku 

 ■"'. iX. .1.; dames W. ilea.ork. 



■'oseph Heacock, Wvncote. i'.t.. 

 '"^ei)h Goudy, with II. A. J)reer, 

 l''idadelphia. Pa. 

 ' 'Tt Perb(>rich's Sons held an an 



"y ^ale last week-, giviiii: to 



THE MEN YOU MEET 



JOHN C. GRACEY. 



SOMFj years ago tln'ie \\a> a yoini^ iii.iii in the Itowei ^Imp t>t' (lull A; Maygi, ai 

 203'J Columbia avenue. I'liil.-ideiphia. who slmwe.l uiiii-iual prouuse. He wa> 

 energetic and capable, taking great interest in his woik. Later this young mai< 

 attracted the attention of Ins townsmen liy taking over the business of his formet 

 employers. This liel.l proxcd iMsutlirient. ^e with another young man he presently 



bought out Mrs. Jolin I'lemlei- '- llower -ho| Twenty sixth street above Girard 



avenue. Later still lie bought nut lii^ partnei 's inteie-t. running both stores 

 hims(df. This was .bdii; ('. (ir.-uey. He <\i>\\ i-; pie>ideMt of the Retail Florists' 

 Association, vice iire^iideut (d the I 'hi iadei iiliia Fioiist-' <'luli ;nid ;i successful 

 liusiness m:in. His Inddiv is ;iutoMi(iiiile-. lie h;i> i'uin. tine,' fur his business .and 

 one to cairy liini-<(df living all n\cr th.' city when need be. He believes, with 

 automobiles ;i> with llo\\ei>, tiiat yon iiiii-l .lo thine- voiir-eli' in or.ler to sm-.M-ed 



ea(di |purcha-er ot' a pair ol' la. lie- 

 -hoes a box of cainly and liompn't ol 

 American He.auty or (dher roses. Tiie 

 loses were furnished by (iude r.io>. (n. 

 It is e-<tim:ited that L'.iinn lunniuets uei.' 

 gi\en away .luring the week; each Imhi 

 ipiet cont.-iiiied three or more id-e>.. 



Notice has betMi given by \Villiaiii I'. 

 l\i(diar(ls. a<s(»;sor for the Hi-triit ol 

 • 'ohiinbi.a. th.at the license- i-sin'.l ly 

 him to florists expire llctoiier ill. .■iinl all 

 persons desiring to continue in that 

 tiusines- must proinptlx" leiiew tiieii 

 license>. The co<t of the-e i-i -f^l'. 



C. 1.. 1.. 



GLADIOLI A SECOND YEAR. 



I ha\c a line hd ol' gla.liolu- Lnlli- 

 whiidi I had in gi cenlnni'^e lieii.hi'-. 

 but wiinh lefn-e.j to blooui. Wniil.l ii 

 ■ lo to tr\ them aiiaiii thi- \eai .' The\ 

 are perfectly dry and liaNc been out 

 of the belli lie>< in a drv pl.-ne sim e 

 .luly JTi. 1 usu.ally take' biilli> tinit I 

 ha\ e ii-e.j 



tlieiii out in the liel.j the folbiwilig 

 \eal. Init a- the-e lixik -o well and 

 have not tlowiTe.l, 1 thonuht I would 

 ii^k \ on I ;i.l\ ice. I'.. Ii . I ,. 



The probaliie re.asiui tli.at your gladi 

 nil .|i.| not lliivvei' iiinier glass was too 

 cmiIn planting', before the bidbs h.aii a 

 <iil1icieut ii'-t. I h:i\ e trie. I gladioli. 

 liotli the large llowcred ami nanus 

 type^, a sec(uid season uii.ler gl.ass, 

 liilt the ie-ult< in e\ei\- ca-e Were dis 

 .ippoiiit ing, in s|iite of the I'.act that 

 the bulbs were larger tluin in the pre 

 .■eding year, ami well ri]iene.|. I'er 

 -onall>" I slioubl j.fet'er buying new 

 liulbs t'or imiooi-i .-nnl ]>la lit i Ui,'' yoiii 

 other- (Uit-ide. C. W. 



Chambersburg, Pa. Haniel S. /..ai 

 foss, who has been eiiu'iged in growing 

 \egetables on his jiroperty at South and 

 Fourth streets for some year-, recently 

 er(>cte.l ;i grei'iihouse, "-'"-'n^ii I'eet, on 

 the i^reeiiholi-e and plant < lirt i 11 a \ eniie. tn be n -ed f ur \ (••^et a bles 



