MAT 25, 1011. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



31 



through Kentucky, arrived in time to 

 be among the guests. 



The Dayton Floral Co. is exception- 

 ally busy, filling vases, porch boxes and 

 flower beds. They find the demand for 

 geraniums unusually brisk '^his year, 

 and these seem to be scarcest. An 

 unusual order feame to them by telegram 

 from Minneapolis, Minn., in which they 

 were instructed to fill a vase, regard- 

 less of expense, twenty-five miles out 

 of the city. Mr. Matthews, the propri- 

 etor, secured a taxi and sent his man- 

 ager and a choice line of bedding plants 

 to fill the order. 



"Outside planting is enough for us 

 just now," is H. H. Bitter's report. 

 He says that while only an occasional 

 wedding order comes in, with now and 

 then some funeral work, the outdoor 

 work keeps them on the jump. 



Mrs. Bertha Hendrichs, who has been 

 in ill health for several weeks, is stay- 

 ing at the home of Mr. and Mrs. 

 Bartholomew, where she is enjoying 

 the fresh country air. 



It has been necessary for John Boeh- 

 ner to increase his working force, in 

 order to take care of his vase and 

 bedding orders. 



Mrs. Jos. Schaeffer was taken to the 

 Miami Valley hospital. May 20, where 

 she has undergone a serious operation. 

 It is reported that she has rallied from 

 the operation and that there are hopes 

 for her recovery. K. A. B. 



PROVIDENCE. 



The Market. 



There has been a generally good de- 

 mand for cut flowers and plants during 

 the last week; nothing specially brisk, 

 but simply good, healthy business. In 

 design work there has been an unusual 

 demand, the number of funeral pieces 

 made up during the last week or ten 

 days being far in excess of the average 

 season. The sale of carnations on 

 Mothers' day told more eloquently than 

 words how the sentiment is growing 

 hereabouts. 



The Memorial day rush will begin in 

 a day or so and the local dealers and 

 florists are ready for whatever demand 

 is made. There is a plentiful stock of 

 everything and prices are seasonably 

 low. 



Various Notes. 



There was a good attendance at the 

 regular monthly meeting of the Flo- 

 rists' and Gardeners' Club of Rhode 

 Island, held in the rooms of the associa- 

 tion, 98 Westminster street, Monday 

 evening. May 15. In the absence of 

 the president, Eobert Johnston, first 

 Vice-President Eugene Appleton pre- 

 sided. Eeports of committees were ren- 

 dered and the subject of establishment 

 of a market was discussed at consider- 

 able length. The question of holding a 

 summer outing was also discussed, but 

 action was deferred until the meeting 

 in June. Mr. Appleton distributed 

 cigars in honor of the advent of a 

 daughter into his family circle. 

 - Timothy O'Connor, one of the oldest 

 florists in this city, and his wife cele- 

 brated their golden wedding at their 

 home on Barnes street Monday evening. 

 May 15, in the presence of a large num- 

 ber of relatives and a few intimate 

 friends. They received many hand- 

 some presents, and the evening was 

 made thoroughly enjoyable by an im- 

 promptu program of entertainment, 



which was followed by the serving of 

 refreshments. • 



James Barclay concluded his services 

 as manager of the greenhouses of Jo- 

 seph Kopelman, at Oaklawn, May 15, 

 and has taken a range near New Lon- 

 don, Conn. He is succeeded by Michael 

 Walsh, who was with William Hay and^ 

 the Burke Rose Co. for several years. 



Noonan Bros, are sending in some 

 handsome baskets of pansies and ver- 

 benas, and pots of geraniums. 



Lawrence Hay, of East Providence, 

 again has the grounds of the Agawam 

 Club and Hunt 's mills to look after this 

 year. He is just bedding out nearly 

 1,000 geranium plants at the latter 

 place. 



W. S. Pino is furnishing all the seed 

 for the educational department of the 

 school gardens at Roger Williams park, < 

 the Thayer street grammar school, 

 State normal school and other institu- 

 tions of the city. 



Marsden J. Perry expects soon to 

 build a greenhouse on Atlantic avenue, 

 Newport, to cost $30,000. 



The Park Greenhouses are supplying 

 the local market with some fine baskets 

 of myosotis. 



Charles H. Hunt is looking for a 

 piece of land to lease on which to 

 erect a carnation house. He has been 

 busy on funeral work, having six large 

 pieces on one day, including two gates 

 ajar. He has an order to furnish one 

 of the Grand Army posts with 250 6- 

 inch pots of geraniums for Memorial 

 day. 



Joshua Vose, of the Mayfield Dahlia 

 Gardens, Pontiac, was in the city last 

 week making deliveries of dahlia or- 

 ders. His catalogue this season con- 

 tains about 250 varieties. 



Walter Eglinston, for several years 

 orchid grower with C. Oscar Schultz, of 

 Newport, left recently, having secured 

 a position as foreman of a large com- 

 mercial establishment at San Francisco. 



Samuel Kinder, forester of Bristol, 

 has begun the spraying of trees in that 

 town. 



The committee which has in charge 

 the matter of establishing a market in 

 this city held a meeting May 15, at 

 which some progress was made. It is 

 expected that tangible developments 

 will result in a short time. 



Carl Jurgens, of Newport, is sending 

 in good consignments of summer Ameri- 

 can Beauties. 



Herbert West, formerly at William 

 Hay's greenhouses at Oaklawn, has 

 taken the management of Mr. Hay's 

 downtown store on Clements street. 



John Johnston, of Johnston Bros., 

 had a narrow escape from serious in- 

 jury Saturday not far from the store. 

 He was driving a young horse that the 

 firm recently purchased, when the ani- 

 mal became frightened and started to 

 run, throwing Mr. Johnston out. Being 

 a heavy man, he was badly shkken up 

 and bruised, but fortunately not seri- 

 ously hurt. 



Joseph Kopelman is preparing to 

 erect another greenhouse on his farm 

 at Oaklawn. 



W. S. Pino and family have opened 

 their summer home at Wickford for 

 the season. 



William Hay has some fine rosea com- 

 ing in right after Memorial day. His 

 houses are oflf crop just at present, but 

 he has been cutting an average of more 

 than 5,000 daily up.tp this week. 



Frank L. Budlong, of Cranston, head 

 of the J. A. Budlong & Son Co., and 



Mrs. Irene Delford Wilton, of New 

 York city, were married in this city 

 Wednesday evening, May 17, and left 

 at once on an automobile trip to New 

 York. 



Johnston Bros, have been having 

 some attractive windows recently, one 

 of the Isltest being a miniature house 

 with the surrounding grounds laid out 

 prettily. 



" Thomas F. Sears, landscape gardener, 

 left Monday, May 15, for Philadelphia 

 to attend the first national conference 

 on city planning. 



Walter S. Nichols is confined to his 

 house at Hampde^- Meadows by a 

 severe attack of malaria. 



Thomas Cottello, who is in the em- 

 ploy of the Burke Rose Co., has been 

 promoted to the position of foreman to 

 fill the place vacated by Michael Walsh. 

 Mr. Cottello is succeeded by H. Wilkin- 

 son, formerly with the J. A, Budlong 

 & Son Co. 



E. J. Fancourt, representing the S. S. 

 Pennock-Meehan Co., of Philadelphia, 

 was in the city last week. 



Thirty-one new members were added 

 to the Rhode Island HorticulturaJ So- 

 ciety at its meeting Wednesday even- 

 ing, May 17. W. H. M. 



BOSTON. 



The Market. 



While we were spared the hot wave 

 last week which struck Chicago, Wash- 

 ington and other cities, the present 

 week opens with the warmest weather 

 of the season and business remains 

 at a rather low ebb. Everyone is now 

 anticipating Memorial day trade hope- 

 fully and, unless all signs fail, the sup- 

 ply of flowers will be no more than suf- 

 ficient for the demand. Roses have 

 been selling cheaply. Fakers now get 

 a bountiful supply of them, and for 

 several weeks a prominent Bromfield 

 street store has been offering assorted 

 boxes of twenty-five nice roses for 50 

 cents. Carnations are off crop with 

 many growers and are nearing the end. 

 It looks now as though Memorial day 

 prices on these would average about 

 double those secured at Easter. 



Good sweet peas are not overplenti- 

 ful. Spencers are selling much the 

 best. A great many short-stemmed 

 flowers are seen, the windup of the 

 indoor crops, but those having late 

 houses will find them profitable, as 

 outdoor crops are poor, owing to the 

 long drought. Callas and lilies are 

 abundant and have sold poorly of late. 

 Tulips and narcissi are nearing the end. 

 Some good Darwin tulips are now ar- 

 riving, but the present week will fin- 

 ish them. Some fine gladioli, such as 

 Mrs. Francis King and Shakespeare, are 

 arriving, with quantities of Peach Blos- 

 som and Blushing Bride among the 

 small-flowered class. Spanish iris is 

 abundant and popular for window ar- 

 rangements. Cut lilac is having quite 

 a sale this week. 



Valley is overabundant. Cattleya 

 MossijB is in heavy supply, but the 

 demand is not brisk. There is a con- 

 tinued good sale for asparagus and 

 adiantum. 



Bedding plant trade is brisk. Gera- 

 niums are selling particularly well and 

 show a tendency to advance in price. 



The May Exhibition. 



The show at Horticultural hall. May 

 20 and 21, was not a large one, but 



