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.Tune 8, 1011. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



17 



intendent at the Missouri Botanical 

 Garden and will make an able aide to 

 Superintendent Irish. 



Thomas Carr, D. Bova and Miss 

 Frances Wilkerson, who run plant and 

 cut flower stands at Union Market, 

 say they had a big run of business 

 Decoration day. 



Now that the bowling season is 

 closed, the bowlers will not attempt to 

 do any practicing these hot' days, as 

 no team will represent St. Louis at 

 Baltimore next August. The chance 

 for the florists getting together again 

 next fall seems good. 



Ostertag Bros, did all the window- 

 box planting at the Jefferson hotel and 

 did excellent work. The cost was $450. 



William Smith, Will Ossick, Paddy 

 Patten and Frank Windier, all of the 

 Smith Wholesale Floral Co., have or- 

 ganized a quartet and will make their 

 first appearance at the florists' picnic. 

 They are now rehearsing Paddy's new 

 song, "Watch Us Grow." This song 

 will be dedicated to the Florists' 

 Club. 



The National Clock & Electric Mfg. 

 Co. is now open for business at the 

 new location, 1906 Pine street. The 

 firm has fully recovered from the re- 

 cent fire at the old plant and is pre- 

 pared to furnish greenhouse tempera- 

 ture alarm clocks on a much larger 

 scale. 



The A. W. Schisler Grain Co. has 

 moved into its new location, at 708-710 

 North Fourth street, a block south 

 from the old stand. The new move 

 gives them the much needed room for 

 their fast growing business. 



H. M. Donbrava has been appointed 

 assistant city forester to succeed W. E. 

 Jordan, and Budolph Windt was ap- 

 pointed an inspector. A. Y. Ellison 

 was held over as an inspector. 



Henry Montaine, a florist of Flori- 

 sant, St. Louis county, while visiting 

 here last week was held up on a street 

 car and relieved of his pocketbook, 

 containing $19. 



David Geddes, head of the design 

 work at Mrs. M. M. Ayers' place, on 

 Grand avenue, has made application 

 for membership in the St. Louis Flo- 

 rists' Club. 



The Missouri Botanical Garden, bet- 

 ter known as Shaw's Garden, had its 

 first Sunday opening of the year June 

 4. The attendance was not so great 

 as usual, owing to the intense heat. 

 There were only 7,794 visitors during 

 the day. Superintendent Irish and a 

 host of students and employees were 

 on hand to show the visitors over the 

 grounds in groups. The record for a 

 Sunday attendance is 33,690. The gar- 

 den is in splendid shape and many new 

 things have been added. J. J. B. 



BOSTON. 



The Market. 



Trade remained fairly good the bal- 

 ance of the week following Memorial 

 day and the present week sees business 

 holding up well. Stock is not plentiful 

 and prices on the whole are satisfac- 

 tory. We have had comparatively cool 

 weather, which has been a boon to 

 both growers and shippers. Boses are 

 not seen in large numbers and there 

 is little surplus. Carnations are rather 

 scarce and are cleaning up finely. Fair 

 Maid is now showing up well from sev- 

 eral growers. This remains a popular 

 summer sort here. Sweet peas have 

 advanced in price and the supply of 



good flowers is adequate. The Spencer 

 varieties 8ell as high as $1.50 per 

 hundred. 



Large gladioli are more plentiful. 

 They sell better, on the whole, than 

 the small sorts. Valley has been a 

 little druggy. With the passing of 

 the week outdoor supplies will disap- 

 pear and give a better field to the 

 forced article. Peonies as yet are 

 not abundant and sell well. The crop 

 of these, both in quantity and quality, 

 is much below par. Such flowers as 

 feverfew, snapdragons and ten weeks' 

 stocks are little wanted. Quite a few 

 hardy flowers, such as German iris and 

 pyrethrums, are seen. Cattleyas are 

 selling better, as they usually do when 

 in small supply. There is a good call 

 for green stock for wedding decora- 

 tions. 



Various Notes. 



The Montrose Greenhouses have had 

 a successful season with roses. They 

 are still cutting flowers of good qual- 

 ity. Eber Holmes states that benching 

 is well advanced. They are planting 

 8,000 of the dark variety of Killarney 

 which originated here and was intro- 

 duced by A. N. Pierson, of Cromwell. 



Fred H. Abraham has succeeded John 

 A. Booth on the E. V. R. Thayer estate 

 in South Lancaster, where at one time 

 E. O. Orpet had charge. 



Drought conditions continue to pre- 

 vail in New England. We have been 

 spared the excessive heat which other 

 sections have had, but the lack of rain 

 is ruining many crops. This added to 

 the veritable plague of cutworms is 

 making the lot of growers of outdoor 

 plants a trying one. 



A fine display of early peonies and 

 other seasonable flowers and plants will 

 be seen at Horticultural hall June 10 

 and 11 on the occasion of the annual 

 rhododendron show. 



E. K. Farr, of Stoneham, is sending 

 to the Boston Cooperative Market a 

 fine assortment of sweet peas on 

 long stems, which are being eagerly 

 snapped up. 



J. H. Leach & Son, of North Easton, 

 have an extra fine grade of lily of 

 the valley at present. Their new car- 

 nation. Pink Supreme, still arrives in 

 fine shape and it seems likely to be as 

 good a summer as winter variety. 



In Henry R. Comley 's windows at 

 6 Park street this week were noted 

 Clerodendron Balfouri well flowered, 

 passifloras, Canterbury bells, vases of 

 Calla EUiottiana and splendid Spencer 

 sweet peas. 



Wilfrid Wheeler, of Concord, is hav- 

 ing a fine cut of white gladioli, which 

 sell well at 2 Park street. 



Walter Holden, one of the popular 

 salesmen at the Park Street Market, 

 is at Sebago Lake, Me., for two weeks' 

 salmon fishing. 



Owing to the sickness of William F. 

 Anderson, W. H. Elliott's manager at 

 Madbury, N. H., the base ball game 

 scheduled to take place between the 

 Boston Flower Exchange and Madbury 

 teams did not take place June 3. It 

 will be played later. 



Charles Evans, of Watertown, and 

 Miss E. Brown, of Waltham, were mar- 

 ried .Tune 3. The happy couple spent 

 a week 's honeymoon in New York and 

 vicinity. On his return, Mr. Evans 

 found his stall at the Boston Flower 

 Exchange well decorated by his con- 

 freres. The composition on some of 

 the posters was both original and 

 unique. Mr. and Mrs. Evans were well 



remembered with gifts from a large 

 circle of friends. 



Kidder Bros., of Lincoln, who are 

 noted violet specialists, have now an 

 extra fine pick of Fair Maid and Queen 

 carnations. They will, however, drop 

 carnations and grow no flowers but 

 violets next year. 



Henry L. Shedd, of South Lowell, is 

 sending" a fine assortment of carnations 

 ut present to the Boston Cooperative 

 Market. 



Miss Washington, who succeeded to 

 the business of her father, the late 

 B. F. Washington, of North Stoughton, 

 is bringing in among other flowers Qer- 

 man iris, salpiglossis, coreopsis, Canter- 

 bury bells and gladioli. These are 

 sold at 2 Park street. 



The Willow Hill Greenhouses, of 

 West Roxbury, have among the best 

 marguerites now arriving. 



Edward Wood, of Lexington, has 

 some splendid double peonies, which are 

 quickly bought, as are his Spencer sweet 

 peas. 



Adolph E. E. Koch, of Nobscot, is 

 cutting the last of his crop of pink 

 snapdragon. He has just filled orders 

 for rooted cuttings to go to Iowa, Mich- 

 igan and other distant points. Many 

 visitors noted this snapdragon at the 

 time of the national show. 



Some excellent vocalists are engaged 

 for the ladies' night of the Gardeners' 

 and Florists' Club, to be held June 20. 

 Spratt, of Allston, who catered at the 

 club reception at the national show, 

 will furnish the collation. 



The H. E. Fiske Seed Co. reports 

 a brisk business in both bedding-out 

 and vegetable plants. Their seed sales 

 have surpassed expectations. 



Chester Paine, of Randolph, journeyed 

 to the Pine Tree state this week and 

 was married June 6. He has a hand- 

 some cottage beautifully furnished for 

 his bride. His many friends vdsh both 

 long life and happiness. 



John Barr, of South Natick, continues 

 to send in carnations of really remark- 

 able quality for the season. Mr. Barr 

 never seems to have any seconds. 



Thomas Cox, of Dorchester, is in the 

 market with a grand lot of single 

 and double peonies. He still has some 

 excellent hydrangeas, but the supply 

 is running low. 



The Mishawum Flower Co., through 

 ,L M. Cohen, disposes of 4,000 to 10,000 

 sweet peas daily. Among their car- 

 nations Fair Maid is now showing up 

 particularly well. 



William Patterson, Jr., of Wollaston, 

 will soon lead a bride to the altar. 

 He has already purchased a fine' soli- 

 taire ring. 



.T. T. Silman, the well-known Wal- 

 tham florist, had a large quantity of 

 glass broken and over $300 worth of 

 plants ruined by a deer last week, which 

 mortally wounded itself. 



R. Caplin, the Massachusetts avenue 

 florist, is receiving congratulations on 

 the birth of a son. 



William A. Riggs, of Auburndale, has 

 some of the finest Asparagus Sprengeri 

 now coming in. His plumosus and longi- 

 florum lilies are also hard to beat. 



William McGillivray, a popular local 

 private gardener, will be married June 

 14 at the Presbyterian church, Brook- 

 line. His bride is Miss Janette Scott. 

 Many of his confreres will attend the 

 wedding and reception to follow. 



Donald McKenzie, of Chestnut Hill, 

 sailed for a trip to Scotland last week. 



W. N. Craig. 



