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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



AUQUST 17. 1»11. 



NEW YORK. 



The Market. 



There has been no change for the 

 better during the last week in the 

 wholesale cut flower market. The con- 

 tinut:d drought has added to the gen- 

 eral depression and abundant rain is 

 badly needed, all the outdoor floyers 

 depreciating daily in qualitj'^, asters 

 especially being far below normal. The 

 gladioli and carnations have also retro- 

 graded. Asters and gladioli are com- 

 ing in %, greater flood than ever before, 

 and the retail market utterly refuses 

 to digest them. Cellars are full of 

 them and there seems to be no let-irp 

 in the daily shipments. 



Cosmos is arriving. Next come the 

 dahlias and goldenrod. Hydrangea 

 paniculata is already abundant, and 

 another week or two will see the new 

 roses :ind carnations in evideneo again. 

 There are few good carnations arriv- 

 ing; $1 seems to be the high water 

 mark at present and only a few tea 

 roses go above the uniform rate of $3 

 per hundred for selected stock. Ten 

 per cent of the asters are superb. 

 These sell fairly well on arrival, but 

 ninety per cent are mediocre and hard- 

 ly salable at any price. The orchid 

 supply is not overabundant and prices 

 are steady at the quotations recorded. 

 Lilies fell to 3 cents last week and 

 were hard to clear out, even at this 

 low rate. Valley did not rise above 

 .$2 per hundred. 



The hot wave ushered in convention 

 week a year ago. We are praying his- 

 tory may not repeat itself. If the tem- 

 perature at Baltimore is anything like 

 the hearts and the welcome of the 

 sunny south, there will be a hot time 

 in the Monnmental City. As compared 

 with the prices of cut flowers a year 

 ago, it is interesting to note that roses' 

 top was 3 cents, carnations were $10 

 per thousand and lilies $25 per thou- 

 sand. 



New York to Baltimore. 



It was noon and warm enough for 

 comfort when a jolly crowd, numbering 

 136, boarded the New York FForists' 

 Club's special train on the Baltimore & 

 Ohio for the Baltimore convention. The 

 Boston boys were on hand, thirty-five 

 strong, including Mr. Farquhar. The 

 special dinner was the best ever fur- 

 nished to a florists' gathering, and it 

 was four hours before the last of the 

 inner men and women were satisfied. 

 Every detail was perfect. Messrs. 

 Young, Rickards and Weathered dis- 

 pensed liquid nourishment in unlimited 

 quantity, while Chairman Traendly saw 

 that the ladies had fruit in abundance. 

 The dining car was handsomely deco- 

 rated with asters and gladioli. 



With us were the veterans of the so- 

 ciety> James Dean, John N. May, Louis 

 Schmutz, John Birnie, George Saltford, 

 J. K. Allen, John V. Phillips, F. E. 

 Pierson and John G. Esler. The com- 

 pany included the handsomest ladies of 

 the east in floricultural circles, among 

 them several of our champion bowlers. 

 I. L. Powell, the author of "Millbrook," 

 and a party of five were on hand. The 

 Canucks sent us Mr. and Mrs. G. A. 

 Robinson from Montreal. Jersey City, 

 Hoboken and Long Island did nobly in 

 attendance. 



Various Notes. 

 Chairman Traendly had over 100 ac- 



PANSIES 



20 

 .20 



FAMOUS NAMED GIANTS 



Tr. Pkt. 



Adonis. Beautiful light blue $0.20 



Asure Blue. 20 



Emperor William. Deep blue, purple eye 20 



Fire Kins. Beautiful readish yellow, brown center .. .20 



Faust. Black 



Lord Beaconsfield. Deep purple, violet-edged light 



blue 



Masterpiece. Superb new class blotched pansies, with 



large blooms, mostly undulated or curled. Brilliant 



colors 



President Carnot. White, each petal adorned with 



a deep violet l>lotch 26 



Purple. A very striking shade of purple 



Snowflake. Pure white 



White. With dark eye 



Yellow. Pure 



Yellow. With dark eye 



Famous Giants, Mixed. Taken from the above 



named varieties .. 10 



14OZ. 



$0.50 



.75 



.76 



1.25 



.75 



Oz. 



$L60 

 2.00 

 2.56 

 4.00 

 2.00 



,76 2.50 



25 1.50 5.00 



.65 2.00 



S. & W. CO.*S FAMOUS "NON 

 PLUS ULTRA" 



This mixture contains the largest, handsomest and most perfect varie- 

 ties ever sent out. Tr. pkt., 2oc; X oz.> $1.50; oz., $5.00. 



Tr. Pkt. h Oz. Oz. 



S. & W. Co.'s Odier Mixed. Comprising the most 



brilliant colors. A very fine mixture . . $0.25 $1.75 $6.00 



Bugnot*s Mixture. A celebrated French mixture. 

 Extra large, choicest colors, broad blotches and del- 

 icate penciling 25 1.75 6.00 



Cassier's Larg^e-flowering. In form, color and size 

 this Pansy stands alone. The plants are very robust 

 and the flowers are held well above the foliage ; very 

 line, mixed 25 1.50 5.00 



English. Fine mixed giant-flowering sorts; lb., $4.60 .10 .15 .40 



50 Barclay St. 



NEW YORK 



