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The Florists' Hevkw 



Shptembbr 12, 1912. 



is worst early in the season, just when 

 the flowering period opens, but the 

 pimnts, 80 ffir as my observation has 

 gone, soon grew out of it. Apart from 

 peculiarities of the weather, such as a 

 continuation of damp, murky conditions, 

 the bud dropping might be caused by 

 an excess of nitrogen in the soil, or too 

 iiberal applications of manure, water or 

 fertilizer. I think this trouble will 

 «oon disappear if vour plants are strong 

 ^nd healthy. ' C. W. 



NEW YORK. 



The Market. 



A natural decrease in the aster ship- 

 ments, and not quite so many gladioli, 

 afford the first evidence of the waning 

 summer season. The first respectable 

 carnations of the new crop appeared 

 September 7. Before the week closes 

 this flower will take its legitimate place 

 again in the procession. There is a 

 great abundance of roses of every vari- 

 ety, including the new and popular 

 kinds, which give early evidence of 

 their claim for wide patronage this 

 winter. American Beauties improve 

 rapi-dly in supply and quality, and 

 prices are steady. If such a thing as a 

 ■surfeit of novelty be possible in New 

 York, the new roses, especially the yel- 

 low shades, give that promise as the 

 season advances. But the growing love 

 for flowers here, and the later methods 

 of influencing buyers, may offset this 

 increasing supply and keep the ship on 

 an even keel. The new crop grows 

 ndore salable daily. 



This week the dahlia demands more 

 recognition. Most of the stock arriving 

 is first-class, and many novelties of 

 .great size and beauty are offered. As- 

 ters and gladioli seem to have touched 

 bottom, and the gladiolus novelties and 

 late asters are in demand. Lilies and 

 valley hold at recent quotations. Gar- 

 denias are here again. Chrysanthe- 

 mums are arriving daily, revolutionary 

 in their earliness. Plenty of tritoma 

 and perfect hydrangeas give color and 

 attractiveness to retail windows, backed 

 by specimen ferns of a dozen popular 

 varieties. 



The scarcity of orchids during August 

 lilted prices to abnormal figures. From 

 now on there will he no complaint on 

 this score, labiata, gigas and Hardyana 

 are already hero. 



Club Meeting. 



The opening meeting for the season, 

 September 9, was most successful. The 

 attendance was over 100. The visitors 

 included President Vincent and Presi- 

 dent-elect Farquhar, also T. A. Vincent, 

 of White Marsh; Dr. McDonald, of Col- 

 lege Park, Md., and Mr. Smith, presi- 

 dent of the Gardeners' Association of 

 Lake Geneva, Wis., who is a guest of 

 Harry A. Bunyard, and gave an inter- 

 eating address. 



This was gladiolus night and a grand 

 display was staged by .John Lewis 

 Childs, of Floral Park, and E. S, Miller, 

 of Wading River. Chas. H. Totty 

 showed Smith's Advance and several 

 varieties of hardy mums, also his new 

 hardy aster, Climax, and a vase of his 

 new seedling pink rose, No. 1900. 



Phil. Kessler reported a clean sheet 

 for the outing committee. The treas- 

 urer's semiannual report showed a bal- 

 ance of over $4,300. 



John Lange, of Englewood, N. J., 

 was elected a member and George As- 



mus, of Chicago; Victor Morgan, Rob- 

 ert Maenner, James Newsham, John 

 Moore and Clarence Slinn were pro- 

 posed. 



John B. Nugent made a public protest 

 against the carelessness and discourtesy 

 of ocean ship stewards, on the delivery 

 of flowers to passengers. He was sup- 

 ported by Messrs. Totty and Berry, and 

 Messrs. Nugent, Koehne and Warendorff 

 were named as a special committee to 

 endeavor to bring about better service. 



W. R. Pierson gave a detailed report 

 for the publicity committee. A local 

 committee of twenty was then ap- 

 pointed, with Mr. Pierson as chairman, 

 to comply with the resolution passed 

 at the Chicago convjtplion. 



Committees were appointed to present 

 resolutions on the deaths of W, R. 

 Smith, Mrs. Alex Burns and a son of 

 Alexander Hogg. 



Mr. Donaldson referred to the pro- 

 posed memorial to W. R. Smith, and 

 Mr. Farquhar gave many interesting de- 

 tails of large projects in view. 



Secretary Young gave an interesting 

 address on the Chicago convention, fie 

 also criticised at length the reflections 

 read at a recent meeting of the Phila- 

 delphia club. President Vincent also 

 gave an eloquent address, and many 

 others had interesting comments to 

 make on the last convention, the next 

 one and the intervening national show. 

 The London show also was described by 

 several and W. A. Manda exhibited the 

 trophies he won there. ]t was nearly 

 midnight when the meeting adjourned. 



Various Notes. 



At the Dongan Hills fair on Statcn 

 Island last week, Louis Schutz, of Flat- 

 bush, won first prize for his exhibit of 

 palms and decorative iidauts. Other 

 prize winners for plant and cut flower 

 displays were B. De Meyer, of Wester- 

 velt; August Spies, of New Springville, 

 and Fred McMasters. Fred Keibee was 

 manager, and his big flag and also his 

 pyramid of vegetables were much ad- 

 mired. 



The Elliott Auction Co., Vesey street, 

 opens its fall season Tuesday, Septem- 

 ber 17. The company will offer at a 

 later date a choice lot of nursery stock 

 from W. G. Eisele, of West End, N. J. 



A. L. Rickards has joined the travel- 

 ing force of the Stumpp & Walter Co. 



W. C. Rickards has been appointed 

 manager of the new seed and bulb de- 

 partment of the Young & Nugent Co., 

 42 West Twenty-eighth street. Frank 

 Duggan, for nearly a quarter century 

 with Bridgeman's, also has joined the 

 Young & Nugent forces. 



Mr. Eiseman, with Penn, of Boston, 

 has been enjoying his two weeks' holi- 

 day in New York and Philadelphia. 



H. C. Reidel and wife returned from 

 their Canadian holiday September 9. 



Several of the wholesalers visited 

 their violet growers at Rhinebeck and 

 vicinity last week. 



H. M. Robinson and brother, of Bos- 

 ton, were visitors the last days of last 

 week. 



M. C. Ford has thoroughly redeco- 

 rated his store at 121 West Twenty- 

 eighth street. 



George Cotsonas & Co. are receiving 

 their European importations, including 

 many novelties in baskets and vases. 



The MacNiff Horticultural Co., on 

 Vesey street, will open the auction sea- 

 son September 17 with the sale of an 

 immense consignment of large palms 

 and greenhouse plants from the estate 

 of Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Dun, in addition 



to palms, bulbs and plants of many 

 kinds from local growers. Sales will 

 continue every Tuesday and Friday 

 until snow flies. 



Samuel Woodrow returned September 

 9 from Narragansett, and his partner, 

 Mr. Marketos, is now on his vacation. 



E. C. Horan is back from his^ summer 

 outing, looking as spruce and young as 

 twenty years ago. 



The Bedford Flower Co. is sending 

 Moore, Hentz & Nash some splendid 

 roses of the new varieties. 



Messrs. Wienhoeber and Michelsen, 

 of Chicago, were recent visitors. 



Flowerfield is living np to its name. 

 Imagine in this thousand-acre tract 

 owned by John Lewis Childs 250 acres 

 of bulbs in flower. Only fifty miles 

 from New York, it is a wonder every 

 tourist in this section has not been 

 there. Late visitors include Martin 

 Kohankie, of Painesville, O., L. B. Cod- 

 dington, of Murray Hill, and Alex. De- 

 war and wife, of Boston. Mr. Dewar 

 has been connected with the seed house 

 of Farquhar for a quarter century. Mr. 

 Kurtzweil, of the Iowa Seed Co., of 

 Des Moines, also was a recent caller. 

 I. S. Hendrickson, president of the 

 American Gladiolus Society, does the 

 honors at Flowerfield, and delightful 

 hours may be spent driving over this 

 immense tract, every acre of which will 

 be ultimately used in the Childs bulb 

 enterprise. Among the new varieties 

 of gladioli, Panama seems to be the sen- 

 sation. There is also, Mr. Hendrickson 

 says, a great demand for Niagara, 

 Peace, Alaska, Rosy Spray, Sulphur. 

 Queen, Wild Rose and Silver Sheen, but 

 America has lost none of its popularity. 

 Dahlias, lilies, cannas and irises are also 

 grown heavily at Flowerfield. Visitors 

 should go now, while the exhibit is at 

 its best. Mr. Hendrickson celebrated 

 his birthday September 6. 



Judge Vesey, of Fort Wayne, was 

 in the city September 9. 



The Plant Auction Co. held its first 

 sale of plants September 10 at 146 West 

 Twenty-eighth street, with .John P. 

 Cleary as auctioneer. The company an- 

 nounces a daily sale and intends offer- 

 ing cut flowers also. 



The Julius Roehrs Co., of Rutherford, 

 has nearly completed two new orchid 

 houses, 20x150. .T. AiMtin Shaw. 



PBIMULAS. 



Primulas are now making splendid 

 growth. They will still need some shade 

 from the brightest sunshine, but less 

 protection each day will be necessary. 

 A variety of pests attack them at this 

 season, including cutworms and a small 

 green worm similar to the one so de- 

 structive to mignonette. This has a 

 particular liking for P. obconica, and 

 if not closely watched the plants will 

 soon be skeletonized. Hand picking and 

 dusting the plants, particularly their 

 hearts, with tobacco dust are the best 

 methods of extermination. Keep the 

 plants potted on as required. The small 

 later ones are useful made up into 

 6-inch pans, but it is safer to wait until 

 the colors can be noted before doing 

 this. A mixture of colors is quite un- 

 desirable. 



The new Primula malacoides, if sown 

 too early, will become unwieldy in size. 

 May is suflBciently" early to sow this 

 sort unless large plants are wanted. I 

 sometimes see it stated that early August 

 is not too late to sow primulas. Anyone 

 starting seed that late will find thtit 

 the plants are so small as to be un- 



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