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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



Mat 19, 1910. 



THE EDWARDS FRIIT CO. 



ALVIN, TEXAS 

 Makes a Specialty of Fragrant Flowers 



Cape Jasmines 



Medium stems, 75c 



per 100; $6.00 per 1000. Long stems, $1.00 per 100; $9.00 



TUBEROSES, $2.50 per 100. 



per 1000. 



SFKCIAL PRICKS ON LARGK ORDKBS.- 



Jasmiiies are packed to reach any point in tiie United States. Tuberoses are packed in Spanish Moss, and will 

 carry as far as Chicago or Denver. A .small order will convince you of our efficiency in packing and timing arrival of 

 shipments. Wo are responsible. 



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The sweet pea stock now arriving is 

 superb. Valley, lilies and gardenias all 

 join in the general retrogression. The 

 retail windows are brilliant with a wealth 

 of dogwood, spiraeas and snowballs. Lilac 

 is about over; not many days until the 

 Crimson Eamblers are in bloom. 



Horticultural Society Meeting. 



The annual meeting of the Horticul- 

 tural Society of New York was held May 

 11. Officers were elected as follows: 

 President, Geo. T. Powell; vice-presi- 

 dents, N. L. Britton, T. A. Havemeyer, 

 Patrick O'Mara, Samuel Thome, James 

 Wood; secretary, George V. Nash; treas- 

 urer, F. E, Newbold; council, F. L. At- 

 kins, J. W. Cromwell, Henry F. DuPont, 

 Henry Hicks, John E. Lager, J. A, 

 Manda, E. S. Miller, Clement Moore, W. 

 Nilsson, F. R. Pierson, I. L. Powell, E. 

 H. Eoehrs, H. H. Rusby, H. A. Siebrecht, 

 E. B. Southwick, James Stuart, J. H. 

 Troy, Robert Simpson, W. H. Waite, C. 

 W. Ward, C. W. Weathered, A. L. Willis. 



The annual report showed increased 

 activity all along the line. It was de- 

 cided to hold a summer exhibition at the 

 botanical garden June 4 and 5. A 

 schedule has been prepared, including 

 peonies and other seasonable flowers, a 

 copy of which may be had by address- 

 ing George V. Nash, secretary, New York 

 Botanical Garden, Bronx Park. 



Various Notes. 



C. H. Totty will send out two new 

 carnations next season, White House, 

 raised by Dailledouze Bros., and Wode- 

 nethe, raised by F. E. Whitney. 



Arthur Herrington reports an extreme- 

 ly satisfactory start for his landscape en- 

 terprise. 



Wadley & Smythe, who have the order 

 for the decorations for the wedding of 

 Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., also have one 

 at Albany next month that is to be one 

 of the largest of the year. 



Charles E. Ferry, secretary of the Wil- 

 son-Hoyt Co., says orders for bench molds 

 are coming from all parts of the country. 



The seedsmen seem to be almost as 

 busy as ever, in spite of the waning sea- 

 Bon. 



M. C. Ebel, of the Aphine Mfg. Co., 

 made a trip to Cromwell, Conn., last 

 week. 



Grandiflora Cape Jasmines 



$1.00 pf r 100; $8.50 per 1000; f. o. b. Alvin, Texas. 



Terms: Cash with order. Reference: Alvin State Bank. 



Misses HILLJC St BULLER, - Alvin, Texas 



The Cottage Gardens Co. will cut and 

 ship its peony blooms to the wholesale 

 market this year. Last season none of 

 the flowers reached the market. 



A. C. Zvolanek is on his way to Cali- 

 fornia. While he is absent his sons will 

 have charge of his place at Bound Brook. 



M. Matheron, formerly carnation grow- 

 er at the Cottage Gardens, Queens, will 

 go into business on his own account at 

 Baldwins, L. L 



Charles Loeschner has recovered from 

 his recent accident and is again at his 

 desk daily. 



Mrs. H. H. Berger has recovered from 

 her illness. 



Traendly & Schenck and Walter Sheri- 

 dan are well pleased with their move. 

 There now are ten horticultural houses 

 west of Sixth avenue on Twenty-eighth 

 street. 



Nicholas Lecakes has been suffering 

 with a severe affection of the eyes, but 

 is improving. 



Sigmund Geller has returned from a 

 business trip through New England. 



H. E. Crawbuck is marketing dogwood 

 cut in his own nursery at Chatham. 



B. S. Slinn, Jr., and M. A. Bowe are 

 contemplating trips to Europe. 



At J. K. Allen's, one day last week, 

 chrysanthemums, peonies and gladioli 

 sat on the counter. 



Russin & Hanfling have leased the en- 

 tire building at 45 West Twenty-eighth 

 street for a term of years. 



Burnett Bros, are now using three 

 floors in their building. 



The topic of general discussion is the 

 orchid show nexi week at Boston. The 

 New York boys expect to go in a body 

 by boat Thursday evening. May 26. Many 

 of the wholesalers and growers will make 

 up a large and jolly company. Messrs. 

 Welch and Stewart, of the Hub, were 

 in town May 14, booming it. If all re- 



GARDENIAS 



Fine, large Jasmines (gardenias), withbeautifu 

 foliage, two grades: 



■iidt. tlemt 8 ti 12 in . 75c 100; $7.50 1000. 

 12 to 18 in.. $1.00 100: $10 011000. 



F. o. b. Alvin. Terms, strictly cash or c. o. d. 



MISS A. WASHINGTON 



ALVIN, TEX. 



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ports are realized, it will be well worth 

 going many miles to see. Naturally, New 

 Yorlc and vicinity expect to carry home 

 the bulk of the prizes. Among those 

 certain to attend is James McManus, who 

 has done as much as cny man in the 

 business to boom and popularize the or- 

 chid in the last ten years. 



M. C. Ford is fast getting his new 

 quarters into shape. 



George Cotsonas & Co. are already re- 

 modeling their store and will be settled 

 before the end of May. 



George Saltford does not move until 

 July. It looks now as if in time Twenty 

 eighth street from Sixth avenue to Sev- 

 enth avenue will be the concentration 

 center of the wholesale cut flower busi 

 ness of New York. For a while, how- 

 ever, those having leases will remain 

 where they are, and several of the best 

 houses of the trade are among them. 



Charles Vick, of Rochester, was in the 

 city Friday, May 13, booming the con- 

 vention, selling space in the exhibition 

 hall and souvenir program, and stirring 

 up things generally. WhUe a guest of F. 

 H. Traendly and A. T. Bunyard, Mr. 

 Traendly encouraged him with some 

 unique effects in floral table decoration 

 at an impromptu dinner to himself and 

 friends. Mr. Vick is enthusiastic over 

 the convention prospects. 



W. F. Jagger, of West Hampton, was 

 in town last week. He is a famous Vic- 

 tory and Enchantress grower, whose 

 stock is handled by Walter Sheridan. 



