June 16, 1910. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



15 



M) varieties are distinct. Tlie colors 



■I- very similar, but Villc de Nancy is 



somewhat darker shade. 



Some growers have sent out a single 



. (iiiy under the name of rosea, which 



false. 



■Phere has been some confusion in re- 

 dd to Albatre and Avalanche, but 

 .(■y are entirely distinct, Albatre being 

 ,ioli higher class. 



rliiulemaguo is similar to Bernard 

 ilissy. It may be a few days later in 

 Homing than the latter variety, and 

 .ssil)ly more likely to burst during un- 

 ,\orable weather for this type of bud. 

 riiard Palissy fades out more nearly 

 . hi to in the sun tlian Charlemagne. 



A. Dessert informed the committee 



imt the variety which was sold by him 



1895 as Sarah Bernhardt is in reality 



I mboliata rosea. Tlie sort became 



ixed with a number of unnamed seed- 



iigs and Mr. Dessert fully believed he 



ul introduced a new variety, until re- 



ntly he discovered his mistake. The 



I -^nlt of the investigations of the com- 



Miiitoe agree perfectly with Mr. Des- 



-' it 's statements. 



Souvenir do Gaspard Calot is some- 

 ■ incs confused Avith Eugene V^erdier. 



J")elicatissima is very simihir to Floral 

 iioasure; in fact, we must continue our 

 nidics further to be able to point defi- 

 ■ iii'ly to the distinguishing character- 

 ~t ics of each. 



Mine. Forel has been confused by 



• 'MIC i)crsons with Livingstone. The lat- 



I'l- is a mucli superior sort. It is also 



iniilar to Mmc. Geissler, but is taller 



iiiil has smaller blooms than the latter. 



Alario Houillon is very similar to 



Mine. Forcl and Mme. Geissler. Pos- 



-iMy Marie Houillon is a few days 



'aiiT and more upright in habit. 



The buds on Mme. Lebon are tight 

 :'iid frequently rot off in damp weather. 

 Bernard de Palissy is similar to 

 • liarlemagne, possibly a few days 

 1 arlier, and blanches out more nearly 

 ■•hite. 



Tiiere are two varieties under the 

 : ::me of Bunch of Perfume, which are 

 similar in color and form, but one is 

 ■"''king in fragrance, has a taller plant, 

 - not so compact and is somewhat dark- 

 '■ than the true Bunch of Perfume. 

 Souvenir d'Auguste and Miellez arc 

 • id to be identical with Marechal Vail- 

 nt by prominent growers. From cor- 

 ■' '-pondence with A. Dessert. 

 Kugene Verdier is sometimes con- 

 iod with Souvenir de Gaspard Calot. 

 IJubra superba is known as Eichard- 

 h's rubra, Richardson's rubra su- 

 ' ''ba and superba (Richardson's). 



MOTOR DELIVERY. 



Automobile delivery is becoming 



I'to the proper thing; many first-class 



';iil stores are invi-sting in automo- 



l''s, and find them profitable from 



• >\ 1 points of view — as advertisements 



I'd as performing a largo amount of 



'ik at moderate cost. 



The accompanying illustration is 



'■'un a photograph of the new delivery 



'ir of B. Schroeter, Detroit. The body 



•'IS l)uilt according to s])ecial orders 



V Sclirocter. The cliassis is one of the 



uht dclivorv trucks now being built 



;;y i'.uick Motor Co., of Flint, Mich. 



'lie vehicle has a carrying capacity of 



';""n pounds. The motor has twenty- 



' i'-;lit horse-power, a two-cylinder, dou- 



^'lo opposed engine being used. The 



•^^■'ir will run twenty-five to thirty miles 



I'fT hour. The capacity of the body is 



New Delivery Motor Car of B. Schroeter, Detroit. 



sufficient for three dozen palms in 8- 

 inch pots. The body is forty-two and 

 one-half inches wide inside, six feet 

 three inches long back of the seat, and 

 five feet three inches liigli in tlie cen- 

 ter. In the rear doors forty-nine 

 inches clearance is obtained. Besides 

 the rear doors there is a double door 

 back of the chauffeur, providing for 

 an opening 21x27 inches. A small door 

 for ventilation is located in the panel 

 over the rear door. The car is electric 

 lighted throughout, even to a dome 

 light inside. Tlie color is deep wine, 

 with moldings in black, lettering and 

 striping in gold. 



BOSTON. 



The Market. 



The consensus of opinion is that busi- 

 ness last week was poor. This is noth- 

 ing unusual after Memorial day, but 

 the unprecedentedly wet weather, day 

 after day of steady rain or drizzle, had 

 a demoralizing effect on the market, 

 and about all flowers have suffered 

 sharp declines. We are at last getting 

 somewhat clearer weather, and we hojie 

 it may remain settled, as people will 

 not come out and buy flowers when 

 sunshine is lacking. Roses have had a 

 hard time of it. and clearances are only 

 made at absurdly low prices. Carnot. 

 Kiliarney and White Killarney are 

 selling the best, but even of these there 

 are far too many for the market's 

 needs. Carnations are also away down, 

 and deinand for them was poor nil last 

 week. Sweet peas are coming good iii 

 quality, particularly the Spencers, and 

 are selling as well as anything. Ijily 

 of the valley also sells tolerably well. 



Peonies are not yet in heavy supply. 

 The wet weather ruined many, spotting 

 the flowers. It will be the end of the 

 present week before they become abun- 

 dant. Prices vary from $4 to $S per 

 hundred. Gladioli, such as America, 

 are now abundant and popular for win- 

 dow decorations. Asters, indoor gi'iiwn, 

 are already being received. Stocks in 

 several colors are abundant, but these 



do not meet with a good sjilc Tliere 

 arc jilenty of lilies, aii<l callas are still 

 of' fine (jiiality. <iar(l(Miias are over- 

 abundant, and there is a full supply of 

 orchids. Demand for asparagus and 

 adiantum has been fairly good. 



Bedding plant traile lias dragged 

 along slowly, owing to the unfavorable 

 weather, but the bulk of growers arc 

 W(>ll satisfied with sales up to date. 



Various Notes. 



Lewis E. Small, of Tewksliury. and 

 Walter llolden, the well-known Park 

 Street Markfit salesman, are spending 

 ten days in the northeastern jiart of 

 Maine on a fishing trip. !Mr. Stearns 

 acts as salesman during ^Ir. llolden 's 

 absence. 



Julius IT. Zinn liad some fine Queen 

 of the Earlies asters in his window last 

 week. They were grown by .1. II. 

 Leach & Son, of North I'aston. 



Thomas A. Cox, of DorchestiT, has 

 had a fine lot of peonies at his stand, 2 

 Park street. He also has a splendid 

 crop of outdoor Jacqueminot ro^es just 

 coining in. 



S. J. Cioddard sailed from Xew York 

 June l.j, on the White Star liner Baltic, 

 for Southampton. 



\V. < '. Ward, of Quinc\-, is one of the 

 first to Indng in extra line (lunlity out- 

 door grown sweet peas. 



Artliur (>riffin. late head gardener to 

 E. T. Gerry. Newport. R. 1., and a first- 

 rlass grower <if ]il;ints and cut flowers, 

 has piirclias(>d twelve acres nt' hind at 

 Woliurn, ^fass.. and will grow cut flow- 

 ers for tli(^ Boston m.niK'ii. If 'Mr. 

 Griffin's productions in a conuuercial 

 Avay eipial in quality those grown while 

 at Cotninodore (ierry's. he will speedily 

 innlve ;i name for himself around the 

 Hub. 



Mr. Nelson, of the firm of Nelson & 

 .Tdlinson. of South Framinglmm and 

 SiMith Sudbury, ^Fass., sail(>d on the 

 sfcaiiiship Tvernia, from Boston, June 

 7, on a visit to Denmark. 



J. T. Butterworth, of South Fram- 

 ingliam, was a visitor in New York last 

 week, visiting the orchiil specialists 

 there. 



