August 25, 1910. 



ThcWcckly Florists^ Review. 



17 



MAHERNIA ODOEATA. 



^Vill yon please inform me as to the 

 earo of maliernias. and also if they cau 

 be propagated and how? W, G. B. 



Maheriiia odorata is probably the 

 '^'ariety you have. Tliis is a popular 

 cool greenhouse ])lant. Propagation 

 from soft cuttings in winter or early 

 spring is an easy matter. Use an ordi- 

 nary cutting bencli, such as will root 

 carnations or chrysanthemums. The 

 plants in summer arc much better 

 grown outdoors. Owing to its twiggy, 

 branching habit, it is easy to train this 

 plant into any desired shape. It also 

 makes an excellent basket subject. The 

 maliernias are natives of South Africa 

 and Avaiit cool treatment in winter. 



C. 



MAKING LEAF-MOLD. 



Will you kindly give me directions as 

 to a quick Avay of making leaf-mold? 

 When fall comes I usually have plenty 

 of beech, oak, chestnut and maple 

 leaves, but I have not much space in 

 which to store them. C. T. M. 



There is no quick way to rcd-uce 

 leaves to leaf-mold without partly de- 

 stroying their quality as fertilizers. 

 Gather tlie^leaves into a heap and turn 

 them over frequently, thus creating a 

 gentle fermentation. By the next sum- 

 mer there will be a partial reduction to 

 mold, wliich can be separated from the 

 rest by passing it through a screen with 

 a 1-inch mesh. , 



It takes from one to two years to 

 reduce nmld to the finer form. Eibes. 



JOHN CONNON. 



J nil II Connon is the new president 

 of tlio St. Louis Florists' Club. He is 

 one of the younger element, an enthusi- 

 astic worker, and anxious to make a 

 recor.l for his administration. 



NEW YORK. 



The Market. 



< aiuatiou week was no exception to 

 tlie general rule; the market simply 

 marked time. It has been so all the 

 twenty-six years the S. A. F. has ex- 

 isted: usually it is the dullest w'eek of 

 the year. ]\Iany of the leading whole- 

 salers were at Eochester. Those who 

 remained closed early. Some are still 

 in the mountains and it will be another 

 month before the tide comes in. In 

 the meantime what stock arrives, if 

 good. selK (juickly. Prices have not 

 advani-cd ex<e](t for a few of the se- 

 lectC'l iJcautie-. Ueneral shipments are 

 light, except of asters and gladioli. 

 Carnations are hardly worthy of the 

 name. Snnie of tlie asters now arri\- 

 ing are almost as good as the chivsau- 

 themums. Of the latter it is interest- 

 ing to note how many reach the mar- 

 ket already. The new rttses are begin- 

 ning to arrive, but it will be another 

 ten days iiefort> their influence is great- 

 ly manifest. C)rchids are not abundant 

 and little called for. l^ilies have fallen. 

 Of hydrangeas there is a great abun- 

 dance. There is no limit to the gladi- 

 (di. Few sell above HO cents per hun- 

 <ired. 



INIost of the retail windows depend 

 on asters and tritomas for their attract- 

 iveness. In some windows the water 

 lily disphiys leniain. Many ;ne devoi 



John Connon. 



ing the dull <lays to repainting ami re 

 decorating. Everyone seems optimistic 

 as to the new season, and all are get- 

 ting ready for the beginning of the 

 contest. 



Various Notes. 



The last of the conventionists re- 

 turned August 21. Many made side 

 trips to the Falls, Toronto, or the Thou- 

 sand Islands. The general verdict here 

 is that the Kochester convention stands 

 at the head of the j>rocession, in extent, 

 in numagement and in generous wel- 

 conu' and entertainment, with perfect 

 weather, grand exhibits and comj)lete 

 harmony. Kochester has set a high 

 mark, but Baltimore and southern hos- 

 ])itality together declare they will 

 ' ' raise the ante! ' ' 



Eohert K. Berry, who has been con- 

 nected with tlie management of the city 

 ])arks for some years, lias accepted a 

 j)ositiou of trust with the Klizabeth 

 >s"ursery Co. lie is a jiroiiiinent and 

 ]>opular member of the New York Flo- 

 rists' Club, and its most enthusiastic 

 bowler. 



Mr. and :\rrs. .1. Ix'. Shield, of D'alton, 

 Mass., have beiMi spending ;i week in 

 New York. 



Mr. and ;Mrs. .1. T. D. I'ulnier and 

 :\Iiss Perle Fulnier, of Des Moines, are 

 in the city this week, returning home 

 via Cleveland. 



Mr. and Mrs. Ceo. A. Kuhl, of Pekin. 

 111., are enjoying the last week of their 

 month's holiday reveling in the excite- 

 ment and attractions of the "Great 

 "White Vs'ay, " after a prolonged stay 

 at Asbury. 



W. E. Marsliall and liis family are 

 at Kockaway I'oint on their vacation, 

 on his partner's yaclit, fishing and sail- 

 ing until September. 

 . Ralph Gretsch has resumed complete 

 roiitnd of his wholesale business at '>- 

 West Twenty eighth street, the <Minnec- 



tion with a tiini in Ma<lisoii, \. .1., 

 having i>eeii dissolved. Mr. Gretsch 

 was at one time manager for O. V. 

 Zangen. 



B. S. Slinn, .Jr.. has returned from 

 his camping season in Xew Y'ork state 

 and is finishing his vacation at Atlantic 

 City. 



ir. E. Froment gave up his intended 

 trip to the convention in favor of the 

 waters and seductive climate of Sara- 

 toga. 



Work has begun in earnest with the 

 seedsmen. Fall bulbs are being shipped 

 in enormous quantities. Everybody is 

 already Ijusy. A great season is gen- 

 erally anticipated and salesmen are 

 cheerful over what has been already 

 accomplished. J. Austin Shaw. 



PROVIDENCE. 



The Market. 



The week, as a whole, was (piiot. The 

 last couple of days, howevn-, showed 

 renewed activity because of se\'eral 

 largt! funerals. Oi* funeral, that of 

 three young boys, all in one family, 

 WHO wert! killed by the cars at Cow- 

 eset I , had more than fifty pieces, includ- 

 ing an immense gates ajar. Prices on 

 cut tlowers ranged about as last quoted. 

 Stock is alnindant. 



Various Notes. 



Vo»r= il?' bringing in the first 

 of his dahlia crop, whicli is 



S. M. 

 cuttings 



fine and contains many of the latest 

 varieties. 



.lohn Johnston, of Johnston Bros., has 

 returned from a two weeks' vacation, 

 well tanned. 



Michael J. Leach, of I'awtmdvCt; 

 John A. ]Macrae, of this city, and F. K. 

 I'earce, of Norwood, represented this 

 state at the Kochester cimventinn. 



The twelfth annual ball of the Xew- 



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