OcTODBn 21, 1909. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



15 



Greenhouse Establishment of M. Cook's Son, New Orleans, La. 



t'nr fiom easy, particularly in the lower 

 ai;i(l(s. Many growers who two weeks 

 nvto inade shipments that were quite small 

 for tlie size of their establishments, have 

 doubled and in some cases more than 

 tribled their shipments, and this condi- 

 tion me€ts with a demand which is not 

 at all proportionate. The street mer- 

 chant is an appreciated factor just now, 

 and stands between legitimate business 

 and the ash barrel. 



Carnations are fairly steady, and in 

 supply are on the short side. They con- 

 tinue to improve in quality and some 

 really line stock is available, especially in 

 white. Chrysanthemums are a feature 

 of the market just now and bring fair 

 prices, but an avalanche of them is in 

 sight and they are likely to become a 

 iroublesome problem any day. The early 

 varieties, such as Monrovia, Polly Kose, 

 <llory of Pacific, Omega and Golden 

 (iluw, are still about the only varieties 

 available, thy yellow being most limited 

 in supply. 



Variouf Notes. 



(ioorge M. Cook, of Arlington, has fin- 

 islad a new boiler-room and changed all 

 ol' his heating system. 



< iiarles Seybold, of Carroll park, will 

 'layo a large mum show in several weeks, 

 ^vhich is expected to surpass all of his 

 previous shows. 



•f. Bolgiano & Son sold over 2,500 

 It rns on Friday and Saturday. 



11- J. Quick has installed a new Fur- 

 "i:iu boiler, to heat two large houses. 



' harles H. Cook has started to erect 

 ' "" large houses on his new place at 

 ' 'rinsville. Q. 



NAME OF PLANT. 



' am sending, under separate cover, a 

 'I 'ind blo«som of a plant and should 



II. 



to know the name of it. 



J. P. 



•I'lsticia carnca is the name of the 

 "f- It is also called Jacobinia 



■liuea. C. 



._ I'AiRsioxT, "W. Va.— Miss Elizabeth 

 ^^;illace has taken over the establish- 

 ""■"t of H. Glenn Fleming. 



Hinsdale, Mass.— L. B. Brague & Son 



I'-'^ve about 15,000,000 ferns in cold stor- 



'."'?• They are now buying spruce 



'""Shs. whicli are used largely to cover 



-lavcs ill cemeteries. 



ONCINNATL 



The Market. 



The market has changed considerably 

 •since last week, with a marked increase 

 in shipments of cut flowers. There has 

 been a good demand for roses, with spe- 

 cials selling out in advance. American 

 Beauty, My Maryland and Killarney are 

 fast getting into winter form. Bride 



Tbe Xdltor la pleased 

 wben a Reader 

 presents bis Ideas 

 on any subject treated In 



Veflfl; 



As experience is tlie best 

 teacher, so do we 

 learn fastest by an 

 ezohanaie of experiences. 

 Many valuable points 

 are brouBht out 

 by discussion. 



Oood peamanshlp. Bpelling: and 

 grammar, though deBirable, are not 

 necessary. Write as you would talk 

 when doing your beet. 



WB SHALL BE GLAD 

 TO HEAR rROM TOU 



and Maid also are improving in size and 

 quality. President Taft is showing up 

 remarkably well and growing in favor. 

 Carnations went up to $3 per hundred 

 for good stock, with a shortage during 

 all of last week. Chrysanthemums are 

 becoming more plentiful. October Frost, 

 Monrovia, Golden Glow and Estelle are 

 the leading varieties. Touset will be in 

 this week. R. "Witterstaetter is about 

 done cutting a house of what he calls 

 Dailledouze, white, but the originator 

 never disseminated this variety. It is 

 surely a good thing for so early. The 



flower is on the order of Willowbrook, 

 but it has a better stem and larger 

 flower. It lacks only in foliage. 



Lily of the valley, Harrisii and violets 

 are in fair demand but short supply. 

 Outdoor flowers, dahlias, cosmos, etc., 

 are like the last rose of summer; they 

 have faded and gone. 



Vartoua Notes. 



J. M. McCuUough Son's Co. received 

 a certificate for the Paragon sprayer 

 from the S. A. F. ; also certificate for 

 President Taft rose, exhibited at tho 

 convention. 



Mrs. Fannie Kyrk Sanderson, sister of 

 Miss Edith Kyrk and Louis Kyrk, died 

 at the family residence October 16 and 

 was laid to rest October 18. She was 

 well known and quite a number of the 

 craft attended tiie funeral. The floral 

 offerings were many and beautiful. 



Sunday afternoon the writer spent a 

 few hours on College Hill and made a 

 hasty call on our old friend, George 

 Corbett. I found, a^ usual, a lot of well 

 grown stock. A house of poinsettias was 

 in prime condition. Chrysanthemums 

 never looked better; he grows mostly 

 Cliadwick. Two houses of violets are 

 jtromising a fine winter crop. The car- 

 nations on this place are not large, but 

 show a clean and vigorous growth. 

 Eighty sashes of pansies are just planted. 

 A lot of rebuilding has been done, owing 

 to the heavy hail storm of last spring, 

 ^[y next call was to see Max Rudolph's 

 place. This is keeping up its reputation 

 in growing stock. One house 30x200 in 

 roses never looked better. Five houses 

 of carnations are flowering nicely, espe- 

 cially Aristocrat and Enchantress; they 

 were all pot grown. Chrysanthemums are 

 fine and he was earliest in this section. 

 Three varieties are being cut, Estelle. 

 October Frost and Golden Glow. One 

 thing about this place is its neatness, 

 wiiich never fails to impress visitors. 



II. ScnwARZ. 



Park Superintendent Rodgers, William 

 Salway, of the Spring Grove cemetery, 

 and Ben George, the florist, recently made 

 their fourth trip through Hyde Park to 

 view the lawns of that suburb, for the 

 purpose of determining who arc entitled 

 to prizes for the best kept and prettiest 

 lawns. This was the final trip for the 

 season. 



