

,„..i;r. 21, 1009. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



15 



; : oiii fasy, jtailieiiliiily in tlio lower 

 ji:'i-. .Many f^rowiU's wlio two weeks 

 :i_,. in:i'lr sliipnu'uls tliat wore quite small 

 ]..,' iM si/e of tlieir cstablishmonts, have 

 1.. iMrd and in some cases more than 

 M'l i'll tlicir shipments, and lliis oondi- 

 ■i. h meets with a demaiul which is not 

 !■ 1 I proportionate. The street mer- 

 • li.iiii is an appreciated factor just now. 

 iM I stands Ijetween Jegitimate business 

 III', ihe asli Ijarrel. 



'iiiiatlons ai'e fairly steady, and in 

 -M|i(>ly iwi^ on tlie short side. They con- 

 'ii:i:i 111 imiirove in (juality and some 

 11. illy line stock is available, especially in 

 nil lie. C'hrysanthemunis are a feature 



I I ill' market just now and bring fair 



!■! >, but an a\"alancho of them is in 



-'•j.'A ;ind ihey are likely to hcome a 



iiniMi'some jiroblem any day. Tiie early 

 -.'ii'iies, such as Monroxia, I'olly ]\ose, 

 'li' of Pacilic, Onu'jia ami Colden 

 'i'*-, are still abtmt the only varieties 

 ^■'l.ilile, th'.' vellow being must limiied 



Various Notes. 



' ' ■iu<' M. Cook, of Arlington, lias tin 



■ I a new boiler-room and changed all 

 'I- hciiling system. 



I lies Scybold, of Carroll park, will 



■ ■■! l.'irge mum show in several \\(H'ks, 

 M is expected to surpass all of his 



' iiiis shows. 



' liidginno & Son sold over L',.'JOO 

 "II i'liday .and Saturday. 

 • I. <^)uick iias installed a new I'ur 

 '"i'ci'. to heat two large houses, 

 iiles M. Cook has starh^d to ereii 

 ^ir^e hiiuses on his new place ;il 

 -\ille. ( ). 



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



dNONNATL 



The Market. 



The market has changed considerably 

 ■since last week, with a nuirked increase 

 in shipments of cut flowers. There has 

 been a good demand for roses, with spe- 

 cials selling out iu advance. Amerii-an 

 Beauty, My ^laryland ami Ivillarnev are 

 fast iicttiug into winter f(Min. lUide 



NAME OF PLANT. 



Ill ^ending, uuilei- sep;ir;ite cnxei. ;i 

 iii'l li|u-s.iiiii 4it' a |il;inl and shnnld 

 " knew 1 he ii;i! it il. .1. I ». 



■ ' i'Ki e;ii )ir;i iv t he name ol' 1 he 

 It i^ aKn f-illed .laenbiiii;; 



The Kdltor la pleased 

 when a Reader 

 presents hi a Ideas 

 on any subject treated iu 



'3mf 



As experience is the best 

 teacher, so do we 

 learn fastest by an 

 exchange of experiences. 

 Many valuable points 

 are broueht out 

 by discussion. 



Good penmanship, .'ipellinj; and 

 graiiimar, thoueh desirable, are not 

 necessary. Write as you would talk 

 whei doins your best. 



WE SHALL BE GLAD 

 TO HEAR FROM YOU 



i:M"NT, W. \'.\. — :Miss i:ii/abetli 

 "■<■ lia-^ t.-iken over th(> est.alilisii 

 "f II. (iiiiin I'^leming. 



soAi.i;. .Ma-^s.- L. P.. Brngiie & Son 



aliiiiit ].",jMi(),(l(l() i',']]\< ill ,■1)1.1 stoi'- 

 I'liey are now buying sjiruce 

 '". AJiirli are u-^ed l;irL;<'ly In cover 

 " Ml i-einetei'ies. 



and Maid alsn are ;niprii\ing iu si/e aiel 

 i|iialily. I'lesideni Tafi is slmwin^ up 

 remarU.ably wi'll and ;^iii\\iiii; in l'a\(.i. 

 < 'arn.atiniis weiii up tn •-^•'i per hiinilre.l 

 fur guild stuck, wiih ;i shiprtage ijining 

 .dl 111' last \\eei<. ( lirysanthenuiins are 

 liei-cinsing mure plenliful. ()ctolier I'rost, 

 .M(Uiro\ia. (nddeu (ilow and Kstelle art; 

 ihe leading \;iiieties. Tunset will be in 

 this week. 1\. Witterstaetler is aiiont 

 dune cutting a hoiisi^ of what he calls 

 Oailledouze, white, but the oiigiuatiu' 

 nexcr dissemiii.ated this \;uie|y. II is 

 snndv a gnocl ihiiiM I'ur sd e;nl\'. The 



(liiwer is on the (U'der oi' W'illowbrook, 

 but it has a bettiu- stem and Larger 

 tliiwer. It lacks (inly in I'uliage. 



i.ily lit the \alley. Ilarrisii and \ inlets 

 are in fair demand but short sup[)ly. 

 ()ntd(ior tlowers. dahlias, cosmos, etc., 

 ai'c like the last ruse ut summer; they 

 li;i\e t'ade<l and gon(\ 



Various Notes. 



.1. .M. Mit'ulhiugh Son's Co. received 

 a cerlilicate for the Paragon sjiniyer 

 from the S. A. P.; tilso certificate for 

 Presideid; T.afl rose, exhibited al the 

 conveidion. 



Mrs. Pannie Kyrk Saudcrsuu, sister of 

 Miss Etlith Kvrk and Louis Kyrk, died 

 at the family residence (Ictobir Itj ami 

 w;is laid to rest October IS. Sh« was 

 \\ell km:)\\ n .and i|uite a number of the 

 craft attended the funeral. The lloral 

 olVeriiigs were many ami beautifid. 



Snnd.ay attermmu the writer spent a 

 few liour> nil ( '(dlege Hill and made a 

 hasty call mi mir nld friemi, (Jcorge 

 Coriiett. 1 t'oui'd, as' )isual, a lot of w*'Il 

 ^niwii siiiik. A house nf )ioinsettias was 

 ill prune c(imlitioii. ( 'lirysantheinums 

 iie\ii- loiiked better; he grows im)Stly 

 ( liadw irk. T\\(i houses ut' \i(dets are 

 piiimising a tine winter crop. The car- 

 nal imis (111 this place are not large, but 

 siiiiw a clean ami vigorous growth. 

 Pighly sashes of ]>ansies are just planted. 

 A lot (if rebuilding has been done, owing 

 In tlii^ heavy hail stman of last spring. 

 My next call was tn see .Max liudnl|ili's 

 |ilaie. This is keeping up its reputation 

 iu einwing stnrk. ( )ue Imuse :!(ixL't)i) in 

 ruses never Innked belter. l-"ive linuses 

 111' i-arnat iiiii-< aic lln^\e|•in^ niiady. es|>e 

 eially Ai'islneral .and Kiirlianl ress ; they 

 v\eieall put grnwn. < 'hr\ santhennims are 

 liii' and he w.as earliest iu this section. 



Tlllee \,irieties are being rllt, I'istidle. 

 (trlnlier Prnst and Cnlijen (i|n\\. ( Ine 



iliiii^;' aliniii this jilace is its ne,atm^-:<, 

 ■\iiii-li iie\ei- t'.ails In impre~^s xisitni's. 



II. Sen war;'. 



I'.irk Supennieiidiail li'iid;^(i-. William 

 S,al\\:i\. (if the S|iring (IniNc cemetery, 

 ami lien (ienrge, the llnrist. re.auitly m.ade 

 their I'nui'lh trip thrnugh Hyde Park to 

 \ iew iIk^ lawns of th.at suburb, 1'or the 

 luirnnsi' of determining who are entitled 

 In prizes t'nr the best kejit and pl-e1tiest 

 lawns. This \\,as the linal tiap t'ur the 

 seasiill. 



