*.»f!!IW-W«piH^!i»!iM';'!gpppwP"pm^'Kiiwiii^ 



II f^^ I i •;t^»-'t-' 



J4KIJABT 18, 1912. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



29 



THE Florists' Supply House of America 



MIDWINTER SPECIALTIES 



Birch Bark Farneries with side handles are lasting, because they are made of strong wood, with woven birch 

 bark on side; sizes, 6xl3-in. to 6x19- in. 



Fancy Oval RaUan Open-work Fern Baskets with pans, finished in white, gold, antique or Japanese brown, 

 sizes, 8xl2-in. to 16x2;^-in. 



Boond Pan Baskets with zinc liner, finished antique ; sizes, 5xl0-in. to 7>^xl4-in. 



Willow Baskets, finished natural, moss or antique, 4>ix8-in. 



Square Green Antique Fern or Plant Baskets with tin pans, 6 to 12-in. diameter. 



Oblong Rattan Baskets, 3x7-in. to 4>ix23-in., very suitable for table ferns. 



IMPERIAL CHINAWARE 



'*^v' 



Square Open-work Fern Dish with gold and green garlands on sides, 2Vx2X-in. to 5x4^-in. 



Square Woven Fern Dish with liner, the 4 posts on comers are flower receptacles, 4-in. and 5V-in. diameters. 



Open Grillwork Fern Dish with liner, 4x4x4-in. , attractive for luncheon tables. 



Open Grillwork Oblong Fern Dish with liner, size 4x4x9-in., looks exceptionally well when filled. 



Let our Silent Salesman tell you about the above and many more. 



H. BAYERSDORFER & CO., 



11B9 Arch Stneet, 



Mention The Review when you wilts. 



The firm of Werner Bros, is supply- 

 ing the local market with a fine lot 

 of cut roses, which are handled by 

 the W. C. Smith Wholesale Floral Co. 

 George Schmidt has charge of the big 

 rose houses. 



Fire last week destroyed the private 

 greenhouses of Joseph Peters, presi- 

 dent of the Peters Furniture Co. The 

 houses contained a valuable collection 

 of cacti, said to be second only to that 

 of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 



The local seed houses, among them 

 being the St. Louis Seed Co., the Schis- 

 ler-Corneli Seed Co., the Schisler Grain 

 Co., the Tinsley Seed Co. and Young & 

 Sons Co., have started preparations for 

 handling the big spring demand for 

 seeds. All of them say they had a 

 splendid trade in fall and winter bulbs. 



The cold weather of last week tested 

 the capacity of the boilers of our local 

 growers, and some of the smaller grow- 

 ers out iiu the country lost part of their 

 stock by freezing. The lowest tempera- 

 ture was 17 degrees below zero. Some 

 of the retailers also suffered a loss, as 

 the plants in their show windows were 

 frozen. 



Trustee Frank A. Weber, of the Flo- 

 rists' Club, who since January 1 has 

 been traveling in the east in the in- 

 terest of his firm, the N. J. Weber & 

 Sons Nursery Co., writes that he will 

 be back next week. J. J. B. 



BOSTON. 



The Market. 



Severely cold weather, reduced cut 

 flower supplies, quite a few frozen ship- 

 ments and only a moderate demand 

 were the features of last week's mar- 

 ket. During low temperatures, particu- 

 larly with icy streets and sidewalks, 

 people will not come out to the stores 

 and buy, and trade suffers. There has 

 been no glut of anything, as flowers 

 have opened slowly, yet but for fu- 

 neral work the market would have been 

 weak. Eose prices on all grades re- 

 main much the same. White Killarney 

 has been considerably sought after!. 

 Among the newer roses Eadiance, 

 Harry Kirk and Prince de Bulgarie 

 are proving popular, as is Mrs. Wad- 



Supplies 



Cut Flowers Greens 



Everything a Florist Needs 



CINCINNATI CUT FLOWER EXCHANGE 



Wholesale CommlsBlon Florists 24 B. Third Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 



Mention The Review when yog write. 



ESTABLISHED 1898. 



SMITH'S OALAX LEAVES 



LEUCOTHOE SPRAYS 



sr« Standard. 



WM. C. SMITH 



Marion, North Carolina 



Ask for Smith's Oalaz and Lieaootlu>«. 



Dlstrlbuton in Boston. Providence. New 

 Tork, Phlladelphim. Baltimore, Washington. 

 Plttsbnrffh, OleyeUnd. Detroit. OUcaco, 

 Milwaukee, St. Louis and Olnclnnatl. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



dell. Carnations keep about the same. 

 Sweet peas are of superb quality and 

 have been selling rather better. Vio- 

 lets have not been so plentiful, but are 

 enough for demands. 



Dutch bulbous stock is not yet plen- 

 tiful. Short yellow trumpet narcissi, 

 such as Sir Watkin, have appeared, in 

 addition to Golden Spur, Trumpet Ma- 

 jor and Emperor, but are not yet plen- 

 tiful. All colors of tulips are now 

 obtainable. Paper Whites and Boman 

 hyacinths continue abundant. Callas 

 and Easter lilies have shortened up 

 owing to the cold weather, also lily 

 of the valley, which has sold some- 

 what better. Mignonette and antir- 

 rhinum are each now of excellent qual- 

 ity. Freesias are fine, especially Pur- 

 ity, which far outsells the older re- 

 fracta alba. Of pansies the sale is 

 only moderate. Of stevia there is still 

 an abundance, but this will soon be 

 finished. Marguerites, as usual, are among 

 the best sellers on the market. Small 

 supplies of sweet sultan, bachelor's 

 buttons, primroses, violets and forget- 

 me-not are seen among miscellaneous 

 flowers. Cattleya Trianse is now in 

 good crop and selling well. Gardenias 

 are good, but the severe weather has 

 affected their sale. Asparagus is in 



Sprays - - Ferns 



r Varna, $1.00 



■XW CROF, FRX8H FROlUnOB FATCB 



FanoT and Daararer Fams, $1.00 



per 1000. 

 Long: Oraan I.anoo- 



thoa Sprays. 92M 



per 1000. 

 ■hort Oraan Lauoo- 



ttaoa Sprays, $1J26 



per 1000. 

 Bronza Laucotlioa Sprays, assorted 



lensths $3.60 per 1000 



Bronsa Oalax .fiOperlOOO 



Oraan Oalaz 45per iOm 



Hamlock Sprays 1.50 per lOOO 



Rbododandron Sprays 2.00 per 1000 



Moontaln Laural Sprays 1.50 per 1060 



Discotmt on large orden. Eisbteen years in 

 the business. Send me your orders. 



J. N. PRITCHARD, Elk Park, N. C. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



^rTp SOUTHERN WILD SMIUXg«^, 

 Louisville floral Co., ^- **• Aia ?'''*"*• 



Telegraph Office. Cl ayton. Ala. • " 



good demand. Pot plant trade is al- 

 most at a standstill, owing to the in- 

 tense cold. 



Various Notes. 



The J. A. Budlong Co., of Auburn 

 E. I., has 250,000 feet of glass, chiefly 

 devoted to rose culture. John Pritchard 

 is the able manager. Carnations have 

 been dropped and Asparagus Sprengeri 

 fills the houses they formerly occu- 

 pied. W. E. Glidden is the salesman 

 at the Boston Flower Exchange and 

 handles an immense quantity of roses. 

 Just now Killarney and White Kil- 

 larney are extra good, as is Richmond. 

 Other varieties noted were Harry Kirk, 

 yellow; Lady Hillingdon, Radiance, 

 Maryland, Cardinal and the so-called 

 Mrs. Taft. The company has a splen- 

 did type of White Killarney, which 



