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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



FaBBUABT 8, 1912. 



THE FLORISTS' REVIEW 



6. L. GRANT, Editor and Manaqbb. 



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Advertising rates quoted upon request. Only 

 ■trlctly trade advertising accepted. 



Advertisements must reach us by 6 p. m. Tuesday, 

 to insure insertion in the issue of ttiat week. 



Entered as second class matter December 8. 1897. 

 at the post-office at Chicago. 111., under the act of 

 March 3. 1879. 



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INDEX TO ADVEKTISERS, PAGE 98. 



CONTENTS. 



The Retail Florist 11 



— • Making a Casket Cover 11 



— What Is Good Design Work? (Ulus.) 11 



— Bartcher's Store (illus.) 12 



— Am Auto Truck (illus.) 12 



Progress at Springfield, Ohio 12 



Seasonable Suggestions — Antlrrhlnume 14 



— Gladioli 14 



— Asters 14 



— Vlneas 14 



— Moonflowen 14 



— Salvia Splendens 14 



— ■ Silvery Foliage 14 



Sweet Peas — Winter-Blooming Sweet Peas... i4 



Boses — Propagation of Hybrid Teas 15 



— Cochets for Memorial Day 15 



Canterbury Bells 15 



Fox Point Cyclamens (illus. ) 15 



Carnations — Supposed to Be Wood Ashes 16 



— Stigmonose on Sangamo 16 



— Fairy Ring 16 



— Carnation The Herald (Illus. ) 16 



— Covered with Spider 16 



— Walker's New Range (Ulus. ) 17 



New England Dahlia Society 17 



Ismene Calatbina 18 



Tulips from Frames 18 



When to Plant Lilies 18 



Information Wanted 18 



Obituary 18 



Society of American Florists 18 



Jollet, 111 19 



Chicago's Spring Show 19 



Rochester, N. Y 19 



St. Louis 19 



Cincinnati 20 



Omaha . . , 20 



Streator, 111 20 



Yonkers, N. Y 20 



Chicago Club Meeting 20 



News, Notes and Comments 21 



Chrysanthemum Society 22 



American Gladiolus Societ.\ 22 



Chicago ^ 



Philadelphia 28 



Vegetable Forcing — Making Hotbeds 36 



Washington 36 



IBoston ^° 



Cleveland ♦s 



Steamer Sailings 44 



Indianapolis 4» 



Seed Trade News 48 



— The Work that Counts 48 



— American Sweet Peas 49 



— Exports of Lily Bulbs 60 



— Pea Growing in Idaho oO 



— Seed Trade in Tennessee 62 



— Farmers Demand More Money oj 



— Catalogues Received 54 



New York Florists' Club 54 



New York 64 



Pacific Coast '^- 



— Frisco a Shipping Center «^ 



— San Francisco 65 



— Seattle, Wash «^ 



— Portiand, Ore. •■•••••••,•,•••; 2i 



— Goldenson's First Boar (illus. ) 64 



— Tacoma, Wash «4 



— Los Angeles, Cal 65 



Nnwery New« ......... ....; SS 



The Plant Quarantine Bill 66 



— Nelson's Forces Confer 68 



Providence '" 



Brampton, Ont. '^ 



Poughkeepsle, N. Y 'J 



Evansville, Ind '| 



Bowling is 



Lincoln. Neb. '° 



Southampton, N. Y <! 



Pittsburgh, Pa. °° 



■Greenhouse Heating w 



— The Highest Point. »« 



— Capacity of Main Flow wu 



— Two Vegetable Houses »l 



Ces Moines, la 2* 



Dundee, N. Y S? 



Detroit *^ 



SOOIETT OF AXEBIOAir XXOBIBTS. 



Incorporated by Act of Oongresa, March 4, 1901. 



Officers for 1912: President, R. Vincent, Jr., 

 White Marsh, Md. ; Tlce-president, Aagoat Poehl- 

 mann, Morton Grove, 111.; secreta^ John Tonne, 

 Bedford Hills, N. Y.; treasurer, W. F. Kaiting, 

 3uffalo, N. Y. 



Annual convention, Cbicago, 111., Aogost 20 t6 

 23, 1912. 



Eesults bring advertising. 

 The Eeview brings results. 



Westebn sphagnum moss is decidedly 

 scarce. There are small quantities of 

 eastern stock. 



Florists dealing in field-grown stock 

 should study the bill of the nursery- 

 men printed on page 66, for it will have 

 a large bearing on their interests should 

 it become a law. 



Not a few subscribers save themselves 

 the bother of annual renewal by sending 

 The Beview $2, $3, or sometimes $5, in- 

 stead of the dollar-bill that insures fifty- 

 two visits of the paper. 



The preliminary schedule of the Na- 

 tional Sweet Pea Society, for the big ex- 

 hibition to be held at Boston July 13 

 and 14, has now been issued in pamphlet 

 form. It carries over $2,500 in cash prizes. 

 Those wishing copies should address 

 Harry A. Bunyard, secretary, 342 West 

 Fourteenth street, New York city. 



Local retail advertising affords the 

 best opportunity for increasing the con- 

 sumption of flowers. Those florists, not 

 yet being ready to use newspaper space 

 themselves, who decry its use by others, 

 are extremely ghort-sighted, for one al- 

 ways gets more or less benefit from the 

 advertising of his competitors, especially 

 where that advertising is for the purpose 

 of awakening a dormant demand. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY. 



Kindly note the following special 

 prizes for the C. S. A. 1912 exhibition, 

 to be held in New York: 



W. Wells & Co. specials — Gold, 

 silver and bronze medals for three flow- 

 ers of Annie L. Angus. 



Chas. H. Totty — $50 for six flowen 

 of Chrysanthemum Bamapo; first prize, 

 $25; second prize, $15; third prize, $10. 

 Chas. W. Johnson, Sec'y. 



, AMEBICAN GliADIOLUS SOCIETY. 



Again the nomenclature committee of 

 the American Gladiolus Society desires 

 to call the attention of its members to 

 the fact that we must have their hearty 

 cooperation by the contribution of 

 bulbs. Not only are those desired which 

 at present are being sold under more 

 than one name, as well as the several 

 varieties which bear the same name, 

 but especially do we wish to try out 

 those varieties which may be considered 

 unworthy of retaining, and which some 

 of our members must possess in sufiSi- 

 cient quantities to hardly miss the num- 

 ber required for our use. Five to ten 

 bulbs would be sufficient, and by such 

 assistance the work of your committee 

 would be hastened and the growing of 

 gladioli would be raised to a much 

 higher standard. We know that the 

 last season was most severe to growers 

 throughout most of the country and 

 that some varieties being tested for the 

 first time may not have had a fair 

 chance and will be further tested the 

 coming season, and as everything points 

 to a good season for 1912, let us have 

 your contribution early. 



All shipments should be made via 



express, prepaid, consigned to Prof. A. 



C. Beal, Chairman of Nomenclature, 



American Gladiolus Society, Cornell 



University, Ithaca, N. Y. 



Prof. A. C. Beal, Chairman. 

 Arthur Cowee, 

 Leonard Joerg, 



Committee on Nomenclature. 



CHICAGO. 



The Great Central Market. 



The return to below-zero temperature 

 at the close of last week put the market 

 back to where it was during the severe- 

 ly cold weather in January. Business 

 had been excellent so long as weather 

 conditions were fairly favorable, but 

 demand decreased as the temperature 

 fell and the week closed with the mar- 

 ket far from active. Individual houses 

 may have been fairly well cleaned up 

 at closing time February 3, but taking 

 the market as a whole there was stock 

 on hand in practically every line ex- 

 cept short roses. The severe weather 

 affected orchids, violets and valley 

 more than it did the other lines. Early 

 in the week cattleyas had stiffened 

 slightly in price, but the greater part 

 of the demand for these flowers is for 

 corsage work, and this work is decid- 

 edly light in below-zero weather. As 

 a result there was an accumulation of 

 cattleyas which sold February 3 at 

 probably the lowest prices of the sea- 

 son. Violets, while not in heavy sup- 

 ply, sold poorly for the same reason. 

 Valley stacked up. There were enough 

 carnations for 9,11 requirements and 

 some of the poorer grades were moved 

 with difficulty. Even long roses were 

 left in some of the wholesalers* ice- 

 boxes Saturday night. 



Fortunately the present week opened 

 with milder temperature, as a result of 

 which business promptly improved, 

 though usually several days are neces- 

 sary after the market has had a re- 

 lapse to get it back to normal condi- 

 tions. Beauties are decidedly scarce 

 and not many are of first-class quality, 

 but the demand is light. Boses are com- 

 ing in a little more plentifully, though 

 some houses say they can not yet see 

 any change in conditions. There are, 

 however, enough of the longer grades 

 so that most houses are filling their 

 orders for these, though prices are held 

 so stiffly that it is difficult for one 

 wholesaler to buy from another. Short 

 roses are not to be had in any quantity, 

 though a small increase in the supply 

 would go a long ways toward relieving 

 the situation. The trouble with most 

 of the roses is that they are too good 

 for funeral work. 



There is some variation in the reports 

 on carnations. Some houses do not 

 have enough, others are cleaned out 

 nicely, while a few have stock to carry 

 over each night. Apparently the de- 

 mand is for the best grade of goods, 

 principally in the lighter colors. 



Orchids continue abundant, but a 

 stiffening market is looked for. Vio- 

 lets are not yet selling well, but a big 

 business is looked for at St. Valentine 's 

 day. Valley is almost a glut. All bulb- 

 ous stock is coming in more plentifully 

 and is of improved quality, selling bet- 

 ter than it has. 



The price of ferns has been moved 

 up another 50 cents. Most of the stock 

 now being received requires picking 

 over, and little satisfaction is being 

 had on this item. 



