The Florists' Review 



March 12, 1914. 



season? If not, get them in without de- 

 lay. A carnation cutting bench gives 

 them the proper temperature. 



THE COUNTRY LIFE SHOW. 



The first flower show of the Country 

 Life permanent exposition was held in 

 its rooms in the Grand Central Ter- 

 minal building, New York, March 2 to 

 7. F. J. Le Clair, who is with W. E. 

 Marshall & Co., acted as secretary and 

 assistant manager. The severe storms 

 of the early part of the week interfered 

 with the exhibits and the lecturer for 

 the occasion, R. Vincent, Jr., of White 

 Marsh, Md., was stalled by the storm 

 at Philadelphia on his way to fulfill 

 his engagement. As the week pro- 

 gressed the interest and exhibits in- 

 creased and greater success in the fu- 

 ture of these monthly shows is assured. 



The list of prize winners follows: 



Twelve white roses — B. Ilathaway, gardener 

 for Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish, Garrison, N. Y., first, 

 with White Klllarney. 



Twelve red roses — B. Hathaway, first, with 

 Richmond. 



Twelve pink roses — Rudolf Heidkamp, (tardener 

 for Mrs. H. W. Boettger, Riverdale, N. Y., first, 

 with Mrs. Geo. Shawyer; B. Hathaway, second, 

 with Killarney. 



Twelve any other color — B. Hathaway, first, 

 with Sunburst. 



Twelve white carnations— Thomas Morris, gar- 

 dener for Daniel (J. Reid, Irvington, N. Y., first, 

 with Richmond Terrace; Frank C. Luckenbacher, 

 gardener for Paul M. Warburg, Hartsdale, N. Y., 

 second. •• 



Twelve red carnations — Thomas Aitchison, gar- 

 dener for A. L. Price, Mamaroneck, N. Y., first; 

 Thomas Morris, second. 



Twelve light pink carnations — Thomas Morris, 

 first; Abraham Wynne, gardener for W. W. 

 Heroy, Stamford, Conn., second. 



Twelve dark pink carnations — Rudolph Heid- 

 kamp, first; Thomas Morris, second. 



Twelve crimson carnations — Frank C. Lucken- 

 bacber, first; Abraham Wynne, second. 



Table decorations — Thomas Aitchison, first; 

 A. W. Golding, superintendent for Daniel G. 

 Reid, second. 



Bunch of fifty single violets— Henry Gaut, gar- 

 dener for H. L. Pratt, Glen Cove, N. Y. 



Bunch of 100 violets — Max Schneider, gardener 

 for Peter Hauck, Jr., East Orange, N. J., first. 



Collection of greenhouse grown vegetables — 

 Henry Gaut, first. 



Bouquet of flowers — Frank L. Luckenbacher, 

 first; Rudolf Heidkamp, second. 



J. A. Shaw. 



NEW YOBE SPBINQ SHOW. 



So many special prizes were forth- 

 coming that it was hard for the com- 

 mittee in charge of the schedule of 

 premiums to close up the forms and 

 send them to press. The complete and 

 final list is, however, now out, and 

 copies may be obtained upon applica- 

 tion to Secretary John Young. Among 

 the donors of additional special prizes 

 are the following: Mrs. F. F. Thomp- 

 son, J. P. Morgan, Mrs. Alfred M. 

 Coates, McDougall Hawkes, Mrs. De- 

 lancey Kane, Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Ise- 

 lin. Miss Georgine Iselin, Mrs. James 

 Eoosevelt, Mrs. H. V. R. Kennedy, Chas. 

 G. Thompson, Isaac N. Seligman, Mrs. 

 Wm. Combe, F. W. Vanderbilt, Mrs. 

 Richard Gamble, John J. Riker, Mrs. 

 Archibald Rogers. Silver cups are of- 

 fered by the Hotel Woodstock, Hotel 

 Astor and Manhattan hotel. 



The general committee has decided 

 that there shall be no formal lectures at 

 this show. The acoustic properties of 

 the temporary lecture hall available at 

 the show last year were anything but 

 good, and the outside attractions were 

 so great that, save for those who sought 

 rest, the lectures had little drawing 

 power. This decision allows of the set- 

 ting aside of some much needed space 

 for the comfort of visitors. Plenty of 

 seating room will be provided, and, in 

 addition, there will be a rolling chair 

 service. 



The committee has made a creditable 



division in the schedule, the various 

 exhibits called for on different days 

 assuring practically a daily change in 

 the arrangement of the show. The or- 

 chestra will be stationed in the bal- 

 cony of the second floor. This will tend 

 to relieve the congestion on the main 

 floor, which was at times quite apparent 

 last year. The excellent restaurant 

 service, which was a feature of last 

 year's arrangements, will be prominent 

 again this year. 



There are still a few good locations 

 available for exhibits, and a letter ad- 

 dressed to Secretary John Young, 53 

 West Twenty-eighth street. New York, 

 will insure the receipt of all informa- 

 tion in this respect. There was never, 

 in New York, a better opportunity to 

 bring anything in horticultural lines to 

 the attention of the flower loving public 

 than that presented in the coming show. 



J. H. Pepper, 

 Chairman Publicity Committee. 



NEW YORK. 



The Market. 



The severe weather of the winter 

 reached its limit last week, and March 

 7 a spring temperature prevailed. 

 After such a disastrous month as Feb- 

 ruary there must come encouraging re- 

 action, and the early arrival of spring 

 has never been more gratefully antici- 

 pated. The week opens with clear skies 

 and rising temperature. Shipments of 

 all varieties of cut flowers are increas- 

 ing and there are the usual declines in 

 values where large quantities are pur- 

 chased. The department stores again 

 are a potent factor, and the street mer- 

 chants are busy and numerous. 



Prices for American Beauties and for 

 nearly all the novelties are lower. Had- 

 ley, Mock and the newer kinds of Kil- 

 larney hold high favor among the nov- 

 elties. Carnations are abundant and 

 values fell rapidly, splendid stock going 

 as low as $10 per thousand March 7. 

 Only tne best of the novelties touched 

 a higher level than $2 per hundred. 

 Heavy shipments this week are inev- 

 itable. Lilies, valley and gardenias are 

 in large supply and prices have de- 

 clined slightly during the week. Rub- 

 rum lilies are especially fine. Sweet 



peas are in large supply, the Spencers 

 selling readily. Orchids are .every- 

 where. The windows of some of the 

 retailers feature them at wholesale quo- 

 tations. Fashion seems to have decreed 

 them as the society corsage. They are 

 more widely worn than ever before. 



In the general list are the overflow 

 of daffodils and tulips, with unlimited 

 supplies of daisies, stocks, narcissi, for- 

 get-me-nots, lilac and mignonette. For- 

 sythia is widely -utilized in window 

 decoration. Southern daffodils will be 

 here in big shipments this week. Double 

 violets seem to be utterly neglected. 

 Prices obtained hardly cover the cost 

 of bunching. The singles are better 

 appreciated. Hardy cut ferns are in 

 limited supply. ^ 



Club Meeting. 



Large attendance at the 'club meet- 

 ings is now the rule and the session 

 March 9 was no exception. Consider- 

 ably over 100 members were present, 

 with President Duckham in the chair. 



For the dinner committee, Chairman 

 Nugent reported complete arrange- 

 ments made. M. C. Ebel, for the essay 

 committee, announced the postpone- 

 ment of Dr. Hadlee 's lecture until after 

 Easter. 



Frank N. Eskesen, of Madison, N. J.; 

 Leo Niessen and Arthur Niessen, of 

 Philadelphia; Joseph S. Beuerlein, of 

 Elmhurst, L. I.; W. W, Doering, of 

 Brooklyn; Martin Christiansen and 

 Wm. Yaiser, of Alpine, N. J.; H. S. 

 Mabie, of May wood, N. J.; John Pior- 

 kowsky, of White Plains; Fred P. 

 Wolfinger, of Newark, and C. O. Gies- 

 sler and J. E. Morichard were elected 

 to membership. Messrs. Bpuerlein, 

 Giessler, Doering, Christiansen and 

 Morichard gave brief addresses in re- 

 sponse to their formal introduction. 

 Mr. Beuerlein announced he had five 

 more Beuerleins on the way to club 

 membership. 



The following gentlemen were pro- 

 posed for membership: Charles H. 

 Brown, A. Kotwiller, A. F. Duryea, H. 

 C. Steinhoff, John R. Boumann, Thomas 

 F. Hughes, John A. Kennedy, J. R. 

 Kervan, Thomas F. Galvin, Joacheim 

 Boehler, H. D. Darlington, S. H. Russin 

 and Sol. Hanfling. 



Flower Show at the Country Life Exposition, New York» March 2 to 7, 19H. 



