January 23, 1913. 



The Florists' Review 



best all-around geraniums he ever has 

 handled. He named it American Beauty 

 because the color of the flower is almost 

 identically the color of the jose. The 

 accompanying illustration shows the 

 habit of the plant. It is a semi-double 

 variety. In his bedding work he has 

 found it a free and continuous bloomer, 

 and says its color is not affected by 

 extremes of weather. 



LADIES' S. A. F. 



Mrs. Frank H. Traendly, president of 

 the Ladies' Society of American Flo- 

 rists, has appointed three directors to 

 serve two years, as follows: Mrs. W. 

 N. Eudd, Morgan Park, 111.; Mrs. C. C. 

 Pollworth, Milwaukee, Wis.; Mrs. Chas. 

 H. Totty, Madison, N. J. 



The following committees also have 

 been appointed to serve at New York 

 and Minneapolis: 



Eeception — Miss A. M. O 'Mara, chair- 

 man; Mrs. J. C. Vaughan, Miss Matilda 

 Meinhardt, Mrs. James W. Boone, Mrs. 

 Chas. Critchell. 



Theater — Mrs. Chas. H. Maynard, 

 chairman; Mrs. U. J. Virgin, Mrs. B. 

 Hammond Tracy, Mrs. Walter F. Sheri- 

 dan, Mrs. Julius Koehrs, Jr. 



Working — Mrs. J. Manda, chairman; 

 Mrs. E. M. Bullock, Mrs. J. S. Wilson, 

 Mrs. Geo. Cooke, Mrs. J. Donaldson. 

 Mrs. Chas. H. Maynard, See'y. 



BOSTON. 



The Market. 



January has proved to be a month 

 of remarkable mildness and it is sur- 

 prising, under the conditions through 

 which we are passing, that business 

 has held up so well. Both roses and 

 carnations seem to be somewhat off 

 crop with most growers. Boses in par- 

 ticular have suffered from the unusual 

 spell of dampness and high temperature 

 and are much lacking in substance. The 

 call for short-stemmed stock continues 

 good, but prices on the better grades 

 are not quite so satisfactory. Betailers 

 are finding Prince de Bulgaria popular, 

 probably because, like Mrs. Eussell, 

 it is yet rather scarce. White Killar- 

 neys are moving rather better than the 

 colored ones for funeral work. Of the 

 yellows. Ward sells the best. 



Carnations are more plentiful and 

 show some decline in price. Violets 

 have also taken quite a little drop. 

 Sweet peas and yellow marguerites sell 

 well. Tulips, double and single daffo- 

 dils and Dutch hyacinths are now good. 

 In tulips Thomas Moore, Yellow Prince 

 and La Eeine are leaders and sell well. 

 There is still an abundance of Paper 

 Whites and Eomans. Freesia continues 

 in good supply. Of lilies the supply is 

 adequate. Cattleyas are in oversupply 

 and gardenias are more abundant. Val- 

 ley has been moving quite well. Bach- 

 elor's buttons sell well among small 

 miscellaneous flowers, and snapdragon 

 cleans up quickly. The call for aspara- 

 gus has been good. 



Olub Meeting. 

 Ladies' night and installation of of- 

 ficers attracted an attendance of over 

 300 to the opening meeting of the Gar- 

 deners' and Florists' Club for 1913, 

 January 20. The newly elected officers 

 were each given an opportunity to make 

 short addresses. President Kennedy 

 made a vigorous speech, which was 

 heartily applauded, as did H. H. 

 Bartsch, the new vice-president. Messrs. 



Miss Gusta Alost. 



SOME years ago The Eeview ran a series of sketches entitled "The Men We 

 Meet"; in the present instance let the title stand amended: "The Women 

 We Would Like to Meet." Miss Gusta Alost is one of the well known and popular 

 florists of New Orleans, a city famous for the beauty of its women. She is secre- 

 tary of the Bose Villa Nursery Co., of which her father, J. A. Alost, is president, 

 and her sister, Miss Therese Alost, is treasurer. The sisters are said to be the first 

 lady growers of chrysanthemums in their neighborhood and to have made a 

 notable success in their chosen occupation. 



P. M. Miller, W. C. Bust, W. J. Patter- 

 son and E. S. Edgar all pledged them- 

 selves to work loyally during the year. 

 Treasurer Peter Fisher's report showed 

 the club's finances to be in good shape, 

 receipts for 1912 dues being the largest 

 on record. Secretary W. N. Craig 

 stated that the largest attendance at a 

 meeting in 1912 was 340; average at- 

 tendance for the year, 175. Awards 

 made by the exhibits committee during 

 the year included four reports of superior 

 merit, thirteen reports of merit, three 

 honorable mentions and thirty-eight 

 votes of thanks. Forty-eight new mem- 

 bers were admitted in 1912. Five new 

 members were elected to start 1913. 



In support of the National Flower 

 Show the club voted $50, and a like 

 amount to the Sweet Pea Society. 



Following the regular business, which 

 was shortened somewhat, a pleasing 

 entertainment was given, the artists in- 

 cluding James Singer, Miss Singer, Miss 

 Bews and Neill Miller. James Singer 

 responded to three enthusiastic encores. 

 After a collation had been served, danc- 



ing was enjoyed until midnight to the 

 strains of Hutchins' orchestra. The 

 floor directors were P. M. Miller, 

 Joshua Lawson and W. J. Patterson. 



Exhibits included Cymbidium Wig- 

 anianum, from Duncan Finlayson, 

 awarded a report of merit; Carnation 

 Princess Dagmar, from M. A. Patten & 

 Co., awarded a report of superior merit; 

 Freesia Purity, from A. A'. Thorndike, 

 awarded a vote of thanks. 



Various Notes. 



J. Streiferd & Son, of Weymouth, are 

 marketing some fine primulas. They 

 have a fine lot of acacias and genistas 

 for Easter, including many standards. 

 In addition to roses, now somewhat off 

 crop, they have nice lots of mignonette 

 and snapdragon. 



The Halifax Garden Co. has a heavy 

 pick of carnations. Mr. Lenk still 

 grows Enchantress in quantity, as it 

 does finely in his soil. He expects next 

 season to drop cucumbers and plant 

 roses in their stead. 



J. J. Fisher, for some years with 



