MABCH 17, 1910. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



43 



ever, has been made by the plantsmen up 

 to date, as is always the rule to within a 

 week of Easter. 



The cut flower market has shown little 

 sign of improvement and prices have not 

 yet advanced above the discouraging fig- 

 ures of the last three weeks. Saturday, 

 March 12, however, found the demand 

 suflScient to use up everything arriving. 

 The present week must see the beginning 

 of better times. 



Beauties last week reached the low 

 mark of the season. With clear weather 

 there wiU be no unreasonable advance in 

 these or any roses for Easter. The 

 promise now is for abundant shipments 

 and the picklers will get little considera- 

 tion. Carnations advanced a little Satur- 

 day and a better average is likely from 

 now on. There seems to be an abundance 

 of orchids and prices have not been satis- 

 factory to growers for some time. There 

 will be a good variety of them for the 

 holiday, as usual. Lilies have advanced 

 and sales are made at $12 per hundred, 

 with a probable increase to 15 cents for 

 good stock in pots, and not enough to go 

 around. Of all else there is no limit, 

 sweet peas, tulips and daffodils ad in- 

 finitum, and of the latter the southern 

 shipments promised during the present 

 week. Violets are down to rock bottom, 

 the best last week going at 35 cents per 

 hundred. 



Qub Meeting. 



Seventy-five members attended the 

 monthly meeting of the Florists' Club, 

 Monday evening, March 14, John Young, 

 the secretary, because of attendance at 

 the executive meeting of the S. A. F. at 

 Rochester, was absent for the first time 

 in twenty years. The club sent him a 

 telegram authorizing the evening of 

 March 14 as a vacation with pay. J. H. 

 Pepper was appointed secretary pro tem! 

 Chairman Sheridan reported rapid prog- 

 ress for the dinner committee. Resolu- 

 tions on the death of the father of C. W. 

 Scott were read by J. H. Pepper. Chair- 

 man Bunyard reported for the outing 

 committee. The date was set for July 

 1, at Wetzel 's, per steamer Isabel. 



An exhibit of Freesia Purity grown 

 by W. W. Mathews, of Great Neck, and 

 exhibited by Philip Kessler, received a 

 cultural certificate. The award commit- 

 tee also passed upon the new fern owned 

 and exhibited by Kessler Bros. It is a 

 sport from Boston and a distinct variety 

 and was declared an acquisition to com- 

 mercial floriculture. The committee de- 

 sired further opportunity for comparison 

 with other popular varieties. The ten 

 samples shown in all sizes were perfect 

 specimens. 



A. Hanig, of Brooklyn, was elected to 

 membership and Charles A. Krick, of the 

 same city, was nominated. A. C. Zvo- 

 lanek, the sweet pea specialist, was un- 

 able to be present to read his paper on 

 the sweat pea and his trip to California, 

 because of the Gardeners' Society's con- 

 vention at Philadelphia, and sent a let- 

 ter of regret, with the promise of his lec- 

 ture at the April meeting. 



An interesting discussion, participated 

 in by many members, took place with 

 reference to the award committee, which 

 was originated by Patrick O 'Mara when 

 president. Its value was emphasized. 

 Joseph A. Manda spoke for the Amer- 

 ican Rose Society's exhibition and urged 

 all the club members to attend. W. B. 

 DuRie, of Rahway, N. J., was present, 

 one of the club's pioneer members, who 

 celebrates his seventieth birthday March 

 17. 



H. A. Bunyard spoke for the Sweet 

 Pea Society and suggested the club be- 

 coming its sponsor and offering prizes 

 and a banquet this summer, the same as 

 it has done for the American Rose So- 

 ciety. He said he was known as a 

 "sweet pea crank" and the "wet 

 nurse" of the organization, now with 

 over 100 members, and he expects to 

 double that before the annual meeting. 

 He also referred to the fine exhibits to 

 be made at the gardeners' meeting in 

 Philadelphia and at the American Rose 

 Society. Harry Turner, president of the 

 Sweet Pea Society, also took part in the 

 discussion, with John Birnie, C. H. 

 Totty and A. T. Boddington, the latter 

 referring to the work of John Craig and 

 A. C. Beal, of Ithaca, who are making a 

 careful test of every variety of sweet 

 pea, 



A. S. Burns and James Dean, two of 

 the oldest charter members of the club, 

 were present and gave interesting ad- 

 dresses, Mr. Dean being especially rem- 

 iniscent. Robert Berry and Patrick 

 O'Mara also gave a record of events 

 from memory of the days of long ago. 

 The evening was enjoyable. The house 

 committee was not neglectful and the 

 club is progressing rapidly in interest 

 and accomplishment. Mr. Dean has re- 

 turned from Freeport and is now a resi- 

 dent of Brooklyn. 



Various Notes. 



There are to be some unique St. Pat- 

 rick's day windows March 17. M. A. 

 Bowe has a special artist for the occa- 

 sion. The shamrock is already in every 

 retail window in the two cities. Original- 

 ity of design in the arrangement of green 

 goods is universal and there are green 

 roses, tulips and carnations and even 

 green violets to tickle the ambition of our 

 host of loyal Hibernians. Every police- 

 man in New York will wear a green some- 

 thing on Thursday. 



Tuesday, March 15, William Elliott & 

 Sons opened the plant auction campaign 

 to a large house at noon and will con- 

 tinue the sales every Tuesday and Friday 

 until further notice. The first sale offered 

 hardy roses, azaleas, rhododendrons, ever- 

 greens, shrubs, bulbs, etc. 



The Fruit Auction Co. opened its plant 

 auction season Tuesday, March 15, and 

 will have a daily sale at 10:30 a. m. until 

 further notice. John P. Cleary is man- 

 ager and has just returned from his 

 European purchasing trip. English- 

 grown roses and many varieties of ever- 

 greens, azaleas, lilacs and other shrubs 

 are on his list and for the week preced- 

 ing Easter fiowering plants of all kinds 

 will be auctioned daily. 



Ford Bros, and Traendly & Schenck 

 make the usual displays of blooming 

 plants. 



David Clarke's Sons are to celebrate 

 the firm's sixty-second Easter, a record 

 unequaled in New York floriculture. The 

 big store has the largest window display 

 in the city. 



The Yonkers Horticultural Society's 

 annual dinner Thursday, March 10, was 

 a brilliant success. There was an at- 

 tendance of over 100 and many visitors 

 from New York and sister horticultural 

 societies. The menu was excellent and 

 the guests and members were seated at 

 round tables in the Park Inn's handsome 

 banquet room. Arthur T. Boddington 

 was toastmaster and at his best, keeping 

 his audience in good humor until long 

 after midnight. The toasts included the 

 allied societies, responded to by H. A. 

 Bunyard in a witty and comprehensive 



address. Secretary Waite, the Rickards 

 brothers and others made up a fine 

 musical program. The whole affair was 

 one of the most enjoyable of the ban- 

 quet season. 



The Growers' Cut Flower Co. has been 

 fortunate in securing the big store next 

 door to the present quarters. The build- 

 ing where they now are, and in which 

 Walter Sheridan's headquarters have 

 been located for over a quarter of a cen- 

 tury, is to be replaced by a skyscraper. 

 There will be many changes made this 

 spring among the wholesale cut flower 

 men of Twenty-eighth street. The build- 

 ing where Kessler Bros, and George Cot- 

 sonas have their stores was sold last 

 month. The whole street from Broadway 

 to Sixth avenue will doubtless ultimately 

 be occupied by up-to-date buildings. 

 Rents have been increased considerably 

 this spring for those remaining. 



George Saltford's lease has another 

 year to run. 



This is the fourth anniversary of Alex. 

 McConnell in his Arcade store on Fifth 

 avenue and the business has outgrown it. 

 The conservatory and two extra stores 

 will be utilized for the display of his 

 Easter exhibit. 



Peter Henderson & Co. are in their new 

 offices, the marble fronted building about 

 completed and business never so good as 

 now. 



Mr. McTaggart, long with Thorburn & 

 Co., has joined the ranks of the seedsmen, 

 with headquarters at 123 Warren street, 

 New York. 



Anton Schultheis, of College Point, 

 says he never has had better success in 

 flowering Easter stock, rambler roses in 

 many varieties, as well as many kinds 

 of plants popular with the retailers. Sales 

 already are heavy. 



Fred Smythe is back from his Euro- 

 pean trip, combining business and pleas- 

 ure and adding heavily to his nursery 

 importations. 



The ribbon men all declare this season 

 the best they have ever known in advance 

 Easter orders. They even complain of 

 too much business, a healthful sign. 



W. H. Siebrecht celebrates next week 

 the thirty-fourth anniversary of his long 

 record as the valley king of Astoria. 



Moore, Hentz & Nash were represented 



at the Yonkers dinner by Messrs. Hanft 

 and Radice, in charge of their carnation 

 and Beauty departments. 



B. Rosens has decided to remain on 

 West Twenty-ninth street and is shipping 

 heavily from his supply department d^ily. 



The Kervan Co. reports a big business 

 in wild smilax and southern green stock 

 of every variety. Lecakes & Co., Cot- 

 sonas & Co. and J. J. Fellouris all say this 

 has been their busiest year. 



Kessler Bros, have a large display of 

 blooming plants, their specialties being 

 daisies and bougainvilleas in all styles 

 of growth and sizes. One specimen bou- 

 gainvillea sold at $50. Their new fern 

 is popular and America is likely to be its 

 name. 



August Millang & Son will ultimately 

 be the name of the wholesale cut flower 

 house at 41 West Twenty-eighth street. 



The Forster-Mansfield Co. is looking 

 for larger quarters. Its work is unique 

 and original and it has some big con- 

 tracts for beautifying florists' stores in 

 the near future. 



Charles Millang is concentrating at 55 

 West Twenty-sixth street on the ground 

 floor of the Coogan building, where hia 

 business grows steadily. 



