March 24, 1910. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



29 



No. 1494 Vase 



No. 1346 Hermitage 



Florists' Baskets 



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 manufacturer and save the jobber's 

 profit? We have only one price to 

 everybody, and that the lowest at 

 which good baskets can be produced. 

 We have the largest assortment and 

 the most artistic styles. Let us send 

 you a sample lot. Any that do not 

 please you may return. 



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it has been a little slow in coming but is 

 now here. 



~The Easter plant growers have been 

 somewhat uneasy over the tardy demand 

 for their product, but last reports show 

 that the orders are here and a good Eas- 

 ter assured. The Eobert Craig Co. sent 

 out 140 cases of plants one day this week. 

 Philadelphia did better than any other 

 city at the rose show in New York city 

 last week, capturing fifet on most of the 

 leading varieties. Phil. 



PROVIDENCE. 



The Market. 



It is interesting to note that just now 

 everything indicates an ample supply of 

 all kinds of stock for Easter. Blooms 

 of all kinds are at their best, and re- 

 ports from all the growers hereabouts 

 promise an abundant supply. Bulbous 

 stock of every description augers well, 

 while in lilies excellent cuts are in view. 

 Potted plants are also in the best of 

 form. Much complaint is being made 

 that tulips are disappointing, because of 

 small heads and non-opening proclivities. 

 In a few cases 'diseased lilies are re- 

 ported, but in the main there seems to 

 be less complaint than in several years. 



While there will be a slight stiffening 

 in retail prices, it is not believed that 

 the rates will go as high as has been 

 the case in some previous years. The 

 dealers are well booked for deliveries the 

 latter part of this week and everyone is 

 looking for clear warm weather, which 

 will make thousands of dollars' differ- 

 ence to the aggregate sales. There is a 

 disposition on the part of the churches 

 of every denomination to be more lavish 

 in the use of potted plants and cut flow- 

 ers than has been the case for several 

 years. 



Society's Meetings. 



The monthly meeting of the Ehode 

 Island Horticultural Society was held 

 Wednesday evening, March 16, with an 

 unusually large attendance, the subject 

 of the discussion being "Fruits," which 

 was led by a lecture by Prof. Edwin B. 

 Lake, of Washington, who said that 

 "there is no greater or better oppor- 

 tunity in the world for the young man 

 of today, than that offered by an aban- 



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doned farm hereabouts for the purppse 

 of raising apples. ' ' 



Previous to the address, a business 

 meeting was held, at which Mrs. F. S. 

 Peck, of Barrington; George F. Rooke, 

 of East Providence, and F. W. Jones, of 

 this city, were elected to membership. 

 The report of the banquet committee for 

 the recent anniversary showed a deficit 

 of about $50, which will be made up 

 from the society treasury. The proposi- 

 tion to issue a monthly society bulletin 

 was discussed at some length and then 

 continued until the next meeting for fur- 

 ther consideration. 



The attendance at the last meeting of 

 the Newport Horticultural Society was 

 fairly good, with President James Rob- 

 ertson in the chair. One new member 

 was elected and one name was presented 

 for associate membership. It was voted 

 to hold the rose and strawberry exhibi- 

 tion in Masonic hall this year on the 

 same dates as last, June 23 and 24, and 



a premium list was adopted. Offers for 

 special premiums in the children's 

 classes, amounting to $60, were received 

 from Mr. and Mrs. Lorillard Spencer. 

 This amount will cover the June exhibi- 

 tion as well as the school garden premi- 

 ums. Special prizes of $10 and $5 were 

 offered by S. G. Harris for the best dis- 

 play of peony blooms in six varieties, six 

 blooms of each. 



Various Notes. 



Conrad 8. Schultz, who has been pro- 

 prietor of the Elm street greenhouse, 

 at Westerly, for the last two years, is 

 now operating the four large Smith 

 greenhouses on Franklin street. These 

 houses are 25x120, practically new, and 

 will be devoted to raising carnations. 

 Miss Susie Lanphear has entered Mr. 

 Schultz 's employ as bookkeeper at the 

 Elm street office. 



S. Nickelsen, 47 Gould street, Newport, 

 is booking numerous orders for planting 



