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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



31 



New Is the Time to Order 

 Mfchell's fiiant Strain 

 Chinese Primrose Seed 



We have a very choice strain of Primala, which is 

 grown for ub by the leading Primala Speoialieta in 

 England and Germany. Flowers of extra large size, 

 and beautifully fringed. 



^ Trade Trade 



Pkt Pkt 



Alba Maarnltloa. White fo.eo li.OO 



Cblswiok Ked. Brilliant Red 60 1.00 



Hoibom Blue 60 100 



K«nueaina Splendens. Crimson 60 l.oo 



Rosy Morn. Pink 60 100 



Mlobell's Prize Miztiire 60 l.oo 



CINERARIA 



The Cineraria seed offered by us is the best procurable. 

 Immense' trusses of the largest flowers are produced. Our 

 strains have been awarded numerous First Prizes. 



Mlohell'a Prise Chineae Primula 



Our General Wholesale Catalogue of Seeds, Bulbs and 

 Florists' Supplies will be Mailed Free upon Request 



^ Trade Trade 



Pkt. Pkt. 



Grandiflora Prize Dwarf. Mixed $0.00 $1.00 



Grandiflora Priie Medium Tall. Mixed i60 1.00 



James' Oiant Strain. Mixed 60 1.00 



Hybrida Choice Mixed 30 .50 



HENRY F. MICHELL CO. !!.^^XMrpr: 



Mention The Review when you write. 



carnations as the older and smaller va- 

 ^eties, now fast becoming obsolete. Good 

 callas bring $1 a dozen. The supply of 

 spring flowers is as abundant as usual. 



Various Notes. 



Sunday, May 8, is Mothers' day and 

 will be observed beyond all expectations. 

 It behooves the wide-awake retailers 

 everywhere to gather as large a stock of 

 wliite carnations and roses as possible, to 

 emphasize the day by window displays 

 in white flowers and proper announce- 

 ment of the sentiment. Grand Army 

 posts have sent out orders to the veterans 

 as to the day's observance and the big 

 newspapers everywhere have honored the 

 memory of motherhood in no half- 

 hearted way. It is only two years since 

 Miss Anna Jarvis, of Philadelphia, con- 

 ceived the idea and millions observed the 

 day last season, while this year recogni- 

 tion sems likely to be almost universal. 



Auctioneer Elliott announced the con- 

 tinuance of his sales until July, so en- 

 louraging have been the attendance and 

 the prices. The auction rooms are all 

 •crowded with eager buyers and retail 

 values have been easily obtainable. 



Moving day is here and May 2 found 

 Traendly & Schenck and Walter Sheri- 

 dan safely housed in their fine new 

 stores at 131 and 133 West Twenty- 

 •eighth street, where they have elegant, 

 light offices, an abundance of room and 

 unexcelled facilities. Later in the week 

 Ford Bros, will have their new store 

 ready for occupancy and by July 1 

 George Saltford will also be settled in his 

 new store at 129, with ofSce conveniences 

 on the second floor. Several others of 

 Twenty-eighth street are earnestly seek- 



ing accommodations west of Sixth ave- 

 nue. 



We shall know something definite as to 

 the plant market at Fifty-ninth street at 

 the next meeting of the Florists' Club, 

 Monday evening. May 9, in the club's 

 rooms at the Grand Opera House build- 

 ing on West Twenty-third street. Defi- 

 nite announcement of the date of the 

 club's outing will then be made and an 

 exhibit and the usual house festivities 

 should draw a record attendance. 



A. L. Young & Co. are now at 54 West 

 Twenty-eighth street, close to the open- 

 ing of the subway and one of the most 

 convenient centers in the wholesale dis- 

 trict. 



E. W. Fengar, of Irvington, N. J., 

 contemplates considerable addition this 

 season to his big plant there. His ship- 

 ments of iris to Henshaw & Fenrich have 

 been large and all were disposed of at 

 good prices. His carnation stock is extra 

 good and of all the newer varieties. 



C. McTaggart is much encouraged by 

 his success at his seed store at 123 War- 

 ren street, and will shortly add to his 

 space and conveniences. There is evi- 

 dently a place for all the seed houses, old 

 and new, in this great center, and room 

 for all in the wonderful development of 

 the suburban business. 



Hitchings & Co., at Elizabeth, are add- 

 ing a large brick, fireproof building to 

 their immense plant and have just com- 

 pleted the building of a com house in 

 three compartments for Howard Gould, 

 insuring a rotatory crop of sweet com 

 throughout the year. Asparagus and 

 strawberry houses have also been built 

 there lately. 



The large brick addition to the Lord 



& Burnham Co. factory at Irvington is 

 now completed, and the building at Des 

 Plaines, 111., for this firm, will shortly 

 be ready for the growing western busi- 

 ness. The Lord & Burnham Co. has fin- 

 ished the range of houses for J. B. Duke, 

 the tobacco magnate, and an interesting 

 experience was a visit to the plant when 

 the orange trees were in full bloom and 

 a hive of bees was uncovered and the 

 busy bees started in the business of 

 manufacturing honey. 



Andrew Elder, superintendent of the 

 Lord & Burnham Co. construction depart- 

 ment, has just returned from a trip to 

 British Columbia and California, includ- 

 ing many western cities, superintending 

 the erection of a large curved-eave house 

 at Los Angeles while away. He reports 

 the great west uniformly prosperous. 



Herman Wise, formerly with the Man- 

 hattan Flower Market, is now with 

 Charles Millang. 



August Millang maintains a handsome 

 plant display constantly at 41 West Twen- 

 ty-eighth street, and is preparing for a 

 big Decoration day demand. 



Kessler Bros, are turning over daily 

 immense quantities of bedding stock, and 

 their business has had no let-up day or 

 night since April 1. 



Tiie supply of competent wire workers 

 in the east is away below requirements. 

 In Brooklyn, H. Kenney says he could 

 use twenty more the year around. The 

 same complaint is heard by all the supply 

 men. There seem to be no native wire 

 workers in the country. 



Julius Dilloff, with Schloss Bros., left 

 Tuesday, May 3, for Frankfort, Germany, 

 to be away until July. He will attend 



