March 11, 1909. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



29 



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Bulbous stock goes a little more slowly, 

 but does not accumulate as it did a year 

 ago. Sweet peas are fine and sell well. 

 Pansies are extra good. Valley sells 

 more slowly. Gardenias are coming in a 

 little more freely. Lilies are just enough 

 for requirements. There are a fair num- 

 ber of callas. Of miscellaneous stock 

 quite a variety is now coming in. Ferns 

 are good, except hardy daggers. No 

 change in smilax and asparagus. 



Variotti Notes. 



Several of the local craft are planning 

 to take in the rose convention at Buffalo 

 March 17. Exhibits from here will not 

 be numerous. As a rule, roses are not 

 quite up to last year 's average in quality. 



A large audience gathered at Horti- 

 cultural hall March 6 to hear the closing 

 lecture of the season, on ' ' Various Meth- 

 ods of Propagation," by Jackson Daw- 

 Bon, and much disappointment and regret 



was felt when it was learned that sick- 

 ness prevented Mr. Dawson from attend- 

 ing. His paper, however, was read by 

 W. P. Eich. J. A. Pettigrew, who pre- 

 sided, called for a general discussion and 

 many present participated. 



Great regret was felt in and around 

 Boston when the news of E. V. Hallock's 

 sudden death became known. The Gar- 

 deners' and Florists' Club was planning 

 a warm welcome for him on the occasion 

 of his promised visit March 16. Robert 

 Cameron will read a paper on "Peren- 

 nials" in place of Mr. Hallock. There 

 will be interesting exhibits and other at- 

 tractions. 



The members of the Boston Cooper- 

 ative Flower Market feel sure of an ex- 

 cellent exhibition in Music Hall Market, 

 March 20. About all stall-holders and 

 quite a few outsiders will contribute. 



E. & J. Farquhar & Co. are busy con- 

 structing their Japanese garden, which 



will be the star attraction of the coming 

 spring show of the Massachusetts Horti- 

 cultural Society, opening March 24. M. 

 H. Walsh will again make a big display 

 of specimen rambler roses in great vari- 

 ety. The mantel decorations are inter- 

 esting to the retailers. 



Quite a number of florists and gar- 

 deners are planning to attend the dedica- 

 tion ceremonies in connection with the 

 new range of greenhouses at Amherst, 

 Mass., March 12. J. K. M. L. Farquhar 

 will make the principal address. 



F. J. Dolansky, whose productions are 

 well known at the Park Street market, is 

 planning a large addition to his green- 

 houses during the coming season. 



William Nicholson reports a brisk trade 

 in shamrocks. Seed from all sources ger- 

 minated poorly last season and he will 

 be unable by many thousands to fill his 

 orders. 



There is a strong call for carnation 

 plants, both pot grown and rooted cut- 

 tings, the demand according to the lead- 

 ing growers much exceeding the supply. 



At the solicitation of a number of 

 members it has been decided to postpone 

 the Gardeners' and Florists' Club banquet 

 until April 14, a better date than March 

 31, originally chosen. W. N. Craiq. 



During the last few days large crowds 

 have been attracted to the show windows 

 of Thomas F. Galvin, where W. W, Eaw- 

 son & Co. have produced a most natural 

 spring garden. The garden is edged 

 with the old-fashioned English boxwood 

 plants and these are bordered by a row 

 of hyacinths which are just bursting into 

 bloom. Each variety bears a label with 

 its name attached. Real new grass has 

 been used as a lawn effect and the flower 

 beds, which contain hyacinths and lilies 

 of the vfllley. are again edged by the pink 

 Begonia Erfordii, which makes an excel- 

 lent contrast. At the rear of a natural 

 slope is a commodious bungalow with a 

 broad veranda in front which is adorned 

 by well-trimmed box trees. To the left 

 evergreens form the appearance of a 

 thicket where the undergrowth is nothing 

 but lilies of the valley. The whole win- 

 dow is suggestive of spring. 



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