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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



March 18, 1909. 



TJHg Florists' Supply House of America 



Easter Specialties 



EASTER BASKETS, standard and novel styles in every size and shape effective in Long 



Handled baskets for lilies, Beauty baskets for carnations and tea roses, and Little baskets 



for sweet peas and lily of the valley. 

 POT COVERS our specialty. We have a large stock of all sizes; just tell us the size of pot you 



-wish to cover and we will send you the right thing; they are attractive and strong. 

 CREPE PAPER, pleated and water-proof in all flower shades; they would improve the appearance 



of your plants wonderfully. 

 CHINA NOVELTIES, pretty little baskets and shoes that attract the eye when tastefully filled. 



These are only a few of our many Easter specialties. Send for our illustrated catalogue. 



H. 6AYERSD0RFER & CO., 



1129 



Arch Street, 



Philadelphia, Pa. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



signments of Easter goods this week on 

 the steamers Armenia and Marquette. 



George Samtmau has jmrehased a 

 greenhouse property near North Wales. 



Eobert Scott & Son, Sharon Hill, Pa., 

 are sending some of their famous Kai- 

 serin to Edward Reid. These are the 

 first of the new crop. 



M. Eice & Co. have just filled an order 

 for a birch bark canoe, natural size. It 

 is twelve feet long, beautifully propor- 

 tioned throughout. 



Edgar Upton says that Enchantress, 

 owing to its light color, will dye almost 

 as distinct a green as do the white car- 

 nations. 



Among those who expect to attend the 

 American Kose Society meeting at Buf- 

 falo this week are: J. D. Eisele and 

 Miss r^isele, Riverton, N. J.; A. Faren- 

 wald and E. Towiil, Roslyu, Pa.; P. J. 

 Lynch, West Grove, Pa.; Frank P. 

 Myers, Wyndmoor, Pa., and Stephen 

 Mortenson, Southampton, Pa. 



John Bergor says acquaintances mul- 

 tiply in times of scarcit}'. 



Robert Craig describes how he dis- 

 covered his Isle of Pines plantation as 

 an accident. lie lost his way returning 

 to Santa Fe and on the approach of 

 niglit he found the place, was hospitably 

 sheltered for the night and before leav- 

 ing he bought it. Phil. 



BOSTON. 



Michell's Unexcelled Asters 



Our Aster Seed la 8To>vn by experienced and reliable ero^^ers and 

 cannot be excelled for purity of stock. 



NEW KARLY BRANCHING 



Comes into bluoin two weeks earlier tlian 

 the Semitle's or Late BrancliinR. 



Tr. i.kt. Oz. 



Fink S0.40 $2.50 



White .40 2.50 



INVINCIBLE 



A superior strain of great value to florists 



for cuttinK. Tr. pkt. Oz. 



Blue $0 30 SL.'iO 



Crimson 30 1.^0 



I.avender 30 L.50 



Ko8e-I'ink 30 150 



White 30 l.V) 



Mixed 30 1..50 



Improved Semple's Branching: 



An improved strain which has been ob 

 tained by years of careful attention. 



Tr. pkt. 



Lavender $0.40 



Kose-Fink 40 



Shell- Hink 40 



Furple 40 



Crimson 40 



White 40 



Mixed 40 



Oz. 

 $1.50 

 L.'iO 

 1.50 

 1.50 

 1.50 

 1.50 

 1.60 



LAVENDER GEM 



An excellent variety of the Ct)met type; 

 a beautiful shade of lavender. Tr. pkt., 40c: 

 $2..'i0 per oz. 



Headquarters for Asparagus Plumosus Seed. Ne\7 Crop. 



OKKKNHOLSK fJKOWN 



100se»'cl.s....Sii .'io 5,000 seeds.... $17.,50 

 1000 seeds.... 3.7.) 10.000 seeds.. .. 32.50 



LATH HOUSK GKOWN 



100 seeds. . . .$0.40 5,000 seeds. . . .$12..50 

 1000 seeds... 2,7.'> 10,000 seeds.... 23.00 



Write for a copy of our Wbolesale Catalogue. 



BENRY F. MICHEU CO., nSEi'pnirpr'' 



The Market 



For niid-Lont market conditions re- 

 main quite s.'iiisfactory. Tiie j)riiU'ipal 

 call for flowers is for funeral work, but 

 a steady demand exists which is much 

 better than many looketl for. In roses, 

 fancy Heautics are scarce and high. Bet- 

 ter gra(h'S of Kilhiruey and ]?ichmond 

 are also briiij,'ing tine prices. Chatenay 

 from one or two growers is good, as also 

 are Bride and Maid. TIjc rose market 

 has been quite satisfactory so far this 

 year, tarnations are liringing about the 

 same pri<'es as a -woek aLio. On some 

 days tliere is sometliing of an overplus, 

 b>it this seems to be relieved on succeed- 

 ing (lays. 



Violets are in luavy supply, but con- 

 tinue of good quality ; IM cents to 50 

 cents jier hundred arc nding rates. 



>fpntion The Kcvicw when you write. 



Sweet peas are fine in quality and sell 

 as well as anything on the market. Lilies 

 and callas are suflicient for requirements. 

 Of bull)ous stock too much is now arriv- 

 ing, but couflitions are nnu-ii aliead of a 

 year ago. About all the varieties of 

 narcissi ai]d tulips uscil for lorcing are 

 iu)w seen. Some anemones, ranuneidus. 

 i.\ias and Sjianish iris are also seen. Val- 

 ley is not selling as well as it did. Some 

 line migiioiit'ttc and snapilr.-igons .-irr) ,'tr- 

 ri\iiig. Ihiglisli prijuroses are abundant, 

 as are pansies. The call for Spren^eri, 

 plumosus and adiantum does not varv 

 much. 



Club Meeting. 



Robert Cameron had a large audience 

 to hear his intcr(>sting illustrated talk 

 on hardy percimiiti [dants at the monthlv 

 meeting of the (iardeners' and I'lorists' 

 Club, March Id, about 170 mend)ers be- 

 ing in iitlendance. The convention of 



the American Rose Society caused a few 

 absentees. ]\Ir. Cameron urged the more 

 extended use of hardy perennials, of 

 tulijjs, narcissi, lilies and bulbous plants 

 generally in the hardy gar<lens and 

 voiced the sentiment of all i)resent at the 

 sudden death of E. V. Ilallock, who was 

 to Iia\e addressed the club on "Bulbous 

 riants. " A message of sympathy was 

 ordered sent Mr. Ilallock 's family. 

 'i'liere A\as a lively aiul interesting dis- 

 iii><sion participated in b}' K. Fiulayson, 

 .Icdui l^n(|u]iar, Jackson Dawson, F. E. 

 I'.-diiier, A. K. Thatcher and others fol- 

 lowing Mr. Cameron's paper. 



.•\n invitation was acceiHed to visit the 

 North Short Horticultural Society March 

 10 and an invitation was received from 

 W. W. Edgar Co. for the dub to hold a 

 fieM day at Waverley, Aj'ril 3, also one 

 from Elijah Cartwright, president of the 

 Boston Cooperative Flower Market, in- 

 viting members to attend the show in the 



