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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



April 8, 1908. 



tho new German variety, Tausendsclion, 

 will all pay to grow. The last named 

 seems destined to become extremely popu- 

 lar, and is proving a first-class seller this 

 week at the better class stores. 



HARDY ROSES. 



AVhile late fall is preferable to spring 

 as a planting time for hybrid perpetual 

 roses, the overwhelming majority of 

 growers do their planting in April. The 

 sooner this work is done, the better. Be 

 sure roots are not exposed to the air any 

 longer than is necessary. If budded stock 

 is used, plant deeply, so as to cover three 

 or four inches over the buds; and you 

 cannot tramp the ground too lirinly. Of 

 course, generous preparation of the soil 

 will insure the best results, but do not 

 bring the manure used in direct contact 

 with tile roots. Do not prune back newly 

 planted hybrid perpetuals for ten days 

 or a fortnight. 



In the case of hardy roses which have 

 wintered outdoors, any pruning shouhl 

 be completed without delay. Cut out all 

 weak, old and dead wood entirely, leav- 

 ing the strong. cU';in, Aigorous shoots. 

 Pruning of these will depend on the vigor 

 of the varieties. As a general rule, 

 twelve to lifteen inches will do to leavi' 

 on the most vigorous growths, and five to 

 eiglit inches on weaker ones. Do not be 

 afraid to jiruiu' hard. It will mean 

 stronger growths and finer ilowers in 

 June. 



Hybrid teas are gaining Avonderfully in 

 po])u]arity, and deservedly so. Their per- 

 sistent flowering qualities are great 

 points in their favor. In only the more 

 favored locations are these reliably 

 liardy. Alany growers lift and bury 

 their plants each fall. This stock should 

 be planted as soon as possible. Hybrid 

 teas must be i>runed lightly. Eemove 

 dead wood and weak shoots, shortening 

 the vigorous ones only a few inches. For 

 hybrid teas select ground which is lighter 

 than what hybrid ])erpetuals suc(-e(>d in. 

 They do well in sandy soil, if well ma- 

 nured and mulched in summer. 



Jiamblers never came through the win- 

 ter in better condition than they are now 

 in. If you forgot to cut out last year's 

 flowering woud, remove it now. You 

 probably have sufficient young bottom 

 canes of last year's growth to cover the 

 posts, or trellises. Pruning of the strong 

 canes will Tiu'rely consist of reincning 

 dead or weak tips. Cut out any dead or 

 weak canes. The latter will give no flow- 

 ers, as a rule. Prune I'ersian Yellow, 

 Austrian Copper and Harrison's Yellow 

 lightly. 



BOSTON. 



The Market 



Easter is now in the aii' and everyone 

 is anticipating sj)lendid business. Cer- 

 tainly advance sales, if they are any cri- 

 terion, would seem to indicate a much 

 heavier volume of trade than a year ago. 

 There are no striking advances in |)iices. 

 but all good material seems likely to be 

 sold without trouble. In roses, lieauties 

 are none too abundant, l>ut there is a 

 good supply of Eichmonds and Killar- 

 neys, the latter being fine. The old 

 Brides and Bridesnuiids are still to be 

 reckoned with and are of exceptional 

 excellence at ]>reseut. Prices had not 

 shown much advance early in the week. 

 Carnations continue to move well, and 

 while trade seems a little quiet now, they 

 will (dean o\!t at a li\ely gait at the end 

 of the week. 



Lilies are selling at $10 per hun- 

 dred cut and an average of $12.50 in 

 pots. A few are selling below these 

 prices, but there is a strong probability 

 of an advance late in the week, for it 

 looks as though there would bo barely 

 enough lilies for the demand. As a rule, 

 plants are well flowered, but remarkably 

 tlwarf. Callas are in fair supply. Vio- 

 lets are abundant, but are creeping up in 

 price, fiood singles will bring $1 per 

 hundred later in the week. Sweet peas 

 are superb. I doubt if any other market 

 in America can show a finer lot. Bulbous 

 stock moves quite well. There has been 

 no glut in it, as a year ago. Marguerites, 

 botli yellow and white, are plentiful, as 

 are English primroses. Some nice 

 Gladiolus The Bride, Spanish iris, ranun- 

 culus, anemones, ixias and other popular 

 spring flowers are seen. 



Pot {ilant trade is brisk, ]>articulariy 

 in the case of lilies. The next best sellers 

 are rambler roses and azaleas. A bigger 

 proportion of the ramblers than ever are 

 pink, attesting the poi>ularity of that 



Herman D. Schilling. 



color. There is a good trade being done 

 on southern smilax, galax leaves and 



liardv ferns. 



Club Field Day. 



The weather was tiie reverse of favor- 

 able for the field day of the Gardeners' 

 and Florists' Club at Waverley, April 3, 

 a cold rain falling most of the after- 

 noon. Arriving first at the establishment 

 of the W. \V. Edgar Co., the party, some 

 forty in number, was taken in Jiand by 

 n. H. Bartsch, the capable manager, and 

 conducted over the various houses to see 

 the Easter stock, which was all in fine 

 shape; lilies were; remarkably good, aza- 

 leas splendid and Baby Kand)lers un- 

 usually well done. Lilacs, genistas, 

 (Continued on page 3x.) 



HERMAN D. SCHILLING. 



Herman I). Schilling was born in 1877, 

 near Bremen, (ierinany. lie attended the 

 public schools until he was 14 years of 

 .age and then served an apprenticeship of 

 four years at the carpenter trade. At the 

 age of 18 he came to America and worked 

 at the carpenter trade in Indianapolis 

 until he was 2(5 years old. This was six 

 vears ago. Then he began his career as 

 a florist by lenting a small greenhouse 



outside of the city, but at the end of 

 months he discontinued business th 

 and bought the present place of 7. 

 feet of glass at 1828 Shelby street, 

 dianapolis. This may seem like r;i 

 progress for a beginner, but he ha" 

 natural aptitude for the trade and . 

 previously read all the books that 

 could get hold of, besides gaining prad ' 

 knowledge by visiting the greenhouses 

 tlie city whenever he had an opporturi' 

 So the business was not exactly new 

 him. 



He has worked up a good retail tn 

 Like other people in all lines of busin. 

 he found the last year to be a rather li 

 one, but now trade is becoming aci: 

 again. He grows a general line of stn. 

 such as bedding~^lari/s, carnations, c 

 and has a good tmde in funeral desij:: 

 He sells all his output in a store c 

 nected with the greenhouses. It is s;m 

 to say that he produces stock of as lii_: 

 a quality as do many who have been 

 business a long time. 



OBITUARY. 



William Hagemann. 



William Hagemann, of New Ymh. 

 widely known in the trade as an Jm 

 porter of bulbs and plants, died of ap.' 

 ple.xy i\londay, April 5, and was buiir.l 

 at his home at Bloomfield, xS. J., April r 



Mr. Hagemann was a man in mithlle 

 life and had spent many years in tin 

 trade. He was known to the leading 

 dealers throughout the United Stati- 

 througli the periodical business c.-ilN 

 nuide upon them, and his connections in 

 eluded many of the best known European 

 houses, for the firm of ILagemann & ' ". 

 did both an import and export business 

 For some years Mr. Hagemann was m 

 partnership with Charles F. jNIeyer. iIh 

 firm name being Hagemann & Mey.i. 

 Upon the termination of the partnerslii|i, 

 in 1903, Mr. ]\Ieyer continued in the lm--i 

 ness under his own name at 99 Wanm 

 street, and Mr. Hagemann carried on tii' 

 operations at 55 Dey street. He was a 

 man of modest, quiet disposition .nnl 

 sterling character, and wherever nh n 

 grew to know him it was to give In !■ 

 respect and friendship. 



William Freytag. 



William Freytag, a well-known tIo!:-i 

 at Milwaukee, Wis., took his own life t. 

 the morning of Wednesday, April 7. !^ 

 inhaling illuminating gas. He was • ■ 

 years of age and had become despond' ' 

 through continued ill health. He is - 

 vived by a wife and one son. The i 

 neral will be held on Saturday, April 

 at 2 p. m., from his residence at 



Twelfth avenue, where he had a la: 

 of some 15,000 s(|uare feet of gl' 

 growing a general stock. 



J. B. Boland. 



,T. B. B(dand, one of the best kii' 

 florists in San Francisco, died at 

 home in that city March 23, age<l 

 years. He was a native of Calif oi 

 and had been in the retail trade ff 

 boyhooil. For many years ho was a- 

 ciated in partiiership with .lohn H. S. 

 ers. After the fire the firm dissoh' 

 and ^Tr. Boland located on Geary strt 

 below Grant avenue. Here again he ^ ' 

 burned out, over a year ago, and hi! tli '' 

 removed to Kearney street, near P" 

 Mr. Bolajid was very successful fron • 

 business stand]K)int, and as a desij:! ' 

 and artistic arranger of flowers he ! 

 no superior in San Francisco. lie lea - 



