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Seftembeb 7, 1011. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



19 



houses and farm, are located at Wood- 

 ville, Pa. 



BOSTON. 



The Market. 



At last we are enjoying clear 

 weather; it seemed good after eight 

 days of steady rain without sunshine. 

 The damp weather, while excellent for 

 vegetation and filling depleted reser- 

 voirs, put a quietus on any activity in 

 the plant trade, and the last week, 

 with the exception of. September 2, 

 was exceedingly dull. The present 

 week things look a little more encour- 

 ' aging. With the influx of people 

 from shore and vacation resorts, busi- 

 ness has received a slight fillip; it 

 might be greater, but it will grow, it 

 is hoped. 



Koses are improving; the wet spell 

 was hard on them and only the use of 

 constant steam heat kept mildew from 

 raising havoc with them. American 

 Beauty, Prince de Bulgarie, Killarneys 

 and Wards are now excellent. Carna- 

 tions, so far, are few and cut but little 

 figure. Asters continue the leading 

 flower. They are moving better than 

 a week ago, but are still in heavy over- 

 supply, as are gladioli. The latter are 

 fine and it is a pity they are selling so 

 indifferently. Sweet peas are scarce 

 and are of inferior quality. So far the 

 munis seen are all Golden Glow and 

 these are hardly needed with so many 

 fine asters. Liliums, also, are still in 

 overstock. Valley does not sell well. 

 Euphorbia corollata are seen in quan- 

 tity; so, also, are candytuft, cosmos, 

 centaureas and other colored flowers. 

 Cattleyas continue scarce. Gardenias 

 are hardly seen at all. A little Bou- 

 vardia Humboldtii continues to come 

 in. Trade is quiet in both asparagus 

 and adiantum at present. 



Market Auction Sales. 



The two wholesale markets held 

 their annual auction sales of stalls 

 September 2. Many growers hope the 

 date will be made the Saturday after 

 rather than before Labor day another 

 year. At the Boston Cooperative Flow- 

 er Market there was, as usual, a large 

 attendance of growers and over 100 

 stalls were disposed of. W. H. Elliott 

 secured first choice for $115. Among 

 other high bidders were John Barr, 

 John McFarland, Arthur Griffin, N. F. 

 Comley, Edward Wood, James Wheeler 

 and others. The premiums are in ad- 

 dition to an annual rent of $25 per 

 stall. The total sales netted more 

 than a year ago and the directors were 

 well pleased with them. W. W. Tailby 

 made an efficient auctioneer. 



At the Boston Flower Exchange, 

 Inc., prices ruled remarkably high and 

 bidding was keen. The sales netted 

 several thousand dollars more than in 

 1910. Among some of the leading buy- 

 ers and premiums paid were: Pierce 

 Bros., four stalls at $165; William Sim, 

 four at $160, two at $175; S. J. God- 

 dard, $175; Montrose Greenhouses, 

 three at $175; W. W. Edgar Co., $155; 

 Geo. E. Buxton, $155; Wm. A. Hast- 

 ings, five at $147.50 to $155; Suter- 

 meister Estate, two at $130; A. Chris- 

 tensen, two at $135; Mann Bros., 

 three at $150, one at $115; J. A. Bud- 

 long & Sons Co., two at $150, one at 

 $75; A. S. Parker, $145; H. L. Cam- 

 / eron, $145; W. C. Stickel, $150; Paine 

 Bros., two at $127.50; W. C. Ward, 

 7 $100; J. J. Fee, $135; S. J. Renter & 



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Boston Visitors at B. Hammond Tracy's, Wenham, Mass., August 26. 



Son, four at $165; W. C. Ward, $100; 

 Willard Hill Greenhouses, $95; W. O. 

 Howard, $90; W. R. Nicholson, two at 

 $155; Neal Boyle, $150; S. Wheeler, 

 $87.50. 



Various Notes. 



Thomas Eoland reports his big stock 

 of hard-wooded and other plants as be- 

 ing in excellent shape. His large new 

 house at Revere, 50x100, is being 

 built; it will probably be devoted to 

 sweet peas the first season. Mr. Roland 

 will add a block of plant houses to 

 his Revere plant in 1912. 



A movement has been started for a 

 new horticultural club for Boston, with 

 a small and limited membership. A 

 meeting looking toward organization 

 is called for September 6. The com- 

 mittee calling the gathering consists 

 of J. K. M. L. Farquhar, P. Welch and 

 W. J. Stewart. There should be ample 

 room in Boston for a club of this char- 

 acter, which will not conflict in any 

 way with existing organizations. 



Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pegler arrived 

 here September 2 on the Lusitania, 

 having been delayed a week owing to 

 the strikes in England. They report a 

 delightful visit in the real American 

 weather prevailing in England. 



A. Leuthy returned August 31 from 

 his annual European trip, per S. S. 

 Vaderland. He reports unprecedented 

 drought in Germany and Belgium and 

 that everything had a burnt-up appear- 

 ance. Azaleas, he states, had made 

 only short growths and no buds were 

 showing when he was in Ghent. Prices 

 are higher all around for them, but Mr. 

 Leuthy -secured about 20,000. 



CbarJeB:::^app^Joreman on the Thome 

 estate, matarg^l^, N. Y., has bought 

 the Tuttle /Greenhouses, Melrose High- 

 lands, Mass., and will make carnations 

 a specialty, but will also grow a spe- 

 cial line oi plants and flowers for re- 

 tail trade. 



The annual show of the products of 

 children's gardens was held at Hor- 

 ticultural hall, September 2. The long 

 drought early in the summer consider- 

 ably affected the exhibits, but they 



were, nevertheless, quite interesting. 

 The collection of vegetables, flowers 

 and native plants from B. Hammond 

 Tracy, Jr., were noteworthy. 



Arthur Griffin, of Woburn, has his 

 carnations in splendid shape. He 

 grows 20,000 of the leading sorts. Mr. 

 Griffin, who is an expert plantsman, 

 also has a grand stock of the fine 

 Gloriosa Rothschildiana. He has a new 

 salmon salvia which is decidedly dis- 

 tinct. 



From August 25 to August ,31 over 

 five inches of rain fell — a steady week 

 of rain, such as has only once pre- 

 viously been recorded In Boston in 

 fifty years. We are still several inches 

 short of the normal precipitation, 

 which in Boston is 42.5 inches per an- 

 num. August temperatures were al- 

 most normal. 



Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Gray returned 

 home this week from their European 

 trip, coming by way of Montreal. 



Club meetings will be resumed Sep- 

 tember 19. A large influx of new mem- 

 bers is assured. Vacation experiences, 

 instead of a regular lecture, will be 

 the feature of the meeting. 



Charles J. Harvey, of Needham 

 Heights, is shipping quantities of fine 

 asters; also an excellent lot of gyp- 

 sophila. 



P. J. Van Baarda, A. K. Rogers and 

 Peter M. Miller attended the annual 

 picnic of the North Shore Horticultural 

 Society at Manchester, August 30. A 

 large crowd was present, though the 

 weather was not favorable. 



Owen G. Owen and Herbert Clark, of 

 Southampton, L. L, were among the 

 visitors last week. 



The big vegetable show which opens 

 September 21, on the occasion of the 

 convention of the American Market 

 Growers ' Association, promises to be a 

 supeM^ one. Entries are arriving from 

 as ^f away as Canada. There are 

 130 e/asses, with premiums as high as 

 $10J(Kfor some of the classes. 



5^.' Goddard speaks highly of Chrys- 

 artthemum Smith's Advance, which 

 promises to be ready with him about 

 OMober 1. ' W.,J^. Craig. 



