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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



31 



Also varieties of shrubs could be 

 forced into bloom for decorative pur- 

 poses. Indeed, there are many ideas, 

 if one makes a study of them. I was 

 impressed on reading the trade papers 

 to see the improvement that is taking 

 place in other cities in the arrange- 

 ment of their shows and could not help 

 feeling that we were not progressing. 

 Mr. Stroud read several clippings 

 describing special features of western 

 shows, and continued: 



Cooperation of Trade Interests. 



*■ To make a successful and interesting 

 show we will require the help of the 

 growers to supply us with material in 

 large quantities; the retailers, to give 

 us their ideas and suggestions, and the 

 private gardeners, not only for the 

 competitive classes, but also for the 

 valuable plants they could probably 

 lend us. 



The commercial establishments do 

 not thoroughly realize the advantages 

 to be gained by their exhibits. Our 

 shows should be a general market, 

 where men in the trade would attend 

 and purchase their supplies. As far 

 as possible a special place should be 

 assigned to trade exhibits. I would 

 suggest the entire basement; for, 

 while the vegetable exhibit is inter- 

 esting, we could probably dispense 

 with this feature, giving the space 

 they now occupy to more important 

 displays. I will not, however, attempt 

 to lay out a general plan of arrange- 

 ment, but do think that a special effort 

 should be made to make the main en- 

 trance particularly attractive. A first 

 impression should always be pleasing 

 to the eye. Another thing to be done 

 is to go over and revise our premium 

 lists, and, in addition to the money 

 prizes offered by the show and individ- 

 uals, the committee should approach 

 our prominent merchants, asking them 

 to offer a cup or trophy for certain 

 classes, and to be known as their cup. 

 These cups would be exhibited in their 

 windows previous to the show and 

 would naturally call attention to it. 

 On our revised premium list we should 

 have more prizes for the large com- 

 mercial men; we want all the new in- 

 troductions to be shown in Phila- 

 delphia, and it should be made worth 

 while for these men to bring them 

 here. Quite a hit could be made, and 

 it would not cost much, if we would 

 give a flower to the ladies on certain 

 evenings; a carnation on the day they 

 are judged, calling it carnation day, 

 and a rose, chrysanthemum, etc., in like 

 manner. All these little things help 

 more than we realize to make the show 

 interesting. 



Some weeks ago I was invited to act 

 as judge of an exhibition of hardy 

 chrysanthemums grown by some school 

 children and I was surprised to see 

 the results they had obtained. It 

 seemed to me they should have our 

 encouragement. All the public schools 

 have established a course which they 

 ■call nature studies, in the younger 

 classes, and later on the study of bot- 

 any, and I think it would be quite a 

 stimulus to them to give them an 

 opportunity of visiting our shows ac- 

 companied by their teachers. By this 

 I mean the tickets should not be given 

 individually, but distributed to the 

 teachers who would take their classes 

 to the hall during the hour usually 

 devoted to this study in school. 



■No radical improvement can be ex- 



pected in our shows the first year or 

 so and the guarantors will probably, 

 at first, lose money, but eventually, if 

 well managed, they ought to prove a 

 good investment. What other cities 

 and towns are accomplishing Phila- 

 delphia also can do. Why should 

 Philadelphia be behind in progress and 

 pusht 



In concluding I want to impress the 

 facts that to* make an interesting and 

 successful flower show it will require 

 months of preparation with generous 

 and unselfish cooperation. Most of 

 these ideas I have mentioned are being 

 carried out by the national flower 

 show committee in connection with 

 their show at Boston in the spring of 

 1911, and I think it will be an inspira- 

 tion for all of us, and I sincerely hope 

 everyone will try to get there. 



NEW YOEK. 



The Market. 



The cut flower market is now char- 

 acterized by the usual steadiness and 

 dullness that invariably accompanies 

 the approach of the holiday season. 

 For the next two weeks history will 

 repeat itself, and in the meantime 

 everybody in the retail world seems 

 to anticipate a splendid Christmas 

 trade. Blooming plants are abundant, 

 and never more beautiful. The price 

 of cut flowers, it is already evident, 

 will be held within reasonable bounds, 

 and there will be epough of every- 

 thing except chrysanthemums, but 

 these have already had a remarkably 

 prolonged season. 



The best Beauties brought 40 cents 

 Saturday, December 3, in some places, 

 though $35 to $30 per hundred was 

 the prevailing figure. They are be- 

 coming abundant and a suf&cient sup- 

 ply for the increased Christmas trade 

 seems assured. If all the other roses 

 hold at last week's quotations it is all 

 the growers should anticipate until the 

 dull days pass. The quality of rose 

 stock now arriving is perfect and 

 there can be no better carnations any- 

 where than those now shipped to this 

 market. Mrs. C. W. Ward and Alma 

 Ward, Beacon, Winsor, White Perfec- 

 tion, Brooklyn and Enchantress all 

 seem as popular as ever and the best 

 stock sells on arrival, most of it 

 already contracted for by the leading 

 retailers. 



There are still some Chadwicks, Bon- 

 naffon, Nonin, Eaton, Jones and Allen 

 mums, but this week will see the fare- 

 well of most of them; $3 a dozen is 

 about top, though those that can hold 

 on until Christmas will be snapped up 

 at prices that will be worth while. 



Cyps are down, 12 cents buying the 

 best of them. All other varieties of 

 orchids are scarce and prices remain 

 at the $1 mark for the best cattleyas. 

 Labiata, Trianae and dendrobiums are 

 the vanguard of a good assortment for 

 the Christmas demand, which promises 

 to be more widespread than ever. The 

 growers of orchids may have increased, 

 but the field has kept pace with the 

 widening supply. 



There are no price changes worthy 

 of note in lilies, valley or gardenias. 

 The call for each is persistent, and 

 there is no sign of, nor reason for, 

 concessions. These rates will surely 

 hold until Christmas. Violets fell last 

 week to 75 cents per hundred. In 

 large quantities this was shaded. 



Some houses are contracting now to 

 furnish all the first-class violets de- 

 sired for Christmas at $1.25 per 

 hundred. The market now has an 

 abundance of sweet peas, bouvardia, 

 narcissi, hyacinths, pansies and stevia. 

 There is too much of the latter by 

 half, and no street outlet for it, as 

 with the surplus of violets. 



Christmas trees are arriving. The 

 laws of New England prohibit their 

 cutting. The bulk of the supply this 

 year is from Canada and the price per 

 bundle is 75 cents to $1. All the seed 

 houses will make handsome Christmas 

 displays, and will handle holly, pine 

 and wreaths as heavily as usual. 



Various Notes. 



The chilly blasts are bad for the 

 vocal cords of the auctioneers. The 

 opportunity to gather in bargains is 

 gone for 1910. The curtains have rung 

 down. It was not a good season for the 

 auction business. 



Albert Eebbick, gardener for the 

 mayor of Hackensack for the last nine- 

 teen years, goes to England to see his 

 mother, the trip a Christmas present 

 from his employer. 



The New York and New Jersey Asso- 

 ciation of Plant Growers met December 

 6 at the oflice of Secretary Siebrecht. 

 The greatest of harmony prevailed, and 

 plans for the society's winter were per- 

 fected. 



Cut blooms of Hilda, the new dark 

 pink sport of My Maryland, are coming 

 to M. C. Ford and it is proving its value 

 and popularity rapidly. Melody, at the 

 store of the Pennock-Meehan Co. here, 

 is another of the newcomers that meets 

 with much favor. 



John S. Nicholas, the Greek retail 

 florist, olive oil importer and restau- 

 rant owner, has secured a twenty-one 

 years' lease on two buildings directly 

 opposite J. K. Allen's headquarters, 

 which it is rumored are to be used later 

 on by wholesale florists. These are the 

 same stores Charles Millang contracted 

 for, he says, and expected to handle. 

 However, Mr. Millang has purchased 

 some Long Island real estate from 

 Henry Rath that will grow fast in 

 value, and also at Bay Side, near his 

 present home. You can not keep Char- 

 ley from dabbling in profitable outside 

 enterprises. Henry Rath florists - re- 

 member as the disseminator of the 

 Bertha Rath carnation. 



Moore, Hentz & Nash say there will 

 be no red berries this season, but their 

 English mistletoe will be here this 

 week. As there are but 100 cases, there 

 is likely to be quite a scramble for 

 them. 



Charles H. Totty has only good re- 

 ports of new Hill roses at Richmond, 

 and says the Florists ' Club will have an 

 opportunity of seeing them at its next 

 meeting. This will take place in the 

 club's rooms, Grand Opera House build- 

 ing, Monday, December 12, and as it is 

 the final meeting of the year Chairman 

 Nugent will make his department of 

 the festivities especially attractive. The 

 election of new officers will take place 

 that night. In the afternoon all the 

 club members are invited to bowl at 

 115 West Twenty-eighth street. These 

 are hilarious afternoons. The country 

 members display their skill. Bobby 

 Schultz will be master of ceremonies, as 

 usual. Bobby is a little fellow, but he 

 has a voice a mile long. Come and hear 

 him I 



The Siebrecht wholesale store at 136 



