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The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



December 15, 1910. 



sion man on the market has sent out 

 letters about the high class holly he has 

 to sell. This class of trade has increased 

 every year and the result is too much 

 poor holly on every corner and in front 

 of everv grocery store, and this hurts 

 the trade of the florists. 



Various Notes. 



A special meeting of the Florists' 

 Club was held last week to close up 

 the details of the flower show. William 

 F. Kasting was chairman of the flower 

 committee and gave the figures to the 

 members present. George McClure and 

 Charles Sandiford read their reports, 

 and the final figures showed a slight 

 loss. The members were not at all 

 displeased with the results and are 

 quite anxious to repeat the show 

 another year. Owing to other attrac- 

 tions and the election taking up so 

 much of the people 's time, the members 

 thought that with another year's adver- 

 tising the show would be a decided suc- 

 cess. Without a doubt it was the best 

 treat the Buffalo people have had in 

 years, not barring any style of attrac- 

 tions, music, racing, or any class of 

 entertainment. The writer is in a posi- 

 tion to hear the comments from the 

 "four hundred," and knows that this 

 is the sentiment that prevailed with 

 them. With this lasting impression on 

 their minds, there is no doubt but that 

 the show would draw a sufficient crowd 

 next year to cover all expenses. The 

 question is up to the exhibitors, 

 whether it pays from this standpoint. 

 This will be decided shortly and if the 

 show is to be held all growers, however 

 small, will be notified, and the time 

 afforded will give them ample oppor- 

 tunity to make preparations for the 

 show in 1911. 



The Bowling Club has been flourish- 

 ing ever since its start and each week 

 the boys enjoy one good night's sport. 

 Excitement runs high, especially as the 

 evening goes on and the boys begin to 

 bet on the game. 



In going around to size up the Christ- 

 mas stock, we ran into the place occu- 

 pied by Henry Weber on North Main 

 street. He has four houses, all King 

 construction and nicely kept up. Mr. 

 Weber has just cut some good mum 

 stock and is now selling his begonias, 

 with which he did so well at the recent 

 flower show. A good lot of cuttings in 

 the sand speaks well for a house of 

 good begonias for another year. Mr. 

 Weber has a store in connection with 

 the greenhouses and in all has a neat 

 arrangement. E. A S 



NOEBY AND HOEFLE. 



The firm of Norby & Hoefle, at Des 

 Plaines, 111., turned out a notable crop 

 of chrysanthemums this year and the 

 accompanying illustration, which found 

 its way to The Eeview through their 

 sales agents, Kennicott Bros. Co., will 

 be of interest not only for the fact that 

 it shows a portion of one day's cut, but 

 that both Mr. Norby and Mr. Hoefle 

 appear in the picture. 



Montpelier, Vt.— Emslie & Co. grew 

 Enchantress inside this season and are 

 convinced it is the best method for 

 early crops. Planted from S^^-inch 

 pots June 1, they say it "trimmed all 

 others." They are growing Pink De* 

 light and believe it will prove to be a 

 good variety. 



BOSTON. 



The Market. 



We have had a week of quite severe 

 weather, with temperatures 5 to 10 

 degrees below zero on several nights 

 close to Boston, and with a good snow 

 supply in addition. Winter has cer- 

 tainly started in dead earnest and much 

 earlier than usual. The effect on the 

 market has been a materially reduced 

 supply of flowers and the maintaining 

 of nearly all prices well up to the 

 Thanksgiving mark. Eoses are now in 

 the ascendant, with the gradual passing 

 of chrysanthemums, and are making 

 good prices. The favorites still are the 

 two Killarneys. Of Eichmond the sup- 

 ply of good flowers is inadequate. Ehea 

 Eeid is seen superior to Eichmond. 

 Beauties continue to improve in quality 

 and the price is gradually ascending. 

 Mrs. Aaron Ward is seen on every hand 



Norby and Hoefle. 



and is popular with retailers. In the 

 way of other roses, Chatenay, Perle, 

 Safrano and Bon Silene are arriving of 

 good quality. 



Carnations are not plentiful. Grow- 

 ers whose stock was_ lifted from the 

 field, and they number over nine-tenths 

 of the whole, state that their plants are 

 blooming less freely than usual, blam- 

 ing the severely dry summer for the 

 same. Prices are holding up well. The 

 variety, Pink Delight, is popular. Bea- 

 con as a scarlet remains at the head of 

 the list, while White Enchantress and 

 White Perfection each have their cham- 

 pions. Violets remain scarce, but there 

 will probably be a big outpouring of 

 them for Christmas. The severe weath- 

 er hurts the sale of these, as they are 

 rarely seen on the streets while the 

 temperature is low. 



A good many Eoman hyacinths and 

 Paper Whites are arriving and a few 

 Trumpet Major narcissi have made 

 their appearance. Callas are more 

 abundant and quite a number of lilies 

 are coming in, including some specio- 



sums. Chrysanthemums are still seen on 

 many stands, but are getting small and 

 do not sell particularly well. Bonnaffon 

 and Nonin are the best. Valley is of 

 better quality than for some time. Quite 

 a few yellow and white marguerites are 

 arriving and some good mignonette and 

 antirrhinums. The scarcity of cattleyas 

 has been acute and higher prices have 

 rarely been obtained for them. One 

 prominent retailer paid $15 per do^en, 

 with express added, last week for a 

 number for a decoration. 



Growers of pot plants report trade as 

 good and a large proportion of the flow- 

 ering stock is already sold. Poinsettias 

 are pretty well cleaned up and azaleas 

 are moving well. Lorraines continue to 

 sell in quantity. Erica melanthera is 

 beautifully flowered. Scarlet primulas, 

 geraniums, cyclamens and bulbous stock, 

 make up the balance. 



An active demand exists for hoUy^ 

 boxwood, laurel and other greens. 



Various Notes. 



New England is now facing one of 

 the most serious droughts in its history. 

 Our rainfall to date this year has been 

 26.6 inches, or 14.5 inches below the 

 normal. Florists are hard hit with the 

 rest. 



Wheeler & Co., of Waban, orchid 

 specialists, have a fine lot of Cattleya 

 Triana3 coming on. Dendrobium Pha- 

 laenopsis is now in season. It flowers 

 later than the form Schroederianum, 

 usually grown, and has darker flowers. 

 Blooming now, it is quite valuable. On- 

 cidium tigrinum is coming into flower, 

 while O. bicallosum and O. Cavendishi- 

 anum promise a fine crop later. Extra 

 fine batches of Odontoglossum Eossii 

 majus and O. citrosmum and Cattleya 

 Harrisoniae are to be seen here. Under 

 Mr. Mutch's care plants are looking ex- 

 ceptionally well. 



At the Montrose Greenhouses a house 

 of Eose Mrs. Aaron Ward, which is 

 enjoying great popularity in Boston, 

 is looking fine. Killarney and White 

 Killarney are carrying excellent crops. 

 The deep sport of Killarney, which 

 originated here, will probably be can- 

 siderably grown in a year or two. It 

 succeeds particularly well in the same 

 temperature as Eichmond. The old 

 Perle is well grown here. This and 

 other roses grown are tried not only on 

 their own roots but on a variety of 

 stocks, and an accurate record kept of 

 their productiveness. Eber Holmes, the 

 manager, has everything here in apple- 

 pie order and it is a pleasure to visit a 

 place where everything is so well grown 

 and neatly kept. 



Henry M. Eobinson & Co. have re- 

 ceived some unusually well berried con- 

 signments of holly and mistletoe. For 

 the former demand is active. All ever- 

 greens are selling well, but there is a 

 marked shortage of ground pine and 

 other sorts, owing to early heavy 

 snows. For red immortelles there has 

 been a heavy call. 



Some of the finest Princess of Wales 

 violets arriving at the Boston Flower 

 Exchange are from Nelson & Johnson, 

 of Framingham. Sweet peas are also 

 well grown. In carnations their Beacon, 

 White Perfection, Enchantress and 

 Winsor are all that could be desired. 

 W. A. Hastings handles the entire cut 

 of this firm. 



Paul De Nave, of Fall Eiver, is one 

 of the newest of our local orchid spe- 

 cialists. He has two houses stocked 

 with well grown plants. He has had a 

 heavy crop of Cattleya labiata and is 



