Deckmbeu lo, 1910. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



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that should bg enough, but it is also 

 much more double than the one that 

 sounded the death knell of other pink 

 roses and showed to the best advantage 

 when it was full-blown. 



John Featherstone, gardener for H. 

 J, Heinz, exhibited fine cyclamens and 

 Begonia Glory of Cincinnati. 



David Traser, gardener for H. C, 

 Frick, showed white begonias of the 

 Lorraine class. All admired them, but 

 thought them hard to get to perfection. 



Bandolph & McClements showed Be- 

 gonia Agatha. Mr. Eandolph says that 

 Glory of Cincinnati is good enough to 

 take the place of all the others, but he 

 just has to grow a lot of Agatha — it is 

 such easy money. He also called atten- 

 tion to plants of Adiantum Farleyense, 

 which so many have said cannot be 

 well grown about Pittsburg for some 

 reason; these were from a lot of about 

 1,000, grown by a 16-year-old boy who 

 has charge of one of his houses. 



In the midst of it all the telephone 

 rang and called N. McCallum home, as 

 his home was on fire, but before we left 

 he telephoned it was only the chimney, 

 and no harm was done, which made all 

 present more comfortable. 



T. P. Langhans, for his share, called 

 attention to a number of novelties, all 

 advertised in The Eeview: Pine Cone, 

 a fine Christmas novelty; Yetter's Secu- 

 rity Staple, so useful in holding cut 

 flowers and designs in boxes; Binley's 

 Cut Flower Holders. 



There were a number of others who 

 had exhibits, including two exhibits of 

 growing mushrooms, and the evening 

 was so well enjoyed that it was pro- 

 posed to continue the idea of each one 

 bringing something and saying some- 

 thing. 



Various Notes. 



Mr. McClements, of Eandolph & Mc- 

 Clements, has been having a strenuous 

 season of decorations, but had to give 

 up in the middle of one last week. He 

 was assisted home by one of his men, 

 but after a couple of days in bed he 

 was back in the push Saturday. 



H. L. Blind & Bros, are having much 

 the best season they have ever known. 

 Both stores are^ showing such an in- 

 crease in business that Mr. Blind has 

 been looking for additional help, fear- 

 ing that those on hand may reach the 

 limit before the holidays really set in. 



Hoo-Hoo. 



PROVIDENCE. 



The Market. 



The florists were last week experi- 

 encing the customary lull before the 

 holiday rush sets in. A few days 

 more and it will be almost impossible 

 to meet the demands. Cut flowers, 

 while not a drug, are certainly not a 

 big seller at present, but it is whis- 

 pered that there will be a scarcity 

 at Christmas. Prices, which stiffened 

 about a week ago, have been main- 

 tained and another advance is expected 

 in a few days, with the usual holiday 

 jump to follow shortly. A few small 

 social functions and weddings call for 

 occasional work and funeral work helps 

 to keep things moving. The growers 

 are busy preparing for their shipments 

 of potted stock in about another week 

 and the store men are simply waiting. 



Last week made a hard pull on the 

 coal piles and the growers have had 

 to be on the alert to guard against 

 frozen pipes or chilled stock. With the 



William C. Rickards. 



(Elected Treasurer of the New York Florists' Club.) 



thermometers playing around 20 de- 

 grees below zero, extra precautions are 

 called for. On Friday, December 9, the 

 record low mark was reached, reports 

 from various parts of the state show- 

 ing the following marks below zero: 

 Wood Eiver Junction, 20; Carolina, 19; 

 Shannock, 14; Eickland, 14; Wick- 

 ford Station, 12; Kingston, 11; Wood- 

 ville, 11; Kenyon, 10; Woonsocket, 14. 



Various Notes. 



Bernard J. Conroy, of the Pawtucket 

 Floral Store, 353 Main street, Paw- 

 tucket, reports good funeral business 

 during the last month. 



Mr. Blaisdell, of Fall Eiver, is bring- 

 ing in some of the finest sweet peas 

 ever seen in this market at this time 

 of the year. 



Daniel E. Newell, of Attleboro, 

 Mass., was in the city a few days 

 ago and states that he intends erect- 

 ing a new greenhouse 150 feet in length 

 in the spring. 



Joseph Kopelman has just put up an 

 attractive electric sign in front of his 

 place at 25 Washington street. 



Albert L. Warner, of Pawtucket, is 

 bringing in some fine asparagus, both 

 plumosus and Sprengeri. 



The regular meeting of the Florists' 

 and Gardeners' Club of Ehode Island 

 will be held at the rooms, 98 West- 

 minster street, this city, Monday eve- 

 ning, December 19. 



William B. King, of Apponaug, had 

 a number of large pieces for a funeral 

 December 12. He reports good busi- 

 ness. 



F. E. Saunders, 25 Burnett street, is 

 taking many large orders for Christmas 

 greens. 



One of the fine delivery wagons be- 

 longing to T. J. Johnston & Co., Ed- 

 ward Brooks, manager, was struck by 

 an electric car a few days ago and 

 badly damaged. No one was injured. 



John Johnston, of Johnston Bros., 

 was in Boston and vicinity December 

 7 and 8, ordering plants for the Christ- 

 mas trade. 



C. H. McAndrews has resigned his 

 position with George Johnson & Sons 

 at the Elmwood Nurseries, and has 

 started in business for himself on Pub- 

 lic street, having purchased the green- 

 houses of Mrs. Gilbert O. Westcott. 



A number of florists and gardeners 

 were among the candidates for various 

 offices at the election held in Newport 

 last week. Among those most known 

 were Alexander MacLellan, Wm. H. 

 Maher, and several others. 



T. J. Johnston & Co. had several 

 small dinner decorations at the Crowp 

 hotel last week. 



William E. Chappell had two Masonic 

 dinner decorations, including furnish- 

 ing potted plants, last week. 



Louis Petri, who went to Washing- 

 ton, D. C, about a year ago, is in the 

 city for a short vacation visit. 



Visitors — J. J. Karins, of H. A. 

 Dreer, of Philadelphia; Mr. Crosby, of 

 I'ranklin & Crosby, Danbury, Conn.; 

 Mr. Zirkman, of M. Eice & Co., of 

 Philadelphia, and William J. Stewart, 

 of Boston. W. H. M. 



OBITUARY. 



W. A. Appleton. 



William A. Appleton, of Providence, 

 E. I., died December 7 at his home on 

 Tobey street. He had been ill since last 

 March, suffering from a complication of 

 kidney troubles. He was well known 

 in New England as a landscape garden- 

 er and horticulturist, as well as a florist. 

 He was born in Providence in 1855 and 

 attended the public schools there and in 

 Pawtucket. When 18 years old he en- 

 tered the employ of Walter Hogg, at 

 the greenhouses on Benefit street. He 



