Januabt 19, 1911. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



15 



worth, W. A. Hastings and Frank Mur- 

 ray. 



Exhibits included: A grand lot of 

 Chinese primulas from Martin Sullivan, 

 A new hybrid solanum with sharp- 

 pointed berries from T. J. Grey Co., 

 which received a report of merit. Eoses 

 Prince de Bulgarie and Dark Pink Kil- 

 larney from A. N. Pierson, each of 

 which was awarded a report of superior 

 merit. White lilac from W. W. Edgar 

 Co. Collection of violets from H. F. 

 Woods. 



A message of sympathy was voted to 

 be sent to Mr. and Mrs. Julius Heurlin 

 in the loss of their youngest son. Ten 

 new members were elected. 



It was stated that at the February 

 meeting Edwin Jenkins, of Lenox, will 

 be the speaker, and that there will 

 be special exhibits of carnations and 

 roses. Other speakers were announced 

 for later meetings. It was voted to 

 hold the club dinner in February. 



An enjoyable entertainment was pro- 

 vided, which included songs by Mrs. 

 McEwen and Miss Louise Kloppenburg, 

 which were warmly encored. Neil 

 Miller and John Miller made a hit with 

 their duets and solos. Dancing followed, 

 Eefreshments were served to everyone 

 present, and everyone voted the occa- 

 sion an enjoyable one. The captain of 

 the steamship Pretoria and other officers 

 were among the guests of the evening, 

 as were F. B. Pierson, of Tarrytown, 

 and A. N. Pierson, of Cromwell. 



Various Notes. 



The sympathy of a wide circle of 

 friends goes out to Mr. and Mrs. Julius 

 Heurlin, of the Blue Hill Nurseries, 

 South Braintree, whose youngest son, 

 Spencer, died January 9 after a two 

 days' sickness with scarlet fever. The 

 older boy, Victor, is dangerously sick 

 with the same disease. 



Mann Bros., of Eandolph, are bring- 

 ing in pink and white Dutch hyacinths 

 of fine quality. Among their tulips 

 Thomas Moore is conspicuous, and 

 proves a fine seller. 



The opening lecture at Horticultural 

 hall, January 14, attracted a good au- 

 dience, in spite of the damp, disagree- 

 able weather. J. Otto Thilow, of 

 Philadelphia, proved an interesting 

 speaker and a good discussion followed 

 the lecture. The change of hour for 

 the lecture from 11 to 2 caused disap- 

 pointment to quite a number, but the 

 later hour when generally known may 

 become popular. 



Peirce Bros., of Waltham, and New- 

 ton Conservatories are among those 

 who are sending in fine consignments 

 of fronds of Nephrolepis Whitmani, 

 which sell well. 



J. S. Manter, at the Boston Flower 

 Exchange, is handling an extra fine 

 grade of antirrhinums. These are 

 now procurable in the market from 

 November until June. 



Peter M. Miller spent last week in 

 Bar Harbor, Me., in the interests of 

 his firm, the T. J. Grey Co., and re- 

 ports excellent business. A large dele- 

 gation from there are planning to be 

 present at the National Flower Show. 



In H. E. Comley's always interesting 

 window January 14, were, among other 

 flowers, Strelitzia Eeginse, Dendro- 

 bium formosum giganteum, Lilium spe- 

 ciosum and grand Eichmond roses. 



F. J. Dolansky is marketing some ex- 

 cellent Cattleya Trianae at the Boston 

 Flower Exchange, also a fine cut of 

 Lilium longiflorum. 



There are this season complaints of 

 much disease in Harrisii, Formosa and 

 multiflorum lilies. Some growers of 

 the latter will lose over half their 

 stock. Giganteums, however, seem to 

 be coming much better. 



M. H. Walsh has a grand lot of big 

 specimen ramblers in tubs, which he 

 intends to flower and exhibit for the 

 national show. Mr. Walsh now tubs 

 his plants in the fall from the open 

 ground and finds they do as well as 

 when grown in tubs or pots through 

 the summer. 



Noted in E. MacMulkin's window 

 last week were some fine bougainvil- 

 leas, prunus, camellias and large speci- 

 mens of Azalea Apollo. 



N. F. Comley, of Lexington, at the 

 Boston Cooperative is receiving large 

 consignments of single violets and car- 

 nations. He has several large houses 

 of sweet peas coming along in good 

 shape. He is an extensive vegetable 

 grower under glass and is trying 5,000 

 cauliflowers this season, in addition to 

 the staple crops, such as tomatoes, cu- 

 cumbers, lettuce, beets and radishes. 



J. Streiferd & Son, m addition to 

 being excellent growers of pot plants, 

 are shipping an extra fine grade of 

 Killarney, Bride and Bridesmaid roses 

 to the Boston Cooperative Flower 

 Market. 



Carnation Helen Goddard is still 

 hard to beat in its color. As grown 

 by the originator, S. J. Goddard, and 

 P. & W. O. .Tahn, of East Bridgewater, 

 it leaves nothing to be desired. 



Penn's, on Bromfield street, had 

 their big show window devoted tjo 

 Princess of Wales violets and Golden 

 Spur narcissi, with the necessary plants 

 to show these oflf effectively. Business 

 here continues good. 



W. E. Turner, of Woburn, is in the 

 market with a fine cut of pink and 

 white stocks. These are more abun- 

 dant than is usual at this season. 



Philip L. Carbone, on Boylston 

 street, is showing, a fine lot of well 

 flowered prunus, also camellias, lilacs, 

 ericas and other seasonable plants. 

 This firm is planning an extensive ex- 

 hibit at the national show in the form 

 of an Italian garden. 



The committee on the S. A. F. show 

 met January 14 at Horticultural hall 

 and found everything progressing fa- 

 vorably for the big exhibition. More 

 trade exhibitors are taking space 

 every week. 



Everett E. Cummings, of Woburn, 

 continues to bring in a superb lot of 

 single violets, thousands daily. Others 

 at the Boston Cooperative Market 

 whose flowers are noteworthy for 

 quality are George W. Ayer and Dob- 

 bins & Shannon. 



Visitors last week included F. E. 

 Pierson, Tarrytown, N. Y.; L. J. Eeu- 

 ter, Westerly, E. L; W, E. Pierson, 

 Cromwell, Conn.; William J. Fosgate, 

 of Santa Clara, Cal.; C. W. Brownell, 

 Walden, N. Y.; Paul Berkowitz, of H. 

 Bayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia, and 

 Arthur Zirkman, of M. Bice & Co., 

 Philadelphia. 



The rose Lady Hillingdon . is highly 

 thought of by Alexander Montgomery, 

 of the Waban Conservatories, who 

 considers it the finest yellow forcing 

 rose ever introduced. 



■Donald Carmichael, of Wellesley, has 

 a fine lot of well flowered cyclamens, 

 which are selling well. Carnations are 

 Mr. Carmiehael's leading specialty. 



J. Leach & Sons have some of the 

 finest sweet peas seen at the Boston 

 Cooperative Market. In February they 

 will commence cutting their valley, 

 which has acquired an enviable repu- 

 tation for quality. 



January has lately given us an un- 

 usual number of dark, damp and fog- 

 gy days, which have greatly reduced- 

 cut flower supplies. Ice men are 

 hoping for cold weather, little ice hav- 

 ing yet been cut in Massachusetts. 



W. N. Craig. 



NEW YOEK, 



The Market. 



There has been a lessening during 

 the last few days in the supply of 

 roses, and prices have steadied accord- 

 ingly but have not advanced. Kil- 

 larney still dominates the rose mar- 

 ket. American Beauties are abundant 

 and the top price is only obtainable 

 for the choice ones, 40 cents being 

 about the limit. Some improvement in 

 values all along the line seems to be 

 reasonably expected during the present 

 week. The best of the Bride, Maid, 

 Maryland and Killarney have reached 

 8 cents, but few have held at this, and 

 most of the rose stock arriving has 

 sold at a lower average than ever be- 

 fore in January. The supply of Eich- 

 mond is light and the best sell readily 

 at 15 cents, as do Chatenay and some 

 of the new varieties. 



The increase in the carnation 8up' 

 ply is excessive and, while shipments 

 maintain their superb quality, prices 

 have declined discouragingly from the 

 grower's standpoint. At times last 

 week 3 cents would buy the finest of 

 them, novelties included. Anything 

 not top grade sold at 2 cents, and in 

 large lots as low as $10 per thousand. 



Violets, in special bunches of 100, 

 did not go above 50 cents. From that 

 down to as low as 20 cents to the 

 street men gives a fair estimate of the 

 seriousness of the situation. The de- 

 mand for a full count seems universal. 

 Lilac is of fine quality and quite abun- 

 dant. The finer grades of sweet peas 

 are becoming more abundant and sell 

 rapidly. The medium and poorer 

 grades are almost unsalable. High 

 grade valley holds at 3 cents. The 

 market is flooded with the poorer 

 quality. The best gardenias com- 

 mand $5 to $6 per dozen, but many of 

 poor quality are coming in, with no 

 outlet but the street. Paper Whites 

 are down to 10 cents a bunch, an 

 unheard-of decline, with supplies far in 

 excess of any possible demand. Free- 

 sia also is abundant and lower than 

 usual at this date. The Purity aloiie 

 is in general demand. There are 

 plenty of Easter lilies and $10 per hun- 

 dred buys the best of them. The best 

 callas hold at $15 per hundred and the 

 supply still is limited. Daffodils, tu- 

 lips and pansies, harbingers of an 

 early spring, are here. There are more 

 hyacinths than the market can digest 

 and, last but not least, there is a sur- 

 feit of orchids.' It is remarkable how 

 many of the wholesalers are handling 

 them. They are here in great variety, 

 and of cattleyas there seems to be no 

 limit. Fine stock has been disposed of 

 as low as $25 per hundred. It would 

 seem reasonable to expect a greater 

 demand from the retailers now, with 

 society in thousands daily at the auto 

 show, and ofinners and banquets by the 

 dozen every night. There is no change 



