Fl.IilM AKV Ki, 101 1. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



15 



Concrete Bench Built by W. F. Schmeiske, Binghamton, N. Y. 



uimikI rt'\t'iiO'l IiJick to tlic imrc ciim 

 mm scjirlot. but retfjinod the fullm-ss of 

 (lotal. So that we now liavc a finely 

 loiililed Richmond whicii held its t'orni 

 rtithont dropping for fully two weeks. 

 We hopr to be aide to lix this spctrt, 

 beliexihi; that it will be valuable. 



An Ideal Pot Rose. 



Orleans Unst . ilerc is what the mar 

 l^et grower lias Ijeen lookitig foi- — a 

 dwarf p(dyantha that promises to make 

 ;ui idfal pot rose. It is the showiest and 

 [irettirst of the pink '"liaby" roses; a 

 dainty little \ariefy of beantifull>' 

 rouniled habit, huge li(uu|uet of bril- 

 liant blooiii. deep cerise with sho\v_\' 

 •enter of pure white, florets not 

 rrowded. but of beautiful arrangement. 

 The color is irresistible, the ]dant grows 

 hke a weed, and the tlfiwers are nearly 

 ■ ■ imniortelle " in their lastiiiy tpiality. 

 W'e bclievi' that they will ontla>t almost 

 any otlier rose in existcmcc. with their 

 -^titV. paper like texture. 



This piett\ little \ariety took l'au'o|>i' 

 by storm and will make ;i vensntion a> 

 -•ooii ;i~ ^liiiwii in this coimtr\. 1 shall 

 be yie.itly -^ii iprised it' its i lit idibict ion 

 does lint mark a new era in the pot 



'iiltiire lit' roses, and. a^ it' especially 

 intended \''<\ a comp;inioii. 'here is the 



liexpre»-ibl\ |(i\ely little /eli.-i Hour 

 geois. ;i pure white earl\- llowerine 

 ■'b;ili\ ■■ tlint is as dense ill its muss ol 

 -now i(p|mi .-is a eheriy tree in bloom. 



Hid .it' The iitniost sy linnet ly in habit. 



A Crimson Dorothy Perkins. 



I'.Nci U;i ,- :i W icii II r,i i;i na \\ it h the 



<l nie ri ijnl ;i V t hi' pri|>llla V III lll-(i|l 



b'ainblei. This is ;i \erital.h' niinsioi 

 'I led llMW^'lin;; l>orotli\ j'eikins. ;i|ii| 



Mr. \\';i!sh i- entitled to great ciedit tor 

 'ia\in;_; i:iisei| this eli;innin^ no\elt\. 



' 'lO' el t- rhli't' li.'MIlt M- i- il~ ^IciSsv . 

 l"'rsist,-||- t'.,|i:|oe. colllbined \\\]\\ its 

 hlUh reh.i 



Williiiin I'aiil "^ Althe:,, (niillel '> .\|,-,i 

 i'lis' d' I ianay. I'lriiet 's St. i haul.'. 

 '■'■We A Shiiwyel's |.;iily llilllli^don. 



I'riric. .1 '.\i. iibeig (Sciiipert \ .\ottiiig> 



'"id S.Mi\. de (,iist;,\(. I'rat :ile ,-ill ,|e 



■ideillv ,,,|) ,,) ill,, (irdinary. with s'v 

 '■lal others ijnite ;is good. it |s a liota 

 ble ye;ir t'of new roses. I realize that 

 there ;iie other aspirants for po]ml;n 

 'avor, lioth at hoiue and abroad, but i 

 am speaking only of those with which 

 I liri\e hail some jtersonal ex[)erii'nce. 



I piiipos(dy refrain from mentioning 

 "III seeijling. l\os(> Queen, which we are 

 now disseminating, and also Sunburst. 

 'he I'leiieh Narietx'. which ^-oes out next 



year, not because I iMoild not sa \ a 

 great deal about them it' I woe to 

 begin. .\ man's seedlinu roses, and 



even his adopted novelties, lieciniie vers 



dear l(p his heart. 



I I'o lie continued, i 



SCHMEISKE 'S CEMENT BENCHES, 



Among tlie considerable uiiiiiber i.i' 

 llorists who ha\e designed tindr own 

 ii'olds for tlie maniitactnre ot' green- 

 house benches IS W. j". S(dinieiske. ot' 

 I li iigha mtoii. N. N'., whose method ot 

 I'oristriic 1 ion is here shown b\ means ot' 

 two illustrations. ()iie of the jiictiires 

 ii.dicates (dearly the manner of build 

 irig the section^, while in the other 

 picture an outfit ol' the completed 

 benches is seen, as set up and used in 

 one of .\i r. Scdiimdske's carnation 

 houses. The photographs were taken 



last tall, soon after the carnations had 

 eeen beneluvl. 



.Mr. Schmeiske states th;it he fur 

 iiisjied line of lii.s rose houses with thes' 

 cement bcMiidies two ye.'irs ago and the 

 experiineiit )iro\c'd so satisfactory that 

 he is now substituting cement for wood 

 ill ;ill ot' his lieiicdies. In case tti;U ;ni\ 

 ot' the liottom slalis m the cement 

 liemdies li;ipjieii to lire;e\ or show any 

 delect, he sa \ s they .■.•in re;idilv be 

 repla<-ed. but so far im. sucji repairs 

 ha\e been necessarv. 



The lieiiclies are SIN iiiidies d(>ep, in- 

 side measii reiiien I . and i.iiige from three 

 to four ;iiid one half feet m width. The 

 bottom slabs are eight iiudies wide and 

 a Mule less than three inidies thick, 

 with two 'i iindi roils running through 

 them lot reinforcement. In jirejiaring 

 the concrete he uses one part of cement. 

 three p;irts of s.and and three parts ot 

 cinders, or. in other words, one part ol 

 cement to six parts of the other ma- 

 teiial. The same nndds are used both 

 for the side pieces and the ends, and 

 ,1 f 1 erwa r<l the ends are cut. if neces- 

 sai\. to lit ;iii\ desired width of bench. 



NEW YORK. 



The Market, 



In the cut dower market there was a 

 iii;irke<l i inpro\('meiit in the latter part 

 cd' last weidv. Htdter prices were ob 

 tained for e\-eryt liiiig but bulbous 

 st(Md<. .\merieaii T^eauties rose to Ud 

 cents, and e\('n 7') cents was paid for 

 a few scdects. Orchids were firm at 

 similar figures. .Ml roses advanced to 

 a higher (dane, Kven violet.s Joined in 

 the appreciation and To cents was paid 

 for the specials, 



iiiilbous sto(d\ of' all kinds remains 



Concrete Benches Built by W. F. Schmeiske, Binghamton, N. Y. 



