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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



Mabch 16. 1911. 



and when they cannot get the price first 

 asked, will take almost nothing rather 

 than carry the stock back home. Such 

 people are the cause of the drop in car- 

 nation prices, for when a retailer can 

 buy first-class flowers at one or two cents, 

 he is spoiled for a while, and it is a 

 difficult matter to make him see that 

 other carnations are worth three cents. 



In some of the greenhouses, where a 

 great deal of outdoor planting is done, 

 the carnation plants are being thrown 

 out to make room for young bedding 

 stock. The California violet peddlers have 

 disappeared from the streets, much to the 

 relief of the retailers, and as a conse- 

 quence home-grown violets are more in 

 demand. In fact, at times the demand 

 has been a little more than the supply. 

 The indications are that there will be no 

 violets for Easter. It comes so late this 

 year, the warm weather is almost sure to 

 spoil them. 



Bulb stock is so plentiful you can 

 hardly give it away. Everyone seems to 

 have quantities of hyacinths, tulips and 

 daffodils, and in some cases the prices 

 have been cut exceptionally low. 



Various Notes. 



The closing of the Capitol Hill branch 

 of the Denver postoffice on Sundays 

 makes quite a difference to the Speth 

 Floral Co., whose store is next door. Mr. 

 Speth always has an attractive window, 

 and many people who went to the po&t- 

 office for their mail were attracted to the 

 store and invariably made purchases that 

 they would not otherwise have made. Mr. 

 Speth says the loss is considerable. 



W. D. Black has opened a flower 

 store at 1455 Broadway, just across the 

 street from the Capitol building. Mr. 

 Black believes in advertising, and is hav- 

 ing a large electric sign made to light up 

 his place at night. 



A beautiful lavender wistaria, full of 

 blossoms, and grown by Ben. Boldt, was 

 on display last week in the window of 

 the store of Cooper & Berry. It was 

 quite a novelty, for many people had 

 never seen one before. 



Emil Glauber is dissatisfied with his 

 automobile. He wants to sell it and buy 

 a better one. The machine is new, hav- 

 ing been used only a few months, and 

 one which almost anyone would be glad 

 to own. However, it does not go fast 

 enough to suit Mr. Glauber, so he is 

 going to sell it and buy one that has 

 more speed. M. E. J. 



LOW FAKES TO BOSTON. 



The railroads have been kind to the 

 National Flower Show. Under the guise 

 of a convention rate, there being, in 

 fact, simultaneous conventions of three 

 of the principal trade societies, the 

 Eastern Passenger Association granted 

 a rate of one and three-fifths fare for 

 the round trip and the Central Passen- 

 ger Association now has concurred. This 

 is in effect a reduction of twenty per 

 cent from the regular round trip fare 

 and applies as far west as the Missis- 

 sippi river. Kailroad fares through 

 practically every mile of the territory 

 are regularly on a 2-cent basis, so that 

 with the twenty per cent reduction the 

 S. A. F. is getting extremely low rates. 

 The reduction in railroad fares should 

 have the effect of insuring a large at- 

 tendance of those in the trade and 

 should be particularly effective in in- 

 creasing the attendance from a dis- 

 tance. It makes the round trip from 

 Chicago only $35.20. Of course this is 

 on the certificate plan, full fare going 

 and three-fifths fare returning. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLOEISTS. 



Meeting of Directors. 



By order of the president, notice is 

 hereby given that the mid-Lent meet- 

 ing of the executive board of the So- 

 ciety of American Florists will be held 

 at Boston, Mass., from March 25 until 

 April 3, with an adjourned meeting to 

 be held at Baltimore April 4. Meetings 

 are called at Boston for 9 a. m. each 

 morning from March 25 to April 3, in- 

 clusive. The meeting at Baltimore is 

 called for IQ a. m. April 4 and will re- 

 main in session until all business is dis- 

 posed of. 



Beduced Bates to Boston. 



A special rate of a fare and three-fifths 

 on the certificate plan has been granted 

 by the New England Passenger Associa- 

 tion (excepting the Eastern Steamship 

 Co.), the trunk Line Association, and 

 the Central Passenger Association. Tick- 

 ets may be secured not earlier than 

 March 22 and not later than March 27 

 and will be good returning to April 5, 

 inclusive. In securing your tickets pur- 

 chase a regular full one-way first-class 

 fare and be sure to ask for a certifi- 

 cate. No reduction in fare will be 

 made unless a certificate be secured at 

 the time of the purchase of the ticket. 



Immediately upon your arrival at Me- 

 chanics hall, present your ticket to the 

 secretary of the S. A, F. A fee of 25 

 cents is charged by the railroads for each 

 ticket validated. Certificates will be 

 signed by the agent March 26, 27 and 28 

 and at no other time. 



When returning, certificates should be 

 presented at the railway ticket office and 

 a ticket at three-fifths of the regular fare 

 will be furnished you. 



For those living west of Chicago and 

 St. Louis, tickets should be bought to 

 those cities, from which points tickets 

 may be secured at the reduced rates. It 

 will be well to confer with your agent 

 concerning rates and routes. 



Convention Preparations. 



There will be no hotel headquarters for 

 the S. A. F. at this convention. 



The office of the National Flower Show 

 committee is in Mechanics building. 

 Chester I. Campbell, manager of the 

 show, is in charge. All business con- 

 nected with the flower show should be 

 presented there. 



Orders for members' tickets must be 

 presented to the committee in charge of 

 admission and exchanged for regular tick- 

 ets. All orders and tickets in hands other 

 than the owners will be taken up and 

 canceled. 



All members of the S. A. F. and affili- 

 ated societies should register with the 

 secretary of the S. A. F., so that a record 

 may be kept of the attendance and so 

 that members may be located when asked 

 for. H. B. Dorner, feec'y. 



AMEBICAN CARNATION SOCIETY. 



Department of Begistration. 



J. H. Leach & Son, North Easton, 

 Mass., have registered Carnation Pink 

 Supreme, a seedling x Boston Market; 

 color, flesh pink; size, three and one-half 

 inches; habit, similar to Fair Maid, flow- 

 er larger and fuller; strong, stiff stem; 

 does not split the calyx. 



Charles Weber, Lynbrook, N. Y., has 

 registered Carnation Brooklyn; prosper- 

 ity X Mrs. Thos. W. Lawson; color, 

 bright, deep pink; size, three and one- 

 half inches; habit, same as Lawson, with 



foliage not quite so heavy; free growing, 

 very healthy; prolific, every shoot run- 

 ning to flower; form of flower somewhat 

 irregular, slightly fringed. 



A. F. J. Baur, Sec'y. 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



The following gentlemen have ac- 

 cepted the position of judges of roses 

 for the first division at the National 

 Flower Show: William F. Kasting, 

 Buffalo, N. ¥.; Frederick Burki, Gib- 

 sonia. Fa.; Otto G. Koenig, St. Louis, 

 Mo., and Emil Buettner, Park Eidge, 

 HI. 



The program provides for three meet- 

 ings, headed the commercial growers' 

 meeting, the business meeting, and the 

 amateur rose growers' meeting. Presi- 

 dent Elliott is much in earnest about 

 making these meetings interesting. 



Eber Holmes is the manager of the 

 show, and will look after the details on 

 the spot. Any one having any special 

 prizes to offer, dues to pay, or other 

 matters of interest, write to the sec- 

 retary. Benj. Hammond, Sec 'y. 



PITTSBUEG. 



The Market. 



There are few in the trade who do not 

 realize that this is the lenten season. 

 Had it not been for several good, big fu- 

 nerals, there would have been little doing 

 last week. It seemed like a geueral 

 slump ail along the line and almost every- 

 thing felt it. Lilies are abundant and 

 violets seemed to have gone out of style. 

 Eoses have held their own, but are due 

 for a drop, as they are coming in more 

 plentifully every day. 



Club Meeting, 



The Florists' Club held its meeting 

 March 7, with a good attendance. One 

 new member was elected and seven new 

 names presented. The subject was 

 ' ' Eoses ' ' and some good stock was 

 shown. 



Bertermann Bros. Co., Indianapolis, 

 Ind., showed Carnation James Whitcomb 

 Eilev, a good yellow. 



The E. G. Hill Co., Eichmond, Ind., 

 showed new roses, Mrs. Aaron Ward, and 

 Carnation Bonfire. Bonfire is the dandy 

 red; the color could not be improved and 

 the strong stems and size were satisfac- 

 tory to all. 



C. H. Totty, Madison, N. J., showed 

 Eose Lady Hillingdon, a beautiful cop- 

 per yellow, for which there is room, and 

 Carnation White House, which was well 

 thought of. 



James Moore, Phipps Conservatory, 

 north side, had Cineraria hybrida grandi- 

 flora, grown from Beck^rt's seed. The 

 plants were the best seen this year. 



Phipps Conservatory, Schenley park, 

 also made a display of hyacinths, cinera- 

 rias and a few novelties. 



Geo. J. Learzaf , Mt. Washington, Pitts- 

 burg, exhibited White Perfection and En- 

 chantress carnations grown within a mile 

 of the center of the city, right in the 

 smoke district. They were good. 



Frank Crook, gardener for Jos. H. 

 Park, showed Primula obconica, which 

 were fine. 



Finleyville Floral Co., Finleyville, Pa., 

 had a vase of pink and white seedling 

 carnations, which were considered good 

 enough to introduce to the trade. 



Eandolph & McClements had an assort- 

 ment of good things, such as they al- 

 ways grow. 



The Pittsburg Cut Flower Co. had vases 

 (Continued on pagre 34.) 



