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Mat 11, 1911. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



17 



A BOCHESTEB BETAILEB. 



For more than half a century the 

 name of Salter has been linked with 

 the florists' industries of Bochester, 

 N. Y. As far back as 1860 Richard 

 Salter stood high among the gardeners 

 and commercial growers who supplied 

 the Bochester market, and anything 

 produced by this successful English 

 gardener was sure to be of excellent 

 quality. That the father's vocation 

 is often chosen by the sons found no 

 exception here, and Mr. Salter's two 

 boys, Eichard Or. and Albion H., began 

 working around the place in various 

 capacities, and soon became capable 

 greenhouse managers and salesmen. In 

 1871 Richard entered the employ of 

 James Vick, as clerk in the cut flower 

 department of the Vick seed store, 

 then located on State street. After 

 about three years he was placed in 

 charge of this department, holding this 

 position until 1881, when he purchased 

 the flower business from Mr. Vick and 

 carried it on alone for over a year, 

 when Albion H. became associated with 

 him, under the name of Salter Bros. 



In 1885 an opportunity came to se- 

 cure a Main street location and the 

 business was moved into a store in the 

 Pogjg;-,r- Hotel building, where under 



LvYSagement of Richard G. Salter 



it has become nearly as well known as 

 the hotel itself. 



Just about this time a small branch 

 store was opened at 245 Main street 

 east, with **A1" in charge, llhis was 

 a fortunate move, as it brought the 

 firm in close touch with the rapidly 

 growing eastern part of the city. 

 After a couple of years this store was 

 moved a block farther east, at the 

 junction of East avenue and Main 

 street. No other florists were located 

 in the immediate vicinity and the busi- 

 ness of Salter Bros, grew rapidly. More 

 room was needed, and in 1895 a de- 

 sirable store was secured in the new 

 Sibley building, at 320 Main street 



Albion H. Salter. 



east. This store has one of the best 

 windows in the city for display, and 

 A. H. Salter knows how to take full 

 advantage of his opportunities in this 

 direction. 



In addition to the two retail stores, 

 Salter Bros, have fourteen greenhouses 

 and four acres of land on Park avenue, 

 and an equal number of houses and 

 twenty-five acres under cultivation at 

 Fairport. 



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Ericas. 



Ericas are among the hardiest of the 

 hard-wood plants usually grown, and 

 uan now be planted outdoors in any 

 good garden soil. Peat is not neces- 

 sary for their successful culture, but 

 they thrive specially well in land which 

 has had some old, well rotted manure, 

 leaf-mold and sand added to it. A 

 shady location is neither necessary nor 

 desirable, and water should be within 

 easy reach so that the plants can get a 

 thorough nosing over once or twice a 

 day during the summer. Prune back 

 any long, straggling shoots when setting 

 out the plants and firm the soil well 

 about the roots. Some growers prefer 

 to carry their plants over in pots. These 

 should be plunged to their rims in soil, 

 or better still, ashes, and must never be 

 allowed to suffer from drought at any 

 time. For early flowering the plants 



carried over in pots have some advan- 

 tage over those planted out, but those 

 in the open ground make the best 

 growth. 



Bouvardias. 



Bouvardias, if they have been well 

 hardened, can now be planted outdoors. 

 It is not a safe plan to take them direct 

 from a close, warm house and place out- 

 doors. The plants get a starving, from 

 which they are slow in recovering. 



The best of all the bouvardias and 

 the one which is now more popular than 

 any other variety is the large -flowered 

 and 3weet-8cented Humboldtii corymbi- 

 flora. Give young stock eighteen inches 

 apart in the rows; plants carried over 

 from the previous year need thirty-six 

 inches apart. The soil should be well 

 manured and the location a sunny one. 

 If you have any call for choice white 

 flowers in summer, keep some of the 



old stock plants of this bouvardia under 

 glass. Pot them over and feed well 

 and they will give you a nice crop of 

 flowers which will be specially valuable 

 for brides' bouquets or any other work 

 calling for white flowers with some 

 quality. 



ST. LOUIS. 



Tlie Market. 



The first week in May brought out 

 rather unusual conditions and was just 

 the reverse of the previous week. The 

 quantity of stock decreased greatly, 

 especially the home-grown stock. 



Consignments from outside are com- 

 ing in as usual, and during all of the 

 last week they were cleaned up fairly 

 well each day. On Monday, May 8, the 

 wholesalers cleaned up early on every- 

 thing, and a great scarcity in carnations 

 and sweet peas was noted, with roses 

 quite plentiful in all varieties. The 

 prices of carnations have gone up to 

 3 cents and 4 cents for the best, and 

 sweet peas are 50 cents and 75 cents 

 per hundred. There are plenty of 

 peonies, and lilies of all kinds are to 

 be had in any quantity. 



A lot of outdoor stock is coming in 

 and selling well, owing to the scarcity 

 of other stock. The weather has been 

 fine and the growers are happy. They 

 had a great amount of planting to do 

 and are taking advantage of the good 

 weather by putting on extra forces of 

 men. 



Various Notes. 



Edwin Denker, of St. Charles, Mo., 

 was a caller last week, buying supplies. 

 Mr. Denker says business is good, with 

 a great many orders ahead for planting, 

 which weather conditions so far pre- 

 vented. 



The Henry Shaw memorial services 

 will take place at Christ church some- 

 time this month. As usual, the plant 



