May 11, 1911. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



17 



A ROCHESTER RETAILER. 



For more than half a century tbo 

 name of Salter has been linked with 

 the florists' industries of Kochester, 

 N. Y. As far back as 18G0 Richard 

 Salter stood high among the gardeners 

 and fonimerc'ial growers who supplied 

 the Kochester 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, Kichard G. and Albion 11., 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 Mower 

 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 

 Pov'-^" r Hotel building, where under 



. , ,• Vdagement 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 "AI" in charge. This 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 ra|)idly. 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 lias one of the best 

 windows in tiic city for disjday, and 

 A. II. 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-fi\'e acres under cultivation at 

 Fairport. 



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SEASONABLE 



SUGGESTIONS 



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Ericas. 



Ericas are among the hardiest of the 

 iiard wood plants nsuall\ grown, and 

 can now be plantol 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 

 thoroiigh hosing over once or twice a 

 day during the summer. Prune back 

 any long, straggling shoots when setting 

 out the jilants 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 Tie\ er be 

 allowed to suffer from drought at any 

 time. For early flowering the plants 



i-arried over in puts lia\f some ad.an 

 tage o\ er tliose planted out. but those 

 in tlie ojien "ground tiiake the best 

 growth. 



Bouvardias. 



Boiivardias, if tliey liaxe been well 

 hardened, c'ln now be [ihinted iiutd(>oi>. 

 It is not a sate pl;in to take them diic t 

 from a close, warm house and [liace out 

 doors. The plants get a starving, fioiii 

 which they are slow in recovering. 



The best of all the bouvardias .an.l 

 the one which is now more [lopular than 

 any other variety is the large flowered 

 .and sweet scented Hutnboldtii corynibi- 

 tlora. Givi' young stock eighteen inches 

 apart in the rows; plants carried over 

 from the previous year need tliirly six- 

 inches apart. The soil should be wi>ll 

 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 urider 

 glass. Pot them over and feed well 

 ;ind 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 

 qualit_\'. 



ST. LOUIS. 



The Market. 



The first week in May brought out 

 rather unusual conditions" and was just 

 the reverse of the previous week. Th(! 

 quantity of stock decreased greatly, 

 especially the home-grown stock. 



('onsignin'jiits from outside are com- 

 ing in as usual, and during all of the 

 lasf weeic they were cleaned up fairlv 

 well e.ach cla,\. On Monday, May S, tliv 

 wholesalers cleaned up early on every- 

 thing, and a great scarcity in carnations 

 and sweet i)eas was noted, with roses 



piife plentiful in all varieties. 



The 



prices of carnations have gone up to 

 .■; lents and 4 cents for the best, and 

 -W(M'r peas .are ."n cents and 75 cents 

 per hundred. There are plenty of 

 peonies, and lilies of all kinds are to 

 lie had in any (piantity. 



.V lot of outdoor stock is coming in 

 and celling Weil, owing to the scarcitv 

 nt' other stock. The we.ather has been 

 line anil the growers are happy. They 

 had a great .amount of plantiiig to do 

 and .are taking advantage of the goo<l 

 weather by jMitfing on exfr.a forces of 

 men. 



Various Notes. 



Kdwin Denker. of St. Charles. Mo., 

 w.as a caller last week, buying supplies. 

 .Mr. Denker says business is good, with 

 a great many orders ahead for ])la'nting. 

 wliich weather conditions so far pre- 

 \ (Mited. 



The TIenry Shaw memorial services 

 will take jdace at Christ church some- 

 time this month. As usual, the plant 



