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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



Mabch 14, 1912. 



in the nasturtium being tlie favorite 

 and this flower was adopted as the 

 flower for the District of Columbia for 

 the year 1912. It was then suggested 

 that suitable prizes be offered in this 

 connection and the committee was in- 

 structed to use its judgment in this 

 respect. It is believed that this action 

 on the part of Miss Sipe and the work 

 now to be done by the committee and 

 the club will result in considerable ad- 

 vertising for the benefit of the latter. 



At the request of the entertainment 

 committee, of which N. L. Hammer is 

 chairman, "William F. Stewart, of the 

 Department of Agriculture, addressed 

 the members on the subject of •'* Carna- 

 tion Breeding." His lecture was an 

 interesting one and by his consent, from 

 time to time during his talk, questions 

 regarding the various phases of carna- 

 tion breeding were asked him. 



Richard Vincent, Jr., president of 

 the S. A. F., who came to Washington 

 w^ith other visitors, spoke on the com- 

 ing convention. He asked the support 

 of all and requested that a goodly dele- 

 gation attend from Washington and that 

 they have the applications of a number 

 of new members. He was heartily 

 greeted, as was Wallace E. Pierson, of 

 Cromwell, Conn. Mr. Pierson got after 

 the retailers hammer and tongs. He 

 told them they were not progressive 

 enough — in common with the retailers 

 of other cities. "The growers are buy- 

 ing glass, because glass is cheap; they 

 are erecting houses and are producing 

 additional stock. The retailers cry 

 'overproduction,' instead of creating a 

 demand for the additional flowers pro- 

 duced." He referred to the work of 

 Miss Sipe and the action of the florists 

 in that connection and said that was 

 the right kind of a spirit, to show. He 

 further recommended the holding of 

 flower shows to awaken public interest 

 in flowers and condemned the present 

 practice of wasting considerable time 

 at elections of the S. A. F. "Use a 

 mail ballot and utilize the balance of 

 the time in the holding of the largest 

 flower show ever," he said. 



Prof. Norton, of the Department of 

 Agriculture, displayed a quantity of 

 asparagus, which included specimens 

 sent to the department by agents in 

 foreign countries. He told of the ex- 

 periments now being carried on with a 

 view to their introduction and use in 

 this country to take the place of 

 Asparagus plumosus and other greens 

 now used in decorations. 



The entertainment of the evening 

 having been concluded, the members 

 were invited to view the carnation and 

 rose exhibit which had been furnished. 

 In the large room at the rear of the 

 store of Gude Bros. Co. were shown 

 many of the season 's latest. The largest 

 exhibit was made by the S. S. Pennock- 

 Meehan Co., which included Princess 

 Charming, « light pink carnation, grown 

 by E. A. Stroud, Strafford, Pa.; Benora, 

 variegated, from Peter Fisher, Ellis, 

 Mass.; Mrs. C. W. Ward, from Dauphin 

 Bros., Washington, D. C; William 

 Eccles, a red, by Scott Bros., Elmsford, 

 N. Y.; Comfort, from S. M. Merwarth & 

 Bros., Easton, Pa.; No. 618, a white 

 seedling, from Cottage Gardens, Queens, 

 N. Y., and Wodenethe, an exceptionally 

 fragrant variety, by Charles H. Totty, 

 Madison, N. J. Alex B. Garden ex- 

 hibited Gloriosa and Enchantress, grown 

 by A. F. Faulkner, both of which re- 

 ceived commendation, and the Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture had a fine display 



of seedling carnations of various colors. 



The roses included Killarney Queen, 

 the Double White Killarney and Lady 

 Hillingdon, shown by A. N. Pierson, 

 Inc., Cromwell, Conn.; Golden Gate and 

 Radiance, by Gude Bros. Co.; Cardinal 

 and Mrs. Taft, by Washington Florists' 

 Co., and Stockton & Howe, of Prince- 

 ton, N. J., exhibited Princeton through 

 Pennock-Meehan. 



The display made by the Department 

 of Agriculture of amaryllis, blossoms 

 from seventeen months old bulbs, in 

 all colors, was exceptionally fine. 



The only non-grower exhibiting was 

 George Cooke, who sent in a display of 

 spring flowers which were worthy of 

 commendation. 



While partaking of the refreshments 

 which had been provided, the members 

 of the club and their guests discussed 

 the exhibit and various other matters 

 of interest. 



The out-of-town guests were Richard 

 Vincent, Jr., White Marsh, Md.; Wal- 



Gilbert Ludwig. 



lace R. Pierson, Cromwell, Conn.; Jesse 

 King, Mt. Airy, Md., and Messrs. Wag- 

 ner and Hamilton, of Baltimore, Md. 

 C. L. L. 



ANOTHER LUDWia. 



Gilbert Ludwig, whose photograph 

 is reproduced herewith, is with the old 

 firm of Gustav & J. W. Ludwig Floral 

 Co., of Pittsburgh, where he has as- 

 sisted in the general business man- 

 agement since he graduated from the 

 academic department of the Pittsburgh 

 high school eight months ago. Gilbert 

 Ludwig is the son of Gustav Ludwig, 

 and has the training that should help 

 him in making a name for himself. 



Bochester, N. H. — It is reported that 

 David Chalmers, while at work re- 

 cently in one of his greenhouses, was 

 suddenly taken ill and fell, striking his 

 head and injuring two blood vessels. 



A FliATBUSH RANOE. 



The accompanying illustration was 

 made from a photograph of what was 

 originally Charles Zeller's range and 

 homestead, at 442 Clarkson street, Flat- 

 bush, Brooklyn, N. Y. The property 

 now belongs to Louis Schmutz and is 

 under the management of Louis 

 Schmutz, Jr. The greenhouses are one 

 of the sources of plant supply for the 

 MacNiff Horticultural Co., of which Mr. 

 Schmutz is secretary. J. A. S. 



NEW YORK. 



The Market. 



The end of last week was suggestive 

 of spring. Saturday the street mer- 

 chants were out in swarms and the de- 

 partment stores stocked up heavily, 

 taking away from the congested whole- 

 sale market many wagon loads of flow- 

 ers. Sunday was too chilly for the 

 flower wearing promenaders and the 

 week opened with the temperature be- 

 low freezing. 



The greatest slump last week was 

 felt in American Beauties. Values 

 commenced to fall March 3 and they 

 went down steadily until March 9; the 

 highest bid was 25 cents for the best 

 of them. Such a rapid tumble had 

 never been seen here and, with the an- 

 chor of the market destroyed, prices of 

 everything followed. Lent must be of 

 stronger influence than for years. There 

 is an abundance of every variety of tea 

 roses, even the novelties increasing in 

 quantity. All values have fallen and 

 the price accepted for the lower grade 

 is unmentionable. Carnations do not go 

 above $2 per hundred, even for the nov- 

 elties, and grand stock has sold as low 

 as $10 per thousand; ordinary stock is 

 disposed of at 50 cents per hundred 

 and under. Lilies were sold as low as 

 2 cents March 9 and 6 cents has been 

 top for a long time. Contracts for 

 Easter have been made at 10 cents. 

 The supply will be large. There is no 

 possibility of any shortage. 



There is. no decrease in the arrivals 

 of bulbous stock and prices have not 

 changed. Daisies, sweet peas, mignon- 

 ette and spring flowers are in every 

 wholesale window. Smilax is bringing 

 better prices. Gardenias are not over- 

 abundant. Orchids sell at from 40 

 cents down. There are a dozen varie- 

 ties to select from, and the demand is 

 light. 



Nothing of special importance in wed- 

 dings or banquets is on the program. 

 The leading retailers seem to absorb 

 whatever of profit occurs. It has been 

 a hard season for the majority. Many 

 of the smaller establishments are anx- 

 iously holding on for an Easter salva- 

 tion. It has been about as hard sled- 

 ding for the most of them as Capt. 

 Amundsen experienced on his trip to 

 the south pole. 



Olub Meeting. 



The attendance at the club meeting 

 March 11 was about 100, President 

 Manda in the chair. The following 

 were elected to membership: Peter 

 Buerlein, Oscar Boehler, J. A. Valen- 

 tine, F. W. Armitage, F. B. Abrams, 

 Julius Chevalley, Wm. F. Kasting, Wm. 

 Nicholson, Jr., Richard Vincent, Jr., 

 Benjamin A. Snyder, Frederick Smith, 

 George Cotsonas, William C. Otte, F. C. 

 Scherer, Max Richter, Frank Whitney, 

 William Sefton, W. N. Rudd, Patrick 



