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Mabch 28, 1912. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



47 



Silver Jubilee Banquet of the New York Florists' Club, March 23, 1912. 



by Walter Sheridan, who eulogized Mr. 

 Nugent for his many years of loyalty. 

 The first speaker was President Vincent. 

 The S. A. F. was his theme. Notwith- 

 standing a severe cold, he gave a strong 

 address in behalf of his beloved society. 

 Prof. Bailey was eloquent, as usual, on 

 his favorite theme of American floricul- 

 ture, and no one in this country is 

 more thoroughly in touch with its 

 achievements. J. Otto Thilow was en- 

 thusiastic and convincing in behalf of 

 fraternity and thoroughness. Mr. Far- 

 enwald had his favorite toast, "The 

 Rose," to enthuse over and gave a fine 

 address. President Hall, of Montreal, 

 and his side partner, Mr. Wiltshire, 

 brought brotherly greetings from Can- 

 ada, and both were earnest in their 

 hopes and intent as to the entertaining, 

 at no distant year, of the Society of 

 American Florists, at Montreal. A. S. 

 Burns, one of the New York Club's 

 charter members, was reminiscent and 

 interesting and handed President Manda 

 the original charter of the club as a 

 memento worthy of official preservation. 

 Harry Bunyard waxed eloquent on his 

 favorite theme, the sweet pea. Charles 

 Weathered was given the twenty-fifth 

 degree and raised to the table for his 

 feeling and interesting address. C. C. 

 Trepel spoke of the value of nerve in 

 his educational work for the masses. 

 Ex-President Nugent made a pleasing 

 speech in acknowledgment of the club's 

 handsome gift, and W. J. Stewart told 

 some of the many things the horticul- 

 tural press has done and desires to do 

 for American floriculture. 



The spirit of fraternity was domi- 

 nant throughout the evening, the great- 

 est good fellowship prevailed, and the 

 ladies were especially appreciative of 

 the generous silver mementos given to 

 all the gentler sex who graced with 

 their presence this memorable occasion. 

 J. Austin Shaw. 



Cherryvale, Kan. — Mrs. Clara B. 

 Grew, who has been out of touch with 

 the trade for eight years, is starting 

 again in business here. 



NEW YOBK. 



The Market. 



Spring was sidetracked again last 

 week; the season is away behind other 

 years. The delay in the advent of sea- 

 sonable weather has sadly handicapped 

 all branches of the trade. The street 

 men, on whom so much depends at this 

 time to relieve a congested market, 

 have had a hard row to hoe because of 

 the cold spells, and without the relief 

 afforded by the department stores there 

 would have been a panicky time of it 

 since January. . 



In the cut flower market there are 

 heavy shipments of American Beauties 

 and in large lots the prices have been 

 shaded below the regular quotations. 

 The new roses hold steady, but Killar- 

 ney, Maryland, Maid and Bride are 

 overabundant and in large lots have 

 been at the mercy of the buyer. Thou- 

 sands of them were slaughtered at $1 

 per hundred and under. The quality of 

 everything is now perfect and carna- 

 tions especially excel in this respect, but 

 prices do not follow, many thousand 

 lots going at $10 and under. Violets 

 are down and out; 10 cents a bunch 

 has been the corner vender 's quota- 

 tion and $1 per thousand was gladly ac- 

 cepted by the wholesalers, for any sur- 

 plus. Easter will about finish them for 

 the season, and about finish many of 

 the smaller growers at the same time. 

 It is even hinted that many of the 

 violet men are going to turn to growing 

 carnations next season. 



Orchids are abundant, and prices are 

 low. Mossiae seems to be the favorite. 

 There is a good shipping call for Easter. 

 The best valley seldom is quoted as 

 high as $3 per hundred; $2 was about 

 the average last week. Lilies, includ- 

 ing callas, are now quoted at 6 to 8 

 cents and few have been booked above 

 10 cents a flower, in pot or otherwise, 

 for the holiday. Gardenias will be in 

 good supply. The best now bring $4 a 

 dozen and $6 is asked for next week; 



these and orchids seem to have the call 

 with the 400. Tulips are glutting the 

 market. Southern daffodils are on the 

 way. The bulb supply is topheavy. 

 There is no scarcity of anything, and 

 all varieties of spring flowers are in 

 the windows, including arbutus, forsy- 

 thia and lilacs. 



Various Notes. 



April 8 is the date of the next meet- 

 ing of the New York Florists' Club. 

 This will be sweet pea night and Harry 

 A. Bunyard will have something inter- 

 esting to say on his favorite theme. 



W. H. Siebrecht, Sr., has completed 

 a house 40x150 at his country home at 

 Chappaqua, N. Y., where he will grow 

 acacia only. Hitchings & Co. are the 

 builders. 



Mr. De Forest, of the Lord & Burn- 

 ham Co. has secured the contract, 

 amounting to $75,000, for a range of 

 houses at the estate of J. B. Duke, 

 Somerville, N. J., to be devoted to the 

 growing of oranges, peaches, etc. There 

 are nearly seventy houses in this enter- 

 prise, which is the largest private range 

 in the world. A. A. McDonald is the 

 superintendent. Mr. De Forest left 

 March 24 for a short trip to Montreal. 



Julius Chevally, of Blue Point, L. I., 

 has placed an order for a carnation 

 house 72x183, the third of his L. & B. 

 houses. As an evidence of evolution, 

 Mr. Chevally began with a truss house, 

 then a pipe frame house, and now the 

 iron frame house with all the modern 

 accessories. 



A man calling himself Otto Schmidt 

 has been collecting plants and flowers, 

 using the names of Young & Nugent 

 and other firms, and causing consider- 

 able trouble. Mr. Nugent takes this 

 method of warning others. 



Excellent Brunner roses already are 

 coming in from Zuber & Son, of White- 

 stone. Their cut is handled by Badgley, 

 Eiedel & Meyer. 



The new plant market at Fifty-ninth 

 street and Second avenue, under the 

 big bridge, opens Monday, April 1, and 



