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to 45- degrees at night, thus getting a 

 steady growth. He lost some pansies 

 last fall through worms from manure, 

 which worked about the roots of the 

 plants and let them dry out. One some- 

 what unusual feature of this plant is a 

 house with ridge-pole ventilation. This 

 method of ventilation is preferred by 

 Mr. Aherne for the following reasons; 

 The sash is easier to lift, as the weight 

 is thrown on the rafters of the house, 

 where the sash is hinged, instead of on 

 the arms of the ventilator; alV trouble 

 from the formation of ice while the 

 sash is open, which is a frequent cause 

 of trouble with the ordinary style of 

 ventilators, is done away with, and the 

 ventilation is quicker and more com- 

 plete, since the warm air rises to the 

 highest point, the ridge-pole. The only 

 objection is the sifting in of rain in 

 the fall, when the benches are filled 

 with chrysanthemums. This, however, 

 is not a serious matter. Just now_Mr. 

 Condon is cutting from 100,000 Dutch 

 bulbs in his No. 3 branch and Mr. 

 Aherne has seeded down some 15,000 

 annuals. Having charge of much out- 

 door work in Prospect park, south, and 

 in Greenwood, Mr. Condon has a direct 

 outlet for all the stock he can grow. 



Albert Smith, who conducts a shop 

 adjoining the Gates avenue police court 

 in Brooklyn, and within 200 yards of 

 a police station, was assaulted on the 

 morning of April 10 by a burglar whom 

 he surprised at work on his safe com- 

 bination. Mr. Smith, who is a cripple, 

 had the drop on the intruder with a 

 revolver, but unfortunately his wife 

 had removed the cartridges and when 

 the burglar attacked him the weapon 

 was of no avail. Following a pro- 

 longed struggle, in which the florist put 

 up a hard fight, Mr. Smith received a 

 blow that rendered him unconscious 

 and the assailant escaped, notwith- 

 standing the police surrounded the 

 block. 



Various Notes. 



Hundreds of out-of-town florists vis- 

 ited the wholesale cut flower section 

 during the show and were cordially 

 welcomed. There was no limit to the 

 cordiality of the New York florists in 

 every department of the business. The 

 only* regret expressed was that there 

 were not a larger number to entertain. 

 ' John S. Nicholas opens his beautiful 

 flower and fruit store in the Grand 

 Central terminal April 18. It is said 

 to be the most complete and attractive 

 store of its kind in America and many 

 members of the trade are visiting it 

 daily to note its up-to-date appoint- 

 ments. 



David Clarke's Sons have been busy 

 lately with wedding and dinner decora- 

 tions. 



Max Schling and Alfred T. Bunyard 

 were much in evidence at the Interna- 

 tional and covered themselves with 

 glory and prize money, every dollar of 

 which was well deserved. 



Alfred Kottmiller was proud of se- 

 curing first place and prize at the show 

 for his shower wedding bouquet of val- 

 ley and white orchids. Theo. Lang's 

 bouquet, and, in fact, all in competition 

 for this prize, were artistic and beauti- 

 ful. 



Herman Weiss and Miss Marguerite 

 Alexander were married Tuesday eve- 

 ning, April 15, at the residence of the 

 bride, 1128 Seventh avenue. The trade 

 generally joins in good wishes and con- 

 gratulations. 



E. L. Lang has opened a retail store 

 at 974 Lexington avenue, corner of 

 Seventy-first street. 



John Wilk is now representing Ken- 

 nedy & Hunter. 



Frank D. Hunter, who has charge of 

 the New York branch of J. F. Noll & 

 Co., in the Hudson Terminal building, 

 reports a great success there. 



Henry Gunther, long connected with 

 Gunther Bros., has opened a retail store 

 at Fifty-first street and Eighth avenue. 



Downtown in New York, which means 

 from Fourteenth street to the Battery, 

 the seedsmen are having the season of 

 their lives. The auction houses, too, 

 are in full blast and a large attendance 

 is seen every Wednesday and Friday. 

 J. Austin Shaw. 



WASHINGTON, D. 0. 



The Market. 



There has been considerable change 

 in the market during the last few days, 

 not only as regards the quantity and 

 quality of the stock that is being of- 

 fered but also as regards prices. Busi- 

 ness is dull, good stock is scarce and 

 prices are about three times what they 

 were two weeks ago, and the end is not 

 yet, for they will continue to rise dur- 

 ing the week. American Beauties, for 

 which there is a fair demand, are not 

 up to the mark, either as to quality 

 or quantity. The asking price ranges 

 between $2 and $4 per dozen. 



Carnations were not to be had in 

 suflicient quantities to fill all demands. 

 Prices on these ranged from $1 to $2 

 per hundred, with $3 the asking price 

 for the picked stock, as against prices 

 of from 25 cents to $1.25 late last 

 month. 



Valley is moving well at $4. There 

 are lots of calla lilies on the market, 

 averaging $8 per hundred. 



Sweet peas are not so plentiful as 

 they have been, but the demand for 

 those coming in is good. Some excel- 

 lent snapdragon is to be had at about 

 $1.50 per dozen. With the supply of 

 wild smilax practically at an end, the 

 stores are also experiencing some dif- 

 ficulty in getting string smilax. Gar- 

 denias are plentiful. 



Various Notes. 



J. H. Small & Sons did the decorat- 

 ing for the Gridiron Club on the occa- 

 sion of its annual spring dinner at 

 Hotel Willard April 12. It was re- 

 marked that never were the decorations 

 better. President Wilson and his cab- 

 inet were among the many guests. 



Among the visitors who were in town 

 last week were J. A. Peterson and wife, 

 of Cincinnati, O., and C. T. Eldridge, of 

 Danville, Va. 



The number of Washingtonians at- 

 tending the New York flower show 

 greatly exceeded all expectations and 

 all those seen by The Keview corre- 

 spondent were loud in its praise. 

 Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. 

 F. H. Kramer, George H. Cooke, Will- 

 ■ iam F. Gude, Adolph Gude, Mr. and 

 Mrs. W. E. McKissick, George C. Shaf- 

 fer, Mr. and Mrs. William Marche, O. 

 ,A. C. Oehmler, Henry Pfister, John 

 Henry Small, Jr., David Grillbortzer, 

 Otto Bauer, M. J. McCabe, Harry Mc- 

 Cabe, Mrs. Beatrice Moss, Charles Scar- 

 borough and R. S. Jenkins. C. L. L. 



Ashland, Ore.— Wm. G. Zander has 

 succeeded Sander Bros. 



NEW HAVEN, CONN. 



The Market. 



Weather conditions during the latter 

 part of the week had a somewhat bud 

 effect on tradp, but, in spite of the 

 fact, business has been fairly good. 

 Violets and roses have been in heavy 

 demand. Very little is doing in flower- 

 ing plants. 



Various Notes. 



Thomas Pattison, of Campbell ave- 

 nue, is busy getting his bedding plants 

 in shape. He has recently potted up 

 his carnations and still keeps cutting 

 choice flowers from his house of callas. 

 He reports heavy funeral work during 

 the last week. 



S. H. Moore and J. McQuiggan, of 

 Mr. Moore's firm, took in the National 

 Flower Show. Funeral work and deco- 

 rations have kept them busy all week. 



James Bruce is cutting exceptionally 

 fine Killarneys. He visited the New 

 York show, as did also G. Amrhyu, 

 superintendent of parks. 



Mr. Cromie, superintendent of trees, 

 has a large staff of men engaged in 

 planting elm trees on the green to take 

 the place of the old trees which were 

 cut down recently. He also has planted 

 300 Norway maples throughout the city 

 for shade trees. 



John Champion also took in the show 

 at New York. His company reports 

 business exceptionally good this week. 

 They executed two large wedding decora- 

 tions, one in Derby, Conn., and the 

 other in Ansonia, Conn., and filled an 

 order April 13 for a large wreath for 

 the late J. P. Morgan, from the N. Y., 

 N. H. & H. R. R. Co. 



The Elm City Nursery Co. filled an 

 order April 15 for a carload of maples 

 for Toronto, Can. It reports spring 

 orders as being exceptionally heavy. 



Alfred Nyrens is busy replanting one 

 of his rose houses to pink and white 

 Killarney and a few Mrs. George 

 Shawyer. His other houses are in full 

 crop now. He has commenced ship- 

 ping geraniums and is sending in choice 

 sweet peas. 



In Chas. Munro's windows were dis- 

 played fine plants of the new French 

 hydrangea, Mme. Mouillere, which at- 

 tracted a good deal of attention. He, 

 also, was a visitor to the show in New 

 York. 



Alfred Osterman has had a big de- 

 mand for his pansies put up in baskets 

 of twelve. They sell readily for 3') 

 cents per basket. M. B. F. 



Vicksburg, Mich. — Ross N. Giem, who 

 recently moved here from Kalamazoo, 

 plans to do landscape work and grow 

 flowers for the trade. 



Mankato, Kan. — "The Kramer Green- 

 house now has a covering of hail screen, 

 the best possible insurance against :i 

 repetition of last year's smash-up, " 

 says A. J. Kramer, the proprietor. 



Jackson, Miss. — F. C. Pellegrenhy has 

 been appointed to the position of land- 

 scape gardener in the city parks, ^ 

 position that has just been created b^' 

 the new commissioners. Mr. Pelh- 

 grenhy is an Englishman, with a lon^' 

 and thorough experience in his profe?^- 

 sion. Since coming to America he ha^ 

 been connected with the park depart- 

 ments of Birmingham and New Orleans, 

 and of late he has been on a farm i» 

 Rankin county, Mississippi. 



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