JUNB 26, 1913. 



The Florists' Review 



15 



automobile parade. Their decisions evi- 

 dently were satisfactory, as they got 

 home safe and have heard of no trouble 

 since. Arthur Langhaus, of Wheeling, 

 was chairman of the decoration com- 

 mittee and had charge of the floral pa- 

 rade. 



Henry Meuschke, of Castle Shannon, 

 Pa., leaves this week for a trip to Ger- 

 many and his old home. 



Miss E. B. Maxwell, of Wilkinsburg, 

 has invested in a Cadillac and will 

 spend her spare time this summer mak- 

 ing short auto tours with a few friends. 



Neil McCallum, president of the 

 Florists' Club, has just brought in his 

 first single cactus flower. He says the 

 subject of the next meeting will be 

 ' * Wild Flowers and the Herbaceous 

 Garden Flowers that Bloom in July." 



There has been complaint that the 

 Oriental plane tree, so highly recom- 

 mended for this section, has a bad 

 habit of splitting, at least around Pitts- 

 burgh, end it is suggested that if 

 smaller trees are planted the trouble 

 may be avoided. 



John Sisley and Jack Martin, of the 

 McCallum Co., have launched their new 

 motor launch, the "Sis Martin," in 

 which they expect to spend the summer 

 evenings with their friends, exploring 

 the waters of the Allegheny, Mononga- 

 hela and Ohio rivers. Clarke. 



ANTIBBHINUMS FBOM SEED. 



G. S. Eamsburg, of Somersworth, N. 

 H., who originated the Silver Pink snap- 

 dragon, is a warm advocate of growing 

 it from seed. With the older varieties 

 seedlings were not dependable, but Mr; 

 Eamsburg has found Silver Pink to re- 

 produce in kind and color except for 

 an occasional golden sport. He grows 

 stock both from seeds and from cut- 

 tings, but he gets his best results from 

 the seedlings. A bench of seedling 

 plants is shown in the accompanying 

 illustration. It is from a photograph 

 taken three days before Memorial day. 

 He had previously cut several armfuls 

 of spikes. The bed was well stripped 

 for Memorial day, but he says that ten 

 days later it would have made another 

 good picture. The taller stalks shown 

 in the illustration are the late shoots 

 from the first crop. The other end of 

 the same bench is planted with stock 

 from cuttings and there is a marked 

 difference in the growth and quality of 

 the two sections. 



NEW YOEK. 



The Market. 



Another week of abnormally low 

 prices has passed, making a record for 

 June never before equaled. It seems 

 as though the months had been pushed 

 ahead and midsummer were already 

 here. There was a slight improvement 

 on Saturday, a lessening of shipments 

 and some retail buying for over Sun- 

 day. There is little to add to the 

 printed quotations. Possibly the rest 

 of the June weddings, the school clos- 

 ings, and the abundance of floral bon 

 voyages sent to the outgoing ships may 

 make this last week of the month better 

 than its predecessors. 



Peonies no longer are interfering with 

 the sale of roses and carnations. Most 

 of the American Beauties arriving are 

 far from high grade. The same may be 

 said of all the roses, with the possible 

 exception of Double White Killarneys. 



Silver Pink Snapdragon Grown from Seed by G. S. Ramtburg. 



Apart from the ramblers, outdoor roses 

 have made their farewell for the sea- 

 son. Only the selected stock of Beau- 

 ties and teas commands even respect- 

 able prices. When the demand for the 

 best has been covered, what remains 

 goes at any price the retailer sees fit 

 to offer. 



The best carnations coming to the 

 market realize $1.50 per hundred. Most 

 of the fine varieties sell in quantities 

 at $1 per hundred; anything off color or 

 asleep goes at $2.50 to $5 per thousand. 

 There is no diminution in the lily sup- 

 ply; 50,000 would be a low estimate of 

 the stock unsold on Saturday night, and 

 $20 per thousand was gladly accepted 

 for such as were wanted. Valley is 

 down to $2.50 and $2 for the best; there 

 is a lighter call for it than was ex- 

 pected. 



Gardenias have followed the peonies. 

 There is no market of any account for 

 sweet peas, daisies, coreopsis, sweet-wil- 

 liams or Crimson Ramblers. Orchids 

 continue excellent in quality, low in 

 price, but unappreciated, even at the 

 low figures now prevailing. 



Various Notes. 



Do not forget the outing of the New 

 York Florists' Club July 1, 10 a. m., on 

 the steamer Isabel. Lunch ana dinner 

 will be Sit Wetzel 's grove. College Point. 



The agreement by the wholesalers to 

 close their stores on Sundays lacked 

 only three signatures last Saturday 

 evening, and there seems no good rea- 

 son why these should not join the ma- 

 jority. 



Samuel Redstone, for several years 

 superintendent of the Rowayton Green- 

 houses, Rowayton, Conn., will join the 

 sales department of the New York ofiice 

 of Hitchings & Co. July 1. This is an- 

 other of the many notable examples of 

 the greenhouse concerns recruiting their 

 salesmen from the fields of the growers 

 and gardeners. Mr. Redstone has had 

 wide experience in commercial estab- 

 lishments, both here and in England. 



P. J. Smith says he received 32,000 

 lilies last week. 



The Henry M. Robinson Co. will con- 

 tinue at the present headquarters until 

 the middle of August. 



The large store at 104 West Twenty- 

 eighth street is being remodeled and 

 prepared for a wholesale florists' store. 

 This is next door to the veteran J. K. 

 Allen and a most desirable location. 



The report that the New York Cut 

 Flower Co. had leased the entire Coogan 

 building for a term of years, as was 

 stated in many of the metropolitan dai- 

 lies, was entirely without foundation. 



Moore, Hentz & Nash have their new 

 offices at 55 West Twenty-sixth street 

 nearly ready for occupancy. 



Mr. Hart, formerly with Woodrow & 

 Marketos, was visiting his friends on 

 Twenty-eighth street last week. He 

 has been recuperating in the mountains 

 for two months and returns there early 

 in July. 



Frank Millang and family have 

 moved for the summer to their farm at 

 Yorktown Heights, Westchester county. 



One of Charles Thorley's automobiles 

 caught fire last week near Poughkeepsie 

 and was completely destroyed. 



Al. Ferdeman, with Gunther Bros., is 

 spending his week-ends at Averne, with 

 his family. 



Joseph Levy and family are in the 

 mountains. 



John Gunther, Samuel Woodrow and 

 William P. Ford were doing jury duty 

 last week in the Supreme Court. 



Alfred Whittley, of Max Schling's 

 force, will sail on the S. S. Kronprinz 

 Wilhelm July 1, to enjoy his vacation 

 with his wife, visiting Germany, Sweden 

 and Norway. They will return at the 

 end of August. 



Max Schling says that since the Na- 

 tional Flower Show he has opened ac- 

 counts with fifty-three retail florists. 

 June 18 he received thirty-four orders 

 from out-of-town florists for delivery to 

 the steamers America and Berlin. 



Not many of the New York seedsmen 



