Title: Florists' review (microform)
Identifier: 5205536_17_2 (find matches)
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Subjects: Floriculture
Publisher: Chicago : Florists' Pub. Co
Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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March 8, 1906. The Weekly Florists^ Review^ J 065 may write or wire J. Austin Shaw at 1310 Forty-ninth street, Brooklyn, a few days ahead and berths will be secured for them, C. W. Ward was unexpectedly called west on Saturday and fears he will not be home again for some little time. On Monday, March 12, at Madison, the Eegan property, including the green- houses, rose stock and everything con- nected with the business will be sold at public auction. Moore, Hentz & Nash were headquar- ters early in the week for southern nar- cissi. The flowers were excellent, but the stems only half the length of the local product. At the price, every re- tailer in New York could have afforded a spring window on Monday. J. K. Allen is receiving fine sweet peas from Zvolanek, of Bound Brook, the white and pink varieties being most in demand. St. Patrick's day is near and natur- ally the evergreen shamrock is assert- ing itself in advance of the advent of the green carnation. At Guttman's there is an abundance of "the real thing" in the window. Mr. Guttman has already shipped over 150,000 cuttings of Victory and the call for them continues daily. He says the flowers hold firm at $6 to $8 per luindred at wholesale. J. Austin Shaw. BOSTON. The Market Lent came in as usual with a heavy slump in prices. To make matters worse the weather was severely cold and the fakers were unable to relieve any of the congestion. Conditions are now some- what improved, but the market lacks stability, and while one day flowers clean out well, on the next day they are hard to move. Koses are coming in more plentifully. American Beauty shows a great improvement in quality at former prices, and the same is true of all other roses. Chatenay, Wellesley and Killar- ney are all showing up well and are among the best" sellers. Carnations are in heavy supply and are lower all around. Enchantress is more seen' than any other variety. Quite a number are now coming pale in color, however. Many growers still grow a lot of Fair ^Maid and it holds its color well. Violets are very abundant. A popular price has been 300 for $1, although some specials make up to 75 cents per hun- dred. Bulbous stock is too abundant and a good deal of it is cleared at low figures. Emperor narcissus is less popular than Golden Spur. A good deal of Princeps is still grown, as it can be sold profit- ably at a low figure. Some very good antirrhinum, mignonette, anemones and other miscellaneous stock is seen. Lili- ums and callas continue very plentiful and there is no scarcity of green stock. Various Notes. Tender flowers was the subject at Horticultural hall on March 3. The dis- cussion was opened by W. N. Craig, who spoke on a variety of desirable annuals for cut flowers and decorative effects. He was followed by Duncan Finlayson, A. H. Fewkes, H. Chapman, E. B. Wilder, James Wheeler, J. W. Manning, Robert Cameron, Charles Sander and others. The lecturer at the next meeting of the Gardeners' and Florists' Club will be
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Store of S. S. Pennock, Philadelphia, Showing New Additioxu David Iiun;sdcn. His subject will be "Plants and bulbs most in demand for the Easter trade." The date of the meeting Mill be March 20. It had been hoped that Alex. Montgomery, Jr., would speak on roses, but he is unable to do so and no other roaarian could be found to step into the breach. Oscar L. Orr, of Sharon Heights, is one of the largest and most successful violet growers for the Boston market. He has two houses 25x330 devoted to them, nothing but Campbell being grown. These are on solid beds and in the pink of condition. The flowers are sold at the Park street market. Two houses 30x330 are devoted to cucumbers, and one 30x700, the latter being one of the largest of its kind in New England. Ground has been broken and material bought for an additional cucumber house 32x700. White Spine is exclusively grown and the produce is shipped to both New York and Boston, ^tr. Orr also owns and manages a large truck farm. The greenhouses are heated by steam and wood is entirely u.sed as fuel, there being an abundant supply on a near-by estate. An unusually fine spring exhibition of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society is expected in connection with the coming meeting of the American Kose Society. It will pay all prominent rose growers to be on hand for this exhibition and we hope exhibits will come from a wider area than ever before. A good deal of Easter talk is now- heard. Lilies appear to be an unusually clean lot and it looks as though there would be an adequate supply. It will be more and more a plant Easter and numerous growers are bending their en- ergies to satisfy the increasing demand in this line. Hamlio & Solomon, who have for some time been managing a flower store in Houghton & Dutton's, have dissolved partnership. Quite a few bulb travelers are now making their rounds. We met the past week Charles Schwake, with C. F, Meyer New York, and A. Kingier, with W w' Barnard Co., Chicago. E. Sutermeister is as usual handling quantities of extra fine hyacinths, tulips :uid narcissi in pans, in which he is one of our leading specialists. J. S. .Manter is handling fine Chatenay roses at Park street market for Exeter Kose Conservatories, Exeter, N. H. John McFarland is again first in the market with hybrid roses, Brunner be- ing his specialty. His valley is also ot very good quality. The wet weather *on March 3 did not pr.'veut a large delegation from the Aon- England .Market Gardeners' Asso- ciation visiting the establishment of W W. l^•nvson, of Arlington. A II. Hews & Co. report spring trade in flower pots and pans as unprece- •tcnfcdly good. So great is the rush of oKlcrs that they have been obliged to call in all their agents who were on the road. Business from southern states is very good. They are considering plans tor further increasing their output. W. N. Craio. I SHOULD not want to get along with- out the Review, as 1 find a great many things in it that are a great help. I think it an excellent paper for all flo- rists.—F. W. Rice, Rutland. Vt.

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