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Title: The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade
Identifier: americanfloristw28amer (find matches)
Year: 1885 (1880s)
Authors: American Florists Company
Subjects: Floriculture; Florists
Publisher: Chicago : American Florist Company
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1904. The American Florist, 779 nursery land by taking over a property in another part of Kent. With the excep- tion of Mr. Paul, Henry Cannell, the head of the firm, is the oldest exhibitor amongst the trade. He is one of the select number who have been awarded the Victoria medal of honor founded by the Royal Horticultural Society. Mr. Cannell's name is associated with the cactus dahlias and cannas. In recent years he has sought to popularize the observance of "Arbor day" in this coun- try. Some headway has been made with the movement at Eynsford. The horticultural world has sustained a severe loss by the death of Hugh Dick- son, of the Royal Nurseries, Belmont, Belfast. Mr. Dickson occupied a premier position as a rosarian. He brought out a new hybrid perpetual rose, named Hugh Dickson, which is a welcome addi- tion to this numerous class. Thecupped blooms are of a brilliant scarlet and open well in all weathers. A special feature of cinerarias is made at the Farnham Royal Nurseries, Slough, belonging to J. James & Son. A gorge- ous picture has been presented this spring with the rich array of tints. The firm has also a fine collection of stellata hybrids. THE RETAIL TRADE The custom of wearing skin gloves of some kind when handling roses is becom- ing quite general with those working among cut flowers. The Irequent cases of severe poisoning of late years has made this precaution necessary. The cause of the increase of such cases is attri- buted by some to the various chemical preparations now used as fertilizers or insecticides. Even as a matter ot com- fort some protection to the hands is desirable for the big roses ot the present day with their enormous stems have thorns of proportionate size and vicious- ness. Bridal Flowers. Orange blossoms are not the flowers that all brides wear when approaching the nuptial altar. In diSerent lands various posies are supposed to be of good omen when a maid is beginning her wedded life. In Germany the bride wears myrtle. In Italy, white roses. Red roses and carnations crown the bride of Spain. The bride of Greece wears vine leaves. Crowns of silver deck the brides of Nor- way, Sweden and Servia. In Bavaria and Silesia pearls, glass and gold wire are used. Orange blossoms were worn by Saracen brides and since the time of the Crusades have been worn occasionally throughout Europe as the emblem of marriage. Finally French milliners introduced them definitely into the bridal outfit, and among French and English-speaking peo- ple the orange blossom has become almost symbolical of marriage. A Floral Harp. The illustration herewith shows a first prize floral design made by Frank Peli- cano and exhibited at the flower show of the Pacific Coast Horticultural Society, held at San Francisco, May 12-14. A portrait of the artist will be found else- where in this issue. We consider the form of this design peculiarly appropri- ate for exhibition purposes.
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A PRIZE DESIGN. (Exhibited by Frank Pelioano, San Francisco, Cal.) CMcasro. Decoration day is over and market men are more than satisfied with the results. There was much room for improvement in some departments of the trade, how- ever, last week. The week started with gloomy prospects, the market being crowded vsrith a surfeit of poor stock made soft by the lazjf weather, and southern stock was piling up at an amazing rate. The first four days in the week fell far short of the same period last year and dealers feared a general collapse for the entire holiday week. On Thurs- day, however, there was a change for the better. Stock shortened up percepti- bly and shipping orders started to make an impression on the receipts. By Satur- day night everything was well cleaned up, especially in roses and carnations. Sunday gave the growers an opportunity to cut and bring in more stock, and the market recovered again sufficiently and appeared Monday morning with all lines again well filled. The demand on Mon- day was strong, but there was then enough of everything, with the possible exception of good roses, to meet all calls. It is noteworthy that jasmine, which promised to count as an important factor this season, did not catch the public fancy with enough force to dispose of the heavy receipts in this line which were stored in many ice-boxes. Peonies had a remarkable run and there appeared to be plenty of them and of excellent quality. The rose situation was most deplorable in point of quality. Few good roses were to be had and wholesalers had a hard nut to crack when it came to filling their shipping orders with the stock called for. There can not help but be much dissatisfaction, but the local deal- ers were helpless. Not for many seasons have roses been in such a demoralized condition, among the ordinary grades, and instead of improving they appear to be growing worse. Carnations held up

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