JANUARY 26, 1S99. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



209 



but they opined it would not keep 

 much longer — it didn't. 



It was decided to hold the annual 

 banquet at Webb's parlors on Febru- 

 ary 8th. 



Last week we had the thermometer 

 down to 10 degrees below zero, and in 

 twenty-four hours was up to 45 or 50 

 above, and no snow on the ground. 

 Herbaceous plants are suffering badly; 

 no one is making money these days 

 only skating rink proprietors. 



Dunlop reports nothing doing, only 

 a little funeral work (this weather is 

 .good for that, if nothing else.) The 

 call is for white flowers chiefly. 



The next regular meeting will be 

 •devoted to carnations. Specimen 

 blooms of all the leading and newer 

 varieties will be on tap and some one 

 -will read an essay on them. 



That veteran horticulturist. Mr. 

 Peter Barr. of daffodil fame, is booked 

 to appear here on the 22nd or 23rd 

 inst. The fraternity will turn out in 

 a body to welcome the distinguished 

 "tramp abroad" to this land of frost 

 and snow (apples). 



E. H. CARTER. 



ST. PAUL. 



Trade continues good, with a fair 

 supply of all seasonable flowers and 

 plants. Prices have dropped some- 

 what, roses now retailing at $1.50 to 

 $2 per dozen. Carnations at 50 and 75 

 •cents. There has been an unusually 

 .good demand for colored flowers, the 

 prevailing preference for dark red be- 

 ing very noticeable. The advent of 

 the Jubilee carnation seems to have 

 influenced the taste of flower buyers 

 a great deal. A year or two since the 

 Daybreak color was all the rage, but 

 this season red is the first choice. 



Stock Is fairly abundant: favorable 

 ■weather, with plenty of bright sun- 

 shine, has brought out some very good 

 blooms. Carnations are still short of 

 demand, while a good many roses also 

 are being shipped in. Violets are the 

 only home crop adequate to the de- 

 mand. The only things in the line of 

 "bulbous stock yet in bloom are Ro- 

 mans, Paper Whites and a few Har- 

 risii. The disease has played havoc 

 in many cases and unless something 

 is found to arrest its devastations the 

 grand Easter lily from Bermuda must 

 give way to something else. Even 

 longiflorums from Japan show traces 

 •of disease. 



Notes. 



Fred Schulze met with a serious 

 loss on the night of December 30 by 

 the freezing of his entire stock, owing 

 to insufficient boiler capacity. 



Dr. R. Schiffnian. of much local 

 tame as an orchid grower, contem- 

 plates a visit to Central and South 

 America soon in quest of new and 

 rare specimens. Any in the trade de- 

 sirous of making such a tour in con- 

 genial company should address him 

 at once. 



Charles Anderson, who has conduct- 



ed a store on "the hill" at several dif- 

 ferent times, is opening up at his old 

 stand on Western avenue. 



R. C. Seeger has closed his store at 

 the city market for a couple of 

 months. 



Funeral work has been in great de- 

 mand. 



Shipping trade during the month 

 has been very good. 



Club Meeting. 



The Society of Minnesota Florists 

 held its regular meeting at the West 

 Hotel, Minneapolis, on Saturday even- 

 ing, Jan. 11th. There was an unusu- 

 ally good attendance, over thirty being 

 present and much interest taken. Mr. 

 A. S. Swanson, of the Legislative Com- 

 mittee, reported the progress made 

 and started a subscription list to help 

 defray expenses in drafting a bill and 

 getting it before the Legislature. As 

 stated before the object of this bill is 

 to prohibit the sale of greenhouse 

 products by state institutions support- 

 ed by criminal and pauper labor. 



Otto Hiersekorn, of St. Paul, pre- 

 sented a paper on "Decorations" and 

 "How to successfully conduct a store." 

 giving many valuable hints in both 

 lines. Among other things he dwelt 

 upon the importance of filling all or- 

 ders, large or small, with neatness and 

 despatch. He harshly criticised the 

 wholesale shippers for making high 

 prices at the holidays. He also ad- 

 vised growers to grow more decora- 

 tive stock and less bedding plants. He 

 touched on the miserable credit sys- 

 tem in vogue and asked the society to 

 give this question its earnest atten- 

 tion with a view to remedying the 

 conditions. 



Mr. James Souden, foreman for L. 

 L. May & Co.. displayed a very fine 

 vase of carnations, varieties Jubilee. 

 Triumph. Flora Hill, Mrs. Bradt and 

 Mayor Pingree. 



Christ Hansen was appointed speak- 

 er for the next meeting with the sub- 

 ject "Carnations." 



The Twin City Bowlers at their first 

 meeting on Tuesday last made the 

 following scores, which are not very 

 bad, considering that most of them 

 had had no practice. 



12 3 4 5 Tot. Av. 



Gust Malinquist....l31 96 123 144 127 621 124 



Ernest Nagel 143 100 122 144 106 615 123 



Carlson 70 64 74 122 lOS 4.3S SS 



G. Monson 98 76 80 97 90 441 SS 



Gust Will 97 112 91 105 104 609 102 



Ed Swahn 84 112 93 113 402 100 



A. S. Swanson 91 SO 68 ... 239 SO 



Jacob Hartman.... 79 101 97 277 92 



R. J. S. WessUng.. .. 90 75 103 ... 268 S9 



Otto Will 73 60 141 98 ... 372 93 



X. Y. Z. 



CLEVELAND. 



The Market. 



The principal topic of interest at 

 present is the scarcity of stock, espe- 

 cially roses. Tney sell at sight and 

 bring from $4 to $8 per 100; retail pri- 

 ces about as usual, $1.50 to $2.50 per 

 dozen. Carnations are in brisk de- 

 mand, especially white, and bring $1.50 



and $2 per 100. 'Valley is coming in 

 more plentiful and from $4 to $5 per 

 100 is realized for it. Violets continue 

 to hold their own; Californias $1. 

 doubles $1.25 per 100. Tulips are ar- 

 riving more freely and are held at $3 

 and $4; Harrisii, not too plentiful 

 $15: callas $12.50, Romans and Paper 

 whites remain as last quoted — $3 per 

 100, retailing at 75 cents per dozen; 

 freesias, more plentiful, $3. Some 

 good lilac is seen and readily brings 

 50 cents per spray. 



Plant trade is not as brisk as it 

 has been. There has been much fu- 

 neral work the past week. 



Notes. 



Florists of Youngstown and neigh- 

 boring towns complain of the visits 

 of Cleveland crape chasers; the dis- 

 ease is evidently contagious. Our 

 neighbors can be assured of the sym- 

 pathy of their fellow craftsmen of 

 Cleveland. 



Mr. Darnell, manager for J. M. Gas- 

 ser, is on a trip south and intends 

 making a short visit to Cincinnati. 



Mr. Hippard, of Youngstown. was a 

 visitor this week. O. A. C. O. 



■WASHINGTON. 



Last week was a good one for all 

 concerned. We had sunny weather for 

 four days and as a result fine stock, 

 good prices and a heavy demand. 

 Everything from the Market was sold 

 early. Brides, Maids and Meteors 

 brought $8 and $10. Beauties are 

 scarce, in fact none to be had. La 

 1 ranee, with two foot stems, brought 

 $10 to $1.3. Perles are held at $6, tu- 

 lips $2 to $3, Romans $2, valley $4, 

 smilax $20, Harrisii and callas $12.50. 



American Rose Co. and J. R. Free- 

 man are bringing in some extra fine 

 carnations, including some very prom- 

 ising seeuiings mat sell for $4 and $6 

 and well worth it. 



All uptown dealers report last week 

 the best week of the season both for 

 dinners and funerals. 



J. D. Davidson, the popular and well 

 known florist, has accepted a position 

 with A. Gude & Bro. 



F. H. KRAMER. 



RICHMOND, IND. 



J. A. Evans Married. 



Mr. J. A. Evans, of the Quaker City- 

 Machine Co.. this city, was married at 

 Oak Hill, O.. January 26. to Mary E. 

 Williams, daughter of Benjamin Will- 

 iams, of Oak Hill. 



We extend hearty congratulations to 

 the happy couple. 



JAMESTOWN. N. Y. — The Lake 

 View Rose Gardens is the title of a 

 concern that is completing a range of 

 houses that will consist of some 200,- 

 000 square feet of glass, to be devoted 

 to the growing of roses, carnations and 

 palms for the wholesale trade. 



