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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



AUGUST 2, 1009. 



to be under one roof. New York needs 

 a different market to the one pro- 

 posed, and it should be in a different 

 locality. It would seem that the propo- 

 sition now is to get whatever is handy, 

 disregarding the demands of the fu- 

 ture; yet the men who are struggling 

 to get this market have been suffering 

 so long that anything would be wel- 

 come, and we hope and will work to 

 get this for them. We have already 

 interested several of our aldermanic 

 friends and they promise to push the 

 matter through. 



The Botanical Gardens. 



There is nothing but preparation at 

 the Botanical Gardens, and though a 

 formal invitation cannot be extended 

 visitors Director Britton hopes that 

 many of the delegates to the conven- 

 tion will find time to visit the build- 

 ings and grounds. Miscellaneous 

 groups of plants are being put in the 

 large conservatories. A large dona- 

 tion from Helen Goulds greenhouses 

 is expected this week. No permanent 

 arranging will be done for some time, 

 all is yet in embryo; $200,000 was re- 

 cently voted by the city for use in the 

 gardens, and it is hoped to get things 

 well under way before winter sets in. 



Head Gardener Samuel Henshaw is 

 expected home from Europe this week. 



Bowling. 



The bowling last night was podrly 

 attended. Traendly says it will be 218 

 in every game for him during the 

 matches. 



„ ..„„ 158 137 118 



5°""?, . 132 218 133 



Trae"dly 1^^ US igs 



Manda jj„ 126 183 



Stevens i^, ,07 -i-t-y 



Siebenheller "* T D 



CHICAGO. 



The Market- 

 There is little, if any, change from 

 last week. The best roses range in 

 price from ?3 to $5, and the best out- 

 door grown carnations from 75 cents 

 to $1.00 and some extra fancy at $1.50. 

 The demand is very good for the sea- 

 son Good sweet peas are less plen- 

 tiful as a result of the heavy rains, 

 but there is enough to meet the de- 

 mand, and poor ones stand no show. 

 Smilax is still plenty, and there is now 

 a surplus of asters. 



Various Items. 



McKellar & Winterson have engaged 

 Walter S. Heffron as manager ot 

 their cut flower department, and he 

 took charge August 1. This will 

 greatly relieve Mr. Winterson, who 

 will now have much more time to de- 

 vote to other departments, and he 

 certainly needed relief, for the rapid 

 growth of the business has made very 

 serious demands upon him during the 



past year. 



A C Kohlbrand has returned to 

 the wholesale line and is now E. C. 

 Amling's right-hand man. 



Larry Kelly has returneij to the 

 employ ot Kennicott Bros. Co. 



John Brod opened a new store this 

 week at tU6 North Wells St. 



C. W. McKellar has returnt'd from 

 Ohio and is again at his desk. 



Miss Susie P. Weeks, daughter of 

 John B. Weeks, well known to the 

 trade here for many years, was mar- 

 ried July 19, to Dr. W. A. Purington, 

 Sangerville, Me. 



Mr. Weeks, who is now 68 years 

 old, though he looks to be many years 

 younger, came to Chicago in 1855, 

 when the city had a population of only 

 100,000. He was with Edgar Sanders 

 from 1864 to 1871, and was with James 

 King, the seedsman, for 15 years. 

 Later he was with B. H. Hunt. 



Mr. M. Bloy has been visiting the 

 trade here. The Denver climate proved 

 unsuitable for him and he regretfully 

 severed his connection with the Park 

 Floral Co. that he might seek lower 

 altitudes. He says Chicago is not so 

 bad. He adds that Phil Scott seems 

 to thrive wonderfully in the Denver 

 atmosphere. But then Phil always did 

 have way-up aspirations. 



C. L. Washburn has returned from 

 Michigan. 



The Tropical Prepared Plant Co., 

 Ol-lando, Fla.. will open a branch at 

 5507 Cottage Grove Ave. M. L. Dol- 

 lins will be in charge. 



E. E. Pieser, of Kennicott Bros. Co., 

 is now on the St. Lawrence River, 

 bound for Montreal. He will reach 

 New York in time for the convention. 

 G. H. Pieser will travel on the special 

 train with the Chicago party. 



Reports indicate that the special 

 train to the convention will carry a 

 big crowd. 



J. Austin Shaw is again with us. 



Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Smyth start 

 Monday for the east and will reach 

 New York in time for the convention. 



Bowling. 



The games for position on New Vork team rolled 

 on Mussevs alleys Friday, July 27, resulted as 

 follows; „ 



12 3 4 Tot. .^v. 



F. Stollery 134 222 158 173 687 172 



Degnan 158 171 176 ... 505 ItlS 



Hauswirth 195 146 158 ... 49',1 1«» 



Winterson 158 132 IH ... 434 14,-> 



Wilson 126 156 138 ... 420 14(i 



Kreitling 127 133 1.5S ... 418 13SI 



.i^smus 153 13.-> 128 ... 416 139 



Ballufi 114 128 120 ... 362 121 



The result of games again shifted the positions 

 for place on team. Most of the members ha\e 

 now rolled the required fifteen games. 



Games. High. Total. .\v. 



Asmus 15 1«7 2542 169 



Winterson 15 230 2418 Ibl 



Degnan 15 187 2331 1.55 



Hauswirth 15 199 230.i 154 



F. StoUery 13 222 1994 153 



Balluff 15 199 2277 152 



Wilson 15 163 2150 143 



Kreitling 15 189 2070 138 



Mr M Bloy of Denver, was with us'and rolled 

 US, 142 and 130. Savage of Joliet, rolled 178, 163, 

 167. 



ST. LOUIS. 



The Market. 



The cut flower business is dull and 

 the stores have a somewhat deserted 



look. Occasionally we hear nt an ex- 

 tra good funeral order. 



Stock seems quite plentiful, though 

 first-class roses and carnations are 

 scarce. The best of the roses bring 

 from $4 to $5, but the bulk of them 

 are sold at about $2. Most of them 

 are very short stemmed. Carnations 

 are very small, off color, short 

 stemmed, and bring from 75 cents to 

 $1 per 100. 



The growers of carnations are now 

 very busy getting their houses ready 

 for planting, as the sentiment among 

 them is the earlier they are housed 

 the better. 



Asters are more plentiful, and some 

 are very fine and large; $1 and $1.50 

 is asked for the best; gladiolus sells 

 at $3, but slowly: tuberoses are also 

 quite plentiful at $5. double or sin- 

 gle; hardy hydrangeas are in and are 

 useful for cheap funeral work; 5 cents 

 per head is the price asked. 



Notes. 



The wholesale houses of Berniug and 

 Kuehn are being repainted, the former 

 green and slate color and the latter 

 all white, and by the end of the week 

 everything will look clean and sweet. 

 Botli are making great preparations 

 for the fall trade. 



The florists' picnic, last Wednesday, 

 July 25, was attended by about sixty 

 florists and their families. The boat 

 ride down to Montesano Springs was 

 a very pleasant trip and was enjoyed 

 by all. A visit was paid to the North 

 Floral Co. and Wilson's place and 

 also to our old friend T. W. Guy, who 

 is now out of the business, at whose 

 places a very pleasant time was spent. 

 The usual athletic events were done 

 away with and the only enjoyment 

 the young folks had was dancing. The 

 return trip was begun at 3; 30 p. m., 

 arriving home at 6. Everybody 

 seemed pleased with the day's outing. 

 J. Austin Shaw, representing Jack- 

 son & Perkins Co., called on the trade 

 the past week. Mr. Shaw is on his 

 way to Chicago and Detroit. 



C. Young & Sons Co. are building 

 a new house 180x25, for roses. Mr. 

 W. Kruse of Gravious avenue is also 

 building a new house 100x20. 



The plans of Max G. Kern, the land- 

 scape gardener, for a new park at the 

 Chain of Rocks, have been accepted 

 by the park commissioners. The situ- 

 ation is beautiful. From the top of 

 the hill the view is magnificent. The 

 entire city can be overlooked and 

 there is also a pleasing view up the 

 river and on the Illinois side toward 

 Alton. Already the park idea is in 

 evidence. The grounds immediately 

 adjoining the pumping station have 

 been carefully laid out, and lawns are 

 edged with gravel walks and decked 

 with flower beds. It is estimated that 

 the total cost of completing the park 

 will be about $15,000, and all who 

 have visited "The Chain" say that 

 the natural beauty and scenic ad- 

 vantages of the place are sufficient to 

 justify such an outlay. 



