AUGUST 9, 1900. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



279 



imentif nature, tried to see wat could 

 be done in de madder. It struck me 

 dat I could udilize de grenhouse pipe 

 in a manner to broduce cold as well as 

 heat, so I went to work on dat idee 

 und bretty soon had dings running in 

 nice order. I bought me such a ice 

 machine wat pumps ammonia de pipes 

 in und set him up in be boiler shet. 

 I made all de gonnections mit de pipe 

 myself, so if anyding went wrong I 

 alone woult pe to plame. 



Bretty soon I dought I hat dings in 

 goot shape, so I turned her loose und 

 let her go. Well, sir, de way dat der- 

 momeder went down was a gaution. 

 It was a peautifull sight to see de ice 

 gadering on de pipes und de bugs all 

 standing on deir hind legs und wafing 

 deir arms to keep warm. 



It seemed to me dat it woult be a 

 howling sugsess und it woult haf peen 

 only for wat habbened. Like a fool I 

 went down to de corner to get a fresh 

 one und left Hans in charge off de 

 blace. I got inderested in a game of 

 penacle und stayed a liddle longer den 

 I shoult haff done. Hans looked at de 

 dermomeder und saw dat it was ged- 

 ding bretty cold in de house und he, 

 dinking he was oberating a heating 

 abberatus, turned her on full force and 

 froze up de whole shooding match. 



But I am not discourached, dere will 

 come a time some day. I will keep 

 on mit dese exberimentations if I nefer 

 haf a cent. If 1 can't make dis abbera- 

 tus work. I haf annoder scheme in 

 view which ought too do de bissness 

 right. I am going to make some ex- 

 berimentations mit liquid air. Dat 

 surely is a b'retty cold ardicle und 

 oughd too broduce de required results. 

 If in de meandime you bear off a 

 Dutchman being blowed up in de air 

 nefer too I'eturn, dink kindly of your 

 old freint. 



FRITZ BLUMENSCHNEIDER. 



SWINGING BOWLING. 



The "swinging bowling" is a de- 

 cided innovation in the sporting I.ne 

 and bids fair to become quite popular. 

 It hails from Deutschland, and to Mr. 

 Fred C. Weber of St. Louis, Mo., be- 

 longs the credit of introducing the 

 game here. 



The writer had the pleasure as well 

 as the privilege one evening recently 

 to be one of a party of seven "bowl- 

 ers" at Mr. Weber's place. Three 

 games were played, those longest in 

 practice scoring the most points. 



The accompanying drawing may 

 give some adequate idea of what the 

 "swinging bowling" (alley) looks like. 

 The rules governing this game are as 

 follows: The party bowling is to 

 stand in what is called the box, with 

 one foot therein, but may change his 

 feet from right to left, as he may ses 

 fit, in order to get certain pins. The 

 ball should swing around the pole on 

 the right side and knock the pins 

 down on the return. 



In order that the bowling be perfect 



the dimensions have to be very accu- 

 rate; otherwise some individual pins 

 may be either taken too readily or not 

 at all. The pin nearest the ball is 

 the hardest to take; therefore one- 

 quarter of an inch variation is a very 

 important matter. The rope goes 

 through the ball, leaving about three 

 inches of rope underneath for the pur- 

 pose of handling. 



Any one wishing to introduce a 

 "swinging bowling" may communicate 

 with Mr. Weber, who will be pleased 

 to furnish all particulars free. 



I may add that it is a most interest- 

 ing game, requiring as much skill as 

 any game that may be mentioned. 



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Swinging Bowling. 



Nor is it an expensive affair, and 

 hence any grower having sufficient 

 room in his back yard or about the 

 greenhouses can easily put up the 

 structure. 



Aside from all other considerations, 

 a game of this sort has a special ad- 

 vantage, inasmuch as it is sufficiently 

 interesting and amusing to keep one's 

 help on the premises. The saloons may 

 suffer, but the growers as well as their 

 men may profit in the end. S. 



NEW YORK. 



Sympathy for Mr. Lonsdale. 



Over all the brightness and happy 

 anticipations connected with the com- 

 ing of the convention, the sad death 

 by drowning of the Misses Lonsdale 

 casts a gloom of deepest sorrow. The 

 sympathy of the entire profession 

 wends its way to Chestnut Hill. The 

 "Brave old Duke of York" needs be 



brave now with the awful loss that 

 has befallen him. Let him rest assur- 

 ed that every florist's heart beats with 

 his, and that the hopes and wishes of 

 his countless army of friends go forth 

 to cheer and console him; may sor- 

 rows fall lightly on a heart so true 

 and the face we never saw without a 

 smile. 



Business. 



Business in this city continues to 

 get along on the regular August lines. 

 Very little good stock coming in, and 

 funeral work seems to keep the mar- 

 ket alive. White roses have had a 

 good sale for several weeks now. 

 There is of course an abundance of 

 coarser summer flowers such as as- 

 ters, gladioli, rudbeckia, etc.; these 

 often make the market appear glut- 

 ted. The finer grades of all sorts of 

 flowers get used up somehow, and 

 from many reliable sources we learn 

 that the volume of trade exceeds that 

 of other summers. 



The Convention. 



All the wholesalers and growers in 

 this neighborhood are busy getting 

 their places in show condition for vis- 

 itors. Nothing is heard of these days 

 but convention; there are doubtless 

 many besides the scribes who wish it 

 was all over. Nothing is being left 

 undone to give a rousing time, and we 

 expect the Chicago Indians will have 

 no time to scalp the Buffalos. 



A list of the places worth visiting 

 will be furnished at the hall. It is 

 hard to advise as to which of the two 

 drives through the parks are best. The 

 Brooklyn ride will afford a better 

 view of the bay, the great bridge, and 

 the commercial part of the city. Pros- 

 pect Park and Greenwood Cemetery 

 are very beautiful; to those coming 

 from a distance we advise taking this 

 drive. You can cover the New York 

 route yourself before returning, or be- 

 tween sessions. 



You will perhaps be disappointed 

 in the scarcity of flowers and plants 

 in all our parks. This is not the fault 

 of those directly in charge. There are 

 large new conservatories in both Cen- 

 tral and Prospect Parks, and the col- 

 lections of plants in them are such as 

 can be expected to be got together in 

 a few months Our parks are the 

 spoils of politicians; their natural 

 beauty alone, though, makes them the 

 peer of any in the country. The 

 Metropolitan Museum of Art, which is 

 located in the park, is well worth vis- 

 iting, and Riverside Park is consider- 

 ed one of the finest view parks of the 

 world. It would appear from the pro- 

 gram that very little time will ,J)e al- 

 lowed for rest or sleep. 



Bowling. 



The bowling fraternity here are in 

 a quandary over the silence or non- 

 action of the National Florists' Bowl- 

 ing Committee which is located in 



