SEPTEMBER 13, I'M. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



447 



.., Sievnrs S- Boland 



Store of Messrs. Sievers & Boland, San Francisco. 



binders, will be found here. This ex- 

 hibit will be of great value to agricul- 

 turists and Mr. Scribner informs me 

 that the department has never made 

 a similar exhibit. 



The horticulturists of the country 

 will be pleased to hear that many 

 large entries are received. J. C. 

 Vaughan. of Chicago, has about half 

 an acre devoted to an exhibit of lawn 

 grass, on which there is half a dozen 

 very fine beds. Just at the north of 

 that Peter Henderson & Co. have a 

 similar plot. These are finely situat- 

 ed, being close to the Midway. By 

 the side of the main entrance is a sim- 

 ilar exhibit by Harry A. Dreer, of 

 Philadelphia, and near by a local firm, 

 Whitney-Eckstein Co., have another 

 plot. F. R. Pierson. of Tarrytown, has 

 entered for a very large exhibit of 

 choice trees, shrubs and plants, and 

 numerous other firms have also en- 

 tered for exhibits. 



The Albright Art Gallery, which will 

 be a white marble palace, is being 

 rushed with all speed, and although 

 time will forbid its entire completion 

 it will be sufficiently in shape to serve 

 its purpose during the Exposition. 

 The New York State building, w^iich 

 will be given to the city of Buffalo 

 for a historical building, is going up 

 rapidly. It is beautifully situated, 

 overlooking the North bay in the park 

 proper. 



Large beds of hardy roses located 

 in the music garden have made a most 

 excellent growth. They were planted 

 fully six weeks later than the proper 

 time, but with good care they are go- 

 ing to be a great success. This is very 

 encouraging as it tells us what we 

 can expect from other exhibits when 

 planted at the proper time. 



Any doubts as to the Exposition be- 

 ing ready on time are now dispelled, 

 particularly by those who have 



watched closely its progress. Every 

 building is nearing completion. One 

 of the largest buildings, Machinery 

 and Transportation, is covered with 

 staff and coloring is commenced. The 

 buildings are now seen from several 

 of the railway lines entering Buffalo. 

 It is pleasant to hear from visitors 

 who were well acquainted with the 

 progress of the World's Fair, that in 

 preparation in all departments we are 

 away ahead of that great institution. 

 Some enthusiastic horticulturists have 

 ventured to say, "You have got the 

 World's Fair beat already." This may 

 sound a little boastful, but mind we 

 did not say it. I can only repeat that 

 when completed, and the one hundred 

 and fifty acres of Buffalo's beautiful 

 Delaware Park are thrown into the 

 groimds of the Exposition, it will, in 

 point of beauty, of landscape and ar- 

 chitecture, be hard to beat. 



WILLIAM SCOTT. 



ST. LOUIS. 



Club Meeting. 



The September meeting of the Flor- 

 ists' Club took place Thursday after- 

 noon. September 6. Only 14 members 

 were present. President Ammann took 

 the chair. After the reading of the 

 minutes all committees were dis- 

 charged except the exhibition com- 

 mittee. Mr. W. Adles was elected a 

 member of the club and the regular 

 routine business was completed. 



The installation of the new officers 

 then took place. Mr. Ammann. the 

 retiring president, after a few well- 

 pointed remarks turned the chair over 

 to the new president, Mr. E. W. Guy. 

 Mr. Guy made a sliort talk and asked 

 the members to give him their sup- 

 port by attending the meetings and 

 hoped that the newly elected trustees 



would have essays read and plenty of 

 them. Vice-president Juengel. Secre- 

 tary Schray and Treasurer Beneke 

 also made a few remarks for the good 

 of the club. 



The three trustees outlined their 

 work through Mr. F. J. Fillmore, who 

 read as follows: 



The trustees of the St. Louis Florists' 

 club have prepared the following essays 

 to be read by the dit^erent members of 

 the club during the coming fall, winter 

 and spring meetings. We tind this neces- 

 sary to make our meetings more inter- 

 esting; two essays a month will bring 

 about a better attendance and something 

 to hold them when they do come. The 

 trustees wotild ask the secretary to so 

 notify each member a month in advance 

 what is required of him at the next meet- 

 ing and to come prepared, and if the 

 members will do this and assist the trus- 

 tees in their work we will have pleasant 

 meetings; the attendance will increase 

 each month and bring in new members. 



The list of essays ,and who shall read 

 them are as follows: 



October meeting— ■■Profitable Winter- 

 Blooming Plants," by Emit Schray; 

 "The Best Method of Growing Roses, 

 and the Best Varieties for Present De- 

 mands." by Frank J. Fillmore. 



November meeting— ■'Successful Violet 

 Culture." by Herman G. Ude: "Hardv 

 Flowers for Florists' Use," by C. C. 

 Sanders. 



December meeting — "Latest Facts 

 About New Carnations," by Fred W. 

 L'de. Jr.; "New Carnations From a Com- 

 mercial Standpoint," by Dr. A. S. Hal- 

 stedt. 



January meeting— "How to Grow Good 

 Perle Roses," by J. F. Ammann: Cut 

 Flowers for Retailers' Use, Other Than 

 Roses. Carnations and Chrysanthe- 

 mums. " by Fred C. Weber. 



February meeting— "Best Method of 

 AVholesaling Cut Flowers," by Henry 

 Berning; "Some Requirements for the 

 Elevation of our Business," by J. J. 

 Beneke. 



March meeting— "The Cultivation of the 

 Rose To-Day, as Contrasted With Ten 

 Years Ago," by Robert F. Tesson: 

 "Shrubs for the Florist," by Carew 

 Sanders. 



April meeting— "Bulb Stock and How 

 it Should be Grown to Make it Profit- 

 able." by E. W. Guy; "How to Grow 

 Profitable Pot Plants for the Market," 

 by Carl Beyer. 



May meeting— "Orchids from a Com- 

 mercial Point of View." by R. J. Mohr: 

 "Sweet Peas and How Thev Should b.- 

 Grown, by Max Herzog. 



The question box was then opened. 

 Quite a few questions were asked in 

 regards to chrysanthemums and car- 

 nations. The chrysanthemum growers 

 claim plants looking well but all 

 seemed troubled with black aphis. 

 Carnation growers reported that their 

 plants never looked better, especially 

 Crocker and Lord. 



The meeting then adjourned to meet 

 again on Thursday, October 11, at 3 

 o'clock. 



At this point President Guy an- 

 nounced that he had a little surprise 

 in stoi'e for the members and those 

 who would follow him would not be 

 sorry. I will not try to describe what 

 we had or did but those who failed to 

 attend missed a rare treat. 



Those from out of town who at- 

 tended the meeting were: F. W. 

 Ude. Jr., and Theo. Richter of Kirk- 



