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The Weekly Florists' Review, 



OCTOBER 18, ISOO. 



not split (known under the number 

 666). 



"Mrs. Philip Heilig," by Mr. Philip 

 Heilig, Franklin, Pa. Color, creain 

 white ground with pink markings on 

 the edge of the petals, in size three 

 and one-quarter inches, with a good 

 strong calyx and a stiff upright stem. 

 Strong healthy growth with dwarf 

 habit and can be grown without sup- 

 ports. 



"General Charles Miller," by Pliilip 

 Heilig, Franklin, Pa. Color pure 

 white, flowers very large, being three 

 and one-half inches in diameter Oct. 

 13th, stem 18 to 24 inches long. Flow- 

 er very full of petals with hea\T high 

 built center and lower petals stand- 

 ing straight out. Habit strong and 

 sturdy and free from disease. 



For the American Carnation So- 

 ciety, Albert M. Herr, Lancaster, Pa., 

 Sec'y. 



THE GALVESTON FLORISTS. 



The President and Secretary of the 

 Society of American Florists, having 

 decided that they cannot take any ac- 

 tion in regard to receiving and for- 

 warding funds for those in the trade 

 who lost all at Galveston, we suggest 

 that all those desiring to assist do so 

 by sending their contributions to the 

 treasurer of the Chicago committee, 

 Mr. Edgar Sanders, 1639 Belmont ave., 

 Chicago. Or, they may be sent to The 

 Review, if preferred, and we will turn 

 them over to Mr. Sanders. We are 

 sure that the Chicago organization 

 will not stand upon technicalities, and 

 while all would undoubtedly prefer 

 working through the existing national 

 body one can be created for the occa- 

 sion in this way. 



It is true that a large sum of money 

 has been forwarded to Galveston for 

 general relief, but it has been suffi- 

 cient to merely prevent physical suf- 

 fering. The people have something to 

 eat and to wear, but the florists, at 

 least, have nothing with which to re- 

 sume business. Their greenhouses and 

 contents have been absolutely de- 

 stroyed. What plants were not car- 

 ried away by the flood have been killed 

 by the salt water. This was the re- 

 sult of a convulsion of nature that no 

 human agency could foresee or pre- 

 vent. 



These florists are surely entitled to 

 the sympathy and assistance of every 

 brother craftsman. While their losses 

 cannot be entirely made good, we can 

 make it possible for them to take a 

 fresh start, though perhaps in a more 

 modest way than before. They need 

 new greenhouses, plants, bulbs, et."., 

 with which to make this start. Those 

 who feel they cannot afford to coil- 

 tribute money toward the building of 

 the houses can surely spare some 

 plants to help stock them. All who 

 are willing to contribute plants are 

 repuested to report the kind and 

 quantity to Mr. Sanders or to us. The 

 Review will publish a complete list 



of the contributions, both cash and 

 stock. 



We suggest acting through the Chi- 

 cago committee because this body is 

 ah-eady at work and it is desirable 

 to have one central body in order to 

 secure uniformity of action and not 

 work at cross purposes. 



THE GALVESTON FUND. 

 Treasurer Sanders, of the Chicago 

 Florists' Fund for the Relief of the 

 Galveston Florists, has forwarded a 

 check for ?2Sl.O0, which amount was 

 contributed as follows: 



25.00 

 20 00 

 25 00 

 10 00 

 10.00 



Walter Retzer & Co 



Kraployes of above firm '" 



American Florist Co 



Geo. Wittbold Co .'.'.'.'., 



E. Wienhoeber '_ 



C. A. Samuelson io 00 



Bentliey & Co lo 00 



Wietor Bros jo fm 



Bassett & Washburn 10 00 



E. H. Hunt 10.110 



McKellar & Winterson lo.oo 



Peter Reinber^ 10 00 



.1. C. Vaughan .' lo.oo 



P. Stielow • io.no 



Hartshorne Collection Box 8.00 



E. C. Amling 5.00 



Edgar Sanders 5.00 



J. A. Budlong 5 00 



Weiland & Risch 5.0O 



.\. L. Randall 5.00 



Poehlmann Bros 5.00 



Geo. Reinberg ■ 5 00 



J. B. Deamud 5.00 



Eli Hohbs .5.00 



W. J. Smyth 5 00 



S. Muir 5 00 



A. Mc-\dams 00 



.lohn Blanck 3.00 



Geo. Woodward 2 00 



H. Kilmers 2 00 



Alex Held " 2 00 



Robert Mueller 2 00 



■Tohn Rearden 2 00 



W. H. Kidwell 2.00 



.\. .T. Schmidt 2.00 



Walter Kreitling l.Oi 



Leopold Koropp 100 



Cash 1-00 



H. N. Bruns 101 



Cash 100 



X. Paulus 100 



I. C. SlUiman 1.00 



E. E. Von Rosen 100 



Jj. H. Winterson 100 



3. A. Sikuta 100 



Gus Vouinakis 100 



Total »2?1 00 



Further contributions to the fund 

 may be addressed to Edgar Sandeis, 

 Treas., 1639 Belmont ave., Chicago. 



A LIBERAL DONATION. 



From an item in the daily press we 

 iearn that the Good & Reese Co., 

 Springfield, O.. on Oct. 11 shipped to 

 the Galveston florists cash and plants 

 amounting in the aggregate to $60(>. 

 The shipment consisted of 10,000 ro.^e 

 plants and a like number of miscel- 

 laneous plants, the same being a do- 

 nation given without solicitation. In 

 addition to this the firm sent $.50 in 

 money. 



"YOU NEED IT in your business '— 

 The Florists' Manual, by Wm. Scott. 



GOOD TOOLS are always a good in- 

 vestment. Among the very best and 

 most valuable is a copy of the Flor- 

 ists' Manual, by Wm. Scott. 



AWAY FROM HOME. 



Mr. Editor: I am unable to give 

 you any Buffalo notes as I have not 

 seen the Pan-American city for nearly 

 two weeks, but as I have not seen it 

 mentioned in the eastern press except 

 in connection with a prize fighter, I 

 think it is still intact and moving 

 along slowly but surely. 



At home we tell visitors that Buffalo 

 has more asphalt pavement than any 

 ether city in the world — about 300 

 miles — and then I had to listen to a 

 mild mannered Philadelphian who 

 coolly .said: "That's a good deal for 

 you, but we have 700 miles. Larger 

 city, you know." 



Men who travel, the big guns of the 

 trade, will not be interested in my 

 observations, but there are many who 

 don't travel and they may perhaps be 

 slightly interested in a few things that 

 interested me. 



Washington. 



Washington is a beautiful city, and 

 if it had not been 90 degrees in the 

 shade on Saturday, the 6th, it would 

 have been still more beautiful. What 

 an interesting place is the botanical 

 garden! There is much to be learned 

 'ihere, especially about our trees and 

 shrubs. And how many species thrive 

 in this favored climate that are use- 

 less in western New York. One illus- 

 tration of this, and a marked one, Is 

 the Magnolia grandiflora which makes 

 a fine tree here, and even in the south 

 of England this beautiful evergreen 

 needs the protection of a wall or 

 fence. The salisburia is being plant- 

 ed largely in Washington, and why 

 should it not be planted everywhere? 

 It is one of the handsomest of all 

 trees, thrives in our cities as scarcely 

 any other tree does and is as hardy 

 as an oak in our northern lands. But 

 I must not go into trees and shrubs 

 or you will want a supplement. 



I had the best of guides. Mr. Oliver, 

 and to this well informed gentleman 

 I owe much for the interesting time 

 1 spent in Washington. 



Gude Bros, have some fine houses, a 

 very large range of recent erection, 

 well filled with all the leading roses. 

 The American Beauties were especial- 

 ly fine. Golden Gate is a great favor- 

 ite around Washington. This young 

 firm has made prodigious strides since 

 they started and the end is not yet. 



A drive over a fine boulevard 

 Ijrought us to the American Rose Co. 

 This place once appeared to be of 

 enormous size and it is large yet, but 

 when you have seen those 20 acres of 

 glass in the neighborhood of Chicago 

 lesser places do not take your breath 

 avifay. I here saw some houses of ex- 

 cellent mums, well grown in every 

 way. Of the kinds they highly prize 

 1 noted Willowbrook, a very fine early 

 white, and H. A. Parr, a fine early 

 yellow. They have carnation houses 

 with a long, sloping roof. 66x216, built 

 on a side hill. Compared with some 

 carnations we would call them decid- 

 edly off, but doubtless Washington 



