JULY 28, 1S9S. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



211 



Partial View of the greenhouses of Mr. Alfred Patrick, Auburn, N. Y., after the hail storm. 



But what would a game of base- 

 ball amount to without the assistance 

 of the spectators! But the best part 

 of the game was to see the boys pitch 

 into the eatables and drinkables after 

 it was concluded. 



On returning to the lawn a group 

 photograph containing a majority of 

 the visitors was taken for The Review 

 and a reproduction of same appears in 

 this issue, also a picture of the two 

 Reinberg brothers, the hosts of the oc- 

 casion. Peter, the elder is seated in 

 the chair, and George, the younger, 

 stands beside him. 



After a vote of thanks to the gener- 

 ous hosts had been passed with a 

 shout and three cheers the tally ho 

 coaches were loaded and went gaily 

 away, a host of others followed on bi- 

 cycles and still others sought the train, 

 all agreeing that the affair had been a 

 decided success and that it would be 

 difficult to duplicate it in the future. 



Next Outing. 



The Milwaukee trip is the next on 

 the list and will be taken Thursday, 

 August 11. The Virginia has been se- 

 lected and she will leave the Goodrich 

 dock at 0:00 a. m.. arriving at Mil- 

 waukee at 2:00 p. m., and reach Chi- 

 cago again at 10 p. m. The party will 

 be taken charge of by the Milwaukee 

 florists on arrival there and they will 

 endeavor to make it pleasant for the 

 visitors. A special rate of 8.5 cents for 

 the round trip has been secured. Tick- 

 ets may be had of Mr. Edgar Sanders 

 or at any of the wholesale florists. 

 Bring your family and a well filled 

 lunch basket with you and make a 

 jolly day of it. 



Thursday was selected for the rea - 

 son that it was found impo.ssible 

 to avoid an objectionable crowd of 

 other excursionists on Sunday. And 

 in selecting a week day it was thought 

 that it would be easier for the majo- 

 rity to leave their business a day dur- 

 ing the middle of the week. 



To Omaha. 



The special rate of $14.75 for the 

 round trip to Omaha has been grant- 

 ed, as foreshadowed in last issue, and 

 this low rate should insure a strong 

 delegation from this city. It is a 

 splendid opportunity to enjoy the 

 double attraction of the convention of 

 the national society and the great 

 Trans-Mississippi Exposition, at a 

 very moderate outlay. 



The Chicago Florists' Club will have 

 a special car, and possibly two cars, 

 on the Burlington train leaving Chi- 

 cago at 5:50 p. m.. Monday, August 

 15, and reaching Omaha at 8:10 a. m., 

 Tuesday, August 10. the opening day 

 of the convention. A circular issued 

 by the committee of the Florists' 

 Club of Philadelphia announces that 

 the delegation from Philadelphia and 

 other eastern points will arrive over 

 the Pennsylvania road at 5 p. m., 

 August 15, and will travel on the same 

 train with the Chicago party from 

 here on. The parties from Buffalo, 

 Cleveland, Detroit, Milwaukee and 

 other points will also center here and 

 travel on the same train. It prom- 

 ises to be a very large and very jolly 

 party. 



A large number of berths have al- 

 ready been reserved in the special car 

 of the Chicago Florists' Club. Others 

 desiring berths reserved should ad- 

 dres G. I>. Grant, 334 Dearborn street. 



The Market. 



There is an upward tendency in the 

 market this week. Stock in most 

 lines has stiffened up considerably, 

 which naturally makes prices move up 

 a point or so. 



In roses long stemmed Beauties sold 

 for .*2.."iO, though this is exceptional, 

 the stock being very select. Good 

 stock, which continues scarce, is held 

 at about $1..">0 per dozen. Meteor and 

 Kaiserin have a good call and are 

 quoted at ?4 for choice flowers. Maids 



were rather scarce, only one or two 

 firms having any at all. 



Carnations were seen in good shape. 

 The stems are beginning to acquire 

 length and the color and size are also 

 improving. Good stock is now held 

 at $1 and no trouble is experienced in 

 disposing of it. 



Peas are still a glut. In the early 

 part of the day the best are sold for 

 .fl,00 per 1,004.>, but later are jobbed 

 to the fakir at the ridiculously low 

 price of ?1.<:K> per 100 bunches. 



Notes. 



The many friends of Mr. E. H. Hunt 

 will be glad to learn that he is ^ble 

 to be down to business again. 



Mr. W. E. Lynch is away on a 

 couple of weeks' vacation and thinks 

 of spending some time in the east. 



The conservatories of Mr. Nathan 

 M. Freer, at Oak Park, are to be 

 closed. The plants are now being sold 

 and instructions have been given to 

 have them all closed out by fall. The 

 action of Mr. Freer was quite a sur- 

 prise, as he seems to have heretofore 

 taken much interest and pride in his 

 conservatories. 



Mr, Geo. B. Wiegand, of A, Wiegand 

 & Son, Indianapolis, was a recent vis- 

 itor and took in the club outing at 

 Summerdale. 



A number have asked if they could 

 secure a copy of the group photograph 

 taken at Summerdale. Copies may 

 be had at the office of The Review, 

 Price, 50 cents each. Copley of the 

 photograph of the tally-ho 'coaches 

 may be had at the same price. 



O. W. Frese has returned from the 

 Pacific coast looking well and hearty. 

 Bowling. 



Only three bowlers turned up at the 

 alleys last Friday evening. It is 

 hoped there will be a large attendance 

 the next few weeks, as there is not 

 much time now before the convention. 

 Following are the scores made: 



G. L. Grant...] 



F. StoUery ....1 



G. StoHery 



2nd. 33. 4th. 5th. 



104 



S3 



100 



121 120 



105 



AUBURN, N. Y. 



Posted up in Alfred Patrick's office 

 are some excellent maxims and prac- 

 tical advice. One item reads as I re- 

 member: "Do your business quickly 

 and take your leave." Evidently 

 the terrific hailstorm that paid him 

 such an unwelcome visit upon June 

 llth exemplified this, but at such cost! 



Mr. Patrick says he will now believe 

 anything he reads as coming from the 

 clouds short of 13-inch shells, when 

 stones such as fell at this time pierced 

 steel roofs and cut rafters into match- 

 sticks, which was an actual fact. Lat- 

 tice was no protection to windows and 

 palms such as latanias looked like cy- 

 press after the storm had passed. I 

 send you a view showing the havoc 

 caused. 



The excellent cut in The Review with 

 the advertisement for Hail Insurance 

 is not formidable enough, an illustra- 

 tion showing the crystallized object 



