AUGUST 4, 1S9S. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



239 



one of the happiest nights in all your 

 memory. 



Now, the convention over, and the 

 "business" shelved, come.s Friday, and 

 "the end." As I have said before, we 

 have concluded to extend to you for 

 that day the courtesies of the great 

 Trans-Mississippi Exposition, and to 

 have you "make a day of it." You will 

 be provided with passes on Thursday, 

 so that you can, if you will, commence 

 "your day" as early Friday as you 

 please. At noon the whole convention 

 is expected to meet at the Nebraska 

 state building, which has been secured 

 for your comfort. Here you v/ill be re- 

 galed with "food for soul and body," 

 farewell speeches will be made and 

 "Auld Lang Syne" sung, and then your 

 cares and duties at an end, you will be 

 "let loose" to do and to see and to be 

 happy, until satiated, and weary, and 

 satisfied, you join, as I know you will, 

 in "Three cheers for Omaha," and say, 

 as I know you will. "This has been the 

 best convention I have ever attended, 

 and I'm glad I came!" 



Notes. 



On August 2 will occur the society 

 event of the season in Omaha, when 

 all the leading ladies of the city partic- 

 ipate in the Floral Carnival. The 

 weather makes the use of artificial 

 flowers a necessity, but the florists will 

 benefit somewhat, as the ladies will 

 use the natural flowers for personal 

 decorations. 



Mr. J. J. Hess has returned from his 

 two weeks' eastern trip, ten pounds 

 heavier and several pounds happier. 

 He reports a delightful series of visits 

 to all the leading florists from Chi- 

 cago to Washington, and is especially 

 eloquent over the courteous treatment 

 he received everywhere, especially at 

 the capital, under President Gude's 

 care. He found much interest every- 

 where in the convention, and predicts 

 a grand attendance. 



The Denver & Rio Grande railroad 

 is arranging for an excursion to Den- 

 ver, Salt Lake and intervening points 

 of interest, for the week succeeding the 

 florists' convention, and if a party of 

 twenty-five can be secured most lib- 

 eral concessions will be made and a 

 glorious trip over the mouutains will 

 be enjoyed. Out of 50O florists who will 

 be at the convention, 10 per cent, will 

 want to secure this added pleasure. If 

 they will send their names at once to 

 J. Austin Shaw he will give them full 

 instructions on the subject. 



S. B. Faulkner is fast building up a 

 prosperous business. His experience 

 in floriculture has extended over a pe- 

 riod of thirty-five years, beginning in 

 England when he was but i:5 years of 

 age. He came to America in 1f^S2 and 

 entered the employ of A. Donaghue, 

 Sr., of this city, for whom ho was fore- 

 man for ten years, only leaving him to 

 establish his present business. He has 

 already nearly l(),fMK> square feet of 

 glass, and contemplates the building of 

 another large house next spring. His 

 three sons are all engaged in the busi- 

 ness with him. The oldest son enters 



the employ of H. A. Dreer in Septem- 

 ber. J. AUSTIN SHAW. 



MANURE AND SOIL CRUSHER. 



The accompanying engraving shows 

 an inexpensive home made manure 

 and soil crusher used by Stollery 

 Bros., Argyle Park, Chicago. It is used 

 mainly for making manure fine for 

 mulches, but is also used for making 

 lumpy soil fine when this is necessary. 



The cylinder consists of ,n section of 

 round fence post into which a lot of 

 spikes have been driven, and the box 

 containing the cylinder Is open at top 

 and bottom. The manure or soil is 

 thrown into the hopper, the crank 

 turned, and it drops out at the bot- 

 tom well broken up. Th»y tised to 

 work their manure for mulches 

 through a wire mesh, but this made a 





Manure and Soil Crusher. 



great deal of work and they have 

 found the apparatus illustrated a very 

 great saving in labor. 



If it is wished to have the manure 

 very fine spikes can be driven in 

 through the sides of the box, arrang- 

 ing the row so that the teeth will pass 

 between those on the roller. ' This will 

 tear it up very fine. 



CHICAGO. 



The Market. 



The supply continues to shorten 

 somewhat and demand to apparently 

 Increase. Good tea roses are hard to 

 get, and the best bring as high as $4. 

 though the bulk are sold at $2 to $3, 

 and some as low as $1. Carnations 

 range all the way from 50 cents to 

 $1.25, a small quantity bringing the top 

 price, while the majority go at from 60 

 to 75 cents. Asters are coming in 

 freely, but move rather slowly. There 

 are sweet peas in abundance. Common 

 ferns are getting rather scarce again. 



All the dealers report business some- 

 what better than usual at the season, 

 though several find plenty of time to 

 rest and gossip. All have confidence 



in an extra good business the coming 

 season. 



Club Outing. 



The Milwaukee trip is the next on 

 the list and will be taken next Thurs- 

 day, August 11. The Virginia has been 

 selected and she will leave the Good- 

 rich dock at 9:00 a. m., arriving at 

 Milwaukee at 2 p. m., and reach Chi- 

 cago again at 10 p. m. The party will 

 be taken charge of by the Milwaukee 

 fiorists on arrival there and they will 

 endeavor to make it pleasant for the 

 visitors. A special rate of 85 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. 



An effort is being made to induce the 

 wholesalers to close on that day so all 

 may take the trip. 



To Omaha. 



The special rate of $14.75 for the 

 round trip to Omaha should insure a 

 large delegation from Chicago and vi- 

 cinity to the convention. It is a splen- 

 did opportunity to enjoy the double at- 

 traction of the convention of the na- 

 tional soeiety and tne great Trans-Mis- 

 sissippi Exposition, at a very moderate 

 outlay. 



The Chicago Florists' Club will have 

 a special car on the Burlington train 

 leaving Chicago at 5:50 p. m., Monday, 

 Aug. 15, and reaching Omaha at 8:10 

 a. m., Tuesday, Aug. 16, the open- 

 ing day of the convention. A 

 circular issued by the commit- 

 tee of the Florists' Club of Phila- 

 delphia announces that the delegation 

 from Philadelphia and other eastern 

 points will arrive over the Pennsyl- 

 vania road at 5 p. m.. August 15, and 

 will travel on the same train with the 

 Chicago party from here on. The par- 

 ties from Buffalo, Cleveland, Detroit, 

 Milwaukee and other points will also 

 center here and travel on the same 

 train. It promises 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- 

 dress G. L. Grant, 334 Dearborn Street. 



A Hail Storm. 



Last Thursday evening a severe 

 storm passed over Chicago and in 

 places there was a heavy fall of hail. 

 Some of the florists suffered serious 

 losses. About seven-eighths of the 

 glass in the Reissig greenhouses at 

 Riverside was broken, making practi- 

 cally a clean sweep. The Garfield Park 

 Floral Co. lost 13.000 feet out of their 

 total surface of 16,000 feet, with no in- 

 surance. At Mr. E. Weinhoeber's place 

 on the north side over 3,000 square feet 

 were broken, and this included a lot of 

 heav.v ribbed glass three-sixteenths of 

 an inch thick on his main show house. 

 This will show the size and force of the 

 hail. Mr. Wienhoeber carried insur- 

 ance in the Hail Association. Palms 

 suffered less than might be expected 

 from the hail and broken glass, but a 



