SEPTEMBER 15. 1898. 



The Weekly Florists* Review, 



419 



ties of the Omaha Exposition and S. A. 

 F. convention. 



W. A. Manda. South Orange, N. J., 

 was the only exhibitor, and showed a 

 most interesting collection of brome- 

 liads. for which the judges awarded 

 him 85 points; two new ferns. Pteris 

 treniula cristata and Pteris tremula 

 oompacta, each of which received 50 

 points: a fine vase of Helenium au- 

 tumnalis superba and two vases of a 

 new white phlox. P. paniculata Tom 

 Thumb. which grows exceedingly 

 dwarf, seldom reaching more than a 

 foot in height, and is a continuous 

 bloomer; both of these flowers re- 

 ceived honorable mention. 



After the meeting adjourned the 

 near-by bowling alleys were attended, 

 and the boys indulged in a few excit- 

 ing games, but the scores would look 

 out of place alongside the names, and 

 therefore it is best to leave them out. 



The New York Gardeners' Society's Bowl- 

 ing Tournament. 



'Twas one of those nights 



That too seldom we see. 

 Wlien our shouts of delights 



Drive all cares out to sea. 



Yes. Saturday night. September 10. 

 will be long and pleasantly remem- 

 bered. Seldom, it ever, has a more jo- 

 vial crowd been gotten together. Six 

 teams competed for the prize offered, 

 which was the finest new ball obtaina- 

 ble. The keenest interest was shown 

 in the competition, and whenever a 

 strike was made the noise of the fall- 

 ing pins was drowned in salvos of 

 cheers. Six alleys were used and at 

 nine o'clock, when the first game was 

 over, Piper Halliday. striking up the 

 ■■Cock o' the North." led a procession 

 of eighty-four, headed by the Philadel- 

 phia team, up to the banquet hall, 

 where dinner was served. The tables 

 were handsomely decorated with a col- 

 lection of eighteen of the newest can- 

 nas, sent by F. R. Pierson. Tarrytown. 

 and they were grand. Collections of 

 dahlias and cannas were sent by C. W. 

 Ward, of Queens. John Lewis Childs 

 contributed a collection of new gladio- 

 lus and rare herbaceous flowers, and 

 A. L. Marshall sent a vase of his new 

 yellow canna. 



After dinner Wm. Scott, president of 

 the Gardeners' Society, in a few well- 

 <>hosen words, welcomed the visiting 

 teams, and said he was glad to see so 

 many strange faces present, both 

 among gardeners and florists. The frat- 

 ernizing of these two professions was 

 a hopeful sign, as by their combined 

 efforts they could accomplish much. 

 He introduced Mr. O'Mara as toastmas- 

 ter, who on rising received quite an 

 ovation. Brief speeches were then in 

 order, Mr. O'Mara introducing each of 

 the speakers in his usual happy man- 

 ner. Robert Kift replied for the Phil- 

 adelphia team; W. A. Manda, for the 

 Orangemen; Eugene Dailledouze. for 

 Flatbush; Charles Dietz, for Hoboken; 

 Wm. Pluni'b. for the New York Flor- 

 ists' Club. Mr. Plumb said these gath- 

 erings were beginning to show that 



both the gardeners and florists were 

 jolly good fellows. He hoped to see 

 more of these fraternal gatherings. Mr. 

 Henshaw replied for the New York 

 Gardeners' Society, and intimated that 

 he would like to see more of the gar- 

 deners visit the Bronx Park Botanical 

 Gardens, which, though yet in embryo, 

 were quite an object lesson. The press 

 was handled, American Gardening, by 

 L. Barron, editor; The American Flor- 

 ist, by W. J. Stewart; The Florists' Ex- 

 change, by Alex. Wallace; The Flor- 

 ists' Review, by .James I. Donlan. 



During the evening bagpipe music 

 was dispensed in fine style hy Pipers 

 Halliday and Wm. Scott, several of 

 the members from the "land of brown 

 heath and shaggy wood" indulging in 

 a Scotch reel. One of the most amus- 

 ing incidents of the evening was the 

 acrobaticisms of Louis Schmutz. and 

 I only wish I could send you illustra- 

 tions of the attitudes of many of the 

 bowlers in their frantic endeavors to 

 influence the balls after they had been 

 thrown. 



The Philadelphia team won with 

 scores of 874 in the first game and 972 

 in the second. Three cheers and a 

 tiger were given the victors and every- 

 body was glad the Quakers had won. 

 J. Habermehl won the prize, a silver 

 ornamental napkin holder, for the best 

 average score, and also a pair of gold 

 sleeve buttons, the prize for the high- 

 est individual score. Wm. Bartholo- 

 mae won the prize offered tor the 

 highest score made by a private gar- 

 dener. Following are the scores: 



i-nii,Ani':i.i'Hi.\. 



1st. L'lul. 



J. Habermehl 203 169 



G. Craig 139 145 



.1. Walker 137 174 



D. T. Connor 157 180 



R. Klft 123 160 



HOHOKKN. 



I lietz 



FLATnUSH. 



R. Wlttmann- 



R. Fischer 1 



L. Schiller 



G. Urown 1 



X. Y. GAHDKNKKS- SOCIETY 

 1 



W. Prn^ser ; 



R. Brett 



P. McDonald 1 



W. Bartholomae 1 



S. Henshaw 1 



.1. H. Troy 1 



6 



X. V. Ki,(ii;iSTs- i-i,ci;. 



1; 



John Young 



Theo. Roehrs 1 



P. O'Mara 1 



Wm. Plumh 1 



H. A. Bunyarfl 1 



Theo. Lani; . 1 



(JK.\.\GI-;. X. .1. 



li 



<■'■ Smith 1 



A. n. Rose 1 



.1. A. Manda l 



F. L. Atkins I 



W. A. Manda i 



W. Gray ], 



P. Rile 



106 



Zeller 



T. Brennan 132 137 



L. Schmutz 101 131 



D. Y. Mellis 152 129 



Eugene Dailledouze 143 124 



760 7.S1 

 INDIVlUfAL SCORES. 



C. Loilginotti 14S 



K. 'J"raen(ll.v ' hg 



.1. Westcott lis 



C. Millang 91 



M. Green 103 



Prank Rorkovsky lor, 



J. Brennecke 45 



Jno. Scott 65 



Doctor Poland 5S 



W. E. Marshall 91 



W. .7. Stewart 129 



Various Notes. 



Auction sales have commenced for 

 the season and promise to be full of 

 new features. Cleary himself made a 

 splendid bargain with a most estima- 

 ble young lady, and they were joined 

 together for life at Sing Sing. Septem- 

 ber 5. Mr. and Mrs. Cleary will re- 

 side in Brooklyn. 



Perhaps the greatest event among 

 the retailers lately was the opening of 

 Weber & Fields' Music Hall last week. 

 A great profusion of flowers was used 

 in all manner and kinds of designs, 

 but the demand for this was scarcely 

 felt on the market. 



There is one complaint that is gen- 

 eral, and we must say there is abun- 

 dant cause for it. That is the grading 

 into several sizes of roses which the 

 wholesalers have to lump together 

 and beg the Greeks to buy at their 

 own price. Is a grower justified in 

 grading roses in September? We rath- 

 er think not; it is only a waste of 

 time and a cause of aggravation. We 

 were never in favor of the grading 

 system at any time of the year, for 

 we contend that the best man to grade 

 stock is the man who buys. To us it 

 is vastl.v amusing, nay, ridiculous, to 

 see the many X's and quadruple X's 

 tagged on to roses because one rose 

 is one inch shorter than the other, or 

 one rose is blind and the other like a 

 button. The best judge of your stock, 

 the one whom you are compelled final- 

 l.v to recognize, is the buyer, and he 

 does not want to know how many X's 

 your packing boy puts on the stems, 

 liut he does want to know if youi' 

 roses are good, medium or poor. 



We regret to announce that Mrs. 

 Thos. Young. Jr., is dangerously ill, 

 and hope she will soon recover. D. 



BOSTON. 



Review of the Market. 



During the early part of the week 

 what flowers were brought in seemed 

 to sell readily, asters of the Semple 

 type having the call, with a good 

 trade in carnations and odds and 

 ends. 



On Saturday everybod.v was in the 

 market, and more flowers were shown 

 than for several weeks; result was 

 that the demand was not equal to 

 such a supply, and prices went down. 



