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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



SEPTEMBER 15, 1898. 



and quite a lot of stuff remained on 

 the growers' hands. Asters of fine 

 quality have sold from $1 to |2 per 

 100, white, of the Semple type, bring- 

 ing the outside figure; inferior quali- 

 ty average about 50 cents per hun- 

 dred. 



Carnations are more plenty, Mrs. 

 Fisher predominating, selling at from 

 50 cents to ?1 per hundred. Colored 

 pinks are more in evidence, and if 

 quality is good will bring $2. 



Roses, of good quality, sell fairly 

 well. Brides and Maids averaging $4, 

 while good Kaiserins easily bring $1 

 per dozen; Meteors from $4 to $8 per 

 100. Beauties are more plenty, from 

 75 cents to $2.50 per dozen. Valley is 

 quoted from $3 to $4 per hundred. 

 Odds and ends sell well at fair prices. 



The Saturday Exhibition. 



The show this week was devoted 

 mostly to vegetables, and to the ex- 

 hibit of the Boston Mycological Club, 

 members of which gave a discourse 

 on their especial study "Mushrooms." 

 Among flowers shown were two nice 

 collections of herbaceous plants by \V. 

 N. Craig, who was awarded a first 

 prize, and Rea Bros., who got second. 

 L. W. Goodall received a gratuity on 

 a fine show of nymphaeas, also on an 

 elegant collection of Phlox Drum- 

 mondi and zinnias. Lothrop and Hig- 

 gins exhibited a collection of dahlias, 

 receiving a gratuity. H. A. Dreer, of 

 Philadelphia, exhibited a specimen of 

 the new Nymphaea Husteriana, and 

 was awarded an honorable mention 

 certificate. 



News Items. 



Fred Harris, the veteran gardener 

 for H. H. Hunnewell, entertained 

 about forty of his private and com- 

 mercial friends at the famous Hun- 

 newell estate. So. Natick, on Thurs- 

 day the 8th inst. 



The Boston papers report the clos- 

 ing up of The Fairfield Floral Co., 

 Fairfield, Me., thus throwing a good 

 many girls out of employment. 



Our vacationists are all returning 

 home, and among the well known 

 faces at the market on Saturday we 

 recognize C. E. Holbrow, of Brighton; 

 Dave Carmichael, of Newton, and Al. 

 Hutson, with W. H. Elliott, of Brigh- 

 ton, all of whom have been across the 

 pond this summer. 



P. Welch is back from Old Orchard, 

 Me., and is preparing for another sea- 

 son of hustle. 



W. H. Elliott arrived home from his 

 Omaha trip on Friday, says he en- 

 joyed every minute while he was 

 gone. 



I. H. Caro has opened a store at 168 

 Tremont street. 



The sale of choice of stalls in the 

 co-operative market took place on 

 Saturday, and about a hundred grow- 

 ers secured their stands for the en- 

 suing year. The premiums received 

 were in excess of last year, and the 

 stockholders are looking forward to a 

 good fat dividend. 



Allen Pierce, of E. N. Pierce & Son, 



of Waverly, who is now soldiering at 

 Camp Dalton, obtained a furlough so 

 as to attend the sale at the market, 

 and he was very much in evidence 

 among the bidders for first choice, 

 which he was bound to have. We 

 shall miss him greatly this season, as 

 he leaves on Monday for Middletown, 

 Pa., his regiment, the oth Mass. Vols., 

 having been ordered to Camp Meade. 

 P. 



ST. LOUIS. 



The Market. 



Business shows a slight improve- 

 ment over last week. There is no 

 doubt that fall trade is beginning fa- 

 vorably and the store men all feel 

 pleased with the outlook. The demand 

 last week was mostly for white flow- 

 ers. The cool weather of last week 

 has shortened up stock considerably 

 and also made a slight change in the 

 prices. 



Roses that are coming in now are 

 not looking so well as they should. 

 Kaiserin and Meteor are in good de- 

 mand at $3 and ?4. Brides. Maids and 

 Perles are sold at $2 and $3. The price 

 on short stemmed Beauties has gone 

 up to $4, long $8 to $12.50. The lat- 

 ter are scarce and flrst class stock of 

 this variety is hard to find in this 

 market. Most of the store men have 

 to send out of town in order to get 

 them. 



Carnations are improving in quality 

 and seem scarce. The best are still 

 selling at $1 per 100 and some go at 50 

 and 75 cents. Our growers are housing 

 their carnation plants as rapidly as 

 posible, and by the end of the week 

 will be done with the work. All the 

 new varieties have made a splendid 

 growth and look better than was an- 

 ticipated earlier in the season. 



Tuberose stalks are very plentiful 

 and in good demand last week at $3 

 per 100. Asters are quite plentiful, 

 but no glut. Pink has not been a 

 good seller this season but white were 

 in excellent demand, bringing 50 cents 

 and $1 per 100. Smilax is looking bet- 

 ter; price $10 and $12.50. 



News Notes. 



Mrs. C. A. Kuehn and young Charlie 

 got back from Detroit last week after 

 a three weeks' stay. At the same time 

 Mrs. C. C. Sander arrived from Cin- 

 cinnati, where she was visiting rela- 

 tives for two weeks.' 



Bros. Kuehn and Sanders ai'e now 

 happy. They were seen around town 

 with a kind of lost look, which has 

 now disappeared. 



It has been rumored that Emil 

 Schray is soon to become one of us 

 and join the married men's club. Good 

 boy, Emil, you're not too young. 



Ed Buechel, of the Riessen Floral 

 Co., reports that business with them 

 has been good of late and that the 

 outlook is encouraging for big fall 

 trade. 



Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Butcher, of De 



Soto, Mo., were in town Monday buy- 

 ing supplies. 



W. J. and M. S. Vesey, of Fort 

 Wayne, Ind., spent Sunday in St. Louis 

 visiting friends, and returned home 

 the same night. 



Fred Meinhardt was married August 

 22 to one of the belles of North St. 

 Louis, and Fred never said a word to 

 any of the boys. Nothing would have 

 been too good for him had he only 

 said the word. 



E. H. Michel, of the St. Louis Cut 

 Flower Co., left for Chicago Saturday 

 night for a week's stay. 



Ostertag Bros, are decorating the 

 Coliseum for the opening of the ex- 

 position. 



Regarding Mr. C. C. Pollworth'.s 

 statement in the last issue of the Re- 

 view in connection with the Evan.« 

 challenge cup, I will say that the $1" 

 from each club is to purchase an addi- 

 tional cup to be kept by the winners 

 of the match. I think a statement 

 from John Westcott, Mr. Wilcox or 

 Wm. Scott, the originators of the plan, 

 would be well for all those interested. 



Bowling. 



Samuel Karpf, secretary of the 

 American Bowling Congress and the 

 Interstate Bowling League, was a vis- 

 itor last week, and has arranged for 

 his Greater New York team to play 

 three games with our champion florist 

 team. The match to take place som>- 

 time in December. Mr. Karpf took a 

 look at the Evans challenge cup ana 

 said it was the finest he had ever seen. 

 Mr. K. will go from here to Chicago 

 and then to Omaha. 



The Florist Bowling club will cele- 

 brate the winning of the Evans chal- 

 lenge cup on Saturday night, Sept.lT. 

 8 p. m., at Beyer Bros.' place, corner 

 Grand and Gravois avenues, with 

 music and refreshments. This will be 

 a stag affair and the cup will be on 

 exhibition. 



The regular monthly meeting of the 

 Florist Club was held Monday night 

 at 8 p. m., with 16 members present. 

 The newly elected officers were in- 

 stalled. The chairman of the chry- 

 santhemum show committee reported 

 that everything was running in good 

 order and a meeting would be held 

 this week. The picnic committee 

 made its final report and was dis- 

 charged. 



Mostly all the bowlers left the meet- 

 ing early, it being their regular roll- 

 ing night. The balance of the evening 

 was taken up discussing carnation 

 plants. A great many of the growers 

 reported a failure this year on Day- 

 break. 



The Bowling Club rolled its regular 

 three games Monday night. The at- 

 tendance was slim, owing to meeting 

 of the Florist Club. Following are the 

 scores : 



12 3 Total. Av. 



J. J. Beneke 134 148 224 506 aW 



J. W. Kunz 139 175 136 430 150 



C. A. Kuehn 138 140 105 443 14S 



John Young 126 142 118 3S6 129 



F. Fillmore 12- I'i 115 340 114 



C. C. Sanders . ITO 170 170 



J. J. B. 



