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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



SEPTEMBER 22, 1S9S. 



Saturday night at Beyer Bros, place, 

 and we did celebrate. The guests be- 

 gan to arrive at 8 o'clock and by 9 all 

 were on hand with the exception of 

 President Kunz, who was reported 

 sick. The cup was the center of at- 

 traction and th-e friends of the Club 

 admired it very much. 



The Polar Mandolin Club rendered 

 fine music for singing and dancing. 

 As no ladies were jjresent. the boys 

 danced among themselves. At 10 

 o'clock a fine lunch was spread in the 

 large potting shed, when still another 

 band surprised us by playing on the 

 outside. This band is composed of 

 employes of the Beyer Bros. They call 

 themselves the Pandanus Mandolin 

 Club. They also rendered some fine 

 selections and songs. 



Dr. Helwig acted as master of cere- 

 monies and called upon the different 

 members to sing a song or tell a funny 

 story. In the absence of the president 

 it fell upon your correspondent to tell 

 the guests how we won the cup. Three 

 cheers were then given for the St. 

 Louis Bowling Club, and they must 

 not fail to bring the cup back to St. 

 Louis from Detroit next year for keeps. 



Mr. Munson, a friend of the Beyers, 

 sang a few very choice selections of 

 iis own composition, which delighted 

 all present. A quartette composed of 

 ■Carl Beyer, Robert Beyer, H. Schulte 

 and F. Esher sang some German selec- 

 tions from Mozart which were very 

 line. Both Robert and Carl have fine 

 voices and should cultivate them at 

 once. Frank Fillmore was also on 

 hand with a few songs and funny 

 jokes. The party broke up at 3 a. m. 

 and everybody had a good time. Those 

 that failed to come missed a treat of 

 their lifetime. 



At the Bowling Club Monday night 

 fight members rolled three good 

 games. U. F. Tesson, our new mem- 

 ber, was high man with an average of 

 160. 



There are rumors atloat that some 

 of the members are not satisfied with 

 the present quarters of the club, but 

 as the place has the only regulation 

 alleys in the city they would be com- 

 pelled to roll on the small 3C>-inch al- 

 leys should they decide to leave. 



The club is equally divided on this 

 TDatter. The proprietor of our present 

 quarters will on next Monday have a 

 new set of pins and the alleys in flrst- 

 class shape. We hope that this mat- 

 ter will be satisfactorily settled for 

 all. Should the club on next Monday 

 night decide to abandon the regulation 

 alleys they cannot expect the boys to 

 win the Evans cup at Detroit next 

 year. 



The scores of last night (Monday) 

 were as follows: 



12 3 Total. Av. 



•R F. Tesson Wl 144 163 49S 166 



J. J. Beneke 158 160 170 488 163 



C. A. Kuehn 134 143 170 447 149 



J. W. Kunz 119 139 173 431 144 



<-. C. Sanders 128 146 151 425 142 



John Young 123 152 136 411 137 



T-. C. Weber..... 101 134 132 367 122 



r. J. FiUmore 121 105 84 310 103 



J. J. B. 



NEW YORK. 



The Market. 



There was a slight increase in busi- 

 ness felt the latter part of last week, 

 but it seems to have fallen flat again. 

 Orchids are becoming more plentiful. 

 Cattleyas bring but 40 cents each. Den- 

 drobium phalaenopsis S cents, Dendro- 

 bium formosum are hard to sell at 25 

 cents, cypripediums bring from 6 to 10 

 cents. 



Roses are quoted all the way from 

 •"'>0 cents up to ?4 per hundred, Beauties 

 of course being a shade higher, the 

 finest bringing from $11' to H'>- Valley 

 averages from .f2.."i0 to $:> per hundred. 

 Dahlias arc coming in fine and fetch 

 from .50 cents to $1 per hundred. Fine 

 Hydrangea paniculata win $1..50 to #2 

 and smilax from ]0 to l."j cents. Car- 

 nations are scarce, that is good ones, 

 and average To cents. There are a few 

 finer ones that bring $1 and we are 

 told a few specially grown Mayor Pin- 

 grec get as high as if2 per hundred. 

 Asiters. gladiolus, lilies and such stock, 

 which is fast becoming poorer, are sold 

 for any old thing. 



Notes. 



Charles B. Weathered has gone to 

 Lenox for a chat with the boys, 

 Charley, in fact all the horticultural 

 builders, report lots of work for the 

 present and an abundance of orders 

 for the future; this augurs well for 

 floriculture. 



J. H. Small & Sons are making a 

 magnificent sliow of orchids in their 

 new Broadway store this week. We 

 will endeavor to send you pictures of 

 them for next issue. 



A few chrysanthemums are coming 

 in, but are scarcely worth notice. 



H. H. Berger & Co. have transferred 

 their ofiices and sample rooms from 

 22(1 Broadway to 47 Barclay Street, 

 where they will be pleased to have 

 their friends call. D. 



BUFFALO. 



The Market. 



There is not a volume of real news 

 to relate, but one item, namely, that 

 business is steadily on the increase, 

 gives us energy to send what meager 

 notes that are worth recording. Good 

 roses are now to be had, especially 

 Meteors, but Beauty is still the favo- 

 rite with all who can afford its aristo- 

 cratic terms. Carnations are comin.s 

 to town in daily increased quantities 

 and although comparatively short 

 stemmed and a liberal allowance of 

 buds on the side they are very wel- 

 come. 



Copious and frequent rains have 

 helped late asters, and in spite of the 

 beetle and disease they are in very 

 great abundance. Personally we shall 

 be rather glad 'when we get a good 

 frost and the outside stuff is knocked 

 out. Stores will be patronized better 

 then; for now, to tell the truth, and 

 it's a truth as well as a fact, our mar- 



ket plays old harry with the cheap and 

 every day flowers that are used during 

 many months, which is really about 

 12 months in the year; no matter if 

 they cost more than at a greenhouse, 

 they have been purchased at the mar- 

 ket and must be cheaper. 



Carnations are ail about housed and 

 in this immediate neighborhood are on 

 account of the very dry season on the 

 small side. Most all of the later intro- 

 ductions are receiving a trial by one 

 or the other so before spring "we shall 

 see what we shall see." We have al- 

 ready heard bad accounts of that mag- 

 nificent white Evelina, but we don't 

 believe it, with us it is acting finely. 



Notes. 



There is a large range of glass 

 building at Jamestown, N. Y.. to be 

 used by A. L. Thrall, whose handsome 

 store is located at 5SS Main Street, 

 Buffalo. 



Preparations are going ahead for our 

 November exhibition, and although 

 the work is left largely to half a dozen 

 members at present, we hope all in the 

 trade will become interested, for never 

 has there been the promise of better 

 material to make a good show, and 

 surely after a rest of several years the 

 public is ready for us. 



The South Park Commissioners are 

 building, but oh so slow; pc/or econ- 

 omy for the city to drag along in so 

 dilatory a way. Some of the houses at 

 least will be much needed before frost 

 comes. 



To keep in line with others who have 

 fine windows W. J. Palmer & Son, our 

 oldest and best known firm, have torn 

 out their store front, which was two 

 small windows, and replaced with one 

 fine sheet of glass. Billy always made 

 a grand show under the old conditions, 

 but wliat will he do now! I shudder 

 to think of the blaze of yellows and 

 pinks and crimsons and other shades 

 that will dazzle the eyes of those that 

 get down that way. Besides the win- 

 dow there is an oflice appronched by a 

 spiral stairway, luxurious couches for 

 the fatigued customers to rest in, an 

 ice box that can be called a "crystal 

 palace," mirrors galore and all other 

 accessories and concomitants that 

 make "an up-to-date" flower store. 



There have been numerous callers of 

 late; among whom were: Mr. Evans, 

 of Richmond, Ind.. and Mr. Killen. of 

 New YOii-k; the latter is very slowly 

 wending his way home from Omaha, 

 and this morning the genial face of 

 Wm. Cattleya Matthews, of Utica, 

 peered through the door. We have yet 

 with us Mr. M.'s grip and overcoat, so 

 the interview has not yet terminated. 



Postscript. 



We are of those who do not believe 

 tliat sport of any kind except in a very 

 subordinate way should enter into the 

 columns of a horticultural journal, and 

 instead of reading that Dick Jones, or 

 Bill White or Pat Murphy had made 

 112 or 203 at the last club roll, how 

 much better to hear that John West- 



