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The Weekly Rorists' Review* 



NOVEMBER 24. 1898. 



W. N. Rudd, president-elect of the 

 S. A. F., spoke on •TUe Society of 

 American Florists," and predicted that 

 the coming convention at Detroit 

 would be one of the grandest affairs in- 

 the history of the societj-. He hoped 

 that a train load would come from St. 

 Louis and we promised to do so. 



Among ihe St. Louis florists present 

 were: Carl Beyer, Emil Schray. C. C. 

 Sanders, R. F. Tesson, C. A. Kuehn, J. 

 J. Beneke, F. J. Fillmore. F. H. Mein- 

 harut, Carew Sanders, Max Herzog, C. 

 A. Juengel, Julius Koenig, Sr., Fred 

 Ostertag, E. A. Michel, E. H. Michel, 

 Dr. Halstedt of Bellville, F. L. Ridge- 

 ly. park commissioner of St. Louis, and 

 attaches of the Botanic Garden. 



J. J. B. 



NEW YORK. 



Trade Review. 



Business is increasing steadily and 

 prices in consequence are advancing. 

 Chrysanthemums are on the decline, 

 though there are more than enough 

 to materially interfere with the sale 

 of other flowers. Beauties are getting 

 scarcer and dearer. Cattleyas are short- 

 ening up. C. labiatas are about over 

 and C. Trianae are not quite ready. 

 Dendrobium formosum are very plen- 

 tiful and there is little demand for 

 them. The general run of flowers are 

 improving in quality and indications 

 are that we shall have a good season, 

 although it is late. The Horse Show 

 was a disappointment to florists, but 

 we expect to make up for it now with 

 ah the strangers it brought to town. 



Bowling Club. 



The Bowling Club met at their new 

 alleys, corner of 57th street and Sixth 

 avenue, on Monday night last, and it 

 was the most enthusiastic meeting 

 the club has held. Many brilliant 

 scores were made, O'Mara in one in- 

 stance scoring 217; therefore look to 

 your laurels. Lawrence Hafner offers 

 a prize for the highest individual 

 score in one game rolled by members 

 of the club on Monday afternoon, De- 

 cember 12. The club has challenged 

 a team from the New York Gardeners' 

 Society to play a match game at the 

 above alleys the same afternoon, and 

 the event promises to be most excit- 

 ing. 



Recent visitors: D. D. L. Farson, 

 Philadelphia and J. M. Gasssr. 

 Cleveland, O. Mr. Farson visited the 

 Flatbush bowling alleys on Novem- 

 ber 17 and rolled a phenomenal score. 



The Exhibition. 



The New York Gardeners' Society 

 gave a most successful flower show at 

 their rooms, 64 Madison avenue, on 

 afternoon and evening of November 

 19th. 



In cut chrysanthemum blooms L L. 

 Powell, Milbrook, N. Y., was first for 

 25 blooms in 25 varieties; Wm. Har- 

 vey, Rye, N. Y., for display of pom- 

 pons; Jos. Dexter, White Plains, N. 

 Y'., for 12 blooms in 12 varieties; \V. 



C. Russell, Milbrook, N. Y., for 6 

 blooms in 6 varieties, 'J bloom? of 

 Golden Wedding, G blooms yellow, 

 one variety, and 6 blooms any other 

 color, one variety; Wm. Tuiiier, Tar- 

 rytown, N. Y., for 6 blooms Mrs. 

 Jerome Jones; Geo. Winslade, Mama- 

 roneck, N. Y., for 6 blooms Bonnaffon 

 and 6 blooms bronze; Wm. Duckham, 

 Madison, N. J., for 6 blooms white; 

 Alex. McKenzie, Blauvelt, N. Y., for 

 6 blooms crimson; Peter Duff, Orange, 

 N. J., for 6 blooms pink; John G. 

 McNicoll, Lawrence, L. I., for 12 

 blooms in 12 varieties; W. G. Gomer- 

 sall, Fishkill - on - Hudson, N. Y., for 

 single bloom of new variety not yet 

 in commerce. I. L. Powell took first 

 for collection of cut flowers, chrys- 

 anthemums excluded. 



In carnations first went to W. C. 

 Russell for best seedling and for best 

 display. 



In roses I. L. Powell was ahead for 

 12 Beauties; John Downing, Oceanic, 

 N. J., for 12 Brides and 12 Brides- 

 maids. 



In other chrysanthemum classes C. 

 W. Ward, Queens, N. Y., was first for 

 6 blooms of variety not yet in com- 

 merce; Andrew Taafle. Irvington, N. 

 Y., for 6 blooms Frank Hardy; A. D. 

 Rose, Jersey City, for collection pom- 

 pons; John G. McNicoll, for 12 plants 

 in 6-inch pots. 



The new rose Lady Dorothea was 

 exhibited by John Dunlop, Toronto, 

 Ont., and was awarded a certificate of 

 merit. D. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



The cut flower market presents a 

 curious state of affairs for the week 

 just closed. For several years past 

 show week and the week succeeding 

 it have found all flowers, excepting 

 chrysanthemums, a complete drug in 

 the market, and chrysanthemums 

 were often affected. All this is now 

 changed. Most of the growers, to 

 avoid loss, so timed their crops that 

 they are cutting very little now; even 

 chrysanthemums, mid - season varie- 

 ties, are not quite so plentiful, and 

 the demand is fairly active. Result, 

 first - class stock is rather scarce. 

 Prices for roses advancing. 



It is clear the best growers are not 

 producing cut blooms of chrysanthe- 

 mums as of yore. Not nearly so many 

 extras are seen. They bring any- 

 where from 10 to 20 cents each, com- 

 mons from $2 to $6 a hundred. There 

 are, generally speaking, enough to 

 spare for all demands. 



Beauties are in active demand; they 

 are worth — I am speaking now of the 

 very best — $3 a dozen from such crack 

 growers as Joseph Heacock and Cas- 

 per Pennock. Robt. Scott & Son got 

 $3.50 for stems bordering closely on 

 the five - foot mark, while another 

 great grower obtained $4 for the very 

 cream of his stock. Kaiserins, Al 



brand, have brought |8; good ordi- 

 nary, $5. Brides and Maids, $6 for 

 the cream, $4 for good, every-day 

 stock; Meteors, about the same. 



Carnations are |1.50; occasionally 

 $2 for selected and fancies; 75 cents 

 to ?1 for Scott and McGowan. Vio- 

 lets, singles, 35 to 50 cents; doubles, 

 75 cents to $1; valley, $3 to $4; adi- 

 antum, 75 cents; Asparagus plumosus, 

 35 to 50 cents a string; sprays in 

 bunches are worth from 1 to 1% cents- 

 a spray, according to length. 



Items. 



The Germantown Horticultural So- 

 ciety met on Monday, the 14th inst., 

 re-electing Edward Neville president; 

 Chas. J. Wister, Albert \\'oltemate 

 and Roberts Le Boutillier, vice-presi- 

 dents; George Redles, Jr., secretary 

 and treasurer. 



Henry Diehl exhibited a very fine 

 seedling chrysanthemum, Japanese 

 white, heavy petals, a cross between: 

 a seedling of his own and Minnie 

 Wanamaker. For this he received 

 special mention. He also showed 

 some extra nice violets. There was a 

 collection of orchids from Roberts Le 

 Boutillier. 



George Redles, Jr., read a history oC« 

 Cypripedium Spicerianum, illustrated. 



There were chrysanthemum shows 

 at Horticultural Hall in Fairmount 

 Park and at the Bourse last week. 



The Florists' Club played its first 

 match in the Bowlers' League on the 

 14th inst. against the Houston Club, 

 of the university, which is very 

 strong. The Florists led by 69 pins 

 on the first game, dropping 26 on the 

 second and 30 on the third, thus win- 

 ning by 13 pins; the popular number 

 for a florist's victory. Team — Bell, 

 Brown, Connor, Habermehl, Moore, 

 and Smith. J. W. Y. 



BUFFALO. 



Since the great glut of midseason 

 chrysanthemums are gone the de- 

 mand and the business seems more 

 healthy. It is seldom colors are divid- 

 ed just right to suit the public taste. 

 last year it was yelloiv which was 

 short. This year there is a decided 

 scarcity of good whites. We think on 

 the whole pot plants have sold a trifle 

 better than last year. 



Good carnations are none too plen- 

 tiful, perhaps most growers are not 

 striving to get in many till mum 

 season is over. Roses are always with 

 us and if we don't grow them we can 

 always buy them. It is evident violets 

 are going to be the same old strong 

 favorites that they have been for 

 years past. There is not enough lo- 

 cally grown to go round of the right 

 quality and we have to call on the 

 banks of the Hudson. Yet there are 

 some home grown blue gems that 

 about equal the Poughkeepsie sample. 



After the storm has blown over and 

 we calmly look back at the flower 

 show, we can at least congratulate 



