JULY 6, 1S99. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



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persons be appointed by the president, 

 to take into consideration the matter 

 of offering prizes, in our different 

 cities, for the improvement of grounds 

 about manufactories and homes (both 

 front and back lots) and especially 

 about the homes of artisans; to form- 

 ulate rules governing the distribution 

 of prizes, and to offer suggestions for 

 planting." 



The object of the committee on 

 abuses of advertising is explained by 

 the resolution "that a standing com- 

 mittee of five persons be created to 

 consider the best way of checking 

 abuses of public advertising; to recom- 

 mend to the members of this associa- 

 tion such national, state and local 

 legislation as may correct this abuse; 

 and to prepare and distribute, from 

 time to time, printed matter to in- 

 fluence the public opinion in this di- 

 rection." The intent is to do away as 

 far as possible with display advertis- 

 ing on fences, buildings, etc. 



Though there was a change in the 

 program due to the weather the enter- 

 tainment features were well carried 

 out and all present enjoyed themselves 

 thoroughly. 



A valuable paper that had not been 

 announced in the printed program was 

 by C. D. Zimmerman, of Buffalo, on 

 "Walks and Drives." 



NEW YORK. 



Early Closing. 



We hate to tell you that Tom, Dick 

 md Harry has a cold or that the cat 

 joes out at night, same as some of our 

 friends do, because life's too chimeri- 

 cal and the weather is really hot be- 

 times. But then we've something of 

 interest to talk about once in a while 

 mongst the crowd here, and the most 

 important at present is the "Four 

 O'clock," or early closing act, which 

 went into force on July 1st. All the 

 wholesale florists in New York city 

 signed an agreement to close their 

 stores at 4 p. m. every day during 

 July and August. Well, how shall we 

 tell it? but really the matter has taken 

 on the humor of a Tenderloin comedy. 

 We must confess we entertained large 

 doubts about the good intentions, not 

 the feasibility of the plan, mind you, 

 because we know that unity can do 

 anything, but we took up a command- 

 ing view of the streets to see if the 

 agreement would hold, and what we 

 saw would make even a Chinaman 

 roar. The suspicious looks and 

 shame-facedness were amusing. It was 

 four o'clock Saturday afternoon, and 

 no sign of closing; 4:30, the curtains 

 half way down in 3 stores; 5 o'clock, 



4 stores closed; 5:30, 8 stores close, 

 but a boy at the door of 4 of them; 



5 o'clock, parcels are sneaked out of 

 two places; 6:30, we tried the phones 

 and were told our orders would be 

 left at "Jake's;" at 7 o'clock every 

 store was closed with the exception of 

 two in 30th street. 



Now, some will say that the summer 

 early closing act is foolish. We admit 



there are several sides to the question, 

 but what's the use of making an 

 agreement if it cannot be lived up to? 

 Many of the boys tell us they would 

 rather get off twice a week at noon 

 than every day at 4.. It is the first 

 time in the history of our business 

 here that the commission men ever 

 were united on one thing, and we 

 hope they will have the manliness to 

 stick to their word. The early closing 

 should not be confined to wholesalers, 

 because if there be any white slaves 

 in our business the retail store is the 

 place you will find them. Close the 

 retail stores at 6 p. m., and the boys 

 have their turns off in the afternoons. 

 There are no men in any branch of 

 our business who have as long hours 

 as the retailers. 



Various Notes. 



Almost every steamer leaving New 

 York carries a florist on a visiting 

 tour to the old home. Lucatos, the 

 Columbus Ave. florist, expects to sail 

 for London on Saturday, and will send 

 The Review some interesting notes on 

 what's of note in the flower line there. 



Macintosh has greatly enlarged his 

 store at 29th St. and Broadway, and 

 Gordon, one of the old timers, is now 

 located in a very pretty little store 

 corner of Wall St. and Broadway. 



Bowling is tiresome when the 

 weather is so hot; that's why the al- 

 leys are poorly manned. Monday there 

 were only three members of the Club 

 present and their scores were as fol- 

 lows: O'Mara, 168, 154, 167, 151; 

 Burns. 137. 104. 166, 173; Lang, 134, 

 104. There were others, including the 

 representatives of the press, but their 

 scores don't count; we go just for the 

 honor — and the humor of it. 



Messrs. W. J. Stewart, J. N. May 

 and P. O'Mara have been appointed a 

 committee on transportation to De- 

 troit. Terms, etc., will be given out 

 later. 



The cut flower market is tranquil; 

 stock is poor and scarce, so is busi- 

 ness. IVBRA. 



BOSTON. 



The Market. 



Graduation week, as usual, created 

 quite a demand for flowers, more espe- 

 cially for roses, and the result has 

 been quite a scarcity of salable 

 bloom. Carnations are running rather 

 poor in quality, reducing their popu- 

 larity, as compared with roses, for 

 graduation flowers. The demand has 

 been mostly for white roses, and good 

 quality of bloom are bringing good 

 prices. Brides will sell from $3 to $8 

 per 100; Maids and Meteors about the 

 same; Kaiserins are not plenty, and 

 readily sell at from 75 cents to $2 per 

 dozen. There is no change in the quo- 

 tations on Beauties. There is a per- 

 ceptible falling off in the supply of 

 carnations, but with hardly any ad- 

 vance in prices; from 35 cents to $1 

 per 100 is an average. A few fancies 

 bring $2 while some elegant bloom, of 



variety C. W. Hovey, from A. Roper 

 of Tewkesbury, bring as high as $4 

 per 100. 



Out of door flowers are selling very 

 well. Roses have sold quickly, and 

 bring good figures, Jacks and. Brun- 

 ners, being the varieties most in evi- 

 dence and are quoted at from $4 to 

 $16 per 100. Sweet peas are not plenty, 

 owing to the long drouth, and quality 

 is very poor; 35 to 50 cents per 100, is 

 the asking price; feverfew, achillea 

 and other stuff plenty, put up in 25 

 cent bunches. A few lilies are showing 

 yet, held at $1.50 per doz. 



The Saturday Exhibition. 

 The Horticultural Society inaugu- 

 rated their weekly exhibitions, on Sat- 

 urday, with an excellent show of sea- 

 sonable bloom. The estate of the late 

 Joseph S. Fay, M. H. Walsh gardener, 

 again took the honors with an elegant 

 display of roses, receiving first prize 

 for a collection. He also exhibited 

 two seedlings from Wichuriana; one 

 a light pink, double variety, result of 

 a cross with Baroness Rothschilds, at- 

 tracting considerable attention from 

 the craft. Dr. C. G. Weld and Mrs. 

 John L.Gardner, exhibited Iris Kaemp- 

 feri, receiving first and second prize 

 respectively. Sumner Coolidge was 

 awarded second on a vase of Lilium 

 candidum. Mrs. John L. Gardner also 

 received a first prize for a fine collec- 

 tion of Delphiniums. For a display of 

 hardy herbaceous flowers, Rea Bros, 

 were given a first prize and W. N. 

 Craig second. Mrs. E. M. Gill obtain- 

 ed first for a vase of seasonable bloom, 

 and Miss Hattie M. Winter second. 

 The society also awarded a silver 

 medal to Geo. McWilliam for seven 

 plants, in pots, of Dipladenia boli- 

 viensis, dwarfed for decoration pur- 

 poses. Gratuities were awarded to 

 The Misses Doran, and to Alice L. 

 Grinnell for collections of native 

 flowers; also to E. J. Mitton for a fine 

 specimen of Cattleya gigas. 



The News. 



The event of the week has been the 

 trade sale of roses and ferns from the 

 establishment of W. H. Elliott, and 

 sold at the warerooms of, and by N. F. 

 McCarthy & Co. The trade from this 

 and neighboring states was well repre- 

 sented, and the stock was all sold at 

 prices equal to the regular wholesale 

 figures for the quality of the stock. 



The firm of John Gormley & Son, 

 who have occupied the same store on 

 Tremont street for over twenty years, 

 have decided to retire from business 

 on July 1. 



Wm. Thompson, for some time with 

 above firm, has taken a like position 

 with Julius Zinn. 



F. R. Mathison of Waltham has 

 given up his business to his foreman 

 and salesman, who are amply able to 

 keep up the reputation of the place as 

 headquarters for strictly high grade 

 roses. The new firm will be known as 

 Anderson & Williams. 



There is a rumor that the Twom- 

 blys are to give up their retail store. 



