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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



JULY 20, 1S99. 



hearts of the St. Louis contingent. 

 Following are the scores: 



1st. Jii'l. 3d nil. Am. 



Ferguson 123 155 L63 128 142 



Connor 113 152 157 III 11" 



Watson 132 136 140 . 138 



Shaw l'-'l 107 184 120 129 



Dunn 117 107 111 111 126 



Holznagle 125 140 :<• ... 124 



Pantke 117 129 132 102 120 



Sullivan 108 128 US 



Rackham 96 94 110 157 1U 



Beard 117 11- 106 11. 113 



Flovverday 107 117 112 



Pickworth »» 11"' H9 108 109 



Hupprich 99 '76 126 97 100 



Following are the scores made by 

 the Detroit bowlers last Monday even- 

 ing (July 17): 



1st. 2nd. 3d. Av. 



Beard 191 127 153 151 



Watson 132 151 112 132 



Hol-znagle 145 113 129 



Flovverday 12S 165 94 129 



Dunn 109 150 125 128 



Rackham 133 110 118 120 



Shaw 101 156 95 117 



Pantke 107 121 114 



Hupprich 90 13S 104 111 



Sullivan 90 116 92 99 



Tavlor 112 91 78 95 



Pickworth 89 B5 104 93 



AUSTIN. 



NEW YORK. 



Just a few words to the wholesale 

 florists of New York. Now that you 

 have gotten together and signed an 

 agreement to close at 4 p. m.. or on 

 any other "old thing," why not stick 

 together and protect yourselves and 

 the growers, aye, the trade in general, 

 against the thieves and frauds that in- 

 fest and degrade our business. Purify 

 the business by organizing yourselves. 

 "Blacklist" all the frauds, do away 

 with the long credit system, make it 

 the old thirty day limit, put interest 

 on after that, and sell nothing to those 

 60 or 90 days behind in payment. 

 Get the business down to a cash basis 

 as near as possible. You know how 

 greatly you will benefit by it. There 

 will be just as many flowers sold, and 

 the honest retailer will get a better 

 chance. Long and bad credits are a 

 curse, a millstone around the necks of 

 life and progress, and why should you 

 tolerate them? Surely there's manli- 

 ness and courage in your hearts some- 

 where, or else you would never succeed 

 as you have done. Sign another paper 

 that will kill these "life-suckers," and 

 don't forget the "blackmail item." 



Talking of blackmail, we have been 

 requested by several wholesalers to 

 expose the evils of affairs like the 

 "Bogert fishing excursion," which oc- 

 curred last Thursday. The Review is 

 fearless in the cause of honesty and 

 is glad to see people enjoy themselves, 

 but when an obscure florist organizes 

 an outing and compels every business 

 man he deals with to purchase five or 

 ten dollars' worth of tickets, why, it's 

 an outrage, but apart from this the 

 "outing" has become notorious as a 

 gathering of hoodlums; we know of 

 several who attended for the purpose 

 of "punching people." They who make 

 such affairs possible and successful by 

 financial assistance are not blameless. 

 Let us have lots of "outings." but rep- 

 resentative oues, and remember, we as 

 florists have reputations at stake. If 



the wholesale boys want to go on any 

 picnic, let them get up one of their 

 own, it's time they did. 



It was rumored that the growers and 

 buyers attending the cut flower market 

 at Thirty-fourth street ferry were go- 

 ing to have an outing, but deferred ac- 

 tion in favor of the Florists' Club's in- 

 tention. Let's get together somehow 

 and anyhow, and have one good day 

 by the bright sea waves. 



Business is too poor to discuss this 

 week; anything else is preferable, so 

 let's continue gossip and stirring folks 

 up. Rumors are rife that we will soon 

 have a growers' club in New York; the 

 more clubs the merrier, but let 'em 

 all be one in principle. What became 

 of the committee appointed to wait on 

 the authorities anent a new or a bet- 

 ter plant market? Are plant growers 

 satisfied with the present junkhole of 

 a market? If the Jersey ites are the 

 Manhattanites are not. Get together, 

 boys, and better yourselves. This pa- 

 per will help you. 



Cleary, the auctioneer, and many of 

 the growers, inform us that they are 

 deeply considering the advisability of 

 holding cut flower auctions down town 

 next season. There is some reason to 

 doubt the wisdom of the innovation. 

 We would like to see a good market 

 built and auctions held there after cer- 

 tain hours if necessary, but any legiti- 

 mate mode of winning money is char- 

 acteristic of the country, and, boys, 

 the dollar in your pocket is one of 

 your Best friends, after all. 



The club's transportation committee 

 met on Friday and discussed the best 

 method of getting the boys to Detroit. 

 Nothing definite was done, but prog- 

 ress reported toward having the dele- 

 gation from New York connect with 

 the Philadelphians and others along 

 that route, and that chaperons will not 

 be fashionable this time. The com- 

 mittee will attend to the fare of one 

 and one-third rate, to the comfort of 

 the boys en route, and then everyone 

 will be at liberty to choose their own 

 camp at Detroit. Descriptions and 

 costs will be furnished by the local 

 committee. We are glad to learn that 

 the New York delegation have the 

 courage to venture out to the wild 

 west without a guide. In doing so they 

 show the Yankee spirit which loves to 

 do as it pleases and roam where it 

 likes, untrammeled and without dicta- 

 tion. Chaperons are O. K. for invalids 

 and old maids, but not for the men we 

 want to send to get us the convention 

 for 1900. 



Among those identified with our 

 business who sailed for Europe during 

 the past week was Julius Roehrs, of 

 Carlton Hill, N. J. Mr. Roehrs has 

 gone to look after some of those tall 

 kentias, etc., we are apt to buy at big 

 prices next season. Sam Goldring, Al- 

 bany, N. Y., visited the metropolis dur- 

 ing the week; he looks just the same 

 as when we were all young many years 

 ago. 



The "bowling set" caught new life 

 tonight. Alex Burns was busy collect- 



ing dues from those anxious to roll for 

 the club at the national tournament, 

 and it looks as if New York will have 

 enough bowlers there for several 

 teams. The temperature at the alleys 

 was over 90, but what's that to the 

 higher degrees of fun and enthusiasm. 

 Following are the scores: 



A. Burns 121 151 166 



F. Traendlv ..! 107 140 134 



\\ Sifbrecht 149 150 110 



H. Bunyard 120 122 



F. Atkins 139 112 



.7. Troy 98 122 



J Withers !..127 120 94 



T. Roehrs 123 125 166 



Cook 121 116 116 



J. Donlan 113 127 136 



There is talk of a match between 

 the New York Gardeners and the Flat- 

 bush teams in the near future. What's 

 the matter with a three-corner rub 

 with the New Yorks before conven- 

 tion? IVERA. 



BOSTON. 



The Market. 



The trade the past week has been 

 only a continuance of the usual sum- 

 mer business; outside of a little fu- 

 neral work there is nothing doing, and 

 if it were not for keeping up appear- 

 ances I think that the retail stores 

 would close up altogether. 



Roses are rather poor in quality. 

 Brides and Maids running from $2 to 

 $8 per 100; very few bringing the 

 latter price; Kaiserins are not plenty 

 and are eagerly sought after, from $6 

 to $10 per 100 are the asking prices; 

 Meteors run from $2 up; while Beau- 

 ties are not plenty and of poor qual- 

 ity, prices ranging from $2 per 100 to 

 $2.50 per dozen. 



Carnations are still plenty. Quite a 

 few growers are beginning to cut from 

 out of door plants; prices run from 50 

 to 75 cents per 100, with a very few 

 bringing a trifle more; sweet peas 

 have taken a decided tumble, running 

 from 75 cents to $1.50 par 1,000, quality 

 not first class; asters are not yet much 

 of an item, a few good blooms coming 

 into the market, $1 per 100 being the 

 selling price; valley, forced, worth $4 

 per 100; odds and ends the same as 

 last week. 



John Fee, of Jamaica Plains, has the 

 market on some clean looking longi- 

 florums grown in the open ground; 

 price from $1 to $1.50 per dozen. 



The Saturday Exhibition. 



The show this week was devoted to 

 exhibitors of hydrangeas in tubs, glox- 

 inias, achimenes, etc., and was quite 

 extensive. Prizes were awarded to H. 

 Dumaresq for some elegantly grown 

 specimens of Hydrangea Otaksa; tak- 

 ing 1st for a pair and 1st for a single 

 specimen. He was also awarded 1st 

 for achimenes, grown in 10-inch pots. 

 For cut blooms of tuberous begonias. 

 Mr. Dumaresq received 1st; E. S. Con- 

 verse, 2d. For collection of hardy 

 aquatic plants, 1st, Mrs. John L. Gard- 

 ner. For collection of hardy ferns, 1st, 

 C. C. Kingman; 2d, Miss Alice L. Grin- 

 nell; 3d, the Misses Doran. For native 



