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The Weekly Florists' Review, 



JULY 27, 1899. 



Brides and Beauties. Maids are also 

 in demand. Trade, of course, is quiet. 

 Good roses bring from $2 to $4 and 

 some very fair stock is coming in; 

 most of it short stemmed, being cut 

 from young stock. Carnations are 

 mostly field grown and vary in price 

 from 50 cents to $1; sweet peas are 

 still very plentiful, 25 cents per 100 

 for the best, which are the only ones 

 that sell; tuberose stalks are more 

 plentiful, price $5 per 100 for Arm- 

 strong's everblooming; others sell 

 cheaper; gladiolus from $2 to $5, but 

 do not sell well, and a great many of 

 them are coming in; asters are fine, 

 especially white; the large ones bring 

 $1.50; others $1 per 100; smilax re- 

 mains the same as last week. 



Various Notes. 



George Angermuller, bookkeeper for 

 C. A. Kuehn, is off on a vacation for 

 two weeks. 



Fred Ammann, of Edwardsville, is 

 going to Detroit with the boys, so look 

 out for him in the fat man's race. 



I see by the last issue of The Re- 

 view that our friend J. Austin Shaw 

 has been in the convention city, and 

 in his bowling notes I read that the 

 Detroit boys in figuring out the bowl- 

 ing contest place St. Louis among the 

 "also ran." I think after the smoke of 

 the battle is cleared they will find the 

 teams line up thus: St. Louis, first; 

 Buffalo, second; Philadelphia, third, 

 with Chicago, Omaha and New York 

 close up. Keep this in mind, boys, 

 and see if I am not right. 



Bowling. 



The members of the Florists' Bowl- 

 ing Club rolled four games on Monday 

 night and ten members put in their 

 appearance. Henry Berning, our new 

 member, rolled for the first time. The 

 Bcores below will show a little im- 

 provement, perhaps enough to keep us 

 out of the "also ran" class. 



1. 2. 3. 4. Tot. Av. 



J. J. Beneke 175 191 137 163 666 166 



C. A. Kuehn 183 142 163 163 651 163 



C. C. Sanders 146 173 159 134 612 153 



John Young 113 112 214 439 146 



J. W. Kunz 155 12S 121 163 567 142 



E. W. Guv 146 135 129 409 136 



Emil Sr-hrav 121 153 130 404 135 



F. C. Weber Ill 136 127 132 506 126 



F. H. Weber 106 128 109 363 121 



H. G. Berning ... 80 88 104 93 365 91 



J. J. B. 



TROPHY FOR THE CRACK SHOTS. 



We present herewith an engraving 

 of the beautiful trophy offered by the 

 Lockland Lumber Co. to the best shots 

 at the Detroit convention of the S. A. 

 F. It is a solid silver pitcher with 

 ebony base, standing about thirteen 

 inches high and is eight inches wide 

 over all. Following are the conditions 

 governing the contest: 



Each team is to consist of six members, one 

 of whom shall serve as captain. 



Every member of each team to be a member 

 In sjod standing of S. A. F. and. if not a 

 florist, be- engaged in some line of business 

 that is related to the florist business. 



All members of teams must be amateur 

 shooters — professional shooters barred. 



The first contest will be at Detroit, Mich.. 

 in August, 1899, during the convention, and 

 subsequent contests at subsequent conven- 

 tions until the same club shall win the trophy 

 twice, when it shall become their property. 



The Lockland Lumber Co.'s Trophy for the Gun Clubs at Detroit. 



The captains of teams winning the trophy 

 but once to deliver it in good condition at 

 next convention, or see that it is so deliv- 

 ered. 



Members of teams need not all be from 

 the same city, but two men from one p:ace, 

 or two members of any local florists' club, 

 may associate with themselves four others 

 from another place, or other places, and thus 

 form a team. 



On every team that contests for the trophy 

 after having once won it there must be at 

 least two members of the original team, one of 

 whom to act as captain. 



Each man to shoot at at least twenty-five 

 targets. 



Contests to be according to the revised rules 

 of the American Shooting Association, if no 

 other rules are made by the majority of the 

 captains of the different teams. 



CHICAGO. 



The Market. 



There is practically no change from 

 last week in the trade conditions and 

 nothing new can be said. We are in 

 the midst of the midsummer dullness 

 and it is very apparent when one vis- 

 its the wholesalers. We hear good 

 reports of the condition of roses and 

 there is nothing to be desired in this 

 direction. 



Various' Items. 



The death of E. H. Hunt last Tues- 

 day morning was a severe shock to 

 his many friends in the trade. 



Arrangements for the trip to De- 

 troit have been completed and full 

 details will be found elsewhere in this 

 issue. 



Mr. L. Becker, Rogers Park, has 

 added four new houses, each 25 feet 

 8 inches wide and 155 feet long, all 

 for carnations. Mr. Winandy was the 

 builder and is entitled to credit for the 

 excellence of his work. The heating 

 is by the low water system, there be- 

 ing many flows and but two returns. 

 This system makes it possible to heat 

 up quick when necessary. Mr. Becker 

 now has 12 houses, all devoted to car- 

 nations, and has 2% acres of plants 

 for housing, all in splendid condition. 



Henry Roman, who was suspected 

 of plotting to murder his employer, 

 John Schoepfle, the florist, and take 

 possession of his property on a forged 

 bill of sale, has been found guilty of 

 forgery and sentenced to the peniten- 

 tiary. 



Recent visitors: Peter Lundblad, 

 with E. Nagel & Co., Minneapolis; C. 

 C. Pollworth, Milwaukee; J. A. Evans, 

 Richmond, Ind.; Elmer Law, of Law 

 Bros. & Day, Butte, Mont. 



Mr. Joseph Reeve, who has been 

 with Mr. A. McAdams for some 

 years, has taken a position with Mr. 

 J. C. Murray, Peoria, III., as mana- 

 ger of his rose and plant growing 

 houses, and will leave for Peoria 

 Aug. 1. 



Club Outing. 



The Florists' Club was favored with 

 a very pleasant day for its second 



