AUGUST 3, 1S99. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



235 



ST. LOUIS. 



The Market. 



We have the same old story to tell 

 at this time of the year. Weather hot, 

 good flowers scarce and business dull. 

 About the only thing to report in the 

 way of business is a few large fu- 

 neral orders; outside of that nothing. 



The roses that come to this market 

 now show unmistakably the severe ef- 

 fects of the hot weather and the bulk 

 of them are very poor and small. The 

 demand for good or bad, is poor, ex- 

 cept good long Beauties, which are 

 always in demand and sell fairly well. 



Prices on stock remain about the 

 same as last week. Carnations are 

 very small, with short stems, but color 

 good. Asters are quite plentiful; 

 white and pink are the best sellers. 

 Sweet peas are falling off and are evi- 

 dently coming to the end of the crop. 

 Gladiolus, hardy hydrangeas and aura- 

 tum lilies are coming in freely. Tube- 

 rose stalks very plentiful and fine. The 

 bulk of the material is from the out- 

 side. Smilax is very good and plenty 

 of it, but slow sale. 



The Parks. 



The bedding in the different parks 

 throughout the city looks well, there 

 being more of it this season than ever 

 before. Much good taste has been 

 displayed and the indications are that 

 it will be increased each year. 



Park Commissioner Ridgley was in 

 Detroit last week attending the park 

 commissioners' meeting. 



Supt. Pape will go with the florists 

 to Detroit to attend the S. A. F. con- 

 vention. 



The following park keepers were 

 appointed by Commissioner Ridgley: 

 Benton Park, A. V. Ahren; Caronde- 

 let, J. R. Winbold; Carr Square. F. 

 Kinderman; Forrest, W. L. Lamar; 

 Gamble Place, J. Crist; Gravios Park, 

 F. W. Zachritz; Hyde Park, P. Gund- 

 lach; Jackson Place, Win Thorwarth; 

 Laclede, Theo. Hovelman; Lyon Park, 

 Louis Siegmund; O'Fallon, L. Peen- 

 ger; St. Louis, Place No. 1, A. Kohn; 

 No. 2, H. Rischoff; Nos. 3 and 4, F. W. 

 Wiegand; South St. Louis Square, A. 

 Ulrich. 



Club Meeting. 



The members of the Florists' Club 

 should not fail to attend the next 

 meeting of the club, Thursday, August 

 10, at 3 p. m. It is the duty of all those 

 members who come only once in a 

 while to be present at this meeting, as 

 there will be election of officers; the 

 secretary's report and the payment of 

 yearly dues. This meeting will be es- 

 pecially beneficial to those who who 

 are going to Detroit, and the names of 

 those going should be in the hands of 

 J. W. Kunz at this meeting. The pres- 

 ident also requested me to state that 

 all picnics must be settled for at this 

 meeting without fail. The trustees say 

 there will be an essay read by one of 

 our best members. We always have a 



good time after the August meeting, 

 and if you want to take part in it, why 

 come and see the fun. 



Rev. Dr. Halstedt, if you please, 

 from now on. Brother Halstedt reports 

 that he received a telegram last week 

 addressed Rev. Dr. Halstedt, request- 

 ing him to meet a body coming in on 

 the next train and to hold services 

 over same. Doc, knowing some mis- 

 take had been made, went out and 

 hunted up a substitute. 



Aug. Schureman, of the Schureman 

 Floral Co., leaves for Philadelphia this 

 week to decorate for the G. A. R. en- 

 campment, held there next week. 



The Bowling Club had a wet night 

 Monday and eleven members rolled. 

 The rollers all seemed to have an off 

 night. The scores were as follows: 



12 3 4 5 Tot. Av, 



C C. Sanders.... 163 109 134 466 155 



J J. Beneke Ml 130 138 183 130 722 144 



C. A. Kuehn 132 121 165 136 156 710 142 



John Young ISO 100 2S0 140 



Emil Sehrav . .. 132 169 113 414 138 



F Fillmore .... 151 113 133 397 132 



F H. Weber 134 129 263 131 



e' W. Guy 109 130 131 370 124 



F C Weber 120 117 237 IIS 



R F Tesson 109 125 103 337 112 



Dr. Halstedt ... 91 92 93 276 92 



J. J. B. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



Various Notes. 



Business has been very dull, with 

 little or nothing doing. The conven- 

 tion seems to be the only subject un- 

 der discussion and from all reports 

 Philadelphia will be well represented. 

 The bowling club will be there in full 

 force, as they intend bringing the hon- 

 ors home with them. We noticed in 

 the last issue that first place has al- 

 ready been modestly conceded to 

 them; therefore the boys say they will 

 do all in their power to bear the De- 

 troit boys out in their figuring and 

 they will be well equipped for all 

 emergencies. To whom it may con- 

 cern, let a word to the wise be suffi- 

 cient: Beware of the bowlers from 

 the Quaker City. 



Mr. David Cliffe. of Germantown, 

 sailed for Europe on Saturday, July 

 29th. 



Mr. Frank Whitely. of the firm of 

 Smith & Whitely. with his wife is so- 

 journing at Asbury Park, and Mr. A. 

 E. Jones has charge of the store in 

 Mr. Whitely's absence, while Mr. 

 Smith is running the Lansdowne 

 greenhouses. 



Pennock Bros, are making some de- 

 cided changes in their store. 



Mr. Robert, Jr.. of South Eleventh 

 street, is about to add 60 feet to his 

 greenhouse at the rear of his store, in 

 order that he may have more room 

 for boarders another season. 



Mr. Chas. Fox, Sr., is also making 

 some alterations in his store and is 

 overhauling his greenhouse getting 

 ready for fall trade. 



Julius Wolff. Sr., is rebuilding his 

 greenhouse on Ridge avenue and Dau- 

 phin street. 



Our visitors the past week were: F. 

 A. Danker, Albany, N. Y.; Mr. Quin- 



lan, of Syracuse, N. Y.; Mr. Bavin, 

 Jr., of Buffalo, N. Y.; J. F. Kidwell, 

 Chicago; John G. Heinl, Terre Haute, 

 Ind.; F. A. Fairbrother, Providence, 

 R. I.; A. Zeller, of Flatbush, L. I., and 

 A. L. Miller, of Brooklyn. 



The Market. 



Beauties, $3 to $12.50; Brides and 

 Maids, $2 to $4; Kaiserins, $2 to $5; 

 Meteors, $2 to $5; smilax, $12.50 to 

 $15; carnations, 50 cents to $1; some 

 of the fancier varieties bring $1 to 

 $1.50; valley, $3 to $4; asters, 50 cents 

 to $1.50; sweet peas, 25 cents. R. 



ROCKFORD, ILL— Burdick Bros, 

 have purchased land upon which they 

 will soon build a large greenhouse. 



BINGHAMTON, N. Y — Mr. Moore, 

 formerly connected with the Oak 

 Street Greenhouses, is now a member 

 of the firm of Mills & Moore, 55 Front 

 street. 



PATERSON, N. J.— Elmer E. Mc- 

 Cornac has succeeded to the firm of 

 McCornac & Co., having purchased the 

 interest of his former partner, A. F. 

 Kinsman, who has removed to Ohio. 



DUBUQUE, IA— W. A. Harkett is 

 about to add a new greenhouse, which 

 will give him a total of eighteen. 



NEW YORK.— Clucas & Bodding'on 

 Co. have removed to more commodious 

 quarters at 342 West 14th St. 



SEND 

 ADVS. 

 NOW 



for our 

 Convention 

 Number 

 to be issued 

 August 17. 



