AUG UST 24, 1S99. 



The Weekly Florists' Review, 



321 



japanicus var. are two of the best 

 plants to stand water. Peperomia 

 argyrea, Maranta chimboracensis and 

 M. Porteana are used to some extent 

 but are not so graceful as ferns. As 

 to center plants the most popular ones 

 years ago were Pandanus Veitchii 

 and P. utilis: they are used today to 

 some extent but have somewhat lost 

 their eminence because they rotted off 

 quickly. Now the choice is for small 

 kentias, areeas or Cocos Weddeliana. 

 Once in a while a dracaena or some 

 variegated plant is desired but they 

 seldom give the satisfaction that palms 

 do. 



Seasonable Flowers. 



Curiosities in the way of tillandsias 

 or nepenthes, or a block of orchids, 

 are very attractive in the window or 

 store. Lager & Hurrell, of Summit, 

 N. J., grow most of their fine orchids 

 on boards. They are going to be used 

 in this way in the decorations of the 

 future. The boards will be made rust- 

 ic and with a little hanging gray moss 

 will give a natural and beautiful effect. 

 Cattleyas in at present are C. Dowi- 

 ana, rich nankeen yellow and violet 

 rosy flowers; C. Gaskelliana, light 

 purple and mauve; and C. Gigas. rich 

 rosy purple, the largest and best; of 

 course they are scarce and are easily 

 the finest of all the flowers you can 

 offer. Oncidiums are commencing to 

 come in. but there is such a vast array 

 of yellow flowers on the market that 

 there is little appreciation for them 

 yet. 



Speaking of yellow flowers, they are 

 about the finest in the herbaceous 

 garden just now, and there are many 

 of thern richly deserving of more ex- 

 tensive commerc'al cultivation. Heleni- 

 um striatum grandicephalum is a fine 

 thing, its bronzy cone in the center of 

 orange and yellow flowers makes a 

 rich effect and the (lowers grow in 

 immense clusters and are good keep- 

 ers, Rudbeckia speciosa is extra fine; 

 it is a black coned daisy of the highest 

 quality. Coreopsis tripteris is light 

 and graceful and a good contrast to 

 the others. Rudbeckia Golden Glow is 

 the most showy yellow flower to be 

 had; lots of it is on the market, and 

 yellow dahlias stand no show along 

 side of it; it is fine for large decora- 

 tions but not just the thing for 

 "close range," or in other words a table 

 flower. Dahlias, etc., come under the 

 same class. 



THE BOWLING TOURNAMENT. 



There was a warm time in Detroit 

 last Friday when the contest between 

 the various bowling clubs took place. 

 No less than ten teams took part and 

 the interest was kept at fever heat. 



The Philadelphia team took the 

 lion's share of the prizes, putting up a 

 very strong game. The Evans Chal- 

 lenge Cup, held by St. Louis last year, 

 now goes to Philadelphia. The Quak- 

 ers also took the Detroit cup, valued 

 at $75.00, offered to the club making 

 the greatest number of pins in any 

 one game, they scoring 936 in their 

 second game, an average of 15G for 



each man. They also took the set of 

 lignum vitae balls and cases with the 

 same score, and the set of six jeweled 

 scarf pins. 



St. Louis took second place, thereby 

 winning the cash prize offered to the 

 team, making the second highest ave- 

 rage in all games. 



Buffalo took third place and re- 

 ceived the cash prize for third posi- 

 tion. In the regular games Buffalo 

 and Chicago were tied for third place 

 and an extra game was played to set- 

 tle the tie, Buffalo winning. 



George Stollery, of the Chicago 

 team, won the $00.00 badge for high- 

 est score in any one game with his 

 high score of 208, also a $5.00 hat with 

 same score. 



W. B. Scott, of the Buffalo team 

 won the prize for highest average in 

 all games, with an average of 169. 



The morocco leather ball case for 

 second highest average in all games 

 went to Dennis Connor, of the Phila- 

 delphia team, on an average of 160. 



In the games for those who did not 

 play in the teams, Theo. Bock. Ham- 

 ilton, O., won the largest cash prize 

 with a score of 155; Chas. Risch, of 

 Buffalo, took second with a score of 

 143; and A. Sunderbruch third, 138. 



Chas. Risch. of Buffalo, also won the 

 copy of the Florists' Manual offered 

 to the one making the most spares, 

 he having a total of 7 to his credit. 



Dennis Connor, of Philadelphia, is 

 wearing a $5.00 hat as the result of his 

 prowess in making the most spares in 

 all games, being fortunate enough to 

 accumulate 19 in three games. He also 

 took away a $5.00 umbrella with which 

 to protect the hat, by making the 

 most pins on his spares. 



A. S. Burns, of New York, had ci- 

 gars to burn on the way home, win- 

 ning the box offered to the one mak- 

 ing the most strikes. He was tied with 

 Jno. Haberinehl, of Philadelphia, and 

 R. Beyer of St. Louis, but won on 

 the draw, the other players having 

 gone. 



Another box of cigars went to J. 

 Murdoch, of Pittsburg, he having 

 made the most pins on strikes in all 

 games. 



Fred Pauke took the box of cigars 

 offered to the member of the Detroit 

 team making the highest average. 



Harry Balsley is entitled to credit 

 for his successful efforts in getting the 

 Detroit people to contribute such a 

 liberal list of prizes. 



The team games were very sharply 

 contested and as will be noted there 

 is a difference of only 96 pins between 

 the score of the winning team and 

 that holding third place. It was no 

 walk away and an even hotter con- 

 test may be looked for next year. 



The organization of the National 

 Florists' Bowling Association, as re- 

 ported in our last issue was an excel- 

 lent move. We can now depend upon 

 uniform rules and uniform work by 

 the teams. 



Following are the scores in detail, 

 the figures having been verified by the 

 official score card: 



PHILADELPHIA. 



1st. 2.1. 3d. Tot. 



Jno. Walker 108 127 153 388 



Jno. Westcott lis 101 145 424 



Jno. Habermehl 147 145 129 421 



Geo. Anderson 154 135 137 420 



D. P. Conner 150 165 1S3 49S 



Geo. Moss 114 203 1515 47:: 



Totals 791 930 903 ' 



ST. LOUIS. 



i'. C. Sanders 96 121 126 34G 



''. A. Kuehn 140 109 126 375 



J. J. Beneke 154 131 101 440 



C. IVyer 152 17* 111 471 



.1. W. Kunz ISO 151 104 495 



R. Beyer 113 102 154 427 



Totals S35 S55 872 2502 



BUFFALO. 



W". F. Kasting 131 133 11,8 385 



Geo. Mn'lure 131 126 111 368 



Wm. Webber 130 149 124 403 



W. B. Scott 140 190 177 5»7 



Wm. Seott 166 108 322 396 



Phil. Scott 169 1S4 122 475 



Totals S70 890 774 2534 



CHICAGO. 



E. F. Winterson 153 HO 137 430 



P. J. Hauswirth Ill 127 119 357 



.lii". Degnan 117 115 156 388 



Geo. Stollery 131 208 139 its 



Geo. Asmus 116 102 106 444 



Fred Stollery 161 125 151 437 



Totals 789 S77 S6S 2534 



(The tie between Buffalo and Chicago 



was settled by an additional gam.' in 



which Buffalo won.) 



DETROIT. 



F. Holznagle 130 130 156 416 



Jno. Dunn 121 130 133 3S4 



F. Pantke 180 142 116 438 



Robt. Watson 110 93 107 310 



A. Ferguson 123 140 13S 401 



Phil. Breltmeyer 123 156 128 407 



Totals 7S7 791 778 2356 



NEW YORK. 



A. S. Burns 131 104 97 392 



F. L. Atkins lis 120 103 311 



J. W. Withers 130 107 153 410 



Win, Plumb 108 143 120 371 



1'. Traendly 137 149 140 420 



P. OMara 122 158 134 411 



Totals 766 841 747 2354 



PITTSBURG. 



Wm. Lowe 100 119 115 334 



L- 1. Neff 151 132 107 391 



E. C. Ludwig 152 105 108 3S3 



P. S. Randolph 73 109 104 2S3 



J. W. Ludwig ns 122 120 ;:u 



J. B. Murdoch 117 159 177 453 



Totals 711 71B 737 2194 



OMAHA. 



t' & Wilcox 135 134 125 394 



J. Hadkinson ;io lis 124 338 



L. C. Chapin 157 12S 123 4ns 



■'• V," SS , ] " 4 1,,s HI 323 



L. Henderson 140 112 145 397 



Geo. Swoboda 102 92 120 314 



Totals 734 092 "74S 2174 



CLEVELAND. 



A. Graham 104 ]0 o S6 290 



,'V J ' Cushman 113 139 98 350 



H- A. Hart 91 108 97 290 



'. graham 124 132 US 374 



S. Pentecost 133 154 139 426 



H - Kl '" z 142 148 145 435 



Totals 707 ^781 ~6S3 2171 



FLATBUSH. 



A- S e l leT ; 137 ll7 "2 366 



L. Schmutz 90 117 143 350 



H. Daijledouze 102 134 153 3S9 



S™; Siebrecht SS 75 102 265 



P- Dailledquze 111 m 118 340 



D. Y . Melhs 98 145 136 379 



Totals 626 705 "764 2095 



