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The Weekly Florists' Review, 



OCTOBER 12, 1S99. 



grade roses is preparing to attempt 

 the solution of this problem next sum- 

 mer. He expects to install a moderate 

 sized refrigerating plant and will have 

 a few coils of pipe in an experimental 

 house through which will be circulated 

 the usual freezing liquid when condi- 

 tions demand it. 



He does not expect to cool the house 

 down to winter temperature, but does 

 expect to take the raw edge off of the 

 great heat under glass in summer, and 

 hopes by this means to considerably 

 improve the quality of his summer 

 roses. The result of these experiments 

 will be looked for with much interest. 



NEW YORK. 



Variouf Items. 



Mum's Dry cannot be obtained from 

 mums of any color so far this year. 



Charlie Millang's chrysanthemum- 

 tailed nag thinks all roads lead 

 through Twenty-eighth street. Charlie 

 isn't afraid to wear a sunset suit and 

 ride the rig and — well, all the others 

 aren't afraid to look. 



By the badge of the S. A. F. wilt 

 thou recognize Ed. Horan's pretty 

 store in Twenty-eighth street. Both 

 the sign and store are 0. K. So is the 

 owner. 



Since Frank Traendly was elected 

 captain of the bowling club he has 

 grown deucedly good looking and 

 weighs enough to keep his team up to 

 the mark. 



Cattleyas this year were sold as low 

 as five dollars per hundred; at least 

 so we were told; we know some buy- 

 ers who were ashamed to say what 

 they paid for them. 



We were surprised to see boxes of 

 flowers marked "Chicago" in our 

 wholesale district last week. It re- 

 vived memories of the "golden days." 

 "What's the matter beneath those acres 

 of glass out there? Call again and 

 often. 



The New York Gardeners' Society 

 will have their annual "Pow-wow" at 

 64 Madison avenue, 8 p. m., Saturday, 

 Oct. 14th. A right good time is in 

 store for those who attend. 



Plants went "dirt cheap" at the auc- 

 tions last week; 2-ft. kentias, 50 cts.; 

 6-leaved latanias, 50 cts.; fine 5-inch 

 cuneatum, 10 cts., and so on, and 

 worse. 



The Marsh sale of orchids at the 

 American Art galleries last week was 

 the greatest blow the value of orchids 

 ever received here. Even though tli .■ 

 stock was in poor condition, they 

 were orchids. It was a lucky thing 

 that the most prominent orchid fan- 

 ciers were attending the yacht race. 

 Most of the plants were offered in 

 blocks of five, and many were sold 

 for 50 cts. The highest price of the 

 sale, $25.00, was paid for a Cattleya 

 Trianae alba, 22 bulbs, well leaved; 

 of course we know nothing of the 

 guarantee; there was no flower on the 

 plant. We expected to see some of 

 the cypripedium kings present just to 

 keep the stock up; they don't know 

 •what they missed. Here's a sample 



sale: Four plants of Cypripedium in- 

 signe, representing 43 growths, $1.00 

 for the lot. There were many more 

 such bargains, too. Perhaps with 

 flowers selling so low growers were 

 too disgusted to attend or bid. 



It is estimated that the Dewey cele 

 bration brought nearly $4,000,000 to 

 this city. Some of this ought to be 

 spent for flowers. 



Club Meeting. 



The Florists' Club met on Monday 

 night last. The consideration of mat- 

 ters connected with the S. A. F. con- 

 vention here next year brought togeth- 

 er one of the best meetings the club 

 has had for a long time. Vice-Presi- 

 dent Troy presided and the discus- 

 sions were started in good shape. 

 Committees made reports, and im- 

 portant points were settled satisfactor- 

 ily. After a lengthy debate it was 

 moved by Mr. O'Mara. seconded by 

 Mr. Ward, that a general horticultural 

 show be held in this city at the conven- 

 tion in August. Another motion on 

 ways and means, halls, etc., was 

 passed, referring the whole matter to 

 the board of trustees, who will con- 

 fer with the executive committee of 

 the S. A. F. or their representatives 

 at a meeting of such to be held in the 

 club's rooms Oct. 23. 



According to the special committee's 

 report it is most likely that the Grand 

 Central Palace will be selected for 

 both assemblage and exhibits. 



Nothing special was done at this 

 meeting because the club seems to 

 desire that the new officers for next 

 year should have a voice in matters. 



Robert Craig & Son, Philadelphia, 

 exhibited a very fine new pink carna- 

 tion called "Ethel Crocker." The 

 color is darker than Scott, the flowers 

 very large. If it is a good bloomer its 

 future is assured. The committee of 

 awards highly recommended it and 

 asked for another exhibit. The same 

 firm also showed two vases of superb 

 outdoor grown tea roses. One was 

 "Maman Cochet," pink, after the style 

 of Mermet, introduced by Cochet in 

 '93, and awarded silver medal at 

 Chelmsford in '95. The other was 

 Mme. Pierre Cochet, introduced in '91, 

 is a very fine rose, white and yellow 

 with coppery shadings. Both are ex- 

 cellent roses for outdoor cultivation, 

 and the committee of awards recom- 

 mend them for such use, though the 

 roses shown beat most of the stock 

 we see in the markets now. 



Several new applicants were nomi- 

 nated for membership. Messrs. May. 

 O'Mara, Burns. Siebrecht. Weathered 

 were appointed a committee to wait 

 on John H. Starin, that gentleman 

 having been reported to have offered 

 a boat and Glen Island for the use 

 of the club and its guests for a day's 

 outing during the convention. Robert 

 Kift and Robert Craig, both of Phila., 

 being present at the meeting were 

 asked to speak, which they did as 

 only Philadelphians can. Robert 

 Craig is always at his best when 

 he is in a gathering of the craft, and 

 when, as he did tonight, go back to 



the days of thirty years ago, with 

 struggles and pleasures connected with 

 that era, one is coaxed to forget the 

 matter of fact present. 



Alderman Morris wants a golf match 

 next August; perhaps a regular ath- 

 letic carnival would be best. 



The girls ought to be better provid- 

 ed for; guides to the shopping district 

 will be wanted. 



Bowling Match. 

 Monday afternoon, Oct. 9, saw one 

 of the best and most enthusiastic 

 crowds that was ever on a New York 

 alley. Nearly forty of the boys were 

 there to see the stiuggle between 

 Flatbush and New York, and though 

 the games were played on alleys that 

 were strange alike to both teams, 

 the New Yorkers were victorious in 

 each game. Following are the scores: 



NEW YORK. 



P. O'Mara 146 174 125 



F. Trasndly 137 122 1:1 



\ Burns 128 13:; loi 



'I*. Roehrs 117 132 215 



T. Lang 120 160 147 



A. Small 132 138 



648 853 303 



FLATIil'SH. 



P Riley 120 136 127 



I. Schmutz 120 101 141 



.' Raynor 94 136 17:1 



I' Mi His 140 160 341 



10 Dalliedouze loi 96 167 



A. Zeller 112 13s 



5S7 741 887 



You will notice both teams were 

 working up to form in the last game, 

 but that's the wrong time to start. 

 The second series of games will be 

 played on the Flatbush alleys Thurs- 

 day, Oct. 19, when the boys over 

 there will have a chance to hit back. 



Of course there were other teams 

 played on the alleys last night, just 

 to pass the time away. 



SHAMROCKS. 



.1 Withers 102 95 132 



J. Donlan 128 97 110 



W. .Marshall 115 123 140 



Woeker 91 108 *_ 



A. Schultheis 91 96 93 



C. Woerner 108 



.1. Lang 96 112 



J. Troy 130 US 



527 745 895 



' '' 'I.I M I'.IAS. 



C. Schenck 153 119 156 



H. Dailledouze 99 116 115 



W. Siebrecht.. .. .' 132 122 107 



A. Shaw 86 101 129 



I li.maldson 121 131 145 



\Y Burns 58 68 



s Butterfield 109 118 



J. Logan 70 



591 756 908 



Fine scores, but all promise to do 

 better next time. Several new mem- 

 bers were enrolled in the bowling 

 club and everything looks lovelv. 



THE ROUNDER. 



ST. LOUIS. 



The Market. 



Trade this week has been good and 

 continually shows signs of improve- 

 ii m ii t : the weather is fine and cool. 

 Slock is not so scarce as it was last 

 week. The demand is good for all 

 kinds of roses and carnations, especial- 

 ly for long Beauties. Meteors and 

 Brides also were among the good sell- 



