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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



OCTOBER 19, 1899. 



for select councilman, of which there 

 are nine elected by the whole people. 

 They are a sort of "House of Lords" 

 and a check on the extravagance of the 

 aldermen. The salary is $1,000 a year, 

 but it's not the salary, it's the honor, 

 and if W. F. will study the interests 

 of the tax payers as well as he has 

 studied the economy of his private 

 business we will vote for him and will 

 ask others to do so regardless of his 

 views on the tariff, pension, war or 

 whiskey. 



The government of our municipali- 

 ties is the darkest spot on our country, 

 and a disgrace to our civilization. The 

 trouble is young America thinks it's 

 the same the world over. It is not, 

 decidedly not. Our cities for outstrip 

 the cities of Europe in corruption and 

 jobbery and commit these depreda- 

 tions under that horrible institution, 

 party politics. With ninety per cent 

 of aldermen and office holders they 

 know nothing about principles or doc- 

 trines of party, and their knowledge 

 and patriotism extends only to know- 

 ing whether thev are in or out of office. 



W. S. 



NEW YORK. 



The Putnam County Chrysanthe- 

 mum Society is the newest society we 

 have in New York State. Their first 

 show will be held in the Town Hall, 

 Cold Spring-on-Hudson, N. Y., Nov. 

 14 and 15. John A. Connolly is the 

 secretary. 



The trade auction sale held on Dres- 

 sers place last week was very success- 

 ful. Large kentias sold cheap, but all 

 other lines of stock brought big prices. 

 A delegation went from the sale to 

 Ernst Asmus' place to see the new 

 rose Liberty. It is looking extra fine. 

 A new range of houses is being built 

 for the purpose of handling the enor- 

 mous demand for the new rose. 



The New York Gardeners' Society 

 held their third annual "Potting Shed 

 Swarry" at their rooms on Saturday 

 night last. About fifty attended and 

 it was representative enough to be a 

 convention. Pres. Wm. Scott quickly 

 dispensed with business and intro- 

 duced Patrick O'Mara as master of 

 ceremonies for the night. Auctioneer 

 John P. Cleary presided over the piano, 

 and Robert Angus handled the vio- 

 lin, both gentlemen showing fereat 

 skill. Wm. S. Summers showed the 

 boys how to dance the Highland Fling, 

 whilst Geo. Smith, Alfred Dimmock 

 and others sang sweetest songs. 



There was a long list of toasts on 

 the program and O'Mara as usual 

 knew how to set everyone moving. 

 "The New York Botanical Society" 

 was responded to by the veteran Sam- 

 uel Henshaw, head gardener to the 

 institution; John Shore spoke for 

 "The Westchester Co. Gardeners' So- 

 ciety;" W. A. Manda, for "The New 

 York Florists' Club;" T. Cockburn, for 

 "The Tarrytown Horticultural So- 

 ciety;" Frank Hamilton, for "The City 

 Gardeners' Club;" Joseph Davis, for 

 "The New Jersey Floricultural So- 

 ciety;" Richard Grigg. for "The Put- 



nam Co*. Society;" J. W. Withers, 

 "The Horticultural Press; J. I. Donlan, 

 for "Floral Art;' and Alfred Dimmock, 

 for "European Horticulture." It was 

 a pleasure to meet and listen to such 

 a gathering and all felt that though 

 the New York Gardeners' Society may 

 be poor in funds it has done what all 

 other societies have failed to do. 



The matter of a grand horticultural 

 show in this city next August was 

 duly discussed and approved of, but 

 the heart note of all the speakers struck 

 the one point that if the Society of 

 American Florists is not remodeled, a 

 new national society that will recog- 

 nize horticulture in its broadest sense 

 will be organized in the near future. 



Ernst Asmus sent a vase of the 

 new rose Liberty, which received the 

 Society's certificate of merit. Honor- 

 able mention was given to those who 

 supplied the table flowers, among 

 whom were Robert Angus. Richard 

 Griggs, and Wm. Bartholomae. The 

 society will meet on the third Saturday 

 in November instead of the second, on 

 account of the Tarrytown show. 



We congratulate the New York Flor- 

 ists' Club on its deciding to have a 

 horticultural show. Now gentlemen, 

 you asked all the local societies to as- 

 sist you in bringing the convention 

 here; ask them now to organize a 

 committee to get up a schedule and 

 make the show a success. The pre- 

 liminary schedule should be out soon 

 that these men may put it before their 

 employees. "Collections" of the differ- 

 ent things means trade to seedsmen 

 and plantsmen. Make the affair grand 

 and general. 



Bowling Oct. 16. 



F. Traendlv 105 109 103 



A. Burns 145 147 153 



W. Burns 77 84 70 



C. Schenck 123 121 132 



J. Withers 121 146 148 



W. Marshall 144 153 153 



W. Siebrecht 155 122 147 



J. Lang 66 87 ... 



TV. Bartholomae 127 156 138 



IVERA. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



Trade has been good the past week 

 exceeding that of the previous week by 

 far. Some of the leading stores report 

 transient trade as having played a 

 very important part in the rush to- 

 gether with a number of wedding deco- 

 rations and considerable funeral work. 



The prices during the week have 

 been as follows: Beauties, $1 to $4 

 per doz. ; Brides, Maids, Meteors, 

 Pearls, Gontiers, $3 to $5 per 100; 

 Kaiserins, $4 to $6; Morgans, $3 to $4; 

 Cochet, -white and pink, $4 to $5; car- 

 nations, $1 to $2.50 per 100; chrysan- 

 themums, $2 per doz.; valley $3 to $5 

 per 10O; double violets, 75 cents per 

 100; asparagus, 50 cents; smilax, 15 

 cents; adiantum, $1. 



Various Items. 



Geo. E. Campbell, 3601 Germantown 

 avenue, is ready for the early chrys- 

 anthemum show, having in shape six 

 sorts, six of a kind. He does not know 

 where the show is to be held but says 

 that if in New York the man from the 



so-called "slow-town" will make some 

 of the up-to-date people hustle for the 

 prize. 



Albert Woltemate has just complet- 

 ed an addition to his store. Mr. Wolte- 

 mate is one of those who is preparing 

 for a good season's business. 



Jos. Kift & Son's show window is 

 handsomely decorated with Adiantum 

 rhodophyllum showing the young red 

 foliage, some larger cuneatums and 

 Cocos Weddeliana which are arranged 

 to represent a fort. The work was 

 well done and attracted a great deal of 

 attention. 



Godfrey Aschmann. 1012 Ontario 

 street, has returned from a two 

 months' European trip. 



Mr. P. F. Hemer, who for the past 

 seven years has been with H. A. Dreer, 

 has resigned his position. Peter's de- 

 parture is regretted by his many 

 friends. 



Mr. Henri Vander Strocten, Bruges. 

 Belgium, is in the city attending the 

 National Export Exposition. Mr. Van- 

 der Strocten is an orchid grower and 

 in company with Mr. Diregher will 

 visit the principal establishments in 

 this vicinity. 



Mr. A. L. Berckmans, Augusta, Ga. : 

 Mr. Thomas Reading, Hatboro, Pa., 

 and Mr. G. W. Fitzer, Allentown, Pa., 

 were recent visitors. R. 



CHICAGO. 



The Market. 



Stock of all kinds is coining in much 

 more freely and prices are correspond- 

 ingly easier. Good flowers are bring- 

 ing fair figures, but there are loads of 

 poor grade stuff that is being sold at. 

 any old price. The carnation strin- 

 gency has been most radically re- 

 moved, and of violets the supply ex- 

 ceeds the demand at present writing, 

 though quality is excellent. There 

 are now plenty of roses and carna- 

 tions to meet all demands. 



Chrysanthemums are appearing free- 

 ly in the markets and the blooms seem 

 to sell very well. 



Smilax is in unusually brisk de- 

 mand. 



The local retailers report business as 

 only fair, and the best sales by the 

 wholesalers are mainly on shipping 

 orders, which hold up very well. 



Various' Items. 



The regular quarterly meeting of the 

 Horticultural Society of Chicago was 

 held at the Sherman House last Satur- 

 day afternoon. Twenty-five new mem- 

 bers were added to the roll, and the 

 by-laws were changed so that future 

 meetings will be held on Tuesday in- 

 stead of Saturday. There was consid- 

 erable discussion of details connected 

 with the coming exhibition. A meeting 

 of the executive committee will be held 

 this Thursday. 



The judges for the coming exhibition 

 will be the same as last year, namely: 

 A. Herrington, Madison, N. J.; Prof. 

 J. F. Cowell, Buffalo, N. Y.; Emit 

 Buettner, Chicago. 



