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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



Ni iVKMBER 2, 1S99. 



in 1,000 lots. Carnations are begin- 

 ning to come in more freely and 

 threaten to become a glut ere the week 

 is ended. Fancy stock brings $2, but 

 the bulk is sold at $1. Violets, Cali- 

 fornia and small single, are piling up 

 more every day and lots of them went 

 to the dump pile last week. 



A few chrysanthemum pot plants 

 are in the market and sell at $3 and 

 $5 per dozen. They are poorly grown, 

 but it is likely that the best are sold 

 at the greenhouses and do not come 

 into the open market. 



Various Notes. 



Fred. C. Weber furnished one of the 

 largest weddings of the year last week. 

 The decorations at the house and 

 church were very elaborate. 



Win. Schray has some of the finest 

 specimen plants seen yet, and his cut 

 blooms are also in fine condition. 

 These are guarded with an eagle eye 

 by young Julius, who has charge of 

 them. He does not say much about 

 them, but wait and see them at the 

 show. 



George Windier, who made such a 

 remarkably fine exhibition last year, 

 will also be on hand this year with 

 some fine specimen plants. 



Julius Koenig, Jr., Andrew Meyer, 

 C. Young & Sons Co., Michel Plant & 

 Bulb Co. and the Beyer Bros, are mak- 

 ing great preparations to exhibit some 

 fine plants and cut blooms at the show. 



Frank Fillmore, "Bob" Tesson and 

 Fred Ammann will be; the local fight- 

 ers for the rose prizes. All their stock 

 is in fine shape and all the local grow- 

 ers claim that the date of the show is 

 right this year and that all blooms 

 will be in fine shape by that time, so 

 as to enable them to enter in all 

 classes and make this year's show the 

 largest ever held. 



Mr. W. H. Kruse has opened a floral 

 store at 2848 Arsenal street. Mr. 

 Kruse was formerly with Wm. Schray. 



Don't forget the meeting of the club 

 next Thursday, Nov. 9th. You must 

 attend this meeting as matters of 

 great importance will come up that 

 interest every member of the club and 

 you will want your season's pass to 

 the show. So don't fail to come and 

 lend a helping hand in making our 

 show a grand success. You can do it 

 if you will only come and attend this 

 meeting. 



Bowling. 



The Florists' Bowling Club ended 

 the October series Monday night by 

 rolling nineteen games. Charlie Kuehn 

 wins the medal with an average of 

 150, he taking part in all the nineteen 

 games. Carl Beyer wins the lucky 

 medal by making the highest single 

 score of 188. 



The November series begins next 

 Monday night and a handsome prize 

 will be given to the member making 

 the highest average during the month. 

 The donor of this prize says the mem- 

 ber who wishes to win this prize must 

 take part in all the games rolled dur- 

 ing the month. The member who 



makes the highest single score will 

 also be given a prize. 



Seven members rolled on the new al- 

 leys Monday and wound up the Octo- 

 ber series with the following scores: 



l. 2. 3. 4. Tot. Av. 



C. A. Kuehn 145 154 169 160 62s 153 



J. J. Beneke 170 145 173 137 625 156 



J. W. Kunz 118 150 141 157 566 142 



F. C. Weber 96 122 142 142 502 126 



Emit Schray 104 124 119 155 504 126 



John Young 129 121 115 113 478 120 



F. J. Fillmore ....98 132 103 132 465 116 



J. J. B. 



BUFFALO. 



Business is just so so. It started in 

 a month ago with great promise, but is 

 hardly keeping up its form. We won't 

 complain, because the prospect ahead 

 is excellent and the season of gaiety 

 ia not yet here. 



Flowers are very plentiful of all 

 kinds. While carnations look poor 

 when we think of those we get later 

 yet they are all right and in abun- 

 dance. The chrysanthemum goes slow- 

 ly, but we forget that there is a great 

 quantity of them comes flopping on the 

 market all in a rush. There is no 

 flower that would sell in such quanti- 

 ties if brought in in such abundance, 

 and we make matters worse by rushing 

 them before they are even fit to cut. I 

 never yet remember that we had too 

 many mums when the first of Decem- 

 ber came, and many flowers would 

 keep till that date that are cut and 

 sold at a sacrifice. 



We have had a few callers of late 

 that I failed to mention and I trust 

 that their feelings will not be hurt on 

 that account. Mr. Reukauf, of Phila- 

 delphia, and young Mr. Roehrs, of 

 Carlton Hill, with some splendid flow- 

 ers of Cattleya labiata. Orchids must 

 be plentiful in that neighborhood. Mr. 

 Greenlaw, of Boston, and several oth- 

 ers. Mr. Mott has not been here in 

 over three weeks, but is expected soon. 



The city has been the recipient of a 

 handsome gift from one of her public- 

 spirited citizens. Instead of "one of" 

 it would be nearer the truth to say 

 "the most public-spirited." J. J. Al- 

 bright, a man of great means, has pre- 

 sented to the Botanic Gardens his fine, 

 iron constructed palm house, with its 

 entire contents, and that includes, be- 

 sides some very fine specimen palms of 

 the better known kinds, several im- 

 mense cycads of great value. You can 

 imagine with what pleasure Prof. Co- 

 well is carting them home to his spa- 

 cious palm houses at South Park. They 

 are just what he wanted. 



With the exception of a very homely 

 bust of Mozart, from the German sing- 

 ing societies, a monkey or two from 

 Manila, and a dog with two tails, this 

 is the first substantial donation our 

 large park system has ever received 

 from private philanthropy. What a 

 difference between us and the Smoky 

 City, where they roll out iron and glass 

 in various forms and then roll out 

 hundreds of thousands of dollars for 

 libraries and other buildings. 



DENVER, COLO. 



Bowling was resumed on the 25th 

 tilt. The alleys were crowded and 

 bowling was rather difficult, which to 

 some extent accounts for the light 

 scores made, Iwhich are as follows: 



1st. 2d. 3d. Av. 



Charles Mauff 176 186 177 180- 



J. N. Jakobsen 176 159 202 17T 



P. C. Gallup 154 147 207 169- 



C. J. Theiss 215 120 170 168 



Robert Kurth 151 124 199 158 



George Brenkert 105 176 183 155- 



John Berrv 136 147 178 154 



A. E. Mauff 155 140 157 151 



George Zimmer 123 183 128 145 



A.M.Lewis 146 131 143 140 



Charles Franz 150 115 153 139> 



William A. Doyle 150 146 122 139 



John Ferris 138 90 118 115 



J. A. Valentine 124 103 IIS 



Ernest Flohr 118 102 115 112 



Olie Freeburg 71 125 99 98 



William L. I.ingenbrink ... 61 82 142 95- 



J. B. 



WANT ADVERTISEMENTS. 



Advertisements under this head 10 cents a line K 

 an average of seven words to the line. 



SITUATION WANTED- As foreman, capable of 

 taking charge. 10 years' experience growing for the 

 Chicago market. Roses and general stock, or could) 

 fill pnvate place, references. Address Wm. Kirkham,. 

 Eox 441, Maywood, 111. 



FOR SALE — A bargain, if taken at once. $150.00. 

 Store and Greenhouses located on Jackson Blvd. 

 Cannot attend to it. Apply to owner, 14 Colorado Ave. 

 Chicago, 111. 



WANTED— One or two young men with a few years^ 

 experience in greenhouse work; no night firing;: 

 state wages expected and reference. E. Haentze, Fond 

 du Lac, Wis. 



WANTED— A florist for general greenhouse work,. 

 must be sober, steady and reliable ; wages S25. 00. 

 per month with board and room Send references and 

 state experience. I. L. Pillsbury, Galesburg, 111. 



W 



ANTED— Two young men for rose and carnationj 

 houses. F. Burki, Bellevue, Pa. 



Wanted at once. 



A thoroughly reliable man, single, of good 

 habits, and an up-to-date Carnation 

 grower and rapid propagator. 



None but a hustler need answer this, stating 

 experience, wages expected, etc. 



Address PETER FISHER, ELLIS, MASS. 



Situation Wanted 



By a thoroughly practical Gardener and Florist, 

 most successful propagator and grower; capable 

 of making a specialty of anything in the trade ; 

 qualified to take the management of laying out 

 new place, the formation of lawns, roads, etc. 

 Good references. 



Address A. A., care of Florists' Review. 



Wanted. 



MANAGER, to make arrangements 

 for and take full charge of the TRADE 

 EXHIBIT at the New York Conven- 

 tion of the Society of American Florists, 

 to be held at the Grand Central Palace, 

 in August, 1900. One thoroughly com- 

 petent who understands the business. 



Apply by letter only, with full particulars. 

 For further information address, 



JOHN YOUNG, Secretary, 



New York Florists' Club, 



51 West 28th St., New York C J1y 



