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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



trains were actually run from Buffalo 

 and other cities to see them, but visit- 

 ors to the Pan-American will have the 

 opportunity to see them with many other 

 Bights. W. S. 



A FLORAL SADDLE. 



The accompanying engraving is from a 

 photograph of a floral saddle arranged by 

 Walter Kreitling & Co., Chicago, for the 

 recent Derby day in that city. It was 

 placed on the winning horse at the con- 

 clusion of the great race. 



As the florist has frequent calls for 

 designs of this character during the rac- 

 ing season we believe the picture will be 

 of general interest to our readers. 



there is quite a lot of funeral work. The 

 best of these bring $1 per 100, but the 

 bulk of them go for 50 and 75 cents. 

 Sweet peas, which were a glut all of 

 last week, are now out of the market. 

 All outdoor stuff is looking bad, and if 

 we don't have a good rain soon there will 

 be none in the market. Smilax is hold- 

 ing out well with quite a demand. 

 Notes. 



Fred Ammann, of Edwardsville, and 

 E. W. Guy, of Belleville, were in town 

 the past week buying supplies. 



R. J. Mohr left last Saturday for 

 Omaha to spend a two weeks' vacation 

 at his home. 



C. C. Sanders chaperoned a merry par- 



A Floral Saddle. 



Market Conditions. 



The weather is so oppressivelj' hot 

 just now that the public is looking for 

 cooler places than the florist's store. 

 The early part of the past week was 

 fairly active considering the season. 



The growers are very busy just now. 

 Some are rebuilding, others are paint- 

 ing and replanting. This work has been 

 going on for a few weeks past. At some 

 of the places the young stock looks very 

 fine. 



It is rather difficult to give a report 

 of the market for the past week. Se- 

 lect roses are not to be had. There are 

 plenty of poor grades in the market, 

 and all they bring is from $1 to $3 per 

 100, and among these there are plenty 

 of bullheaded Meteors and mildewed 

 Brides and Maids; the only good-look- 

 ing rose in the market is the Kaiserin. 

 White carnations are in good demand, as 



ty of young people on a hay ride last 

 Friday evening, which was given by his 

 daughter, Miss Laura Sanders. Seven- 

 teen young people made up the party. 



Charlie Kuehn is making extensive 

 alterations at his place. He is moving 

 the wire shop to the third floor and will 

 use the entire first floor for cut flowers 

 and supplies. Charlie is afraid the 

 work is too great and may keep him from 

 attending tlie convention. 



The bad wreck on the Wabash at Cass 

 Station, Ind., last Wednesday caused 

 quite a disappointment among the deal- 

 ers. The shipments of flowers did not 

 come in until the next morning, and, 

 of course, were only fit for the dump pile. 



Park Commissioner Eidgely has re- 

 turned from Milwaukee, where he at- 

 tended the meetings of the American 

 Park and Outdoor Art As.sociation. Com- 

 missioner Eidgely will be kept very busy 

 now that the World's Fair will 'be lo'- 

 eated in Forest Park, which is undoubt- 

 edly the best place for it. 



The July meeting of the Florists' Club 

 will be a lively one. There are quite a 

 number of candidates for president. A 

 lot of other important matters will come 

 up for discussion, and it is hoped that 

 every member will be present. The an- 

 nual outing will take place a week later, 

 and the trustees have about completed 

 arrangements. The date of the meet- 

 ing is July 11, at 3 p. m., and that of 

 the outing is July 18, at 9 a. m. in 

 Preister's Park, near Belleville. 



Bowling. 



The June series of the St. Louis Florists* 

 Bowling Club ended last Monday night. Eight- 

 een games were rolled, and A. Y. Ellison 

 comes in first with an average of 175 in eleven 

 Kames; Kuehn. second with 165; Beneke third 

 with 153. No 200 scores were made, and the 

 highest single score was by Beneke, 187, Elli- 

 .son was second with 183 and Kunz, third with 

 1S2, The score of all the members who took 

 part during the series are as follows:: 



No. G. Total. Ave. H. S. 



A, Y. Ellison 11 1921 175 183 



C. A. Kuehn 12 1974 165 ISO 



J. J. Beneke 18 2761 153 187 



J. V\', Kunz S 1183 148 182 



r. C. Sanders X 409 136 151 



.John Young 7 923 132 151 



Will Adels 8 1042 130 148 



F. C. Weber 12 1511 126 176 



F. M. Ellis IS 2266 126 160 



Theo. Miller 4 470 118 151 



J. J. B. 



PAN-AMERICAN EXPOSITION. 



Sweet Pea Exhibition. 



The special exhibition of sweet peas 

 will be held July 23 to Aug. 2, and it 

 promises to be an unusually interesting 

 one. Following are the classes in which 

 awards will be made : 



1— 2o sprays of Pure White 



2—25 sprays of Yellow or Primrose 



3—25 sprays of Blush or Light Pink. 



4 — 25 sprays of Rose or Deep Pink. 



5—25 sprays of Orange or Salmon. 



6—25 sprays of Mauve or Lavender. 



7—25 sprays of Red or Scarlet. 



S— 25 sprays of Maroon. 



9—25 sprays of Blue. 

 10—25 sprays of Contrasting Shades. 

 11—25 sprays- of Light Stripes or Blends. 

 12—25 sprays of Dark Stripes or Blends. 

 13— Collection of 30 vases named varieties: 25 

 sprays each not to include introduction of 



14— Collection of 12 



class 13. 

 10— Collection of no' 



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same conditions as 



novelties: introduction of cur- 

 10 sprays each variety, 

 distinct varieties: 25 sprays 

 each, in three colors: Pure White. Light 



each, in three colors: Red or Scarlet, 

 Deep Pink and Orange, 



18— Group of 6 distinct varieties; 25 sprays 

 each, in three colors: Yellow or Prim- 

 rose, Blue or Maroon, and Striped or 

 Variegated. 



19— Bouquet not to exceed 200 sprays. Quality 

 of flowers, harmony of colors, and taste 



Exhibits must be in place not later than 



Any exhibit in one class will not be con- 

 sidered as competing for award in other 



Other special exhibitions to be held 

 during the season are as follows: Glad- 

 iolus, Aug. G to 17; Asters, Aug. 27 to 

 Sept. 7; Dahlias, Sept. 17 to 27; Chrys- 

 anthemums, Oct. 22 to 31. Copies of a 

 pamphlet containing the classes for all 

 the fpceial fxhibitions, including rules 

 and regulations, may be had by address- 

 ing William Scott, 'Horticulture Build- 

 ing. Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, 



A VALUABLE ASSISTANT. 



I find the Review a valuable assistant 

 and an excellent advertising medium. — 

 John Xordine, Florist for Jewell Nur- 

 sery Co., Lake City, Minn. 



