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TheWeeidy Florists^ Review, 



The Picnic. 



Tlie Florists' Club outing last Thuis- 

 Uay at Pieistei's Park was decidedly a 

 social success and a most enjoyable af- 

 fair. The party included over sixty ancl- 

 manv of the florists were accompanied by 

 their wiv,- .n,.l rl.iMmi. The wrathn 



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,■,- .^! i,i- ■ . n I. Ill \hr l.iin.l funiMicd 

 hy j;.n, wlK -A.!.-., U. K. and made tine 

 music for dancing and singing. The 

 younger folks had a great time dancing 

 up in the cool pavilion overlooking the 

 lake. There were no games for the chil- 

 dren as usual. The men folks enjoyed 

 themselves bowling and playing quoits. 

 We had a great time and those who 

 failed to come missed it very much. At 

 n p. m. the cars were in waiting and 

 everybody expressed themselves as hav- 

 ing had a good time. 



The Market. 



Business conditions remain un- 

 changed: there is a fair demand for first 

 (|uality stock which is very scarce and 

 the retailers are compelled to take the 

 jioor stock to fill their orders. The store 

 men are very much dissatisfied with the 

 poor flowers that are coming into our 

 wholesale market and are sending out- 

 side for most of their stock, which seems 

 a little better than the local stuff. 



Roses are still quoted from $1 to -$3 

 per 100 withi Kaiserins in the lead for 

 the demand at $4 for the best; Brides 

 and ilaids as a rule are very poor with 

 short stems; Beauties seem all out and 

 very few come in. 



Carnations are of poor quality and 

 only white seems to sell well ; the colored 

 stock is very small and is unsalable; 

 $1 per 100 is the price asked. Asters 

 meet with ready sale at $1 per 100 but 

 are scarce. Tuberoses are now coming 

 in and sell for 5 cents a stalk; single 

 flowers are $1 per 100. All kinds of 

 greens are selling well just now. Funeral 

 work is all we "have got to depend on 

 for business and even that class of work 

 has been scarce with some of the dealers. 



Notes. 



J. F. Windt left last week for Cali- 



fornia to spend the summer. This is 

 Mi: Windt's first visit to the Pacific 

 coast. 



John Young and wife will soon leave 

 for Atlantic City to spend the summer. 

 John will not be at the convention thjs 

 year. 



Will Young and family will leave this 

 week for the east and will take in the 

 Pan-American about convention time. 



_-.e next meeting of the Florists' Club, 

 on Thursday, Aug. 1 at 3 p. m., will 

 be a very important one and the mem- 

 licr> shniild attend and see that we e'ect 

 oii.i.l c-nir.i - tor the ensuing year, as good 

 nlli.,i^ nicaii a great deal for the elub 

 till' .i.niiii.u >.ar.' We want the S. A. F. 

 convention the year of Uh' '^umI Wnild's 

 I'air, and this means |ilriii\ (.1 hmvU 

 ahead, but, if the nicmlii- «ill ""ly 

 work together, atteml IIm iH.inilily ini'i't- 

 ings of the chil. an.l l.riii- in^ a. few 

 new members the .luli will lie in good 

 shape to entertain thr S. A. F. and other 

 visitors durinu tlic W ..ild's Jviir year. 



Till. I.nwlin- cluh ..II lasl Monday de- 



cided tnat the members had lost all in- 

 terest in bowling and that the club dis- 

 band. The few who si ill lia\.' ilu- Ik.wI- 

 ing fever will join (lir rii\ Ir.Mjn, i In- 

 winter and if we can u' i ii ^li. m'l 



we need only six, will put a Iauui ul all- 

 florists in the big fet. Louis league which 

 is now being formed. The team will prob- 

 ably be made up of the following flor- 

 ist "bu^lris: C. A. Kiirhii, A. Y. Ellison, 

 ,1. I. l;,iMkr. ( ail r.rwi. John Kunz, 



M. Louis will iiol lie represented at 

 the Bull'alo convention, that much is 

 settled. Too bad for us and a good tiling 

 for the.other clubs. J. J. B. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



The cut flower market is in good shape 

 for the end of July. 'There is an ex- 

 cellent demand for the rather small 

 quantity of good flowers coming into 

 town. Most of the roses are poor, but 

 the good ones readily bring $4, $5 and 

 even $6 per 100. Carnations are getting 

 poorer; they bring from $1 per 100 

 down. Asters are partially taking their 

 place and can now be had in a variety 

 of color; $1 per 100 is the usual price, 

 but a few bring more. Double petunias 

 are very useful; 7.5 cents per 100 is 

 about the rate. A. L. Pallett, of Frank- 

 ford, has a new fringed white one which 

 is a good seller. There is quite a lot 

 of nice valley about. Both S. S. Pen- 

 nock and George M. Moss are receiving 

 regular shipments. Prices are $2, $3 and 

 $4 per 100. Sweet peas can still be 

 had. Hollyhocks are about; also a few 

 balsams, which seem a little out of date. 

 There are some auratum lilies about. 



Leo Niessen is receiving some good 

 Beauties from Carl Jurgens of Newport. 

 Unfortunately it cannot be said that 

 this is "sending coals to Newcastle," for 

 our Beauty growers have little or noth- 

 ing fit to be seen now. 



Various Items. 



M. Rice noticed several interesting 

 features in the florists' shops abroad. 

 The French, who are noted for their 

 taste, are devoting a good deal of atten- 

 tion to the dressing of plants. One idea 

 that appeared popular viias a tasty ar- 

 rangement made by putting an azalea, 

 for instance, in a straw basket ; the plant 

 is slightly tilted forward to display the 

 blooms to advantage; at the back a T 

 shaped stick is inserted and on it a sec- 

 ond azalea is placed so as to keep the 

 ball of earth below the crown of the 

 first; the stick supports the second plant 

 firmly; no pots are used, the balls being 

 covered with moss. The plants are 

 dressed with ribbon. 



There is a growing demand in Paris 

 for light handled baskets with zinc pans 

 inside. These are used in a variety of 

 ways, those filled with blooming plants 

 and climbing vines that cover the han- 

 dles being especially eflfective. Some are 

 small enough for a single 2 or 3-ineh 

 fern. Another novelty is the plain birch 

 bark cross, which when ornamented with 

 a simple bunch, say of Beauties, tied 

 with ribbon, has proved very taking. 

 Pennock Bros, had, by the way, quite a 

 run on these crosses last Easter. 



Mr. Rice found a great improvement 

 in crepe paper ; it is now made much 

 thinner than formerly and with a gloss 

 that gives it a silky finish that is very 

 pleasing. 



J. F. & R. H. Mergenthaler, of East 

 Washington Lane, Germantown, are 

 makiiiLj ailililions to their plant. They 

 ih.l wril \Mili roses last season. 



W , 1. l,o\.it, Newtown, Bucks coun- 

 ty, is hlill bringing in some good Brides 

 and Maids. 



George E. Campbell is putting in a 

 new boiler and repairing his houses. 

 George E. would much prefer building 

 new houses to monkeying with old ones, 

 and it won't be long before he does build 

 in all probability. 



Henry F. Michell is putting in new 

 seed drawers and making improvements 

 in the interior of his store, which will 

 add to its appearance. 



Charles Fox is staying with his son 

 Charles H. Fox at La Belle Inn, Atlan 

 tic City. N. J. 



Joseph Beers & Son have five acres of 

 ground on the Limekiln Pike above 

 Haines street, on which they now have 

 their entire plant, consisting of six fine 

 greenhouses devoted chiefly to roses and 

 carnations. Hydrangeas, a specialty al 

 the old place (Sixteenth and Cayuga 

 streets, sold about a year ago), are to 

 be dropped as soon as the stock can be 

 marketed. Two houses have been lately 

 planted with Brides and Maids in soli 

 beds; these houses have been run for 

 two years, an unusual plan about here, 

 and from all appearances might have 

 been run profitably for another season, 

 but it was thought best to replant this 

 month. These houses produced vei-,\ 

 fine blooms, winning prizes and earning 

 no inconsiderable reputation and cash 

 in the past. Another house planted with 

 the same varieties one year ago still 

 looks well and will be kept at work for 

 another year, it is thought, without 

 rest. The carnations are all planted 

 out in the field. The place is beauti- 

 fully situated, the arrangement practi- 

 cal and the stock well grown. Phil. 



CANADIAN HORT. ASS'N. 



A copy of the printed program for 

 the fourth annual convention of the 

 Canadian Horticultural Association, to 

 be held at London, Ont., Aug. 5th and 

 6th, has been sent us. The program 

 covers numerous live topics and should 

 prove very interesting and instructive. 

 Copies of the program may be had by 

 addressing A. H. Ewing. secretary, Ber- 

 lin, Ont. 



CHICAGO. 



The MarfceU 



Roses and carnations are still poor and 

 scarce, though the quality of the latter 

 averages better now vhat more from out- 

 side plants are coming in. Last Sunday 

 the thermometer went to 103, breaking 

 all records for this city and the roses 

 snow it by breakins all records for poor 

 quality. Never before have roses been 

 so poor here at any season and this has 

 been the case for several weeks. Sweet 

 peas have also suiTered terribly from the 

 great heat and there are practically no 

 good ones to be had. 



Supply is short of demand and most 

 any sort of a rose will bring $1 a 

 hundred while the best go up to $4. 

 Good outdoor carnations are quoted at 

 .s;! airl ~oiiir nt til.' licst whites go as 

 mull a- SI .Ml. (iladiohis are now com- 

 iiiu ill 111 i|ii.iiitii> ,111.1 the best spikes 

 of while .111.1 Unlit uilored flowers bring 

 as high as $ii while the average run go 



