SlCl'IKMBER 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



443 



WICHITA, KANS. 



The unusuil heat and lack of moisture 

 during June and July have made all 

 outdoor stock scarce and mostly of poor 

 quality. Stock in the greenhouses has 

 also suffered. 



These conditions seem to have pre- 

 vailed, with a few local e.xceptions. over 

 the greater part of Kansas, Missouri, 

 Nebraska, lowi and Oklahoma, so that 

 the florist who wished to buy stock had 

 to "send East" for it in most cases, and, 

 judging from its quality when received, 

 the same conditions evidently existed 

 there. 



Weather conditions here are about 

 back to normal again, and outdoor stock 

 which did not die during the hot spell is 

 now miking fair growth, and the short- 

 age will not cost the florist as much as 

 was feared when matters were at their 

 worst. 



Kansas has had at least five good 

 ciop years, and the present shortage in a 

 part of the crops will not have tlie se- 

 rious effect of a drouth under uifferent 

 conditions; and, with the best wheat 

 crop in her history, Kansas will not lose 

 step in her march of development, prog- 

 ress and prosperity. The fact is, the 

 average Kansan is "not losing any sleep, 

 and is not half as concerned as the fel- 

 lows who write scare-heads for tlie city 

 papers would hive it appear. 



Summer business among the florists in 

 Wichita has been about as usual. An 

 occasional funeral job, with stock scarce, 

 has made him attend to business pretty 

 closely. Getting ready for the winter 

 season is occupying the stage at present. 

 W. H. Gulp & Co. have added to their 

 storage room for fuel and expect to have 

 the bulk of the winter's supply in the 

 bins by Sept. 15. 



F. Keuchenmeistcr will build a good- 

 sized propagating house. 



C. P. Mueller expects to add some 

 more glass, and will remodel one house, 

 and will probably change heating system 

 from hot water to steam. 



Arthur Marsh has sold his interest in 

 the "College Hill Greenhouses" to Mr. 

 Barton, who, with H. L. Hunt, will com- 

 prise the firm in the future. They expect 

 to add a couple of houses this fall. 



W. H. Culp & Co. have boiiglit the cor- 

 ner lots facing on Maiki'i >lirrt and 

 lying just across llir all. > iimim their 

 present location. 'i'hi~ Lirnuii.l h:i- luen 

 tised bv thfin fm t hr |.a-l -ix ,Mar^ for 



Thr Wi.liiia i,n,iih..H-e Co. has gone 

 i.iit of liu-iia~-, \\ . II. Culp bought the 

 hulk of the .Ir-iiahh- >t n<-k last May. The 

 glass has been removed from the houses, 

 and all the material is for sale. 



C. A. Eose's store, on Main street, his 

 been repapered, and with the frcshly- 

 l>aintcd woodwork, looks as good as new. 



i hf immortal "Jaggs" paid Wichita a 

 \ isit a week or ^o ago. He told us how 

 he had been at work in Bufifalo at the 

 ■Pan-Am." until everything that required 

 skill WIS done; then he was laid off and 

 went to Missouri, where he worked in a 

 place until it got so dry they had to haul 

 water in barrels for' the greenhouses. 

 That was too much for him and he came 

 to Wichita. However, as he denied hav- 

 ing ever met William Scott, of Buffalo, 

 it is possible he is an impostor and en- 



STANDARD. 



Before Buying any 

 Machinery 

 for your Houses 



S^ 



Duplex 



Iron 



Gutters* 



E. HIPPARD, 



Never break in sag-giner- 



Firm and strong-. 



Iiasting qualities a lifetime. 



No snow or ice. 



Only 8 inches of shade. 



No drip whatever from glass or gutter. 



- - Youngstown, Ohio. 



THADEN'S WIRE TENDRIL. 



Adaiited tn liori/uutal wires 

 Carnations, Chrysantheniimis, 



We claim that the teudiil 

 does not crowd the plant, but 

 holds it firmly and with free- 

 dom. Does not mutilate the 

 foliage. Harbors no insects. 

 Makes the plant come to a 

 straight stem. Admits of free 

 circulation of air. Requires no 

 skilled laborto place properly. 

 Can be moved up or down the 

 stakes. Easily put on and 

 easily taken off. and are durable. Sample pack- 

 age of 100 prepaid for .W cents. 



H. THADEN & CO., 



FloriHts mid Seedsuit-n. 

 33 South Hroad Street. ATLANTA. t;.V. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



Greenhouse 

 Material 



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^^^V Of Clear Louisiana 



^^^H^ Cypress and 



^I^P California Red Cedar 



BEST GRADES. PERFECT WORKMANSHIP. 



A. DIETSCH & CO., 



615 to 621 Sheffield Ave., CHICAGO. ILL 



Shipping Flowers and Plants can 



be done as such should be done 

 only by using the "Meteor" 

 Tag or Labelfor Flower trade, 

 and the "Geranium" Tag or 

 Label for Plant business. In 

 natural colors. Samples free. 



DAN'L B. LONG, 



Publisher, Buffalo. 



ILLINOIS DAY AT PAN-AMERICAN. 

 Low Rates via the Wabash. 



On account of Illinois Day at the Pan- 

 American Exposition.theWabash will sell 

 excursion tickets, good only in coaches or 

 chair cars, at Sio.50 for the round trip 

 from Chicago. Good to leave Chicago 

 Sept. 14 and 15, and good to leave Buffalo 

 until Sept. 22, inclusive. Four daily trains. 

 Write for Pan-American folder. A copy 

 of the latest popular song, with music, 

 "Wake Me Up at Buffalo," will be sent 

 postpaid for six cents in stamps. F. A. 

 Palmer, A. G. P. A., 97 Adams street. 



titled to only a moderxte amount of the 

 sympathy which the Wichita florists de- 

 light in extending to those tourists who 

 land here with big stories, small creden- 

 tials and no money. C. 



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