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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



111 rather better quality for their money 

 lere has been no lowering of prices. Good 

 eauties seem always in demand, no mat- 

 ■r what happns to the rest of the list. 

 Iiere are still lots of weak tea rose.s, 

 lit on the whole the quality is much 



Th, 



cniand for ehrysantliemums 

 eijular. One day they are 

 tlic next day not. A good 

 I'liiaii.l seems to be for bloo 

 -Ih.w ill the window. Ini 

 ■ .'r. „,|(|, |,ut the results a 

 iHtMi\ ns in preceding sea: 



Suiiilay sales of violets 

 iilly improved, and the sea 



tnr this flower seems to 

 at bi>(. Prires nro ii..« 



seems 

 want- 

 share 



■1- tins purpose. 



\\ bite bouvardia is another flower 

 ipnhir for wedding bouquets. We 

 ited some of excellent quality at Mc- 

 elhir & \\iiiterson's, fine heads of 

 i"i)ii. with stems a foot long. This 

 Us :,i ^:i to .<,-4 a hundred. 



All 



ellent 



I lull |iiiiiiiisrs to be a. good supply 

 f"i 1 ii.iiik-ji\ iiiu' day trade. Crops are 



>■ iii,^ "II ill .ii'iod shape, with most of 



the growers, and many will cut late 

 chrysanthemums for this holiday. 



The Banquet. 



There was a big turnout at the annual 

 banquet of the Florists' Club at the Vic- 

 toria Hotel last Thursdaj' evening, many 

 .■\lia siaf- liaxing to be provided at the 



' i-i I Ill riie dinner was first class 



ill f\fi\ i,-,|i,.,i. and good fellowship 



.[ohll 1ol,l nf tl 



It slinweil till- lilaliauers 

 ity show to be deeidedly 

 ank Carter then sang 

 ining in the chorus, fi. 

 iiled^to the ton-t, "The 

 ami till' rliil, .|,i;nlrlte. 



Jii.lesalers. in which the 

 I'll was told to "go 'way 



.1. All-till Slinw, the Brooklyn Bard. 

 ead the Homeric poem that appears 

 Isewhere in this issue, and which was 

 eceived with much a|)|ilaiise. .T. T). Car- 



il vi 



tii.lls. I'liil llaii- 

 \V. A. Keiiiieih 



Reardon and CJeoige Woodward for the 

 private gardeners. Joseph Eeeve for the 

 employees and V. F. Benthey for the 

 wholesalers. All the addresses were brief 

 and were freely interspersed with songs 

 by the quartette and Mr. Carter. It was 

 a most enjoyable evening, and one of the 

 most successful banquets ever given by 

 the club. Those who stayed away missed 

 a treat. 



Visitors. 

 .\iii(iiig tlie visitors during tloui-r shuu 



W. liiii'kV.rr' 'iV^M '."V\';\Vohn~.'n.'' "i'lH-k- 



ford, II! ; llr^l IllrllliliM 1, !■', llnl/lKlgle 



and Ci-ni.j,- A. ila. IJiam. Diliuil. Mieli.; 

 Af. llell.-r .\,u Castle, Jiid.; Aug. Swan- 

 SMii. SI, I'.iul; J. A. Kvans and Fred 

 l.iiiinii. L'iihmond. Ind.; G. F. Crabb, 

 Ill-Ill^ siniili and Kli Cross, Grand Kap- 

 i^N. \lnli : W. A. Kiiiiii-.lv. r C. V.,U- 



\. 



W I 



Souili-n. \lM,lM-a|H.l,-: S. S, Sl,„li-lskv, 



Phila.l.-lpliM; ■- ,„.| \l,,,,av ami ( '. C, 



Eipl.-\. Ixan-i- I ,u . i; I-:, ill,,, I, -ivrre 

 Haute. 1ml : J. II. . aiimidv. Kuin>ville, 

 Ind.: Air. Husli. Denver; George A, 

 Kuhl. Pekiii, 111.; W. H. Gullett, Lin- 

 coln, 111. 



Various Items. 



Cn Thursday of show week a party ol 

 twenty or more visitors made a triji tc 

 Hinsdale to look over the mammoth es 

 tablishment of Bassett & Washburn ami 

 were much pleased with what they saw 



Bowling;. 



In tlie series of ttiree game.s rolled last Tues- 

 day night the Growers -won three 

 Retailers and the Wholesalers three 

 Miscellaneous. Following are the scores; 

 GROWERS. 



First. Second. Third. 

 F. Stollery 165 191 14( 



F. Matti 151 157 15; 



N. A. Schmitz 139 l.i5 141 



J. P. Sinner 115 146 16; 



G. Stollery 152 161 17; 



722 SIO 77^ 

 RETAILERS. 



P. .1. Hauswirth 144 177 161 



J. Huebner 185 145 121 



E. Enders 101 120 12( 



E. Hauswirth 125 107 17; 



G. Asmus 160 178 16! 



715 727 75S 

 WHOLESALERS. 



.T. Foei-ster 163 154 211 



C. Hughes 95 15S 1.5i 



W. S. HefEron 189 15!l 14; 



Jno. Sterrett 162 145 15: 



E. Wlnterson 149 142 IS: 



75S 75S SS; 

 MISCELLANEOUS. 



J. Lambros 162 160 19: 



M. Foerster 159 138 12; 



J.A.Shaw 123 112 12: 



J. Degnan 179 111 



C. W. Scott 91 



C. Pruner 124 115 15; 



747 636 68. 



Re.>mlts to date : Won. Lost 



Wholes 

 Retaile 



the 



THE "YEAR OF OUR LORD," 1950. 



"Should olrt 

 True friendsh 



■TIs heav 



5rown to be splendid manly men. 

 Would that our spirits might address 



And yet our presence they can feel. 

 )ur bodies may have turned to dust, 

 But they can hear our mute appeal! 



'feast of reason!' 



Now then, "Lean 



With "reminiscences" the toast. 



It's plain that we are" surely in It. 

 A Itindly word for every ghost 



We'll surely hear, when they begin It! 



The Toastmaster. 



ntlemen. mi 



Of other years, wh-.x- ^.i.nl.-, \\i- giee 



One toast, alone, tonight we give: 

 One general honor we bestow! 



So. here's to those who. dead, yet Hv 

 To those of fifty years ago! 



The grandson of a noble 



Will speatt for us on tf 

 And also, if you .so desire. 



Sing "Little Brown Jug," by your pen 

 sion! 



No need the orator's name to mention! 



'Tis Sanders, Junior. Number 4. 

 So kindly give him your attention, 



Wliik- he the glorious past explores! 



Mr. Sanders, Jr. and the Oration. 



W(-ll. gentlemen, it is an honor great. 

 That I should turn o'er history's pages. 



And spealt of those to memory dear. 

 Whose names will shine through all the 



Would that Old Time 'his wings would (old. 

 And we together might recall the story! 



The dear, delightful "story old," 

 That weaves around these names a crown 

 of glory ! 



Their's was an age of toil and fond devotion! 



Well have they earned their sweet repose! 

 They made this land a garden from ocean unto 



And wildernesses bud and blossom, as the 



With whom shall I liegin? My grandsire? 

 Well, 'tis well! 

 For Edgar Sanders was a "household word!" 



harness" died! 

 Again, from o'er the past 

 A "President" appears, 'tis 



"good John Bur- 



The one. I mean, put "on" at Buffalo! 

 ■Tis fifty years since then, and records tell 

 He "nUed the bill'- and did his duty welll 



Most of you— all of you— know of "Uncle 



: about oratory! Who in all ■ 

 .w covered by the past wi 

 vague. 



