NOVEMBEn 21 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



803 



Show Notes. 



informed proljubly by one 

 papers, inquired anxiously 

 I spray cut from the $10,- 

 '■ was shown George Fields' 



from Henry V. .Mi.li.-ll piiz/lnl llio un- 

 initiated. One man uas (.l.-cr\cd siiu'll- 

 ing: tliem. Another after ya/ing U\y -iuine 

 moments oautiously handled one and 

 M-as heard to mutter "artiticial" in 

 tones of di^ffust. This exhibit was so 

 liis-hl}- c-^teeiiied by the Willvesbarre flor- 

 ist, till I tli.y liorrowed-it for their ex- 

 liiliiinii I III- week. The ilowers were 

 made Hi (oii.iu. and the l)ed of sphag- 

 num moss. The effect was strikingly 

 realistic. 



Thomas Butler, weaned from his form- 

 er vocation, was in charge of H. Water- 

 er's bulb e.vhibit. 



Many visitors from all over the coun- 

 ti'v were attracted to this great fall dis- 

 play. 



Bowling. 



The I'hila.lelphia howlers downed 

 their New York brethren on Tuesday 

 evening, Nov. 12, on the home alleys, 

 wiping out the defeat of three w'eeks be- 

 fore with something to spare. Follow- 

 ing are the scores: 



PHILADELPHI.X. 



1 1' 3 Total 



Moss 170 l.'il ISS 509 



Gibson 147 138 161 446 



Harris 189 136 173 498 



Starkey 163 136 140 439 



Kitt 153 181 150 484 



Connor 155 153 20O 608 



NEW YORK. 



1 2 3 Total 



Lang 147 147 167 461 



O'Mara 131 145 139 415 



Traendly 170 US 122 410 



Burns 109 146 162 417 



Lentz 129 163 122 414 



Theilmann 144 126 151 421 



253S 

 PlIIL. 



BALTIMORE. 



Trade mav be quoted in commercial 

 phrase as "fair to middling." During 



tile 11 igu III' lllr l,llleell (if AlHumiX Othcr 



Ioy:il!ic- :ilr ill ri|l|i-r .III. I It is liot tOO 



eiii[iii,ii ir I -i.itriii.'iii t li.i I many in the 

 ti.iile wi-li il well' \\r\[ ci\i'r and her 

 majesty's obsequies ended. Tlie truth 

 may as well be spoken that, at least 

 for this particular spot of latitude and 

 longitude, the chrysanthemum does not 

 receive the marks of patronage and 

 popular favor which once marked her 

 royal progress. Whether size and pon- 

 derosity have been overdone, the big 

 mums do not "go" as they did, and will 

 not bring their former prices. Their 

 season has been extended, too, so that 

 from the earliest to the latest varieties 

 they span a length of time which al- 

 lows of the general public getting tired 

 of them, and it turns again with relief to 

 the more graceful rose and the ever at- 

 tractive Ciirnation. 



The Exhibition. 



The topic of the ji:i>l wrrk in trade 

 circles was the ehi \ -ant iHiiiiim show of 

 the Gardeners' Club. I"ui etl'eetive dis- 

 iday and artistic handling ot the ma- 

 terial presented, the show excelled any 

 the club has held, and to the committee 

 in charge. Mcssr=. TtrV.t, T.. Graham, 

 George O.' Brown ;iii.l l'lii;i|. 1',. Welsh, 

 as well as to it- m.iLrii md popular 

 president, Robert Iti llnhi \ . Iieh)ngs only 



praise for the ta.ste and skill exhibited 

 and the hard work done. 



The stage was occupied by groups of 

 fine foliage plants deposited "by John 

 Cook. The walls were decorated with 

 southern smilax. and the visitor as he 

 entered caught a elianning Co«.p d'oeil 

 of the attrtietmii ilu.injh an opening 

 left in a haiuiirj nitiiin of this ma- 

 terial dividinu i lir Iomi ii,,tii the mtiiu 



hall. lil-le;l,| .,t the h-lij l.lhle- ll;,- ili-- 

 Pkvs^.el|. link,.,, ni.ii -HKllI P-. ,l„. 



toimr„;,l 'Tu""'Tsy t'll'" '""" '"" 



the city contributed largely to the ex- 

 hibition, the foliage plants and ferns 

 from Patterson Park showing especially 

 good handling. 



Halliday Bros, had .some palms of tall 

 stature and fine foliage arranged along 

 the walls, and Edwin A. Seidewitz an- 

 other group. E. Holden (gardener to 

 Mrs. Robert Garrett), showed some well- 

 bloomed Gloire de Lorraine begonias. 



C. K. Diflenderferj, H. Weber & Sons, 

 Oakland, Md. ; Henry Eichholz, Waynes- 

 boro, Pa.; M. J. Hannigan. (gardener to 

 Mr. Jas. A. Garev), R. Vincent, Jr., i 

 Son. and E. Holden. 



Wm. Paul Binder, raiser of the popu- 

 lar Euhert llallidav. Harrv Parr and 

 Ladv ll.irin.l. had mliei -,.e.llini;s on 

 show. ih.t.ihU Ah-. ll,iiT\ v. I :i-ev, a 

 JaiKinr-e ,ii.iin,.il. .I.m, |.iiik ^,t^jetv. 

 and ..lame.. JVntUuid, a pui,. uliite. He 

 had some others of grotesque forms 

 and uAusual colors. He also exhibited a 

 fine light jdnk seedling, the "Bently," 

 original in;; w iili Robert G. Carev, of 

 Pliilailel,,li,:i. .h.ided by all to lie an 

 acqiii.il Mill ,,1 lit. 



The qiialiiy lit the mums shown was 

 generally tino — the magnificent Apple- 

 tons and the imniense, if rather coarse, 

 Timothv Eatons making a sensation. 



Roses and carnations" were tint tip to 



the hiLlh.-t ixillliilion -l.ltl.hlt.l. e\.r,,1 



Amene.Ul l;eanlte- fletn .l.i-r|,l, ilea- 



cock, of W yneote, Pa. .rolin Cook's seed- 

 lings — Baltimore, another, a beautiful 

 blush pink, and two of American Beauty 

 blood, attracted much attention. The 

 carnations came to grief and sleepiness 

 all too soon. Designs were not above the 

 usual conventional level as to taste and 

 execution. 



The judges were Messrs. Gude, Blaeki- 

 stone and Clark, of W^asliington, D. C. 



The principal mum awards were made 

 to G. A. Lotze, Jr., Lehr Bros., H. Weber 

 & Sons. Henry Eichholz, Halliday Bros., 

 E. Holden, V'. B. Welsh and C. R. Dif- 

 fenderfer. 



Mr. Heacoek received a silver vase, a 

 special prize, for his American Beauties; 

 H. Eichholz a silver ladle for his Tim- 

 othy Eatons, and Lehr Bros. $25 for 50 

 A]iplet.ons. 



The show, unfortunately, was not a 

 success tinancially, the attendance, eon- 



noumr-. a|.]i:i ; ml ly l,y a til Ih ii 1 1 \ , llial 

 "the pul.-lie ilid nut pay Uie e.\pett-es: 

 in fact, hardly enough to pay the hall 

 rent,- and the members of the club will 

 have to go down into their pockets to 

 make up a deficiency of several hun- 

 dred dollars." 



This was in great contrast to a show 

 held at Patterson Park the previous 



week. No admission fee was charged, 

 and about 16,000 persons passed through 

 the building to inspect and admire the 

 plants and flowers, which Mr. Seibold 

 and his assistants had arranged for their 

 delectation. 



Trade Notes. 



The alterations, long in progress, at 



the Charles street store of Halliday 



i;ii- li.iie he.ii . i.tiipleted, and one of 



the new t',:itiite- I- .1 line bow-window, 



'1 III. li I- Le|it il i.ii..il with the most 



e\]..ii,u,' ,111.1 -Ih ^^^ materials. Indeed, 



and lovely. 



;Mrs. Schuler-Thomas has had her 

 store on Saratoga street remodeled. A 

 feature is the garland ni llo\\ers on the 

 walls painted by the traine.l hand of 

 her artist son. Ilaii- S. hiihr. whose 

 friends and well wishers believe he ex- 

 liihil-^ more than talent, genius, as a 

 -. iilpior. A little bronze electric light 

 iii.irket. done by him, is a thing of 

 beauty and grace. 



Still another penal institution, (by 

 courtesy and perhaps oflicially a "re- 

 formatory") is about to build a $1,000 

 greenhouse. Just what disposition is 

 to be made of the products is to your 

 correspondent unknown. R. 



Trade Conditions for Nov. JO- 16. 



This week probably marks the passing 

 of the heaviest point in the chrysanthe- 

 miiiit .laMiii. and llii' .1 oii.e.pieiit lowest 

 ehh 111 the t.i-e tia.te. ulii.h i - that part 

 of the In-ine- tlHiM ;l iVert ed by the 

 lie;i\y cut of the former, I'iuks and vio- 

 lets have been scarce enough to take 

 care of themselves most of the time so 

 far, and suddenly became much more so 

 iltniiig the week, so that prices took an 

 a|i|iie, iable upward bend so far as vio- 

 let- wire concerned, touching a bill per 

 htiinlii'd on good ones of either kind. 

 Roses keep up their number very well, 

 and the producers hope to make a mark 

 with them right away. 



Bright— on Occasions. 



On Sept. 13, 1759, Gen. W^olfe floated 

 down the St. Lawrence River, scaled the 



month- and f.mi 

 do«tt the slth«a\ 

 electric, scaled 1 1 

 and secured a \ 

 could have smash 

 in W. H. Elliot! 

 the millions of 

 at my feet. The 

 ing absent, (hi 



I'.ngliton 

 Nshich I 

 ' of glass 

 laee with 

 that lay 

 I ehief be- 



The place reminds me of the noted 

 English drink — it is half roses and half 

 asparagus, counting both the plumosus 

 nanus and the twenty thousand of Spren- 

 geri. And either the tall houses of 

 the former or the low houses of the lat- 



