DECEMBER 21, 1S99. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



79 



■with liolly sprays, and the only part of 

 the tahlecloth visible was a margin of 

 two feet aroiiiul the edge of the table. 

 There were no orchids or American 

 Beauties. It was simple but most 

 effective. And Admiral Sampson aim 

 Capt. Chadwick aiul tlio other twenty- 

 eight diners thought it was just riglit. 

 I forgot to say that an 8-foot ring six 

 feet above the table was studded with 

 electric lights. Everybody could see 

 everybody else's top vest button across 

 the table, and that is what they 

 •wanted. 



We have had all kinds of weather 

 within a week and the change is going 

 on hourly, so we don't know what to 

 expect. Good sleighing, bright weath- 

 er, and not too cold, would best agree 

 with our wishes. 



The Carnation Convention. 



We are awaking to the fact that on 

 the 15th and 16th of February our city 

 will see the greatest display of carna- 

 tions that the world has ever seen, at 

 least since the flood. And with them 

 will come the men celebrated in their 

 culture. Yesterday a commodious hall 

 was secured for their reception. It is 

 in the center of the city, on Main 

 street, and large and light. There will 

 be the need of placing "The Marquis" 

 so near "Ethel Crocker" and "Gene- 

 vieve Lord" that flirtations will occur, 

 and Olympia can show broadside with- 

 out being annoyed with smaller craft. 



There is also a most convenient ante- 

 room where Mr. W. N. Rudd can call 

 together the faithful members of his 

 noble (?) auxiliary society, which I 

 don't believe has had a genuine good 

 meeting of the faithful since Philadel- 

 phia last February. There has been 

 a pretense at reunions, but the presi- 

 dent, vice-president, secretary, treas- 

 urer and board of lady managers was 

 absent. W. S. 



LATE CHRYSANTHEMUM. 



We present herewith an engraving 

 from a photograph of the new late 

 pink chrysanthemum Miss Florence E. 

 Denzer, which originated with Mr. Ant. 

 C. Zvolanek, West Hoboken, N. J. 



It is a clear pink, in shape and size 

 similar to Ivory, with narrow, dark 

 green foliage and a stiff stem three 

 feet long. It blooms at Christmas. 



ORANGE, N. J. 



"Ancient and Modern Floral Art" 

 was the title selected by Mr. James I. 

 Donlan for his talk before the New 

 Jersey Floricultural Society on Wed- 

 nesday, Dec. 6. He attacked it with 

 his usual energy and held his hearers 

 spellbound until nearly midnight. 

 When he entered the room, accom- 

 panied by numerous parcels of all 

 sizes, one of the members thought it 

 was a distribution of Christmas gifts 

 and changed to a front seat, so as to 

 be on hand. 



He seemed to have the wand of an en- 

 chanter; his agile fingers worked as he 

 talked, while with the same elements 

 he produced wreath, garland or bou- 

 quet. Nine years ago, said Mr. Don- 



lan, a man came to uu' and asked why 

 he could not find as large carnations 

 here as in London. "We have them," 

 was the reply, and as he talked the 

 speaker selected three Lizzie Mc- 

 Gowans which, with a quick move- 

 ment, he deprived of calyx and .seed 

 vessel and, mingling the petals with 

 another quick move, he deftly wound 

 a wire around the whole, making one 

 fine, large carnation — a model bouton- 

 niere. "Why do you do that?" asked 

 an under gardener, and for once the 

 speaker left the realm of fancy and 

 became the commercial florist, as he 



New Late Pink Chrysanthemum Miss 

 Florence E. Denzer. 



replied, "Because it's better to gel 

 twenty-five cents for this than five 

 cents for those others. In making up 

 the bouquet, avoid regularity; that is 

 not floral art, and a few stems care- 

 lessly mingled produces a better effect 

 for corsage, or as a ffift to a sick 

 friend, which may be a few red roses 

 or carnations; if any white flowers are 

 used at all, only one or two, and be 

 careful to avoid anything which may 

 suggest a funeral, and too maay white 

 flowers do so. 



"In table decorations give attention 

 to the green as carefully as anything, 

 and do not measure one flower with 

 another, but let each have a beauty of 

 its own. Conceal any defect with one 

 of the weaker blooms, and strengthen 

 the weak stalk with wire, first stick- 

 ing through the bulb and then winding 

 around the stem; then you may bend 

 it into any position also. Avoid a 



flat, level mass in bouquet or piece 

 and conceal the stem with a flower." 



In his demonstration upon the tying 

 of bows of ribbon, Mr. Donlan gath- 

 ered the boys around him and at his 

 earnest request one of them came for- 

 ward to try his hand. It was Dave 

 Rose, who remarked that "his wife us- 

 ually tied the strings." Someone sug- 

 gested he better learn, for she might 

 get a divorce, and after a while he 

 finally did tie one to satisfy his in- 

 structor. 



The artist of today is returning to 

 ancient floral art for his motifs. We 

 have made no advance in the refine- 

 ment of art, but we have in arrange- 

 ment. The United States today leads 

 the civilized world in the refinement 

 of floral art, because we have the best 

 element from all countries. Societies 

 offer but little inducement to bring out 

 this element, however. Do not bring a 

 grower to judge your artistic arrange- 

 ments for effect. There is as much 

 beauty from an esthetic standpoint in 

 the small flowers as the large, which 

 indicate simply overfeeding, but add 

 nothing to beauty in arrangement. 



In the election which preceded the 

 address Peter Duff was re-elected pres- 

 ident and Joseph B. Davis was made 

 vice-president. Both being the only 

 nominations, were elected by acclama- 

 tion, and in the balloting which fol- 

 lowed George Smith was elected secre- 

 tary and Malcolm MacRorie treasurer. 



J. B. D. 



ST. LOUIS. 



Club Meeting. 



On Thursday, the 14th, the regular 

 monthly meeting of the Florists' Club 

 was held, this being the first meeting 

 since the flower show. The meeting 

 opened with President Ammann in the 

 chair and about twelve members pres- 

 ent. More were expected, but the ap- 

 proaching holiday rush no doubt kept 

 many away. The executive committee 

 made a report showing a loss of about 

 $1,000. This is not a final report, as 

 all the prize money has not yet been 

 collected. The Shaw prize money was 

 on hand and the treasurer was ordered 

 to pay this out at once. Not before 

 the next meeting will the committee 

 be able to make a final report and pay 

 out what money is on hand. 



A euchre party, same as last year, 

 will be given for the benefit of the 

 prize winners, which will be given the 

 latter part of January or early in Feb- 

 ruary. The president appointed a 

 committee of three, consisting of F. 

 C. Weber, John W. Kunz and J. J. 

 Beneke, to assist the trustees, who 

 have the matter in charge, in making 

 it a grand success. 



Mr. J. W. Kruse was elected a mem- 

 ber of the club, and Mr. Chas. Con- 

 non, Sr., made application for mem- 

 bership. 



The next meeting of the club our 

 annual carnation exhibition will take 

 place, and the secretary was instructed 

 to correspond with growers of new 



