JANUARY 11. l;ii.Hi. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



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cutive committee to hold the next ex- 

 hibition was ailoptrd. 



An amendment to increase tlio elec- 

 tive members of the executive commit- 

 tee from six to eight, and malcing five 

 a quorum, was presented and will be 

 acted upon at the next meeting. By 

 resolution the secretary was allowed 

 the sum of $1.50 per annum for clerk 

 hire. 



Various Items. 



We hear a report that F. Calvert 

 & Son, of Lake Forest, recently lost 

 the contents of a range of houses by 

 the disablement of the heating ap- 

 paratus. 



L, H. Read, Grand Rapids, Wis., 

 passed through the city last week on 

 his way to Alabama. 



Geo. M. Garland is meeting with 

 very gratifying success in introduc- 

 ing his iron greenhouse gutter. It in- 

 terests every one who is tired of re- 

 building his greenhouses every once 

 in a while. Those w-ho have already 

 adopted it are very much pleased with 

 it. 



Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kreitling will 

 celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of 

 their marriage on Saturday, January 

 20th, and have issued cards for a party 

 at Kindergarten Hall, 10-12 Van Bu- 

 ren street, in the evening. Walter will 

 conduct the kindergarten in his own 

 inimitable style and every one must 

 have his lesson. 



Mr. O. P. Bassett is now settled in 

 his handsome new residence in Hins- 

 dale. It is in the colonial style, and 

 reflects the greatest credit upon the 

 designer, for it is undoubtedly the fin- 

 est residence in this suburb, noted for 

 its beautiful homes. 



Bowling. 



After the last club meeting, two 

 games were rolled, and the following 

 scores were the result; 



av. 



E. F. Winterson 177 190 1S3 



C. P. Hughes m 184 154 



A. Henderson 131 15G 143 



G. L. Grant 14.5 135 140 



W. Kreitling 114 149 131 



P. J. Hauswirth 136 125 130 



Jas. Hartshorne 121 IIG US 



Hemer 121 69 95 



NEW YORK. 



Club Meeting. 



A well attended and enthusiastic 

 meeting of the New York Florists' 

 Club was held on Monday evening, 

 Jan. S. Ex-President Plumb, in tak- 

 ing the chair, spoke very feelingly of 

 the kindness and encouragement he 

 had received from the members dur- 

 ing his two years' term of office, and 

 he assured them that he would con- 

 tinue to work with a view of making 

 this the strongest club in the trade. 

 He then in a few happy words intro- 

 duced the new president of the club, 

 Mr. P. O'Mara; the vice-president, 

 Mr. Arthur Herrington; Treasurer 

 Charles B. Weathered, and Secretary 

 John Young, each of whom responded 

 in ways to excite more interest in 



and fidelity to the requisites of lloii- 

 cullure. 



Mr. O'Mara then gave an outline of 

 what the policy and workings of the 

 club would be for the eventful year 

 before them. The most important of 

 the committees required to perfect ar- 

 rangements for the convention of the 

 Society of American Florists and Or- 

 namental Horticulturists had been ap- 

 I)ointe(l at a meeting of officers held 

 that afternoon, and he hoped every- 

 one would assist in making this one 

 of the greatest conventions ever held 

 in the interests of the trade. 



The club had decided to hold a hor- 

 ticultural show, and 10,000 square feet 

 in the center of the main hall would 

 be offered to private gardeners; there 

 would be 40,000 square feet surround- 

 ing this for the trade exhibits. The 

 convention and exhibition will both 

 be held in the Grand Central Palace, 

 and additional space is obtainable if 

 required. The following were appoint- 

 ed to attend to the workings of the 

 club: House and Entertainment Com- 

 mittee — Messrs. F. h. Atkins, John P. 

 Cleary and Wm. Marshall; Committee 

 on Awards— W. I. Brower, A. L. Miller, 

 C. H. Allen, John E. Lager and H. 

 Dailledouze. The committees appoint- 

 ed to arrange for the S. A. F. con- 

 vention will meet in the club rooms 

 on Monday evening, Jan. 22. for the 

 purpose of organizing and getting the 

 machinery in working order. 



Mr. Weathered, on behalf of the an- 

 nual dinner committee, reported that 

 the club's annual dinner would be held 

 at the St. Denis, Eleventh street and 

 Broadway, at 7 p. m., Jan. 17th; tick- 

 ets, $5.00. He urged those present and 

 others desiring to attend to purchase 

 their tickets as soon as possible. A 

 full muster was expected, because the 

 event was not only their annual din- 

 ner, but also to be a reception to the 

 executive committee of the S. A. F., 

 which body would meet in this city on 

 the IGth. Flowers in abundance and 

 of the very finest were wanted to dec- 

 orate the "tables on that occasion, and 

 they should be sent to W. F. Sheridan, 

 39 West Twenty-eighth street, by noon 

 of the 17th. Consignments should be 

 made to the club, care of above, and 

 the flowers named for identification. 

 Several new members were nomi- 

 nated and elected. Invitations were 

 received and accepted to attend the 

 annual dinner and smoker of the 

 Dutchess County Horticultural So- 

 ciety, and the Morris County Garden- 

 ers' and Florists' Club. Treasurer 

 Weathered read his annual financial 

 report, showing the club to be in sound 

 monetary condition; there are 169 

 members on the books at present. 



There were two varieties of new 

 carnations on exhibition at the meet- 

 ing. One. a light pink, after the 

 color of Melba, called Genevieve Lord, 

 was from H. Weber & Sons, Oakland, 

 Md. It was awarded the club's certifi- 

 cate of merit. The other was also a 

 light pink, named Roslyn. a three- 

 year-old seedling which promises well; 

 "this was shown by Chris Besold, Mine- 



cil.i. 1.. 1.; it was awarded honorable 

 Miention. 



There was quite a lengthy discussion 

 on the system of awards, and the 

 whole matter was referred to the new 

 committee, with the request that they 

 revise or amend the present rules if 

 they find them faulty. Other matters 

 of interest were talked over, and be- 

 fore the meeting adjourned all con- 

 sidered they had a certain amount of 

 the club's work to do and were will- 

 ing to tackle it. 



There's nothing like expecting vis- 

 itors, and the press is like the win- 

 dow in Thrums.' 



Bowling. 



The bowlers were busy in the after- 

 noon. It was one of the best times 

 they ever had up there. Last week 

 John H. Taylor's bowling with a 

 crutch was the novelty; this time it 

 was the east and west; movements of 

 Julius Lang and the low scores of 

 many experts. The crowd was in two 

 teams and excitement ran very high 

 till the last. Following are the scores: 



ROSES. 



F. L. Atkins 144 154 149 



L. Hafner 187 137 126 



A. S. Burns 15S 124 137 



A. Herrington 90 111 94 



T. Roetirs 13S 139 171 



J. I. Donlan 144 172 171 



Blind Piper 159 



861 837 1007 

 COWSLIPS. 



F. Traendly 156 1S3 123 



T. Lang 128 165 163 



P. O'Mara lis ... 121 



S. Butterfleld 125 104 86 



.1. I.ang SS 73 107 



J. H. Troy 126 lOS 



W. H. Siebrecht 139 120 151 



754 771 S5S 



ORANGE, N. J. 



The New Jersey Floricultural So- 

 ciety had a red letter night January 3. 

 It was the installation of officers and 

 their annual dinner. Both affairs 

 took place in the society's pretty 

 rooms, 210 Main street. Orange. Mal- 

 colm McRorie acted as master of cere- 

 monies at the installation, and the 

 introductions and responses were suf- 

 ficient to inspire the utmost enthusi- 

 asm. With Peter Duff as president; 

 Joseph B. Davis, vice-president; 

 George Smith, secretary, and Malcolm 

 McRorie, treasurer, it is safe to say 

 the society will be heard from to the 

 benefit of horticulture. 



The secretary reported 116 members 

 in good standing, and the treasurer 

 that several hundred dollars were in 

 the liauk. The several working com- 

 mittees were appointed and the meet- 

 ing adjourned to partake of the din- 

 ner. 



The table was prettily decorated 

 with flowers donated by Messrs. 

 Smith, Von Qualen, Rose, and May. 

 The latter contributed a vase of his 

 new carnation, Olympia, w^hich was 

 very much admired. Some half hun- 

 dred membere and friends were seat- 

 ed at the tables, and the menu, which 

 was exceedingly good and plentiful, be- 



