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The Weekly Florists* Review, 



JANUARY 25. 1900. 



CLASSiFIED ADVS.-Continued. 



WIRE WORK. 



C. A. Kuehn. 1122 Pine St.. St. Louis. Mo., 

 manufacturer of the Patent Wire Clamp 

 Floral Designs. A full line of supplies always 

 on hand. Write for catalogue. 



We are Headquarters tor Wire Work. 

 McKellar & Wlnterson, 45, 47, 49 Wabash 

 Ave.. Chicago. 



Reed & KeMer. 122 W. 25th St., New York. 

 Manufacturers of Wire Designs. 



PITTSBURG. 



Various Items. 



Business has picked up some the 

 past week. Flowers, of all kinds, are 

 not coming in very plentifully and are 

 cleaned out much better. 



Roses seem to be off crop with the 

 growers here and Harrisii are not 

 plentiful. Several of the growers re- 

 port lots of Harrisii plants as having 

 gone to the rubbish heap lately. 



The Florists' Club at its January 

 meeting nominated the old officers. 



John Edlefsen, an old resident of 

 Millvale, died Jan. 16, in the ti4th year 

 of his age, at his residence, on Ever- 

 green avenue. The deceased was born 

 in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, in 

 1837, and came to the United States in 

 1868. locating in Millvale, where he 

 had lived ever since. He was a florist 

 and was active in the duties of his 

 business until a few years ago. 



The late Mr. Edlefsen is survived by 

 his widow and by two sons and two 

 daughters. William Edlefsen, one of 

 the sons, is engaged in the florist's 

 business in Milwaukee. 



The Pennsylvania Horticultural So- 

 ciety held its forty-first meeting in the 

 old city hall, which had been prettily 

 decorated by the members of the club. 

 Raadolph & McClements, John Bader 

 and Blaha & Fort furnished the plants; 

 Thomas M. Ulam, laurel wreathing, 

 and the Pittsburg Cut Flower Com- 

 pany, southern smilax. 



The exhibitors were: Randolph & 

 McClements, table of stove plants; G. 

 & J. W. Ludwig, a very nice table of 

 cut flowers; L. I. Neff, cut flowers; E. 

 Fisher, well grown freesia; Geo. H. 

 Beckert and G. B. Robinson made a 

 nice display of fruit and vegetables; 

 Wm. Laine, a basket of flowers carved 

 out of vegetables, which attracted a 

 great deal of attention. 



Prof. S. B. Heiges, of York, Pa., and 

 Prof. John Hamilton, state secretary 

 •of agriculture, made very interesting 

 speeches, advising farmers to turn 

 their attention to fine fruits, as the 

 competition in wheat growing was 

 getting stronger each year. The prepa- 

 ration of the soil for transplanting; 

 the care of the trees; the important 

 item of grading the fruit for market; 

 the study of insects and their extermi- 

 nation, to be taught in our schools, 

 ■were some of the points touched upon. 



OflBcers were elected as follows: 

 President, Howard A. Chase, Phila:t!el- 

 phia; vice presidents, Calvin Cooper, 

 i3ird-in-Hand; Daniel D. Herr, Lancas- 



ter; M. C. Dunlevy; recording secre- 

 tary, E. B. Engle, Waynesboro; corre- 

 sponding secretary, William p. Brin- 

 ton, Christiania; treasurer, Samuel C. 

 Moon, Morrisville. 



The next meeting will be held at 

 Harrisburg, January, 1901. BAER. 



ST. PAUL, MINN. 



Trade since my last report has been 

 good, bad and indifferent. 



Society is now on wing, or rather on 

 foot, and provides an outlet for the 

 florists' wares. The weather condi- 

 tions have been almost perfect and a 

 big cut has resulted therefrom. Fu- 

 neral work has been in quite good de- 

 mand and but few flowers have gone 

 to waste. 



At this writing there is nearly two 

 inches of snow on the ground; a few 

 of the nabobs are out in sleighs for 

 the first time this season. If the pres- 

 ent ideal weather continues fuel bills 

 will be smaller than last year, even at 

 advanced prices. 



Violets continue off crop and scarce, 

 even with an abundance of sunshine. 

 Some of the largest growers are cut- 

 ting but very few and there appears to 

 be a general complaint regarding the 

 shortage. By most this condition is 

 attributed to the hot weather in Octo- 

 ber. Harrisii are very slow and back- 

 ward, the first blooms being noted 

 January S. There is scarcely a trace 

 of disease to be seen in any plants, 

 which shows what good can be accom- 

 plished when growers and dealers act 

 together. United action in other ways 

 would prove of vast benefit to the 

 trade in general. 



Dr. R. Schiffman, our local orchidist, 

 has gone to Jamaica on his annual 

 southern tour. 



L. G. Veuzke, formerly in business 

 here, has accepted a position with E. 

 P. Lemke. 



Recent callers on the trade were C. 

 P. Braslan, Alex. Rodgers and W. H. 

 Small. X. Y. Z. 



MEMPHIS, TENN. 



John Pearson, one of the oldest flor- 

 ists in Memphis, died of pneumonia 

 January 19. Mr. Pearson was an old 

 school English gardener and was a 

 specialist in azaleas and hard wooded 

 plants. His cheerful disposition and 

 cordial smile will be missed by all who 

 knew him. He was universally liked 

 by all the members of the trade and 

 the general public, with whom he -was 

 deservedly popular. He leaves a widow, 

 no children. His partner, Mr. W. Mc- 

 Carty, will continue the business. 



Mr. G. W. Wheeler, of Chicago, was 

 a recent caller; also Mr. W. Mott, o£ 

 Philadelphia. 



The extremely mild weather since 

 Christmas has made flowers plentiful. 

 Bulbous stuff is almost a glut. Violets 

 are plenty. The cut flower trade has 

 been satisfactory to the store men, but 

 there has been a dearth of large deco- 

 rations. People rent a dozen palms 

 and arrange some cut flowers on man- 

 tels and in vases, smilax on chande- 

 liers, a few flowers on tables, and it is 

 "decorated." The local papers describe 

 it as elegant and chaste and "bowers 

 of Beauty." and the ordinary layman 

 would think from the description that 

 $100 to $200 had been expended for 

 floral decorations. Possibly $15 to $25 

 would cover the entire floral bill. 



C. H. H. 



DENVER, COLO. 



Following are the scores made by 

 the Denver Florists' Bowling Club, 

 Jan. 16th: 



1st. 2d. 3d. Av. 



Robt. Kurth 1.'.4 213 224 197 



Al. Mauff 224 171 164 1S6 



Chas. Mauff 221 164 167 1S4 



.John Berry 171 179 159 170 



P. C. Gallup IT.-. 143 182 167 



John Ferriss " 154 175 165 165 



.\. M. Ljwis 13S 247 103 163 



Ed. Emerich 107 225 118 150 



Chas. Thies 181 109 151 147 



A. A. Benson 124 176 113 138 



Geo. Brenkert 123 119 158 133 



Chas. Franz 121 135 128 12S 



G. A. Z. 



OSHKOSH, WIS.— Fire did some 

 damage to the store occupied by John 

 Nelson, the florist, Jan. 18. 



WANT ADVERTISEMENTS. 



Advertisements under this head 10 cents a line, 

 an average of seven words to the line. 



SITUATION WAXTKD— As foreman of good sized 

 establishment near Chicag'o where merit and suc- 

 cessful work will be appreciated; either cut flower grow- 

 ing or general stock; salary 575.00 a month. Address 

 A. M., care Florists' Review. 



FOR SALE— First-class well established florist busi- 

 ness, located m Western Iowa, in live city of 5,000 

 inhabitants, and fifteen thri\-ing cities within 40 miles; 

 good R. R. connections; good home market, good ship- 

 ping trade, no competition; six large houses, all new, in 

 heart of city; full of stock in excellent condition; will be 

 sold very reasonable if taken at once ; good reason for 

 selling; do not write unless you mean business. Address 

 Iowa, care of Florists' Re^-iew. 



QITUATIOX WAN'TKD- By all-around grower. 

 O Ai at roses, carnations and violets. American, 

 married, age 36. State wages. Best references. Address 

 Grower, Isabella, Chester Co.. Pa. 



SITUATION WANTED-Young man, 24. wishes 

 situation for greenliouse work where he can ad- 

 vance. Henry Bauer, 385 E. loth St.. New York. 



...FOR SALE... 



Three greenhouses, 20 x So ft. each, in good condition, 

 steam heat. Houses to be taken off tiie place after 

 spring trade is over. Good stock of plants on hand. 

 Will sell very cheap. Write for particulars. 



John Lieber, Man'^iHe, Nodaway Co.. Mo. 



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