FEBRUARY 



The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



353 



New Pink Carnation Enquirer. 



The annual rose meeting is to te 

 held in conjunction with the regular 

 meeting of the club on March S. The 

 trustees say that an essay on rose 

 growing will be read by a prominent 

 member ot the club. A few of our 

 local growers will compete for the 

 prize of $5 for the best fifty roses, one 

 or more varieties, American Beauties 

 excluded. Return of tickets for the 

 euchre must be made at this meeting 

 without fail. 



Bowling. 



The .Junior Florists' Bowling Club 

 is still rolling every Tuesday night 

 and is improving each weeli. The elec- 

 tion of officers last week was as fol- 

 lows: .Tames Arado, president; George 

 Aiigermuller, secretary, and William 

 Holtz, treasurer. The boys are think- 

 ing of rolling another match game 

 with tlie older club. 



The Bowling Club had a pleasant 

 time Monday night and rolled four 

 games. Seven members were present, 

 also our old friend A. L. Vaughan. of 

 Chicago, who rolled five games, making 

 an average of 157. The scores were as 

 follows: 



12 3 4 Tot. Av. 



f. A. Kuelin 139 Wl 146 175 621 155 



J. J. Beneke 163 130 125 156 574 144 



J. W. Kunz 131 169 112 148 560 140 



C C. Sander."! 158 107 130 153 547 137 



F. C. Weber 153 113 127 136 529 132 



E. Sclirav 113 115 134 362 121 



F. J. Fillmore 110 117 114 341 114 



A. L. Vaughan.... 159 190 145 137 029 157 



J. .T. B. 



VIROQUA, WIS.— Fred Rekhart re- 

 cently shipped ten car loads ot clover 

 seed from this point in one day. 



NEW YORK. 



An average of twelve inches of 

 snow fell in New York City, Feb. ITth. 

 so we are at present wrapped in the 

 mantle of winter. As may be expected, 

 business in general got a solar plexus 

 from which it is slowly recovering. 

 Next week Lent comes to stay with 

 us for quite a while, and when it goes 

 away the bright days will follow. 



Easter stock is a cause of anxiety 

 to many minds; let us hope calcula- 

 tions both as to time and returns will 

 come out satisfactorily. 



Stragglers from Buffalo are loud in 

 praise of all that transpired in con- 

 nection with the carnation. It must 

 have been a good show. 



We hear rumors of several important 

 changes among the seedsmen, but 

 we'll leave it alone till the weather 

 clears for reasons. 



Mr. Editor, we often feel how good 

 it is to be a free-lance; entangling 

 alliances are bad for pens; we pity 

 the poor devils with mortgaged hearts 

 and souls, especially when they are 

 supposed to represent the florists' 

 trade papers. 



Thomas Young, Jr., has leased the 

 fine new store adjoining his present 

 one; they will be connected on 

 the inside. This makes Mr. Young's 

 «tore the largest and handsomest 

 wholesale florist's establishment in 

 New York City. The facilities for 

 handling and shipping ot flowers are 

 both extensive and up-to-date, and 

 the best of stock can be seen at 41-4o 

 West 28th St. 



The semi-annual meeting of the 

 Now York Florists' Bowling Club will 

 be held at the alleys. 57th St. and Olh 

 Ave., at 8:. 10 p. m., Monday, Feb. 20th. 

 The officers of the club particularly 

 request the attendance of members, 

 and tliose wishing to be, as bu.siness 

 of the utmost importance will be con- 

 sidered. 



Tlie general committees in connec- 

 tion with S. A. F. Convention will 

 meet that evening in the Florists' 

 Club's rooms, at 7:30, but the sport- 

 ing fraternity wish it understood that 

 all are expected on the alleys later 

 in the evening. Scores rolled last 

 night were: 



Hums 152 140 137 



llalner XSl 12.". 116 



Sh.-iw 115 109 103 



Miirshall 1X6 138 147 



Uine 147 142 153 



Si-lirocht .. ..' lis 131 108 



Traoiidly 146 151 lis 



RtolTt-ns 138 143 lOO 



Scliinck ♦ L36 



iJolilan 137 125 116 



The Flatbush boys are duly warned 

 to be in good condition for the 1st of 

 March. 



Mr. and Mrs. .1. C. Vaughan are in 

 toviU. J- I- D. 



CHICAGO. 



The Market. 



The supply of roses has somewhat 

 improved, but demand for first-class 

 stock is good and prices on same have 

 belli up very well. Good teas bring 

 $G.UO to $8.00, and some sales of extras 

 are made at $10.00. Rates are a trifle 

 easier than before on lower grades. 

 Beauties are also showing up more 

 freely, and the extra long bring $5.00 to 

 $0.00 a dozen. 



In carnations, fancies bring $3.00 to 

 $4.00, and occasionally $5.00; ordinaries 

 go at $1.50 to $2.00. Good carnations 

 have been in brisk demand all winter, 

 except for about ten days after the 

 holidays, and though the supply is in- 

 creasing, prices hold up well. Those 

 that have suffered at times have been 

 the poorer grades. At date "Punk" 

 carnations are plenty and sell at 80 

 cents to $1.00 a hundred. 



No. 1 violets now average 60 cents to 

 $1.00 a hundred, and poorer ones go at 

 most any old price. We hear of lots 

 being cleared out at as low as 4 cents a 

 bunch. Bright, cold weather always 

 chills the violet market. The bright 

 sun brings out the supply and the cold 

 weather checks sales, as the gi-eat bulk 

 of the flowers are bought to wear on 

 the street. 



An accumulation of miscellaneous 

 bulb stuff was cleaned up Monday, but 

 the supply is coming faster all the 

 time, and there are tulips "to burn." 



The coming Mardi Gras festivities in 

 New Orleans will undoubtedly make 

 heavy demands upon this market, but 

 we believe there will be little difficulty 

 in meeting the most of the calls. 



■Variouf Items. 



Tliere was no quorH.im at the last 

 meeting of the Florists' Club, no doubt 



