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TheWeekly Florists^ Review* 



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iiiess of the windmill men, they not hav- 

 ing completed his water pumping appar- 

 atus. 



Last week the wedding wns celebrated 

 of Miss Mattie, eldest daugliler of John 

 H. Dnnlop, our well known rose grower, 

 to Jlr. Goulding of the Ozone Co., Chi- 

 cago. Mr. Goulding is an old Toronto 

 boy and we congratulate him on win- 

 ning one of our brightest lights. 



I made a mistake in the flower show 

 reports in not giving JNIr. W. J. Law- 

 rence credit for receiving second prize 

 for twelve Beauties. I hope it will be 

 first next time. C. W. 



On Tuesday evening, Xov. 20, by the 

 kind liberality of their employer, the 

 emploves of J. H. Dunlop were invited 

 to partake of his hospitality at his resi- 

 dence and to spend a social evemng with 

 a few friends invited by their host. At 

 the time appointed they sat down to a 

 bounteous repast provided by their host, 

 and needless to say ample justice was 

 done to the good things whicli were sup- 

 jjlied by one of the leading caterers of 

 the West End; and I must not forget to 

 mention that the dining hall was made 

 to look quite gay by tlie use of palms, 

 ferns and bunting, which part was ably 

 looked after by Mr. A. lloule. the re- 

 spected foreman of the establishment. 



After filling the inner man with the 

 good things provided, the worthy host 

 occupied the chair and proposed the 

 usual patriotic toasts whicli were enthu- 

 siastically received and honored. Mr. 

 A. Iloule proposed the health of the 

 chairman, thanking him on behalf of the 

 employes for his hospitality, to which 

 he suitably responded, and after listen- 

 ing to some able speeches by A. Houle, 

 ,1. Stevens, Mr. H. Dillmuth responding 

 on lielialf of the retailers, an adjourn- 

 ment was taken to the drawing room of 

 the residence, where an excellent pro- 

 gram, both vocal and instrumental, was 

 carried out, assisted by tlie following: 

 Miss Jessie Dnnlop. Miss A. 'Montgom- 

 ery. J. H. Dunlop, J. Churchill Arlidge, 

 J. Milne and A. Arlidge. 



Selections on the flute were rendered 

 by J. Churchill Arlidge, who is one of 

 tiie most noted leaders and performers 

 on llic flute, if not the most expert in 

 the Dominion. A most enjoyable and 

 long to be remembered evening was 

 brought to a close by all singing "Auld 

 Lang Svne." G. P. 



CHICAGO. 



The Market. 



Thanksgiving Day trade was fully as 

 large as "that of any previous year in 

 cash results, but it 'was due to higher 

 prices and not to increased supply. It is 

 likely that fewer flowers were handled 

 than" last year, but the demand was so 

 strong that prices averaged higher than 

 ever before at Thanksgiving, and the re- 

 sults were very satisfactory under the 

 circumstances. " Prices held up firmly to 

 (luotations to the end and tliere were no 

 heavy receipts on tire last day to cause a 

 slump as has been so often the case at 

 liolidays. Some say that growers kept 

 Ibcir cut coming in more evenly, which 

 enabled the dealers to realize better and 

 keep the market steady, but others say 

 the grower had nothing to hold back, "so 

 how could he?" 



Anyway, practically everything was 

 cleaned up at good figures, the only item 



having a tendency to weaken at tlie last 

 moment being white roses. Curiously 

 enough white carnations were the 

 scarcest of all, though all carnations 

 were very short of demand. 



Since Thanksgiving prices liave dropped 

 but little and the supply is still none 

 too large, though improving. In roses 

 the best still bring $6 to $8. with good 

 ordinary at $4 to $5 and commons at $2 

 to $3. In Beauties the best select bring 

 $4 and $5 and some extra fine ones are 

 now coming in. In carnations white 

 ones are especially scarce and they bring 

 from $3 to $4, with colored at .$1,50 to 

 $3 and extra fancy as high as .$5. 



Good violets have been very scarce and 

 the quality of those received has aver- 

 aged very poor for tlie season. Grand 

 Rapids growers report that they have 

 had no sunlight for a month. Smilax 

 and Sprengeri seem to now be very plen- 

 tiful. 



A few good clirysantheniums are still 

 coming in and when first class they move 

 well at good prices. Poor stock, though, 

 doesn't seem to be wanted at any price. 



There were probably more mums for 

 Thanksgiving this year than last and all 

 were needed on rfceount of the shortage 

 in roses, carnations and violets. 



We hear of quite a number of growers 

 who missed it for Thanksgiving but ex- 

 pect to be in it at Christmas, and indica- 

 tions seem favorable for a satisfactory 

 supply for that great holiday. 



Various Items. 



Robert Newitt, at one time connected 

 with the trade at the old-time establish- 

 ment of W. G. Xewitt, was killed by 

 Geo. Johnson in a quarrel last Saturday 

 night. He was about 55 years old and a 

 widower. 



Weber Bros, are sending in some re- 

 markably fine Brides and Maids to J. A. 

 Budlong. Their jilants are making a 

 phenomenally vigorous growth and their 

 rose houses are a splendid sight just now. 



McKclIar & Winfcrson have recently 

 much enlarged their stock of cut flower 

 vases and have added many new styles, 

 especially in glass, that arc not only 

 very pretty but of a shape that makes 

 them really useful for preserving as well 

 as displaying flowers. They are also dis- 

 playing a fine line of braid basket cov- 

 ers for bulb pans that are very pretty 

 and will certainly be popular. 



BoucpiPt green is advancing in price 

 and there is now little doubt that there 

 will be quite a shortage in the supply of 

 this holiday material. 



E. H. Hunt's holly buyer, who is now 

 in ilaryland, reports that indications 

 are that well berried holly will be .scarce. 



Louis Gresenz, with Bassctt & Wash- 

 burn, has a very bad hand as the result 

 of rose thorn poisoning and a subsequent 

 accident. 



"See the sign" is still the "sign" at 

 Kennicott's. Ask Scott. 



Geo. Bayer, of Toledo, is still sending 

 finely finished chrysanthemums to Ken- 

 nicott Bros. Co. Jlr. Bayer's mums 

 have stood very high in this market, 

 having uniformly fine finish and always 

 bringing the highest prices. 



At the next meeting of the Florists' 

 Club, to be held next Wednesday even- 

 ing, prizes will be awarded for the best 

 plants suitable for holiday trade, and 

 there will be a discussion upon the vari- 

 ous plants adapted for holiday sales. 



J. A. Lynn has established winter 

 headquarters at 444 Wells street and is 



making up a big stock of novelties in 

 his birch bark ware for holiday demands. 

 Mr. B. Eschner, of M. Rice & Co., Phil- 

 adelphia, accompanied by his wife, is in 

 the city, and will remain till Saturday. 



Bowling. 



In the three League games played last Tues- 

 day evening the Wholesalers won two from the 

 Growers and the Retailers two from the Mis- 

 cellaneous. Following are the scores; 



WHOLES.-\LERS. 



Jos. Foerstev 203 180 167 



W. S. Hetfron 147 194 101 



Jno. Sterrett 206 135 156 



E. Winterson . .'. 150 167 165 



706 676 589 

 GROWBnS. 



F. Stollery 150 175 174 



F. MattI 169 13S 165 



J. P. Sinner- 96 138 171 



l;. Stollery 138 142 157 



553 593 647 

 UET.\1LERS. 



,1, Lambros 204 153 124 



.7. HlJebner 142 126 143 



E. Enders 135 135 149 



lieo. Asmus 177 ;i69 174 



658 583 590 

 IIISCEI.T-ANEOUS. 



C. Balluft 1S2 147 125 



C. Hughes 155 149 105 



r. W. Scott 136 103 123 



Jno. Degnan 161 207 134 



634 606 487 

 Results to datt : Won. Lost, 



Growers 17 10 



Wholesalers 16 11 



Retailers 13 14 



Miscellaneous 8 19 



GALVESTON, TEXAS. 



Galveston is all right again. It has 

 quickly recovereil from the frightful ca- 

 lamity it suffered. During the summer 

 there were many storm frightened peo- 

 ple who stayed away but have come back 

 feeling that Galveston is herself again. 

 The summer season is especially dull 

 here as so many wealthy residents go 

 away for the summer. Not because the 

 summer months are especially disagree- 

 able here, but because their business here 

 lasts onlj- during the cotton season. 



It has been a hard year for almost 

 everybody, but the florist has had the 

 hardest struggle. The climate is a hard 

 one for the florist to deal with and this 

 last year expenses have been unusually 

 heavy, as we had to get new soil to 

 work with. The florist cannot get along 

 with the plants that do not object to a 

 soil that has been saturated with salt 

 water. Ro.ses that were' planted out af- 

 ter the storm were almost a total fail- 

 ure. It takes a good deal of courage 

 to keep at it when jou have to replant 

 stock three times during one season. 

 But we have finally succeeded. 



Hybrid tea roses are now doing finely. 

 Liberty has proved to be one of the finest 

 outdoor roses for our climate. I have 

 tried both grafted and own root plants 

 and prefer the grafted ones. I planted 

 out 200 plants I obtained from Mr. J. L. 

 Dillon, Bloomsburg, Pa., and during Oc- 

 tober we cut three to four dozen blooms 

 every morning. Another good rose for 

 us here is the Marquise Litta, of which 

 I have some grafted plants from the 

 E. G. Hill Co., Richmond, Ind. 



Heavy rains just before the chrysan- 

 themum season did much harm to the 

 plants, especially to those planted early. 

 A florist here should never set out his 

 ehr}'3anthemums before the end of May 

 or in June. If planted earlier the stems 

 get too hard and woody before blooming 

 time and they will not take up water, 

 the roots of the older plants often rot- 

 ting. Even now these of the older plants 

 which recovered from the rain have hard- 



