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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



April 17, 1902. 



visited the World's Fair grounds. He 

 reads the Review each week, and says 

 it's the best paper published. 



Mayor Harrison, of Chicago, who paid 

 St. Louis his first visit last week, came 

 in for a number ot very fine bouquets, 

 which were sent to his hotel by friends. 

 The Mayor visited the World's Fair site, 

 and was much impressed with it. He 

 said the perspective was certainly fine, 

 and advised the directors to postpone the 

 fair the same as Chicago did. 



Miss Sehafer, at Fourteenth and Mont- 

 gomery streets, reports trade very satis- 

 factory; her Easter trade was fine. But 

 for the close competition on either side, 

 where they try in every way to under- 

 sell her, she would do much better; but 

 for a beginner has no complaint to make. 



The beautiful weather Sunday last 

 brought thousands to the World's Fair 

 site to watch the moving of the large 

 trees, which is going on night and day. 



prised at the general interest taken, and 

 has great hopes of educating the chil- 

 dren in growing plants and vegetables of 

 all kinds, this being the first year, and 

 hopes to double the number in another 

 year. 



Bowling. 



A special meeting of the Bowling Club 

 was held Monday night at the Planters' 

 Hotel alleys. Fred C. Weber was elected 

 president and J. J. Beneke secretary and 

 treasurer; handicap committee, Ellison 

 and Sturtz. The club will roll each 

 month for a prize, to be taken by the 

 member making the highest average. 

 Three games will be rolled every Monday 

 night. No one can claim a prize who 

 has not taken part in nine games out of 

 the twelve. The handicap committee re- 

 ported as follows: A. Y. Ellison, scratch; 

 Carl Beyer, 4; C. A. Kuehn, 6; J. J. 

 Beneke, 8; John Sturtz. 9; John Kunz, 

 26; C. C. Sanders, 26; Will Adels, .30; 



An Ivy Wreath. 



The work is progressing nicely, and iNlr. 

 Kessler, the landscape gardener, has his 

 hands full with his Kansas City work- 

 men which ho has employed. 



The Engelman Botanical Club has dis- 

 tributed nearly 1,500 packages of seed 

 at 10 cents each to the school children 

 in the different parts of the city, who 

 have entered into the competition for 

 the diploma offered by iMayor Wells for 

 success in flower growing. Prof. Irish, 

 of Shaw's Garden, has been actively 

 pushing this scheme of the children beau- 

 tifying the city, and is ver}' much sur- 



F. C. Weber, 31 ; John Young, Theo. Mil- 

 ler, F. M. Ellis. R. F. Tesson and H. 

 Berning, 35, the limit. The bowling will 

 be done every Monday night at the Plant- 

 ers' Hotel alleys, and the games will start 

 at 8.30 sharp, handicaps to be changed 

 each month. 



The following scores were made after 

 the meeting: 



X.-imos. H. 1 2 3 Total. Ave. 



F. M. Ellis 35 178 2il2 217 597 199 



A. Y. Ellison.. 5 149 24.S 191 58.S 196 



V. C. Weber.. 31 196 165 174 .535 17S 1-3 



Theo. Miller.. 35 IBCI 1S4 179 523 174 1-3 



Will .\(]els 31) 151 159 209 519 173 



.T..bn Sturtz .. 9 1.S2 161 106 512 170 2-3 



Next Monday night we expect the full 

 membership to be out and pair off in two 

 teams. J. J. B. is still under the weather 

 with a bad bowling arm. 



J. J. B. 



SIMPLE FUNERAL DESIGNS. 



After all is said the fact remains that 

 the making up of funeral designs con- 

 stitutes the backbone of the business 

 with the majority and anything helpful 

 in this line is always welcome. And 

 with the largest number the elaborate 

 complicated desigft is rarely called for. 

 Aside from simple bunches the wreath, 

 cross and similar standard forms, are 

 still mostly called for, and often the 

 cost must be very moderate. 



But taste can be shown in these sim- 

 ple designs as well as in more elaborate 

 ones, and believing that it would be 

 helpful to any florist to sec the work 

 of any other florist we would like to 

 reproduce photographs of everyday de- 

 signs such as we present herewith, 

 which are the work of Mr. W. E. Hearne 

 with the Kemble Floral Co., Oskaloosa, 

 la. Mr. Hearne protests that these do 

 not show his best work. But this is 

 not the point. They show his way of 

 treating these subjects in his everyday 

 work and that is what we wish to show. 



We shall be glad to have photographs 

 of similar designs arranged by you. 

 Send in any you may fiave. Or have 

 some of your arrangements photo- 

 graphed. You would find such photo- 

 graphs useful to you in many ways. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



This week has seen the first real sun- 

 shine since Easter. How we ought to ap- 

 preciate that last week of wonderful 

 weather before the great church festival. 

 The market has been in very active con- 

 dition, with local aii<l shipping demand 

 rather better than usual at this season. 

 Nearly everything on the list sells well, 

 sweet peas, which are a little s^rce, 

 being eagerly taken at as high as tfi per 

 100 for the best. Valley is also moving 

 briskly at from $2 to .'|i4, one sale of 800 

 being noted. Smilax has <almost disap- 

 peared from view and is greatly missed. 

 Carnations are scarcer than a week ago; 

 they bring from $1 to .$4 per 100. Roses 

 have brought very good prices. The best 

 Beauties from $',i to $4 per dozen ; the 

 short grades at from $1 to $1.50 per 

 dozen. These are scarce, and prove quick 

 sellers. Good Brides and Maids bring 

 from $8 to $10. Violets are coming in 

 less freely. Bulbous stock has gone for 

 the season, with the exception of South- 

 ern-grown daffodils. The American Bulb 

 Co. (I think that is the name), of Vir- 

 ginia, are sending large quantities of 

 these flowers to William J. Moore, which 

 bring from $1 to $2 per 100. 



Notes. 



Edward Reid is handling some nice 

 pansies. 



This market is practically bare of or- 

 chids. 



W. A. Murray, Ateo, N. J., is sending 

 some very nice carnations to S. S. Pen- 

 nock. 



Mrs. Charles F. Evans, formerly of 

 Eowlaudsville, near Frankford, died, and 

 was buried in California last week. Mrs. 

 Evans was much respected in this city, 

 and her loss will be greatly monrnod. 



