May 29, 1902. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review, 



Funeral Bunches Arranged by Samuel Murray, Kansas City, Mo. 



Robert Scott & Son are sending a 

 quantity of excellent blooms of Gardenia 

 Fortunei to Eeid and Pennock. 



One of the department stores, Lit 

 Bros., was sending out young roses, se- 

 cured from up the state, in packages of 

 six which retailed for 25 cents. 



Pennock Bros.' window is beautifully 

 decorated with pjeonies and ferns this 

 week. 



Some associate members of the Flor- 

 ists' Club contributed substantial prizes 

 for the five best scores in a match be- 

 tween the regular team and the talent 

 that bowl on the club alleys each Fri- 

 day night. The match took place last 

 Friday, the regular team being obliged 

 to concede two of its best men. Moss 

 and Dunham, who are also members of 

 the Friday Nights. Teams, regulars: 

 Moore, Moouey, Johnson, Starr, Allen; 

 Friday Nights, Moss, Dunham, Archer, 

 Eimerman, Adelberger. The regulars 

 won by 78 points in a total of three 

 games, but the Friday Nights captured 



three of the five prizes, including first, 

 which was won by Moss. The affair 

 was greatly enjoyed by all. A return 

 match will be played this Friday even- 

 ing, Decoration Day. 



A great baseball game is planned be- 

 tween the street men and the employes 

 of S. S. Pennock. Great rivalry exists 

 and it is said that a lot of wagers have 

 been made. The chief difficulty lies in 

 the selection of a battle ground, the 

 street men insisting on Washington Park, 

 while the Pennocks prefer the seclusion 

 of Lansdowne. Should this disputed 

 point be settled the Review hopes to 

 chronicle the scores next week. 



Some of our commission houses re- 

 mained open all night on Wednesday. 



In these days of building everywhere, 

 it is restful to know that one florist is 

 satisfied. Joseph Bevis says he has 

 enough glass. He and his son and inan 

 can manage the place nicely, growing 

 good stuff as it is, and they desire noth- 

 ing more. Phil. 



NEW YORK. 



The Market. 



It's a bear market in floriculture as 

 well as in Wall street. But with the 

 flowers, with summer heat and unbear- 

 able humidity and an abundance of out- 

 door flowering plants and the exodus of 

 flower buyers to the country, what else 

 can be expected. Everything has degen- 

 erated in quality and value. Eoses and 

 carnations are close to the bottom. Dec- 

 oration Day will cause a slight flurry 

 and a general cleaning up of surplus 

 bloom, etc., then will come "The mel- 

 ancholy days" and to the average re- 

 tail florist "The saddest of the year." 



Those who care for gardens and do 

 landscaping and plant lawns and ' ' coun- 

 try seats" have had a wonderfully busy 

 season. And now the catering to the re- 

 quirements of the " 400 " at the summer 

 resorts is begun. From here to Newport 

 go Hodgson and Siebrecht and Wadley 



