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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



June 1J 



killed to the ground, but not a pa-ony 

 was hurt. They defy hail, blizzards and 

 hot winds and are the flower of the fu- 

 ture. C. S. H.w.Risox. 

 York, Neb. 



NEW YORK. 

 Club Meeting. 



The regular monthly meeting of the 

 Florists' Club was held at Civie Hall, 1:28 

 East 2Sth street, on Monday night. 

 Walter Sheridan presided and in the ab- 

 sence of Secretary John Young, Alex 

 Wallace acted as secretary. It was de- 

 cided that the regular meetings of the 

 club be held at above address until such 

 time as the club can locate for the win- 

 ter season. It might be well to remark 

 that the club's old quarters at 27th 

 street and Broadway, have changed hands 

 and like unto Boston and Philadelphia 

 some millionaire enthusiast might open 

 his heart and his purse and provide the 

 florists in New York a home. 



The several committees reported prog- 

 ress, the outing committee especially en- 

 couragingly as to the club's outing and 

 games on July 7th. This affords a 

 splendid opportunity for employers to re- 

 ward worthy employes. The only thing 

 to think about is that it costs just as 

 much to go in harness as singly. The 

 club seems to be an ardent advocate of 

 matrimony. 



press and the secretaries of the several 

 horticultural societies and clubs in this 

 section of the time and place and sub- 

 .ject to be discussed at the regular meet- 

 ings of the club. 



C. W. Ward, of the Cottage Gardens, 

 L. I., was the hero of the meeting. He 

 had been announced to have an exhibit 

 of peonies from his nurseries at Queens. 

 Mr. Ward is extensively experimenting 

 in pteonies and has gathered together 

 some 300 varieties from all parts of the 

 world. Unfortunately, owing to the se- 

 vere storm here on Sunday the intended 

 cxliibition blooms were destroyed. How- 

 ever, he had a very fine exhibit at the 

 club meeting and they were greatly ad- 

 mired. Quite a discussion followed, 

 which we will speak of next week. Mr. 

 Ward was awarded a ciiltural certificate 

 for his exhibit, also a hearty vote of 

 thanks. C. Weinberg, of Woodside, was 

 awarded honorable mention for new Costa 

 hican bilbergias, and Beaulieu, of Wood- 

 haven, same for pansies, dahlias and 

 roses. 



ihe transportation committee, Messrs. 

 Wallace, Langjahr and Lang, are per- 

 fecting arrangements for the trip to the 

 ' ' Land of the Sky, ' ' and Capt. Lang is 

 to have a special meeting of the bowlers 

 at the old alleys next Monday and there- 

 after will drill his team on strange al- 

 leys. Capt. Lang suggests that an in- 

 dividual trophy be rolled for by the two 



The Flower Market, Berlin, Germany. 



Charles Weathered reported for tlie 

 committee on new membership and his 

 report occasioned quite a« interesting de- 

 bate. It was finally suggested to the 

 committee that associate members be ad- 

 mitted to the club on payment, of .$2.00 

 a year dues and no initiation fee.. It 

 might be incidentally remarked that there 

 are a vast number of retailers and others 

 who yearn to be members of some New 

 York club and who cannot afford, not the 

 dues but the incidentals connected with 

 travels and club meetings and who won 't 

 ,be classed as associate members. Might 

 be well to think it over, gentlemen. 



Mesi^rs. O'Mara, Weathered and Wal- 

 lace were appointed a committee to 

 suitably express the club's feelings over 

 the lamented ileath of the secretary's 

 father. Thomas Young. Sr. It was decid- 

 ed that the secvetarv notifv the trade 



or three best bowlers at the convention, 

 the winner to be the champion bowler of 

 the florists. Iveba. 



The wholesale cut flower market is 

 glutted and has been for a week past. 

 PiEonias, sweet peas and all the ordinary 

 summer blooms are in profusion every- 

 where. The ice boxes overflow. I'he rose 

 and carnation markets are overwhelmed 

 by the enormous supplies. The street 

 merchants and even the big retailers have 

 signs out showing excellent stock at 10 

 cents per dozen. In weddings and large 

 decorations there is nothing doing. 



Today (Vvednesday) the June meeting 

 oi the New York Horticultural Society 

 taKes place at the Botanical Museum, 

 Bron.x Park. The president. Mr. Wood, 

 delivers an address on "Horticultural 

 Prospects." The museum, laboratories, 



herbarium and library are open as usual 

 for inspection, and the usual exhibition 

 of plants, flowers, etc., will be held in 

 connection with the meeting. 



Miss Belle Siebrecht, only daughter of 

 Henry Siebrecht, Sr., of New Kochelle, 

 was married Wednesday evening. June 4, 

 midst floral decorations in keeping with 

 the abundant facilities in and around the 

 great establishment of the firm of which 

 her father is the head. Tlie young lady 

 is a charming girl with hosts of friends 

 anil .good wishes from all who know her 

 follow her as she begins the "vovage of 

 life." 



A call was issued to Broomyn and Long 

 Island florists for a meeting on June 10th 

 with the view of forming a temporary 

 association to make suitable preparations 

 for the meeting of the American Carna- 

 tion Society to be held in Brooklyn next 

 February. 



W> have two unusual plagues this sea- 

 son. One is the 17-year locust, which 

 threatens serious damage to outdoor vege- 

 tation, and the other is the soft coal 

 nuisance, resulting from the scarcity of 

 anthracite coal, due to the miners' strike. 

 The deposits of soot on the glass roofs 

 and on trees and plants is very depress- 

 ing. 



Marshall Clark, of David Clark's Sons, 

 Brooklyn, N. Y.. whose attack of appen- 

 dicitis was very severe, is now convales- 

 cing, although he is unable yet to leave. 

 his bed. His ultimate recovery however 

 is assured. 



Eudolph Asmus, of New Durham, has 

 had a very bad attack of pneumonia and 

 his friends have been very anxious. At 

 last accounts he was improving. 



Louis Schmutz, Sr., whose legs were 

 broken some weeks ago, is recovering rap- 

 idly. 



The Southern E. E. has signalized its 

 liberality and enterprise and its desire 

 to make the S. A. F. convention at Ashe- 

 ville a great success, by granting a 

 single-fare rate from any of its principal 

 points, including New York, Philadelphia, 

 Washington, Baltimore, Louisville and 

 St. Louis to "the city above the clouds" 

 and return. The Bostonians, New York- 

 ers and Philadelphians will doubtless ar- 

 range to meet at Washington and take a 

 special train from that point in time to 

 view the glorious scenery during the day- 

 light of Monday, and in ample time to 

 be comfortably settled and asleep at 

 the respectably early hour observed by 

 our southern brethren. 



Austin. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market- 



Weddings and commencements give a 

 great deal of work to the retailers for 

 three or four days each week. They 

 have plenty of good material to draw 

 upon. Outdoor sweet peas are very use- 

 ful in many ways, especially for bouquets. 

 Other outdoor flowers form a welcome 

 addition to the staple sorts. Coreopsis 

 and cornflowers are plentiful. Outdoor 

 roses made but slight impression on the 

 market this season, very few being seen. 

 Beauties sell freely at from $1.50 to $3 

 per doz. for the long-stemmed ; Brides, 

 Maids and Meteors, .$4 to $6 per 100; 

 good ones are not over-plentiful ; Kais- 

 erins, $5 to $8 per 100, are now pre- 

 ferred to Brides, though easily bruised 

 when not handled carefully. Carnations 

 are still fine but in over-supply. Ordi- 

 nary grades bring 75 cents to $1 ; choice 



