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TheWeekly Florists' Review* 



JULT 17 



shows a surprising amount of vitality 

 after having been cropped so heavily all 

 winter. . 



Another 'phone in the Park Street 

 Market (No. 3). This is strictly a toll 

 line, and is put in to cut off those frisky 

 fellows who talk to distant points and 

 forget to call around when tolls are be- 

 ing gathered. The ' ' hello girls ' ' are not 

 expected now to allow long distance talk 

 on the old 'phones and the new one must 

 be bribed with a nickel or a dime m the 



slot. 



Rough, Watt and Leuthy are among 

 those now afloat between here and ' ' Lun- 



non." „ , , .. , 



Never so many goods for the hospital 

 department, and Mr. Clark sick and 

 away' Arrangements are made, how- 

 ever so that such goods reach their desti- 

 nation. J- S. Manter. 



CHICAGO. 



The Market. 



Market conditions remain practically 

 the same as last week. Quality of roses 

 has possibly improved a trifle on the 

 average. The top price is still $o, with 

 a very few specials reaching $6, but a 

 verv fair grade for the season sells at 

 $3 "to $4, and from that the rate grades 

 down to $1. On carnations $1.50 is the 

 top, with very few exceptions, and very 

 good flowers can be had for $1. On 

 poorer grades we hear of sales at $3 a 

 thousand. 



\sters are coming in now and they 

 sell very well at $1 to $1.50. GladioH 

 are being received in quantity and go at 

 $1 to $3 per 100. Sweet peas are very 

 plentiful and move rather slowly. For 

 good stock $1 to $1.50 per 1,000 is the 

 rate quoted, but some are ofl^^ered at as 

 low as 2 cents a bunch. 



Though trade is slow, all the good 

 flowers received are absorbed and condi- 

 tions are very satisfactory for the sea- 

 son. "WTiite carnations are, as usual at 

 this period, in rather the best demand. 



Various Items. 



We hear of several shipments of ferns 

 consigned to local dealers from the East 

 that have been seriously delayed by the 

 freight handlers' strike. Some unpleas- 

 ant losses may result. 



The losses of carnation plants in the 

 field as the result of the heavy and con- 

 tinuous rains of last month are now 

 measurable. In all places where the 

 land lay low and water stood the losses 

 are heavy. Several growers who usually 

 have a considerable surplus of plants to 

 sell will this year have barely enough to 

 plant their own houses. 



After a successful season Mrs. A. M. 

 Schafer is taking a two weeks' rest at 

 Camp Lake, Wis. Upon her return she 

 will start to remodel her houses and 

 plant in her carnations.- She believes in 

 early planting. 



Robert Mueller has caused the arrest 

 of Patrick Lavin on a charge of criminal 

 Ubel. Both ^yere gardeners at the South 

 Side parks. Mueller alleges that he was 

 discharged from the park force as the 

 result of false statements made about 

 him by Lavin. 



A. L. Randall and family are spending 

 the summer at Mr. Randall's country 

 place near St. Joseph, Mich. 



E. B. Krieger, a former Chicagoan, 



but for' the last six years at Spokane, 

 Wash., has reached this city on his way 

 home from an eight months' visit to Eu- 

 rope. 



George Paget of Trinidad, Col., was a 

 caller this week. He is on his way home 

 from a trip East. 



ilr. V. Wavman, the florist of Madi- 

 son, Wis., has been spending a week in 

 the city. 



Rains are still frequent, but they are 

 not so heavy and continuous as last 

 month, and there is abundant sunshine 

 in between drops. 



Bowling. 



Following are the averages 

 members of the florists' team 

 Spring League, in which eight 

 were represented: 



Games played. 



Fred StoUer.v 24 



.los. Foerstei- ^5 



Chas. Ballutr ■>( 



Jno. Degnaii g 



E. P. Wintersoii ^5 



Geo. Asmus ^ 



P. J. Hauswirtli 24 



Geo. StoUery 6 



W. Kreitling '^ 



Grand average for team 



ONCINNATL 



The Market. 



Although our market is now on its 

 regular summer footing — that is, the 

 buyer takes what he can get and is 

 thankful— it is in better condition than 

 was expected, as there are more flowers 

 and they are of better quality than is 

 usual at" this time of year; but each day 

 sees the supply diminish and the quality 

 of the stock grow worse. However, all 

 things considered, business is very fair. 

 The weather has been all that could be 

 desired, just moderate summer tempera- 

 ture, but from present prospects we are 

 in for another scorching spell, as it is 

 much warmer today (July 14) than it 

 has been at any time during the past 

 week. Funeral work is about all that is 

 doing and white flowers hold the lead. 



In roses, white ones are of the poor- 

 est quality and scarce at that. Some 

 nice Kaiserins make their appearance 

 once in awhile and sell readily, but there 

 is not a regular supply of them coming 

 in. Pink buds are very poor, a good 

 many of them being almost unfit for 

 sale." owing to the mildew and small 

 size! There are plenty of red roses and 

 quite a lot of Beauties, but the latter are 

 not of very good quality, although they 

 have very fair stems. There is a good 

 demand for them. Brides, Maids, Lib- 

 erties, etc., bring 2 cents to 4 cents, 

 and many go at $1 per 100. Beauties 

 bring 50 cents per dozen up to $2 for 

 the longest stems. 



Carnations still hold up very fair as 

 to quality, and there is a goodly num- 

 ber of all colors with the exception of 

 white. The red ones are very good, con- 

 sidering the time of year. As might be 

 expected, white ones being scarcest are 

 most in demand, and many more could 

 be disposed of. They bring at present 

 $1.50 per 100 for the best quality, a 

 very few extras reaching $2.00; ordinary 

 grades, 50 cents to $1 per 100. 



There is any quantity of outdoor 

 grown stock, such as candytuft, fever- 

 few, balsams, etc. Some very good 

 gladioli are coming in and bring 2 cents 

 to 3 cents per spike. Sweet peas, too, 



are in good supply, but the quality is 

 not very good. They bring 15 cents, to 

 25 cents per 100. ; 



Meeting of the Florists' Society. 

 The first outdoor meeting of the Cin- 

 cinnati Florists' Society, which was 

 held at the home of Charles Pommert, 

 Amelia, Ohio, on July 10, proved to be 

 rather a disappointment. Fourteen of 

 the members started for the Carrel street 

 depot of the C. P. & G. R. R. in good 

 style, but about five miles this side of 

 Amelia the tender of the engine left the 

 tracks. No one was hurt, but the train 

 was delayed so long that the party did 

 not arrive at Amelia until about thirty 

 minutes of train time to return. A fine 

 lunch was awaiting them and they dis- 

 posed of it as best they could in the 

 short time allowed. There was consider- 

 able business that ought to have been 

 attended to that night, but there was 

 no time, so an extra meeting was called 

 for Tuesday evening, July 15, at the 

 clubrooms of the society in the Jabez 

 Elliott Flower Market. 



Various Items. 

 William B. Lamport, son of J. J. 

 Lampert, Xenia, Ohio, has made applica- 

 tion to the courts to be freed from his 

 debts. His liabilities are $1,283, with 

 no assets. \ 



It is rumored that Dave Knott, one of 

 the oldest florists in this vicinity, is 

 about to sell his business. His place is 

 situated in Avondale, this city, and was 

 run by his father before him. This 

 place is a landmark in the florist busi- 

 ness of this city, having been in ex-stenee 

 for so many years. 



Mr. S. G. Cobb of Covington. Ky., 

 has decided to seU his greenhouse and 

 retire from business. 



The report is out that Dock Sunder- 

 broch, who has been considered by all 

 to be a confirmed stag, has at last decid- 

 ed to separate himself from a life of 

 single blessedness and try his luck in 

 the wedded state. The bride-to-be re- 

 sides in Cleveland, Ohio; is one of that 

 city's fairest daughters, and July 16 is 

 the date set for the wedding. Notwith- 

 standing all this. Dock says there is not 

 a word of truth in the report. Well, 

 time will tell. 



The outing committee is making good 

 progress, and all that is needed to make 

 our annual outing a saccess is a good 

 day. Don't forget the date, Thursday, 

 July 24. 



j. W. Rogers attended a wedding at 

 Amelia, Ohio, on Thursday last. 



A letter from Mr. Deake of Asheville 

 gives the following hotels as those most 

 desirable for the convention visitors to 

 put up at: The Battery Park, rate $3.50 

 up; the Swannanoa, $2 to $3; Hotel 

 Berkeley, $2 to $3, and the Oaks, $2. 

 There will be no official headquarters, or 

 at least none have been chosen so far. 

 C. J. Ohmer. 



NEWPORT, R. I. 



The rose and strawberry show of the 

 Newport Horticultural Society was an 

 excellent display, especially in view of 

 the fact that there were no plants. 



The silver cup for best display of cut 

 roses arranged for effect was won by 

 W. Barth, gardener for Hon. Perry Bel- 

 mont; second went to C. Robertson, gar- 

 dener for Mrs. R. Goelet ; third to H. 



