August 7, 1902. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



311 



View Near Asheville, N. C. 



«oek, Edwin Lonsdale, Charles E. Mee- 

 han, Samuel S. Pennoek, David Rust and 

 J. W. Young. Mr. Harris acted as 

 r-liairman ; Mr. Eust as secretary. Mr. 

 Heacock stated that a cut-flower market 

 where buyers and sellers could meet at 

 somo central place would save much 

 time; he believed all the growers would 

 be for it. Several had spoken in favor 

 of it of the retailers. Mr. Battles had 

 favored the plan, offering to rent a 

 stall in which to pack the flowers" he had 

 purchased. 



Mr. Pennoek said the plan was a good 

 one, and would save much bruising of 

 flowers. Our city had outgrown the 

 peddling system. Mr. Harris saw some 

 good points in the plan, but he also 

 iiked certain features of the present 

 method, which enabled him to sell many 

 plants with his cut flowers. Mr. Meehan 

 felt the same wjy about plants. He 

 thought it would be well to carefully 

 <'onsider the needs of the uptown grow- 

 ers and have the plan meet their re- 

 quirements. Mr. Anderson opposed the 

 plan, but the bill passed first reading, 

 so to speak, a committee of three (Joseph 

 Heacock, Charles E. Meehan and Samuel 

 S. Pennoek) being appointed to find a 

 suitable location and report to a meeting, 

 to which all the growers will be invited, 

 to be held this (Thursday) evening, 

 August 7. 



A Park Ramble. 



Joseph Meehan led a party of fifteen 

 members of the Germantown Horticul- 

 tural Society, including several ladies, 

 on a very interesting ramble last Satur- 

 day noon. The party met at Memorial 

 Hall. They were joined at Horticultural 

 Hall by Xavier E. E. Schmitt, who is 

 in charge of that building and the adja- 

 <-ent grounds. From there the party 

 proceeded to George's Hill by a cir- 

 cuitous route, Mr. Meehan pointing out 

 and describing many rare and beautiful 

 trees. The afternoon was perfect, the 

 park looking its best, and the time was 

 enlivened by plenty of animated discus- 

 sions on questions of fact. Mr. Mee- 

 han 's wonderful store of knowledge of 

 trees and their habits was generously 

 given and fully enjoyed. Among those 

 present were: Joseph Heacock, Edwin C. 

 Jellett, George Eedles, Mr. Wurtzner, 



and others. Most of the party closed the 

 trip with a ride in the picturesque park 

 trolleys. 



Notes. 



Henry F. Michell has returned from 

 Europe. 



How will a market benefit the small 

 grower? He will sell his flowers in far 

 less time at just as good prices. 



Myers & Samtman have planted their 

 new range with 3,l)ilU Edgelies and 1,000 

 or more Beauties. 



Why should the small growers sup- 

 port a market? Because in unity lies 

 strength. 



Eugene Bernheimer has his new place 

 at 11 South SLxteenti street in work- 

 ing order. He is receiving some nice 

 field-grown flowers of a new red seedling 

 carnation, described in this column last 

 winter. 



The club meeting held on Tuesday is 

 the last before Asheville, only a short 

 time ahead now. Phil. 



ST. LOUIS. 



The Market. 



Since my last letter trade in the cut 

 flower line has not improved any, al- 

 though there is still quite a bit of fu- 

 neral work going on, which makes the 

 call for white stuff very good. At the 

 wholesale houses there is plenty of all 

 kinds of stock, which looks fairly well 

 for this time of the year when Old Sol 

 puts his burning face close down to us. 



We have had quite a lot of rain this 

 summer, which has helped outdoor stuff 

 a great deal, and hardy hydrangeas, glad- 

 ioli, tuberose stalks and asters are look- 

 ing fine. 



Eoses are coming somewhat better, and 

 Perles and reds are coming in more free- 

 ly, though most of them are wide open, 

 which makes them unsalable. These with 

 plenty of Brides and Maids in the mar- 

 ket make business fairly good around 

 the wholesale houses. The prices on 

 stock remain as quoted in last -week's 

 issue. 



Notes. 



The echoes of our late picnic have 

 about died out, and those who did not at- 

 tend, after reading the account of it in 



the Beview, were sorry they did not go. 

 Some of those stay-at-homes should read 

 Bro. Scott's letter in the last issue and 

 keep it in mind for next year. If they 

 wil} set aside one day in the year for 

 pleasure we will let them work the other 

 364 days. 



William Hucke, of Belleville, was a 

 caller last week. Mr. Hucke reports that 

 his carnation plants in the field are in 

 fine shape and he expects to cut as fine a 

 lot of blooms this fall as ever. 



John Young and his family left last 

 week for Atlantic City for a month's 

 stay. John says he needs a rest after a 

 very busy season. 



James Young and son are spending a 

 few weeks in New York City and will go 

 to the convention from there and come 

 home with the St. Louis delegation. 



The Kalisch boys, of Delmar avenue, 

 are visiting in Chicago and other points 

 up north. They are off for a four weeks ' 

 trip. 



George Augermuller is back at his post 

 at Kuehn's after ten days' vacation, and 

 now Eddie Gerlach is taking ten days. 

 These boys are great workers with a 

 great pull. 



The Tesson family and the World's 

 Fair Co. came to an understanding the 

 past week, in which the World's Fair Co. 

 leases the laud it requires for $51,000 for 

 a period of two years and six months, 

 beginning September 1st. Eobert will 

 not have to move the greenhouses as 

 Director Taylor wants to retain them 

 for propagating purposes in connection 

 with the landscape plan of the fair. Tliis 

 tract will be utilized as a site for the 

 French village and a national display. 



A group of growers at one of the 

 wholesale houses were discussing the car- 

 nation notes in the different trade papers 

 and it was conceded that the carnation 

 notes of A. F. J. Baur in the Review 

 were the best. His notes each week are 

 very instructive, being just what they 

 want to know. Eibes' Eose Notes were 

 highly spoken of, as were Bro. Scott's 

 Seasonable Hints and Ivera's The Retail 

 Florist. All these are read with great 

 interest each week. 



Oscar C. Kuehn, who took the photo- 

 graph of the picnic group, has a lot of 

 them finished up and mounted, which 

 are for sale by him at 25 cents each. 



