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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



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Some Exhibits on the Stage at the Asheville Convention. 



over, and he will courteously fhow yon 

 a fine growth of plants that will surprise 

 you. and probably make your pocket-book 

 sweat too. The concern is working up 

 a mighty good reputation, and it is no 

 wonder. 



Thomas Capers, at Wellesley Hills, dis- 

 plays as fine a skeleton of a brand-new 

 250-foot house as one need see. with 

 small L and fine, large boiler house ad- 

 joining. The house is planted but not 

 glazed. His glass and his boiler are 

 loafing around in the shade of the bushes. 

 According to his list of help there will 

 be Wilde Capers around his place this 

 winter. .J. S. IIaxter. 



MILWAUKEE. 



Last Tuesday riight the Milwaukee 

 Florists' Club tendered a reception and 

 banquet to C. C. Pollworth. who has re- 

 turned from Asherille since capturing 

 the next convention of the S. A. F. 

 Prior to this event the club held its an- 

 nual meeting and elected officers as fol- 

 lows: C. C. Pollworth. Pres.; John Dun- 

 lop, Vice-Pres. : H. V. Hunkel. Secv.; 

 Will Currie, Treas. ilr. PoUworth read 

 a report of the work done in securicg the 

 nest convention and of the general work 

 of tue Asheville convention. 



At the banquet, which had been ar- 

 ranged as a surjirise to Mr. Pollworth. 

 Will Currie acted as toastmaster. and 

 speeches were made bv Mr. Pollworth. 

 C. B. Whitnall, Wm. Edlefsen and Paul 

 Foley. Among the guests were: John 

 .\jnold , B. Gregory, E. Haasch. F. 

 Homes, C. Johannes. Fred Kaiser. P. 

 Kapsalis, Fred Menger, H. PohL R. 

 Preuss, F. Schmeling, H. Schwebke. A. 

 Klokner, Edw. .Stewart. X. Zweifel, A. 

 B. Loofbourron, H. Staeps, W. G. 

 Sehucht, Walter Halliday. J. E. PoU- 

 worth, and Walter Kreitling, the latter 

 of Chicago. 



Mr. PoUworth was congratulated on 

 :ill sides by those present, and when he 

 rose to speak his first expression was 

 that the enthusiasm shown regarding the 

 next convention was an assurance that it 

 would be the greatest in the history of 

 the national organization. He was 

 I'aUed upon again and again, and it was 

 a late hour before the party adjourned. 

 It was a most happy and encouraging in- 

 auguration of the work of preparing for 



the convention of 1903. Milwaukee has 

 decided that the convention of next year 

 shall break all records Ijoth in point of 

 attendance and value, and wiil spare no 

 effort to this end. 



ST. LOUIS. 



The Market. 



Florists about town are not overly 

 pleased with the business of the past 

 week. The reports come from aU over 

 that nothing was doing but an occasional 

 funeral design. 



During th© duU days the store men are 

 aiakirg alterations and renovating their 

 stores with fresh paint. The cool weath- 

 er of late has improve.! the quality of 

 stock very much, which is quite plenti- 

 ful, bni the demand very light. There 

 is hardly any shortage in anything except 

 first-class American Beauties, for which 

 there is always a demand. Other roses 

 are very plentiful in tvaiserins, Brides, 

 Meteors, Maids, Liberties and (iates. The 

 best bring $4, and from that they run 

 down to $1. Perles are not overplentiful. 

 Carnations are coming in more plenti- 

 luUy. but quality not good; stems very 

 short. especiaUy so in white; 7-5 cents 

 and §1 is aU they bring. 



Asters are a glut and plenty of the 

 colored ones are dumped. They bring 

 from 50 cents to $1 ; much cheaper in 

 1000 lots. Gladioli are hard to seU at 

 any priced Hydrangeas and tuberoses 

 seU fairly weU. Good smilax is in the 

 market at 15 cents a string. 



Convention Notes. 



The Beview, as usual, brought the first 

 news of the convention to the city, which 

 was read with great interest. The tele- 

 phones kept ringing all day. congratulat- 

 ing the S. A. F. in selecting a western 

 city in which to hold its next convention. 

 Milwaukee was entitled to it, and got it, 

 thanks to the great work of Brother PoU- 

 worth, the vice-president elect. Of course 

 PhUadelphia had a walk-over, which was 

 expected. St. Louis was out, but we 

 will be on hand next year and Capt. Moss 

 AviU have to have a stronger team to be in 

 the hunt. We were much surprised at the 

 poor showing of Capt. Lang's team by 

 letting that scrub team from Chicago 

 beat it. 



Notes. 



Charlie Ford, representing A. Herr- 

 3ian, of Xew York, was the first of the 

 drtunmers to call on the trade after the 

 convention. 



Henry Beming and wife returned last 

 week from their trip to California. 

 Henry reports a pleasant trip. 



George M. KeUogg passed through 

 i the city on his way from the convention. 

 i Mrs. M. M. Ayers returned on Fri- 

 day from her trip to Xew York jast in 

 time to help make up a large amount of 

 funeral work. 



Wm. Adels, who spent a week in Chi- 

 cago, has returned home and reports a 

 good time with the craft. 



C. C. Sanders, the first of the St. 

 Louis delegarion to return home, reports 

 that they had a great time and that 

 AsheviUe is aU that is claimed for it. 

 He saw stars every time he feU while 

 bowling, but no angels' feet to tickle. 



Eddie Gerlach has returned to his post 

 at Kuehn's after ten days' vacation, as 

 happy as ever. 



The Ciardeners', Farmers' and Fruit 

 Growers' Association held a meeting 

 last Friday night. Xinety -seven applica- 

 tions for membership were re<:eived. A 

 resolution was adopted providing for a 

 biU to be introduced in the municipal as- 

 sembly for the establishment of a cen- 

 tral market; for gardeners and fruit 

 growers. A picnic will be held at 

 Both's Grove on the Olive street road 

 September 7. The next meeting of the 

 association wiU be held on Saturday, 

 October 4, at S o'clock. 



A meeting of apple growers was held 

 last Tuesday at the Southern hotel. 

 Delegates from Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, 

 Arkansas, Kansas, Nebraska, ^est Vir- 

 ginia, Alabama and Xew Mev'-o were 

 present. The object of the meeting was 

 to arrange a preliminary organization 

 and to formulate a eaU for a congress 

 of American apple growers to be held in 

 St. Louis, Xovember IS and 19 next. 

 Henry C. Cupp, of FaU Biver. TIL, is 

 president ; George T. Tippin. of Spring- 

 field. Mo., is vice-president, and F. C. 

 Wilson, of Hannibal, Mo., is secretary. 

 All apple growers are eliariW'^- 

 Qub Meeting. 



The next meeting of the Florists' Club 

 wiU be held Thtirsday afternoon Sep- 



