August 28. 1902. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



441 



Exhibit of H. Bayersdorfer & Co. at the Abheville Convention. 



assistance of Mr. Ret/.er until action is 

 taken bv the court. 



NEW YORK. 



Last week, convention week, was a 

 "frost" in the wholesale and retail florist 

 trade of New York. .Stock was abun- 

 dant, prices too low for utterance, busi- 

 ness hard to discover. 



In Small's window the fountain and 

 water lily effect still draws the pedes- 

 trian to the glass and holds him. 



Thorley leans to Davalliodes and Far- 

 leyense. There isn't much novelty any- 

 where just yet. 



Soon there will be the coal problem to 

 solve by the multitude of growers who 

 want to lay in their winter fuel. We 

 have no natural gas down this way and 

 haven't begun to burn oil. If the strike 

 doesn't end soon we are surely "up 

 against it!" 



The "Ashevillians" are back, most of 

 them well and happy. Not a word of 

 complaint has been hear^i from one of 

 the conventionists ; everybody was de- 

 lighted and surprised. The only "re- 

 gretters" are the ones who did not pa. 

 I prophesied the choosirg of Milwaukee 

 in my notes last week. Now I ventur to 

 predict an atterdance of 2 000 there, and 

 10 per cent of it from New York a!one. 

 It will be the convendon of the genera- 

 tion. 



H. H. Berger & Co.'s importation of 

 over 150 eases of Holland bulbs, tulips, 

 hyacinths and narcissus has just arrived 

 in fine condition. Their supply of Har- 

 risii at import prices is exhausted. 



W. J. p;iliott is at Northport, L. I., 

 for a week's recreation. 



Mr. A. Lange, of Chicago, and Mrs. 

 Lange are visitors this week. 



Miss Kitty Dowd, the popular book- 

 keeper at Chas. Millang's office, has re- 

 turned from a two weeks' visit to the 

 Catskilh much benefited. 



.Tas. McManus exhibits, in his Twenty- 

 ninth street window a specimen of the 

 new fern, "Anna Foster," which attracts 

 much attention. 



Miss Currick, liookketper for Young 

 & Nugent, is summering at Newport and 

 other eastern resorts. 



The new firm of Prarlshiw & Hart" an, 

 at 53 W. Twenty-eighth street, should 

 make a strong combination. Mr. Brad- 

 shaw is one of the progressive whole- 



.salers, who has rapidly built up a fine 

 business. 



The weather continues cool and agree- 

 able. It's a year without h summer sure 

 enough. We liave forgotten what "100 

 degrees in the shade" means. 



The convalescence of your venerable 

 Edgar Sanders is very gratifying to his 

 many friends here. We all hope to see 

 him in Milwaukee in 1903. 



Next comes our great flower show in 

 Madison Square Garden. From now on 

 there will be constant preparation. We 

 expect to make it the greatest success in 

 flower shows ever seen in America. 



Millionaire Brokaw, of New York, has 

 a fine country estate at Great Neck, L. 

 I., which he is beautifying in a unique 

 way by constructing a Japanese garden 

 at a cost of $25,000. 



Austin Shaw. 



BUFFALO TO DETROIT. 



It was with considerable regret that 

 I bade "Great Scott" a pleasant journey 

 to Asheville. I felt I was a victim of 

 circumstances in not being able to ac- 

 companv- him thither, feeling assured of 

 a jollj- and profitaole time, for who has 

 ever attended any of our gatherings 

 without deriving some benefit therefrom. 

 Mr. Scott's route lay south; I was head- 

 ing westward, Jamestown being the first 

 stop. Here I met genial Fred Dorner, 

 son of the carnation wizard and active 

 manager of the mammoth plant at La 

 Fayette. We visited the Lake View Eose 

 gardens, which in the distance has the 

 appearance of a sea of glass. Carnations 

 have suffered by the extremely wet sea- 

 son, but we consoled the indefatigable 

 manager, Mr. Eoney, by telling him that 

 there are a host of others in the same 

 boat. The new range, almost completed, 

 was admired. In construction it is L 

 shaped and comprises 100,000 square 

 feet. The whole plant now forms a 

 square and compact range of 600,000 

 square feet of glass, completing the 

 original plan laid down by Mr. A. N. 

 Hroadhead, who has every reason to be 

 gratified with the effect. After spending 

 a pleasant hour we parted. 



Erie being my next stop, I found Her- 

 bert Ton^ had left for Asheville to di- 

 vert his thoughts from his hail-stricken 

 nlaee. His boys were diligently engaged 

 in repairing, and by the time he returns 

 all will be shipshape. 



J. V. lia\er was busy building a house 

 for carnations, anxious to get it finished 

 and planted in season. He has been iu 

 business three years and has built up a 

 nice connection. 



S. Alfred Baur is rebuilding about 

 one-half his large place. Stock looks 

 well. Carnations have done splendidly, 

 i had no time to call on others of the 

 craft, being bound for Cleveland, wherij 

 1 found a similar condition of affairs to 

 tliose of Erie. Messrs. Hart and Graham 

 were attending the convention. Isaao 

 Kennedy was as busy as a bee on the 

 new block of houses at Eocky Eiver, 

 where Mr. J. M. Gasser has run the origi- 

 nal plant for several years most success- 

 fully. He is now taking a well-earned 

 rest', leaving the care of the business in 

 the capable hands of Messrs. Kennedy 

 and Darnell. Eocky Eiver is a romantic 

 spot. Kennedy says it reminds him of 

 the Wissahickiin, and the fine Beauties 

 he grows are fully equal to those that 

 flourished under his care at John Bur- 

 ton's 



Directly east and distant about nine 

 miles is the busy place owned by Aug. 

 Schmitt, at Glenville. Here son Charlie, 

 another Philadelphia graduate, assists in 

 the management. New houses are going 

 up and everything is up to date. Stock 

 looks fine. 



On my way cityward I looked in on 

 James Eadie, who was housing carna- 

 tions, fine plants, Gov. Eoosevelt espe- 

 cially so. Store men are not busy. 



Mr. Smith, of Smith & Fetters, was 

 away on an eastern trip. jMiss Lulu 

 Schmitt is leading saleslady at this flour- 

 ishing establishment. 



A most enjoyable sail by boat brought 

 me to Toledo, where I found that indus- 

 trious lady, Mrs. Suder, rushed with fun- 

 eral work, having the lion's share of a 

 large order. There were many artistic 

 pieces. 



A. F. Schramm has severed his con- 

 nection with the old firm, being now lo- 

 cated a sliort distance above on Cherry 

 street. Says he has no kick coming, 

 business being very good. 



I missed Geo. A. Heinl, but understand 

 he is as busy as ever. 



At Detroit I found the genial Phil 

 Breitmeyer and hustlirg Wm. Dilger had 

 gone to join the hosts at Asheville. 



Wm. Beard, the newly elected presi- 

 dent of the Florists' Club, graced the 

 meeting, at which I happened to be pres- 

 ent, with his presence. I there met Wal- 

 ter Mott, of Jamestown, who had stopped 

 oft' en route to Chicago and the com 

 fields of Nebraska. Walter reports en- 

 couraging business, especially in bulbs. 

 Their local trade is increasing and is well 

 taken care of by John A. Smith, another 

 Philadelphia graduate. 



George Eackham, the "Bag" of De- 

 troit, led the way to the bowling alley, 

 where we put up a good game and imag- 

 ined what would be the result, had we 

 been with the craft at Asheville. Young 

 Norman Sullivan is a demon bowler, a 

 worthy son of a worthy sire. BiSON. 



Guthrie, Okla. — The territorial con- 

 vention of the agricultural and horticul- 

 tural societies was held at Shawnee Aug. 

 13 and 14. The meeting was a very im- 

 portant one and was attended by dele- 

 gates from all portions of the two terri- 

 tories. Joseph Meibergen, chairman of 

 the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, was 

 in attendance, interesting the delegates 

 to become exhibitors at the exposition. 



