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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



September 18, 1902. 



And we think the national society could 

 confer no greater benefit upon the trade 

 and its members than by appointing an 

 arbitration committee to whom the vari- 

 ous disputes about the quality and char- 

 acter of plants bought and sold through 

 the mails could be referred. 



As the matter now stands the small 

 buyer is practically at the mercy of the 

 seller. He may have the right to legal 

 redress, but the amount is nearly always 

 too small to warrant the employment 

 01 an attorney to enforce that right 

 upon a party at a distance. 



Here is where the national organiza- 

 tion can make itself of real practical 

 value to a host of florists. The mere 

 existence of such a committee, with the 

 possibility of a report of its work be- 

 ing published, would result in making 

 careless people more careful and easv 

 consciences less easy. 



If any reader can suggest a lietter 

 remedy for the evils complained of, we 

 shall be glad to hear from him. 



NEW YORK. 



The Market. 



Last week closed •'under a cloud" for 

 not only did the rain descend, but the 

 cut-flower trade was also "in the 

 dumps." No improvement was the uni- 

 versal claim, neither in prices nor vol- 

 ume, and notwithstanding that the qual- 

 ity of stock shows considerable im- 

 provement, the demand was certainly 

 disheartening. Some of the more con- 

 servative see little to encourage before 

 the end of October, though there are 

 sanguine souls who behold a silver lining 

 to the September clouds before the 

 month is at an end. A "frost" in its 

 true sense is anxiously awaited. 



Eoses improve in color- and foliage 

 daily, even if prices do not advance. 

 Carnations assert a higher value for the 

 "fancies" and will soon command their 

 real value. Asters, dahlias and lilies are 

 excellent and abundant. Gladioli have 

 had a hard season and must feel hu- 

 miliated at the reception given them. 



A few mums timidly arrive and ask 

 if it's "not a little early to come to 

 town!" It is. Nobody wants to see 

 them yet. Time enough in October, 

 when the buyers of luxuries return to 

 gay New Yoik. 



Items. 



Saltford's was redolent of violet per- 

 fume when I called, and his stock was 

 snapped up quickly. He says, "Never 

 were violets so good nor so early as 

 this year." But prices are unmention- 

 able. 



Mr. Dunne tells me his "Dunnite" is 

 growing rapidly in public esteem, and 

 he is much encouraged by many dupli- 

 cate orders. 



McJIanus shows some good sample 

 palm stock from Pierson, of Cromwell, 

 in his windows. He has added several 

 orchid growers to his list, and is receiv- 

 ing orders from away south, and as far 

 west as Cincinnati. 



Some excellent Queen of Edgely from 

 the Floral Exchange of Edgely, Pa., 

 have been arriving of late at Moore, 

 Hentz & Nash's, the best of which sold 

 at 20 cents, theirs being the first large 

 shipment of this variety this sea.son. 



Bonnot Bros, report an encouraging 

 development of their trade, and have 

 facilities for handling nmch larger con- 

 ^gnments. 



The Cut Flower Exchange will hold 



its regular meeting the first Saturday in 

 October. 



The new firm of Bradshaw & Hart- 

 man is full of enterprise, and has it^ 

 neat store in readiness for a large busi- 

 ness. Mr. Bradshaw left Sunday for a 

 trip through the holly regions of Mary- 

 land and Virginia. This firm will have 

 a wholesale holly and evergreen market 

 this winter, and will try to meet the 

 demand for an immense quantity of 

 first-class holly wreaths. Their stock of 

 holly will be enormous. Watch for their 

 advertisement in the special edition of 

 the Review. 



Mr. Lecakes will be associated with 

 them in the holly business. He has a 

 store at 53 W. 28th street and a branch 

 in the Cut Flower Exchange, and has 

 been established over twelve years in 

 the fern, galax leaf and leucothoe busi- 

 ness in this city. He accompanies Mr. 

 Bradshaw to the south, and will visit 

 the galax section of North Carolina 

 while away. 



Chas. Haberman, of 101st street and 

 Broadway, has been rebuilding his 

 greenhouse and repainting his store, un- 

 til he now has one of the most attractive 

 places on the Boulevard. A $300 wagon 

 just starting to "earn its keep" is one 

 of the evidences of his success. 



Mr. John Young is looking forward 

 to his Kansas City trip with considera- 

 ble pleasure. His judgments will be ap 

 predated by the western exhibitors, for 

 they will be based on the merits of the 

 goods. But he will be so well cared for 

 by those big-hearted Missourian.s he -.vill 

 find it no easy matter to come back. 



Thos. Young's new store on Gth ave- 

 nue will open about the first of Octo- 

 ber. His establishment in 28th street is 

 in the hands of the decorator and will 

 be fitted up handsomely. 



Mr. W. Trumpore, of Small & Sons, is 

 just back from a trip to the Adirondarks 

 and Pyramid Lake. He tells some good 

 fish stories, and is full of interesting 

 infoimation about the hunting and fish- 

 ing facilities of that region. From 

 Mount Pharoah, 1,700 feet high, he 

 could see eighteen lakes at one time; 

 four-pound bass were among his trophies , 

 but his best "catch" was a robust 

 healthfulness and renewed strength for 

 the winter's work. 



W. B. Du Rie, of Rahway, who stopped 

 oft' on his way from Asheville for a visit 

 to the old battlefields of '65, on which he 

 fought for his country, was reminiscent 

 when I met him at President Sheridan's, 

 and told many interesting stories of his 

 experiences in old Virginia. 



Phil. Hau'swirth, of Chicago, was in 

 town Saturday on his way from the 

 Redmen's convention at Norfolk, \u., 

 visiting the wholesalers and enjoying ihf 

 sights of our big city, accompanied by 

 his wife and daughter and Miss Annie 

 Kreitling. He lefF on Monday for home. 

 Sunday morning another florist e.mu' 

 to the city, and rapped at Alex. Giu(- 

 man's door. He was welcomed, of cour-.^, 

 and is a fine boy, a credit to his parent;, 

 and all is well. The trade's congratula- 

 tions are hereby recorded. With t)ie 

 enlarged and redecorated store, the in- 

 crease in growers, and Mr. Guttnian's 

 well-known energj' and geniality, lie 

 should do as large a business as indica- 

 tions promise this winter, especially so 

 with this new inspiration to encouvag'j 

 him. 



Miss Currick, bookkeeper for Young 

 & Nugent, is back from a happy two 

 weeks' outing. This firm had a fine 



stock of cattleyas and Beauties and 

 some splendid asters Saturday. 



Mr. Gunther, the wholesale florist of 

 West 29th street, returned to the city 

 Tuesday from his summer in the coun- 

 try. 



J. K. Allen has a great stock of pink 

 and white asters always, and last week's 

 supply was exceptionally fine. 



Mr. Wadley is back again at his store 

 on 5th avenue, superintending extensive 

 improvements. His escape from death 

 in the tunnel accident was a miracle. 

 Even yet a cane and crutch are a neces- 

 sity, but his grit has pulled him through 

 and some day he will be himself again. 



Mr. A. G. Henning, the birdseed man, 

 who was at one time with Klunder, is at 

 62 Cbrtlandt street, and reports a grow- 

 ing trade in his line, and many florists 

 among his customers. 



The Cooke & McCord Co., of Tarry- 

 town, have built up a fine business in 

 the last four years; have a store 40x100 

 feet, with basement, which would be .t 

 credit to any citj", and have three and 

 one-half acres of nursery land and 10,- 

 000 square feet of glass. Tliey do a 

 large seed business, grow bedding stock, 

 palms, etc., and depend on the New 

 York wholesale market for their cut 

 flowers. 



Schloss Bros., of 533 Broadway, the 

 ribbon kings, report an increased trade 

 since the Asheville convention, and are 

 well pleased with the results of their 

 exhibit there. They have some very 

 handsome novelties for florists this sea- 

 son. 



A brief call at F. E. Pierson Co.'s 

 Tarrytown establishment developed the 

 fact that the whole of the 25,000 square 

 feet there had been devoted to the new 

 Nephrolepis Piersoni and every house 

 was filled to overflowing with this re- 

 markable fern. None of the stock wilt 

 be sent out before the spring of 1903, 

 and already orders for a great many 

 thousand plants have been booked. The 

 demand promises to be enormous. 



At present this firm is overwhelmed 

 with bulb shipments, four carloads be- 

 ing sent out from the Tarrytown de- 

 pot, while the case lots go direct from 

 New York, without repacking, to all 

 parts of the country. The new green- 

 house, 300x54 feet, being built at Scar- 

 borough, will be as modern as the new 

 iin]irovement,s of late years can make 

 it, and a full description of this and the 

 firm's establishment at Scarborough will 

 appear in a later issue. Mr. Pierson 

 was n;,uch pleased with the Canada ex- 

 hibition, and \vith the reception given 

 his fern there. He will make a grand 

 exhibit at the Madison Square Garden 

 show in November. 



W. A. Bridgeman moves up a few 

 doors this fall, from Small's to Thor- 

 ley's. 



Mr. Thielman, the bowling champion 

 of the New York Club, is back with his 

 tamily from Pennsylvania, with better 

 health, and his "200 arm" in shape 

 again for the old-time average. But 

 that "99" of his at the convention is 

 still a bitter memory. 



Rudolph Asmus, of New Durham, is 

 in better health this fall than for a 

 long time, after a long outing in the 

 country. 



Preparations for the Madison Square 

 Garden exhibition go on quietly but con- 

 stantly, with bright prospects daily for 

 a great success. Every one seems in- 

 terested in the undertaking and anxious 

 to do his share. J. Austin Shaw. 



