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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



September 



1902. 



of commcicial oroliids in his houses at 

 Twenty-ninth and Scdgeley streets. 



VV. P. Peacock, Ateo, ]S). J., is sending 

 in many superb dahlias. Phil. 



BOSTON. 



The usual market report will be found 

 adjacent to the Boston cut flower quo- 

 tations elsewhere in this issue. 



Talk of a second co-operative market 

 seems to be on the decrease, although 

 it is stated that all that is needed is one 

 or two heavy financial followers, whose 

 names are desired to go upon the lease 

 of suitable quarters. 



The Milk Street Cut Flower Co., F. E. 

 Waters, manager, is the name of a new 

 concern at the corner of Milk and Arch 

 streets, which according to the nature 

 of the mixture of water and milk should 

 be "The Emulsion Floral Co." It is now- 

 known that this place will carry on all 

 the functions of a first class wholesale 

 dealer in flowers, plants and supplies, 

 and will also let small counter spaces to 

 growers who desire to handle their own 

 products. The quarters obtained are 

 particularly fitted for the business, an 

 immense amount of vault space under 

 the sidewalks being one of its features. 

 Such places vary in their "keeping" 

 qualities for storage of cut flowers, but 

 it is hoped this will prove to be of the 

 best, as it is well partitioned ofi' and 

 particularly well shaded. 



Another new venture is the fitting up 

 of a small store near Galvin's, on Tre- 

 mont street, by the well known firm of 

 street men, Hanibo & Gomperts, who 

 generally know . pretty well what they 

 are doing and what they are doing it 

 for. 



The item concerning J. M. Tuohy, in 

 last week's issue, was an error to slight 

 extent, since Mr. Tuohy is to continue 

 his East Boston store also. And now 

 M. E. Tuohy, the South Boston florist, 

 is establishing a branch in Charlestown, 

 near Thompson square. 



The next time you cut any glass with 

 one of those "wheel glass cutters," try 

 dipping the tool in kerosene oil. If it 

 does not work, charge all damages to 

 B. F. Washington, because I heard him 

 recommending the action. 



George W. Aver replenished his exche- 

 quer and tickled his bump of vanity by 

 sending some ot' his asters to the Canad- 

 ian Horticultural Exhibition and tak- 

 ing several prizes. 



The Review starts this week to give 

 more complete schedule of prices than 

 ever before, which will be found upon 

 another page. In its perusal you must 

 remember it is mailed nearly a week be- 

 fore the receipt of the paper, but will 

 at times be corrected by telegraph to 

 meet sudden changes. Prices given will 

 be those paid during the preceding week 

 by inconstant buyers and will sometimes 

 diiTer from proper prices between a 

 grower and his regular customers, which 

 need not change so often. 



J. S. Mantee. 



ST. LOUIS. 



Trade has improved greatly the past 

 week, and from the way the buyers hus- 

 tled about the wliolesale houses each 

 morning for stock, it looked as though 

 everybody had something to do. There 

 was quite a lot of funeral work, and from 

 the reports of some of the large dealers, 

 the regular store business has proved 

 very good, and the amount of stutT sold 

 at our three wholesale houses shows that 

 we are about to enter into a very busv 



season. In my rounds of some of the 

 leading retail stores a great deal of ac- 

 tivity was noticed and a large stock of 

 flowers is being carried. 



The usual market report will be found 

 adjacent to the St. Louis wholesale cut 

 flower quotations elsewhere in this issue. 



Mrs. Ayers, George Waldbart, Mary 

 Ostertag and Ellison & Tesson, on Grand 

 avenue, are all in splendid shape for a 

 good season's business. The choicest 

 plants of all kinds fill their places and 

 they say that prospects were never bet- 

 ter. 



Ostertag Bros, will furnish the decora- 

 tions for President Roosevelt's reception 

 at the Mercantile Club next week. Amer- 

 ican Beauties and orchids are the princi- 

 pal flowers they will use. 



Riessen Floral Co. will again have 

 charge of the decorations for the Veiled 

 Prophet's ball, which will be held on 

 Tuesday night, October 8, at the Jler- 

 chants' Exchange Hall. 



Michel Plant and Bulb Co. held their 

 annual auction sale of plants the past 

 week at their place on Magnolia and 

 Tower Grove avenues. Quite a number 

 of plants were sold, but at very low 

 prices. 



We are glad to note in the last issue of 

 the Review that our much beloved friend, 

 Edgar Sanders, is improving, and we 

 all hope to see him, as usual, at the next 

 convention. 



Alex Waldbart, Hamilton avenue, has 

 a fine lot of gladioli, which are being 

 bought up by the store men. 



Ellison & Tesson have moved their 

 store from Grand and Franklin to Gfrand 

 and Finney, under the Odean building, 

 which is patronized by the best class of 

 people in the West End. This is, no 

 doubt, a good move for them. The place 

 is much larger than the one they just 

 vacated. 



The North Floral Co., at 915 Olive 

 street, has repainted its store and made 

 other improvements, which make the 

 place more attractive. 



E. W. Guy, of Belleville, was in town 

 last week with his daughter on their 

 way to St. Charles, JIo., where Miss Guy 

 attends college this season. Everitt has 

 joined the Belleville All-Star bowling 

 team and expects to bowl at the next 

 convention with our club. 



J. J. B. 



BALTIMORE. 



Trade is picking up gradually and 

 there is at times a shortage of roses and 

 carnations. Outside Cochets are abun- 

 dant and generalh' good, though usually 

 with short stems. Shipments are heavy 

 of dahlias but they do not seem to 

 catch on to popular favor, though they 

 are used more largely than a few years 

 back, and w'here massed are handsome 

 and imposing materials for show}' decor- 

 ations. Some fine Kaiserins are com- 

 ing into this market from West Vir- 

 ginia, and there are others from nearer 

 growers. Not many American Beau- 

 ties are to be had and the quality of 

 those offering is not of the best. 



The event of last week was the as- 

 semblying of the Gardeners' Club and 

 the trade in general at Richard Vincent. 

 Jr.. & Son's, at White INIarsh. in Balti- 

 more county. That enterprising firm 

 had provided a special train for their 

 visitors and something like a hundred 

 spent the day in their greenhouses and 

 dahlia and canna fields. An ample din- 



ner was prepared for the guests and 

 they, in turn, adopted resolutions thank- 

 ing their hosts for the pleasant outing, 

 commending their enterprise and skill 

 and expressing appreciation of the ad- 

 vanced methods of culture here in evi- 

 dence. 



Among those present were Jlessrs. A. 

 and Wni. F. Gude, of Washington. 



The Messrs. Vincent continue to ex- 

 tend their buildings and enlarge their 

 farm. Several new greenhouses are in 

 process of erection for the accommoda- 

 tion of their immense quantities of cab- 

 bage, cauliflower and other vegetable 

 plants and of bedding plants, the grow- 

 ing ot which they make their specialty. 



This afternoon and evening (Sept. 22) 

 the Gardeners' Club holds a dahlia show. 

 Great quantities of these eflTective flow- 

 ers are shown, the largest exhibitors be- 

 ing the Vincents, Fredk. A. Bauer, Henry 

 Fischer and Jno. G. Rider. The hall is 

 handsomely decorated and no admis- 

 sion fee being charged the attendance 

 is very large. 



Charles L. Siehold, the superintendent 

 of Patterson Park, has returned with 

 Mr. Siebold from a trip to Germany and 

 other parts of Europe. The reception 

 accorded him by his friends testified to 

 the popularity of this efficient oflScial. 



C. E. Smith has sold his florist store 

 in South Charles street to .Albert Fied- 

 ler, an active and enterprising young 

 man, well posted in the trade. B. 



CHNONNATL 



Meeting of the Florists' Society. 



A meeting of the Cincinnati Florists' 

 Society was held last Friday afternoon 

 and evening at the residence and farm of 

 Mr. William JIurphy, back of Price Hill, 

 and in spite of the fact that it had been 

 raining and was very disagreeable, there 

 were over forty persons present. Mr. 

 Murphy met the party at the end of the 

 Elberon avenue line at 2 p. m.. as ar- 

 ranged, and drove them to his plant. 

 The bad weather did not seem to have 

 any effect on the party, as every one 

 was in the best of spirits. At Mr. Mur- 

 phy's one can see Murphy's White in all 

 its glory. They are in Al shape and an 

 enormous crop of buds are in sight. All 

 of those in the part}' were very well 

 pleased with what they saw. Besides 

 this variety Mr. Murphy grows many 

 other varieties, headed by Estelle, which 

 are looking very good. 



After going through the houses, the 

 party assemblecl'at Mr. Murphy's resi- 

 dence, where a meeting of the society was 

 held. The principal business of the meet- 

 ing was adopting a schedule for the fall 

 and winter shows, given by the society 

 and held in their club rooms. These 

 shows are free to the public, and are very 

 popular. This year there will be three 

 shows, the first to be held in November 

 and devoted to chrysanthemums. The 

 schedule, as presented by the committee, 

 was finally adopted with but few changes. 

 Some very good money prizes are otfered. 

 and they will bear looking into by out- 

 of-town florists, looking for good things. 

 If you want a schedule address the sec- 

 retarv of the Cincinnati Florists' Soeietv. 

 F. W. Ball. 



The society has been greatly honored 

 by the S. A. F. 0. H. in that it has been 

 authorized to award a silver and bronze 

 meda! of the national society for new 

 and meritorious plants or flowers of 

 American origin, to be exhibited before 

 the Cincinnati society. 



