September 



1902 



The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



575 



A very enjoyable event was the reading 

 of a paper by 5Ir. J. W. l\odj;ers, on the 

 trip lo Asheville. The paper was very 

 entertaining and liighly instructive to 

 those wlio were unable to attend the con- 

 vention. A vote of thanks was given him 

 for his trouble. 



After the meeting those present were 

 given a most enjoyable repast, and then 

 a social session was held and some songs 

 and piano playing were indulged in to a 

 late hour. After three rousing cheers for 

 Mr. Murphy and family the party was 

 driven back to the car line. All present 

 had a most enjoyable time and will re- 

 member it long. 



Various Items. 



In the civic parade, given by the man- 

 agement of the Fall Festival, there were 

 a number of fire engines and wagons 

 decorated with luitural flowers. E. A. 

 Betz did some fine work on two engines, 

 using great quantities of Beauties, be- 

 sides other roses, and thousands of asters. 

 In the floral contest, which took place on 

 Thursday last, the T. W. Hardesty Co. 

 won the prize for the best decorated table 

 suitable for a banquet for President 

 Roosevelt. The other entry was by the 

 Clifton Eose Houses. For the best brid- 

 al bouquet and the best arranged box of 

 cut flowers the T. W. Hardesty Co. took 

 first prize in each and the Clifton Rose 

 Houses second. 



I regret to report the death of Mr. 

 Philip Foster, which occurred on Sept. 

 16. Mr. Foster has for the past 10 

 years or more been connected with A. 

 Sunderbruch Sons, and was a very re- 

 liable man, being an expert flower w^ork- 

 er. 



The Fall Festival is bringing many 

 visitors to our city, and among them 

 many florists. From Lexington, Kj".. 

 eame two ladies, who for some years past 

 have been conducting a very profitable 

 flower business there. They are the Misses 

 Anderson and Wihite, and they certainly 

 deserve the success they have obtained. 



Other visitors were: Harry Altick, 

 H. W. Hitter, J. E. Heiss and wife and 

 Mr. Tiehlraan. of Dayton, 0. ; Mr. C. A. 

 Rieriian, Louisville, ivy.; John Berter- 

 mann. Indianapolis, Ind.; James Fro.st, 

 Greenville, 0. ; John Adams, Middletown, 

 O.; W. F. Law. Shelbyville, Ind.; J. T. 

 Herdigen, Aurora, Ind.,; Paul Berko- 

 witz, Philadelphia. 



C. J. OlIMEE. 



ST. PAUL. 



Trade has received a decided impetus 

 by the early frosts and the return of the 

 .social season. Stock is not very plenti- 

 ful, though it is improving daily in 

 quantity and quality. 



Cool nights and warm days the first of 

 the month caused considerable mildew 

 and rendered night firing imperative. 

 Old roses which were carried over are 

 now coming into crop, though all the 

 flowers are not first class. Beauties are 

 in good demand. From present indica- 

 tions there will not be half enough grown 

 here to go around. Carnations are look- 

 ing fine and coming into bloom slowly. 

 The first blooms of Enchantress from J. 

 D. Thompson were leceived the past 

 week. They are a most pleasing flower, 

 large, of good substance and good keep- 

 ers. They have all the qualities for a 

 good carnation except color, which is 

 rather lighter than the Daybreak. The 

 advent of the Lawson and Prosperity 

 turned the buvers from their former idol. 



the Daybreak, and light pink is no longer 

 a general favorite. The introduction of 

 so good a carnation in all other essen- 

 tials may, however, turn the buyers' fan- 

 cies again to the Dajbreak shade. 



A few good asters are still being cut, 

 like the last gift of departing sum- 

 mer. L. L. May & Co. displayed some 

 Fitzwygram mums grown by them and 

 cut Sept. 18th. There is no call for 

 mums j'et, but this advance guard is 

 sure to create the demand soon. 



A few sweet peas, dahlias, nasturtiums, 

 etc., are brought in from outside, but are 

 the sad reminders of "happy days gone 

 by," and only encourage buyers to select 

 choice inside grown stock when they 

 can secure it. 



The Donaldson greenhouses in Minne- 

 apolis, under the management of James 

 Souden, are in fine shape and a worthy 

 pattern for all in the trade. Two new 

 sash houses have been added this sum- 

 mer in which smilax and asparagus are 

 planted. Their large houses, devoted to 

 roses, are the finest in the state, and the 

 stock in them very hard to beat. Liber- 

 ty, BeautT,', Bride and Bridesmaid are 

 grown to perfection. Carnations and 

 mums are in fine condition and every- 

 thing in or about the houses is spick and 

 span, neatness being one of the cardinal 

 principles of the business. 



The general observance of Mclvinley 

 Sunday, created quite a demand for pink 

 carnations a week ago. 



S. D. Djsinger made a flying trip to 

 Iowa last week for rest and recreation. 



E. 0. Lovell, of Grand Forks, passed 

 through the city recently. He reports 

 business very good and improving all the 

 time. 



W. W. Seekins, of Duluth, and Jos. 

 Heinl, of Jacksonville, 111., were both 

 recent callers. X. Y. Z. 



Seed Trade News. 



NEW YORK. 



Seed shipments for the fall planting 

 are about over and the seed firms of 

 the metropolis report "a good average 

 season" as compared with other years, 

 the demand constantly increasing. 



Bulb shipments are now going out in 

 enormous quantities, and all bulbs this 

 year are exceptionally good in quality, 

 larger than usual, and the demand en- 

 couraging. October being the bulb month 

 for outdoor planting, no "let up" in- the 

 drain is anticipated, and with the set- 

 tlement of the coal question an exceed- 

 ingly busy month is assured. The sales 

 of hyacinths, tulips and narcissus seem 

 to constitute one-half of the entire bulb 

 business of the country. 



The demand for Harrisii seems to be 

 below other years to date, for which two 

 causes are given by the experts. First, 

 the supply of bulbs is enormous. Second, 

 the waiting for the settlement of the 

 fuel question is universal. Until the 

 fuel question is decided, there can be 

 no positive basis on which to build. 



Cool and wet weather in Japan indi- 

 cates a short crop of Lilium aurattlm 

 and speciosum. 



On exhibition at Peter Henderson & 

 Co.'s I saw Dr. Van Fleet's wonderful 

 new gladiolus "Prineeps," one of the 

 largest and most perfect flowers of this 

 family, a good propagator, pure scarlet 

 in color, with an average of twenty to 

 twent.y-five flowers on every stalk. A 



decided acquisition and of sufficient 

 value in the eyes of its originator to 

 command a prohibitive price for its 

 control. 



August Rhotcrt, the importer, has re- 

 turned to New York, after a ten weeks' 

 trip in Europe, in excellent health and 

 very optimistic as to the future devel- 

 opment of the nursery trade in this 

 country. He contemplates an early call 

 upon his "constituents" in America. 



Mr. Jas. McHutchisnn, the genial rep- 

 resentative of Mr. Rhotcrt for some 

 years, has decided "this is a big country 

 with room for everybody," and has 

 opened an office on Fulton street here, 

 formed a partnership and branched out 

 on his own account in similar lines of 

 the trade, representing several European 

 houses. J. A. S. 



ST. PAUL. 



J. B. Comont, representing James Car- 

 ter, Dunnett & Beale, of London, Eng., 

 and S. B. Dicks, accompanied by his son, 

 lepresenting Cooper, Taber & Co., of Lon- 

 don, were recent callers on the trade. 



Northrup King & Co., of Minneapolis, 

 will soon open a branch retail store. It 

 will he fitted up in modern style and the 

 finest in its line west of Chicago. 



Indications for a profitable season's 

 trade are most encouraging. Salesmen 

 have more difficulty in ofi'ering the proper 

 \arieties than in soliciting trade, and 

 cautious buyers are placing their orders 

 early to obtain the benefit of lower prices. 



Onion sets in this immediate vicinity 

 are a very good crop and were all taken 

 care of during the dry weather. Potatoes 

 are a very heavy crop with some indica- 

 tions of rot. Corn has been damaged by 

 frost and will not average more than half 

 a crop. Oats and wheat yielded abund- 

 antly. All of these articles, while not 

 strictly belonging to the seed trade, are 

 liandled in large quantities by the seeds- 

 men. 



L. L. May & Co. have received a patent 

 on their revolving tin seed cabinet, which 

 is being sold in large numbers through- 

 out the country. 



X. Y. Z. 



Wichita, Kans. — Ralph Earnest, rep- 

 resenting the Albert Dickinson Co., of 

 Chicago, recently spent several days here 

 investigating as to the wisdom of start- 

 ing a branch house here. 



Greene, N. Y. — The Page Seed Co. has 

 been incorporated with a capital stock 

 of $25,000. The directors are E. L. 

 Page, Albert Page and C. W. G-Fa,y. 



Mr. S. B. Dick, representing Cooper, 

 Taber & Co., London, Eng., called on 

 Chicago seedsmen this Week. 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



President Newbold and ex-president 

 DOrrance were in New York City last 

 week and discussed Society matters 

 with Secretary Barron. It was decided 

 to call a meeting of the Executive Com- 

 mittee to be held in Philadelphia, Pa., 

 on the second day of the Penna. So- 

 ciety's fall shfnv. This will be No- 

 vember 12th. 



Elmira, N. Y. — A children's flower 

 show was recently held under the aus- 

 pices of the Elmira Horticiiltural Soci- 

 ety and forty-six prizes were awarded. 

 Much interest was developed. 



