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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



October 9, 1902. 



possible is requested. Several exhibits 

 of plants and flowers are also expected) 

 and a special programme is being pre- 

 pared to make the evening interesting. 

 Full particulars as to the coming ex- 

 hibition will be given and final arrange- 

 ments completed. 



Among visitors last week were Mr. 

 Vick, of Rochester; Walter Mott, of 

 Jamestown, and Mr. Clarke, the florist 

 of Portland, Ore.; Warren Ewell, of 

 Boston, and Wm. Tricker, of Riverton, 

 N.J. 



Mr. Withers, of "American Garden- 

 ing," who was very ill last week ^^^th 

 congestion of the lungs, is convalescing 

 and his complete recovery now seems 

 assured. 



Mr. Bradshaw has returned from the 

 "Sunny South" with many contracts for 

 his holly supply completed and all ar- 

 rangements made for a superior stock 

 that will appeal to the best trade. 



The firm of Bradshaw & Hartman is 

 handling some excellent plants of all 

 kinds, Bostoniensis especially. Many of 

 the wholesale cut flower men seem to find 

 this branch of the trade profitable. 



The supply and variety of chrysanthe- 

 mums is increasing daily and the quality 

 is excellent. Nearly every retail es- 

 tablishment has a handsome display of 

 them already, and the vsdndows begin 

 to "look like old times." 



The "coal question" grows more se- 

 rious daily. The continuance of warm 

 weather alone holds in check the anxiety 

 of the trade. Another week may lift the 

 shadows and give hope to hundreds of 

 growers who are now utterly unpre- 

 pared for the winter. 



Tlie Clark-Potter wedding at Coopers- 

 toivn, N. Y., on Saturday, was a brilliant 

 aflfair, and the church and house decora- 

 tions elaborate. Siebrecht & Son had 

 charge of the floral display and shipped 

 large quantities of palms from their 

 conservatories for the occasion, one of 

 the firms stating that three carloads had 

 been forwarded. 



The Thomas-Beekman wedding at 

 Ardsley on the 8th, is another important 

 event from the florists' view, and enor- 

 mous quantities of flowers have been 

 sent from New York for this decoration. 

 The Rosary has the contract for the 

 bridal and other bouquets, of white or- 

 chids. Brides and valley. J. H. Small 

 & Sons have the decorations. 



J. Austin Shaw. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Flower Market. 



The first annual meeting of the stock- 

 holders of the Flower Market will be 

 held next Thursday evening, October 16, 

 provided the charter is received in time. 

 The necessary papers have been" in Hai- 

 risburg since October 2 and unless the 

 coal strike monopolizes the governor's 

 attention his name will be affixed in 

 plenty of time to hold the meeting on 

 the ICth. At this meeting the by-laws 

 will be presented. These by-laws pro- 

 vide for the election of nine directors 

 who have power to choose officers from 

 among their number. Any florist who 

 wishes to become a stockholder with 

 power to vote at the first election should 

 send his name and addressaccompaniedby 

 $5.00 for each share of stock he wishes 

 to take to David Rust, Horticultural 

 Hall. Broad and Locust streets, Phila- 

 delphia, at once. 



The temporary directors have been 

 busy preparing all sorts of plans and 

 improvements to submit for final action 



of their permanent successors. This 

 course is necessary if everything is to 

 be in readiness by the first of November. 

 It is a fine thing to be a charter mem- 

 ber of a worthy enterpris(;. It shows a 

 man has pluck and courage and is not 

 wholly selfish. It is an especially fine 

 thing to be a charter member of the 

 florists' enterprise because it shows how 

 splendidly our florists pull together. 

 Here are the names that went to the gov- 

 ernor as stockholders in the proposed 

 Flower Market: 



List of Subscribers to the Stock. 



John Burton. "Wyndmoor. Chestnut HIU... 50 



Joseph Heacock, Wyncote. Pa 50 



H. H. Battles. lOS S. 12th St., Phila 60 



Henr.v A. Dreer, Inc., 714 Chestnut St., 



Philadelphia 50 



Wm. K. Harris, 49th and Woodland Ave.. 50 



Robt. Craig & Son, 49th and Market Sts.. 25 

 The Floral Exchange, 335 N. 6th St., 



Philadelphia 25 



Johnson & Stokes. 217 Market St., Phila.. 25 



H. Buyersdorter, 56 N. 4th St.. Phila... 25 



Henry F. Michell, 1018 Market St.. Phila. 25 



John Welsh Young. Dpsal. Gtn.. Phila 10 



Chas. E. Meehan, Musgrove & Slocum Sts. 10 



John Westcott, Ridge and Lehigh Avea.. 10 



Wm. Wunder. Haines St.. Pittville 10 



Adolph Farenwald, Roslvn, Pa 10 



Robt. A. Craig, 49th and Market Sts 10 



Wm. P. Craig, 49th and Market Sts 10 



Geo. F. Krueger, Narberth, Pa 10 



Walter P. Stokes. 217 Market St 10 



Wm. C. Smith, 61st and Market Sts 10 



C. & G. L. Pennock, Lansdowoe, Pa 10 



J. Wolff. Jr.. 19th, bel. Columbia Ave... 10 



Edwin Lonsdale. Wyndmoor, Chestnut Hill 5 



Sam'l J. Bunting, 5Sth and Elmwood Ave. 5 



J. Wm. Colflcsh, 53(1 and Woodland Ave. . 5 



M. F. LaRoche. Collingsdale, Pa 5 



Jacob Becker, 52d and Market Sts 5 



C. W. Jennings, Olney, Philadelphia 5 



Eugene Weiss, Sth, bel. Arch 5 



David Beam. Bala, Pa 5 



W. & Harry F. Evans, Rowlandville, Sta. P 5 



Stephen Mortensen. Southampton, Pa 5 



H. Haenin's Sons. Ogontz. Pa 5 



H. G. Tull, 714 Chestnut St 5 



Geo. C. Watson, Walnut and Juniper Sts. 5 



John Knhn, Sth and Tabor Sts 5 



David Anderson, Garretford, Pa 5 



Jasper H. Lorimer, Corydon. Pa 5 



T. S. Skidelsky, 718 N. 16th St., Phila 5 



Wm. Swayne, Kennet Sq. . Pa 3 



Thomas Foulds. Hoyt P. O., Mont. Co., Pa. 2 



George Waterfield. Wynmoor, Chestnut HIU 2 

 Arthur Mallon, Jr., Wyoming Ave. and 



2d St 2 



John E. Andre, Doylestown. Pa 2 



C. G. Papsch. West Moorestown, N. J 2 



Albert Knapper. Ambler, Pa 1 



John Holt, North Wales, Pa 1 



Chas. Zimmer, W. CoUingswood. N. .!.... 1 



R. G. Palmer. Doylestown. Pa 1 



Geo. E. Campbell. Flourtown. Pa 1 



C. W. Cox. 2d and Bristol Sts 1 



David Rust, Conshohocken, Pa 1 



Nelson Snedeker. Doylestown. Pa 1 



F. & H. Mergcnthaler. E. Washington La. 1 



E. D. Darlington. Doylestown, Pa 1 



Edw. TowiU, Roslyn, Pa 1 



H. A. Miller. Chew & Manheim Sts 1 



Herman Zimmer, West CoUingswood, N. J. 1 



John .Siebel, West CoUingswood, N. J 1 



Geo. Carpenter. 60% St. and Glrard Ave.. 1 



W. L. Edwards. Norwood. Pa 1 



C. F. Knorr & Bro., Lawndale, Phila 1 



610 



The annual election of the Florists' 

 Club of Philadelphia resulted as follows: 

 John Westcott, Pres. ; David Rust., Vice- 

 Pres. : Edwin Lonsdale, Sec'y; J. Wm. 

 Coldfiesh, Treas. 



Later — The governor has now signed 

 the market company charter and a meet- 

 ing has been called for Oct. 16 at Horti- 

 cultural Hall. 



PITTSBURG. 



Business in this market has been ex- 

 ceptionally good the past week. The 

 demand exceeded the supply, in fact the 

 market was almost destitute at times. 

 Lily of the valley was the only flower 

 in evidence imtil Friday when matters 

 were somewhat relieved. A quantity of 

 mums jirrived that day; these were 

 quickly bought up at $15.00 per 100. 



Some weather stained asters are still 

 around, but these onl.y sell when noth- 

 ing else can be had. Beauties are scarce 

 in all gi-ades. Maids and Brides sold as ' 



high as $6.00 for the very best grades. 

 Carnations bring from $1.00 to $2.00. 

 Light colored dahlias are selling well; 

 the yellows and variegated ones move 

 very slowly. 



Mr. Langhans, of the Cut Flower Co., 

 reports shipping trade very good. This 

 firm is receiving some very good violets, 

 Maids and Beauties. 



We florists are quite jubilant over the 

 long list of debutantes for the ensuing 

 social season; these functions always 

 add materially to the season's business. 



H. L. Blind & Bros.' houses at West 

 View are now under glass. These boys 

 are very hard workers and they usually 

 have something to show for it. 



The Pittsburg Rose and Carnation Co., 

 at Bakersville, is cutting some very 

 good Maids and Brides. The stock looks 

 very promising for a large crop. 



The Pittsburg Plantation Co., of this 

 city, has made application for a char- 

 ter and has filed incorporation papers 

 at Dover, Del. They will cultivate all 

 kinds of tropical plants, etc. Capital 

 stock, $300,000. 



Dr. J. F. Shafer, our enthusiastic col- 

 lector of rare orchids, has opened his 

 conservatory to the public every after- 

 noon from 2 o'clock until 4. The finer 

 plants are now in bloom and can be seen 

 at their best this month. 



Breitenstein & Flemm are displaying a 

 general collection of fine ferns and 

 plants. 



Mrs. E. A. Williams' store on Penn 

 avenue always looks charming and beau- 

 tiful. Mrs. Williams again secured the 

 plant decoration at the Pittsburg Expo- 

 sition. 



Randolph & McClements report busi- 

 ness good and many advance orders for 

 weddings and debutantes. 



Another benedict. The marriage of 

 Miss Alma D. Klein to Mr. David Ged- 

 dis, the Carson street florist, took place 

 at 6:.30 Wednesday morning, October 1st. 

 To avoid a warm reception from his 

 many friends David got up early that 

 morning. The couple left for a short 

 eastern trip. They have the best wi.shes 

 of the craft. 



One of our well known suburban flor- 

 ists saw an advertisement of a $2 fire 

 escape, sent his money, and received a 

 Bible by next mail ; stick to the book, 

 •lohn, it's a good investment, just as 

 necessary as Wm. Scott's Flori.sts' Man- 

 ual; it's well to have both. 



Hoo-Hoo. 



ST. LOUIS. 



The Market. 



The improvement in business noted a 

 week ago did not last long. The weather 

 had a good deal to do with it, as it 

 rained nearly all of the past week. The 

 Jewish New Year brightened up busi- 

 ness somewhat for that day. There is 

 plenty of stock on hand, though no pil- 

 ing up as yet. The stock seen at the 

 different stores shows improvement in 

 quality. 



Some good Brides, Maids and Meteors 

 are coming in, while Beauties of all 

 grades are better than a week ago. Car- 

 nations from now on should be fine. 

 Many of our local growers are sending 

 in first-class blooms of the new varieties 

 and also of the old ones. Carnations 

 are in great demand, and not enough are 

 coming in just now to supply it. Vio- 

 lets are still small and not many are 

 seen. Chrysanthemums are as yet lim- 

 ited and are not rushing in as fast as 

 anticipated. Only a very few can be 



