FebeuarV 4, 1904. 



The Weekly Florists* Review. 



507 



pink carnations; Joost and Scott were 

 used. 



Robert Scott & Son have been sending 

 Easter lilies to S. S. Pennock for several 

 weeks. 



N. D. Gachor has a very attractive 

 stand in Broad street station. Phil. 



ST. LOUIS. 



The Market. 



Business the past week was fairly good 

 and there seems to be suflScient stock to 

 fill all orders except on choice roses, 

 wliich the retail trade found great diffi- 

 culty in obtaining, especially good Amer- 

 ican Beauties. We had some very dis- 

 agreeable weather last week, with plenty 

 of snow and below zero part of the 

 week, which made it hard on those who 

 had large plant decorations, of which 

 there were quite a tew reported among 

 the west end flo ists. 



On Friday all florists reported big sales 

 of pink carnations in honor of the late 

 President McKinley, and it is estimated 

 that 50,0tj were sold by our florists at 

 from $1 to $1.5U per dozen, with some 

 extra fancy Lawson at $3 per dozen. 

 During the past week there was also a 

 good demand for bunches for the mid- 

 winter graduating of the normal class and 

 high school. This, with plenty of funeral 

 work, made the last week in January quite 

 a profitable one for both growers and re- 

 tailers. 



Pot plants are selling better. Among 

 the blooming plants some fine lilacs, aza- 

 leas, Dutch hyacinths and lilies are seen. 

 Theo. Miller is showing extra fine tulips, 

 which are sciiing fast. 



Oi the stock that is coming in now all 

 varieties of roses are scarce. Brides, 

 Maids, Meteors and Golden Gates have 

 had a good demand, with very little fancy 

 stock to pick from, so the best stock 

 brings from $6 to $8 per 100 ; others are 

 $3 and $5. Very few Beauties are re- 

 ceived. 



Carnations seem plentiful, yet the de- 

 mand is large and very few were left 

 over the past week, with prices ranging 

 from $2.50 to $6 per 100. All stock is of 

 good quality. The market has a good 

 supply in California violets, which are of 

 extra fine quality. Very little southern 

 stock is coming in, but more home-grown 

 stock is in than can be disposed of at 

 50 and 75 cents per 100, which price pre- 

 vailed all of the past week. 



Eomans, Paper Whites and valley are 

 very plentiful, but Dutch hyacinths, 

 tulips. Von Sions and Harrisii are scarce, 

 as are eallas and freesias. Prices seem 

 about the same as quoted last week. Com- 

 mon ferns are scarce, in fact the market 

 was out on Saturday. In other greens 

 the market is well supplied. 



Various Notes. 

 William E. Mannheimer, who came here 

 a week ago, from Chicago, with letters of 

 introduction from Ed. Winterson and 

 claimed he last worked for Mangel, com- 

 mitted suicide at Union Station by drink- 

 ing carbolic acid last Tuesday night. 

 From letters found on his person his 

 home in Chicago was at 3812 Prairie 

 avenue. At the time of writing his body 

 had not been claimed by his relatives or 

 friends. 



J. F. Ammann, his foreman, Henry 

 Blixen, and A. Jablonsky left on an in- 

 spection tour February 1. They will 



visit Chicago, New Castle, La Fayette, 

 Richmond and Indianapolis before re- 

 turning home. 



J. H. Hadkinson, superintendent of 

 floriculture at the World's Fair, leaves 

 this week for a business trip through 

 Wisconsin. 



The death of Henry Weber, of Oakland, 

 Md., as announced in the last issue, was 

 a shock to his many friends in the trade 

 here, who are with me in extending to 

 the family our heartfelt sympathy. 



The Eiessen Floral Company has 

 closed its branch store under the Planters ' 

 Hotel, moving all the fixtures to their 

 Broadway store. 



Fred Weber has returned from Chicago, 

 where he spent a few pleasant days with 

 the trade. 



A. Jablonsky will build six new Dietsch 

 houses, each 150 feet long, in April on his 

 new place at Central, near his friend, 

 John Steidle. 



From reports our sick brother, Max 

 Herzog, is improving every day and vrill 

 soon be out among his friends. John 

 Hudson and Carew Sanders are also show- 

 ing improvement. 



I have been requested by the craft here 

 to extend our congratulations to Grandpa 

 Phil Hauswirth. 



Arnold Eingier, who travels for W. W. 

 Barnard & Co., Chicago, was in town the 

 past week calling on the trade. Mr. 

 Eingier reports a big trade in his line. 

 Wm. Hagemann, of New York, was also 

 a caller. 



The World's Fair flower show commit- 

 tee, the entertainment committee and the 

 arrangement committee met at Weber's 

 store Friday night. Mr. Hadkinson gave 

 his views as to the kind of floral exhibi- 

 tions that would take place during the 

 World 's Fair. Every member of the com- 

 mittee is to bring in a list at the next 

 meeting of this committee, on Friday 

 night, February 12. The entertainment 

 committee decided to have an entertain- 

 ment and hop at De Honey 's hall, corner 

 of Vandeventer and Olive streets, on 

 Friday night, February 19. The arrange- 

 ment committee, which is also the finance 

 committee, reported that arrangements 

 were well in hand for entertaining the 

 members of the executive committee of 

 the S. A. F., when they meet here in 

 March. The blue book committee of the 

 club also held a short meeting and will 

 be ready to make a full report at the 

 next meeting. Those present at this 

 meeting were F. C. Weber, Otto Koenig, 

 Fred Meinhardt, Theo. Miller, J. H. Had- 

 kinson and J. J. Beneke. The other 

 members of these committees are Emil 

 Schray, J. F. Ammann and John Toung. 

 Visitors in town this week are: Ealph 

 M. Ward, of New York, and J. M. Jan- 

 sen, of C. Keur & Sons, both gentlemen 

 selling bulbs. 



Club Meeting. 

 The members are requested to attend 

 the meeting of the Florists' Club next 

 Thursday afternoon, February 11, at 2 

 o 'clock. New carnations and an exhi- 

 bition by local growers for prizes will be 

 one of the features. An essay by Frank 

 Fillmore, on "Carnation Growing," and 

 a discussion on "Propagating Carna- 

 tions, ' ' lead by E. W. Guy, will no doubt 

 bring out the carnation growers, as both 

 of these gentlemen are at the top in car- 

 nation culture. The report of the ar- 

 rangement committee will be of great 

 I importance to all the members who have 



interest in the coming meeting of the 

 Society of American Florists. 



Bowlln£. 



Last Wednesday night a special bowl- 

 ing match was arranged between two 

 well-known Chicago gentlemen, A. Eingier 

 and Mr. O'Neil. They were assisted by 

 the local bowlers and great excitement 

 prevailed, as the scores were close. Mr. 

 Eingier won out after a hard fight by the 

 following scores: Eingier, 143, 138, 190, 

 total 471; O'Neil, 140, 138 185, total 

 463. 



Two four-men teams bowled a match 

 game at Worden's alleys on Monday 

 night, in which some good scores were 

 made. The teams were captained by 

 Kuehn and Beneke, with the following 

 results : 

 Team No. 1- let. 2d 3d. T'l. 



Beneke 191 176 157 624 



Mmer . 171 136 161 468 



Weber 121 134 116 371 



i-o^g :: 129 119 149 397 



Total 612 563 583 1760 



Team N». 2- 1st. 2d. 3d. T'l. 



KuehQ 143 145 187 476 



Beyer 165 144 170 479 



0. R. Beneke 187 138 150 475 



Freddie Weber 137 m _12T 401 



Total ..55" 564 634 1830 



J. J. B. 



MILWAUKEE. 



A Carnation Show. 



Chving to it being carnation nigK 

 there was a well attended meeting of the 

 Milwaukee Florists' Club, Tuesday, Feb- 

 ruary 2, at Empire hall. There were 

 prizes offered for the local growers, of 

 which Nie. Zweifel took first on En- 

 chantress, second on Adonis and third on 

 Lawson. There were also large exhibits 

 by the Chicago Carnation Co., who are 

 showing Fiancee, Crusader and several 

 other very promising varieties, which im- 

 pressed the local growers very much. 

 The Thompson Carnation Co. exhibited 

 a fine vase of Nelson Fisher, also M. A. 

 Patten, Gov. Wolcott and other choice 

 varieties. 



F. Dorner & Sons Co. exhibited the 

 Belle and Lady Bountiful. Wm. Hel- 

 wig, Heitman & Baerman, A. Tiebohl 

 were also showing some very fine blooms. 

 It was a very fine display of carnations 

 and created considerable enthusiasm 

 among the carnation growers of this sec- 

 tion. 



Jas. Hartshorne, J. D. Thompson and 

 J. C. Vaughan were visitors at this meet- 

 ing. Matters pertaining to the coming 

 fall flower show were also taken up and 

 committees were appointed to make ar- 

 rangements for the show. Incog. 



Chester, Pa. — David Wilson fell on 

 the ice January 16 and broke one of the 

 bones in the hand with which he tried 

 to save himself. 



Harteokd, Conn. — George S. Osborn 

 has spent a week in bed under the care 

 of his physician, but is now able to be 

 about again. The weather has been very 

 severe. 



Niagara Falls, Ont. — G. J. Emery 

 says that the sale for cut flowers has 

 been excellent this winter, but the plant 

 trade slow. What is needed is some 

 sunny weather and a little warmer; it has 

 been 10 to 15 degrees below zero, with a 

 heavy wind for the past week. 



