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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



I'^EBKLARV IS, 1904. 



of M. Kice & Co., Philadelphia; Martin 

 Eeukauf, of Bayersdorfer & Co.^ of 

 Philadelphia; H. P. Hagenholz, of K. J. 

 Kuvk & Co., Holland; James Hartshoriie 

 ami J D. Thompson, of Joliet, 111.; 

 Geo. M. Kellogg, of Pleasant Uill ; J- l■^ 

 Ammann and Henry Blixen, of Edwards- 

 ville; Henry Emmons, E. W Guy and 

 Dr Halstedt, of Belleville; J. W. Dun- 

 ford and John Steidle, of Clayton; 1. 

 W. XJde, Jr., W. J. Pileher and Wm. 

 Winter, of Kirkwood, and A. Jablonsky. 

 of Wellston. ^ , , 



Mr and Mrs. Charles Jnengel cele- 

 brated the twenty-fifth anniversary o_t 

 their marriage on Tuesday, February 10. 

 The house was beautifully decorated for 

 the occasion and many of their friends 

 sent beautiful presents. The members 

 of the club are with me m congratulat- 

 ing the happy couple. . 



Henrv Ostertag reports a new arrival, 

 a girl, and all are happy and well. 

 Bowling. 



Team No. 1 of the Florists' BowUng 

 Club won all three games on Monday 

 night, by the following scores: 

 Team No. 1. 1st. 2d 3d. TX 



Melnliardt 12» "* i$ Hi 



Beneke. Jr 167 123 6. 4o. 



^SS.og-::::::::::::;i? ^ jis ^ 



Totals 922 931 942 2S0O 



Team No. 2. 1st 2d 3d y. 



^dels 1« j;j 137 374 



J?f ■■ 5i i25 133 387 



Ellis J^ J44 133 406 



IZ^l j.:.-;:-.-.-.-.;:^! _U3 _!« jss 



Totals 804 856 S7S 2539 



J. J. B. 



RANDOM NOTES. 



I notice in your issue of February 4, 

 John H. Dunlop, of Toronto, speaks 

 highlv of Carnation Glacier. He has 

 grown it ever since it was first sent out 

 and is well qualified to pass on it. Horn 

 & Bro., Allentown, Pa., tell me it is 

 their best white. They grow sweral 

 other whites, but none is so satisfac- 

 tory with them. Gov. Bliss is their fav- 

 orite scarlet. Alpine Glow is an excel- 

 lent substitute for Morning Glory. 

 These two were selected by them at C. 

 W. Ward's, where they were seen in 

 splendid shape. Messrs. Horn have 

 faith in Adonis and will give it a good 

 show next season. Lawson, here as 

 elsewhere, is the standard pink. The 

 extent of this place is 42,000 square feet 

 of glass, well built houses, fine stock, 

 supplies two stores. Enchantress will 

 be given a trial. I saw a grand lot of 

 this beautiful variety at H. W. Fields. 

 Northampton, Mass. His whole plant 

 was devoted to the newer kinds. Harry 

 Sinclair, the able grower, is of the 

 opinion that the absence of sunlight 

 seemed to affect many of the older 

 kinds, more so than the newer. 



Your estemed correspondent, George 

 S. Osborn, of Hartford, Conn., was slow- 

 ly recovering from a serious illness at 

 the time of my visit. His busy life 

 partner was doing her best to stimulate 

 the plants into bloom and I question, 

 had the boss been around, if he could 

 do much better with weather conditions 

 such as we have been experiencing of 

 late. John Coombs says he never saw 

 anything like it, but rubbed his hands 

 with satisfaction as he looked over the 

 sea of buds bearing promise of a tre- 

 mendous crop soon. 



Mark Aitken, of Springfield, Mass., 



says this has been a banner plant sea- 

 son. Frank Burfitt, his grower, is a 

 past master in the art. A. N. Pierson 

 "liips much of his choicet-t cut stock to 

 .•\ it ken. 



It was McKinlev day during my visit 

 to Wilkesbarre, where Ira G. Marvin 

 was handing out his fine stock as fast 

 as it could be sent in from his big plant 

 at Plymouth. 



(Seorge R Clark, Seranton, Pa., was 

 too busy to talk, but insisted on my 

 wearing a bloom rubbered with one of 

 MicheU's bands. An excellent thing in 

 its way, but I tumbled onto an invisible 

 wire at a big plant the other day which 

 heats all for originality and usefulness. 

 Jno. B. Tully. of Binghaniton, N. Y., 

 is sick. This winter of hard firing has 

 knocked out many of our old friends 

 who do their own firing. Mrs. Barnes 

 has been indisposed for sometime. Her 

 right hand man, H. Wilbur, looks after 

 the stock most cleverly. 



At Elmira I learned quite a little re- 

 garding the new plant which has created 

 so much interest through this section. 

 H. N. Hoffman is in close touch with it. 

 His stock is looking in splendid shape; 

 sun evidently been shining since my last 

 visit. G. P. Rawson is giving his at- 

 tention to the store end of his big con- 

 cern since Mr. Durand has embarked in 

 business, expecting to handle locally the 

 cut from the new company. 



A. H. Woeppel, of Corning, got his new 

 plant running before cold weather set in 

 and says he has had a fine season, stock 

 doing better than in the old place. Hn 

 has an industrious family who contrib- 

 ute to and share in his successes. 



W. A. Wettlin, of Hornellsville, has 

 been under the weather for some time. 

 Business has been good, stock scarce and 

 high. 



Alfred Patrick, of Auburn, is delighted 

 with the rose, Ivory, which he can grow 

 as large as Beauty. He intends grow- 

 ing La Detroit. 



Will Cass, of Geneva, N. Y., has been 

 re-elected alderman for the tenth term, 

 sliowing the esteem in which he is held 

 by his fellow citizens. 

 " Fred Goldring. of Slingerlands, N. Y., 

 says roses grew and sold better this 

 season than for years past. The bulk 

 of his glass is devoted to the queen of 

 flowers. Violets failed with him, just at 

 the right time, when prices did not pay 

 to raise them. 



G. L. Graham, of Bradford, Pa., has 

 a sport of Lawson variegated. It prom- 

 ises to be a rival to Bradt. The new 

 greenhouse plant is in running order. 



DENVER. COLO. 



BowUng in the West. 



The florists, like many other profes- 

 sional men, need a little recreation once 

 in a while, but out here in this western 

 country there are not many pastimes 

 that have any attraction for the posey 

 man. At this time of the year bowling 

 seems to take the fancy of quite a num- 

 ber of the fraternity and it is indulged 

 in to a considerable extent and is looked 

 upon as a legitimate sport rather than 

 a fad for the fashionable. Among the 

 florists there are a few who are entitled 

 to special note. First is N. A. Benson, 

 our carnationist. who now stands near 

 the top of the city league of bowlers. In 

 his two last contests, of five games each, 

 he rolled a total of 2,018 pins, which is 

 an average of over 200 per game. This 

 contest is for the World's Fair prize, 



which is a free trip and all expenses to 

 the World's Fair at St. Louis this sum- 

 mer. If Ben gets there the top notchers 

 of last year at Milwaukee will find it a 

 hard matter to retain their honors. Phil 

 Scott and Albert Mauff are two others 

 who are bowling with the City League 

 and are holding their own in fast com- 

 pany, especially Scott, who now litis an 

 average of 182 in thirty-six games. In 

 the amateur class, which comprises the 

 old timers, such as Berry, Glauber and 

 Kurth, and a lot of young aspirants, the 

 scores are also significant because of 

 their diminutive character, and the 

 chances for strengthening the convention 

 team is not very encouraging just now. 

 although strenuous efforts are being 

 made by this division of the bowling 

 fraternity. Up to the first of January 

 of this year the following scores were 

 made by the most frequent attendants: 

 Player — Games. Total. Average. 



Chcs. Benson 31 4994 155 



John Berry 31 4562 147 



Geo. BriDkcrt 24 3311 137 



li^ank Davis 23 25S6 112 



Frank Fraser 30 3777 12o 



Emit Glauber 22 3254 1-Ji 



Robert Kurth 28 4017 143 



R. S. Mahan 27 334S 124 



Chas. Mauff 32 4885 152 



Geo. Zimmer 17 25o9 138 



J. A. Valentine has presented a val- 

 uable trophy to be contested for by the 

 members.' It is known as the Park 

 Floral Company trophy and is made in 

 the style of eight gold bars of smootli 

 surface for engi-aving and linked to- 

 gether. The eight pieces represent the 

 eight months of the rcntest and tiiereon 

 is"^ engraved the name of the successful 

 individual each month. Frank Eraser 

 is having the honor of wearing the prize 

 during the month of February, his in- 

 crease being 12 per cent over his record, 

 l;. S. Mahan is the other contestant who 

 made any material gain, but is only one- 

 half that of Eraser's. This premium has 

 created an incentive to become proficient 

 i:i this manly sport. 



On February 6 the Colorado Springs 

 boys paid us" a visit and gave us a 

 chance to return compliments but, as the 

 dose was small and not bitter, they took 

 their medicine with very good grace. 

 Following are the scores of those who 

 participated on both days: 



First Contest. 



Colorado Springs— 1st. 2nd. 3rd. 



Duff 143 95 96 



Dunman 113 144 127 



Johnson 161 07 133 



Vincent 92 120 165 



Harris 113 111 93 



Totals 022 567 614 



Denver— 1st. 2nd. Srd. 



Kurth 118 116 109 



Glauber 116 134 158 



Berrv 136 123 113 



Benson 127 119 109 



Zimmer 125 113 109 



Totals 622 605 598 



Second Contest. 



Colorado Springs — 1st. 2na. 3rd. 



Dunman 154 178 1.39 



Vincent 153 157 161 



Duff 155 113 105 



Harris 98 127 105 



Johnson 150 143 W^ 



Totals 710 178 650 



Denver— 1st. 2nd. ad. 



Kurth 145 126 119 



Valentine 152 122 143 



Bctz 186 182 101 



Benson 121 138 119 



Glauber 141 113 136 



Totals 745 6S1 618 



Great Divide. 



Fremont, Neb. — C. H. Green has been 

 elected a director of the Nebraska State 

 Horticultural Society. 



