March 10. 1904. 



The Weekly Florists' Review, 



765 



ST. LOUIS. 



The Market. 



March was ushered in like a little 

 lamb. The florists finished up their or- 

 ders for a few late social gatherings and 

 the effect of Lent is felt somewhat at 

 present, though orders for funerals have 

 kept up. This is about all the work that 

 is going on at the present time. Prices 

 on all kinds of stock are on the down- 

 ward grade, this being particularly so 

 with carnations and violets. Stock of 

 all kinds is very plentiful, also of extra 

 good quality. Eoses are more abundant 

 of late and the demand not as active as 

 for other stock. American Beauties are 

 of better color and long-stemmed stock 

 is more plentiful, with prices ranging 

 from $3 to $6 per dozen for the best. 

 Brides and Maids run 6 to 8 cents, sec- 

 onds 3 to 5 cents. Meteors are very 

 plentiful, with a slow demand. 



Carnations are of fine quality and 

 more are in the market than the demand 

 calls for. The price on fancy stock is 

 down to 4 cents; 2 and 3 cents for the 

 other grades. In 1,000 lots the price is 

 .$15. A few more bright days will no 

 doubt bring on a big glut. Violets are 

 badly overstocked and the wholesalers 

 have great diflSculty in moving them; 30 

 cents per 100 and $2.50 in 1,000 lots is 

 the price just now. 



In bulbous stock the market has 

 plenty of everything to offer at greatly 

 reduced prices. Lily of the valley is a 

 drug and can't be moved at any price. 

 Romans, Paper Whites and tulips sell 

 slowly. Harrisii is coming in fine at $2 

 per dozen for the long-stemmed and 

 $1.50 for the shorter ones. Pink and 

 white sweet peas are fine, but with 

 rather short stems. These sell well at 

 50 cents per 100. Smilax is very scarce 

 in this market at 20 cents per string. 

 Common ferns are up to $3 per 1,000. 

 Some fine adiantum brings $1 per 100. 



Executive Committee Meeting. 



The executive committee of the S. A. 

 F. met in St. Louis Saturday and Mon- 

 day. Those who attended the meeting 

 were President Breitmeyer, of Detroit; 

 Vice President Beneke, St. Louis; Secre- 

 tary Stewart, of Boston; Treasurer 

 Beatty, of Oil City, Pa.; H. M. Altick, 

 of Dayton, O.; Theodore Wirth, of 

 Hartford, Conn.; Philip J. Hauswirth, 

 of Chicago; G. M. Kellogg, of Pleasant 

 Hill, Mo.; J. F. Ammann, of Edwards- 

 ville, HI.; E. P. Tesson and Otto Koe- 

 nig, of St. Louis. The delegates were 

 met at the depot by Messrs. Beneke and 

 Koenig and were escorted in an auto- 

 mobile to the Southern hotel, where they 

 at once went into session. In the eve- 

 ning they were the guests of the St. 

 Louis Florists' Club at a banquet, held 

 at the Missouri Athletic Club. This 

 was a very fine affair. The tables were 

 decorated with La Detroit roses, for 

 which we have to thank J. F. Sullivan, 

 of Detroit, which was a great surprise 

 to our president. Other decorations con- 

 sisted of carnations and violets. Mr. 

 Beneke acted as toastmaster. All the 

 delegates responded to a call with re- 

 marks for the good of the S. A. F. and 

 the next convention. Sunday was taken 

 up with a trolley ride to the World 's 

 Fair grounds, which was a great treat 

 to the delegates and the members of the 

 local club as well. At the grounds we 

 were the guests of F. W. Taylor and J. 



C. A. Kaehn. 



(Superintendent Trade Exhibition. S. A. P., St. Loins, 1904.) 



II. Hadkinson. We were taken in wagon- 

 ettes and shown over the grounds. After 

 seeing all the sights (which were such 

 as to surprise our Chicago friend, Philip 

 Hauswirth) we were taken to the Eng- 

 lish building as the guests of Mr. 

 Brown, the English landscape gardener 

 in charge, who served refreshments, 

 which were very much relished. The 

 evening was spent at the theater. Mon- 

 lay the executive session was resumed 

 and at 11 a. m. all the work was fin- 

 ished for the next convention. The 

 afternoon was taken up sightseeing 

 about the city. The evening was spent 

 at the bowling alleys, after which the 

 delegates departed for home, satisfied 

 that the next convention of the S. A. F. 

 will be the greatest in its history. 



Club Meeting. 



The Florists' Club held its regular 

 meeting March 3. The meeting was at- 

 tended by thirty members, who tn ' 

 great interest in the proceedings. Tb" 

 entertainment committee reported that 

 the entertainment and hop given by the 

 club last month was a financial success, 

 and was discharged vrith thanks. The 

 blue book committee reported through 

 its chairman, F. C. Weber, that thev 

 had completed their work and the book 

 is in the hands of the secretary, at the 

 disposal of members only. F. W. Maas 

 was elected a member. IVaiik H. Weber, 

 who is vice president of the American 

 Association of Nurserymen, made a'^- 

 piication for membership. F. Lauder- 

 milch, of Kirkwood, Mo., exhibited his 

 new white seedUng carnation, which 

 was fairly well thought of by the com- 

 mittee. J. H. Hadkinson, superintend- 

 ent of floriculture at the World's Fair, 

 read an interesting paper on "Land- 



scape Gardening at the World's Fair," 

 to which the members listened atten- 

 tively. It brought out a big discussion. 

 After this Henry Emmons of Belleville, 

 lead a discussion on "Propagating Ger- 

 aniums." Both gentlemen received 

 a hearty vote of thanks for their efforts. 

 Messrs. Miller, Sanders and Herzog, our 

 sick members, were reported as doing 

 nicely and out of danger. All three ex- 

 pect to be present at the nex' meeting. 



April 14 will be rose meeting, with 

 prizes of $5, $3 and $2 for the best 

 vases of twenty-five roses, American 

 Beauties excepted, open to local growers 

 only. Any new roses from the outside 

 for exhibition will be appreciated by 

 the members. It was decided that after 

 this all exhibits will be judged by 

 jioints, which will be more satisfactory 

 to the exhibitors. At this meeting 

 George Windier will read an essay on 

 "Pot Grown Chrysanthemums," and 

 John Steidle, of Clayton, will lead a dis- 

 cussion on "Field Planting and Growing 

 Carnations." 



Among the out-of-town members who 

 attended the last meeting were J. F. 

 Ammann, of Edwardsville; Adolph 

 Fehr and Henry Emmons, of Belleville; 

 Henry Johann, of Collinsville ; F. W. 

 Ude, Jr., W. J. Pilcher and Hugo Gross, 

 of Kirkwood; John Steinecke, of Old 

 Orchard; Joseph Furber, of Webster 

 Groves; John Steidle, J. W. Dunford and 

 Robert F. Tesson, of Clayton. 



Next week a meeting will be called of 

 all the chairmen of the different com- 

 mittees who have charge of the affairs 

 of the S. A. F. convention, in order to 

 review the work done by the executive 

 board and from that time on the com- 

 mittees will start work perfecting their 

 plans for the coming convention. The 



