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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



NEW YORK. 



State of Trade. 

 "The melancholy days have come, the 

 saddest of t lie year." It is hard to re- 

 membei that the conditions a twelve- 

 month ago were the same as now, the 

 dullness universal and the general busi- 

 ness on ih.' street the worst ever known. 

 But it was .-.. and it will be so again. 

 It seems a- though trade never was so 

 bad as now, however, and it may safely 

 be said that it was never worse. Opti- 

 mistic faces are few and far between. 

 Wholesalers and retailers alike have 

 yielded to the inevitable and sails are 

 trimmed and decks cleared for action in 

 the early fall. Meantime many have de- 

 parted for their summer outing at the 

 seashore and the mountains and lone- 

 someness prevails in the busy marts 

 bounded b\ Twenty-sixth and Thirtieth 

 streets. The supply of outdoor flowers 

 increases daily. The demand for smilax 

 and ii-pani"ji- has .eased. Sweet peas 

 are hen- 03 the million. Imagine 100 

 bunches selling for a quarter! Asters 

 are here and selling fairly well. No de- 

 mand for lily of the valley. Carnations 

 are abundant, far in excess of require- 

 ments, and prices last week fell to most 

 discouraging figures. Many express a 

 belief that there will be a change for 

 the better before the end of the week. 

 Meanwhile, rents continue, expenses are 

 high, and it would be money in the pock- 

 ets of the wholesalers if the doors could 

 be closed and a holiday indulged in until 

 after the convention. 



Convention Matters. 

 Hard to realize this great annual re- 

 union is only a month away, and yet, 

 through the alertness of Pollworth, Hol- 

 ton and a host of Milwaukee hustlers, 

 everything is almost in readiness for the 

 great gathering, which the Cream City 

 expects to be the largest the society has 

 ever known. There is good ground for 

 these anticipations. The desires of the 

 majority of the members of the society 

 to visit this wonderful city extend back 

 to that memorable hour of angelic elo- 

 quence when the unexpected happened 

 and the counting of votes took us to the 

 pretty little town amid the Carolina 

 hills. After all, ■■whatever is, is best," 

 and the pleasure of the present year will 

 be all the greater for the waiting. More 

 and more yearly are making the conven- 

 tion week a holiday trip, and this year 

 by combining with their Milwaukee visit 

 a trip through the Great Lakes and a 

 -week in and around Chicago ana St. 

 Louis, a delightful inspiration and mem- 

 ory for a year can be gathered and stored 

 away to make the coming twelve months 

 the happiest and most prosperous of your 

 life. The arrangements for the trip of 

 the eastern host are about complete and 

 the attendance promises to be larger 

 than anticipated. The West Shore ex- 

 pects to fill two Pullmans fr New 



York alone, thus insuring a direct jour- 

 ney without change of cars, and every 

 comfort and convenience known to mod- 

 ern travel. 



Mr. Pollworth's suggestion as to an 

 evening of song and merriment by mem- 

 bers of the society after the pi- sid. at's 

 reception meets with general approba- 

 tion. Nothing could create a greater in- 

 terest nor serve to foster more rapidly 

 the friendships and harmony that should 

 prevail. Everybody wants to hear the 

 Chicago quintette and Miss Fulmer sing, 



and many others of the well known voca- 

 lists and musicians that the society 

 claims as its own. No one will leave the 

 hall while Warren Ewell, Robert Craig 

 and J. D. Carmody give their orations, 

 and if Edgar Sanders will sing ''The Lit- 

 tle Brown Jug" and Edwin Lonsdale "The 

 Thike of York" and Brother BeneKe will 

 give some of his far famed recitations, 

 the programme will be complete. 



Various Notes. 



The Bermuda and European travel con- 

 tinues. There has never been a year 

 when so many of the florists from this 

 section have gone abroad. Two of the 

 leading florists of the city are enthusi- 

 astic yachtsmen and are drinking in 

 health and happiness with the ocean 

 breezes and making their handsome 

 yachts their summer home. James Weir, 

 of Brooklyn, commodore of the Shelter 

 Island Yacht Club and formerly vice- 

 commodore of the Atlantic Yacht Club, 

 is on his boat, tne "Uncas," with his fam- 

 ily at Shelter Island. And Alex. McCon- 

 n.ll live-* in his beautiful yacht, the "Ele- 

 anor," which is anchored at City Island 

 harbor. This handsome boat was built 

 by Inspector Williams and is as complete 

 and comfortable as money could make it. 

 Mr. McConnell is a member of the New 

 Rochelle Yacht Club and a trip with him 

 on the Sound is not soon forgotten. His 

 paper to be read at the convention in 

 Milwaukee on "Modern Methods in Floral 

 Decoration" will he valuable to the host 

 of the present generation of florists who 

 attend. It will he based on over thirty 

 years of practical experience. 



Lecakes & Co. have moved into their 

 new store on West Twenty ninth street, 

 formerly occupied by Hicks & ('rawbuck, 

 where they will have ample room for 

 their increasing business. They -till re- 

 tain the basement on Wot Twenty-eighth 

 street, where they have been so long, and 

 maintain their stands in the Coogan 

 building and at the Thirty-fourth street 

 market. They do an immense business in 

 galax, ferns and leucothoe .sprays. 



The discussion relative to the plant 

 and flower market will be considered at 

 the City Hull on Wednesday of this week 

 and a large number of int. -re-led iMiileii- 

 ers and plantsmen are expected to be 

 present. 



Recent visitors win- W. W. Lindsay, 

 of Birmingham. Ala., and \V. Walker 

 and family, of Louisville, Ky. 



The extremely hot wave of last week, 

 lasting for three days, developed a tem- 

 perature of over 100 degrees and caused 

 many deaths and hundreds of prostra- 

 tions. Cooler weather arrived on Sun- 

 day and seasonable rains are gladdening 

 the hearts .-1 the gardeners, for whom the 

 season has been a strenuous one to date. 



C. W. Ward has been ill for several 

 days but is now convalescing. 



J. Austin Siiaw. 



PITTSBURG. 



The past few days of very ivarai 

 weather have hurt the quality of stock. 

 Roses are on the wane. 1 arnations are 

 still good. Lilies are more plentiful and 

 sell well. Beauties are the best flowers 

 obtainable. The supply of outdoor glad- 

 ioli "is increasing. There is an oversup- 

 ply of smilax, rather unusual for 11-. as 

 smilax was very scarce all last season. 



The Pittsburg and Allegheny Florists' 

 and Gardeners' Club expects to send a 

 large delegation to the S. A. F. conven- 

 tion at Milwaukee. The committee of 



arrangements is E. C. Ludwig and E. C. 

 Reineman. A rate of $17.40 for the- 

 round trip has been secured, tickets good 

 returning August 24. 



Wm. Lauch is shipping the Cut Flower 

 Co. quantities of Scott carnations of 

 quality hard to beat. 



H. P. Joslin was first in the market 

 with outdoor gladioli. 



Hoo Hoo. 



WANT ADVERTISEMENTS. 



Advertisements under this head ons cent a 

 word, -ash with order. Plant advertisements 

 NOT admitted under this head. 



Every sub-criber is entitled to afreeadver- 



ttMMiH-i t n.>t exceodmg :;.> u ordsin anv ore issue 

 desired during the year. If the adv 

 exceeds :>5 words. set.d at the rate of c 

 each additional word. 



WANTED— A pood chrysanthemum grower, 

 must be willing- to w rk and come well 



recommended. A steady place for tin- propei 

 person. Address Nan/ A NVuuer, Louisville. Ky. 



Fn}; SALE - Cheap, 

 Thomas, Alma, Mich. 



SITUATION WANTED-ii.-riii.iii florist, grow- 

 er of roses carnations bedd mg stock, pa 1ms 

 and ferns etc.. wants a good steady private 

 place. Aug. or Sept. Married 1U years old no 

 "" 131, Florists' Review. 



AY 



ANTED— An experienced carnation grower. 

 Wages $45. 00 per month. Permanent p< si- 

 tion to right man About eight miles from 

 Cleveland. O. Address M. Hloy, Mgr., Essex 

 Greenhouses, N. Olmstead. Ohio. 



FOR SALE — Greenhouse property, 24> acres 

 extra goon lijud. near street car line. I SIX) ft. 

 --lass, new home. bam. etc. Good chance for 

 wholesale plant. Coal 2ijc per ton and plenty of 



WANTED— Man to takecharge of '.'.OWi f ( -et to 

 grow roees. carnations and bedding stock- 

 Si. -adv (dace to good man. Finest siimiiiei 

 resort on Lake Michigan. State was-es and ref- 

 erences. B. B. Blair, Charlevoix Mich. 



preferred. Best ref- 

 erences. G care The F. Blondeel Co.. SI2 N Hak 

 Park Ave . n;,k Park, 111. 



Lee, Bedford, O. 



team heat, all in perfect condi- 

 ion. seven blocks from posioitice; best loca- 

 ion; well stock* d and complete Can give 

 tniu.'iiiaie possession. Charles Winkler, Hast- 

 ngs. Neb. 



iITl AT1".\ WANTED A- . ■ -i .•! . riti :n com, 

 * mercial place, 2.". years experience, as gen- 

 ral grower of plants and cut flowers; having 

 ieen in business, am known to many in the 



race, who can lurnisli references as to e a pat Ul- 

 lages, No. 



SITUATION WANTED-As manager or travel- 

 ing salesman by a thoroughly experienced 



florist ami seo.t-.nian with a practical knowledge 

 oi nursery office work and stock. Has had ex- 

 perience on the road. Canada and United Slates. 

 handling wholesale stock. Will 

 engagement '" 



Aug. 1st: employed no 

 desires a change. None out titst-elassh 

 need apply. Address No. 13-t, care FI* 

 Review, Chicago. 





Will make no ch; 



a fair price for 



l.netors business interests otitsid 

 MJgQl rent to a responsible party. 

 Kreismann. car.- of United States Gl 



