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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



consolation pri: f a handsome paras 



for a girl's race, under ten, to be era 

 peted for bj all who failed to win i 

 the othet races. And gallant David Mi 



which once t 

 inatinn which 

 rather expect 



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A en 



in" following tin- president- reception. 

 the program to be made up from the 

 ranks of the visiting florists. There is 

 no arrangement that could draw so po- 

 tently and interest so many, and Vice- 

 President Pollworth would make an ideal 

 manager for such an innovation. 



now tin- pra 

 ■w York .li 



Haffner to dray from: while Flatbush 

 with the Dailledouze brothers, Riley, Ir- 

 win. Thielmaiui. Zeller, Schmutz and 

 Mellis on hand will do itself justice. 

 Riley has been averaging 200 lately, and 

 last Thursdaj led the elub with a score 

 of 234. 



Death of Jas. W. McGarrett. 

 Jas. W. McGarrett died June 11 at his 

 home in New York City, of a complica- 

 tion of diseases, after an illness of over 

 a year's duration. Mr. McGarrett was 

 one of the oldest members of the trade 

 in New Y,.,k city, his first employment 

 eoinineiKing with liridgeinan & Co. In 

 the early (ids he was a member of the 

 national guard and during the civil war 

 patriotically responded to the govern- 

 ment's call foi volunteers, participating 

 in the battle ot t iri tv-bnrg and in other 

 active scrmr i it n with the 12th and 

 sftli regiments, S. N. G. of N. Y. Aftei 

 his return home Mr, McGarrett served 

 many years among the trade in New- 

 York, having been with the late Waltei 

 Reid for is year- and with Riddock & 

 Co. for many years. His hist emploj 

 ment was at J. W. Hauser's, on .Madison 

 avenue, where he remained for ten years, 

 until the time of hi- last illness 

 also been a respected employee of Chas. 

 Thorley and Alex. Met onnell. Mr. Mc- 

 Garrett was held in high esteem by all, 

 especially in the trade, where he was well 

 known. He was of strong character, con- 

 scientious in the discharge of bis du- 

 ties, never swerving from what was con- 

 sidi red just and right and faithful to all 



trusts. He leaves a widow, four sons and 

 fun daughters. One son, George, is 

 i.]< i with Alex. McConnell. 



Among the Growers. 

 A trip over the acres of nurserj and 

 through the nianv greenhouses of jjob- 

 bink & Atkins, at Rutherford, tbe day 

 before Mr. Atkins sailed for bis annual 

 trip to Europe, demonstrated the remark- 

 able rate of growth of this tirm in the 

 past four year-. Three new greenhouses 



1.30 feet lone are bcillL: built thi- season 



I'gl'eclls 



s. box, 



jdoden- 



able, 



Jas. W. McGarrett. 



over 150 varieties of tree peonies and 

 300 specimens of topiary work, of this 

 latter novelty the largest importation 

 ever brought to America. Much shipping 

 is still going on. notwithstanding the 

 nearness of the end of the season. The 

 rains came just in time to safelj estab 

 lish the immense plantings of the firm. 



A. Schultheis, whose plant, at College 

 Poinf consists of thirty houses, is build- 

 in": three more 25x125 to be devoted en- 

 tirely to ericas, of which fine decorative 

 plant he has an immense -tuck, including 

 all the best varieties. He has added 10 

 acres of valuable ground to his premises 

 this year and has just closed one of the 

 best seasons in his career. He has ten 

 houses devoted entirely to kentias and 

 a fine let of pandanuses, latanias and are- 

 cas of all size-. His grounds are laid out 

 with much taste, a fine hedge of Crimson 

 Ramblers being especialy noticeable. The 

 Ramblers, Ddrbthj Perkins, etc., are all 

 plunged in pot- and can be shipped at 

 any time with safety. 



While Julius Roehrs, pere, i- in Eu- 

 rope, which will lie until (letober. Julius 

 Roehrs, tils, has assumed the responsibil- 

 it\ of the immense plant at Carlton Hill, 

 where quality and quantity have served 

 to make a national reputation. Five 

 new houses are in process of construction 

 and onstant repairs keep the great plant 

 up to date in all respects; The latest 

 importation of orchids, over 10.000 

 plants, largely cattleyas, includes some 



lie demand for these 



ded expectations. Mr. 



tine exhibit at the 



li tillable to be pres- 



has a fine stock of 



perfect shape. 



Personal and Trade Notes. 

 Retailers report the usual results of 

 bad weather, and aside from steamer 

 trade and an occasional funeral order 

 there is nothing doing. 



The President can no longer make re- 

 flections on the family question to John 

 Young's genial salesman. Mr. llildebrand. 

 It is a boy and all's well. 



The days of auction opportunities are 

 going fast. The end comes the last : of 



the i it h and Mr. Elliott will celebrate 



the close of a great season at the July 

 outing. He has had the field entirely to 

 ■If. 



m Krai is at iVirtehester enjoying 

 irly vacation. In the meantime Mr. 

 . of Moore, lientz & Nash, finds the 

 ■li of his absence demonstrative of 



Vincent, Jr.. and Mrs. Vincent, of 



e Marsh. Md.. sailed for Europe 



lues, lay. Win. Scott, of Tariytown, 



Rudolph Asiniis will soon move to Bo- 

 gota. N. J., having sold his New- Durham, 

 X. J., plant to Herman Sehoelzel, of 

 Union Hill. Mr. Asmus has rounded out 

 nearly fort J years of horticultural ex- 

 perience and well deserves the compe- 

 tence and rest which have crowned his la- 



ted States Cut 

 a k City, was" in- 

 ith D.'Wolf We- 

 al A. H. Mattox 

 ks ago the daily 

 >er, announced a 

 es of some such 



is is the consummation ,,f that 

 There is no limit to the 

 if some tlorists. and the won- 

 of the ambition is that it has 

 culminated ill practical suc- 



Stumpp, of the Stumpp & Wal- 

 d Henry, of Henry & Lee, start 

 for Bermuda. IS. Suzuki left 

 Friday. Mr. Kenyon, of the 

 Nui-en in,, leaves this week 

 pe, and Fred Atkins, of 

 Atkins, start- this week Wed- 

 ■ a ten weeks' business trip, 

 ance, Holland and Belgium be- 

 turn in September. 



J. Austix Shaw. 



Although I am a busy man I always 

 take time to view the Review, and I al- 

 ways find something to interest me. — 

 F. J. Fillmore, St. Louis, Mo. 



You CAX sell your surplus stock quick- 

 ly and economically by offering same in 

 the Review's 'classified advs. 



Please stop the advertisements in the 

 Review. It's all right selling what's on 

 hand, but a fellow wants to kick him- 

 self when orders come in and he hasn't 

 any plants left. I will have something 

 else to offer in a few weeks. — August 

 Becker, Columbia, S. C. 



I COULD not, get along without the 

 Review.— Wm. High, Purcell, I. T. 



