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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



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edge regarding the fitness of things that 

 he does not see the absurdity in some oJ 

 tin' demands made upon him, or so lack- 

 ing in intellect as to I"- unconscious of 



tin- suggesth oness in ihr case when a 

 •.'.'i'in ajar was ordered with the gates to 

 be finished in bright red. These mon 



stn.sities air conceived in tin' lirains of 



ili'i-fii 



more certain colors predominate, rega rd- 

 loss of barmonj 



The spirit lit' the article in question 

 voices the sentiment I have beard ex 



pressed by some of the leading ones in 

 mil- profession, in part, proof of which 

 I respectfully refer to the article in 

 ••floral Arrangements " in the Florists' 

 Manual, by William Scott, 



i ;iu. s i ' .in ie . 



CONVENTION REMINISCENCES. 

 Everybody is now back from the coi 



ance of generous entertainment have aev- 

 er been equaled in the history of the 



S. A. P. The pare set is a hard one to 

 follow, but Viee-President Ben eke and 

 the St. Louisiana are already planning 

 to excel it. New York is proud to have 

 furnished the mover and seconder of the 

 unadorned nomination of IVesidoiit 

 Breitmeyer, Harry Bunyard and J. P.. 

 Nugent and it feels more than phased 

 with the fine bowling record of Captain 

 Lang. 



The exhibit of handsome fat men at 



the convention has never I n equaled. 



At St. Louis a fat men's bowling team 

 would be as attractive as the bowling 

 of the ladies, and it. could be selected 

 from those mountains of good nature 

 and avoirdupois, Messrs. p. J. Foley, of 

 Chicago; W. .1. fferendeen, of Geneva; 

 W. I'. Easting, of Buffalo, P. R. Mathi- 

 son, of Waltham; .1. F. Sullivan, of De 

 troit; I'.'t.r Crowe, of Utica; Dan Mac- 

 Rone, of Orange; Julius Kretschmar, of 

 Brooklyn; E. EGppard, of Sourigstown; 

 Arnold Ringier, and Anton Then, of Chi- 

 cago, and Warren Ewell, of Boston, over 

 3,000 pounds of happiness. 



f wonder if Leuly, of Hoboken, will 

 wheel to San Francisco when the eon 

 vention goes there about 1919. The dis- 

 tance wouldn't worry him; he manages 

 in gel i here every year. 



Never were the ladies so generously 

 eared for as in Milwaukee. The vice- 

 president may lay claim for all time to 

 his well won honors as the champion "la- 

 dies' man," and he nearly absorbed the 

 top prize, for bowling and the presidency 

 also. His labors have been persistent, 

 unselfish and fair in behalf of all and 

 the society has a good memory. He van 

 afford to wait patiently for the recog- 

 nition he deserves. 



The Chicago example of large hearted- 

 ness is an indication of how the windy 

 city does things. There seems to be no 

 limit to its purse and its usefulness. The 

 banquet at the Auditorium and the 

 "open house" farewell with its musical 

 accompaniment are memories that will 

 never fade. There is nothing small about 

 Chicago. A visit on Sunday last with 

 Edgar Sanders was most enjoyable, from 

 the inspection of the famous "den" of 

 horticulture to the pleasant r 



reaching back over the years since the 

 S. A. I-'. was horn. Thai' Brother Sand- 

 ers iii.-i% meet us in 1904 al St. Louis. 

 I'ulh restored to health, is the wish and 

 expei i.M ion of all his visitors and 



friends. 



The possibility of the society Eui nish- 



ing its own program was den si raid 



ai the president 's reception by the sing 

 ing of .Miss Fiilmer and the willingness 

 of many others to do their share. This 

 feature, under Brother Ben eke 's super- 

 vision, can be splendidly amplified at 

 St. Louis. 



If .1. P. WilC0X had won the hie. ling 



championship, it would have been a pop- 

 ular victory. His modesi alon pre 



vented him. 



Those fierce looking ha ts from I >em er 

 covered as peaceful a lot of wholesouled 



and they were good bowlers, evi n if they 

 could not quite reach the top. They will 

 do better at St. Louis, and o will New- 

 York. 



The vote taken on the >."ew Sort spe- 

 cial as to the most popular man on I oard 



As 



the handsomest man on h 

 to the ladies and resulted 

 tween Mr. Schloss and Mi 



The number of prostrations at this 

 convention was unusual. And the article 

 that made Milwaukee famous looked 

 clear and pure, too! Perhaps it was the 

 water! One has to be so careful when 

 awav from home. 



Two of the most contented souls in 

 the multitude were Messrs. Craw and 

 Fiitlieriiighain. of Irvington and Tarry- 

 low a. No wonder! Both married since 

 the Asheville convention. 



IVm. Dilger, of Detroit, was horn 

 lucky. The hotel thieves left him all his 

 money and he was going to buy a uc-w 

 wateh, anyway, on the first of Septem- 

 ber. 



H. M. Altiek proved himself a good 

 all-around man. and as a speaker, bow- 

 ler and shooter he generally hits the 

 mark. His carnation circular met with 

 general approval. 



.L W. Deake and Mrs. Deake deco- 

 rated with a badge, in. •lulling the S. A. 

 P. buttons of many years, came all the 

 way from Asheville to see if the conven- 

 tion of 1902 could be excelled; Everj 

 body had kind words and memories of 

 their line work last season. 



And as we meet and part, and fare- 

 wells are spoken, and hands wave g I 



byes, and happy memories are cherished, 

 we renew life's battles stronger and Let- 

 ter for these annual reunions. May not 

 one of all the happy throng be mission- 

 when we greet one another at the great 

 exposition in 1904. 



J. Austin Shaw. 



Bdmjngton, Wis. — The Burlington 

 Floral Co. is preparing to build a new 

 greenhouse and a stack forty-five feet, 

 high. 



Elmhurst, 111. — Louis Bierman has 

 completed his new greenhouse and is 

 starting in business under favorable an 



spices. 



THE YEAR IN COLORADO. 



Here is a model report of a state vice- 

 presidi oi of the S. A. I-'. Its author is 

 .1. A. Valentine, president of the Park 

 Floral ' o., of Denver, and the ideas em- 

 bodied are deserving of serious consider- 

 ation. The full report follows: 



Reports from different growers and re- 

 tailers indicate that trade in general 



has been very satisfactory and that thi 



ily from y.-ar t.. year. Retail buyers 



show a decided tend. -in -V to lie more crit- 

 ical as to quality and to appreciate the 

 value of anything which may be account 

 ed a novelty. The quality of flowers pro- 

 duced has been such as to meet this more 

 critical demand, except in the summer 

 season. The home trade is almost noth- 

 ing during- the summer months, but the 

 state is blessed with a great many .'.in- 

 ventions and a pretty steady stream of 

 tourists. The conventions seem to have 

 no appreciable effect on the flower trade, 

 but the tourists are often flower buyers 

 of means, who demand stock of a good 

 quality. So far the florists of the state 

 have not given this matter of summer 

 supply the attention it deserves. 



Previous to this year the supply of 

 Beauties in the Denver market has not 

 been equal to the demand, a great many 

 being shipped in from Omaha and from 

 Chicago, but this summer the Montelair 



houses of Mrs. R. Mauff have increased 

 their area and have devoted t 



though 



than 

 duced. 



mties. It seems now as 

 rtage is likely to be more 

 and an ovorsupply pro- 

 < also true as regards the 

 n.se Madame Chatenay, which proved to 

 be verv popular last season, while it was 

 comparatively scarce, but it is doubtful 

 whether the trade will consume all the 

 stock from the increased planting. 



Violets still continue to be the bane of 

 most florists' existence in this locality. 

 Mah-r A: Dankworth have been the only 

 firm in the vicinity of Denver who have 

 met with uniform success in violets dur- 



In carnations there will be heavy plant- 

 ings of most of the introductions "of 1903. 

 It remains to be seen whether the flower 

 buying public will consume all of the 

 cut from the largo number planted at the 

 prices which novelties are entitled to 

 bring. 



There have been several unsuccessful 

 attempts in former years to conduct a 

 wholesale .ut flower establishment on a 

 .on, mission basis in Denver. Lyle C. 

 Waterbury has recently opened an estab- 

 lishment to be conducted on a commis- 

 sion basis and announces his intention 

 of carrying a full line of supplies usually 

 carried by such concerns. Such an estab- 

 lishment would be a great convenience 

 to the retail florists of the city, as well 

 as to the growers, and it is to be hoped 

 that the volume of business will be suffi- 

 cient to justify Mr. Waterbury in con- 

 tinuing in the business. 



The season has been a very backward 

 one and frost was noted in Denver as 

 late as July 3. This unseasonable weath- 

 er interfered very considerably with the 

 ordinary bedding trade, but when the 

 end of the season was reached the total 

 volume appeared to be in excess of last 

 year. There still continues to be a 

 marked increase in the demand for orna- 

 mental shrubbery and hardy herbaceous 

 plants. 



