The Weekly Florists' Review. 



595 



.in lliis suminei 

 ■ been verj si 



Most of tli. 'in 

 ists' Hail A.SSO- 

 30 insured speak 

 it received and 



still show il VOIV derided jr M ii, „ v ,. r (|„. 



attendance a1 any former convention, li 

 is to be hoped that the entire delegation 

 will be so enthused at that meeting thai 

 they will return next year in still larger 

 numbers. 



BUFFALO. 



Various Matters of Interest. 



We found our city about at the sat 



old gait upon our return from Milwj 



kee. Business is about at its lowest el 



lasi 



1 1'l" 



past week lias been simply sniridal — mist, 

 drizzle, rain. We enjoyed such a lovely 

 week's weather in Milwaukee thai tin's 

 week at home has made us feel discon- 

 tented with our location, but we know it 



gladioli are the leading 



r W. F. Kasting is, b< 

 ne pound bull head tl 

 if some unpronounceab 

 in. Professor Cowell, 



idote fox snake bite and 

 rering an unknown sue 

 rum Trubrum Terakifo- 



Wo were very glad to 

 visit from .1. A. \ alent 

 one of the wild west six- 

 yells were a picturesque 

 convention. Another mi 

 "gang" also came back 

 his mother and other old 

 8eot1 left home and fri 



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all. 



,od 



Superintendent Braik, kindly undertook 

 to show him new Buffalo, and if any man 

 can show beautiful Buffalo. Braik is the 

 man, so we were rather disappointed to 

 find that their sight-seeing had been 

 largely confined to bowling alleys and 



W. J. Palmer has been putting in a 

 most industrious summer at his large 

 Lancaster establishment. Mr. Snell, late 

 nf Tborley 's. who has had eharge of Mr. 



's up town store for the past ; 



ted horse, is 

 vill soon be 

 ce is that if 

 nd the frac- 

 is actually 

 il any other, 



- of the limb 



ivenient thai 

 ded up Erai 



\li those thai we 

 sin. o i oming home say 

 Milwaukee as I he most 



The Convention. 



1 Niessen returned last week froi 



is trip to Milwaukee, stopping in Ch 

 tgo and Pittsburg on his return j.mrne' 

 [e was much pleased with his whole trij 



arrangements admir 

 match looked blue f. 

 first game. The wav 



All proved most interesting. 

 A Tasty Book. 

 The prettiest little pamphlet issued 

 for a long time is the new catalogue of 

 M. Rice & Co., just out. The illustra- 

 tions are un a eu]..iv.l background, whieh 

 brings out the light and dark colors of 

 the baskets, screens and wreaths to per- 

 feetion and showing clearly the material 

 of which they are made. The work is 

 extremely well done, making it possi- 

 ble to determine clearly, exactly how- 

 each article will look. The whole cata- 

 logue is well worthy of careful perusal. 



Joseph Heaeoek is sending in his first 

 Beauties of the season to the Flower 



John I''. Andre is sending in Brides, 



Maids and Beauties to I Niessen. 



C. A. Dunn & Co. are receiving sonv 



The .1. Wolff M e Co. ope 1 for 



business this week at 14jn Columbia 



avenue. Mrs. M e is the daughter of 



Mrs. .1. Wolff, Sr., who has closed her 

 store opposite but still continues her 

 business a( lea- greenhouses on Ridgi 



Hugh Graham has greatly improved 

 his store at 108 South Thirteenth street. 

 New mirrors, a fountain and other ad- 

 ditions make the effect light and pleas- 

 John Mclntyre, with Edward Reid, 

 has made several flying business trips 

 up the state lately. 



Leo Niessen is reeeiving Beauties from 



Eugene Bernheiiner has just relumed 

 from a trip to Lancaster. 



John McKeefery, with .11. Bayersdor- 

 Eer & i'.... has jusi returned from his 

 wedding trip. 



The Florists' Club meeting on Tues- 

 day was . I. 'vol.'. I I.. expressions •>! opin 



ion on th.' Miluauk -..mention and 



Ee e nai s on the triumphs of the 



The Flower Market is to be congrat- 

 ulated ..n He- successful termination of 

 i he negotiations to remain in the present 

 quarters. President Seacock and Man- 

 ager Meehan deserve great eredil for tin 

 exeellenl arrangements just completed. 



Lincoln I. Neff, who run-, several stores 



Whelen, of Newtown, has his Brides 

 ami Maids in very line slia'.e this season. 

 Several houses of carried over plants look 

 as promising as the young stock. 



The Thorn Hedge Greenhouses, Frank 

 S. Jackson, manager, have a fine stock 

 of Pandanus ulilis. 



George Waterfield has started his house 

 ..f .-alias, which give promise of great 

 things next winter. 



<'. Kisele is sending some (lowers of 

 his Begonia Sumboldtii to the Flower 

 Market. The blossoms are very pretty 

 for design work. 



The statice wreath of II. Bayersdorfer 

 & Co., described lasi week, resembles 

 Scotch heather, not holly as incorrectly 



