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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



The Market. 

 Trade in the cut flower Hue was some- 

 lull the past week, owing to a 

 spell of warm weather. The outlook for 

 the month of October is very encourag- 

 ing, as several of the florists havi 



for large decorations. As one 



West End florists said, just as 

 soon as the cooler weather sets in, then 

 "society" will resume its entertain- 



uid we will all be busy. The 



Vailed Prophet ball this week will no 



doubt make a big demand for Beauties 



and other roses of the fancy grades and 



es t<> advance somewhat. 



of all kinds has been very plenti- 

 ful and will no doubt continue so if the 

 warm weather keeps up. In roses some 

 extra fine grades of Brides, Meteors and 

 Caraots are seen. Bridesmaids are still 

 off color and are poor sellers. The best 

 of these are now $7 per 100, and as low 

 or shorts. In Beauties selects are 

 somewhat limited at $3 per dozen; sec- 

 onds and shorts are somewhat more 

 plentiful, and the demand fair. Violets 

 are beginning to come in more plenti- 

 fully, but are pale and imperfect as yet 

 and there is little sale for them. They 

 bring only 25 cents per 100. Carnations 

 have improved in quality and some very 

 fine stock has been coming in of all varie- 

 ties except Daybreak. A big lot of field- 

 grown flowers'is coming in, but sales on 

 them are small compared with indoor 

 stock. Fancies bring $2, but the bulk 

 is sold at from $1 to $1.50 per 100. 

 Field-grown are 50 cents. White has the 

 best demand. Valley is good in quality 

 and demand, but is not overplentiful at 

 present. The best brings $4 per 100. 

 All outdoor flowers are selling slowly ex- 

 cept tuberose stalks, which have a good 

 demand at $4. Smilax and other greens 

 are in fairly good demand. 



Various Notes. 



Paul Berkowitz. better known as 

 "Colonel." of Bayersdorfer 's. P 

 phia, spent a day with us last week. The 

 colonel reports trade good and the Re- 

 view everywhere. 



J. E. Jensen, of the Thompson Carna- 

 tion Co.. Joliet, 111., spent Saturday in 

 St. Lottis. calling on the trade. 



Charlie Ford, of A. Herrmann, \. 

 York, after spending ten days in the 

 city, left Wednesday, reporting 

 cedent trade in florists' supplies and 

 plants. 



Will Heinl, son of Joseph Heinl, of 

 Jacksonville, 111., was a recent visitor 

 and enjoyed his stay very much. 



The 'forty-third annual fair of the St. 

 Louis Agricultural and Mechanical Asso- 

 ciation opened October 5, to coin 

 week. It is oft'orine, the usual $500 in 

 premiums on plants, cut flowers and 

 floral designs. The list of enti 

 local florists is very satisfactory to the 

 management. 



F. M. Ellis is off for a si: 

 calling on his many consignors. He is 

 receiving some very fine stock of all 

 kinds daily. 



Charlie Kuehn 's place is looking at its 

 best, some excellent improvements hav- 

 ing been made on it during the summer. 

 His st-ock is large and of the best. 



H. G. Berning is now in his new place 

 at 1402 Pine street, which is much larger 

 than the old store. The stock at this 

 place is large and of good quality. 



Park Commissioner Aull reports that 

 the bat 



during the summer months were a big 

 success. Sixty-six concerts were given 

 at nine of the parks, which drew an al 

 i.'iidanre of 290,000. Next year, during 



the Woild 's Pair, I thi 



certs will be given for the benefit of the 

 nianv visito] - atti □ ling the fair. 



Vincent Gorley's pli ee, on Fifteenth 

 street and Cass avenue, is Deal and at- 

 tractive. His new show I se is Bllet] 



with choice plants. II. I :>- a 2, loi a 



lion, is popular with his neighbor* mid 

 reports business his time 



of the year. 



The decorations which are being made 

 at this writing at the Merchants' l\ 

 change for the Veiled Prophet ball will 

 excel all former efforts in this line at. 

 the hall. Plants and wild sinihix are I » 

 ing used by the carload and the elect i tea I 

 effects are' grand. The Biessen Floral 

 Company is doing the job, and E. ( '. 

 Buechel, who is superintending the ivork 

 deserves great credit for the way he 

 handles the big job. 



The regular meeting of the Florists' 

 i lull, which will be held Thursday after- 

 noon, October 15, will be of great im- 

 portance to all its members. The meet- 

 ing will open promptly at 2 o 'clock, as 

 the program will be lengthy, and the 

 members are requested to come on time. 

 All committees and their chairmen will 

 be announced at this meeting and it is 

 j for all chairmen to be present 

 for instructions. Postals will be sent to 

 all members in time, so no ev 

 not attending will be accepted. 



Fred Weber, Jr., is off on a pleasun 

 trip to \ei, Fork, Boston and Philadel 

 phia. 



Rudolph -I . Mohi is now i mploj ed 



with I. W. Brown, the Knglisli landscape 



i .it the World 's I 'a Lr, who has a 



big £ men al n ot i. a ad ha - ai 



eoinplished a great deal in thi short 

 time lie has been here. 



J. C. Craig. Jr.. Chicago, is visiting 

 thi tradi in St. Louis. 



Bowline. 

 Eight of the bowling members rolled 

 threi garni - on tfondaj night a 

 the scores below it will be seen that 



four of its members are still in the ■" 



class. 



Player. 1st. 2d. 3d. T'l. 



'I lini. .Miller ITS 20S 1rtii 552 



( Koehn 191 164 



i i Beneki iTi its iii.-, .-,)j 



I art Beyer 164 



Fred Welnbardl 141 12.-. l.'.i 12" 



Will A. I, >ls 1.-..-, is; I2a M, 



122 1 IT 157 S37 



' « Scott 101 116 126 346 



J. J. B. 



SOUTH HAVEN. MICH. 

 M. I). Merrill has his greei 

 again in running order, having 

 tinned for a year. 



E. A. Hartman is filling up his 

 for winter work, and stock looks well. 

 His season's work has been satisfai torj 

 lie has four 100-foot houses and all 

 i ill <" goofi stock. 



E. S. Thompson has returned from a 



ten days' trip among the gladiolus and 



dahlia fields of Long Island and New 



Jersey. John Lewis Childs has 110 acres 



in gladiolus, and large crops of other 



W. P. Peacock, Atco, N. J., has 



ightj acres of dahlias and in 



... \li Phon 



i ream of the dahlias and 



I her season. 



The Michigan Seed Company hi 

 i dahlias now in bloom. 



GARDENING UNDER 



GLASS 



FOE a reliable, free growing and free 

 selling variety for general use there is 

 in. forcing tomato o surpass the old 

 Lorillard. 



Tomato forcing is a considerable in- 



dusl i ni Bucks i ■ . Pi ansylvania. 



W. W. Allabaugh, of Silverdale, has 

 just completed a -pan of three new 

 houses eaeli loxlJ" ami has his whole 

 ill of tomatoes. Herbert S. Nace. 

 ol Sellersville, has added two housesj 

 16x120, trebling his capacity, all in to- 

 inatoes. At Perkasie there are three 

 who make this vegetable a specialty. Of 

 these J. H. Werst has built a large shed 

 i ■ his fertilizer and D. H. Werst 

 has Imilr a large brick chimney. 



CAULIFLOWER. 

 This is a very satisfactory crop to 

 grow, as it is less subject to disease or 

 insect enemies than any vegetable gener- 

 ally used for forcing. If this crop is 

 intended to take the placi of chrysanthe- 

 mums when these are cleared from the 

 seed should be got in without 

 delay, as about seven weeks is required 

 to get the plants large enough for plant- 

 ing in the benches. Snowball or Dwarf 

 Erfurt are the best varieties we have 

 tried for forcing. Thej an- both dwarf 

 growers and sun headers. The seeds 

 should be sown rather thinly in flats and 

 Hats after the 

 Srsl rough leal has ed, setting them 



al i two es i part each way. They 



should be shaded for a few days after 

 handling, but afterwards kept well ex- 

 posed i ' light and freely aired. If 

 raised benches are used for this crop 

 ample provision should be made for 

 drainage and the benches should be deep 



igh to allow of about six inches of 



soil. The soil, good sod earth, moder- 

 ately enriched with well rotted manure, 

 should have been got together a few 

 months before it is intended to be used 

 and should be turned over two or three 

 times so as to get it well broken up and 

 thoroughly mixed. At the last turning 

 a sprinkling of lime should be worked 

 in to help destroy worms and insects. 

 i-tanee apart for the plants in 

 ich may vary, according to the 

 head required. In some markets 

 it has of late been quite a fad to get 

 small heads, about the size of a tennis 

 1 1a 1 1 I leing considered best, but other 

 markets demand larger heads. 



To procure small heads one foot apart 

 would be about the right distance, but if 

 larger heads are desired fourteen inches 

 had betti i be allowed. Water should 

 bi applied sparingly just after planting 

 and only around the plants until the 

 roots have taken a good hold of the soil, 

 ineh a more plentiful supply can 

 be given, but overwatering should be 

 guarded against, as the plants are sure 

 ■lie inactive should the soil be- 

 come in any way soured. A night tem- 

 perature of from 50 to 55 degrees, and 

 ■ mperature of 70 degrees is about 

 what ought to be maintained. Air should 

 he freely admitted on all favorable occa- 



- and the atmosphere of the house 



is better to be kept moderately dry 



rather than moistun li a, as the latter 



condition would be apt I" cause soft 

 growth and be productive of leaves 

 rather than heads. 



From eight ti required 



