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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



December 10. IS!)?. 



one. The signing of such a large number 

 u-ill alone take a little time, so please do 

 not be impatient if there is a slight delay; 

 and a record must be kept of the certifi- 

 cates, which will le numbered, and this 

 will make considerable bookkeeping 

 work. But inside of a week each one of 

 our present subscribers will have received 

 his certificate. This will include all who 

 subscribed before our certificate otTer was 

 made. 



BUFFALO. 



Plants for Christmas. 



There are some signs that Christmas is 

 coming: orders are arriving, plants are 

 selected and set aside. We need it all for 

 there is anything liut general prosperous 

 times. Other liusinesses are complaining 

 sadly, and we must not expect to be an 

 exception. There will be a great variety 

 of good plants for our customers to make 

 a selection. Azaleas, poinsettias, C3'cla- 

 niens, begonias, primroses and pans of 

 hyacinths and narcissus will be in abund- 

 ance. Last year we were surprised at the 

 quantity of medium sized palms that sold 

 and we are ready for them again. 



Cut Flowers. 



We have not heard of anj' scarcitj' of 

 flowers. Carnations are generally very 

 good and sell well. No overplus of violets 

 yet and they are likely to be the scarcest 

 article at the holidaj-s. Begonia incarnata 

 helps us out with cut flowers now, and 

 that cheap but graceful Stevia serrati- 

 folia is again almost indispen.sable. 1 call 

 it cheap, but it should not be, for it is 

 ver)' unprofitable as it is sold, and accord- 

 ing to the space it occupies on the l)ench 

 should realize quite double the price that 

 it does. 



American Beauty, Meteor, Bridesmaid 

 and Bride, cover the list of roses that it 

 is necessary to keep in stock. The first 

 is fast soaring higher than the average mor- 

 tal can reach. Two five-dollar bills, one 

 on top of the other will scarcely reach the 

 Iiest buds. Contrary to what many have 

 said the " Carnot " is very much admired 

 and when we have two or three dozen in a 

 vase, .sells at sight. I believe there will he 

 far more grown another year, and what a 

 grand grower it is. Harmon & Burr are 

 sending in fine bunches of their new 

 white carnation Genesee. It is the best 

 that is coming into this market. Pin- 

 gree is behaving itself well. I have 

 seen it look cloudy' with not enough 

 color, but on the bench it looks fine, and 

 what a sturdy stiff-stemmed grower. 

 Eldorado, the freest of carnations, is a 

 rusted, busted, knock-kneed, weak- 

 necked flower beside it. Nivea, I am 

 sorry to say, with ine has turned out a 

 poor fizzle. May be all right in the land 

 of its nativit}-, but no good in our lime- 

 stone soil. 



Bowling and Drummers. 



We have not played bowls since we 

 made a monkey of ourselves at Provi- 

 dence and we have not had any drum- 

 mers this week. The bowling we leave 

 to St. Louis and the drummers to W. A. 

 Adams, who can make them believe with 



his jolly manner that they are receiving 

 a substantial order and they awake next 

 morning to find their order sheet a blank. 



Mr. Long's Calendars. 



Our Mr. D. B. Long, with his complex, 

 intercellular, fertile, reversible gray mat- 

 ter, is getting up a number of beautiful 

 designs for calendars. They are suitable 

 for any busine,ss and are truly original 

 and artistic. If earnest application to 

 the object in view deserves success, Mr. 

 Long should draw the first prize. 



Mr. W. McMillan Severs Connection with 

 the Parks. 



Many of the readers of the Review 

 w-ill learn with surprise that our well- 

 known Jlr. William Mc^Millan ha,s sev- 

 ered his connection with our parks, after 

 tvventv-six years of faithful service. Mr. 

 McMillan's ability will serve some other 

 community. There has for some time 

 been friction betw'een a majority of the 

 park board and Superintendent McMillan, 

 but whatever differences of opinion there 

 may be as to Mr. McMillan's ideas of 

 park management and improvements, 

 there is an undivided opinion that it has 

 been a mcst conscientious, earnest, and 

 honest administration of our parks; it is 

 well known that should he desire to again 

 engage as a park superintendent more 

 than one big city are bidding for his 

 services. W. S. 



NEW YORK. 



Club Meeting. 



.\t the regular monthly meeting of the 

 New York Florists' Club, held Monday 

 evening, at 7:30 o'clock, the two most 

 important matters before the club were 

 the election of officers, three trustees to 

 be elected for two years and the report 

 of the committee as to the rules and regu- 

 lations governing the competition for the 

 New York Florists' Club gold medal. 

 .\bout thirty members responded to the 

 call, and a very interesting meeting re- 

 sulted. President Henshaw was in the 

 chair and gave a ver\- practical farewell 

 address, which was listened to with much 

 attention. He touched upon the welfare 

 of the club past and present, and ex- 

 pressed hopes for a general revival in the 

 duty's interest. 



Mr. W. A. Manda, as chairman of the 

 committee appointed to arrange rules 

 with regard to the club's gold medal, then 

 read his report as follows: 



Rule.s and regulations governing tiie competi- 

 tion for the New York Florists" Clubs gold 

 medal. 



The exhibition to take place at every meeting 

 ot the elub during the year 1898. 



Intending exhiliiiors should notify the secre- 

 tary at lenst one week before each meeting, of 

 their intending exhibits, staling classes in 

 which they wish to exhibit; also approximate 

 amount of square feet required. 



The limit of the space for the exhibits to be as 

 follows, except by special permit, when an ex- 

 hibitor intends to make an extraordinary ex- 

 hibit: 



Cut flowers 20 square feet 



Pot plants 35 square feet 



Collections 50 square feet 



Decorative and made-iip work... 20 square feet 



Fruits and vegetables. 20 square feet 



Manufactured articles 35 square feel 



All the exhibits are to be staged and in posi- 

 tion by six o'clock on the evenings of the meet- 

 ings of the club. 



All the exhibits are to be properly labeled. 



The exhibitors should hand as an entry a cor- 

 rect list of their exhibits to the secretary, who 

 will give them a number, by which alone said 

 exhibits should he known, until after the 

 awards have been made and announced by the 

 secretarv. 



The judges are to finish the judging of the ex- 

 hiljit before the opcningbf the meeting, during 

 which time no one should be allowed in, the 

 room except the judges 



The decision of the judges should be read by 

 the secretary during the meeting, giving in de- 

 tail the points scored, and any exhibitor having 

 anv protest against the judges, same should be 

 entered before the close of the meeting, and the 

 chair be empowered either to affirm or change 

 thi- decision of the judges. 



A committee consisting of six members 

 should be appointed by the chair, selecting one 

 expert in each of the six different classes. 



The schedule to be divided into six classes; 

 CUT FLOWERS. 



Size 10 



Form. '-0 



Substance -" 



Color -'0 



Stem I" 



Foliage l" 



Rarity ■•> 



Fragrance or other quality ■> 



100 

 POT PLANTS. 



Size 10 



Cultural Perfection 30 



Foliage ; 1^ 



Effectlvene^s '. — 15 



Rarity !<> 



Uesirabilily for General Culture 20- 



lOO 

 COLLECTIONS. 



Number of Kinds 2.^ 



Raiitv ■-■> 



Cultural Perfection 1^ 



Correctness of Nomenclature 15 



Desirability for General Culture 20 



lOO 

 DECORATIVE AND MADE UP WORK. 



Novelty in Design. 1& 



Artistic Arrangement 45 



Harmony in Color 30' 



yualiiy of Material 10 



lOO 

 FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. 



Quality ^ 



Size '^ 



Color or Finish '20 



Other Points l" 



100 

 MANUFACTURED ARTICLES. 



Utility - 30 



Duraiiility 2* 



Simplicily 25- 



Cheapuess ^ft- 



100' 



Inferior exhibitions to be excluded by the 

 committee. 



Signed 



W. A. M.\ND-4. 



J. H. TROY. 



W. I. BROWEH. 



Alex. Burns. 

 J H. Keller. 



A motion was made that manufactured 

 articles, such as boilers, etc., be excluded 

 on account of their weight and bulk. It 

 was then suggested that the committee 

 appointed visit the exhibitor's factory 

 and pass on the article there. Eventually 

 the boiler question became very "warm" 

 and the whole report was adopted as read, 

 with this very wise exception, that 

 "manufactured and so-called natural pre- 

 pared plants be barred," with a big B. A 

 vote of thanks was accorded to the coni- 

 mitttee. 



Election of Officers. 



The election of officers and trustees re- 

 sulted as follows: President, William 



