January 6, 1898. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review, 



277 



color and malformed buds were the 

 principal faults with roses. However, 

 sonie good stock was cut around this 

 city. Long stemmed Beauties were of 

 excellent color, but supply short. 



Carnations were in great demand and 

 ^ood long stei:uned flowers were taken up 

 in a hurry. The supply of these flowers 

 was also very short. It seemed like all 

 crops were off. It was the weather, how- 

 ever, which did the migchief all around. 

 Carnations seem to be a general favorite 

 these holidays. The flowers were good 

 and color excellent; prices obtained were 

 a shade higher than formerly. It seems 

 customers are taking more kindly to good 

 carnations than to inferior roses at un- 

 reasonable prices. 



Some chrysanthemums of the late va- 

 rieties commanded a fair price but only the 

 best flowers could be sold. Choice boxes 

 of flowers were ordered extensively. 



Flowering Plants in Evidence. 



Combination baskets of plants, bloom- 

 ing and foliage, some studded with cut 

 blooms, .sold well, also combination flat 

 pots of bulbous flowers, primroses, etc. 

 Azaleas, cyclamens and other blooming 

 plants, sold better than ever. The weather 

 for a few days was rather severe and 

 probably kept intending purchasers away 

 in the beginning of the week, but fortun- 

 ately the weather turned warmer Friday, 

 however, cold enough j-et to compel 

 ■wrapping plants and packages very care- 

 fully. Blooming plants had the lead over 

 foliage plants so far this season. 



Christmas Greens. 



The Christmas green business is now 

 •out of the hands of the florists and nearly 

 exclusively in the hands of the seed 

 houses, who have in many instances sold 

 their goods cheaper at retail than to 

 their wholesale customers. Lycopodium 

 wreathing and laurel were used lavishly 

 through the business section of the city. 

 Much holly was disposed of and Christ- 

 mas trees were hauled away by the wagon 

 loads after Christmas, showing an over- 

 stock in that line. Altogether, from 

 careful inquiries made, the Christmas 

 season of 1S97 was satisfactory, and if 

 good stock had been more plentiful would 

 have surpassed any former holiday 

 season. 



Meeting of Florist Club — Election. 



The December meeting of the Indian- 

 apolis florists was held at Huntington's 

 seed store, December 6. It was very 

 well attended, it being election night and 

 also the annual chrysanthemum show 

 question was expected to come up for 

 discussion. 



The annual election resulted as follows: 

 Robert McKeand, president; John Heiden- 

 reich, vice-president; Fred. Huckreide, 

 secretary and treasurer. Two new mem- 

 bers were enrolled. 



Discussion. 



The chry,santhemum show discussion 

 brought to surface some curious ideas, as 

 to how the annual show could be made a 

 success. The whole matter was placed 

 in the hands of a committee, this com- 

 mittee to call on the Commercial Club 

 and the principal merchants regarding 



the assistance that they could give our 

 cause. After the consultation they will 

 report to the state meeting which will 

 be held in the State House some time in 

 Januarv. 



Mr. E. G. Hill, of Richmond, and Mr. 

 J. S. Stuart, of Anderson, were visitors in 

 the citv to considt the local florists as to 

 the business of next \ ear's exhibition. 



After the meeting, the usual refresh- 

 ments were served by the courtesy of 

 Messrs. Huntington & Page. The club 

 can be congratulated on its growing and 

 lively existence. 



Various Changes. 



Mr. John Thornton, formerly with 

 Stuart 1*1' Haugh, Anderson, Ind., is now 

 with the Poole Bros. ( formerly Bernie Fohl ) . 

 He has taken an interest in the business 

 and we are sure he will bring the place 

 to a paying condition. It shows already 

 great improvement. 



Mrs. S. F. Defray, Pendleton, Ind.. is 

 a new addition to the florist business. 



Mr. Fred. Ostertag, of St. Louis, for a 

 short time running a flower counter in 

 Iluder's drug store, corner Washington 

 and Pennsylvania .streets, moved away 

 from the city before we got well ac- 

 quainted with him. Verj' likeh- the low 

 prices ruling in this city did not com- 

 pare favorably with the good St. Louis 

 prices. 



Kelley & Cornelli, the partnership 

 formed some time ago, are parted, Mr. 

 Ed. Cornelli continuing the business. 

 Mr. Cornelli reports holiday business 

 satisfactory. He is now near his old loca- 

 tion of the eighties, and very likely his 

 old customers will hunt him up. 



W. B. 



NEW YORK. 



Retail Trade. 



Borough of Manhattan, Greater New 

 York, is now our address though you can 

 still address us to the Knickerbocker city. 

 It was heralded in with considerable 

 ceremony and the florists are reaping a 

 little harvest from the tokens of affection 

 sent from the admiring politicians to the 

 mayor down to the porter at the door. 

 Over one hundred pieces have been sent 

 including horseshoes galore, Brooklyn 

 bridges, baskets, stars, hearts and even 

 the territory of Greater New York 

 mapped out in flowers; a Tammany tiger 

 "worked out" in black and yellow im- 

 mortelles was also one of the "pieces de 

 resistance." Truly it is an ill wind that 

 blows nobody good. The advent of 

 Tammany is heralded by the florists with- 

 out exception, as all say that "reform" 

 has not been a "means of grace " 



The usual reaction has set in after the 

 Christmas and New Year's business. 

 New Years was quite an improvement 

 over last year. However, in spite of the 

 elements, dinners and social affairs, 

 "debutantes" and a few weddings are 

 helping out considerably and prospects 

 are brightening perceptibly. 



The Wholesale Trade. 



One of the worst days this winter ar- 

 rived the day before New Years and 



knocked all calculations out entirely. In 

 spite of the weather stock was cleaned up 

 fairly well; prices ruled only about half as 

 nmch for rose stock as they were at Christ 

 mas. A few Yon Sions are making their 

 appearance in the market and realize $6 

 per 100, also a few red Due Yan Thuyll 

 tulips that sell for $5. 



C. W. Ward is sending in some fine 

 fancy carnations these days. 



Seed and Bulb Trade. 



I called on several in the trade with re- 

 gard to the outlook for the seed business 

 the coming season. 



William Elliott & Sons said; " It 

 is hard to tell about the future of the 

 seed trade at this time, although we think 

 the prospects are brighter than this time 

 last year. Prices will rule a trifle lower, 

 however, owing to competition." 



J. M.Thorburn & Co.: " Business is 

 problematic at this date. There has been 

 no advance in prices so far, and there is a 

 full supply of most crops." 



Weeber & Don: "Outlook for seed 

 trade is good but prices in general stock 

 do not improve, but will later, as stock 

 gets used up. Farmers got good prices 

 for their stock Last year, which ought to 

 help trade materially." 



STUMPP AND Walter Co.: "This be- 

 ing our first year in business we cannot 

 make any prophecies or comparisons. 

 The outlook, however, seems very roseate 

 from present indications.'' 



H. H. Berger \' Co.: "We find that 

 the demand for California seeds has in- 

 creased quite 100 per cent., especially for 

 asters, nasturtiums, verbenas, mignon- 

 ette, cosmos, cannas, and sweet peas; the 

 latter, though, are undoubtedly getting 

 quite scarce, as the crop was short." 



August Rolker & Sons; "It is some- 

 what early to predict what the outlook 

 for the seed trade will be, though it 

 seems to be fairly good, and florist seed 

 trade is commencing to pick up consid- 

 erably." 



Peter Henderson & Co.: "It is en- 

 tirely too early to make any prediction." 



Meeting of Market Florists' Association. 



There were about twenty growers 

 present at the meeting of the New York 

 Market Florists' Association, Tuesday 

 evening, F. Lehnig, president, in the 

 chair. The following committee, H. C. 

 Steinhoff, A. Schultheis and A. D. Rose, 

 was appointed to call on the city au- 

 thorities and were empowered to hire 

 about thirty stands in the Clinton mar- 

 ket, costing I140, to be relet to mem- 

 bers. The following new members were 

 admitted; J. P. Cleary, J. L. Schiller, 

 C. H. Joosten. A motion was carried to 

 send circulars to all growers in the 

 vicinity, inviting them to join the asso- 

 ciation. Intending members should .send 

 their applications to the secretary, A. D. 

 Rose, Jersey City. Motion was made to 

 assess all members five dollars, payable on 

 or before the next meeting, Februarj- I. 

 Money to be refunded if the scheme fell 

 through. The following committee was 

 appointed to draw up constitution and 

 by-laws: J. P. Cleary, H. C. Steinhoff, 

 J. Birnie, W. Boenecke, C. H. Joosten, 



. L. Schiller, C. Deitz. 



