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The Weekly Florists^ Review, 



January G, 1898. 



Club Meeting Next Monday Night. 



The next meeting of the New York 

 Florist Club takes place Jlonrlay the loth, 

 when the new officers will be initiated 

 and the first competition for the club's gold 

 medal will be held. A good attendance 

 is hoped for and exhibitors are invited to 

 come out in force. The question of the 

 annual dinner will also be voted on. All 

 those unable to atten<l should notify the 

 secretiiry if they desire to vote in the 

 affirmative. 



Notes. 



Mayor Van Wyck, of Greater New 

 York, has appointed the following park 

 commissioners: President, Geo. C. Clau- 

 sen, Borough of iSIanhattan; August J. 

 Moebus, Borough of Uueens; Geo. L. 

 Brower, Borough of Oueens, who will act 

 in unity on all park ordinances, individu- 

 ally with regard to internal management. 



Mr. John Palmer, Scranton, Pa., was 

 a recent visitor. 



Mr. J. Barclav, representing William 

 Elliott & Sons, has returned from an ex- 

 tensive trip. Mr. Barclay reports a fairly 

 successful trip for the time of vear. 



'H. A. B. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



Satisfaction AU Around. 



The Christmas holidays of 1897 have 

 come and gone and all things considered 

 have proved fairly satisfactory to both 

 dealer and producer. I think the con- 

 signors may be included, too, as they re- 

 ceived better value for their mone)' than 

 of yore. 



Nearly all the growers of cut flowers 

 sold out clean by nine o'clock Christmas 

 morning and by noon most of the stores 

 had filled all their onlers with little or 

 nothing left over. The commission 

 houses were not all so fortunate. The 

 growers who ship their flowers to town 

 are not so keenly alive to the danger of 

 offering salted or poor stock as their 

 brethren who have to meet the just in- 

 dignation of the retailers who handle and 

 rely on their stock. The re.sult is that 

 commission houses have some unsalable 

 stock left, even at this season. 



The plant trade was excellent. A lit- 

 tle better than last season is the general 

 verdict. Some difficulty was experi- 

 enced in delivering this class of .stock 

 owing to the extreme cold; with milder 

 ■weather more orders could have been 

 taken for plants. Monday. Dec. 27th, 

 found a fairly brisk demand for cut 

 ilowers, but for the next few daj-s busi- 

 ness was dull and the market irregular. 

 The continued cold weather xnidoubtedly 

 prevented a more serious l>reak in prices. 



New Year's brought better business 

 without any material change in prices, 

 which are, roughly speaking, as follows: 

 Beauties, |6 to ;f9 per dozen; Brides and 

 Maids, $8 to Jti.s per hundred; carnations, 

 $2 to |4, and a few fancies I5; migno- 

 nette, $2 to I4, some extras $1 a dozen; 

 violets, double, I1.50, single, 50 cents to 



Bowling and Shooting Notes. 



The Florists' Club kept open house on 

 New Year's Dav-, a bowling tournament 



was the chief attraction. Shufflelioards 

 has gained tremendously in popularity- 

 here, the recent tournament proving a 

 great success. 



The ninth monthly shoot of the Phila- 

 delphia Trap Shooters' League was held 

 on the grounds of the Florists' Gun Club 

 at Wissinoming on New Year's Day. 

 Eleven teams of six men each, competed. 

 The Southward Club, with a score of 162 

 targets, handicap 6r, were first. The 

 florists' team, consisting of Messrs. An- 

 derson, Burton, Bell, Hallowell, Park, 

 and Smith, made 134, their handicap be- 

 ing 16. The Florists' Club led in the 

 total score for the nine shoots by four 

 targets. 



Notes. 



H. H. Battles is receiving orchids — 

 which are rather scarce here at present — 

 from A. Herrington, of Madison, N. J. 



The business in Christmas greens was 

 so large as to make one wonder how long 

 the holly, for instance, can last. Holly 

 was exceptionally fine, the branches be- 

 ing literally covered with very large 

 berries. 



Pennock Bros, have had a new rose in 

 their window this week. It was .sent by 

 Strauss & Co., of Washington, D. C, and 

 is said to resemble La France. The name 

 is, I think, Mdme. Chatenay. 



Death of President Jonathan Jones. 



TheGermantown Horticultural Society 

 has sustained a severe loss by the death 

 of their president, Jonathan Jones. Mr. 

 Jones was a dry goods merchant, who 

 took a deep interest in horticulture, de- 

 voting much time to his gardens, of 

 which he was justly proud. 



A new store in the summer, struggling 

 along; bills accumulating; lack of moral 

 courage; the store closed the Jlonday 

 after Christmas; the owner has gone; a 

 sad stor}\ J. W. Y. 



Additional Items. 



The January meeting of the Florists' 

 Club of this city, will be of decided inter- 

 est to the carnationists as our Mr. Albert 

 M. Herr, of Lancaster and Philadelphia, 

 will be the essaj-ist on that occasion. Mr. 

 Herr will read and talk carnations, so it 

 is unnessary to say that all who are inter- 

 ested in the divine flower will be well re- 

 paid for the time spent at this meeting. 

 A cordial invitation is extended to all to 

 be present on Tuesday, January 4, 8 p. m. 



The florists' supply people are well 

 pleased with the holiday trade. M. 

 Rice & Co. report business a= fine as 

 could be wished for. Mr. Rice says dol- 

 lar w-heat is the cause. F. 



ST, LOUIS. 



Cut Flower Market. 



The past w-eek business has been very 

 quiet, still prices have held up. Re- 

 ceipts of flowers of all kinds have not 

 been heavy, yet there w-as enough stock 

 on hand to go around and the prices at 

 the commission house were somewhat 

 lower than for Christmas. New Year's 

 broxight a little extra demand, but this 

 holiday has ceased to be much of a fac- 

 tor in the flow-er market. The commis- 



sion men report lots of kicking from 

 shipping trade in regards to exorbitant 

 prices. 'I he complaint seems to be in 

 line with former years. 



Stock — Prices. 



The rose market has been a little short 

 the last week, as to first-class .stock. 

 Perles are a little scarce just now and 

 bring from $4 to J5 per 100. Brides and 

 Bridesmaids are selling from $4 to f 10, 

 extra fine stock alone bring f 10. Mete- 

 ors are very scarce and sell at top prices,, 

 f8 and |i2. Beauties, extra long ones, 

 bring J35 to $75, others from $10 to $25. 

 Carnots are also ver}' scarce at f8 and 

 fio. Woottons and La France sell from 

 $2 to $6. 



Carnations have been in good demand. 

 Good Scott, Daybreak, Jubilee, Eldorado- 

 and Flora Hill bring from $4 to $6 per 

 hundred. Bulbous stock is plentiful. 

 Romans bring from f2 to f4; paper 

 whites, same. Harrisii stand at f 12.50 and 

 callas at $10. No Von Sion or freesia are 

 seen in this market yet. 



Violets have been picked very closely 

 last week and consequently the supply is 

 short and those that come in bring good 

 fair prices; Californiasf 1.50 and $2; single 

 home grown 75 cents; southern 40 cents; 

 doulde |r. Bouvardia is very fine and 

 not plentiful; the price is $2 per hundred. 

 Mignonette, large spikes, bring $4 and 

 $6. Smilax is selling poorly this and 

 last week. 



The Question Box. 



Tt has been the cu.stom at each meeting 

 of the Florist Club for each member to 

 ask a question and the president to call 

 upon some one in the room to answer it. 

 Sometimes they are not prepared to an- 

 swer the question at once, so President 

 Halstedt will hereafter send out questions 

 a week or so ahead and assign some mem- 

 ber to answer same at the next regular 

 meeting. The following questions have 

 been prepared by the president for the 

 meeting of Jan. 13, at 3 p. m., who re- 

 quests through the Review that the 

 name of whoever is to answer same be 

 found below each question, and for him 

 not to fail to be present and on time at 

 the next meeting. The first question will 

 be: 



No. I. When will we give carnation 

 exhibits a certificate? Answered by Robert 

 F. Tesson. 



No, 2. Name one pink, one white and 

 one red carnation as being the best up-to- 

 date commercial variety, three bread 

 winners, and state why you think them 

 the best. Answered by John Steidle. 



No. 3. What variety of roses would 

 vou grow to supply the St. Louis market? 

 Answered by J. F. Ammann, Edwards- 

 ville, 111. 



No. 4. Which is the most profitable to 

 sell, the fern fronds or the entire plant? 

 Answered by Andrew Meyer, Sr. 



No. 5. Does it pay to advertise a flower 

 show and how should it be done ? An- 

 swered by J. J. Beneke. 



No. 6. Economical carnation supports. 

 Answered bv Wm. Trillow, Belleville, 

 111. 



No. 7. When and how shall we begin 

 preparations for our next chrysanthemuni 



