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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



Janlakv 13, 1898. 



pa\- the regular price and get them 

 fresh." Of cour.se they would. 



Despite the ghit prices remain firm. 

 Beauties, Ji to'j6; La France, fii to |5; 

 Briiles, $i to $y. Kaiserin, $i to f3; 

 Meteors, $i to $2; Bridesmaid, f.1 to I3 

 per dozen; carnations, 50 cents per dozen; 

 violets, I [.50 to f2.oo per hundred. 

 Although all bulbous stuff and plants im- 

 ported should bring belter prices on ac- 

 count of the new duty imposed by the 

 Dingier Bill it has been found impossible 

 to realize other than the old prices. Violets 

 are showing up fine and in quantitj- the 

 past week, but nnist still be scarce since 

 the fakir has not as yet put in his appiear- 

 ance on the street with them. 



\V. H. K. 



TORONTO. 



Business Conditions, 



As might be expected, since New 

 Years trade has not been quite so brisk, 

 although a fair amount is being done, es- 

 pecially in designs, there having been 

 several funerals to which a great number 

 were .sent. Parties and receptions are 

 also still in vogue, though to a lesser ex- 

 tent. The stores are making some very 

 pretty shows in their wimlows. I noticed 

 a bunch of Dunlop's new rose "Lady 

 Dorythea", in his window the other day 

 looking very distinct and fetching. 



Directors of Hort. Society Meet. 



The directors for 1S97 of the Horticul- 

 tural Society held their la.st meeting on 

 Saturdav evening last, 'to prepare their re- 

 port for presentation at the annual meet- 

 ing to be held on the ]2th inst. The dis- 

 cussion was lively ami lengthy and did 

 not conclude until nearly 11 o'clock. 

 The society has made excellent progress 

 during the past year, and from all appear- 

 ances will gather impetus as it grows, and 

 as the directors gain more experience in 

 the workings of it. There is a big un- 

 cultivated field to exercise their faculties 

 on. and though it may take years before 

 our present ideals are realized, strict and 

 earnest attention to the business in hand, 

 with eyes on the goal ahead will work 

 wonders. 



Mr. Dunlop Entertains. 



A most enjoyable evening was spent at 

 Mr. J. H. Dunlop's residence last Thurs- 

 day, the occasion being his annual dinner 

 to his employes. The bountiful dinner 

 provided was put "out of sight" in a 

 truly marvelous fashion, after w^hich vari- 

 ous little speeches, songs by Mr. \V. Law- 

 rence, the foreman, (who by the by is as 

 much of an expert at singing as he is at 

 growing roses), and nmsic from a grapho- 

 phone were indulged in. It was morning 

 before the jolly party broke up; with the 

 exception of one, the party was the same 

 as last year. 



A New Market Association. 



Great efforts are being made now to 

 improve the old St. Lawrence market, 

 and an influential, and go-ahead market 

 association has been formed for the pur- 

 pose of pushing the matter and bringing 



it before the City Council and Provincial 

 Government. Improvement is badly 

 needed in this line. The market florists 

 have been able to do very little since the 

 fall on account of bad weather, their 

 stalls being virtually out doors. E. 



INDIANAPOLIS. 



A Quiet Business New Years. 



New Years Imsiness was comparatively 

 quiet, a few receptions among the clubs 

 and some private houses. Outside of 

 these no activity was shown, whatever. 

 The weather was fine. Since the holidays 

 trade has been very dull, very few recep- 

 tions and entertainments taking place. 

 Carnations and roses consequently are 

 getting more plentiful and lower in 

 price. 



Indianapolis Florist Club. 



The January meeting of the Indianap- 

 olis Florists' Club was held at "F'air- 

 banks" liy the invitation of Mr. Bert 

 Stanlev, the florist of the resort. A good 

 many memliers were present to see the 

 new officers installed in their respective 

 offices. A vase of F;velina carnations at- 

 tracted everyone's attention. They were 

 sent by Mr. R. Witterstaetter, of Cincin- 

 nati. It was given the club's certificate 

 of merit by a unanimous vote. The 

 flowers came in perfect condition. 



A discussion was started regarding the 

 duties on bulbs, etc. Mr. Langstaff, of 

 Deaf and Dumb Institution, wanted a 

 petition to be sent to Washington that 

 the duty on all bulbs, nursery stock, etc., 

 be taken off, but he hardly had finished 

 when some of our old commercial men as 

 Wiegand, Cornelli, Bertermann, and 

 others gave him to understand that the 

 duty was all right and some wanted to 

 see it 50 per cent, instead of 25 per cent. 



Resolutions were requested to be sent 

 to the Board of Public Works for the ap- 

 pointment of a city forester to have gen- 

 eral supervision of all trees planted and 

 also the preservation of old landmarks 

 and other details, the Superintendent of 

 Parks to be his superior and to work in 

 conjunction with the park officers. By 

 the way, the park commission appointed 

 about two years ago, is put out by the Su- 

 preme Court of the state and all the 

 work done by the commission will have 

 to be gone over again by the Board of 

 Public Works. This is progress with a 

 big P. What valuable time is being lost 

 by the process of law. Not law, but 

 politics, I am afraid is at the bottom of 

 the whole business. 



The comnnttee on securing a perma- 

 nent club room reported, but it was con- 

 tinued for a further lookout for a suita- 

 ble location. 



The State Board of Agriculture sent in 

 a request for a committee to revise the 

 premium list for the coming fair, but this 

 being business for the State Association, 

 a committee was appointed to work in 

 conjunction with and make recommenda- 

 tions to the state meeting later in the 

 month. 



The question came up regarding the 

 entertainment of the state society, the 

 general opinion was that a good substan- 



tial banquet or other first class entertain- 

 ment should be given. Proper arrange- 

 ments were ordered made. The report of 

 the secretary and treasurer for the year 

 showed a good sized balance in the 

 treasury. 



After the meeting, a well set table dec- 

 orated in fine shape with plants and 

 flowers, was prepared for the members by 

 Mr. Stanley. The compliment was Very 

 much ajijireciated by everyone present. 



Meeting of State Association. 



The secretary of the State .Association 

 is sending out invitations to the state 

 meeting, v.diich will be held in the State 

 Horticultural Rooms, State House, 

 Thursday, Jan. 20th, 2 p. m. and 7 p. m., 

 a banquet follo%ving late in the evening. 

 An exhibition, free to the public, will be 

 held from 3 to 5 p. m. Plants and 

 flowers for exhibition are solicited. 

 Certificates will be awarded to all deserv- 

 ing exhibits. 



Notes, 



The seed stores report the best business 

 they ever had in greens, with prices 

 ranging lower than usual. 



Huntington iV: Page, seedsmen, have 

 leased an additional storeroom, putting 

 in a new plate gla.ss front, twenty-six 

 feet wide, making the most elegant front 

 in the square. They are getting ready to 

 do a great spring business, their old room 

 not lieing nearly large enough for lively 

 trade. 



A good sized delegation is being formed 

 to attend the American Carnation Society 

 meeting ill Chicago. W. B. 



CHICAGO, 



Annual Meeting of Horticultural Society. 



The annual meeting of the Horticultural 

 Society of Chicago was held at the Sher- 

 man House last Saturday afternoon. 



President Chadwick's annual report 

 was an interesting resume of the work of 

 the year, showing the progress that has 

 been made and outlining work for the 

 future that will still further enhance the 

 usefulness of the societj'. Among the 

 possibilities noted was that of securing 

 space in the proposed exposition building 

 on the lake front for the annual exhibi- 

 tions of the society. The report of 

 Treasurer Rudd was very gratifying, 

 showing a balance in the treasury of 

 $1,878.93. 



There were no less than forty-eight ap- 

 plications for membership in the society'. 

 All were acted upon favorably and the 

 membership list was materialh- length- 

 ened. 



The sum of $50 was appropriated as a 

 contribution to the fund to entertain the 

 visitors to the convention of the Ameri- 

 can Carnation Society next month. An 

 invitation from the Carnation Society to 

 the members of the Horticultural Society 

 to view the display of carnations at the 

 time of the convention was accepted. 



Officers for 1898 were elected as fol- 

 lows: Wm. H. Chadwick, president; E. 

 G. Uihlein, first vice-president; H. G. 

 Self ridge, second vice-president; E. 

 Wienhoeber, third vice-president; W. 



