Jantauv 13, 1898. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



309 



C. Egan, secretary; W. N. Rudd, assist- 

 ant secretary and treasurer. The three 

 vacancies in the executive committee 

 were filled by the election of Messrs. P. 

 J. Hauswirth, W. N. Rudd. and Edgar 

 Sanders. 



Steps were taken looking to the pre- 

 sentation to -Mr. Rudd of a suitable testi- 

 monial in recognition of his invaluable 

 services as manager of the annual exhibi- 

 tions. 



The society starts the new year under 

 very favorable auspices, and there is 

 every indication that the report for 189S 

 will be even better than that for 1S97. 



Florists' Club. 



This Thursday evening is ladies' night 

 at the I'lorists' Club and the following 

 program will be rendered: 



Song — Only a Kose Bud. 



ciAiB quartette: 



Clia.s. W. McKellar, First Tenor: E F. Win- 

 lerson. Second Tenor: E. H. Kissell, Baritone: 

 ■Chas. H. BallutT. Ba-s. 

 •.;. Piano Solo— The Last Greeting. K'n/:. 



Miss Maud Grant. 



3. Soprano Solo— The Bird and the Rose. 



Miss Inez C. Stromback. J/orrorls. 



4. Violin Solo— Traum der .St-nnerin Liifntxkij. 



Miss Alda Grant, 

 o. Piano Solo— Awakening of the Lion. 



Miss Amanda Blumenthal. dt Koutski. 

 <i. Tenor Solo— Qut-en of the Earth. PinKitii. 

 Mr. George Mason. 



7. Violin Solo— Cavalina. ^^fi- 



Miss Mary Belle Smith. 



8. Recitation— Selected. 



Miss Honore Wolf. 

 •9. Trio (Two Violins and Piano)— Largo. 



Jkditld. 

 Mi.sses Alda Grant. Mary Belle Smith. 

 Maud t;rant. 

 HI). Recitation— Selected. 



Mr. J.T. Anthony. 

 11. Song— Mamie Reilly. 



Club Quartette. 



The Market. 



There is the usual reaction after the 

 holidays though some find trade better 

 than usual at this season. The demand 

 from local buyers is especially light, but 

 there is no suq^lus of good stock. Prices 

 are easier, especially on the lower grades. 

 The dark, rainy weather has, of course, 

 not improved the quality. 



Various Items. 



The Rogers Park Floral Co. have 

 moved to 51 Wabash avenue, room 210, 

 and are busy fitting up their new 

 ■quarters. 



Mr. Flint Kennicott was threatened 

 with pneumonia last week and was con- 

 fined to the house for several days. He is 

 now attending to business again. 



Mr. W. Kirkham, of Maywood, has 

 also been on the sick list. 



ROCHESTER, 



Society Helps the Florist. 



In the last days of the old year, parties 

 and receptions were of frequent occur- 

 rence; several every da)-. Large orders 

 for funeral work also happened to pour 

 in, so that all of our retailers were ex- 

 tremely busy, especially on Friday and 

 Saturday, when New Years orders had 

 to be ready for delivery. Owing to the 

 fact that an additional demand was cre- 

 ated by these party decorations and the un- 



usual heav)- call for funeral designs. New 

 Years week proved to be a very profitable 

 one for the storemen; otherwise some of 

 them might have felt inclined to grumble 

 liecause the regular New Years trade 

 really does not now amount to very much, 

 compared with the sales of years gone 

 by, although (juite a large number of 

 flower boxes and made-up baskets had to 

 be delivered and the plant trade for that 

 day was much better in some quarters 

 than last year. Again it must be said 

 here that flowering plants were preferred 

 and it is lucky for those growers who are 

 prepared to meet this increasing demand. 

 A fine lot of cinerarias in 6-inch pots 

 were e.xposed in one of the stores; Be- 

 gonia incarnata apparently were not all 

 disposed of at Christmas; fine cyclamen 

 in all sizes, are quite plentiful; pans of 

 hyacinths and valley sold readily and the 

 limited number of azaleas was quickly 

 disposed of wherever offered. The gen- 

 eral scarcity of cut flowers may possibly 

 have helped the sale of flowering plants, 

 to some extent, for in many instances 

 the storemen suggested and recommended 

 them to would-be flower buyers, but 

 withal we cannot deny the evidently in- 

 crea.sing taste for blooming plants, pro- 

 vided they are good, well flowered speci- 

 neus; poor or indifferent stock does not 

 sell at all. 



Favorable Condition for the New Year. 



Compared with Christmas we surely 

 had more favorable weather for deliver- 

 ing goods on New Years, although it was 

 not warm. The extreme precautions in 

 packing were not needed this time, the 

 thermometer registering about 20°, and 

 we are quite used to delivering even the 

 softest plants in .such ordinary freezing 

 weather, so there was no complaint what- 

 ever from recipients of goods, to my 

 knowledge. Severe cold was upon us 

 again by noon Jan. ist, but Monday was 

 moderate in turn. Just after this date 

 more debutantes' parties have been on 

 the program. Other social events are 

 booked for the middle and end of the 

 week, so it is likely that every florist in 

 town will begin the new 3'ear with plenty 

 of work; may these favorable conditions 

 prevail throughout the year. A prosper- 

 ous New Year to all. 



Scarcity of Stock. 



The scarcity of flowers in general con- 

 tinued throughout the week and no great 

 supply is in view for the near future as 

 yet. The demand has been very good, 

 everything was used up clean daily. The 

 weather is quite mild, we had several 

 sunn}' days, which greatly assisted in 

 bringing along some of the roses, carna- 

 tions and violets, but withal, there is not 

 near enough to go around. Consign- 

 ments from near-by towns are bought up 

 quickU- on arrival and prices have not 

 come down, excepting a slight decrease 

 in carnations, of which the supply is 

 fairly good. 



The first lilacs of the season were seen 

 here this week, both in a cut state and as 

 pot plants. They are several weeks be- 

 hind last year's, but are superior to them 

 in size of bunches and are also hardetied 

 ofT better. For the past two seasons 



lilacs were a fairly well paying article in 

 this city. This winter the quantity of 

 plants bought for forcing has been 

 douliled with several of our local grow- 

 ers and it is more than likely that there 

 will be .some disappointments in these 

 quarters before spring. 



A Pretty Novelty. 



Nice bushy little plants of Agathaea 

 crclestis, the blue daisy, in 5-inch pots and 

 full of flowers were considered a novelty 

 for the holidays; the public seems to take 

 kindly to it. Tliough a verj- old plant, 

 we seldom meet them in late years, but 

 as the list of flowering plants in midwin- 

 ter is not very extensive, I mention it 

 here; perhaps in other cities, where 

 someone is constantly on the lookout for 

 suitable Christmas plants, the agathiea 

 will also be appreciated. They are not 

 expensive or hard to handle, and there is 

 profit in growing them at 50 cents or even 

 less. Only a small quantity was grown this 

 year, merel}' enough for a trial, but prep- 

 arations are now under way to have a 

 better supply and larger specimens for 

 next winter. K. 



CLEVELAND. 



Trade Continues Satisfactory. 



Business has been very good since the 

 holidays, nearly all the stores having had 

 a good .share of work of one kind or an- 

 other, sufficient to use up pretty much 

 all the stock of good flowers offered. Of 

 course prices, both wholesale and retail, 

 have dropped from their lofty Christmas 

 altitude, so that ordinary people can reach 

 them without the aid of balloons. 



Stock— Prices. 



Carnations average about $1.00 to $1.50 

 per hundred. Roses have been running 

 at from $^ and %$ to about. $S for first 

 grade teas. Harrisiis have been quoted at 

 |i per dozen. Outside of the.se, it is 

 rather between hay and grass, as the last 

 chrysanthemums are now gone, and 

 Dutch bulbs (at least of good quality) are 

 not yet in. At retail carnations sell at 

 from 35 cents to 60 cents and roses at 

 from |i to $2 per dozen, according to 

 quality. 



The weather has been greatly improved 

 since tlie holidays and flowers should im- 

 prove very shortly in quality as well as 

 show an increa.se in quantity with the im- 

 provement in weather conditions. 



An Extensive Decoration. 



A very extensive decoration was one re- 

 cently done by A. Graham & Son, at the 

 Roadside Club, upon the occasion of the 

 "coming out" of a debutante. Great 

 quantities of Christmas greens of various 

 kinds were used, in addition to a profu- 

 sion of palms. Lilies and roses were the 

 principal cut flowers used, besiiles a lot of 

 azaleas in bloom. Nemo. 



Richmond, Ind. — Beach & Co. have 

 moved their cut flower store from the 

 Wescott Hotel to Main street, between 

 9th and loth streets. 



