APRIL 21, 1S98. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



841 



and an immense business was done. 

 Tliis week at the markets bedding 

 stuff, such as geraniimis. coleus. etc., 

 has taken prestige over Ijulljous stuff, 

 and trade has again settled down to 

 the usual run. 



Notes. 



At the last regular meeting of the 

 Gardeners' Club, April 1, our financial 

 secretary, Mr. Wm. Paul Binder, ten- 

 dered his resignation, owing to press 

 of private business. 



We have just passed a week of wed- 

 dings. Several large events are now 

 booked for the later part of the 

 month. C. F. F. 



NEW YORK. 



The Wholesale District. 



The usual toboggan of prices after a 

 holiday, and the relapse of the market 

 into "innocuous desuetude," is no ex- 

 ception at this writing; the afterniath, 

 so to speak, has simply been sickening 

 — the worst in the remembrance of the 

 "oldest inhabitant," and that is say- 

 ing heaps. The possibility of war has 

 been no mean factor in this, either. 

 As usual, the luxuries suffer first. 



American Beauties, wuich seem to 

 have been an endless chain of late, are 

 still coming in in abnormal quantities, 

 and range in value from 10 cents to 20 

 cents each, more being sold at the for- 

 mer figure, 121:.. cents being a good 

 average for really fancy stock. 



Brides, Maids, Morgans, Cusi'is, Me- 

 teors, etc., thei-:3 a:'e in plenty, and 

 range in price from $5 to ?50 per 1.000. 

 The quality of the roses leaves no 

 room for complaint. Brunners are 

 very fine and command fair prices. 

 There is a considerable shortening in 

 Jacques, however, but the price is low. 



Carnations are not so plentiful, and 

 are about the most salable stock; in 

 fact, they will show an excellent aver- 

 age for the season. There are times, 

 however, even when this stock goes 

 begging. 



All the Harrisii "that didn't quite get 

 in for Easter" is now fiooding the mar- 

 ket, and prices are almost what you 

 can get. This applies a good deal also 

 to all bulbous stock. 



As to violets, the less said about 

 them the better, prices running all the 

 way from $1.50 to $4 per 1.000. and 

 practically no demand. Since every 

 Tom, Dick and Harry has taken to 

 wearing them, tue "four hundred" 

 have almost ceased to buy. 



Sweet peas are getting quite plenti- 

 ful, while orchids and smilax are get- 

 ting scarcer daily, though it is almost 

 time the new crop of the latter was 

 coming in. 



Seed and Bulb Trade. 



All the seedsmen report a heavy in- 

 crease in business. 20 to 30 per cent in 

 some instances. There has been plenty 

 of life to the trade and indications are 

 that it will be way ahead of last year. 

 This is indeed good news, as this de- 



partment has suffered greatly the last 

 three or four years. Prices, however, 

 have averaged low. The backbone of 

 the mailing and shipping is broken, 

 however, now, and the "counter" trade 

 is almost at its height. The recent 

 cold snap checked this considerably, 

 and so it has come now all of a rush. 



The spring bulb trade, too, has been 

 very satisfactory, Japan goods selling 

 remarkably well. Many are booking 

 heavy orders for fall bulbs, and the 

 men on the road are making a very 

 satisfactory showing. 



Retail Trade. 



Recent interviews with the above 

 confirm my statement of last week 

 that plant sales at Easter were enor- 

 mous, with very little stock left over. 



As usual, after Lent, there is a gen- 

 eral revival all along the line, though 

 not so marked as in former years. 

 There are many weddings and social 

 functions, however, that are happen- 

 ing, and the future is bright if that 

 word bugaboo war did not stare us 

 in the face. 



Various Items. 



Lost!!:— The firm of Polykranas & 

 Slavropoulis, of Columbus avenue. 

 There are many wholesale men and 

 plant growers who would like to know 

 their present address. It seems they 

 have left for parts unknown, leaving 

 many bills unoiiid. 



There are many instances in history, 

 fiction and prose of patriots leaving 

 their trades and roing to war. Who 

 shall be the first Cincinnatus to start 

 for the front or open a recruiting of- 

 fice! Victor Hugo mentions one spe- 

 cially, and who returned afterward 

 "to spend his days peacefully in the 

 art of gardening," so surely there must 

 be some affinitj'. 



ST. LOUIS. 



Florist Club Meeting. 



The regular monthly meeting of the 

 Florist Club was not so well attended, 

 owing to the fine weather and all the 

 growers being too busy to leave their 

 work. This was our yearly rose meet- 

 ing and quite a number of local and 

 outside growers exhibited some fine 

 stock. 



Among the exhibitors from outside 

 of the city were the American Rose 

 Company, Washington, D. C, who sent 

 Mme. Chatenay and Golden Gate, H. 

 Weber & Son. of Oakland, Md.. staged 

 that fine pink rose. Mrs. Robert Gar- 

 rett. 



Among the local growers in and 

 around St. Louis were J. F.' Ammann, 

 Edwardsville, 111.; E. W. Guy, Belle- 

 ville, 111.; F. J. Fillmore, Max Herzog 

 and Robert F. Tesson. 



The report of the chairman of the 

 executive committee showed that the 

 special prizes to date for the next show 

 were as follows: Special prizes from 

 private persons. $8(Xi; Shaw prize, 

 $.".0(1. making a total to date of $l,:".i»i». 



The old committee made its final re- 

 port. The special prizes still out from 

 last year were turned over to the club 

 and the books ordered turned over to 

 the committee of finance for this year. 

 The chairman of that committee is 

 Mr. C. C. Sanders. 



Rudolph Mohr, late of Omaha, made 

 application for membership. 



Report on Exhibition. 



The chair then selected Messrs. E. 

 W. Guy. J. W. Kunz and J. J. Beneke 

 to act as judges on the roses on exhi- 

 bition, making the following report: 

 Mme. Chatenay, good color, improve- 

 ment on La France and worthy of cer- 

 tificate; the members were much im- 

 pressed with this rose. 



Golden Gate did not seem to take so 

 well, the color not being very good. 



Mrs. Robert Garrett, extra good 

 flower and excellent color. This rose 

 has already taken the club's certificate 

 at the last show. 



The American Kose Co. also had on 

 exhibition a flue vase of seedling car- 

 nations, some of them very good. 



Mr. J. F. Ammann and E. W. Guy 

 showed a vase each of finely grown 

 Perles. 



R. F. Tesson and J. F. Ammann. a 

 vase each of Brides and Maids of ex- 

 cellent quality. 



Mr. Tesson's vase of Carnots. Kai- 

 serin, Wootton and Cusin were espe- 

 cially fine. 



Frank Fillmore and Max Herzog 

 each had a vase of mixed roses, con- 

 sisting of Brides. Maids, Perles and 

 Woottons, that were well grown. 



The next meeting of the club will be 

 held on Thursday. May 12, at 3 p. m. 

 This will be an exhibition of miscella- 

 neous flowers and all members who 

 have a surplus should contribute and 

 make it interesting, and should also 

 attend the meetings more regularly. I 

 am sure everybody can spare a few 

 hours once a month to attend same. 



A Bad Glut. 



The early part of the past week is 

 marked by the worst glut of many sea- 

 sons, and with the fine warm weather 

 we are having just now the prospect is 

 favorable for the glut to remain over 

 this week. The best of stock could be 

 bought at almost any price. The fakir 

 is having the best of it and is selling 

 good stock on the street at any price; 

 not only roses and carnations were 

 selling for almost nothing, but every 

 otherflower as well. 



Bulb stock is very plentiful and lots 

 of it was sent to the dump pile. Har- 

 risii are down to $6 and .$10, and ferns 

 are about the only scarce article in 

 the market. Smilax is now in good de- 

 mand. 



Notes. 



The floral decorations at the funeral 

 of Adolphus Busch, Jr., son of the mil- 

 lionaire brewer, were large and elabo- 

 rate, and every florist in town had one 

 or more designs. The rush for white 

 flowers Saturday and Sunday was 

 great and was considerable relief to 



