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The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



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Group of the Members of the New York Florists' Club at the Last Meetiag. 



& Sous, is doing his town creait, and is 

 winninj; tlic approbation of his employ- 

 ers. Hi' will return well posted for 

 ctfectivc decorative work during the 

 World's Fair. 



The building of Persian and Italian 

 gardens seems to be the fad of the mil- 

 lionaires at present. The latest an- 

 iiouneement is that John D. Rockefeller 

 will have (me worth $75,000 built in 

 the spring on his country estate near 

 Tarrytown. 



Again tlie express companies have an- 

 tagonized the rose growers by an addi- 

 tion of 50 per cent to their charges, and 

 ]dans are on foot to circumvent this 

 ■'robbery," for that is about what it is 

 generally considered. 



The American Institute's Januarj' 

 meeting at the Berkeley Lyceum will be 

 addressed by Professor Johnson on "In- 

 >ect Pests and Their Control." 



Messrs. Hagenuin & Meyer, the bulb 

 dealers, have dissolved partnership. 



An encouraging order from Ger:iiany 

 for an extensive shipment of gieenhouse 

 nuiterials has just reached the firm of 

 Thos. W. Weathered's Sons. 



Bradshaw & Hartman have just re- 

 eeive<l a carload of holly and have 

 opened a branch store at 44 W. Twenty- 

 ninth street for the holidays. 



Lewis \\>iod. of Fishkill, and David 

 Rust, of Philadelphia, were in the city 

 during the past week. 



The Xew York Bowling Club has "sus- 

 pended business" until after the holi- 

 days, when it will reorganize, with new 

 alleys, and doubtless interesting addi- 

 tions to its membership, so that it may 

 Ije able to give a good account of itself 

 at the Jlilwaukee tournament. 



Everyone seems pleased with the Re- 

 vrew's excellent Christmas number. 



Things are booming with Alex. J. 



Guttman ; one-third increased facilities, 

 electric lights and excellent stock of 

 Brides, Maids and fancy carnations. 



J. A. Peterson, of Cincinnati, was a 

 visitor on Monday, with his fine sam- 

 ples of Begonia Gloire de Lorraine, 

 which he displayed in J. H. Small & 

 Son's windows. 



The retail stores are beginning to 

 dress in holiday garb, and next week 

 we can tell jou how the leaders manage 

 to make their windcws attractive and 

 seasonable. Thorley already has his 

 novelty — a handsome trunk for cut flow- 

 ers — while his windows and ceilings are 

 gay with bells and balls, and devices in 

 red. J. Austin Shaw. 



BUFFALO. 



We have had our usual Decemljer bliz- 

 zard, and while we hear from a friend 

 in Philadelphia that they had a sleet 

 stoiTU witli a little snow on top, we 

 had two days' howling snow storm, de- 

 laj'ing trains and causing other incon- 

 veniences. It is gone and I hope will 

 remain gone until over New Years. 



There is every prospect of a gay sea- 

 son among those who have plenty of 

 the ready to disburse. Several large 

 entertainments and many smaller ones 

 are booked. They will have these balls 

 on Christmas day, or the day before or 

 after. This is trying with the u.-5ual 

 Christmas trade as well. The "Good- 

 year" wedding, an elaborate and beauti- 

 ful affair, was finely done by \V. .T. 

 Palmer & Son. 



Flowers have about reached their 

 Christmas price, and are none too plen- 

 tiful, but we are trusting to our enter- 

 prising Mr. Kasting to fill all wants. 

 During a visit to his large and varied 

 establishment, consisting of office, sales 

 counters, private office, warehouse, cel- 



lars, wire-working shops, etc.. I was 

 standing on a box in the rear of the 

 sales place the other day when some- 

 thing struck me on the side of the head, 

 and when I came to I found that two 

 ten dollar bills wrapped around seven 

 silver dollars had collided with my 

 bump of veneration in its flight to the 

 cashier. Not every commission florist 

 has this up-to-date method of handling 

 his cash sales. But. without joking, W. 

 I'". K. has an immense stock of holly, 

 laurel, ground pine and all the other 

 requisites of merry Xmas. 



Several visitors have honored us of 

 late, young Mr. Fancourt. in the in- 

 terest of S. S. Pennock and his fine as- 

 sortment of ribbons; Mr. Cornell, taking 

 import orders for August Rhotert, and 

 to our surprise and great pleasure, 

 ^Messrs. Walker & McLean, of Youngs- 

 town, Ohio. I suppose they both needed 

 a little let up before the battle, which 

 soon will be on. Tliey are men of a 

 widely different type, but l)Oth lively, 

 and an hour or two spent with them is a 

 rest which refreshes you. Another sur- 

 prise was the sudden appearance of 

 that veiy bright little man. ilr. Harts- 

 horne, of Joliet, 111. A carnation talk 

 with him is a treat, for he does not 

 cram you full of his exact knowledge 

 or positive assurance that all his 

 methods are right and infallible, and 

 yet he knows a lot about carnations, as 

 his efTorts at culture and the varieties 

 he is sending out will testify. 



We regret to know that our Louis H. 

 Xeubeck is confined to the house with 

 sickness, and hope he will speedily get 

 to business again. Louie's business 

 without Louie would he like the oft- 

 quoted play of Hamlet with the Royal 

 ■Young Dane taken out. 



Fire in a small way has visited one 



