Decembeb 23. 1902. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



187 



Germania Club, Brooklyn, N. Y., Where the Annual Meeting of the American 

 Carnation Society Will be Held Next February. 



We have been refusing orders steadily 

 for some time. All of these do not, 

 however, mature and come to perfection 

 at the same time, so there has been a 

 constant supply. It is safe to say that 

 no firm in the country has a better 

 trade on tliis fern tlian A. N. Pierson. 



Tlie petition to take off the tariff on 

 glass has been forwarded to our con- 

 gressman and we are sincerely hoping 

 that this organized plea from the florists 

 will have the desired result. 



Visitors have been numerous the past 

 two weeks and among those who have 

 favored us are Wm. E. Sanderson, rep- 

 resenting P. Henderson & Co., New 

 York; Geo. F. Chase, of Winsted; Chas. 

 F. Meyer and Chas. Schwake, New- 

 York; and Chas. D. Maekie. of Wor- 

 cester. W. R. Pierson. 



certainly be very convenient for dele- 

 gates. 



A great deal of interest is being mani- 

 fested in the forthcoming exhibition and 

 meeting of the society and there will 

 Tindoubtcdly be a very hirge attendance. 

 The premium list for the exhibition will 

 sopn be issued. F^ill information may 

 be had by addressing the secretary, Al- 

 bert JI. Herr, Lancaster, Pa., or the 

 president, C. W. Ward, Queens, N. Y. 



AMERICAN CARNATION SOCIETY. 



We present herewith a view of the 

 Germania Club House, 122 Schermerhorn 

 street. Brooklyn, N. Y'.. in which the 

 annual meeting and banquet of the Amer- 

 ican Carnation Society will be held next 

 February. The club house is located 

 within five minutes' walk of the exhibi- 

 tion hall and is well equipped as a meet- 

 ing pla«e. At this club it is possible to 

 procure meals at all hours, which will 



CHICAGO. 



Christinas Trade. 



Christmas trade as a whole probably 

 averaged about the same as last year. 

 It would imdoubtedly have shown a very 

 material increase had there been sufll- 

 cient good stock to meet the demand. 

 The quality averaged veiy poor, much 

 poorer than ever before, and nothing 

 else could be expected in view of the 

 weather conditions for the past month. 

 A very large proportion of the roses 

 were exceedingly soft and weak in both 

 stem and foliage. Carnations averaged 

 better, but a great many classed with 

 the poor roses. 



The local retailers did not come into 

 the market at all, apparently, until 

 Wednesday, and on Tuesday the ship- 



ping demand was taking everything in 

 sight. Outside buyers who had their 

 orders fille<l in full were in great luck 

 and if some of the stock happened to be 

 really first class they drew the capital 

 prize. The dealers were in an exceed- 

 ingly bad position. Tliey were trying 

 to help out customers who were making 

 heavy demands and had so little good 

 stock to do it with that they hardly 

 knew which way to turn. Undoubtedly 

 much soft stock was shipped, as it was 

 generally a case of ship that or nothing. 

 Prices naturally held up sharply to 

 quoted rates and top prices were easily 

 obtained for anything of good quality. 



Christmas prices will undoubtedly re- 

 main in force until New Years. The 

 weather continues very unfavorable, and 

 little is being cut. And of course every- 

 thing in sight was cut for Christmas. 



Various Items. 



Poinsettias, both plants and cut, were 

 much in evidence in the windows of the 

 retailers, and arrangements of short 

 plants in pans, dressed with a red sash, 

 were quick sellers. Azaleas led among 

 larger plants, always decorated with 

 crepe paper and sash, or a pot cover, and 

 arrangements of mi.xed plants in basket* 

 and jardinieres went very well. Cycla- 

 mens and baby primroses were promin- 

 ent among the latter. 



Mr. James Hartshorne, of the Chicago 

 Carnation Co., Joliet, reports a Christ- 

 mas cut of carnations that beats all rec^ 

 ords, due to not allowing the plants to 

 crop during the chrysanthemum season. 

 Blooms of Harlowarden brought $15 per 

 100, quite a number being taken by Chi- 

 cago retailers. A shipment was also sent 

 to the New Y^ork market to be sold 

 through Walter F. Sheridan. 



The Flower Growers' Co. has been 

 incorporated with a capital stock of 

 $2,500. The incorporators are F. P. 

 Hills, J. W. Newman and C. L. Spencer, 



John Schoepfle, the Belmont avenue 

 florist, captured a burglar last week andl 

 has receive<l considerable mention in the 

 daily press in consequence. 



Henry Baer, Peoria, 111., was a recent 

 visitor. 



J. B. Bridge passed through the city- 

 Monday on his way from Grand Rapids, 

 Wis., to Fruitvale. Ala. 



The next meeting of the "Chicago 

 Gardeners' and Florists' Union" will be 

 he.-i at 49 La Salle St. Saturday even- 

 ing at 8 o'clock. Mr. John Thorpe thinks 

 the union idea a good one, but that the 

 movement should be a national one 

 rather than a local one. He holds that 

 a union formed on proper lines would 

 be beneficial to both emploj-ers and em- 

 ployes. 



PITTSBURG. 



The Market. 



Trade has been goofl and just enough' 

 stock for orders. That which is being 

 received is very good in quality, and 

 so far we have not noticed any "pick- 

 led" stock. Our growers, as a rule, 

 do not practice this to any extent. (We 

 do save up stock, but do it judiciously.)) 



Old Sol, as \Vm. Scott says, "hiber- 

 nates" about this time of the year. We 

 have had but very few of his rays. On 

 the 18th we had the first bright day 

 since Dec. 2. This weather just suits 

 the plant growers, as shipments can be 

 made without fear of frost. 



Prices are soaring and from present 



