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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



Kkijuiakv 12, 1H03. 



NEW YORK. 



Club Meeting;. 



The regular iiioiitlily mooting of the 

 'Sew York Florists' Club on ilondaj 

 evening was well attended. Jlr. Weath- 

 ered, chairman of the annual dinner com- 

 mittee, reported a most satisfactory 

 consummation to the festivity, with no 

 club indebtedness, and a hearty vote of 

 thanks was accorded. Resolutions of 

 sympathy in reference to the death of 

 Miss O'Mara, sister of ex-President 

 Oilara, were read l>y Mr. Sheridan 

 and their presentation ordered. 



The committee on "express'' resolu- 

 tions reported progress and a meeting of 

 those interested in March, at which time 

 the arguments correlated will be placed 

 lK>fore "the powers that be." 



Two new members were elected. Presi- 

 dent Troy spoke of the desirability oi 

 a special endeavor to add ISO new mem- 

 bers to the club during 190.3. At his 

 request for suggestions to this end Mr. 

 Jlorris, Mr. Elliott, Mr. Scott and Mr. 

 l^imie waxed eloquent. Mr. Elliott's 

 suggestion of an "outing" met with cor- 

 dial recognition. Mr. Tracndly was 

 primed witli ilntcs and op|>ortunities 

 that only needed the club's contirma- 

 tion and a motion to this end was 

 unanimously carried. Mr. Scott gave 

 a temperance address: Mr. Birnie quoted 

 froim Soloniim and Kobbie Burns, and 

 when the smoke cleared the Imat and 

 Wetzel's Grove and the (irst and second 

 of July were all iKioked for the celebra- 

 tion "in the gofwl old summer time.'* 

 Mr. Elliott was given the cliainiianship 

 of the coinmittiH? as a reward for good 

 luck last year, and full power to "Get 

 there'' was bestowed upon his excellent 

 committee. 



On account of the death of the mother 

 of Mr. Lawrence llafner, a conunittee 

 was appointed to draw up suitable reso- 

 lutions of syni])athy. 



Mr. llerrington announced the hold- 

 ing of the great mum exhibition in New 

 'Vork an<l the desirability of <'xtensive 

 co-operation in making it the grandest 

 ever held in the world. .Mr. Scott and 

 Mr. Duckham ably seconded thesi- sug- 

 gestions and a commiltj-e was ajipointed 

 to submit resolutions on the subject at 

 the March meeting. 



Mr. Weinberg's exhibit of orchids re- 

 ceived the- hearty thanks of the dub 

 and Mrs. .1. H. Troy's exhibit of ardisia 

 wa.S highly commemled. 



An interesting discu8sion on anti- 

 dotes for Primula olMonica jxiisoning 

 was participated in by Messrs. iforris 

 and Lenker. and the evening closed with 

 many interesting jiarticnlai's concerning 

 the coming carnation convention on the 

 19th and 20tb. with dates for Jlr. 

 Ward's lecture and the banquet. 



The next meetin!.' of the club will take 

 place the second ?\Ionday in March and 

 will be "carnation night." when many 

 exhibits of the divine flower will doubt 

 less be in evidence. 



Items. 



The eoal problem seems to be about 

 solved, and the calamities so greatly 

 feared have fortunately not materalizcil. 

 Coal is down to $6..'>0 a ton and the 

 thermometer is the only thing that's 

 rising. 



Florist William Diehm. of the Bronx. 

 212th street, lost his home by fire last 

 week, because the engine that covild have 

 saved his property "stuck in the mud" 

 at the foot of the bill. His aged moth- 



er was rescued Avith difficulty. The 

 house was com])letely destroyed. 



W^idley & Sm3'the are out with a new 

 $600 wagon, with hea\-y brass trimmings, 

 rubber tires and all the late improve- 

 ments. 



Mr. Humphrey-, of Tliorley's Fifth 

 avenue store, has entirely recovered from 

 his serious illness and reports an over- 

 whelming flow of dinner orders daily. 



It is rumored that one of the late ad- 

 ditions to the Fifth avenue retail con- 

 tingent has broadened into a capitaliza- 

 tion of a quarter of a million, and that 

 stores are to be opened on Broadway 

 and in Washington and other cities as a 

 consequence. 



Tlie veteran wholesaler, J. J. Perkins, 

 has bought the store and good-will of 

 Purdy Bros., on West T^venty-nintll 

 street, formerly Michael Hart's, and has 

 placed his son, R. W. Perkins, in charge 

 of its management. This will relieve 

 the cramiM-d conditions prevailing in the 

 old store, which, however, will be con- 

 tinued .as usual, making Mr. Perkins 

 the only wholesaler with two establish- 

 ments in one city. Consignments w\\l be 

 sent to each separately and are to be 

 billed at the new store to R. W. Per- 

 kins. 



Chas. Klingelbeck. florist, of Middle 

 A'illage, L. I., has lost his store by lire, 

 involving a damage of .•f.'iOO. 



Tile damage suit against the X. Y. C. 

 R. R. by Alliert W.idley, will be tried 

 this week, and his friends all unite in 

 the wish that ample renumeration may 

 be awarded him. 



The carnation convention will be in 

 full swing before another issue, so this 

 is an ojiportune moment to extend on the 

 part of all the wholesale and retail flor- 

 ists of, and near the inetro|)olis. a cor 

 dial welcome to visitors. 



The marriage of a daughter of one 

 of the Bloomingdale Bros., at Sherry's, 

 on tire fourth, gave Mr. Biirnham and 

 his brother artist an op[)ortunity to ex- 

 hibit their skill as decorators. Nearly 

 4ltO giiots attended and the table dec- 

 orations were especially striking. Over 

 forty tables were occiipiecl and mounds 

 of Brides and white lilac predominated. 



Mr. T..iingjalir. vice president of the 

 Brooklyn Horticultural So<iety. a>ks 

 that ail intending to enjoy the banquet 

 on the '20th send him iiiforniation as 

 soon as ]M)ssibIe so that proper )U'e])ara- 

 tion may he made for the addition to 

 the nnml)er who have already signiliid 

 their intention of participating. This 

 may be iloiic indiviiliially, by letter or 

 by telegraph, as soon as tbe niimlM-r can 

 l>e accurately sent by the diircreiit par 

 ties from each city. He also request > 

 that the ladies will announce their coni- 

 i"" that proper arrangements for their 

 entertainment may lie made in time. 



The annual' meeting of the Brooklyn 

 Horticultural Society has lK>en post- 

 poned until after the close of the con- 

 vention. To the list of s]>eakers has 

 been added the name of President Bur- 

 tim. of the S. A. F. O. H. 



The Ford Bros,, of \A'est Thirtieth 

 street, have a fine stock daily of tulips 

 and ilatTodils from Hillebrccht. of Sc- 

 caucus, and a large assortment of car- 

 nations from Swayne, and Thompson 

 Bros., of Kennett Square. Pa., which 

 town is the birthplace of the Folds. 



Dunne & Co. are turning their store 

 into an elegant offie«? and sample room, 

 intending hereafter to keep their stock 

 in a large new warehouse, where the 

 facilities they will enjoy have for a 

 long time been needed. 



Riedel & Co. report a gradual and 

 encouraging weekly addition to their 

 volume of business. 



Igoe Bros., the carnation support 

 manufacturers of 226 North Ninth street, 

 Brooklyn, invite their "friends and cus- 

 tomers to call and see their manufac- 

 tory. 



■The "lily king" says the Easter flower 

 is coming in weekly with better quality 

 and constant increase of numbers. 



The violet headquarters report floods 

 of .50,000 daily with the greatest de- 

 mand for the medium-priced qualitj', a<nd 

 the best specials in bunches of 1110 sel- 

 dom going above 60 cents. 



Tracndly &. Schenck report an im- 

 mense sale of tulips in bo.xes and their 

 windows are always full of them. 



Sidney Nash, son of Mr. J. Nash, 

 of the Cut Flower Company, will return 

 from England on Saturday. 



The Arion ball is over and Hanft 

 Bros, have again outdone all previous 

 decorative efforts. 



J. I. Craw, the Ikjx manufacturer, 

 whose headquarters are with the Stumpp 

 & Walter Company, has just returned 

 from a six weeks' trip to Europe. 



ilcManus supplied the orchids for an 

 elalwrate dinner decoration by Theo. 

 Lang last week, at which cattleyas 

 abounded. 



ills. H. H. Bergi-r has recovered from 

 a severe attack of la grippe, which is al- 

 most epidemic here. 



Patrick O'Mara is still at St. Augus- 

 tine. Fla.. much the lietter for his recre- 

 ation, and will return to the city next 

 week. 



A sure evidence of gentle spring is the 

 announcement of the auction sales at 

 Clcary's. March :i. and at Elliott's, 

 March 10. !Mr. Cleary has had a tussle 

 with th<( grippe, from which he is now 

 recovering. 



At the Gould theater ])arty and sup- 

 per last week, seven tables were deco- 

 rated with round baskets of spring flow- 

 ers in the center of each. First, lilacs 

 and pansies; second, valley and peach 

 blossoms; third, red and yellow tulips; 

 fourth, double flowering peach ; fifth, 

 narcissus: sixth, freezias; seventh, jon- 

 quils. An immense bank of forsythia in 

 the conservatory added to the spring ef- 

 fect. The ladies" corsages were of 150 

 violets and three gardenias, and garden- 

 ias were the boiitonnieres. 



The Bowne wedding on Monday at the 

 MetrojKilitan Club. wa.s one of "the 

 events of the season," and the "Robert 

 Burns" dinner at Carnegie's on Thurs- 

 day was redolent of heather, genista, 

 white lilac, blooming azaleas and flow- 

 ering sniilax. All flowers used were in 

 vases of unique design and great value. 

 At the Metro))olitan two immense horse 

 shoes were used, attached to which were 

 forty vases, in each of which were eight 

 Bridesmaids. The Bride's initials, H. 

 B.. were workeil in ribbons on the side 

 and (m the table six immense silver lov- 

 ing cups held in each 36 Bridesmaid 

 roses. Immense banks of palms com- 

 pleted the work. In all of these Alex. 

 McConnell. of Forty-fifth street and Fifth 

 avenue, ofliciated. 



On Tuesday Siehrecht & Son had the 

 Barbev wediling at St. Bartholomew's 

 Church, and at the residence of the 

 bride, one of the largest functions of 

 the season, in which American Beauty 

 and Liberty roses predominated. The 

 curtain effects were beautiful, cape 

 smilax and valley lieing used. The doors 

 were festoone<l with Asparagus plurao- 

 su>i anil roses, each room in a different 



