April 30, 1903. 



The Weekly Florists' Review, 



965 



View in Warendorff's store in the Ansonia, New York, at Haster. 



of this progressive house. The importa- 

 tions of this firm this year are the 

 largest in their history and include ev- 

 erj-thing of importance in the nursery 

 line, with sjK'cimens that have never 

 been surpassed in fineness and beauty. 

 Their trained Buxus and Topiary plants 

 are exceptionally interesting and" include 

 eveiy design from animals to men of 

 war. They are now manufacturing their 

 owni tubs and wooden vases, and during 

 the busy season have nearly a hundred 

 employees. 



Elliott's auction rooms are centers of 

 great interest nowadays, on Tuesdays 

 and Fridays, this firm enjoying up to 

 date this year almost a monopoly in 

 their line — Cleary & Co. not yet having 

 begun their regular sales. 



If Fred W. Kelsey succeeds in ac- 

 quiring the object of his present ambi- 

 tion he will soon be a park commis- 

 sioner for the Oranges. His interest in 

 parks has extended over many years and 

 has won the indorsement of the best 

 citizens where he resides, so that there is 

 little doubt of his success. 



Tlie Outing Souvenir commemorating 

 the New, York Club's celebration on 

 July 1 is about completed, and nearly 

 all the prominent members of the club 

 are donating liljerally towards the fund 

 for prizes. President Troy has given 

 $25, wliich will be divided amongst the 

 seven ladies making the highest scores 

 in their bowling match. Jlr. Dunne has 

 given a .$10 rustic arm chair, which will 

 go to the married man over forty-five 

 years who can run fifty yards the fast- 

 est. Ford Bros, are giving a handsome 

 prize to the fellow who can jump the 

 farthest, and Alex. McConnell will sup- 

 ply the five men who win the tug-of-war 

 contest with the "sinews of war," which 

 the winners will ^>e apt to need. Beau- 

 lieu has given .$o wortli of his best 

 pansy seed to the fellow who can pitch 

 quoits most accurately. Gibbons has I 



given a prize for the "all-fours race." 

 The "egg-race" prize is a fancy work 

 basket, from Mr. ICreshover. The prize 

 in the "potato race for ladies only" will 

 l)e given by the Florists' Exchange. 

 Tlie winner of the race for girls under 

 sixteen will be rewarded with a bunch 

 of ribbons from Lion & Wertheinier. 

 W'.ilter Sheridan gives the prize for the 

 gii-ls' race under eleven, and John V. 

 Phillips the prize for the boys' race 

 undei' eleven. Treasurer Weatheread, 

 the girls' race under eight, and Secre- 

 tary Young, the boys' race under eight. 

 Vaughan's seed store will ])resent the 

 prizes to the winners in tlie ba.seball 

 game, Benedicts vs. Bachclois, and the 

 fat men's race will be cared for bj- The 

 Florists' Review. Another prize is a 

 copy of the American Carnation, of- 

 fei-ed by Mr. C. \V. Ward. These annual 

 outings tend to harmony and are very 

 restful and beneficial. Tlie boat ride, 

 music and the dinner, added to all the 

 games that have been here indicated, 

 will make this a veiy pleasant day in 

 the club's history. 



The interest in the great convention 

 at ililwaukee is growing daily, and the 

 number who will attend from New York 

 will undoubtedly be large. In fact, it 

 seems as though everybody is laying 

 plans to enjoy this great vearly festival 

 of the S. A.'F. O. H., aiul tlie special 

 train that carries the eastern contingent 

 will have to have more cars than the 

 one that took the boys to and "put 

 them oir at Buffalo." 



Miss JI. A. Vail, librarian of the New 

 York Botiinical Gardens, sailed last week 

 for Europe to collect books and speci- 

 mens and to try and arrange exchange 

 systems between the gardens of Paris 

 and New York. 



A unique decoration was given at 

 Sheriw's last week by the Wall street 

 bulls and bears inside a floral globe 

 which was made to i-epresent the earth. 



The floor was carpeted with ferns, a 

 great oval table occupied the center of 

 the earth, and an immense bank of 

 blooming plants the center of the table. 

 The floral display within was novel and 

 beautiful, interspersed with an abun- 

 dance of electrie lamps and floral tele- 

 pliones, wliile live lambs and a live bull 

 and live liear were chained outside. 



A -wedding of interest was that of the 

 daughter of W. S. Allen, the wholesale 

 florist. 



The gi-eenhouses at Woodside, owned 

 by A. S. Burns, have been leased by 

 Suzuki & lida. 



A. Herrmann sails for Europe April 

 30 by the steamship Grosser Kurfuerst 

 on an extended trip to buy novelties for 

 the fall trade. J. Austin Shaw. 



PITTSBURG. 



The Market. 



Tlie supply and demand in cut flowers 

 is about equal. Tlie quality of the stock 

 that is received is cs|x>cially fine, par- 

 ticularly the good grades of Maid and 

 Bride roses, and the quantity of these 

 was suflScient to ni*et the heax-y demands 

 of the past week, 



.\ surplus of the poorer grades of car- 

 nations was very noticeable. Tlie better 

 grades, such as fancy white, red and 

 pink, were scarce and readily sold at 

 good prices. 



Beauties are plentiful and are offered 

 at low prices. Lilies are somewhat of a 

 glut and can be bought in large lots at 

 your own ]>rice. Sweet peas, mignon- 

 ette, pansies and swainsonus are plenti- 

 ful enough and are selling at reasonable 

 prices. 



Various Items. 



Last week we experienced very cool 

 weather, the thermometer registering 

 below the freezing point e\-ery night. 



