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HORTICULTURE 



September 25, 1909 



During Recess 



A PROGRESSIVE BOSTON ESTABLISHMENT. 



DETAIL FLORISTS' ASSOCIATION 

 OF NEW YORK. 



This young organization had its 

 ^'First Annual Smoker and Stag" on 

 Friday evening, September 17, at Rei- 

 senweber's, 58th street and 8th ave., 

 New York City. About seventy-five 

 gentlemen were in attendance and 

 they enjoyed themselves up to the 

 limit. A fine musical program was 

 furnished by vaudeville managers, in 

 eluding dancing and songs and stirring 

 .addresses were made by Mr. Nicholas 

 and others. A fine collation was 

 .served. A telegram was read from 

 Wm. J. Stewart, Boston, expressing 

 regret at inability to be present. 



ROCHESTER NEVER TIRES. 



The local association, last Wednes- 

 day, held a clambake at Salmon's 

 •Grove, which was well attended. In 

 spite of the many guests the clams, 

 under W. Keller's able management, 

 went all round, while Messrs. Stringer 

 and 'Vick, as dispensers of good cheer, 

 made one think they had missed their 

 ■vocation. Our well-known friend, G. 

 Kramer, had charge of the games, 

 which brought out unexpected abili- 

 ities in many of our florists. The af- 

 ternoon was voted a most successful 

 one, and now we look forward to a 

 .grand supper a couple of weeks hence. 



A. P. 



CHICAGO PREPARES FOR 

 ROCHESTER. 



AUie Zeck, one of the most enthusi- 

 ;astic leaders in the Chicago Florists' 

 Bowling Club, has succeeded in arous- 

 ing sufficient enthusiasm in the game 

 -to warrant the forming of a league 

 of four teams. A final meeting for 

 .choosing the teams will be held at 

 Zeck & Mann's on the 21st, after 

 which time they expect to play regu- 

 larly each Thursday at Bessinger's. 



ASTORIA FLORISTS' BOWLING 

 CLUB. 



The Astoria (N. Y.) Florists' Bowl- 

 ing Club, of which W. H. Siebrecht is 

 president, Philip Binsman secretary 

 .and treasurer, and John Donaldson 

 •captain, have begun a regular series of 

 ^ames Tuesday evenings. The bowlers 

 and scores on the evening of Septem- 

 "ber 14, were as follows: 



Lorenz 134 12.", 1.50 



Jkliesem 146 IfJ 125 



Eiusmau 163 98 125 



Smith I.IS 139 113 



W. H. Sielji-echt 132 1.51 148 



Alford 156 123 101 



W. H. Slebi-echt, .Tv 130 126 128 



DoerUofer 114 110 121 



Donaldson 120 169 141 



Kessler 135 141 124 



H. SiebrecUt 101 128 108 



Jacobs :in 100 113 106 



Shaw lOS lis 111 



COMING FLOWER SHOW AT 

 ROCHESTER. 



November 2. 3 and 4 are the dates 

 for the first annual Flower Show of 

 the Commercial Florists' Association, 

 of Rochester, N. Y. It will be held at 

 Convention Hall and many novel fea- 

 tures are contemplated. Charles H. 

 Vick, 1S7 Main street East, Rochester, 

 is General Director, and H. B. Stringer, 

 180 Meigs street, is Secretary. 



The accompanying views st^ow ex- 

 terior and interior of a new house just 

 added to the range of Sidney Hoffman, 

 opposite the entrance to Mount Auburn 



Two other houses, one 24x100 and one 

 16x100, are devoted to Lorraine be- 

 gonias and cyclamens. The output of 

 these houses is used in Mr. Hoffman's 



Cemetery at Cambridge. The house is 

 iron frame, 36x212, and has been plant- 

 ed with carnations. The office build- 

 ing is 32x34, with basement and attic. 



ttore on Commonwealth avenue, Bos- 

 ton. It is just six years since this 

 hustling young man started business 

 in Boston in a small way. 



ST. LOUIS NOTES. 



Coming Flower Show. 



Preliminary arrangements for the 

 annual flower show and pomological 

 exhibition were perfected on Tuesday 

 night, September 14th, at a meeting 

 held by the executive board of the St. 

 Louis Horticultural Society. The show 

 will be held at the new Coliseum on 

 November 9 to 12. F. W. Brockman, 

 chairman of the committee, says it will 

 be the Society's greatest effort. 



Business and Personal. 



Alexander Johnson's new range at 

 Wellston is completed and the houses 

 are being planted with roses and car- 

 nations. 



Grimm & Gorley have opened a 

 branch store at 702 Washington ave- 

 nue. The place will be known as the 

 American Beauty Store, wi'th Walter 

 Retzer in charge. 



Visitors: G. M. Rayburn. Chicago; 

 J. J. Karins of Dreer's. Philadelphia; 

 H. Rackham. Denver, Colo.: J. D. Car- 

 mcdy. Evansville, Ind.; E. W. Guy, 

 Belleville, J. F. Ammann, Edwards- 

 ville. 111. 



Walter Sanders, son of C. C. San- 

 ders, was married on Thursday. Sep- 

 teni1)er 9th, to Miss Eva Harper. No 

 one in the trade has more friends than 

 Walter and they are congratulating 

 him on all sides. 



VISITORS IN BOSTON. 



H. L. Sawyer. Jacksonville, Fla.; 

 E. H. Chamberlain, New Bedford, 

 Mass. 



Lieut.-Col. Prain, director of Kew 

 Garden, London, England; J. Back- 

 house, York, England. 



J. Featherstone, Superintendent H. 

 J. Heinz estate and Wm. Allen, super- 

 intendent of Homewood Cemetery, 

 Pittsburgh, Pa.; Prof. Wm. Trelease, 

 Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis. 



INDIANAPOLIS PERSONALS. 



Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Wiegand re- 

 turned September IS from a three and 

 one-half months' trip in Europe. 



Visitors: E. G. Hill, Richmond; 

 Walter Coles, Kokomo; Peter Weiland, 

 New Castle; E. J. Brown, Shelbyville; 

 E. T. Barnes, Spencer; Fred Dorner, 

 Jr., Lafayette; J. J. Karins, represent- 

 ing H. A. Dreer, Philadelphia, Pa. 



PERSONAL. 



C. W. Reiniers. of Onarga, 111., is 

 now located at Wellsville, N. Y. 



Ed. Spielman, of Buffalo, has gone 

 to Rochester. N. Y., and taken a posi- 

 tion with H. E. Wilson. 



Herman J. Miller of Terryville has 

 accepted a position with W. W. Thom- 

 son. Horisi, of West Hartford, Conn. 



The engagement is announced of W. 

 W. Clark and Miss E. F. Vose. both . 

 connected with Schlegel & Fottler Co., 

 Boston. 



