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The Florists' Review 



Mabch 16, 1816. 



pot plants this year, and experience 

 little difficulty in disposing of them 

 locally. 



Henry H. Hensley, Rock Island, says 

 cut flower trade has been active with 

 him. Corsages and gift boxes have 

 been selling well. 



J. Staack & Sons, Moline, according 

 to John Staack, are prepared for a 

 big year. They expect 1916 to be a 

 banner year for the trade, and so far 

 it has made good with them. 



MINNEAPOLIS. 



The Ball at St. Paul. 



The Minneapolis florists had a fine 

 time at the ball held in St. Paul. All 

 the world and his wife were there. Mr. 

 and Mrs. Will and Mr. and Mrs. Olson, 

 of St. Paul, were at home, extending 

 good wishes and greetings to all com- 

 ers. Mr. Holm was an able master of 

 ceremonies. Miss H. B. Whitted, of 

 Minneapolis, took eleven of her staff, 

 using a limousine and the new car — • 

 some car; it cannot be beat; a sure 

 proof of profits in flowers. All the boys 

 wore suitable coat flowers and the 

 ladies wore corsage bouquets of appro- 

 priate flowers. Everyone had a fine 

 time and all were pleased with the din- 

 ner, which was served by the St. Paul 

 ladies and was a proof that cookery 

 and flowers are dual occupations. They 

 saw to it that flowers were tabled with 

 excellent taste side by side with tasty 

 cookery. 



Among those present were Mr. and 

 Mrs. C. N. Ruedlinger, Mr. and Mrs. W. 

 D. Desmond, Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Wirth, 

 Mr. and Mrs. Rice, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh 

 Will. 



By the way, some of the boys were 

 like Oliver Twist in "Pickwick Pa- 

 pers," and wanted more, not because 

 they did not get enough, but, as one 

 expressed it, "I would take a chance 

 on banner cooking like that if I bust 

 for it." 



Various Notes. 



Weather condition^ are still severe. 

 The sun comes out brightly at times 

 and then bulbous stock insists on 

 blooming. 



For the Baby week show O. E. 

 Amundson had a nice window displav 

 consisting of prettily arranged baskets 

 of flowers. A place of honor was given 

 to a basket of yellow crocuses. 



T. S. Lynes is back again after a 

 severe illness. He always carries an 

 A 1 quality of flowers. 



The A. L. Randall Co., of Chicago, 

 had a tasteful display of goods at the 

 Radisson hotel. The energetic repre- 

 sentatives of the firm were pushing and 

 getting business. If the house supports 

 the travelers with the same vim, great 

 business will be done. 



''If in business you would rise, either 

 bust or advertise." Minneapolis flo- 

 rists are believers in this motto. Bulb- 

 ous stock is plentiful, ranging from 1% 

 to 3 cents for first-class stock. 



The Merriam Park Nurseries have 

 30,000 lilies in course of preparation for 

 Easter. They are in good shape. 



Last year several growers rather re- 

 duced the value of their lilies for want 

 of space. Crowding is not good for 

 them. 



The Minneapolis Floral Co. has a fine 

 stock of young geraniums and bedding 

 plants. 



Growers of tulips complain a great 



deal of poor results. In some cases half 

 of the stock has come blind. Sweet 

 peas are now coming in freely. With 

 the exception of Yarrawa, the grandi- 

 flora types are the only ones that will 

 bloom with the ice on the glass and the 

 temperature from 10 to 35 degrees be- 

 low zero. Yarrawa is a magnificent 

 winter-flowering sweet pea. I have 

 seen it here in fine shape, with fiower 

 stems a foot long, when the outside 

 temperature was 35 degrees below. 

 Many varieties are winter budders; this 

 is a winter bloomer. F. E. B. 



BALTIMOBE. 



The Market. 



The advent of Lent last week did not 

 affect the market to any extent. The 

 demand in all lines has continued steady 

 and the supply, while not large, is mov- 

 ing well. Carnations, instead of becom- 

 ing cheaper, have risen in price, espe- 

 cially the fancy, light-colored varieties. 

 Red and novelty colors remain the same. 

 Daffodils are arriving more heavily and 

 selling at a slightly lower price. Val- 

 ley is shorter in supply but sufficient 

 for all demands. Roses are fairly plen- 

 tiful and white was offered in quanti- 

 ties for the first time in weeks. Single 

 violets are moving slowly, but doubles 

 sell satisfactorily. Bulbous stock is be- 

 coming more plentiful and the prices 

 have receded somewhat. Smilax is 

 scarce and only poor, thin strings are 

 to be had. 



Club Meeting and Banquet. 



The annual election of officers for 

 the ensuing club year took place at 

 the regular meeting of the Flo- 

 rists' Club, held March 13, and was 

 followed by an elaborate banquet 

 at Hotel Rennert. The following 

 were elected to office: President, 

 James Hamilton; vice-president, Albert 

 Fiedler; corresponding secretary, N. F. 

 Flitton; financial secretary, George Tal- 

 bot; treasurer, Fred. G. Burger; libra- 

 rian, C. M. Wagner. The club's attend- 

 ance as a body at the National Flower 

 Show at Philadelphia was brought up 

 and it was decided to leave the date to 

 the committee in charge. This will be 

 arranged at an early date and members 

 duly notified. 



The banquet was a decidedly success- 

 ful one, and was well attended. The 

 hall was nicely decorated and reflected 

 credit on those who donated the flowers 

 and on Robert W. Johnston and William 

 E. Seidewitz, who tastefully executed 

 the decoration. Robert L. Graham was 

 an efficient toastmaster and everything 

 passed smoothly. The officers made a 

 plea for better attendances and many 

 of the members spoke. 



Various Notes. 



E. A. Seidewitz had a most effective 

 decoration last week. A well-known 

 merchant celebrated his eightieth birth- 

 day anniversary at a local club, and 

 his country home and grounds were re^ 

 produced on the stage of -the banquet 

 hall. The arrangement was admirable, 

 the smallest detail being carried out, 

 even to the extent of having a hen and 

 a brood of young chicks running around. 

 Spring flowers were used on the table 

 and the entire effect was striking. 



Max Forthuber, of the Parkway 

 Flower Shop, while teaching a new man 

 how to handle the delivery car, saw 



himself in imminent danger of a colli- 

 sion and pulled the emergency brake in 

 such haste that the gears were broken. 

 The damage amounted to about $50 and 

 a temporary loss of the use of the 

 machine. 



Frederick C. Bauer is cutting some 

 of his well-grown fiadiance roses. These 

 have become well known in the local 

 trade and have been appropriately nick- 

 named Pink Beauties. 



D. T. Connor, of Philadelphia, was a 

 caller this week. 



Posters announcing the National 

 Flower Show at Philadelphia are mak- 

 ing their appearance on the local bill- 

 boards and the railroads are advertis- 

 ing extensively. The committee in 

 charge of arrangements of the local club 

 is pushing things along and Baltimore 

 is assured of a large representation at 

 the show. 



The club has recognized Billy Sunday 

 officially and is making arrangements 

 to attend the evangelist's meetings in 

 a body. Robert L. Graham is taking an 

 active part in this affair and all mem- 

 bers wishing to attend would do well to 

 notify him of the number they wish to 

 bring, in order that reservations may 

 be made. The date will be decided 

 upon shortly and members notified. 



W. F. E. 



BXTFFALO. 



The Market. 



The market conditions of last week 

 were rather irregular, with but a slight 

 change from those of the week previous. 

 Beauties, of course, are at a premium. 

 Other varieties of roses, such as the 

 Killarneys, are now at their best both 

 in length and color. Carnations are 

 rapidly accumulating and meeting but 

 a small demand, the quality being poor. 

 Bulbous stock is not moving so well, 

 and there is an oversupply of it. Choice 

 sweet peas now are to be had. Valley 

 and orchids are decidedly scarce, but 

 mignonette, myosotis and daisies are 

 plentiful. Freesias, too, are sufficient 

 for present requirements. Violets are 

 about the same, the singles continuing 

 to be as scarce as ever. Lilacs as yet 

 remain scarce. Greens are plentiful 

 and of good quality. 



Various Notes. 



Recent visitors were William Dykes, 

 with Edward Jansen, New York; Robert 

 Greenlaw, of the S. S. Pennock-Meehan 

 Co., Philadelphia; L. B. Bryant, of 

 Cambridge, Mass.; August Rolker, of 

 New York. 



A. J. Reichert had the management 

 of the decorations for the Orpheus ball 

 at the Broadway Auditorium last week. 



One of the week 's visitors was A. J. 

 Baur, of the Baur Floral Co., Erie, Pa. 



The Florists' Club's banquet, which 

 was held at the Hofbrau, Tuesday, 

 March 7, was well attended. The an- 

 nual election of officers resulted as fol- 

 lows: President, Emil Brucker; vice- 

 president, William Sievers; secretary, 

 William Legg; financial secretary, Mark 

 Palmer; treasurer, Edward Stroh. Many 

 application blanks were filled out for 

 new members. A committee of five was 

 appointed to hold a special meeting in 

 regard to the Elks' flower and fashion 

 show, which they all assure me will be 

 one grand success from start to finish. 



A. E. 



