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The Florists^ Review 





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August a, 1916. 



BOSTON. 



The Market. 



After a week of damp, stormy and 

 uuconifortable weather, the market is 

 comparatively bare of flowers, a large 

 proportion of the outdoor flowers 

 usually, in evidcuc<> at this season hav- 

 ing been spoiled. There has been a de- 

 cided additional shortening of rose sup- 

 plies and priees have shown some im- 

 Erovement. Short-stemmed stock has 

 een quite scarce. Some good Beauties 

 are coming in, the best making $20 to 

 |(25 per hundred. Among the other va- 

 rieties arriving of good quality at this 

 time are Double White Killarney, Mary- 

 land, Sunburst, Ward, Ophelia and 

 Hadley. Carnations are making about 

 double last week 'a prices and clean up 

 easily. Sweet peas have been poor and 

 scarce, due to the hot, damp weather, 

 but they now are arriving in a t>etter 

 condition. 



Gladioli are arriving in large num- 

 bers from outdoors and are the most 

 conspicuous flowers on the market. 

 Prices are lower, the best blooms mak- 

 ing $4 to $5 per hundred. Mrs. F. King 

 and America are better sellers than 

 Pink Beauty. A few more asters are 

 arriving, but all of them clean up 

 quickly. Some fine Lilium speciosum 

 and auratum are seen, in addition to 

 L. giganteum. Good valley is scarce 

 and makes $5 per hundred. A fair as- 



ponents, Captain Miller himself send- 

 ing in two goals with stinging shots. 

 Peter M. Miller added a third. 



The women's baseball game was full 

 of thrills, as usual. The married la- 

 dies made a bad start, but gained stead- 

 ily as the game progressed and might 

 have won out had there been a couple 

 more innings. There was plenty, of tea, 

 coffee, ice cream and sandwiches for 

 all, ladies and children in addition re- 

 ceiving boxes of chocolates. Prizes 

 were distributed by P. M. Miller and 

 W. J. Kennedy at the conclusion of 

 the sports, which were successfully car- 

 ried out, no accident whatever marring 

 any of the games. The list of sporting 

 events and ^e winners follows: 



Baseball, between commercial growers and pri- 

 vate gardeners — AVon by private Kiirdeners by a 

 score of 3 to 2. The •winning team consisted of 

 W. J. Iliffe, captain; H. L. Pree. J. Bannon, 

 llerce, Ixxkridite, W. Iliffe, C. Doten, T. Iliffe, 

 AV. Doten and G. H. Cray. 



Baseball, boj-s \mder sixteen yeara — "Won by 

 J. F. Flood's team by a score of 7 to 1. The Jilay- 

 ers of the winning team were Flood, Palmer, 

 Elsenhanlt, AVhyte, Esty, Pierce, KilUan, Pree 

 and Stelll>erger. 



Baseball, between married women and single 

 women — AVon by single women by a score of 18 

 to 13. The winning team consisted of Captain 

 Susan E. Rogers, Alice Iliffe, Edith Iliffe, Flor- 

 ence Eiseuhardt, Louise Eisenhardt, A. Birk- 

 maier, E. Stellberger, F. Douglas and Florence 

 Palmer. 



Soccer football — Captain John Miller's team 

 won by three goals: their opponents scored noth- 

 ing. In the winning team were Captain John 

 Miller. AV. C. Rust. P. M. Miller. J^^ R. Ness. 

 J. Mclntyre, Hugh McAiUey, J. F. Flood, J. P. 

 Bannon, J. Morrison, G. H. Cray and W. N. 

 Craig. 



Quoits — Matthew S. Brown, first; John Duguid, 

 second; AValter Jack, third. 



Tug of war, between commercial growers and 

 private gardeners — Easily won by the private 

 gnrdencrs, who had the beef lacking among the 

 commercials. The winning team consisted of 

 Onptain J. I.. Smith, W. J. Iliffe, J. Methven, 

 AV. D. Nickerson, O. H. Cray, Fred Colea. F. 

 Cave, J. H. Blockrldge, B. Kelly and Donald 

 Crcighton. 



Fifty-yard race, children under 6 years of age 

 — AValter Costollo, first; Frank Duguid, second. 



The following firms and individuals 

 contributed to the fund for prizes, etc., 

 for the picnic: Thomas Boland, James 

 Wheeler, D. Finlavson, the T. J. Grey 

 Co., the Lunt Moss Co., Mrs. W. W. 

 Edgar, A. K. Rogers, David Weir, the 

 Lord & Burnham Co., H. H. Bartsch, 

 S. J. Goddard, Peter Fisher, Donald Mc- 

 Kenzie, Knight & Struck Co., J. G. 

 Duguid, James Bole, Robert Cameron, 

 W. J. Kennedy, W. N. Craig, A. H. 

 Hews & Co., J. Breck & Sons, the A, T. 

 Stearns Co., David Iliffe, J. P. Shea, the 

 Boston J*late & Window Glass Co., 

 W. H. Judd, F. E. Palmer, the B. F. 

 Goodrich Co., the W. W. Edgar Co., the 

 Revere Rubber Co., Henry W. Clark, 

 the King Construction Co., the Fottler, 

 Fiske Rawson Co., P. M. Miller, John 

 R. Ness, W. C. Rust, D. J. Creighton, 

 Roy Cane, W. H. Elliott, H. M. Robin- 

 son & Co., C. P. Sweetser, John L. 

 Smith. 



Various Notes. 



Mann Bros., of Randolph, are cutting 

 large numbers of fine speciosum and 

 auratum lilies, in addition to gigan- 

 teums. They have a fine assortment of 

 annuals and perennials, such as salpi* 



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The Boston Florists' and Gardeners' Qub Held its Annual Outing at East Milton, Mass., July 27. 



sortment of annuals and perennials are 

 coming in. A few lots of dahlias also 

 are coming from outdoors. Cattleyas 

 are shortening in supply and gardenias 

 are just about sufficient for the demand. 



Club Picnic Wet But Great. 



Weather conditions in New England 

 have been bad of late and the Garden- 

 ers' and Florists' Club annual picnic 

 ran up against a rain storm July 27, 

 for the first time in its history. From 

 11 a. m. to 12:30 p. m. a terrific thunder 

 storm raged, rain falling in veritable 

 sheets. However, the roomy gym- 

 nasium at Cunningham park, East Mil- 

 ton, gave ample shelter for everyone, 

 and there a concert was given, with 

 dances interspersed, until the rain 

 ceased. This kept everyone in excel- 

 lent humor. In spite of somewhat un- 

 favorable weather, there was no notice- 

 able falling off in attendance from for- 

 mer years. 



After luncheon the numerous sports 

 were all pushed through, with the ex- 

 ception of lawn tennis, the courts be- 

 ing too damp for effective play. The 

 soccer football game proved an attrac- 

 tive feature and the players were well 

 soaked with both perspiration and 

 water from the numerous pools on the 

 field when the game ended. John 

 Miller's team well distanced their op- 



Hunired-yard race, cirls over 12 and imder 14 

 years of age — Elsie Enrtsch, first; Dorothy Pal- 

 mer, second. 



Fifty-yard race, boys under eight years of age 

 — Walter Costello, first; George Cray, second. 



Fifty-yard race, girls under eight years of 

 ag? — Fthel Cray, first: Hilda Smith, second. 



Seventy-five-yanl race, girls over 10 and imder 

 12 years of age — Mary Flood, first; Marion Iliffe, 

 second. 



Seventy-flve-ynrd race. l)oys over 10 and under 

 12 years of age — Norman Craig, first; Robert 

 Esty. second. 



Fifty-yard race, Voys over 8 and under 10 years 

 of age — Nelson Bartbch, first; Joseph Smith, sec- 

 ond. 



Fifty-yard race, girls over 8 and under 10 years 

 of age — Alargaret Cray, first; Ruth Brown, sec- 

 ond. 



Hundrpd-yard race, bovs over 12 and under 14 

 years of age — Prescott AVhite, first; T. Boland, 

 second. 



Hundred-yartl race, men over 30 years of age — 

 Thomas S. Brown, first; F. E. Palmer, second. 

 This was a strong class, with twelve entries. 



Hundred-yard race for married women — Mrs. 

 Edgar Kelly, first; Mrs. Fred Coles, second. 



Hundred yard race, single women. 18 years of 

 age and over — Edith Iliffe, first; Alice Duguid, 

 second. 



Himdred-j-ard race, boys 14 to 18 years of age 

 — J. Rogers, first: Douglas Duguid. second. 



Hundred-yard race, club members only — W. J. 

 Iliffe, first; H. L. Pree, second. 



Flag race, girls under 15 years of age — Final 

 heat, Doris Bartsch, first; Flora Donald, second. 



Potato race, boys under 15 years of age — ^Final 

 heat, T. Roland, first; J. Duguid. second. 



Hundred-yard race, girls over 14 and under 18 

 years of age — Margaret Iliffe, flrat; Alice Du- 

 guid, second. 



Hundred-yard race, men 175 pounds and over — 

 John Lally. first; John L. Smith, second. 



Sack race, boys under 16 vears of age — James 

 Edgar, first; Prescott AVhyte. second. 



Sack race, club members — Final heat, T. S. 

 Brown, first; C. A. Stellberger. second. 



OVwtacle race — Theodore Palmer, first; H. L. 

 Pree, second. 



glossis, coreopsis, gaillardias, cen- 

 taureas, candytuft, gypsophilas, lark- 

 spurs, etc. 



Andrew Christensen, of Stoneham, 

 commenced throwing out his carnations 

 this week, but "will not start housing 

 for at least a fortnight. He finds a 

 ready market for large numbers of flow- 

 ers at $10 to $20 per thousand. Field 

 plants are making a splendid growth. 



Araucaria imbricata, commonly called 

 the monkey puzzle tree, is not fre- 

 quently seen locally as a pot plant, but 

 James McCormick, of Maiden, is mar- 

 keting a good number at present and 

 finds a ready sale for them. 



David Welch, of Welch's, returned 

 from his vacation July 31, well bronzed 

 and a few pounds lighter, as a result 

 of strenuous exercise. Edward Welch 

 left for Old Orchard, Me., on the same 

 day for the month of August. At 

 Welch's I noted splendid gladioli from 

 Carl D. Hale, of Rowley; also excellent 

 Beauties and valley. 



Mr. and Mrs. Henry Penn July 31 

 left by auto for a trip to Maine. Most 

 of the time will be spent camping out. 

 William Penn returned from his vaca- 

 tion July 31. Duncan Robertson, of 

 the Penn staff, is spending his vacation 

 camping; Julius Fagan is taking an 

 auto trip; B. Friedman is in New York 

 and A. L. Bock at Richmond, Me. Fu- 



