

ACGDST 10, 1916. 



The Florists' Review 



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BUFFALO. 



The Market. 



An intensely hot wave made Buffalo 

 gasp for cooling breezes, but the city 

 nevertheless was reported to be one of 

 the least suffering of the cities that 

 sweltered under a fierce sun. 



Good Beauties are sufficient for pres- 

 ent requirements, but other roses are 

 quite the contrary in this respect. 

 Bussell, owing to its keeping qualities, 

 is about as much in derasad as any 

 rose in the market. The supply in 

 general is short. White as a rule will 

 accumulate for several days and then 

 suddenly clear completely. Ophelia 

 seems to be decidedly popular. The 

 carnations to be had are showing the 

 effects of the hot weather, being small 

 in size and soft. Red spider has a grip 

 on some of them. 



Valley is not in much better condi- 

 tion than last reported. Easter lilies 

 now are enjoying a great demand as 

 the result of funeral work. Gladioli 

 are unusually scarce this season, but 

 those that arrive clear with no diffi- 

 culty. ' Cattleyas have increased in 

 supply somewhat; the demand for them 

 is rather small. Asters are arriving in 

 small consignments, the stock being 

 short and small as a result of the dry 

 and hot weather. The inferiority of 

 this flower, which is an important item 

 of the summer months, reacts on other 

 garden flowers, which are none too 

 abundant at present. Greens are in 

 ample supply. 



The Florists* Club's Outing. 



Never before has there been such a 

 large turnout of florists as at the out- 

 ing of the Florists' Club this year, 

 which was held at a new place, the 

 Automobile Club 's grounds, at Clar- 

 ence. The weather was ideal — not any 

 too warm. The first event on the pro- 

 gram was the baseball game between 

 the greenhousemen and the storemen. 

 The joy-maker, L. H. Neubeck, acted 

 as umpire. John Cramer, the pitching 

 demon, and Edward Stroh, the big 

 small man, were the batteries for the 

 storemen, and W. Gittere, the minute- 

 man of Charles Sandiford, and T. G. 

 Tighe, of the King Construction Co., 

 were the batteries for the greenhouse- 

 men. The final score was 2 to 1 in 

 favor of the storemen. Every minute 

 l^roved to be exciting and interesting.. 

 After the ball game the athletic con- 

 tests were held. The winners in each 

 event were: 



PIftjr-yard dash, for boys under 14 years of 

 age — Svdney StoU, first; Chaunfpy Neubeck, sec- 

 ond; John Hunt, lUrd; Albert Koehler, fourth. 



Race for boys and girls under 12 years of ape 

 — Donald Scott, first; Fannie Preisach, second; 

 Geraldlne Reichert, third; John Kastinir, foiirth. 



Three-legged race — A. Kieffer and I^eo Neu- 

 beck, first; John Cramer and Edward Stroh, sec- 

 ond. 



Hundred-yard dash— P. A. Urennan, first: E. 

 Slattery, second; E. Stuntz, third; Henry Krauss, 

 fourth; R. Klnkel, fifth. 



Women's ball-throwing contest — Miss Blessing, 

 first; Miss Bemer, second; Miss Hoffman, third: 

 Miss White, fourth. 



Women's race — Miss Wilson, first; Miss Bless- 

 ing, second; Miss Redmond, third; Miss Sewell, 

 fourth. 



Hurdle race — G. P. Brennnn. first; Leo Neu- 

 beck, second; R. Kinkel, third; Joseph Tohin. 

 fourth. 



Men's bnll-throwing contcf-t — J. Roach, first; 

 W. Grever, second; B. Booker, third; D. Scott, 

 fourth. 



Various Notes. 



F. G. Nelson, of the Burlington Wil- 

 low Ware Shops, of Burlington, la., and 

 S. D. Greene, representing H. Bayers- 

 dorfer & Co., of Philadelphia, were re- 

 cent visitors. 



Arthur Wilke, Joseph Cannon and 

 Henry Krauss August 19 start a two 

 weeks' vacation at Conesus lake. 

 Joseph Cannon also, will spend a week 

 at Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 



Harold Taylor, with John Breit- 

 meyer's Sons, Detroit, Mich., stopped 

 here en route to Washington, D. C. He 

 intends stopping off at Pittsburgh and 

 Philadelphia. 



For several weeks W. J. Palmer & 

 Son have had carnations placed in front 

 of the store, with a placard reading: 

 **Take a carnation and drop yoar of- 

 fering to send some young kiddies to 

 Cradle Beach." The sum realized, was 

 $150, for which the committee was 

 grateful. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Palmer 

 and family toured to their summer 

 home in the Muskoka region, where 

 they expect to stay for several weeks. 



Thomas Cahill, of the Z. "D. Black- 

 istone store, Washington, D. C, was 

 here last week en route to Niagara 

 falls. A. E. 



CINCINNATI. 



The Slarket. 



The continuous hot, dry weather has 

 seriously impaired the cut, both in 

 quantity and quality. The better 

 grades of flowers have sold readily and 

 at times have run short. The entire 

 supply, however, is not large. Roses 



are in limited supply. Gladioli and 

 asters are plentiful. In the former the 

 choice light colors are in greatest de- 

 mand. Easter lilies are abundant and 

 meet with a good call. Rubrum and 

 album lilies have a good market. 

 Hardy hydrangeas are excellent and 

 sell pretty well. 



Various Notes. 



Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Peterson are the 

 only Cincinnatians who, up to this 

 time, have signified their intention of 

 attending the S. A. F. convention at 

 Honston, Tex. 



C. E. Gritchell has had a good sale 

 for his Lilium speciosum, rubrum and 

 album. 



Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Gillett and Mr. 

 and Mrs. William Mayhall drove to 

 Amelia, O., on Sunday, August 6. Thfey 

 found everything at Charles Pommert's 

 place in excellent condition. 



Miss Laura Murphy left August 6 for 

 a two weeks' stay at the Murphy cot- 

 tage at Le Cheneaux. 



Among j-ecent visitors were G. E. 

 Moore and J. T. Turner, of Rushville, 

 Ind. C. H. H. 



William A. Natrop, formerly with the 

 E. G. Hill Co., has opened an office at 

 910 First National Bank building to 

 practice his profession as a landscape 

 architect. 



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William Sim, of Cliftondale, Mass., 

 is reducing the area of single violets 

 and giving the space to roses and car- 

 nations. This stock is in splendid shape 

 and will be an important factor in the 

 market. The Comet tomato is appropri- 

 ately named, as the fruit and seed bring 

 the highest figures known to the writer. 

 Among other interesting and promising 

 items here are polyanthus grown for 

 blooms, pansies for seed, and a select 

 strain of Early Cory sweet corn, sown 

 in pots in the greenhouse and trans- 

 planted into a' 10-acre tract. 



Thomas Roland, of Nahant, Mass., is 

 preparing for holiday trade with a house 

 of ardisias, pretty stock that is setting 

 fruit. There are also cyclamens, heaths, 

 Dracaena Godseffiana and other stove 

 plants. A visit to this place, one of 

 nature's beauty spots, at this season of 

 the year, is charming. 



The W. W. Edgar Co., of Waverley, 

 Mass., has a fine lot of Otaheite oranges 

 that are setting fruit. The cyclamens, 

 begonias and early chrysanthemums 

 also are highly promising. The new 

 house is rapidly going up, to take care 

 of holiday stock. "We have just closed 

 a most prosperous season," commented 

 Mrs. Edgar. I met Manager Herman 

 H. Bartsch, who had just returned from 

 the sweet pea show, feeling greatly 

 pleased with the outing and perfectly 

 fit for the fall campaign. 



W. T. Walke, of Salem, Mass., finds 

 local retail business increasing, necessi- 

 tating the growing of a larger variety 

 of stock and the engaging of more 

 labor. "There's more money in it also; 

 so we have to do it," observed Mr. 

 Walke. 



McGee, Geary & Co., of Salem, Mass., 



are taking the opportunity to repaint 

 their establishment. Funeral work is 

 a leading feature in their trade and 

 has been notably steady for some time. 



Chatterton Warburton, of Fall River, 

 Mass., has taken possession of his new 

 store, located ' directly opposite the old 

 one. More space and several other ad- 

 vantages are gained by the move. Fu- 

 neral work has been good right along. 

 His carnations are fine in the field, de- 

 spite the heavy rains. He finds Benora 

 to be the most useful variety. 



Antoine Leuthy, of A. Leuthy & Co., 

 of Roslindale, Mass., was going over 

 some checks at the time or my visit, 

 and remarked, "There is a class of cus- 

 tomers who pay promptly in any case, 

 while others will not do so, no matter 

 how flourishing the times may be. Un- 

 doubtedly the coming season will see a 

 tightening up of credits," he continued, 

 "owing to the scarcity of many kinds 

 of stock and the impossibility of im- 

 porting any to fill the shortage." Mr. 

 Leuthy has just returned from a tour 

 among the leading growers of decora- 

 tive plants in the east and he bases his 

 opinion on the result of his observa- 

 tions. "A bundle of mail for my house 

 is held up by the Allies and we do not 

 know when it will reach us; so we are 

 at a total loss as to what to expect in 

 several large shipments supposed to be 

 in transit. I find our experience is sim- 

 ilar to that of many others," concluded 

 Mr. Leuthy. 



The Breck & Sons Corporation, of 

 Boston, reports a record-breaking sea- 

 son in the sale of implements. Thomas 

 Grey is again with this house, and 

 greeting his large circle of old-time 

 friends. W. M. 



