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The Florists' Review 



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Exhibition of the California Dahlia Society — Nothing but Datilias and They Overflowed the Hall. 



and the values lower. The top quota- 

 tions, therefore, are only for the long- 

 stemmed and selected flowers. There 

 are large quantities of the short- 

 stemmed flowers with small heads, 

 which go at a sacrifice. These in thou- 

 sand lots averaged between 35 and 50 

 cents per hundred. American Beauties 

 are improving rapidly 'and those with 

 stems eighteen to twenty-four inches 

 are most in favor. October will see 

 good quantities of the new varieties, 

 and all the favorites of last year and 

 the novelties promise to retain their 

 popularity. 



Some fine Golden Glow chrysanthe- 

 mums are to be seen in almost every 

 wholesaler's window. The best were 

 selling September 11 at $3 per dozen. 

 Valley still fluctuates between $3 and 

 $6 per hundred, with most of it selling 

 at $5. Lilies are no longer in over- 

 supply and prices are steady at $6 to 

 $10 in hundred lots, with $8 a 

 fair average. Carnations begin to show 

 improvement in size of bloom and 

 length of stem and the best of them 

 were selling September 9 at $2 per hun- 

 dred. Some handsome dahlias now are 

 seen in ever-increasing abundance. 

 Orchids broke September 11 to 60 cents 

 for each cattleya and the supply, is 

 larger. Not many last week sold above 

 $1. Hydrangea grandiflora is at its 

 best and there seems no limit to the 

 supply. Titomas are perfect and there 

 is a sufficiency of delphiniums, phloxes, 

 daisies and other seasonable and out- 

 door-grown flowers. 



Club Meeting. 



There was a splendid attendance at 

 the meeting of the Florists' Club Sep- 

 tember 11, fully up to the average in 

 spite of the difficulties imposed by the 

 street car strike. The only exhibit was 

 made bv John Canning, of Ardsley, 

 plants 01 Salvia farinacea and its white 

 variety. 



J. R. Lewis, of Ralph M. Ward & 

 Co., gave an interesting report for the 

 S. A. F. convention transportation com- 

 mittee, including a description of the 

 splendid welcome given the New York 



representatives by the New Orleans 

 florists. 



C. B. Weathered reported for the 

 flower show committee and the sched- 

 ule, which follows largely the lines of 

 the schedule of 1916, was presented. 



Nominations for membership were: 

 Winifred Rolker, Clifford Lowther and 

 Henry Schmidt. 



John Young gave an interesting talk 

 on the Houston convention and the 

 warm southern welcome accorded all 

 who attended. He predicted a record- 

 breaker next year in New York. Vice- 

 president-elect A. L. Miller expressed 

 his appreciation of the honor given him 

 and promised his best efforts in behalf 

 of the convention. A unanimous vote 

 of thanks was accorded the Houston 

 club and the New Orleans society for 

 courtesies to New York club members. 



Jos. Manda gave a long and detailed 

 account of the trip of the New Yorkers 

 to New Orleans and Houston, covering 

 about every waking hour of the trip 

 and every detail of the work of the 

 convention. H. A. Bunyard followed 

 with an interesting account of the 

 meeting of the American Sweet Pea 

 Society at Bar Harbor. Messrs. Traend- 

 ly, Totty, O'Mara, Holt, Manda, Bun- 

 yard and Young took part in the dis- 

 cussions that followed. 



President Weston appointed Patrick 

 O'Mara, Frank H. Traendly and Wal- 

 ter F. Sheridan a committee to prepare 

 resolutions on the death of W. F. Kast- 

 ing, and Chas. H. Totty, Peter Duff and 

 Charles Knight a committee to pre- 

 pare resolutions on the death of Wm. 

 Tricker. 



Various Notes. 



The country fairs are in season. 

 That of Mineola, L. I., will be the most 

 interesting from the horticultural 

 standpoint, as larger flower exhibits 

 and more valuable prizes are announced 

 for this affair, which opens Septem- 

 ber 26. 



A convention of mayors from every 

 part of the country was held last week 

 at Newark, N. J. W. G. Badgley, 



mayor of Chatham, N. J., and president 

 of Badgley & Bishop, Inc., had the 

 honor of being the youngest mayor in 

 the assemblage, having only rounded 

 out his thirty-seventh year. 



Woodrow & Marketos have com- 

 pleted the improvements in their store 

 and display windows. Miss Cadeux 

 has returned from Narragansett Pier, 

 where she managed the firm's branch 

 store during the summer season. 



Reth & Duggan opened their new 

 seed store, at 97 Barclay street, Sep- - 

 tember 1 and are ready for their share 

 of the fall trade. 



Frank Traendly, of Traendly & 

 Schenck, was in the city September 11 

 from his Rowayton farm, fighting his 

 perennial enemy, hay fever. He says 

 the firm 's new range of 50,000 square 

 feet is devoted entirely to carnations. 



The big strike here interfered badly 

 with business as the week opened. 

 There is no telling how serious the af- 

 fair will be. 



Herman Warendorff says business is 

 satisfactory, especially at his store in 

 the Wall street district, "where all the 

 brokers are fast becoming millionaires." 



The majority of the retailers seem 

 optimistic as to the coming fall and 

 winter business. 



Charles Millang is cutting daily at 

 his farm at Bayside a fine lot of mari- 

 golds and the new varieties of gladioli. 



The New York Florists' Supply Co. 

 has enjoyed a most satisfactory season, 

 with total sales of baskets and supplies 

 of every kind far in excess of the 1915 

 business. The cold storage facilities 

 have proved a wonderful convenience. 



R. Vincent, Jr., was in the city this 

 week, on his way to lecture at Law- 

 rence, L. T., and visit James Duthie at 

 Oyster Bay, L. I. 



Charles Totty 's new xoses, Tipperary, 

 Cleveland and Herri(rt, are attracting 

 much attention at the store of Joseph 

 S. Fenrich. 



H. R. Scommadou, vice-president of 

 A. L. Young & Co., is suffering from 

 blood poisoning from an infected rose 

 stem and had a narrow escape from 

 losing his hand. He is convalescing. 



