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The Florists^ Review 



Septembeb 14, 1916. 



'William Kessler's large store now is 

 complete, with new icebox and all, and 

 is devoted entirely to his cut flower 

 business. 



Carl 'Elliott is back from a vacation 

 at Deal Beach with some fish stories of 

 great magnitude. He added some 

 twenty pounds to his weight and now 

 tips the scales at 300. 



J. Austin Shaw. 



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le Horticultural Society of New 

 York, in cooperation with the New 

 York Botanical Garden, will hold a 

 dahlia exhibition September 23 and 24, 

 in the museum building, New York Bo- 

 tanical Garden. The prizes for this 

 exhibition are offered by the New York 

 Botanical Garden from the income of 

 the William R, Sands fund. The ex- 

 hibition will be open from 2 to 5 p. m. 

 September 23 and from 10 a. m. to 5 

 p. m. September 24. It is hoped that 

 all interested in the dahlia will make 

 entries and help to maJte the exhibi- 

 tion large and attractive. Schedules 

 now are ready for distribution anil will 

 be sent upon application to the secre- 

 tary, George V. Nash, the Mansion, 

 New York Botanical Garden, Bronx 

 p^rk. New York. 



Preparations are complete for the 

 show to be held by the American Dah- 

 lia Society in conjunction with the 

 American Institute at 25 West Thirtvt 

 ninth street, September 26 to 28. The 

 schedule is a lengthy one and keen 

 competition is expected. Silverware 

 and medals are offered by the Dahlia 

 Society, while cash premiums are offered 

 by the American Institute, the total 

 running to over $460. Every section 

 of the dahlia is covered and there are 

 divisions in the schedule for commer- 

 cial growers, professional gardeners, 

 and amateurs, each being protected in 

 their own division. Entries should be 

 directed to William A. Eagleson, secre- 

 tary of the American Institute, whose 

 office is at 322 West Twenty- third 

 street, N. Y., but all information rela- 

 tive to the American Dahlia Society, 

 its work, membership and publications, 

 should be addressed to J. Harrison 

 Dick, 1426 Seventy-third street, Brook- 

 lyn, N. Y. Admission to the show will 

 be free. 



Labor day was observed by members 

 of the Greenwooil Florists' Employees' 

 Association with an outing at Green 

 island. The affair was the first to be 

 conducted by the association, a south 

 Brooklyn o'rganization. In the athletic 

 events the winners were: Fat men's 

 race, James Daly; one-mile walk, John 

 Watson; sack race, Daniel L, Donovan; 

 one and one-half mile swim, Frank 

 Keating; potato race, James Kennedy; 

 low hurdle race, James Daly; 880-yard 

 race, John Lyons. The officers of the 

 associatior are: President, James J. 

 Daly; vice-president, J. J. Kennedy; 

 treasurer, George Gru; secretary, John 

 Watson. 



Perhaps it will interest many to hear 

 what became of the property of 

 Charles E. Grunewald, wealthy retailer 

 and bachelor, who committed suicide 

 August 26 in a room at the rear of his 

 store at 924 Madison avenue, near 

 Seventy-third street. For twenty years 

 Mr. Grunewald had sent Andrew 

 Eckrich out of his store just before 

 luncheon each day to buy three cigars 

 for a quarter. Mr. Grunewald always 

 gave his employee one, lighted one him- 

 self, put the third in his pocket, and 

 then said: "Well, Andrew, you'd bet- 



ter ^ get your meal." It was a daily 

 ceremony, but one day when Mr. 

 Eckrich came back he found Mr. 

 Grunewald prostrate among the plarits 

 and flowers in the back room, a bullet 

 wound through his left breast. Mr. 

 Grunewald had shot himself. On the 

 writing desk, conspicuously held in 

 place by a paper weight, was a will 

 bequeathing his prosperous business, 

 his four bank accounts and all he pos- 

 sessed to Mr. Eckrich, who had worked 

 faithfully for the retailer from the time 

 he set up in business for himself. Mr. 

 Grunewald was 57 years old. He came 

 from Hamburg, Germany, before he 

 was 21. He worked in several Fifth 

 avenue stores a 'few years and then 

 launched his own venture. He had no 

 financial worries and seemed cheerful. 

 But Mr. Eckrich, who knew him as no 

 one else did, was aware that his em- 

 plbye/' and friend suffered from an in- 

 curable disease. 



CINCINNATI. 



The Market. 



The general supply of stock is much 

 larger than it was and now can take 

 care of all demands with ease. There 

 is a good demand for stock for late 

 summer and early fall weddings. Eoses 

 are in fair supply and when good meet 

 with an active call. Asters for the 

 first time this year are really plentiful. 

 Easter lilies, too, are in heavy supply. 

 Gladioli continue plentiful, but only 

 the blooms of best quality are selling 

 readily. Cosmos sells fairly well. Some 

 good dahlias may be had. 



Various Notes. 



On the first of this month Joseph J. 

 Ermeling took over the Max Rudolph 

 store. Mr. Ermeling has had some years 

 of experience in this place, knows the 

 trade thoroughly and surely should 

 "make good." 



C.- E. Critchell has been getting some 

 excellent dahlias from J. C. Ruten- 

 schroer. 



Henry Schwarz again is on the sick 

 list. 



Mrs. Edward Schwarz has been ill 

 since she returned from the lakes. 



Recent visitors were Miss Emma 

 Constable, of Blanchester, O.; J. P. 

 Molck, Jeffersonville, Ind.; A. Miller, 

 Chicago; Joseph Hill, Richmond, Ind. 

 C. H. H. 



DETROIT, MICH. 



The Market. 



Last week stock was about as plen- 

 tiful as that of the week previous. 

 There were plenty of short Reid, Ward, 

 Ophelia and other roses, the first two 

 being inclined to drag somewhat. Me- 

 dium and long roses clear as soon as 

 the boxes are opened. American Beau- 

 ties are good as regards bud and color. 

 Valley continues to sell at $6 per hun- 

 dred and is plentiful enough for re- 

 quirements at present. Orchids are 

 scarce; a few shipments arrive from 

 the east. There are few carnations to 

 be had, those available being too short- 

 stemmed to be of much account. 

 Asters are plentiful and rather druggy. 

 The sale of gladioli is none too robust; 

 many of the blooms rate rather poorly. 



Various Notes. 



Mr. and Mrs Harrv Breitmever and 



Mr. and Mrs. M. McLaughlin motored 

 to Chicago last week. 



S. Taylor, formerly of Mount 

 Clemens, Mich., was a visitor to Detroit 

 last week. , H. T. 



DENVEfe, COLO. 



The Market. 



Business acquired a little speed dur- 

 ing the last half of last week, a good- 

 ly quantity of funeral and wedding 

 work enabling most of the retailers to 

 clear all purchases. Carnations are im- 

 proving in quality and the receipts 

 have increased. Valley is a mighty 

 scarce article, but all other items seem 

 to fill requirements. American Beauties 

 of good grade arrive, but they are 

 quickly discovered and appropriated by 

 the buyers. Most of the other roses 

 have been badly hit by mildew, a mis- 

 fortune attributed to the cold nights 

 that have prevailed here. Gladioli are 

 not so good as they were. Asters, how- 

 ever, continue abundant and their qual- 

 ity remains satisfactory. 



Various Notes. 



A. H. Bush, manager of the Daniels 

 & Fisher flower department, has de- 

 parted on a business trip to several 

 mountain towns. 



The Mauff Floral Co. is erecting a 

 large greenhouse at its Logan street 

 range. The Harmon range has been 

 put through a process of repairing and 

 repainting. 



Fred Meyer, who is associated with 

 the George Wittbold Co., of Chicago, 

 has been a guest of several weeks' 

 standing with Conrad ' Lengenf elder. 

 The vacationist enjoyed Colorado 

 Springs for a week. 



Clyde Bcugley has forsaken the flo- 

 rists' business for the automobile 

 business. 



Fred Schumann had the distinction 

 of bringing in the first munis of the 

 season September 9. He also is respon- 

 sible for some excellent cosmos. R. S. 



MOTT-LY MUSINGS. 



"First impressions are most impres- 

 sive," remarked Frank Baker, of C. F. 

 Baker & Son, Utica, N. Y., as he was 

 touching off a box of flowers with a 

 few sprays of fine adiantum. "At 

 least that is my belief," continued Mr. 

 Baker, "and we work on that theory. 

 Wedding and funeral business has been 

 exceptionally good. Our new McCray 

 refrigerator pleases us greatly." The 

 refrigerator runs the entire length of 

 the store and is finished in antique oak, 

 to harmonize with the store decoration. 

 William Mathews recently sent Son 

 Harry as his proxy, to serve in com- 

 pany with Frank Baker as judge at the 

 New Hartford show. 



W. A. Rowlands, of Utica, says he 

 cannot produce enough carnations to 

 fill local orders. He has some low 

 houses and has been advised, after the 

 chrysanthemum crop is out, to fill u"^ 

 with one-day-old chicks, which may be 

 grown to broilers in six weeks, a party 

 guaranteeing 40 cents per pound. 

 Though busily engaged in waiting on 

 his dental patrons, the doctor is weigh- 

 ing the subject in his mind, for, as he 

 says, broilers at that time are as scarce 

 as the proverbial hens' teeth, and he 

 niight get a crop of them out before 

 the space is needed for geraniums. 



Brant Bros., of Utica, report business 

 as opening up satisfactorily W. M. 



