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The Florists^ Review 



21 



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in time for the start of the ^all busi- ' 

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, The new. place of Hewry Blixen, at 

 Edwardsville, 111,, known as the Wood- 

 land Gardens, now is completed. The 

 young rose stock is in splendid shape 

 and the fine houses of carnations and 

 mums should soon produce a large cut. 



Vandervoort 's flower department, 

 under the management of Edward West- 

 man, made a' fine job of the fall open- 

 ing decorations for this department 

 store. Sales of fall bulbs were large 

 here last week. 



The greenhouses of John and Charles 

 Steidle, at Olivette, Mo,, and of Wer- 

 ner Bros,, at Clayton, now are com- 

 plete and the expectations are for a 

 large cut of roses this season. The 

 quality of the stock from these places 

 always is the best. 



Otto A, Klingler, with Grimm & 

 Gorly, now is the oflficial buyer for 

 the local store, while Marion Uhl- 

 schmidt buys for the east side branch. 

 They are daily visitors in the wholesale 

 district. 



Alexander Geranios and Mrs. Geranioa 

 are back home to stay, owing to the 

 health of Mrs. Geranios. Since leaving 

 St. Louis they have been at Great Falls, 

 Mont. Mr. Geranios' many friends 

 are glad to see him back. 



Henry Young & Son recently built a 

 greenhouse for ferns and orchids in 

 the rear of Mr. Young's home on Wa- 

 terman avenue. Kobert Thomson was 

 the builder. Mr. Young, Jr., is in 

 charge of 'the Maryland avenue store, 



Fred Michels, designer for George 

 Waldbart, again is at his post after 

 a two weeks' vacation. He refuses to 

 make known where he spent his vaca- 

 tion; even Count von Hoflfman is in 

 the dark on this question, 



Fred C, Weber, Joseph Witek, John 

 Boerm and Fred H, Weber, west end 

 florists, have started the fall season 

 with excellent window displays. The 

 few cool days put some new life into 

 -^he flower-buying public. 



We learn from a recent visitor to the 

 greenhouse range of Hugo Gross that, 

 according to the appearance of his 

 houses, he will have a large cut of car- 

 nations, violets and sweet peas this sea- 

 son. Mr. Gross' stock always is of a 

 high quality. 



The Lady Florists' Home Circle were 

 entertained September 13 at the home 

 of Mrs. 'John L. Koenig, on Clarence 

 avenue. A most enjoyable afternoon 

 was spent. Mrs. Emil Schray will en- 

 tertain the circle next month. 



Fred W. Ude, Jr., and son, of Kirk- 

 wobd, are in line for a big and fine cut 

 of chrysanthemums, violets and sweet 

 peas. TJie stock from this place is 

 much sought after by local buyers. 



Thomas Carr, the Union Market flo- 

 rist, says that business has picked up 

 wonderfully of late. Miss Marie Rich- 

 ardson again will have charge of the 

 design work this season. 



Joseph Hauser, of Webster Groves, is 

 cutting an abundant supply of his single 

 red dahlia, for which there is a big de- 

 mand. The local retailers are much 

 taken with this new variety for display 

 work. 



Visitors last week were J. J. Karins, 

 representing H, A, Dreer, Inc., Philadel- • 

 phia, Pa.; Robert Newcomb, of the 

 American Bulb Co., Chicago; Frank 

 Famey, of the M. Rice Co., Philadel- 

 phia, Pa.; Arthur Schwerin, of the Bur- 

 lington Willow Ware Shops, Burling- 

 ton, la, J. J, B, 



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WILLIAM a. BADGLEY, 



IN 1893, when only 14 years of age, the present mayor of Chatham, N, J,, and 

 president of Badgley & Bishop, Inc, New York, became the first regular em- 

 ployee at the greenhouse of L, B. Coddington, of Murray Hill, N, J., now one of 

 America's most widely known rose-growing establishments. The tenth year later 

 also marked a milestone in Mr. Badgley 's career, for in 1903 he married Misa 

 Florence L. Mulford and set up housekeeping and rose growing for himself simul- 

 taneously at Chatham. But building a big rose range in a few years did not sup- 

 ply sufiicieut occupation for this indefatigable worker, so in 1907 he organized 

 •the Wilson Plant Oil & Fertilizer Co., selling out in 1911. In 1910 he organized 

 the successful New York wholesale cut flower house of which he still is the head. 

 In 1912 he became Alderman Badgley, and in 1915 Mayor Badgley, but hia neigh- 

 bors say his energies are by no means all occupied even now. 



KANSAS CITY. 



The Market. 



Business has been quite lively, the 

 cool weather having been a favorable 

 factor for the flowers. More good stock 

 is arriving and it always finds a ready 

 itale. All are glad to see the chrysan- 

 themums arrive, as it means a relief to 

 retailers' minds as long as the mum. 

 season lasts. There was little inferior 

 stock on the market last week. Roses 

 are more plentiful and the quality con- 

 siderably better. Asters, lilies and 

 gladioli are abundant and of good qual- 

 ity. Dahlias will not be conspicuous, 

 for the simple reason that few bloomed 

 satisfactorily. Everybody is satisfied 

 with the business done last week. 



Various Notes. 



Wright & Ragan, a new firm, have 

 started in business near this city, at 

 Hickman Mills. They now are building 

 two houses, each 27x200, in which car- 

 nations and chrysanthemums will be 



grown. The range will be modern in 

 every way. 



W. J, Barnes had a record in the 

 number of orders received for one fu- 

 neral last week. Fifty-eight different 

 orders was the total. He went to Chi- 

 cago September 12 to buy palms and 

 bought about 100, but seemed well 

 pleased with the stock he has in hia 

 own greenhouses. He said his stock 

 was as good as any he had seen else- 

 where. Mr. Barnes had the decorations 

 in the store of tlie Emory, Bird Ss 

 Thayer Dry Goods Co. for the anniver- 

 sary sale. 



The management of the Forest Hill 

 Greenhouses will have to hurry to get 

 its houses in shape before cold weather 

 starts. The men now are blasting 

 through about five feet of rock for a 

 new boiler room. Material for a new 

 house has arrived, but the men cannot 

 erect it on account of the blasting. 

 The new house will be used for bed- 

 ding stock. It is feared it will not be 

 ready in time to get the stock under 

 cover. 



