Septimbeb 28, 1916. 



The Florists^ Review 



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HEAB YE, ILLINOIS FLOBISTS. 



At a recent meeting of the executive 

 committee of the Illinois State Florists ' 

 Association it was decided to abandon 

 the prize feature of our fall show, which 

 is to be held at Bloomington, 111., No- 

 vember 9 and 10. So the secretary was 

 instructed to write to all members ask- 

 ing their hearty cooperation, to help 

 make this, our first fall show, one grand 

 success, by contributing stock for ex- 

 hibition. If everyone who can will just 

 contribute a little, we will have a grand 

 show. 



Please keep this in mind and send 



something, and bring yourself along for 



a fall holiday. Eemember this is the 



semiannual meeting of your association. 



J. F. Ammann, Sec'y. 



BUFFALO. 



NOTICE! 



Tbe Market. 



Although there has been no killing 

 frost in this vicinity, most of the out- 

 door stock is on the wane. The de- 

 mand does not quite equal the supply. 



Beauties continue to sell well and 

 are good in quality. Russell roses are 

 improving rapidly. Francis Scott Key 

 and Ophelia ros6s are growing in popu- 

 Ja"ty> although Milady, Sunburst and 

 Mock roses are not losing any of their 

 popularity. Roses of all kinds are more 

 abundant than before, but they are by 

 no means sufficient for all requirements. 

 White roses without any doubt have 

 been about as scarce as any item on the 

 market in season. 



As the asters, gladioli and other out- 

 door flowers pass, carnations are gradu- 

 ally edging their way in, but it will 

 be some time before they will be at 

 their best. Blooms may be had now, 

 but they have rather short stems. Val- 

 ley and orchids are as scarce as ever, 

 with no promise of immediate relief, 

 violets made their appearance again for 

 the season, but they are like most early 

 violets— poor and few. Easter lilies 

 clear without any difficulty whatever. 

 Chrysanthemum Golden Glow is as yet 

 the most popular variety on the market. 

 A few Smith's Advance mums are 

 seen occasionally. Some extra fine in- 

 door-grown snapdragon may be had. 

 Calendulas also are satisfactory and sell 

 at a good figure. Greens seem to be 

 the only item that has been sufficient 

 throughout the season. 



Various Notes. 



Charles D. Ball, Jr., of Holmesburg, 

 Pa., was one of Buffalo 's recent visitors. 



Raymond House has severed his con- 

 nection with the W. J. Palmer branch 

 store and is now with John Breit- 

 meyer's Sons, of Detroit. 



Mrs. O. C. Gillies, September 20, was 

 suddenly taken sick and shortly after- 

 ward was operated on for appendicitis. 

 She now is rapidly recovering her 

 health, and Mr. Gillies and his friends 

 breathe more easily. 



Jerry Roach, of *W. J. Palmer's, is at 

 Pittsburgh this week attending his sis- 

 ter's wedding. 



Wendelin Preisach, of Corfu, has 

 completed rebuilding another house, 

 38x100 feet. He has started to cut car- 

 nations and in a short time expects to 

 make up good consignments. A. E. 



To Subscribers whose address labels carry an 

 expiration number higher than 99S (Dec. 21, 1916). 



EVERY florist knows through his own purchases what has happened 

 in the paper market the last few months— prices have doubled all 

 along the line. 



And it takes more than four tons of paper each week to print 

 The Review! 



Many readers have been so kind as to write that The Review is 

 worth considerably more to them than its subscription price. Well, the 

 tremendous rise in the price of paper makes it no longer expedient to 

 sell The Review at $1.00 a year. 



The subscription price, therefore, will be advanced January 1, 

 1917, to $1.50 a year. 



Until December 31, 1916, any member of the Trade may subscribe for one 

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OBITUARY 



Biverton, N. J. — After twenty years 

 of experience in the employ of H. A. 

 Dreer, Inc., Mathew A. Flynn has 

 Jaunched a florists* business of his own. 



Relnhardt Cook. 



In the death of Keinhardt Cook, 

 which occurred at New Orleans, La., 

 September 19, the profession in the 

 south loses a prominent representative. 

 Mr. Cook was a native of New Orleans 

 and in his thirty-eighth year. He wag 

 the youngest son of Mathew Cook, who 

 was one of the oldest and best known 

 florists in New Orleans. Mr. Cook 

 learned his profession in his father's 

 nurseries at New Orleans, and then 

 went into business with his brother, 

 Henry Cook. He subsequently estab- 

 lished a retail business in his own name, 

 in which he met with success. Mr. 

 Cook is survived by his wife, who, be- 

 fore her marriage, was Miss Louisa 

 Kuth. The funeral was attended by a 

 large number of prominent people. In- 

 terment was in the Metairie cemetery. 



Mr. Cook was a man of attractive per- 

 sonality and numbered his friends by 

 the score. His loss will be felt keenly 

 by the profession throughout his native 

 city. 



Arthur J. Leary. 



Arthur J. Leary, for a number of 

 years head gardener on the estate of 

 Mrs. John Nicholas Brown, at Newport, 

 R. I., died suddenly September 14. He 

 was stricken with a hemorrhage and 

 died within half an hour. 



For several years previous to taking 

 charge of the Mrs. Brown estate, Mr. 

 Leary was in the employ of the late 



J. M. Hodgson, florist on Bellevue ave- 

 nue, Newport. He was unmarried and 

 made his home with his sister. Miss 

 Nellie Leary. He was a member of the 

 Hibernians, Knights of Columbus and 

 the Newport Horticultural Society, and 

 for many years was a member of the 

 Newport Democratic city committee. 

 The funeral, which was held from St. 

 Augustine's church, was attended by a 

 large number of gardeners and florists 

 of the vicinity and floral tributes were 

 numerous. W. H. M. 



C. A. Starr. 



C. A. Starr, 75 years of age, who for 

 twenty-five years was associated with 

 his wife in the florists ' business at Pine 

 Bluffs, Ark., recently died of injuries 

 received when an automobile in which 

 he was riding was thrown down an em- 

 bankment, about nine miles from his 

 home. The deceased is survived by his 

 wife, who is the head of the florists' 

 business, one daughter, two grand- 

 daughters and one grandson. 



Hackettstown, N. J. — The partner- 

 ship of Herrick & Eoos, landscape gar- 

 deners, has been dissolved. A. D. Her- 

 rick has taken the entire business, with 

 the exception of several contracts that 

 have been assigned to A. L. Roos. 



La Crosse, Wis. — The store of Mrs. A. 

 Guillaume, which has been conducted 

 on one corner for twenty years, has 

 been acquired by L. E. Metcalf, who 

 formerly was road salesman for the A. 

 L. Randall Co., of Chicago. Mr. Met- 

 calf has had the store remodeled 

 throughout, including a new front and 

 larger display windows. 



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