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The Florists' Review 



JANUAUY 11, 1917. 



Thos. Heaven, of Benton Harbor, Mich., 

 were elected to membership. An appli- 

 cation from Duncan Robertson was re- 

 ceived. It was voted to send a letter of 

 condolence to the respective widows of 

 the late N. J. Eupp and W. L. Kroes- 

 chell. As many are planning to at- 

 tend the convention of the American 

 Carnation Society at Indianapolis, Janu- 

 ary ol and February 1, the club ac- 

 cepted the recommendation of the trans- 

 portation committee that the delegation 

 take the train leaving at 11:40 p. m., 

 via the Monon route. 



Sam Seligman made the suggestion 

 that the club plan an advertising cam- 

 l>aign via the movies, showing growing 

 methods, the wholesale disposition of 

 stock, interior of retail stores, etc., say- 

 ing that he could obtain a special price 

 on having the films made. The matter 

 was referred to the S. A. F. lies Cole, 

 of Springfield, 111., brought up the sub- 

 ject of a thorough revision of the pre- 

 mium list for the Illinois State Fair, 

 having it brought up to date. This was 

 referred to the Illinois State Floriats' 

 Association. 



Cooperative Advertising Started. 



St. Valentine's day advertising by 

 means of stamps to be pasted on en- 

 velopes the same as Red Cross stamps 

 was discussed. It was decided to have 

 these stamps bear the inscription: "Let 

 your valentine gift be flowers," and a 

 committee consisting of F. Lauten- 

 schlager, chairman; George Asmus and 

 M. Barker was appointed to handle the 

 affair. The club voted to guarantee 

 ]iart of the expense provided it did not 

 exceed $100. Subscriptions were, how- 

 ever, received from various members be- 

 fore the meeting adjourned, which ag- 

 gregated more tlian this sum. The stick- 

 ers are for sale by the committee. 



August Jurgens, who because of his 

 illne.«s was unable to attend, sent a 

 bunch (if Golden Spur narcissi, accom- 

 panied by a message saying that though 

 he was not tliere in body he was there 

 in spirit and tliat he hojies that he can 

 attend the next meeting. Some fine 

 Russells and Ophelias were exliibited by 

 Stielow Bros., Niles Center, 111., while 

 the Wcllworth Farm Greenhouses. 

 Downers Grove, 111., showed some excel- 

 lent Killarney Brilliants and Miladys. 

 A vase of Hamburg Late White chrys- 

 anthemums was exhibited by C. T. 

 Gueiilhor, Hamburg, N. Y. 



AT ROCHESTER. 



The annual meeting and election of offi- 

 cers of the Rochester Florists' Association 

 was held at the Musicians' Headquarters 

 January 8. It was a rousing and enthu- 

 siastic get-together; the attendan(e was 

 well over fifty. The retiring president, 

 Charles H. Vick, presided. Several new 

 members were voted on and admitted. 

 The balloting for officers resulted in the 

 election of the following: President, 

 H. B. Stringer; vice-president, Fred 

 Thomann; secretary, Ambrose H. Seeker; 

 treasurer, George T. Boucher; trustees, 

 .lohn Dunbar, A. H. Salter and Hugo 

 Teuto. Charles H. Tick then presented 

 to the association the newly made offi- 

 cers, amid much cheering. 



Nathan B. Graves, in behalf of the 

 association, spoke of the admirable way 

 in which Mr. Vick had worked so ardu- 

 ously for the association during his two 

 years as president and of the good way in 

 which he had kejrt the interest up. As 

 a token of esteem, Mr. Graves then 



presented to the retiring president a 

 handsome cut glass vase, filled with red 

 and yellow roses, with the good wishes 

 of all the members. Mr. Vick suitably 

 responded. Music was furnished by 

 George T. Boucher, Horace J. Head and 

 W. Teute. H. J. H. 



AT NEW YORK. 



The Admimstration Change. 



The monthly meeting of the New 

 York Florists' Club, held January 8, 

 was attended by 150 of its members. 

 Twenty-five new names were proposed 

 for membership and C. C. Reck, L. E. 

 Dupuy, A. Van Praag and M. A. Clarke 

 were elected. Resignations were made 

 by Geo. Ehrle and William Chalmers. 



Visitors at the meeting were J. H. 

 Stalford, of Bar Harbor, Me.; B. Ham- 

 mond Tracy and Theo. Murray, of 

 Boston. 



An appropriation of $200 was author- 

 ized for the premium list of the Amer- 

 ican Gladiolus Society. 



Great enthusiasm was shown over the 

 outlook for the convention of the S. A. 

 F. The next meeting of the club, Feb- 

 ruary 12, will be devoted exclusively to 

 the interests of the convention. 



A letter of sympathy was ordered 

 sent to Jos. H. Vocke, now convalescing 

 at Nashville, Tenn., following a severe 

 attack of pleurisy. 



President Weston made an interesting 

 farewell address, in which he gratefully 

 acknowledged the splendid assistance of 

 his various* committees. Mr. Weston 

 then introduced his successor, G. E. M. 

 Stumpp, who made an address full of 

 ])romise of achievement for 1917. He 

 was followed by his staff. Vice-president 

 J. H. Fiesser, Secretary Young, Treas- 

 urer Rickards and the new trustees, 

 Messrs. Irwin, Canning and Kottmiller, 

 each of whom pledged his best efforts. 



President Stumpp appointed the fol- 

 lowing committees: 



Lopislntivp — W. H. Sipbrorlit, Sr., chairman; 

 .iMiiifs .McHiitfhison, K. K. IMcrson. 



KssHv and LcfUiro — Leonard Barron, J. Har- 

 rison IMrk. L. W. C. Tufhill. 



Kxhil)ition ("has. W. Knight, H. C. lUodcl, 

 Kicliard IIiiKhos. 



DolocafcH to Federation of Floral Clubs — F. I{. 

 ricison. I'rof. K. A. AVhitc. 



.Spcciiil Prondnnis— John Canninc AV. K. ("obli, 

 .lulins Koehrs, W. H. Sicbrccht, Sr., Frank H. 

 Traendlv. 



House— Philip F. Kessler, A. BuckhoUz, A. H. 

 Donaldson. 



Annual Dinner — A. L. Miller, Chas. Sehenck, 

 Kniil Schloss. T. B. de Forest, J. O. Esler, 



Awards — 1*, W. Dopp, Henr.v "Weston, Chas. H. 

 Brown, .lulius Koehrs, Percy B. Hipby, Jos. A. 

 -Miinda, AVni. H, Duckhani. 



A vase of September Morn roses, sent 

 from the Florex Gardens, North Wales, 

 Pa., was highly commended. Two vases 

 of Daphne odorata, by H. F. Byxbee, 

 Norwalk, Conn,, received a cultural cer- 

 tificate, A seedling carnation from 

 (r. IL Neipp, Chatham, N. J., was highly 

 commended and a display of Roman hya- 

 cinths by P. W. I'opp received the 

 thanks of the club. J. A. S. 



NEW YORK. 



The Market. 



As usual following the holiday de- 

 mand, the market last week was with- 

 out any special feature, and little life 

 was in evidence up to its close. Prices 

 remained steady at about the previous 

 week's averages. Shipments were coni- 

 ])aratively light and the demand by the 

 retailers was less than anticipated. 

 More life is assured for the present 

 week. 



Growers of cut flowers have much 



cause for self-congratulation. They 

 surely have no just cause for complaint 

 on the score of values now prevailing, 

 especially for roses and carnations. 

 American Beauties are again in the van 

 of popularity and the best flowers were 

 held at 50 cents each, with not enough 

 for the demand. Hadley is widely 

 grown this season and the supply is 

 abundant. There seems to be a scarcity 

 in the lower grades of the hybrid teas 

 and good No. 1 roses are worth nearly 

 as much as the long-stemmed arrivals. 

 Few roses sold under $5 per hundred 

 last week; of the long-stemmed ones 

 not many brought over $10, with $15 

 occasionally for the novelties. 



Carnations were a surprise in their 

 steadiness, and the perfect flowers eas- 

 ily commanded $5 and $6 per hundred. 

 Few sold under $4. There was no sur- 

 plus and everything first-class was in- 

 stantly absorbed. Larger shipments are 

 expected this week. The best violets 

 January 6 were selling at $1 per hun- 

 dred. There was no oversupply of the 

 fresh flowers and their popularity seems 

 to be increasing. But there is no retail 

 demand for any but the selected. 



The orchid supply of several season- 

 able kinds is abundant, and prices range 

 from 25 cents for dendrobiums to 60 

 cents for the cattleyas. Cypripediums 

 are down to $12 per hundred. Longi- 

 florum lilies have receded to $10 per 

 hundred, with a downward tendency. 

 Lily of the valley sold during the week 

 from $5 down to $2 for the low grades, 

 with no special demand for it. Gar- 

 denias do not rise above 25 cents each 

 for the highest quality. Most of the 

 arrivals are closed out at $1 per dozen. 



Narcissi in several varieties bring 

 from 25 to 75 cents per bunch. The 

 best Purity freesias sold at 75 cents per 

 dozen sprays. Some of them were of 

 exceptional quality. Callas were scarce 

 and held their $2 per dozen price with- 

 out difficulty. A few gladioli from the 

 south are seen, but there is little de- 

 mand for them. January 6 saw the 

 last of the chrysanthemums. A few 

 irises are arriving. There has been an 

 overflow of stevia, much of it of a low 

 grade. Some splendid mignonette is 

 seen, and myosotis. The usual season- 

 ajjle flowers are abundant — sweet peas, 

 wallflowers, daisies, calendulas, tulips 

 and pansies. 



Branches of flowering shrubs are dis- 

 ])layed and large shipments of wild 

 smilax are arriving. The supply houses 

 seem to be almost as busy as they were 

 before the holidays. 



Various Notes. 



The New York spring flower show is 

 the event of most importance in the 

 near future, and its opening is only 

 eight weeks away. Secretary Young 

 says it will distance all its predecessors. 



The joint committee of the New York 

 Florists' Club and the Horticultural So- 

 ciety of New York meets every week. 

 Exhibition space has been so widely 

 s])oken for that another floor of the 

 (Jrand Central Palace may be necessary. 



The new vice-president of the S. A. F. 

 is already busy in behalf of the con- 

 vention here in August. In an inter- 

 view he said it was "none too early to 

 formulate plans and to put forth efforts 

 to make the coming convention the 

 banner meeting of the society." Mr. 

 Miller is an enthusiast and no sacrifice 

 will be too great on his part in arrang- 

 ing for the enjoyment of the many visi- 

 tors expected. 



