Januakv 25, 1917. 



The Florists^ Review 



27 



The Knoxville'' Florists* Society Held Its Third Annual Banquet January 16, I9I7. 



range of 30,000 feet of glass, with the 

 option of a fine stretch of land suitable 

 to the business, and success seems as- 

 sured. Yes, we shall patronize the ad- 

 vertising columns of The Review, for I 

 have big faith- in it as a medium to 

 reach the trade." 



John B. Eudy, of Elmira, is prepar- 

 ing for a record-breaking spring busi- 

 ness, basing his plans upon present re- 

 turns. 



F. L. Jennings, of Elmira, has found 

 the sale of plants a valuable adjunct 

 to the seed business. Sales more than 

 doubled during the season, reported 

 Manager A. C. Young. 



KNOX VILLI ANS BANQUET. 



The Knoxville Florists' Society held 

 its third annual banquet January IG, 

 at the Seilaz cafe. The banquet hall 

 was decorated with i)almH and cut flow- 

 ■crs, while on each table was placed a 

 handsome vase of cut flowers. The 

 officers' table was particularly attrac- 

 tive, having as a centerpiece a bowl 

 of orchids and yellow narcissi. Dr. 

 Sam Boyd acted as toastmastcr and 

 quite a number of members responded 

 to toasts. The festivities were started 

 promptly at 7 o'clock and were over 

 at 9 o'clock, at which time the party 

 adjourned to one of the local theaters. 

 There were about forty members pres- 

 ent and everyone seemed to enjoy the 

 occasion. R. E. Mapes. 



CINCINNATI. 



The Market. 



The supply of stock has shortoiiod and 

 everything is cleaning uj) on sight. 

 I'rices are higher as a result. The ship- 

 ping bu.sinews is cxcellcMit. 



Roses are in short supply and many 

 more could be used wore they available. 

 All carnations prove good property and 

 Kaster lilies are selling well. Callas and 

 lubrum lilies are offered. Daffodils and 

 tulips have been added to the list of 

 small bulbous stock. Orchids, single 

 violets and valley are in fair supply. 

 Sweet peas now are abundant and gen 

 (■rally sell readily. Other offerings in- 

 clude snapdragons, primroses and forget- 

 me-nots. Greens are plentiful. 



Various Notes. 



William Brueggemau, of the P. J. 

 <Jlinger & Co. force, is the i)roud lather 

 or a boy, who arrived Januarv 21. Con- 

 gratulations, Will. 



C. E. Critchell has had a good market 

 lor his Easter lilies. 



Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Gillett plan to 

 spend the month of February and part 



of March with Mr. and Mrs. C. J. 

 Ohmer at West Palm Beach, Fla. Last 

 week Mr. Gillett took an order for 2,000 

 wire hanging baskets. 



The William Murphy Co. has been 

 having an exceptionally strong shipping 

 business during the last fortnight. 



Wm. Taylor has been sending some 

 fine Trumpet major jonquils and Murillo 

 tulips to L. H. Kyrk. 



Robert Shoch, representing the M. 

 Rice Co., Philadelphia, called on the 

 trade last week. C. H. H. 



NEWARK, N. J. 



The Market. 



January business has been good, some 

 of the florists reporting it in excess of 

 last January 's. Prices are keeping up 

 well. Jonquils are coming in better and 

 tulips are more plentiful. There is a good 

 supply of stevias. White lilacs, which 

 recently apjjcared, are now arriving in 

 large quantities. Carnations arc plenti- 

 ful, but the ])rice remains steady for the 

 better quality of bloom. Sweet peas are 

 aV)undant now. 



Florists' Club Meeting. 



The animal meeting of the Essex (boun- 

 ty Florists' ('lull was held January 18 

 in the Krueger auditorium. Reports for 

 the work of the year were made and 

 oflicers were elected as follows: I'resi- 

 dcnt, John L. Pfeuffer, of Irvington; 

 vice president, James J. McLaughlin, of 

 Newark; secretary, Edward Jacobi, Jr., 

 of Irvington ; treasurer, Edward Persson, 

 of Irvington. William G. Miller, of 

 Newark, was elected a trustee in place 

 of Henry A. Strobell. 



I'lans were made for a ladies' night, 

 which will 1)0 held at the Krueger audi- 

 torium on the evening of February 2"2. 

 There will be a special program for the 

 occasion, a banquet, a social hour and 

 dancing. The committee having in 

 charge the arrangements for ladies' 

 night consists of James J. McLaughlin, 

 chairman; Richard Youill, E. liruniier. 

 Henry Hornecker. Charles Maillanl aii<l 

 John L. Pfeuffer. 



Various Notes. 



ilcLaughlin & Murphy report that 

 l)usiness has done well for the new year 

 so far, lousiness conditions generally be- 

 ing satisfactory. 



Charles J. Connolly reports January 

 business this year a little ahead of that 

 of the same month last year. 



J. W. Blakcly, of Elizabeth, states 

 that 1916 was the best year he has had 

 since he went into the florists' business 

 about forty years ago. January of this 



year has been the best Januarv he ever 

 had. R. B. M. 



DETROIT, MICH. 



The Market. 



The scarcity of stock seems to have 

 become a habit here. Roses are in 

 heavy demand, but the supply is much 

 too small. Carnations now are coming 

 into their own; they are of best quality. 

 The cut of spring flowers sells well, espe- 

 cially jonquils. Plants also are on the 

 short side, and there is but a small va- 

 riety to choose from. Azaleas and cycla- 

 mens are in liveliest demand at present. 



Business picked up during the latter 

 part of the week, funeral work starting 

 the improvement, and as roses were 

 scarce it gave retailers an opportunity 

 to push the sales of orchids and violets, 

 these being in abundance. 



Various Notes. 



John Breitmeyer's Sons had the deco- 

 rations for the Bachelors', ball last 

 week. The effect was Japanese. 



In addition to a large batch of fu- 

 neral work and decorations, there were 

 several important weddings last week 

 that kept the retailers on the jump. 



The Detroit-Cleveland Clash. 



The Detroit bowlers last week lost 

 three of the four games they played 

 with the Cleveland Florists' Club bowl- 

 ers. The scores were: 



DKTKOIT. 



I'lav.r 1st LM M 4tli 



Itlov. .M KM) 167 l.->8 170 



I'niitkc. F 171 155 130 1.30 



HolziiiiKlo. F .IVi 191 128 144 



SiiMivaii. E 148 141 144 157 



Stock. .1 134 148 131 153 



Fetters, K. r 178 IGl 149 144 



Sullivan. X 1.55 179 209 176 



Di-mlinK 1.58 169 110 113 



Kahnlcv, U 182 124 149 



Hrownc. T 125 



Streit, .1 182 148 160 157 



(•I.KVKr.VND. 



I'lavcr 1st 2«i .M 4tli 



Itiisscll, (has 137 130 112 134 



<;nrtinaii. S. K 119 111 100 101 



St<'iiil>r«-n)icr. F 125 142 150 119 



(-alhoon. \V. .\ r^^ 186 1.50 160 



Cook. Walter K 187 158 143 159 



Friedlev. F. .\ 172 137 211 178 



Hates, (ieoPKe 180 ]8») 141 161 



Hates, Herl>ert 199 171 195 164 



Uitzenthaler. F 1.53 168 182 174 



(Jralian). ('. J 176 161 236 169 



TOTALS. 



Detroit 1681 1.583 1468 1475 



Cleveland 1581 1620 1550 1519 



Won ]/)st 



Detroit 1 3 



('levelai)il 3 1 



H. T. 



Cedar Rapids, la. — H. E. 

 Krebs have placed an order 

 American Greenhouse Mfg. 



& C. W. 



with the 

 Co., Chi- 



cago, for a large steel frame house. 



