July 19, 1917. 



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OBITUARY 



Ludwlg Teweles. 



The veteran seedsman of Milwaukee, 



iidwig Teweles, president of the L. 



'eweles Seed Co., and for fifty-three 



■ .>ars prominent in the trade, died last 



. eek from heart failure, at the age of 



'). He is survived by five sons, Hugo, 



,.rthur. Max, Oscar and Edwin, who 



will continue the business, and a daugh- 



<or, Mrs. H. Herz, of New York. 



Alice Josephine Miller. 



One of the first women florists of the 

 (»uth, Alice J. Miller, who conducted 

 ,! store in Louisville, Ky., for the last 

 hirty-five years, died suddenly last 

 week from heart failure. Miss Miller 

 was found dead at the rear of her 

 home, and apparently had been on her 

 way to open the store. She was 61 

 years of age and had been in failing 

 iiealth for some time. Two brothers 

 and four sisters survive her. 



INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 



The Market. 



Business has been fair and the sup- 

 ply of stock has been moved. There 

 has been an abundance of lilies, which 

 have been in demand for funeral work. 

 Those of good quality sell at from $6 

 to $8 per hundred. Eoses are above the 

 average summer quality. The supply 

 is adequate, with prices ranging from 

 $2 to $6 per hundred. Gladioli are 

 popular and there has not been a sup- 

 ply sufficient for the demand. They 

 bring $5 to $6 per hundred. Snap- 

 dragons also are in demand. Good qual- 

 ity flowers sell at $1 to $2 per hundred. 

 Sweet peas and Shasta daisies are im- 

 portant items now. Dahlias are begin- 

 ning to make their appearance, but not 

 in quantities. 



Delphinium temporarily is out of the 

 market, the first crop having been ex- 

 hausted and the second not ready. As- 

 ters are in, but are of poor quality. 

 Prices range from $1.50 to $2.50 per 

 hundred. There is the usual supply of 

 outdoor flowers. Good fancy ferns are 

 in the market. Plumosus and Sprengeri 

 are scarce and smilax is of inferior 

 quality. 



Various Notes. 



E. A. Nelson's automobile was in an- 

 other accident, but the occupants of the 

 machine were not hurt. 



Bert Stanley and Carl Glaubke have 

 been cutting some fine hardy stock. 



Blasting for a sewer in the street 

 near the establishments of John Grande 

 and John Grande, Jr., did considerable 

 damage to their glass. 



M. A. Barick, of Seymour, Ind., re- 

 ports that he speedily is getting his 

 greenhouses in shape. They were badly 

 damaged recently by a hail storm. This 

 was the third time hail has hit his 

 place. 



Robert Fohl has been cutting excel- 

 lent Shasta daisies, some of which were 

 five inches in diameter. 



Claude Griffith is away on a short va- 

 cation. 



There had been a drought on the 

 south side during three weeks, while on 

 the north side there had been quanti- 

 ties of rain. However, a steady down- 



pour brought relief to the stock on both 

 sides last week. 



Frank Harriott, who until recently 

 was a grower of hardy stock, is now 

 a cook at the army camp at Fort Har- 

 rison. 



Mr. Dudderstadt, with A. Wiegand's 

 Sons Co., recently lost his little son. 

 The trade extends its sympathy. 



Help is scarce, the army camp at Fort 

 Harrison having taken most of the men 

 available. E. E. T. 



EOCHESTER, N. Y. 



The Market. 



During the last week the flower mar- 

 ket has been in a hopeless condition, and 

 it seems likely to continue so for at least 

 a couple of weeks. The main reason for 

 this condition is the belated arrival of 

 outdoor flowers, which were just about 

 three weeks later than usual. Ordi- 

 narily the glut of outdoor stock prevails 

 about the middle of June, when wed- 

 dings and commencements call for a 

 large portion of the stock. Now large 

 quantities of the flowers are here and 

 consequently much greenhouse stock is 

 not purchased. 



The markets and stores are quiet 

 places these days. Apart from the ordi- 

 nary run of business, there is little 

 funeral work to help to move the flow- 

 ers. Roses are in large supply, but the 

 greater part of them are short. Ophelia 

 and Sunburst move well. Prices are con- 

 siderably lower than they were and good 

 stock can be bought for $2 to $3 per 

 hundred. There is a quantity of Har- 



risii lilies, and these are offered at low 

 prices to clear. Large spikes of gla- 

 dioli reach the market and move easily. 

 Candytuft and gypsophilas are brought 

 to the market in quantities. There is 

 an abundance of good sweet peas, which 

 are cleared at low summer prices. Car- 

 nations are extremely plentiful and 

 bring about $1 per hundred for the best 

 flowers. Large Shasta daisies sell well, 

 but there is no special demand for or- 

 chids. Japanese irises are plentiful and 

 come in handy for window displays. 

 The market is well stocked with all 

 kinds of seasonable greens. 



Various Notes. 



Hugo Teute has a large crop of car- 

 nations that hangs on account of the 

 dull business. He is moving many chrys- 

 anthemum plants, most of the orders 

 coming from out-of-town patrons. 



Frank Peartree and Leo Mahoney, em- 

 ployees of George T. Boucher, are on 

 their vacations. Mr. and Mrs. Boucher 

 and children are on an automobile trip 

 to Evanston, 111. They will be away 

 for about two weeks. 



The net proceeds of the Rochester 

 peony exhibition recently held at Con- 

 vention hall in aid of the Red Cross 

 were about $161. 



Charles W. Curtis is cutting some fine 

 sweet peas, with good, long stems. If 

 everything goes well he expects to have 

 about 20,000 gladioli this year. 



John Orgar, of Irondequoit, is grow- 

 ing some topnotch outdoor bachelor's 

 buttons. His carnations, considering 

 the lateness of the season, are especially 

 good. H. J. H. 



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"So pants the elk for cooling 

 streams," a member of the B. P. O. 

 Elks was overheard to remark to a 

 group of fellow Elks gathered around 

 and admiring the unique window deco- 

 ration at the Penn store, during the 

 Elk convention at Boston last week. A 

 pen and ink description can do but 

 feeble justice to a display that was 

 considered a perfect depiction of Elk- 

 dom. One side of the window contained 

 the usual summer exhibit of ducklings 

 and water, a display that never seems 

 to grow old, judging by the crowds con- 

 stantly viewing it. The special subject 

 was a herd of elks browsing in a valley, 

 with here and there finger posts, upon 

 which were written the several virtu- 

 ous tenets of the order. In the back- 

 ground, on a hill, stood the chapel, be- 

 side which a cooling stream gushed 

 forth. It was all symbolic of the order 

 and highly interesting, even to the 

 casual observer. Delegates from Ha- 

 waii and the Philippines were noted 

 among the spectators, and what a card 

 it was for Penn! The opposite window 

 contained a display of choice summer 

 flowers, richly bowled and artistically 

 arranged. 



S. J. Goddard, of Framingham, Mass., 

 has a few standard geraniums left with 

 which to adorn his residence. The va- 

 riety is J. J. Harrison, which also is a 

 splendid bedder. The group prominent- 

 ly planted in front could have been 

 sold many times. A fine lot of Fuchsia 



Black Prince, grown in standard form, 

 in full bloom, was noted; also the grand 

 ramblers, trained up the supports along 

 the sign. Carnations had been thrown 

 out and plants were being lifted from 

 the field. The new ones have done well. 

 Though it has been somewhat dry of 

 late, each appears in excellent form. 

 Matchless, Rosalia, Nancy, Laddie, 

 Doris, Benora and Merry Christmas are 

 the leaders. Chrysanthemums have a 

 good start. The home vegetable gar- 

 den contains uncommon varieties that 

 tempt the palate of the epicure. Just 

 beyond is seen a snug bungalow built 

 by a lovely daughter, who proposes to 

 share it this fall with a lucky partner, 

 providing the partner's country does 

 not need him to fight. "It is a fight 

 either way, ' ' soliloquized Mr. Goddard. 



G. H. Sinclair, of Holyoke, Mass., 

 says it pays to keep in touch with the 

 public officials and newspaper men. His 

 influence was seen in the proposal to 

 send all flowers presented to the va- 

 rious incomers to the several hospitals. 

 The idea, while not entirely new, was 

 made the subject of considerable pub- 

 licity and must redound to the interest 

 of the florist. 



H. F. A. Lange, of Worcester, Mass., 

 keeps the observing public well posted 

 along the seasonable lines by frequent 

 changes of attractive displays. There is 

 nothing special to record, save that 

 business in general is moving along 

 steadily. W. M. 



