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Sbptbmbbb 13, 1917. 



The Florists^ Review 



21 



BALTIMORE. 



Business Is Excellent. 



It is not often that one hears com- 

 plaints at wholesale houses of a scarcity 

 of stock the first week in September, yet 

 this was the condition I found at the 

 Leo Niessen Co. store. Mr. McKissick 

 was telling me that business had been 

 good, much better than he had expected, 

 and that if he had more good stock he 

 could do more business. He also told me 

 that this had been a most remarkable 

 summer, and while there had been no 

 great rush at any time, business showed 

 a good increase over last year; that they 

 had no gluts to contend with this sea- 

 son, except, perhaps, of asters, and this 

 did not amount to anything. His opin- 

 ion is that the florists' business is in a 

 more healthy condition in this city than 

 it has been during his five years of 

 experience among us. 



As we sat and talked about the whole- 

 sale end of the business, I recalled that 

 back in the nineties Mr. Niessen had a 

 cellar in Philadelphia that a good sailor 

 would have trouble climbing down into. 

 Now, anyone who knows Leo Niessen 

 knows that he is tall, with just a slight 

 stoop to his shoulders. In those days 

 the boys in the trade there claimed that 

 the stoop came from not having enongh 

 room to stand upright in his place of 

 business, but with headquarters in Phil- 

 adelphia, and branches in Baltimore and 

 Washington, he has plenty of head room 

 now. 



There are no greater lovers of a good 

 horse in this locality than the Lehr 

 Bros., and they stuck to them as long 

 as they could. But poor old Dobbin has 

 become too slow, and now any day you 

 may see on the streets a well-equipped 

 auto truck bearing their name. While 

 these boys may have been slow in ac- 

 quiring a modern delivery equipment, 

 they have been among the leaders in 

 producing the best of stock. At their 

 range on the Annapolis boulevard it is 

 a great treat to see the My Maryland, 

 Eadiance and Hoosier Beauty roses not 

 only promising well for the winter, but 

 giving a cut of excellent flowers now. 



A new grower who can be depended 

 upon for some fine roses this winter 

 is Walter Erdman, who has the range 

 formerly owned by John Eider. Mr. 

 Erdman was with Lehr Bros, since he 

 returned from the south, and there is no 

 part of rose growing that he does not 

 know. I have not seen his new place 

 yet, but reports that have come to me 

 say he has a stock that is excellent in 

 every respect. 



Another firm that is comparatively 

 young, but is producing stock that is 

 remarkable, is Stevenson Bros., at Tow- 

 son. They were at one time with Isaac 

 H. Moss. They grow nothing but roses, 

 their Ophelia and Sunburst being ex- 

 ceptionally good for this season of the 

 year. 



Various Notes. 



Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Jolinston, 223 

 West Madison street, returned home 

 September 1 and are now getting ready 

 for a record season. 



At his store on Charles street, James 

 Hamilton has a window each day that 

 just compels people to stop and admire. 



At Samuel Feast & Sons' store you 

 can never catch Mrs. Hill idle. The last 

 time I called she was putting the fin- 

 ishing touches on a bunch of Harrisii 

 lilies, or, to be correct, two bunches tied 

 together with white ribbon and adian- 



tum. Mrs. Hill said that during the 

 extremely hot weather she thought that 

 such a piece was lighter than a made- 

 up design or pall. 



Halliday Bros, are getting their share 

 of funeral work, with an occasional war 

 wedding. Bobert Halliday is busy at 

 the range in Monkton, getting ready 

 for winter. 



At John Cook's, 318 North Charles 

 street, it would seem that Miss Cook 

 has just one care on earth and that is 

 to see that the window is kept looking 

 fine, and she always accomplishes her 

 point. 



William J. Halliday expects to have 

 h, fine cut of orchids this season. At the 

 range on Garrison avenue he grows 

 nothing else, depending on the whole- 

 sale houses for the supply of other 

 stock. 



E. A. Seidewitz is home from his trip 

 to New York and the convention. 



Tate. 



BOCHESTEB, IT. T. 



The Market. 



Considerable funeral work created a 

 lively market during a part of last 

 week, and there was plenty of stock to 

 meet the demand. Quantities of gladioli 

 continue to arrive. Good fiowers sold 

 readily, but much of the supply was of 

 poor quality. However, the deluge of 

 outdoor stock has lessened consider- 

 ably and the market was not so crowd- 

 ed as it has been. Asters are not of 

 good quality, most of them being of 

 medium size, and only a few first-class 

 flowers were received. Lavenders, es- 

 pecially, have been scarce. 



Dahlias have made their appearance 

 and include some good varieties. Car- 

 nations are scarce. Eoses are arriving 

 in splendid condition and sell readily. 

 White varieties are not in oversupply. 

 Maryland, Scott Key, Ward, Ophelia, 

 Sunburst and Mrs. Hearst roses all are 

 good. Cecile Brunner roses are plenti- 

 ful, but find little call. American 

 Beauties are in large demand. Orchids 

 and valley both are scarce. Calendulas, 

 tritomas, auratum lilies and zinnias are 

 included in the supply of outdoor stock. 

 Easter lilies are plentiful, but the de- 

 mand is not large. Hardy chrysanthe- 

 mums are in good supply. Good quality 



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Chrysolora chrysanthemums reach the 

 market from California, and some are 

 being brought in by local growers. 

 Green is plentiful. 



Various Notes. 



Max, the Florist, has passed the 

 physical examination for the army and 

 has been visiting friends in Mexico, N. 

 Y., while waiting to be sent to a train- 

 ing camp. He has not disposed of his 

 store, and will not until he learns defi- 

 nitely whether he will be sent to 

 Europe. 



Among the florists from out of town 

 who visited the exposition last week 

 were L. J. Bryant, of Newark, N. Y.; 

 N. A. Hallauer, of Ontario, N. Y.; M. 

 M. Michael, of Dansville, N. Y.; Ed- 

 ward Kendig, of Oswego, N. Y.; Mrs. 

 D. Wilkinson, of Eose, N. Y.; Arthur A. 

 Earchhoflf, of Batavia, N. Y., and N. Y. 

 Lasher and Miss Lasher, of White 

 Bros., Medina, N. Y. 



Mrs. John Dunbar, who is in a local 

 hospital recovering from the effects of 

 a serious operation, expects soon to be 

 able to leave the institution. 



Several of the florists had windows 

 in keeping with the activities at the 

 exposition last week. Edwin C. Kael- 

 ber, Inc., had a novel arrangement of 

 toy horses and baskets, in which the 

 horse show colors, red and green, were 

 prominent. 



E. E. Fry, of West avenue, has a new 

 delivery auto. It is painted dark blue, 

 with gold lettering. Mr. Fry reports 

 business good, with a quantity of fu- 

 neral work last week. 



Jacob Thomann & Sons were kept 

 busy in their store and greenhouse with 

 a large amount of funeral work last 

 week. Their gladioli, which include 

 some new varieties, were excellent this 

 year. 



Arthur M. Newborn, whose exhibit 

 of everlasting flowers at the exposition 

 last week caused much favorable com- 

 ment, is making a similar exhibit at the 

 state fair at Syracuse this week. 



Theodore Mulschlegel, of Pittsford, 

 is cutting some fine pink and white 

 snapdragons. His asters, also, are good. 



Charles W. Curtis has just installed 

 a new Lord & Burnham boiler, which is 

 the third of its kind in the establish- 

 ment. He has been cutting large quan- 

 tities of gladioli and asters. H. J. H. 



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Waterbury, Coiul — Saxe & Floto are 

 said to be the largest forcers of lilies 

 in this locality, and they expect to 

 handle the usual number. 



Bridgeport, Conn. — John Horan & 

 Sons have been dug around by the for- 

 mation of a sewer and are much incon- 

 venienced thereby, but it will not be 

 long before they will sail along as pros- 

 perously as ever. 



Worcester, Mass. — The Worcester 

 Conservatories will go in strongly for 

 conservation during the coming winter, 

 unless present conditions improve. 

 Possibly larger crops of asparagus will 

 be grown, as this green rarely fails to 

 find a good market. 



Westerly, B. I.— Welcome S. Car- 

 michael, of Carmichael Bros., who has 

 been confined to his home at Shannock 

 by appendicitis, now is about again. 



East Brldgewater, Mass. — J. K. Alex- 

 ander, who is working to develop fra- 

 grance in the dahlia, has a new variety 

 of the peony-flowered type which he has 

 named for a customer, Mary Houghton. 

 Its color is described as rose lavender. 



St. Albans, Vt. — Kennedy & Ledouse 

 have made many improvements to the 

 former George Cooke place and have 

 added another house for chrysanthe- 

 mums. Business is good. That they 

 can dispose of all the stock they can 

 handle is the pleasing report. 



