October 11, 1917. 



The Florists^ Review 



DAYTON, O. 



The Market. 



Cooler weather has started fall busi- 

 ness. Plenty of dahlias can be had at 

 jirices ranging from 75 cents to $3 per 

 liundred. Eoses are showing improve- 

 ment in quality and quantity. They 

 sell for from $3 to $8 per hundred. As- 

 ters and gladioli arc seen, but are of 

 |i()or quality. Chrysantliemums are com- 

 ing slowly. Valley is on the short side. 

 Lilies are of good quality. 



Various Notes. 



C. Dennick, of the Ideal Floral Co., 

 had a slight accident when he ran the 

 <ompany's automobile into a shed to 

 uvoid a collision with another machine. 

 The fender was smashed. 



A. Horn has joined the Keiss Co. 

 force. 



Frank Friscli and William Gerlach, 

 Jr., of H^iqua, were guests of Mr. 

 Frisch's brother, George W. Frisch, one 

 day last week. 



Mr. and Mrs. George J. Frisch are re- 

 ceiving congratulations over the ar- 

 rival of a daughter at their home. 



Fred Lemke, representing the W. W. 

 Barnard Co., Cliicago, called on the 

 trade last week. G. J. F. 



NEW YORK. 



The Market. 



A heavy frost the night of October (5 

 will undoubtedly cut short the supply of 

 outdoor flowers, which have been wel- 

 comed in the market because of the 

 shortage of roses and carnations. The 

 latter, however, are now coming in good 

 supply and the quality is improving. 

 The late asters have been exceptionally 

 good and have sold well. The same may 

 be said of gladioli and dahlias, the lat- 

 ter having become popular with the pub 

 lie. Fancy dahlias sold for as high as $1 

 per dozen October 6. The supply of the 

 early varieties of chrysanthemums, with 

 the exception of Golden Glow, has been 

 limited. Smith 's Advance, October 

 Frost, Chrysolora, Unaka and Alexander 

 (luttman chrysanthemums are now more 

 abundant. Prices have 1)cen satisfac 

 tory. Some of tlie fine flowers of the 

 varieties named have sold as high as 

 $•") per dozen. 



Carnations are l)eginning to come in 

 quantities. Some long-stemmed Wards 

 sold for $4 per liundred October 6. 

 Larger supplies are expected this week 

 and it is certain the price will dro]). 

 Lilies are steady in ])rice, the })est hold- 

 ing at $6 per hundred. Valley continues 

 scarce and the price high, $8 per hun- 

 dred being the general quotation 

 Orchids have dro])ped in price and now 

 the best arrivals do not bring more than 

 40 cents apiece, while oncidiums are as 

 low as $1 per hundred. Outdoor flowers 

 were in abundance last week, but most 

 of the supply was absorbed. 



Roses were in larger supply and have 

 improved in quality. Short-stemmed 

 flowers sold at prices ranging from $2 

 l»er hundred up; liybrid jierpetuals 

 brought from $;"» to .$10 ])er hundred, 

 with some of the specialties a])ove those 

 figures. Hadleys are up to $12 per hun- 

 dred, while Keys, Mocks and Eussells 

 are at the same figures. American 

 Beauties sold as high as $30 ])er hundred 

 for the finest flowers, while those of 

 poorer quality were less, and there was 

 no surplus. 



Club Meeting. 



There was an attendance of 150 at 

 the meeting of the Florists' Club Octo- 

 ber 8. C. H. Totty staged vases of 

 Queen Mary, white; October King, yel- 

 low; October Herald, bronze; Crystal 

 June, white, and a collection of early 

 single chrysanthemums which were 

 highly commended. E. W. Fengar 's 

 Bronze Unaka was much admired and 

 the committee expressed its desire to 

 see it growing. Geo. W. Crawbuck dis- 

 played a vase of Chrysolora of great 

 size and finish. The new dahlia, Mrs. 

 George Schlegel, reddish pink, shown by 

 S. G. Milosy, was awarded tlie club 's 

 l)reliminary certificate. 



Chairman Kessler reported arrange- 

 ments complete for ladies' night No- 

 vember 17, at the Hotel McAlpin. It 

 was decided to limit the attendance 

 to members in good standing. 



W. J. Guille and Thomas J. Nolan 

 were elected to membership. 



The deaths of W. J. Interman and 

 Mrs. W. A. Sperling were reported and 

 committees appointed to draw up reso- 

 lutions of sympathy, and also for the 

 family of J. A. Valentine, of Denver. 



There were enthusiastic reports of 

 the F. T. D. meeting at Detroit and 

 it was voted unanimouslv that the club 

 subscribe $1,000 to the S. A. F. public- 

 ity fund. 



Among the visitors from out of town 

 were J. C. Vaughan, Prof. E. A. White, 

 S. S. Pennock and L. J. Renter, each of 

 wliom made an interesting address. Mr. 

 Pennock talked on the serious problem 

 of express service and the president and 

 F. R. Pierson, Jas. McHutchispn and 

 W. H. Siebrecht, Jr., were charged with 

 the duty of meeting the officials of 

 the express companies at a meeting in 

 New York October 9. 



The committee of the Florists' Club 

 visited the establishment of W. A. 

 Manda at South Orange, N, J., October 

 8, to pass on the merits of his new 

 dahlia. No. 1000. Messrs. Weston, Rig- 

 by, Brown and Jos. Manda were in at- 

 tendance, as well as members of the 

 trade ])ress. The committee awarded 

 it the club's certificate. An elaborate 

 dinner was served in Mr. Manda 's 

 home. 



Various Notes. 



The New York Florists' Club will 

 have its annual Ladies' night Saturday 

 evening, November 17, at the Blue and 

 Green rooms of the Hotel McAlpin. 

 Philip Kessler is chairman of the enter- 

 tainment committee. 



At Frank Dinda's establishment, 

 Farmingdale, Tj. I., the most striking of 

 his early chrysanthemums is Alexander 

 Guttman, which blooms October 1. It is 

 a lavender ])ink of exceptional size and 

 beauty. Mr. Dinda says he has realized 

 $fi per dozen for this flower this season. 



M. Matheron, Baldwin, L. I., has 

 7.1,000 feet of glass devoted almost ex- 

 clusively to carnations. Ward, Match- 

 less, Enchantress Supreme and the new- 

 scarlet seedling, Olive Whitman, are 

 among the varieties grown. Mr. Math- 

 eron was formerly foreman for the Cot- 

 tage Gardens Co. 



Lieutenant Henshaw, of the U. S. 

 navy, and Major Rigo, of the army, pai<l 

 Twenty-eighth street a short visit Octo- 

 ber 6. 



The Peacock Dahlia Farms, Berlin, N. 

 J., has been shipping some excellent 

 dahlias to the New York market. Last 

 week this concern had an exhibit of 



dahlia novelties at one of the Broadway 

 department stores. 



The Duckham-Pierson Co., Madison, 

 N. J., has been sending fine roses to mar- 

 ket, among them being Mrs. Charles 

 Russell of exceptional merit. 



The seedsmen have been busy ship- 

 ping Holland bulbs and expect another 

 shipload within a few days. 



Earle Riedel, son of Harry Riedel, 

 of Riedel & Meyer, is recovering from 

 an operation, performed at a local hos- 

 pital. 



W. P. Ford is still in the hospital) but 

 is recovering rapidly. 



George C. Crawbuck, Jr., expects to 

 leave this week on board a United 

 States cruiser. His destination, of 

 course, is not made public. 



The wholesale stores are all decorated 

 and ready for the season 's business. The 

 Barney B. Jacobs store has been done 

 over in white. 



Frank & Son, 1561 Third avenue, re- 

 port a large demand for funeral work. 

 Three large blankets were among the 

 orders last week. 



Joseph Mackerer, of Union Hill, near 

 Weehawken, N. J., died suddenly Octf^ 

 ber 5. The obituary notice will be found 

 in tlTis issue of Tlie Review. 



J. Austin Shaw. 



The fall exhibition of the Horticul- 

 tural Society of New York will be held 

 November 8 to 11 at the American Mu- 

 seum of Natural History, Seventy- 

 seventh street and Columbus avenue. 

 The schedule, offering jirizes of more 

 than $2,300, is now ready, and may be 

 had by addressing the secretary, George 

 V. Nash, New York Botanical Garden, 

 Bronx park, New York city. All those 

 exhibiting busli chrysanthemum plants 

 are requested to bring them in Wednes- 

 day, November 7, so that they may be 

 in position before the other exhibits 

 arrive. The manager of the exhibition 

 will be on hand on that date to receive 

 exhibits. George V. Nash, Sec'y. 



GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. 



The Market. 



Two or three nights of good, hard 

 frosts have put an end to all garden 

 (lowers, l)ut the snapjiy weather has 

 started a big demand for carnations, 

 which are so scarce tliat the situation 

 is acute. There is nothing to take 

 their place. Chrysantliemums are aj)- 

 pearing slowly, mostly pink and white, 

 and proliably by the end of the week 

 plenty of them can be had. Roses are 

 in fairly good supply, though mostly 

 shorts. They are quickly utilized. Vio- 

 lets are arriving from the fields in small 

 • (iiantities. There are no Easter lilies 

 in the market, and only a few rubrums. 

 Tlie scarcity of greens lias relaxed a 

 little; sniilax is still hard to find, how- 

 ever. 



Various Notes. 



Miss Mary Hartnett has l)een busily 

 occnjiied with a large wedding decora- 

 tion. 



Eli Cross has an extra liouso of vio- 

 lets and sweet peas. He now is cutting 

 some mums and picking a few violets. 



Henry Smith has not half enough car- 

 nations to go around, and he reports 

 that business is brisk. A. F. C. 



Ravenna, O. — A flower store has been 

 opened at 244 North Water street by 

 S. P. Pike. 



