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The Florists^ Review 



JCNB 12, 1919. 



will take the boat to Detroit, where 

 they will arrive next morning, Tuesday. 

 The fare to Buffalo will be $12.83, with 

 sleeping berths about $2.16 extra. The 

 boat fare is $4.34, with staterooms, ac- 

 commodating two persons, $3.78. The 

 raiilroad will provide a special car if 

 the party numbers twenty-five and will 

 engage twenty-five staterooms in ad- 

 vance. Persons traveling with baggage 

 will find the transfer in Buffalo conve- 

 nient, as the boat landing is only about 

 200 feet from the railroad station. 



The following announced that they 

 would join the party and, with the 

 wives of some of them, it was found 

 that twenty-one was the nucleus of the 

 party: A. L. Miller, Joseph A. Manda, 

 John Miesem, Curt Thimm, M. Matheron, 

 J^ H. Fiesser, P. W. Popp, P. Gerlaird, 

 J. G. Esler, F. H. Traendly, A. M. Hen- 

 shaw, P. F. Kessler, C. W. Scott, A. T. 

 De La Mare and Roman J. Irwin. In 

 addition, it is known that many others 

 will join the party and that still others 

 are planning to motor to Buffalo, join- 

 ing the party at the boat. From informa- 

 tion forthcoming, it was reported that 

 the party might number seventy-five 

 or more. The chairman called atten- 



pecially at the extreme front, where its 

 services were most gratefully appre- 

 ciated by the boys. He also told of his 

 journeyings while in the service. 



President Kossler announced the fol- 

 lowing as a nominating committee for 

 the nomination of officers for 1920, to 

 report at the November meeting: A. T. 

 De La Mare, W. R. Pierson, Walter F. 

 Sheridan, J. B. Nugent, Jr., Emil 

 Schloss, Jos. 8. Fenrich and E. Koehne. 



Secretary Young announced that the 

 trustees would make a semiannual aiidit 

 of the club's bool^s during July. 



The meeting adjourned with the un- 

 derstanding that the next meeting will 

 be on the second Monday in September. 



J. H. P. 



CLEVELAND, O. 



The Market. 



Conditions show a great change since 

 last week. . Up to last week, stock, for 

 the most part, cleaned up well, but this 

 week finds the market flooded with car- 

 nations and peonies with little call for 

 them, as business seems to have almost 

 come to a standstill. But most of the 



A. V. Llndquist'f New Gardea "Weedet and Mulch Maker. 



tion to the fact that as there was a 

 probability that hotel accommodations 

 might be a little congested during Au- 

 gust, it would be advisable to book 

 reservations early and Vice-President 

 Fetters, in Detroit, would gladly do the 

 needful in this respect upon receipt of 

 request. 



Miscellaneous Matters. 



' A, M. Henshaw, chairman of the com- 

 mittee on quarters, reported that his 

 committee had made diligent search, but 

 up to this time had only two locations 

 in prospect and these neod not be con- 

 sidered for the present. On motion the 

 committee was continued, to report at 

 the next meeting. 



Arthur Herrington, for the flower 

 show committee, reported that the com- 

 mittee, by invitation, visited Cedar Hill 

 Nurseries and the home of Chairman 

 Theo. A. Havemcyer, where they were 

 most cordially welcomed and entertained 

 by Mr. and Mrs. Havemcyer. On mo- 

 tion a vote of thanks was passed to 

 the hosts for this courtesy. 



The following were elected to mem- 

 bership: F. E. Betheuser, F. F. Rock- 

 well, Derrill W. Hart and Edward 

 Koenig. Mr. Koenig being present, he 

 was introduced to the gathering and 

 mad? suitable response. 



President Kessler, as chairman of the 

 committee of florists and allied trades 

 during the recent drive for the Salva- 

 tion Atmy, reported that the committee 

 lacked $50 of its subscription quota, 

 but as he felt that the club would be 

 pleased to subscribe this amount he 

 had returned the full quota. On mo- 

 tion of Sergt. Edw. A. Maifda, the club 

 ordered a check for $50 to be drawn to 

 cover the subscription. Sergt. Manda, 

 who has just returiu'<l from France, 

 where he had been siiieo this country 

 entered the war, spoke feelingly of the 

 great work of the Salvation Army, es- 



florists are thankful for this lull, as they 

 have been so overworked the last six 

 months that they are glad to get a little 

 rest. 



For the first time in n^any months 

 wholesalers have had more stock on 

 their hands than, they knew what to do 

 with. Business has been just fair- and 

 that is all that can be said of it. 



Besides peonies and carnations, there 

 are some roses, particularly American 

 Beauties^ coming in, with a iew calen- 

 dulas, daisies, bachelor's buttons, gla- 

 dioli, baby's breath and -dephiniums. 

 Sweet peas and Easter lilies are just 

 about done. for. 



There has been a big call for lily of 

 the valley for Jyue weddings; in. fact, 

 the demand has been much greater than 

 the supply. 



The weather during the last few days 

 has been slightly cooler and flowers 

 coming in have been better than usual 

 at this time of year. 



The demand for fancy ferns has been 

 tremendous. Good ferns have been hard 

 to get, because the new ones have not 

 yet arrived and those from cold storage 

 are not so good as they should be. 



Various Notes. 



Robert Walters, prominent east side 

 florist, has gone to Middle Bass for a 

 week to make arrangements for build- 

 ing a summer cottage. 



Herman Knoble, of Knoble Bros., has 

 been spending considerable time at his 

 peony farm, on Bosworth road, during 

 the last week. 



Albert Barber, of the Park Flower 

 Shop, has made preparations to move 

 to his new home in the country in the 

 near future. 



Miss Rose Rigo, daughter of the west 

 side florist, has announced her engage- 

 ment to Julius Lcsuianaky, who has 

 opened a new flower store in Akron. 



Henry Blind, of Pittsburgh, was a 

 visitor in town. 



Albert Hart, of Lakewood, reports the 

 purchase of a Dodge automobile. 



George Potter, of the W. Q. Potter 

 Co., has moved out into the country to 

 a new suburban residence, which he in- 

 tends to make his home the year around. 



Albert Barber is getting ready to 

 open a new flower store on East Fourth 

 street, around the corner from the 

 wholesale district. This should be a 

 good location, as it is in the path of the 

 market crowds. Mr. Barber says he is 

 so busy he has no time for fishing. 



W. F. B. 



A HANDY NEW TOOL. 



Did you ever notice how many of the 

 tools used around a greenhouse and in 

 the garden have been developed by the 

 grower to meet some special need? 

 Some growers are adept in such matters 

 and the trade has profited to no small 

 extent by their inventive faculties. A. 

 V. Lindquist, of Alexandria, Minn., is 

 one of the men of mechanical turn of 

 mind who keep producing one new 

 thing after another. One of his de- 

 vices so well met a long felt want that 

 it led to the organization of the Har- 

 vester Trap Co., with gratifying suc- 

 cess. Recently Mr. Lindquist developed 

 a weeder that looked so good that many 

 people who saw it wanted to get one 

 like it and a quantity was manufac- 

 tured by the Harvester Trap Co., to 

 meet the local demand. It may, next 

 season, be listed in some of the western 

 seed catalogues. The weeder is shown 

 in the accompanying illustration. It is 

 a simple blade of good steel just soft 

 enough so it can be sharpened with a 

 file. It has two cutting edges. The 

 blade is rigid, because of the strong 

 attachment at each end. The shape 

 permits working close to plants without 

 injuring them. Pushing or pulling the 

 blade just under the surface of the 

 ground, the soil is loosened at the same 

 time the weeds are cut- down. Every 

 grower knows the value of the mulch 

 thus created. 



KANSAS CITY, MO. 



Tbe Market. 



Business is brisk with florists all 

 around here, and it is expected to con- 

 tinue so all through this month. There 

 are a number of weddings scheduled, as 

 well as many social events, and school 

 commencements will be on until the 

 middle of the month. Stock is plentiful. 

 It is much better because of the cool 

 weather which prevailed the latter part 

 of May, and is arriving in fine shape 

 for the many purposes for which it is 

 wanted. Prices went down last week. 

 Roses are now from to 3 to 10 cents, 

 wholesale; carnations are $30 per thou- 

 sand and gladioli are 10 and 12 cents. 

 Sweet peas are done for this season in 

 this vicinity. The cool, damp weather 

 caused the crop to go off about a month 

 earlier than usual. 



Various Notes. 



The opening of the Newman theater, 

 the latest achievement in motion pic- 

 ture houses, June 5, was a busy day for 

 a number of local florists. Orders were 

 wired from producers and screen stars 

 in all parts of the country. Friends 

 of the management and business asso- 

 ciates in the city sent flowers for the 



