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The Florists^ Review 



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 Monday is the last day on which instructions regarding display advertisements 

 can be received for the issue of that week. 



be limited, for we must get out this new edition 

 in time for spring catalogue work. 



The receipts of the American Joint 

 Committee on Horticultural Nomencla- 

 ture, from 1916 to date, have been $2,- 

 316.58, of which the S. A. F. contributed 

 $300 in 1917. It is recommended that 

 a similar sum be contributed in 1920. 

 Expenditures have been $1,407.36, leav- 

 ing only $957.22 with which to carry on 

 the work. 



ST. LOUIS, MO. 



The Market. 



Demand for stock at the various 

 wholesale markets last week was weak 

 in all lines. While there is plenty of 

 stock in seasonable flowers to be had, 

 the retailers buy sparingly during the 

 summer months, since much of the time 

 it is only funeral work that keeps them 

 at all busy. 



The weather has been hot and the 

 few good rains last week greatly re- 

 vived outdoor stock. 



Rose shipments have greatly in- 

 creased and all last week roses in all 

 varieties were plentiful. Prices have 

 been low in all grades; in big lots of 

 1,000 or more, roses were sacrificed at 

 extremely low prices. 



Asters are becoming more plentiful 

 each week; last week they were offered 

 as low as $20 per thousand for extra 

 fine quality and mixed colors. 



Prices on first-quality stock in gla- 

 dioli went up a few dollars per hun- 

 dred the latter part of the week. Good 

 America, Schwaben and King demand- 

 ed $6 per hundred, while common mixed 

 varieties sold as low as $20 per thou- 

 sand. 



The demand for Easter lilies was 

 good and was equaled by the supply 

 daily. Some splendid valley was seen 

 during the week. Single-flowering 

 tuberoses are coming more plentifully 

 each day and are fine in quality. 



Plumosus, Sprengeri and ferns had 

 their usual daily demand, with plenty 

 for all calls. 



Various Notes. 



The members of the trade should not 

 forget the seventh annual picnic of the 

 St. Louis County Growers' Association 

 September 2, to be held at Upper Creve 

 Coeur lake. Martin Ude, president, and 

 Joseph Deutschmann, secretary, say 

 that everyone in the trade is invited to 

 attend, as arrangements have been 

 "lade to entertain the largest number 

 of people ever at a picnic given by the 

 association. 



The officers of the St. Louis Florists' 



Club will hold their monthly meeting 

 at the home of Treasurer Smith August 

 31. All the old, as well as the new, of- 

 ficers will attend this meeting, when 

 an interesting program will be made up 

 for the club's September meeting. At 

 this club meeting the newly elected 

 officers will be installed. 



Souvenir post cards were received 

 from members of the St. Louis party 

 at Cleveland last week by many in the 

 trade, telling them what a great con- 

 vention it was and speaking of all the 

 good things they missed by not at- 

 tending. 



The marriage of Frank A. Windier, 

 president of the Windier Wholesale 

 Floral Co., to Miss Frances Kaletta 

 took place August 24 and the happy 

 couple left the same evening for an 

 extended eastern honeymoon trip. They 

 expect to be at home to friends after 

 September 15. 



Oscar Ruff, of the Bergstermann 

 Floral Co., speaking of his recent fish- 

 ing trip with Jules Bourdet, says that 

 he never saw so many fish before and 

 their catch was a heavy one. 



The annual Shaw banquet for flo- 

 rists, gardeners and nurserymen will 

 take place this year during thd week 

 of the convention of the National As- 

 sociation of Gardeners and will be held 

 in the big palm house at Missouri 

 Botanical Garden. All delegates at- 

 tending the convention will be invited 

 to attend. 



J. Pluvius was quite generous last 

 week and the county growers are 

 thankful /for tjie few good rains he 

 gave them. These rains will greatly 

 benefit art^ outdoor stock and were 

 badly needed. 



The delegates of the St. Louis County 

 Growers' Association to the meeting of 

 the National Flower Growers' Associ- 

 ation at Cleveland last week will give 

 a lengthy report of the meeting at the 

 local association 's meeting Septem- 

 ber 1, when a large attendance is ex- 

 pected. 



The stores of the Mullanphy Florists, 

 the Bentzen Floral Co. and the Pieper 

 Floral Co., on North Grand avenue, 

 are undergoing improvements, which 

 will be completed in time for the open- 

 ing of the fall season. 



Foster the Florist's new quarters 

 on Seventh street, near Olive street, 

 will be ready by September 15. Dur- 

 ing the summer months Fred J. Foster, 

 president of the company, has been 

 busy at the Marcus avenue green- 

 houses, getting things ready for the fall 

 and winter. 



The H. J. Weber & Sons Nurserv 



Co. and the Westover Nursery Co. ex- 

 pect a busy fall season, judging from 

 advance orders already booked. 



Joseph Frank expects to reopen his 

 floral department early in September 

 in the S. S. Kresge 5 and 10-cent 

 store. During the summer months 

 Mr. Frank has derived much pleasure 

 from his new Chandler car. He says 

 that he expects to open a floral de- 

 partment at Kansas City, Mo., in one 

 of the Kresge stores. 



The big waterfall display designed 

 by H. Harvey in Grimm & Gorly's big 

 show window continues to be a strong 

 attraction on busy Washington avenue. 



Charlie Hahn and Jack Weis expect 

 to have everything ready for the open- 

 ing of their new store on Collinsville 

 avenue, East St. Louis, 111., Septem- 

 ber 1. Both are well known young 

 men on the east side and should do 

 well from the start. 



Both Vandervoort's and the Famous- 

 Barr floral departments have had splen- 

 did business so far this month. Fu- 

 neral work has been exceptionally 

 heavy. 



The coal situation remains quite 

 acute, as many of the county growers 

 have not received their supply as yet, 

 but they expect a full supply, as their 

 orders have been placed far ahead. 



The florist bowlers are all eager 

 for the season to open, which it will 

 September 15. Secretary Joseph Krager 

 will send out notices for a special 

 meeting to be held before the opening 

 night. 



The rose-growing establishments of 

 Werner Bros., A. S. Cerny, W. J. 

 Pilcher, Otto Bruenig and John 

 Steidle, in St. Louis county, are in 

 fine shape for the season. These firms 

 have about completed improvements 

 and their young stock is in splendid 

 condition. A large crop is expected 

 from them all through the fall and win- 

 ter season. 



The death Auguat 15 of Thomas 

 O 'Byrne, a retired florist, is recorded 

 in this week's obituary column. 



J. J. B. 



OBITUARY. 



Thomas O 'Byrne. 



Thomas O 'Byrne, a retired member 

 of the trade, died August 15 at the 

 home of his daughter, Mrs. John T. 

 Shields, 5226 Florissant avenue, St. 

 Louis, Mo. Many of the old-timers in 

 the trade attended the funeral, which 

 was held August 18, with interment in 

 Calvary cemetery. 



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