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The Florists^ Review 



Decbmbeb 11, 1919. 



identified on imported plant material. 

 Among these, one case of powdery scab 

 was found on potatoes from Ecuador, 

 confirming the supposed Andean origin 



of this disease, and one interception of 

 citrus canker was made at Seattle, 

 Wash., on citrus fruits taken from pas- 

 sengers' baggage." 



NEW YORK FLORISTS' CLUB. 



OfBLcers Elected. 



At the monthly meeting, held Decem- 

 ber 8, with a large attendance, the fol- 

 lowing officers were elected for 1920: 



President — Archibald M. Henshaw. 



Vice-president — C. W. Knight. 



Secretary — John Young, reelected. 



Treasurer — William C. Kickards, Jr., 

 reelected. 



Trustees for two years — Arthur Her- 

 rington, Emil Schloss, Max Schling. 



Many Fine Exhibits. 



The exhibits were fine and, as ar- 

 ranged at the head of the large room, 

 created quite a handsome appearance. 

 Most interesting were five vases of roses 

 put up by Traendly & Schenck, prod- 

 ucts of their Rowayton, Conn., green- 

 houses. The varieties were Jonkheer 

 J. L. Mock, Premier, Columbia, Mrs. 

 Aaron Ward and Ophelia, and the qual- 

 ity was remarkable, particularly as re- 

 gards Mock, finer flowers never having 

 been seen hereabouts. The awards 

 committee voted the exhibit a silver 

 medal. 



W. A. Manda, Inc., South Orange, 

 N. J., exhibited a number of plants of 

 the new Juniperus Mandaiana, an inter- 

 esting half hardy evergreen, appearing 

 to have commercial value and shown in 

 sizes designed for Christmas use. The 

 variety was awarded a first-class cer- 

 tificate. The same exhibitor showed a 

 group of Dracsena Rothiana, which was 

 awarded a cultural certificate; a display 

 of Sericographis Ghiesbreghtiana, an 

 old plant resurrected, well flowered 

 plants, flowers yellow and said to be 

 borne in profusion for a period of two 

 months, for which honorable mention 

 was given; a display of Aspidistra lu- 

 rida, which won a cultural certificate, 

 and a display of wreaths, of spruce and 

 other greens, which gained a vote of 

 thanks. 



Philip F. Kesaler exhibited a splendid 

 vase of Chrysanthemum Christmas Gold, 

 a vase of Antirrhinum Ruth Brewster 

 and a seedling antirrhinum, white 

 blushed pink, for which he was awarded 

 a vote of thanks. 



A. Sauter, Nyack, N. Y., was given a 

 vote of thanks for a vase of mignonette 

 and similar awards were voted to 

 Stumpp & Walter Co., New York, for 

 a vase of Calendula Orange King, and 

 to A.- N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn., 

 for a vase of Chrysanthemum Margaret 

 Waite. 



W. D. Howard, Milford, Mass., ex- 

 hibited a handsome vase of Carnation 

 Bernice, crimson, which was scored 

 eighty-four points, one point less than 

 the number required for a certificate. 



C. T. Guenther, Hamburg, N. Y., 

 showed Chrysanthemum Hamburg Late 

 Pink and Henry Schnockpeper, Glen- 

 dale, L. I., a pink sport of Chrysan- 



themum E. A. Seidewitz; each exhibit 

 was given a vote of thanks. 



Miscellaneous Matter. 



Charles H. Totty, for the flower show 

 committee, reported progress. A joint 

 meeting of the committee with a com- 

 mittee from the American Rose Society 

 had been held that afternoon, he said, 

 at which arrangements had been com- 

 pleted for the A. R. S. to hold its an- 

 nual exhibition in connection with the 

 international flower show next spring. 

 Arthur Herrington invoked the assist- 

 ance of the club 's members in boosting 

 the show and Secretary Young pre- 

 sented copies of the final schedule of 

 premiums. Wallace R. Pierson made a 

 special plea to rose growers to prepare 

 to make the best exhibits possible at 

 the show. 



Resolutions were passed conveying 

 the sympathy of the club to the fam- 

 ilies of Thomas Bunyard, father of 

 Harry A. and Alfred T. Bunyard; Oscar 

 Hauschild, brother of Otto Hauschild, 

 and Emil Zeller, brother of Alfred 

 Zeller. 



Wm. H. Siebrecht, Jr., reported that 

 the club's charter was in course of amend- 

 ment as required by the club. 



The following were elected to member- 

 ship: T. B. Bourne, S. H. Skidell, Henry 

 C. Holpp, Fred von Lum, Alphonse Rigo, 

 Michael Durso, Joseph Heiman and Rich- 

 ard T. Broderick. Messrs. Bourne and 

 Herman, being present, were formally in- 

 troduced to the gathering, as also was J. 

 H. Bockman, elected at the last meeting. 



Sam Seligman, 239 Fourth avenue. New 

 York; Edward I. Brenner, 103 West 

 Twenty -eighth street. New York; David 

 Bielefeld, 11 East One Hundred First 

 street, New York; A. I. UnderhUl, Baby- 

 lon, N. Y., and Robert Johnston, Ardsley, 

 N. Y., were nominated for election at the 

 next meeting. Matthew Sampson was 

 reported as having taken out a life 

 membership. 



An appropriation of $100 to the fund 

 for the Brooklyn "Say It with Flowers" 

 week was confirmed. 



A resolution was passed directing the 

 secretary to make application for the 

 club's representation on the executive 

 board of the S. A. F. 



The secretary reported that he had re- 

 ceived a letter from Patrick O'Mara to 

 the effect that he was slowly recovering 

 his health, and thanking the club for its 

 gift of fruit and flowers. 



The Election. 



Election of officers for the ensuing year 

 occupied considerable time. Roman J. 

 Irwin, the only nominee for vice-presi- 

 dent, retired in favor of C. W. Knight, of 

 Oakdale, L. I., who, he said, deserved 

 this recognition by the club as a reward 

 for his services, and whose name hsrd 

 escaped the nominating committee, Much 

 applause followed this graceful act. F. H. 

 Traendly was judge of election and An- 

 drew Scott and J. B. Nugent were tellers. 



The new president and vice-president 



and tlje secretary made short addresses 

 appreciative of their election. A tele- 

 gram from Treasurer Rickards was read, 

 expressing regret at his enforced absence 

 in Chicago. 



It was arranged to hold a ladies' night 

 in connection with the next meeting, Jan- 

 uary 12. 



Visitors included Thos. Roland, Nahant, 

 Mass., and W. D. Howard, Milford, Mass. 



J. H. P. 



CINCINNATI, O. 



The Market. 



Last week showed a slight falling off 

 in business; this decrease had its good 

 side, since it made the demand equal to 

 the supply. The shortage of violets 

 necessitated the shipment of stock from 

 the coast. They arrived in good con- 

 dition and when left in the original 

 papers, well moistened and put right 

 on the ice, they keep in salable condi- 

 tion for days. Mums are about through, 

 but some good pompons may still be had, 

 such as Godfrey in pink and Mrs. Beu 

 and Wilcox in the bronze type, also 

 Christmas Gold, an unusually late va- 

 riety of the yellow button type. Paper 

 Whites are more plentiful now and not 

 especially profitable to the growers, 

 when those that come blind are taken 

 into consideration. Premier, Columbia 

 and Mme. Butterfly roses are in better 

 color and sell out clean. 



The coal shortage has caused some un- 

 easiness, but up to December 6 no re- 

 strictions had been ordered in this dis- 

 trict and as a result business did not 

 feel the shrinkage that would have 

 taken place if the public had become 

 ultraconservative. Short business hours 

 for the retailer with Christmas in sight 

 and a scarcity of good help to handle 

 the rush to be waited upon in the lim- 

 ited space of time would make for a con- 

 dition long to be remembered. 



Various Notes. 



Gustav Adrian, Price Hill, has a fine 

 stock of the white mum, Mistletoe, that 

 will be in good condition for Christmas 

 business. Mr. Adrian has also a large 

 bench of Christmas Gold, from which 

 he is cutting daily. 



Herbert Greensmith & Son, landscape 

 gardeners. West Price Hill, report good 

 business in hardy plants and shrubs, 

 but they have been seriously handi- 

 capped by the heavy rains. 



Mrs. E. H. Fries, Fort Thomas, Ky., 

 has a fine stock of carnations, from 

 which a good crop is being cut at 

 present. 



Edward Forter had the house and 

 church decorations for the Shillito wed- 

 ding. 



Louis H. Kyrk, wholesaler, who has 

 been seriously ill for the last two Weeks, 

 is improving rapidly now and will soon 

 been in normal health again. Mr. Kyrk 

 is handling a fl^e grade of stevia and 

 boxwood, which meets with ready sale. 



H. E. K. 



W. C. Schaefer has been sending some 

 excellent stevia and Paper White nar- 

 cissi to C. E. Critchell. The cut is from 

 Mr. Schaefer 's new place. 



Among recent visitors were Julius 

 Dilloff, representing Wertheimer Bros., 

 New York; F. C. W. Brown, of the J. M. 

 Gasser Co., Cleveland; Martin Weber, 

 Brookville, Ind.; C. P. Brunner, Spring- 

 field, O.; J. W. Rodgers, Dayton, O., and 

 Joseph Hill, Richmond, Ind. C. H. H. 



