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The Florists^ Review 



Septembeu 15, 1921 



new cactus dahlia, Sunkisa, awarded a 

 preliminary, ccrtifiiyite. 



Charles Scliwuke, Baysidc, L. I., 

 showed a vase of Gladiolus Mrs. Watt, 

 awarded a vote of thanks. 



A. L. Miller, Jamaica, N. Y., showed 

 a collection of cannas, tuberoses and 

 hardy perennials, which was accorded a 

 vote of thanks. 



Anton Schultheis, College Point, L. I., 

 displayed plants of cibotium and erica, 

 given a vote of thanks. 



Joseph Manda Co., West Oranfje, N. 

 J., showed the new croton, Mamie 

 Manda, which was awarded a certificate 

 of merit. 



Richard Hughes, Flushing, L. I., 

 staged a collection of dahlias, roses and 

 gladioli, a most creditable exhibit, 

 which received a vote of thanks. 



T. A. Weston, Hillsdale, N. J., dis- 

 played a vase of Statice sinuata, given 

 a vote of thanks. 



Van Bourgondien Bros., Babylon, L. 

 1., showed a vase of Gladiolus primu- 

 linus hybrid, vase of Physalis Fran- 

 chetii, Dahlia Millionaire and others, 

 for which they were given a vote of 

 thanks. 



Roman J. Irwin, New York, staged a 

 display of gladioli and dahlias, for 

 which he received a vote of thanks. 



J. H. P. 



NEW YORK. 



The Market. 



Conditions in the New York cut flower 

 market are unchanged. If anything, 

 business is worse, but all in the trade 

 expect a reaction any day. The major- 

 ity of vacationists have returned, chil- 

 dren are again at school, and home life 

 should soon prove to be a factor in the 

 demand for flowers. There is some com- 

 plaint as to dumpages coming from the 

 Boston market, some asserting that ar- 

 rivals are interfering with clearances 

 of stock from local shippers. 



Roses are in good supply, and the 

 quality is improved through cooler 

 weather. The demand for them, while 

 somewhat irregular, has taken them 

 from under the dollar mark, the mini 

 mum of last week. American Beauty is 

 not overplentiful, but the demand 'for 

 it is small and prices are unchanged. 

 Hybrid teas meet a better demand, but 

 arrivals are not all cleared at the end 

 of a day. The scarcity of white varie- 

 ties has passed, and there is a suflSciency 

 of all colors. 



Cattleya labiata is coming in freely, 

 and meets a fairly good demand; conse- 

 quently, there is little, if any, change 

 in prices. Gardenias are in small sup- 

 ply, ])ut even at that move slowly. 



A few carnations from benched plants 

 are arriving, short-stemmed flowers, 

 which move at prices hardly quotable. 



White lilies have shortened consider- 

 .'ibly, and prices have advanced some- 

 what. A few red speciosums are seen, 

 as well as some white of the same spe- 

 cies. Lily of the valley is overabundant 

 for the small demand, and stock is daily 

 carried over in spite of the growers' ef- 

 forts to check the supply. 



Dahlias and asters are in greater sup- 

 ]dy than the market can absorb, aiul 

 clearances are of the bargain order. 

 Gladioli are not so plentiful as they 

 have been, and the quality is inferior. 

 8ome fine tuberoses are coming in, and 

 there is an abundance of gypsophila, 

 delphiniums, eupatoriunis, calendulas, 

 African marigolds, zinnias, cornflowers. 



gaillardias, centaureas and other late 

 summer subjects. Chrysanthemums are 

 arriving more freely, but their season of 

 demand is not yet. 



Various Notes. 



Tile flower show committee met Mon- 

 day afternoon, September 12, and de- 

 cided to recommend that a show be held 

 next spring, although nothing definite 

 was decided upon in regard to the place 

 where it might be held. 



The schedule committee having in 

 charge the settlement of the cut flower 

 schedule of the American Rose Society 

 for the Cleveland national flower show 

 met Monday morning, September 12. 

 There were present Thomas Roland, 

 Nahant, Mass.; F. L. Atkins, Ruther- 

 ford, N. J.; W. H. Duckhani, Madison, 

 N. J.; James W. Heacock, Wyncote, 

 Pa.; Robert Simpson, Clifton, N. J., and 

 Wallace R. Pierson, Cromwell, Conn. 

 They completed a schedule, to be an- 

 nounced later. 



Robert Mason, formerly with Thorley, 

 but for the past year with Carballo & 



Albert W. Gumz. 



Martin, Havana, Cuba, is north again, 

 and has joined the staff of Malandre 

 Bros. 



It is understood that Jack and Joseph 

 Tre]iel, proprietors of Brooklyn chains 

 (if flower stores, have combined forces 

 and will extend their store service. 



Herman Kuhn, who for many years 

 conducted a retail store at 896 Sixth 

 avenue, but retired a few months ago, 

 died Sunday, i^eptember 11, after a long 

 illness with dropsy. 



Roman J. Irwin has returned from a 

 sea trip to Halifax, N. S., and the mari- 

 time ]irovinces, ending at Quebec. He 

 says the 12-day trip was most enjoyable. 



Tiie members of the Long island night 

 committee of the New York Florists' 

 Club wore the invited guests of Presi- 

 dent llendrickson at Flowerfield, L. I., 

 Wednesday, September 7. There were 

 jiresent A. L. Miller, Richard Hughes, 

 Anton Schultheis, Jr., Henry Weston, 

 .M;irius Matlieron. Secretary Young, 

 .lolin Mieseni, Clarence Ankers, W. A. 

 Hodman. Peter Hoebel, Arthur Weston 

 ••nid William Young. The party was es- 

 corted by Mr. Hendrickson over the big 



800-acre Childs flower farm, spending 

 some time among the fifteen acres of 

 dahlias and a greater acreage of cannas. 

 The gladiolus and other bulb and peren- 

 nial plantings were also inspected. The 

 party was entertained at a delightful 

 lunch under the trees near the Hendrick- 

 son residence and passed a hearty vote 

 of thanks to their host and his good wife 

 for their cordial hospitality. 



A meeting of the Allied Florists' 

 Trade Association was held at the of- 

 fices of the Julius Eoehrs Co., in the 

 Eighteenth street market, Monday after- 

 noon, Septembei* 12. J. H. P. 



GUMZ HEADS OWN FIEM. 



The new St. Louis wholesale commis- 

 sion house which will open the latter 

 part of this month at 1314 Pine street 

 will go under the name of the A. W. 

 Gumz Wholesale Floral Co. and will do 

 a general cut flower commission busi- 

 ness. Mr. Gumz has been secretary of 

 the Windier Wholesale Floral Co. since 

 its organization in 1912. Before join- 

 ing that company he had been with the 

 George H. Angermueller Co. for five 

 vears. J- J- ^• 



SOCIETY or AMERICAN FLORISTS. 



National Publicity Campaign. 



Renewed interest js being taken in 

 the campaign now that the summer sea- 

 son is passing. The publicity commit- 

 tee is planning to resume national ad- 

 vertising in October, and, judging from 

 the general opinion expressed in the 

 trade, such resumption will be most 

 timely. 



The secretary is sending out to about 

 200 of the "live wires" interested in 

 the campaign subscription books, such 

 as were circulated at the Washington 

 convention, containing subscription 

 blanks, which they are urged to place 

 before florist nonsubscribers in their 

 different territories, with explanations 

 .IS to the advisability of contributing 

 to the fund. The return of these blanks 

 completed is hopefully looked for by 

 the committee by October 15, when 

 there will be need for all available 

 funds. All doubt as to the efficacy of 

 national advertising was long ago re- 

 moved, and if the committee is provided 

 with a sufficiency of funds, the advan- 

 tages previously obtained can be mate- 

 rially increased, for the good of all in 

 the trade. 



The following subscriptions are of 

 record since the last report: 



IjOiiis .\. Kintzele, Denver, Colo $ 2.00 



.1. H. Pl.T.vdon. Andover, Mass 10.00 



Edward TowlII, Koslyn, I'a 20.00 



E. n. Carey, liriKlifon, Pa 10.00 



Satcinaw-Bay City FloricuUnral Society 2r>.()0 



Allied Florists' Assn. of ChicaKO fi39.47 



Abram Stevens, Spring Valley, N. Y.. 10.00 



$ 716.47 

 Previously reported 28,080.68 



$28,797.7.-) 



National Flower Show. 



The preliminary work of promotion 

 of the big show to be held in Cleveland 

 next spring is in active progress. The 

 various local committees are sparing no 

 effort to complete the details entrusted 

 to them, and everything is moving along 

 harmoniously toward the object in view, 

 the biggest and best show of the series! 



The supply and iuixiliary trades are 

 reminded that if floor plans of the trade 

 section are not at hand, copies may be 

 obtained promptly upon application to 

 the secretary. The latest addition to 



