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The Florists' Review 



Afbil 28, 1921 



decorations at the hotel, received a 

 vote of thanks and were highly com- 

 plimented on the work. 



Entertainment. 



Next came the entertainment features, 

 which started with an automobile trip 

 through the city and a visit to the 

 growing establishments of Carl Eauth, 

 G. H. Hennessey, Belle Miller, A. C. 

 Brown and Hembreiker & Cole, all in 

 excellent condition. Hembreiker & Cole 

 have a most modern and up-to-date 

 place. This range, consisting of 70,000 

 square feet of ground covered by glass, 

 was highly complimented by the visit- 

 ing delegates. 



A trip to Washington park was an- 

 other rare treat to the delegates. Din- 

 ner, also a welcome feature, was served 

 in the park pavilion. This was fol- 

 lowed by a theater party at the Majes- 

 tic theater in the evening on invitation 

 of Hembreiker & Cole. 



Those attending the day's gathering 

 were Joseph Otto, George F. Deutsch- 

 mann, John Steidle, Otto Bruenig, 

 C. E, De Wever, W. J. Pilcher, A. S. 

 Cerny, Martin Ude, August Hartmann, 

 Henry Berning, L. J. Bourdet, Thomas 

 Carr, W. C. Smith, F. J. Fillmore, Frank 

 Windier, J. J. Beneke, A. Senger, of 

 St. Louis and vicinity; H. Blixen, J. F. 

 Ammann, Louis Miller and L. R. Smith, 

 Edwardsville, HI.; Walter Amling, E. 

 C. Nielsen, Pana, 111.; Frank Washburn, 

 Bloomington, 111.; J. W. Ross, Centra- 

 lia. 111.; J. A. Cole, J. A. Nelson and 

 H. Baer, Peoria, 111.; L. A. Larson, Mid- 

 dleton. 111.; Chas. Johann, CoUinsville, 

 111.; Frank Meier, Vandalia, 111.; F. J. 

 Daut, Decatur, 111., and Otto Hem- 

 breiker, Lincoln, 111. 



A, C. Brown, G. H. Hennessey, "V. J. 

 Cole and W. J. Hembreiker, of Spring- 

 field, attended all sessions and saw that 

 the visitors were made comfortable 

 during their stay. J. J. B. 



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MOTT-LY MUSINGS 



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William Scott, of the William Scott 

 Co., Buffalo, N. Y., commented upon 

 the changing conditions of the retail 

 trade, saying that his experience has 

 warranted the dropping of growing cut 

 flowers in favor of pot plants. One 

 reason is that the prohibitive value of 

 real estate does not allow the erecting 

 of more glass, and another reason is the 

 convenience of the commission house for 

 obtaining stock necessary for the store. 

 The usual satisfactory cemetery plant- 

 ings are looked for. In fact, a large 

 part of the stock is already spoken for. 

 Harking back to the fine Easter business, 

 Mr. Scott touched upon the fact that so 

 many rose plants were reported blind, 

 and he attributed it to the fact that the 

 wood is not sufficiently ripened nor the 

 plants established when brought into 

 the greenhouse, thus causing premature 

 breaks and consequently blind wood. 

 The company has given up this line for 

 several years, owing to lack of room. 

 William Warren, who has held the posi- 

 tion of artist for more than a quarter 

 of a century, is ever on the lookout for 

 new ideas to put into practice on the 

 attractive corner which the store occu- 

 pies. 



• * • • 



Dobbs & Son, Auburn, N. Y., have a 

 surfeit of carnations. There was an 

 enormous crop, which could not help 

 but "bear" the market in the endeavor 

 to realize some return. Otherwise busi- 

 ness is reported tiptop. 



• • • • 



When Terence Gilbert, Auburn, N. 

 Y., retired with lienors as an ofTicer in 

 the world war, lie realized that peda- 

 gogy, his former profession, would be 

 too tame. In his perplexity he sought 

 out Secretary John Young, who advised 

 Mr. Gilbert to make a "hobo" of him- 

 self for one year and make a round of 

 some of the leading establishments, men- 

 tioning those especially relative to the 

 needs of the "tramp." That the ad- 

 vice was well taken is seen in the im- 

 provements already made in the Patrick 

 place, which Mr. Gilbert purchased and 

 in which he is ably assisted by Carl 

 Schmidt, a grower of international repu- 

 tation. 



"I hate to do it," observed E. A. 

 Patrick, Skaneateles, N. Y., referring to 

 the fip«- carnation plants he was throw- 

 ing out in order to make room for 

 bedding stock. It is one of the prob- 

 lems which the retail grower in a small 

 town has to wrestle with every year 

 and only experience makes profitable 

 manipulation possible. A fine general 

 stock was noted. "The demand is all 

 we could desire," added our clever 

 fellow craftsman, who concedes to his 

 ' ' fair daughter of Eve ' ' a large measure 



of his success. 



• • • • 



Walter H. Workman, Oswego, N. Y., 

 expressed satisfaction with business 

 conditions following his locating in the 

 new store in the center of the downtown 

 district. The store is almost perfect in 

 arrangement. "We worked hard and 

 waited for results for some time," ob- 

 served our worthy confrere, "and we 

 were finally rewarded." Walter, Jr., 

 has charge of the greenhouses and is 

 producing fine stock. 



• • • • 



W. D. Stewart, Oswego, N. Y., is fur- 

 nishing the wholesale and retail trade 

 with a fine supply of sweet peas. The 

 demand for carnations exceeds the sup- 

 ply. When informed that John Law- 

 rance, of Ogdensburg, is growing Laddie 

 that brings $3 per dozen at retail, Mr. 

 Stewart showed considerable interest 

 and made favorable comment upon the 

 advancement of the business as the re- 

 sult of such production. 



• • • • 



"Accustomed as we are to receiving 

 sight drafts for large amounts, espe- 

 cially since embarking in the seed busi- 

 ness," observed George B. Hart, of 

 Hart & Vick, Inc., Rochester, N. Y., 

 "we were, nevertheless, surprised to 

 find that a collector had called in our 

 absence on Saturday night, April 9, 

 and forced the safe, intending to help 

 himself, but he found only postage 

 stamps that were intended for use on 

 duebills. Fortunately, we made an 

 early deposit, following a heavy day's 

 business." • • • • 



W. & T. Cass, Geneva, N. Y., are in 

 the class of optimists, as they have 



had a fine growing season in the nursery 

 and have good orders ahead both for 

 shrubbery and bedding plants. They 

 had the finest Easter stock in this 

 vicinity and it all found a ready market. 



• * • • 



Edward Sick, Canandaigua, N. Y., is 

 taking a brief vacation, following the 

 busiest season on record. His spring 

 stock is in fine condition. 



• • • • 



White Bros., Medina, N. Y., leaders 

 in carnations in this neighborhood, have 

 fine crops for Mothers' day. The store 

 has b«en given up, as they find the 

 sales at the greenhouses more conve- 

 nient. In fact, the store was only an 

 experiment in the first place. 



• • • • 



Fred G. Lewis, Lockport, N. Y., is 

 justly proud of a house of Begonia 

 Melior in 2% -inch pots. They are ex- 

 pected to make fully as fine stock as 

 the specimens pictured in The Review 

 last fall. A variety of stock necessary 

 to supply the retail store is grown, but 

 special attention is paid to bedding 

 plants, which have always sold well and 

 are expected to go well this spring. 

 Mr. Lewis reported a fine Easter trade, 

 with plenty of healthy lilies and a 

 bountiful demand. 



• • • • 



J. H. Gould, Middleport, N. Y., is a 

 sufferer from chronic rheumatism, but 

 finds consolation in the assistance of his 

 son, Charles, and Miss Gould, who is 

 the artist. The young man is the grower 

 and is doing good work. In fact, the 

 stock could hardly look better. 



• • • • 

 Commenting upon the progress of our 



profession as evidenced by the fact that 

 Carnation Laddie sells quickly at $3 

 per dozen and other varieties at not 

 less than $2. .'30 per dozen, John Law- 

 rance, Ogdensburg, N. Y., ^^hose name 

 the printer read as "Saunders" and 

 "Lawrence" in these notes in the issue 

 of April 14, has great faith in the 

 future of the business. He lays stress 

 upon the opportunities possessed by the 

 trade in the smaller cities. Fred Law- 

 rance, while in service in the Philip- 

 pines during the war, was stationed in 

 the home of the phalsenopsis and in- 

 tends to devote a house to this orchid 

 as soon as the ban is lifted. 



• • • • 



Wayne H. Lillie has purchased the 

 Taylor greenhouses at Canastota, N. Y., 

 and has plans to remodel the entire 

 range. , , , , 



L. L. Cook assumes ownership of the 

 Kraft greenhouses at Oneida, N. Y., 

 July 1. He will add a house, 18x20(T 

 feet, for blooming plants. W. M. 



ART IN EXHIBITIONS. 



[Concluded from pa*rc 2«. ] 



competitor take outside advice in his 

 installation he would be disqualified, 

 just as if he had borrowed the flowers 

 wherewith to make the exhibit. Fol- 

 lowing the established rule, a society 

 precludes itself from rendering assist- 

 ance in the installation of exhibits and 

 therefore is impotent in any effort to 

 rnise the standard of excellence. This 

 might be overcome if a society should 

 deem it wise to invest with absolute 

 authority some person in whom it had 

 supreme confidence and permit him to 

 give advice to any and all exhibitors 

 requesting it. Such person should also 

 have authority to correct and improve 

 any unsuccessful installations. 



