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The Florists^ Review 



September 11, 101?. 



NEW YORK. 



The Market. 



There is no encouraging evtdence of 

 convalescence in the cut flower market. 

 Up to the present the universal as- 

 sertion has been continued depression, 

 with no hope of life and str^gfh before 

 October. Some of the ijld't""^^'* ^^^ 

 quite pessimistic as to the coming sea- 

 son. But the outlool^ i»^ much the 

 same as last year and evSJJ^ year at 

 this time; the clouds wiH soon vanish. 

 I anticipate a wonderfullj prosperous 

 business season in all departments of 

 the trade. ^<^_ 



The shipments -of Toaes increase 

 daily, quality is slowly niiUjIfestiug it- 

 self, and anything first-class finds a 

 ready sale. American ^^^eauty roses 

 are abundant and prices low. Shaw- 

 j'er and Milady grow iu f»w^)- r.There 

 will be no lack of novelties in the rose 

 market this winter, and New York 

 will do its share iu popularizing any 

 kinds of real merit. There is nothing 

 new to report coueerning carnations. 

 Only a small advance guard of the 

 new crop is yet seen. Another week 

 should see a fair supply of these ar- 

 riving, after which the flood. 

 . Lilies had a good week and were 

 pretty well cleaned up by Saturday. 

 Anything worth while brought $6 per 

 hundred. Valley is steady at present 

 quotations and cattleyas have con- 

 tinued to demand excellent prices, 

 their scarcity continuing. Larger ship- 

 ments, greater variety and lower prices 

 are Lievitable. The less said about 

 dahlias, asters and gladioli now the bet- 

 ter. There has been a tremendous 

 waste, and it is not over. Mums are 

 coming fast, and begin to show char- 

 acter and beauty. 



Club Meeting. 



The attendance at the initial meeting 

 of this season of the New York Flo- 

 rists' Club was fair, over sixty being 

 present. Chairman Weathered gave a 

 partial report on the flower show ex- 

 penditures of the entertainment com- 

 mittee, the complete record to be made 

 at the October meeting. Chairman 

 Kessler's report for the outing com- 

 mittee showed a small deficiency, the 

 receipts being $735.05 and the expen- 

 ditures $764.05. Mr. Bunyard, for the 

 transportation committee, figured out 

 the cost of Wie trip for refreshments at 

 so much per capita, per hour and per 

 mile, showing a total of $114 expende<l 

 on the way, and a balance of $14 neces- 

 sary for reimbursement, which the club 

 gladly endorsed. Messrs. Westwood, 

 Dailey, Stumpp and Perkins were elect- 

 ed to membership and G. V. Nash and 

 J. P. Dahlborn were proposed. 



The exhibits of the evening were a 

 vase of Helene mums by C. H. Totty, 

 an early outdoor variety of pink anil 

 white variegation; a splendid collection 

 of dahlias by John Lewis Childs, in- 

 cluding Dee-Lighted, an immense white, 

 named for ex-President Roosevelt; and 

 a splendid assortment from Thos. Head, 

 of the Bergenfield Nurseries, staged by 

 the foreman, Wm. Saville, including ten 

 varieties of his 1914 collection. This 

 collection comprises Splendor, lake with 

 flame center; Dorothy Head, salmon 

 pink; Magician, light pink and carmine; 

 Belvedere, lilac, shaded yellow; Lila- 

 cina, lilac; Ameer, red shaded yel- 

 low; The Author, terra cotta; Princess 

 Julianna, white decorative; Collarette 

 Rheinkrone, crimson, white collar; Pica- 



dor, blush shaded lilac; Hortulanus 

 Budde, orange red; Geisha^^ Germania, 

 Bertha von Suttner, Belfast Gem, Betty, 

 Pembroke, Caecilia, Cochineal, Mata- 

 dor; Golden Cactus, amber, single; and 

 The Lyon, bronze, single. 



The addresses of the evening were 

 all interesting. Secretary John Young 

 gave an interesting account of his stay 

 in Minneapolis. He deplored President 

 Wirth's accident and moved to send him 

 the club's condolences. Mr. Bunyard 

 gave a fine address on the outdoor plant 

 exhibition, and predicted the continu- 

 ance of this feature at every convention 

 in the future. Leonard Barton spoke 

 on "American Gardens in the North- 

 west. " " The Ladies and Transporta- 

 tion Secrets," was Mr. Traendly'a 

 theme. ' ' Bowling as a Fine Art, ' ' was 

 modestly referred to by Champion John 

 Donaldson, who led his team to victory. 

 M. C. Ebel's subject was "Insects, 

 Human and Otherwise," but he 

 branched off to a panegyric of outdoor 

 gardens and their educational value. 

 J. G. Esler told of his experiences and 

 Jos. A. Manda told of the sporting ex- 

 periences of the club from New York 

 to Minneapolis, and of his experiences 

 there. Messrs. Lenker, Ebel, Bunyard 

 and Max Schling gave some forcible 

 opinions on Governor Sulzer's veto of 

 the Cornell greenhouses bill. The usual 

 refreshments were served. Ladies' 

 night will probably be celebrated at the 

 club's October meeting. 



Messrs. Sheridan, Young and Traend- 

 ly were appointed a committee to draw 

 up suitable resolutions on the death of 

 J. B. Nugent, Sr. 



Plantsmen's Outing. 



The excursion of the New York and 

 New Jersey Plant Growers' Associa- 

 tion, up the Hudson, September 4, was 

 a complete success. The party num- 

 bered seventy-five and Charles Van 

 Vliet's orchestra kept the young folks 

 happy. Dinner and supper were equal 

 to the meals of New York's first-class 

 hotels. 



Those present were: Messrs. and 

 Mesdames W. H. Siebrecht, W. H. 

 Siebrecht, Jr., Henry Baumann, Louis 

 Dupuy, F. H. Langan, A. L. Miller, 

 Julius Roehrs, H. C. Steinhoff, H. 

 Schoelzel, Louis Schmutz, Carl Woerner, 

 Alfred Zeller, Chas. E. Koch, F. Doer- 

 hoefer, R. J. Irwin, J. A. Shaw and 

 Madsen; Mesdames C. W. Scott, H. A. 

 Lorenz, V. E. Riech, Herman Dreyer 

 and M. Auer; Misses Mabel Dreyer, 

 Lilian Zeller, Louise Zeller, Anna Koch, 

 Louise Dupuy, Dorothy Dupuy, Anna 

 Schultheis. Adrienne DeLaney, Stein- 

 hofl". Smith and Siebrecht; Messrs. An- 

 ton Schultheis, Anton Schultheis, Jr., 

 Daniel Schultheis, William Schultheis, 

 T. B. DeForest, Gerald Dreyer, Paul 

 Dailledouze, Henry Dailledouze, Oscar 

 Boehler, J. H. Fiesser, Jos. H. Sperry. 

 The committee, Messrs. Abraham Lin- 

 coln Miller, Gerald Dreyer and W. H. 

 Siebrecht, Jr., arc deserving of great 

 credit for their efficient management of 

 the outing. The next trip on the so- 

 ciety's program is to Bermuda. 



Various Notes. 



Several New Yorkers attended the 

 annual meeting of the New York 

 Federation of Floral Clubs at Syra- 

 cuse, September 9, Secretary Young 

 among them. 



Mr. Kelley, representing R. Wal- 

 lace & Sons, Colchester, England, is 

 making a pleasure trip in this coun- 



try, and last week was a guest of Mr. 

 Boddington. 



H. A. Barnard, of Stuart, Low & Co., 

 England, is also in the city. 



Edward Eccles, of Short Hills, N. J., 

 is enjoying a trip in Europe and sen I- 

 ing his friends here cards marking 

 his progress. 



Mr. and Mrs. Frank Traendly have 

 returned from their delightful trip 

 through the Great Lakes after the 

 convention. 



Herman Weiss is offering some fine 

 Smith's Advance from his own green- 

 houses. His new store is now com- 

 pleted. 



Woodrow & Marketos have just added 

 to their service a $2,500 auto truck 

 for large palm deliveries. Mr. Mar- 

 ketos has joined the ranks of the bene- 

 dicts, and has been enjoying a four 

 weeks' honeymoon at Saratoga. 



Wm. Elliott & Sons open their auc- 

 tion season Tuesday, September 16. 



R. MacNiff, of the MacNiff Horti- 

 cultural Co., accompanied Louis 

 Schmutz, Jr., and his wife on their 

 trip to Europe, from which he returned 

 September 9. He will open the auc- 

 tion season next week in his new store 

 on Vesey street. 



A. Warendorff had the floral decora- 

 tions for the opening of the large new 

 store of Stern Bros., onf Forty-second 

 street, and also for "the-^edding of his 

 niece at Delmonico's, the decorations 

 for the latter being goldenrod, yellow 

 roses and lavender asters. 



Henry Blume, formerly at the Grand 

 Central station, is now on the force of 

 P. J. Smith. 



Mrs. John J. Gunther was nearly 

 drowned Sunday, August 3, at Wood- 

 land beach, Staten Island, where Mr. 

 Gunther and his family have spent the 

 summer. Father McGrath was rescuer, 

 and Mrs. Gunther is none the worse 

 for her dangerous experience. 



S» S. Pennock-Meehan Co. reports a 

 satisfactory summer. The connection 

 of the, firm's big ice-box with the sys- 

 tem of the Kervan Co. is proving a 

 wonderful convenience. Mr. Rigby, of 

 this firm, and his family returned from 

 their summer vacation Monday, Sep- 

 tember 1. 



Mr. Riedel, of Badgley, Riedel & 

 Meyer, Inc., is back from liis three 

 weeks' holiday, and his visit to his 

 violet growers at Rhinebeck. 



John Timney, with Wolfinger, of 

 Newark, N. J., won the eastern roller 

 skating championship at Brighton 

 Beach. 



Samuel Berkowitz, Jr., of Max 

 Schling 's force, was married Septem- 

 ber 7 to Miss Lena Malowsky, at Hfii- 

 nington hall. Five hundred guest? 

 were in attendance. The decorations 

 were oak leaves and roses. The brilf- 

 groom's brother, Herman Berkowit?.. 

 decorated, and Max Schling personally 

 furnished and made the bride's b"" 

 quet. 



J. J. Wilson, who has been in ibc 

 service of J. M. Thorburn & Co. during 

 the last fifteen years and has been i'or 

 eight years secretary of the corpora- 

 tion, has opened a seed business on 

 his own account at Newark, N. J., to 

 be known as the J. J. Wilson Seed Co- 

 Inc. R. F. MacClelland is vice-presi- 

 dent of the company and W. A- 

 Schenck, secretary. 



The death of John B. Nugent, Sr.. 

 is recorded in this week's obituary 

 column. 



,Tohn Young, the secretary of the 



