OCTOBMB 2, 1913. 



The Florists^ Review 



21 



WORE POE NEW FAIR BUILDING. 



A joint committee representing the 

 .various horticultural organizations of 

 New York state which are working for 

 a new horticultural building at the state 

 fair grounds at Syracuse, N. Y., met in 

 that city September 25 to organize. All 

 the exhibitors expressed their dissatis- 

 faction with the old building at the fair 

 last month so strongly that authority 

 was given William F. Kasting, president 

 of the Ne>vr York State Federation of 

 , Floral Clubs, to confer with the other 

 organi^tions interested in the project. 

 The president and another member of 

 each organization were appointed to 

 serve on the joint committee, which will 

 <Jonj^r with the fair commission when 

 th^atter has closed the business of the 

 recent exposition. The committee is 

 composed of the following delegates: 



New York State Vegetable Growers' Associa- 

 tion—President C. R. White, Ionia; Prof. Paul 

 Work, Ithaca, head of the vegetable culture de- 

 partment of the State Agricultural College. Al- 

 ternate — Edward Arndts, Syracuse, President of 

 the Syracuse Vegetable Growers' Association. 



Western New York Horticultural Society- 

 President William C. Barry, Rochester; John 

 Hall, Rochester, twenty years secretary of the 

 society and editor of The Fruit Grower. 



New York State Federation of Floral Clubs — 

 President W. F. Kasting, BufiTalo; Vice president 

 Ed. A. Bates, Syracuse. Alternate- Frank R. 

 Plerson, Tarrytown. 



New York State Fruit Growers' AssocUtlon— 

 President Louis L. Morrell. Klnderhook; Secre- 

 tary E. C. Gillette. Peun Yan. 



LARGE PLANT SHIPMENTS. 



The steamer from Antwerp that ar- 

 rived at New York September 23 

 brought a large number of cases of 

 plants. The consignments were as 

 follows: 



Consignee. Cases. 



Rolker, A., & Sons 2:^ 



Luntaam & Moore 27 



Allison. H. W ■ .) 



Hampton, J. W., Jr .' . ! ! !l3r» 



Maltus & Ware 157 



Meyer, F 3'> 



Hempstead, O. G., & Son '.'.'.'.'.' 21 



Vanghan'B Seed Store 144 



McHutchlson A Co 1122 



Kuyper, P. C, & Co 12 



Total 682 



NEW YORK. 



The Market. 



Indian summer arrived a week ago. 

 The weather has been perfect, and on 

 Saturday a cheerful atmosphere per- 

 vaded the wholesale cut flower market. 

 ■Only a frost and clear, cool weather 

 are needed to set the wheels of pros- 

 perity in motion. The week end was 

 reminiscent of old times, in a general 

 uplift. Prices were steadier, and, for 

 roses and carnations, somewhat higher, 

 ■especially for selected -etoek; From now 

 on a steady improvement may be antici- 

 ipated. 



The quality of American Beauties is 

 better, and the increased demand a 

 factor. These have been the fulcrum 

 whereby the whole rose market has be- 

 gun its fall advance, a progress that 

 will be slow but sure. Splendid Shaw- 

 yer, Milady, Russell, Sunburst, Killar- 

 •ney, Hillingdon, Bulgarie and Maryland 

 are available every day. The short- 

 stemmed varieties are still abundant 

 and sell at low prices. Of carnations, 

 Matchless, Mrs. Ward, Enchantress and 

 Beacon have now longer stems and 

 'larger flowers, and prices have advanced 

 to $2 for the select. 



Orchids are extremely abundant. 

 There are plenty of oncidiums and 

 labisltas, and more to follow. They make 

 ■the retail windows quite attractive, but 

 •prices are down to 35 cents for the best 



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"WHO'S WHO-AND WHY" 



W. H. GT7NTHER. 



YOUNG as he looks, W. H. Gunther is celebrating his silver jubilee as a wholesale 

 commission florist in New York. Mr. Gunthier was born in Manhattan in 1861, 

 educated there, and began his business life in the district for which New York is 

 most noted, Wall street, having held clerkships under Russell Sage and Henry Clews. 

 It was October 1, 1888, that he established his wholesale cut flower business, at 

 Forty-second street and Sixth avenue. For seventeen years he was on Twenty-ninth 

 street, just West of Broadway, and now for nearly eight years he has been on West 

 Twenty-eighth street, where since 1906 his brother John has been a member of the 

 firm. Mr. Gunther has two hobbies, business and baseball. He is one of the most 

 companionable and popular men in the trade, enjoying the good will of all who 

 know him. 



of them. Lilies continue to hold the 

 average of the last two weeks, but valley 

 has again touched the 3cents-high level, 

 quite a break from the quotation of a 

 week ago. A few gardenias are arriv- 

 ing. There are few gladioli, but of 

 asters there is still a sufficiency, and of 

 dahlias a limitless supply. There seems 

 to be no desire for tuberoses. Hy- 

 drangea paniculata is now perfect. 



The mum shipments are increasing 

 daily. Some fine varieties are bringing 

 $3 per dozen. There will soon be a 

 tremendous flood of them, and there is 

 no danger of exorbitant prices. Better 

 values are anticipated for everything 

 in October. 



Various Notes. 



The eighth annual dahlia show of 

 the New Jersey Horticultural Society 

 was held at Orange, N. J., Saturday and 

 Sunday, September 27 and 28. As usual, 

 it was a splendid success. 



At the American Institute fair last 



week, the attendance was satisfactory, 

 the new exhibition hall adequate for 

 the exhibits and the display of fruits, 

 vegetables and flowers fully up to the 

 records of the other eighty-one years of 

 the society's history. The principal ex- 

 hibitors were Geo. L. Stillman, the 

 Bergenfield Nurseries, Baer Bros., David 

 Herbert & Son, Forbes & Keith, J. M. 

 Thorburn & Co., Harold Cottam, P. W. 

 Popp, John Lewis Childs, C. H. Totty, 

 W. HT. Duckham, Wm. Dowlen, Julius 

 Roehrs Co., and Richard Vincent, Jr. 

 The judges were Peter Duff, E. Reagen 

 and Johh G. McNicoU. 



The stork arrived Friday morning, 

 September 26, with Robert MacNiflF, Jr., 

 and the genial auctioneer is receiving 

 many congratulations. 



At the Mineola fair last week on 

 Long Island, a daily average attendance 

 of 25,000 rewarded its promoters. Henry 

 A. Dreer, Inc., had a fine exhibit of 

 water lilies, John Lewis Childs, of 

 palms, gladioli and other seasonable 



