October 9, 1913. 



The Florists' Review 



17 



Dahlia Show this Week in the Packing Shed of Henry A. Dreer, Inc., Rivertoo, N. J. 



man for this position, where hustling 

 is required, could not be found. 



The Sanders Nursery has completed 

 the improvements at the Clara avenue 

 retail store and has everything in fine 

 shape for a busy season. Oliver K. and 

 Frank Sanders have charge of this 

 branch. 



A. F. Waldmann has a fine lot of mum 

 pot plants in his greenhouses at Pine 

 Lawn, and will put them on sale at his 

 retail store, 5897 Delmar boulevard. He 

 reports that the cut fiower trade has im- 

 proved greatly in the last week. 



The Kalisch Bros. Floral Co. says 

 that trade showed a good increase last 

 week. Their fine show of cut stock and 

 decorative plants is a great attraction 

 at this busy corner. 



M. F. Widmer, of Highland, 111., called 

 last week, and his roses are in first- 

 class shape. His cut is being consigned 

 to C. A. Kuehn's. His range of 25,000 

 feet of glass will be enlarged next year. 



Guy Reburn, of A. Henderson & Co., 

 Chicago, left October 2 for other fields, 

 taking with him a big bunch of orders 

 received during his short stay here. 



C. Young & Sons Co. furnished the 

 decorations in the Coliseum for the 

 great Veiled Prophet's ball, which took 

 place October 7. 



Albert Windier, president of the 

 W^.ndler Wholesale Floral Co., has a 

 hobby in the growing of dahlias for his 

 own pleasure. He has about 100 va- 

 rieties, which are now in full bloom at 

 his home in the south end. 



The Kelley Floral Co., at Eighteenth 

 and Olive streets, has a branch of the 

 Western Union Telegraph Co. in its 

 store. Ed Kelley says the season's 

 business has opened up well. 



Miss May Eicheson, until recently 

 with Barnard & Murphy, has resigned 

 and is now with the Bourdet Floral Co., 

 in charge of the retail department. F. 

 Westeman, who until recently was with 

 the Bourdet Floral Co., has taken a 

 position in D. Geddes' flower depart- 

 ment, at Vandevoort 's. 



W. S. Wells, lately with the Missouri 

 Botanic Garden, has bought the store of 

 M. Ostertag, at 4065 Chouteau avenue, 

 and will at once reopen the place as a 

 first-class flower shop. 



The MuUanphy Flower Co. had the 

 formal opening of the new downtown 

 store, at Seventh and Locust streets, 

 October 1, and gave away roses and car- 

 nations. This attracted a large crowd, 

 which was hard to handle, especially 

 at the noon hour. 



Adolph Jaenicke, who has charge of 

 the Howard estate, reports that R. 

 Thomson is just completing two green- 

 houses and that next spring a large con- 

 servatory will be built, for which Mr. 

 Thomson also has the contract. 



The Florists' Club's publicity com- 

 mittee of twenty-five will hold its first 

 meeting as soon as Chairman R. J. 

 Windier returns from Chicago. 



J. J. B. 



Fred Bressler, the "iron man" of 

 the Municipal League, pitched the 

 Grimm & Gorly ball team to a double 

 victory over the Home Mutual Aids and 

 thereby won the city championship title 

 for the florists at Eobison Field Oc- 

 tober 1. The Grimm & Gorlys won the 

 first game, 10 to 6, and the second 

 game, 11 to 3. 



DAHLIAS AT EIVERVIEW. 



The accompanying illustration shows 

 .1 portion of the display of dahlias, etc., 

 in the service building at the Riverview 

 nurseries of Henry A. Dreer, Riverton, 

 N. J., during the outdoor flower show 

 in progress this week. The display of 

 cut blooms enables visitors to make a 

 closer inspection of the individual flow- 

 ers than can be made in the fields, 

 where the cultures of dahlias are com- 

 posed of over 800 varieties, many of 

 which have not as yet been introduced. 



Besides the dahlias there are over 

 fifteen acres of cannas, which now show 

 e. blaze of color that is almost dazzling. 

 Hardy perennial phlox at Locust Farm 

 are in great form and the large blocks, 

 of various colors, make a sight long to 

 be remembered. Hardy perennials at the 

 Riverton nursery are also attracting 

 much attention, as many of the late 

 flowering varieties are now in bloom. 

 Other attractions, such as the water lily 

 ponds, rock garden, hardy shrubs, ever- 

 greens, grasses, etc., together with the 



extensive greenhouses containing deco- 

 rative plants, etc., are all attracting 

 much attention. Many automobiles 

 laden with enthusiastic flower-lovers are 

 constantly arriving, besides hundreds of 

 visitors who come by train and trolley. 



PITTSBUEGH. 



The Market. 



Pittsburgh has had nearly a week of 

 rain and generally unpleasant weather, 

 but business has been going along about 

 as usual. Stock is not overplentiful. 

 Chrysanthemums, especially, seem to 

 have been holding back since the earli- 

 est ones came in. Lilies have been 

 scarce and have been bringing good 

 prices. Valley also was short in sup- 

 ply all last week, but seems more plenti- 

 ful again. Roses are improving every 

 day and becoming more abundant. 



There is not much excitement among 

 the wholesale houses and it does not 

 take them long to take care of all the 

 business that comes to hand. The 

 retailers have their fall improvements 

 made and their places are looking fine. 

 They report trade as good, with still 

 better things in sight. The growers 

 have their fall work pretty well cleaned 

 up, and, as they are beginning to cut 

 something, have a more satisfied look. 



Various Notes. 



Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Lamborn and Mr. 

 and Mrs. Zang, of Alliance, O., who 

 were in Pittsburgh on a motoring trip 

 with some friends, spent part of a day 

 at the greenhouses of the Pittsburgh 

 Cut Flower Co., at Bakerstown, and 

 were delighted with what they saw 

 there. 



All of the superintendents of the lead- 

 ing Pittsburgh and Allegheny ceme- 

 teries attended the convention of ceme- 

 tery superintendents at Buffalo' a week 

 or two ago and got their eyes opened to 

 many improvements in cemetery affairs. 

 They were royally entertained. 



Mr. Adams, superintendent of Forest 

 Hill cemetery, Boston, and Mr. Kern, 

 assistant superintendent of Spring 

 Grove cemetery, Cincinnati, were guests 

 of our local cemetery managers a few 



