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The Florists^ Review 



December 10, 1914. 



MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 



The Market. 



The cloudy weather last week oause'l 

 stock to slow up. Roses are not so 

 plentiful as they might be, but, as 

 business is not so brisk as it might be, 

 they are equal to the demand. Christ- 

 mas business has not started yet, ow- 

 ing to the lack of snow. 



Club Meeting. 



The Minneapolis Florists' Club met 

 at the Auditorium at the State Farm 

 at Hamlin, at 7 p. m., Tuesday, Decem- 

 ber 1. Among the many matters 

 brought up and discussed were a flower 

 show for 1915, which was turned over 

 to a committee, and a dance, to take 

 place in January. W. D. Desmond was 

 asked to look after the dance and se- 

 lect his own committee. The matter of 

 the Minneapolis Florists' Club uniting 

 with the State Florists' Association so 

 as to have a representative on the S. 

 A. F. board of directors is to be taken 

 up at the next meeting. At 8 p. m. 

 the State Florists' Association came 

 into session, with 100" members present. 

 August S. Swanson read an interestinji 

 paper on spring-flowering bulbs, sug- 

 gesting naturalizing bulbs and givini; 

 ways of planting, culture and fertiliz- 

 ing soil. Many inquired if we couM 

 grow tulip bulbs here, as in Holland, 

 and were answered by A. Swanson, 

 Theo. Wirth and C. B. Livingston, who 

 gave personal experiences. Professor 

 Wm. Moore, of the University Farm, 

 gave a brilliant and interesting lec- 

 ture on the white grub stock borer 

 and the disease of aster plants which 

 caused the total loss of the aster cro]> 

 here last summer, stating that the best 

 remedy for green aphis on the roots 

 is a strong dose of a nicotine mixtur''. 

 "Perennials for the Florist and Giir 

 dener" was the paper read by Ernost 

 Meyer. 



Various Notes. 



The jinx stayed on the fence at tlic 

 Minneapolis and St. Paul bowling meet 

 until the last four frames, and then 

 he came over to keep Minneapolis com 

 pany. We were even with St. Paul 

 up to the last four frames. Wm. 

 Vasatka had the highest score. Ernest 

 Farley was not well, and so did not 

 come up to his usual form. W. D. Des 

 mond, captain of the bowling team, 

 said we should have won, but did not. 



L. S. Donaldson Co. had a larg^' 

 decoration at the Church of the R» - 

 deemer for the Elks' Club. C. B. L. 



MANCHESTER, MASS. 



The North Shore Horticultural So 

 ciety held its regular meeting Decern 

 ber 4, Vice-president Wetterlow presid- 

 ing. John Kirkegaard gave an inter- 

 esting lecture on insects. He spoke on 

 the pests affecting the garden flowers 

 and f^hrubs, also giving a description of 

 the leopard moth, cankerworm, gipsy 

 and brown-tail moths, elm leaf beetle, 

 spruce gall louse and the white pino 

 blister. It was voted to hold the an- 

 nual banquet early in 1915, Vice-presi- 

 dent Wetterlow appointing a commit- 

 tee of seven to make the arrangements. 

 The library committee submitted a set 

 of rules governing the use of the li- 

 brary, which were adopted. The next 

 meeting will be held December 18. 



W. T. 



UND£R THE 

 SPREADING CHESTNUT TREE* 



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Mum's the Word. 



other blooms have had their day — 

 Mister Mum has come to stay 

 TIirou:?h the fall and football season, 

 Till there's such a fearful freezln' 

 That no self respecting flower 

 Oould abide it for an hour. 

 Other flowers, fare you well — 

 Mum 

 Has come 



With us to dwell. 



Other blooms wore swoet and fine — 



Each was lovely in its lino. 



Koses blushed and 'filled the air 



With their perfume rich and rare; 



Asters, zinnias, marigolds — 



Each Its place securely holds; 



But with Joy tlie news I tell — 



Mum 



Has come — 



And he's some swell! 



Bigger than the others are, 



Jollier than his brothers arc. 



Gay with colorsj, warm and l)old, 



Mocking at the winter's cold; 



Sturdy trunk and shaggy mane. 



He shall never coax in vain 



For a place on ray lapel — 



Mum 



Has come 



To stay a spell. 



—Clipped by C. A. R. 



Keeping Close to Her Work. 



Miss Violet Pansie is a niece of Fritz 

 Bahr, the owner of the Highland Park 

 Greenhouses, at Highland Park, HI., and 

 fittingly assists him in his work among 

 her namesakes. 



Blossoming Out. 



Miss Rose Bush has opened a flower shop in the 

 Empress theater building. — Grand Rapids Herald. 



A Family Matter. 



"This plant belongs to the begonia 

 family." • 



"Ah! And you are taking care of 

 it while they are away. ' '—Boston 

 Times. 



And Later a Fadeaway. 



The punning publicity man of the 

 Department of Agriculture at Wash- 

 ington, in his notices of tlie mum show 

 at the capital, suggests that the Christy 

 Mathewson chrysanthemum is an "in 

 curve" variety. 



Exhibition Size. 



Naggsby — Where is Miss Scadds? I 

 saw her with you a bit ago. 



Waggsby— Sh-h! Wait till this big 

 chrysanthemum corsage bouquet gets 

 by. She may be behind it. — Clipped bv 

 C. A. R. 



Concentration. 



An Irish truck grower was asked if 

 he used any of the commercial fertiliz- 

 ers on his land. 



"No, sorr," he replied. "To my 

 notion there's nothing like the old 

 barnyard kind." 



"Nonsense, man," said the other; 

 "the time is coming when a man can 

 carry the fertilizer for an acre of land 

 in one of his waistcoat pockets." 



"Maybe it will, sorr," returned Pat. 

 "An' he'll be able to carry the cro]> 

 in the other pocket, I'm thinkin'. ''— 

 San Jose Herald. 



DETROIT. 



The Market. 



Business has been fairly brisk in De- 

 troit, especially so when compared with 

 other lines. Christmas shoppers are al- 

 ready making inquiries and there is 

 every indication that shopping, even 

 among the flower stores, will begin 

 early. There is also every indication 

 that this will be a banner Christmas, 

 despite the war in Euroi^e. 



Stock remains well cleaned up. Mums 

 are on their last legs and the demand 

 for them has about ceased. Some fine 

 snapdragons and peas are now avail- 

 able, but only in small quantities. 



Various Notes. 



Many of the retailers are already dis- 

 playing Christmas baskets and novel- 

 ties in the windows — and reaping the 

 benefit. 



B. Schroeter is showing a fine lot of 

 cyclamens and azaleas in his large 

 windows. His cyclamens are the best 

 in this city by a long way and other 

 retailers have placed orders for all 

 Mr. Schroeter can spare. 



Some of the members of the Detroit 

 Florists' Club visited the establishment 

 of John Dinser December 6 and found 

 his stock looking fine. He has some 

 exceptionally good azaleas. 



M. Bloy has as fine begonias for 

 Christmas as have been seen in this 

 city. Mr. Bloy recently added a deliv- 

 ery car to his equipment. 



The Schroeter-Stahelin Co. has an- 

 nounced the formal opening of the new 

 store for December 15. It is needless 

 to say that all members of the trade 

 are welcome, not only on the opening 

 (lay but on any other day. Albert J. 

 Stahelin and wife have been in Chicago 

 for a week. 



So successful was the recent party 

 given by the Ladies' Auxiliary of the 

 Detroit Florists' Club that they not 

 only paid for an addition to the Home 

 for Crippled Children but had enough 

 money left to entertain their husbands' 

 at an elaborate banquet Monday eve- 

 ning, November 29. Thirty-eight peo- 

 ple were present. Many were called on 

 for remarks and every man present 

 admitted that the next flower show 

 should be managed by the ladies, as 

 they beat the men when it comes to 

 making money out of such an under- 

 taking. E. A. Scribner acted as toast- 

 master. He complimented Mrs. Plumb 

 and her assistants for their wonderful 

 success. He also had the pleasure of 

 presenting to Albert Pochelon an elab- 

 orate desk set on behalf of the ladies, 

 as they have had all their many meet- 

 ings in Mr. Pochelon 's fine studio. 



H. S. 



OBITUABY. 



Edward J. Inloes. 



Edward .1. Inloes, father of Mrs. C. 

 E. Critchell, the 1914 president of the 

 Ladies' S. A. F., died at Cincinnati, 

 Wednesday, December 2, in his sixty- 

 fourth vejrfC The burial was on Friday 

 afternooW Mrs. Critchell has received 

 many expressions of the sincerest sym- 

 pathy of her many friends in her be- 

 reavement. 



Nanticoke, Pa. — The Lewis Floristry 

 is the name of a new store, opened by 

 Mrs. Alta Avery Lewis, on South Mar- 

 ket street. 



