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The Florists^ Review 



Januakv 14, 1915. 



THE FIBE BECOBD. 



Phoenixvilie, Pa. — A fire of imknown 

 origin, whicL threatened to destroy the 

 greenhouse of D. 1. Eossiter, on Nutts 

 avenue, December 27, was checked by 

 the speedy arrival- and work of the 

 firemen. 



Miiskegon, Mich. — Fire or unknown 

 origin broke out over the boiler room 

 of the Lakeside Greenhouse, owned by 

 George F. Morrisett, December 31. The 

 damage was estimated at $400, but the 

 subsequent loss of plants may increase 

 the amount. 



Catonsville, Md. — A defective chim- 

 ney was the cause of a small fire at 

 the greenhouses of John Cook, on Ed- 

 mondson avenue, January 1. The en- 

 gine company quickly extinguished the 

 blaze and the loss amounted to only 

 about $50, which is covered by insur- 

 ance. 



Fort Smith, Ark;. — George Rye is 

 gloomy, for, says hQ^. business for the 

 last ten days l{as been the poorest he 

 has ever seen; two a^df>ments of roses 

 were . lost - for want of buyers. Then, 

 Saturday, January .9,' tie lost 3,000 cut- 

 tings and much, stc^k by fire when the 

 benches caught from the boiler. 



MOTT-LY MUSINQS. 



John MacDonald, Yonkers, X. Y., ex- 

 pressed the general opinion of the craft 

 liere that the season, thus far, has been 

 satisfactory. Mr. MacDonald handles 

 considerable seeds in bulk and finds it 

 H profitable branch. 



John White, Jr., Elizabeth, N. .7., 

 saw the greatest jump in business the 

 day before Christmas. He was agree- 

 ably surpriseil. The season shows fewer 

 large sales, but more of those of moder- 

 ate amounts, so that they average up 

 well. 



Chas. L. Doerrer, "Westfield, N. J., 

 completed his new range, together with 

 a handsome 3-story brick store building, 

 in time for holiday business. The store 

 is 24x48 feet, thoroughly modern and 

 most attractive. Just «t the busiest 

 time, C. L., Jr., met w'ith an accident, 

 his automobile running into a ditch and 

 pitching him headlong through a green- 

 house. He fortunately escaped with a 

 severe laceration of one eye, which is 

 healing nicely. 



Chas. L. Stanley, Plainfield, X. J., 

 was glad to be able to take part in 

 the holiday rush. He had a siege of ill- 

 ness when he could least afford the 

 time. 



Anson V. Xorton, Somerville, X. J., 

 figures that just now dwelling houses 

 bring greater revenue than some green- 

 houses and so he has built a handsome 

 dwelling, with plans for more green- 

 houses later. -' 



Joseph Weiman, Flemington, believes 

 tliat if the smaller New Jersey grow- 

 ers who consign their surplus would 

 make greater efforts to increase their 

 home trade by offering special induce- 

 ments, they would often relieve the 

 congestion and help business generally. 

 He is working along this line with suc- 

 cess. 



J. F. Horn & Bro., Allentown, Pa., 

 whose conservative report in The Re- 

 view on holiday business was carefully 

 figured out, predict a banner spring 

 trade and are preparing to handle it. 

 They are enthusiastic over Carnation 

 Enchantress Supreme. 



Ernest Ashley, Allentown, noted 



when abroad last summer the large and 

 varied assortment of bowls filled with 

 hyacinths, Roman and miniature, nar- 

 cissi, etc. He tried the experiment here 

 with success and believes good sales 

 can be made. A glass bowl is much 

 more attractive on the table than a 

 pan, however well it may be dressed up. 

 Ho grows large numbers of Golden 

 Spur, Paper Whites and Soleil d'Or in 

 boxes a foot deep, planting the bulbs 

 close together but in an ample depth 

 of rich soil, and thus produces the fin- 

 est blooms. He has discarded the shal- 

 low flat after many years' use. For- 

 mosa lilies are receiving a top-dressing 

 of cow manure, with weekly applications 

 of the same in liquid form. W. M. 



MINNEAPOLIS. 



The Market. 



Prices are taking their annual tum- 

 Ide after the holidays. Milady and 

 Ward roses are finding great favor with 

 the (public. Killarney Brilliant has 

 shown fine color during the dark 

 weather. . Carnation Phila(ielphia, a 

 bright pink, is also a great favorite. 

 The florists find no difficulty in dis- 

 ])0sing of the few freesias and jon- 

 quils on the market. 



Club Meeting. 



The trustees of the Minneapolis 

 Florists' Club called a special meeting 

 oi; hearing of the death of John Mon- 

 son, and decided to send the floral 

 blanket described in the Minneapolis 

 letter last week, and made by the L. S. 

 Donaldson Co. 



The regular meeting was called at 

 8 p. m., Tuesday, January 5. Two 

 new members were admitted, Mr. Car- 

 gill and Mr. Jensen. 



The proposed flower show for next 

 fall was brought up for discussion. 

 The committee asked for two more 

 members, to be added to the present 

 three. The three members originally 

 in the committee are Mr. Desmond, 

 Mr. Calprice and Mr. Pier. The two 

 new members added are Theodore 

 Wirth and R. A. Latham. The mem- 

 bers of the committee said they will 

 try to get the cooperation of all the 

 merchants, so as to make the show a 

 success. 



The bowling committee's report 

 showed poor attendance. Mr. Desmond 

 said that if the members did not at- 

 tend more regularly he would resign as 

 captain. In two or three weeks our 

 team will meet the fast St. Paul team. 



The dance committee reported that 

 the dance will take place at the Royal 

 Arcanum hall, 3011 First avenue, south, 

 Tuesday night, January 19. Mr. 

 Latham was made chairman of the 

 decorating committee. 



The arrangements for the lunch were 

 turned over to the Lady Florists' Club. 

 All the twenty-four members present 

 v.'ere provided with tickets. A special 

 meeting will be held January 15, at 

 Allen Trager's bowling alleys, 43 South 

 Third street. 



The special committee on back dues 

 •will report at the next meeting every 

 member not paid up, and the said 

 members will be dropped from the 

 membership list. 



At a special meeting of the State 

 Florists' Club, at Holm & Olson's, it 

 had been voted that $1 paid by each 

 member should admit the Minneapolis 

 and St. Paul Florists' clubs as a whole. 



The Minneapolis Florists' Club sent a 

 reply to the communication from the 

 state association, stating that the local 

 club could not see its way clear to 

 pay a dollar for each member, and 

 asking them to make another prop- 

 osition. C. B. L. 



SPEINGFIELD, O. 



Club Meeting. 



The monthly meeting of the Spring- 

 field Florists' Club was held Tuesday 

 evening, January 5, when the mem- 

 bers and invited florists were the 

 guests of the Leedle Floral Co. 



The benches in the roomy packing 

 sheds had been converted into banquet 

 tables, on which a substantial kraut 

 supper was served by the employees of 

 the host, under the supervision of the 

 veteran grower, Rama C. Campbell. 



Extemporaneous after-dinner talks 

 were given by a number of those pres- 

 ent, including J. G. Botkin, of Urbana, 

 O., and Floyd Anderson, of Xenia, O., 

 after which all were entertained for a 

 I'.alf-hour by Carl Stillwell, the magi- 

 cian, introduced through the courtesy 

 of H. N. Siebenthaler, a former mem- 

 ber of the club and of the florists' 

 trade. 



The members then adjourned to the 

 oflfice, where the annual election of 

 officers was held, resulting in the choice 

 of the following: President, Charles 

 C. Leedle; vice-president, Charles W. 

 Schmidt; secretary, Arthur J. Todd, 

 and treasurer, Clifford Paden. 



Mr. Leedle was originallj'^ engaged 

 in mercantile and manufacturing pur- 

 suits, having long been associated with 

 the A. C. Evans Manufacturing Co., 

 manufacturers of corn planters, but 

 for the last ton years has been en- 

 gaged in the rose growing business, 

 first with the Leedle Floral Co., of 

 which he is vice-president, and later 

 with the Leedle Rosary Co., of which 

 he is j)resident. The latter company 

 has recently completed the concrete 

 walls for the extension. of three 30-foot 

 liouses for a distance of eighty-five 

 feet each, which will be erected this 

 coming spring as early as weather may 

 permit. The additional capacity will 

 be devoted to the growing of cut roses, 

 ill which this company specializes. 



Mr. Schmidt is at the head of the 

 Schmidt & Botley Co., Mr. Todd of the 

 Reeser Plant Co., and Mr. Paden is 

 superintendent of the Geo. H. Mellen 

 Co. Ge Dale. 



LANCASTEE, PA. 



The weather last week was bright 

 and pleasant, the thermometer on sev- 

 eral days registering above 50 de- 

 grees. 



The Lancaster County Florists' 

 Club will hold its annual banquet 

 January 21. It will be preceded by a 

 visit to the Strasburg florists. The 

 party will leave Center Square on the 

 1 p. m. trolley. President Barr's sec- 

 ond inaugural address will be a fea- 

 ture of the evening and will cover the 

 scope of work to be taken up by the 

 dub in the coming year. The banqtiet 

 will be followed by bowling, for which 

 a number of handsome prizes will be 

 awarded. A cordial invitation is ex- 

 tended to any neighboring florists to 

 attend the banquet. Names should be 

 sent at once to L. S. Landis, secretary, 

 R. 6, Lancaster, Pa. 



Miss Katharine Seibert, a courteous 



