Mabch 11, 1915. 



The Florists' Review 



26 



BltzenthaSei-, tith artist, is to be con- 

 gratulated on the originality shown in 

 the arrangement and carrying out of 

 the schemes. He has a full sized 

 (diameter only, not in height) tele- 

 graph pole, connected to a multitude 

 of "live wires," otherwise F. T. D, 

 orders. 



A. Miller, of A. Henderson & Co., 

 Chicago, and Sam Seligman, of Wert- 

 heimer Bros., Philadelphia, were re- 

 cent visitors. P. A. F. 



BEmBEBG'S BUSTLERS. 



The accompanying illustration was 

 prepared from a Sunday morning snap- 

 shot made in the store of Peter Rein- 

 berg, Chicago. In the center stands 

 Felix E«ichling, the sales manager, and 

 around him are his salesmen and pack- 

 ers. The missing jnember is Miss Mar- 

 guerite K, McNulty, whose province is 

 the office. The figure at the left is that 

 of a well-known customer, not the pro- 

 prietor, as the attitude might indicate. 



EVANSTON, ILL. 



The Market. 



There is no reason for complaint as to 

 the state of business here; the retail 

 trade has -not been bad this season and 

 recently has been rather better than 

 usual, perhaps due to the fact that flow- 

 ers have been rather more plentiful and 

 of better quality than they ordinarily 

 are at this time of year. St. Valen- 

 tine's day is improving as a special 

 flower day and Lent is having less de- 

 bilitating effect on demand as the years 

 roll around. March has seen an es- 

 pecially good sale for bulbous stock in 

 decorated pans and boxes. The trade 

 here is specially favored by the proxim- 

 ity of the Chicago market. While an 

 occasional good order goes to a Chicago 

 retailer, the trade here has a practic- 

 ally unlimited source of supply close at 

 hand and also a place to dispose on 

 commission of any surplus production 

 by the local growers, who sometimes 

 are buyers and sometimes consignors, 

 frequently both at the same time. 



Various Notes. 



The Evanston high school board has 

 selected the greenhouse property of 

 John Weiland as a possible site for a 

 new high school building. The selec- 

 tion will be voted on within the next 

 two months. 



H. B. Smith,' who bought the entire 

 stock of F. C. Fischer and rented his 

 greenhouses a month ago, is getting 

 things nicely shaped around and ex- 

 pects to do a thriving business. The 

 little daughter of Mr. Smith is seriously 

 ill with pneumonia. 



John Weiland, his son, John Weiland, 

 Jr., and his assistant, Nicholas Olinger, 

 who have been on the sick list for sev- 

 eral days, are again on the job. 



George C. Weiland will put in two 

 benches of Ophelia rose this spring, to 

 take the place of Hadley, which jjas 

 not been doing well for him. 



Weiland & Risch, in South Evanston, 

 are the largest growers in the district. 

 They also are credited with forcing this 

 year the largest number of plants of 

 Mrs. Russell rose to be found on the 

 benches of any one grower anywhere 

 in America. It is said to be approxi- 

 mately 50,000 plants. They are going 

 in still more heavily next season. 



P. M. Brodbeck's roses are rapidly 



Store Staff of Peter Reinberg, Chicago. 



recuperating from the overdose of gas 

 recently administered by a leaking 

 main. His cut is sold by Zech & Mann, 

 in Chicago. 



BALTIMORE. 



The Market. 



Business conditions have chapged 

 little since last week. There still is 

 a bountiful supply and prices still are 

 low. The store buyers are buying 

 closely and are not carrying heavy 

 stocks, on account of the uncertain de- 

 mand and the assurance of a plentiful 

 supply to draw from if orders demand 

 it. The wholesale stores sold lots of 

 stock to the street boys on Friday, 

 March 5, but Saturday was cold and 

 stormy and it is doubtful if some re- 

 ceived what they had paid for their 

 stock. 



Club Meeting and Banquet. 



The regular meeting of the Florists' 

 Club was held March 8. President 

 Johnston had contracted a heavy cold 

 that threatened pneumonia and in his 

 absence Vice-President Hamilton filled 

 the chair. The regular order of business 

 was quickly disposed of, after which 

 the annual election of officers was held. 

 James Hamilton was the choice for 

 president and John M. Rider for vice- 

 president. The following officers were 

 retained: Secretary, N. F. Flitton; 

 financial secretary, George Talbot; 

 treasurer, F. G. Burger; librarian, C. M, 

 Wagner. 



After the election adjournment was 

 taken to Hotel Rennert, where an ex- 

 cellent banquet was served. The hall 

 was decorated with Killarney roses, 

 light pink carnations and pink snap- 

 dragon, all being well arranged by 

 Charles F. Feast, the flowers donated 

 by members. 



After cigars were burning freely 

 Toastmaster George Morrison called on 

 President-elect Hamilton, whose speech, 

 while brief, was well delivered. He was 

 followed by Prof. T. B. Symonds, Vice- 

 President Rider, and Robert L. Graham. 

 Arthur A. Niessen spoke on the na- 

 tional flower show to be held in Phila- 

 delphia next spring and "extended the 

 hospitality of the Philadelphia florists 

 to all who attend this exhibition. I. H. 

 Moss was next called upon and made a 

 short address. Then came Edwin A. 

 Seidewitz, who made a most stirring 



speech. He called on the members in- 

 dividually and as an organization to co- 

 operate in educating the public to the 

 proper and liberal use of flowers. The 

 address deserved the hearty applause 

 which followed. Charles F. Feast, Rich- 

 ard Vincent, Jr., and Treasurer Burger 

 were next called upon and the evening's 

 festivities were brought to a close by 

 rising and joining in Auld Lang Syne, 

 led by Prof. Symonds. 



Those present from out of town were: 

 Otto Bauer, of Washington; Arthur A. 

 Niessen, I. Rosnosky and D. T. Connor, 

 of Philadelphia. Local members pres- 

 ent were: James Hamilton, John M. 

 Rider, George Morrison, N. F, Flitton, 

 F. G. Burger, George Talbot, E, A. 

 Seidewitz, Charles F. Feast, William 

 Feast, I. H. Moss, Richard Vincent, Jr., 

 William E. McKissick, Henry Lehr, 

 L. B. Click, Joseph Merritt, William 

 Bauer, R. Harrison, A. Fiedler, William 

 Christie, Edward Kress, Joseph Glass, 

 John Nuth, W. E. Seidewitz, J. J. Mil- 

 ler, Robert L. Graham, W. G. Anderson, 

 Simon Cordner, Harry Ekas, R. A. Vin- 

 cent, John Vincent, William Lehr, 

 Thomas Stevenson, Mack Richmond, 

 Joseph Boone, M. Thau, C. Uffler, J. J. 

 Sheehan, John Wagner, J. L. Towner, 

 Herbert H. Wagner, C. Harry Wagner, 

 J. Ward Perry, A. McGuire, Thomas 

 Barker and William F. Ekas. 



Various Notes. 



There will soon be another addition 

 to the retail stores on Charles street, 

 as James Hamilton has leased the store 

 at 509 North Charles street, formerly 

 occupied by Pierce & Co. The, interior 

 of the store is being remodeled and 

 decorated, and up-to-date equipment 

 will be installed. It is hoped to have 

 it in shape for opening about March 

 15. A Ford car has been purchased 

 to take care of the delivery end of 

 the business. 



A party of ladies well known in 

 Washington trade circles came over 

 from that city March 2 and were en- 

 tertained at luncheon and at an after- 

 noon theater party by the Baltimore 

 ladies. Those in the out-of-town delega- 

 tion were: Mrs. George Cooke, Mrs. 

 Stolph, Mrs. Simmons and Mrs. Oehmler. 

 The Baltimore ladies were Mrs. Boone, 

 Mrs. Bauer, Mrs. K^ein and Mrs. Quick. 

 After t^e theater a. ^bowling contest 

 was held at the Plaza alleys. 



A movement has been started by the 



