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APEIL 16, 1915. 



The Florists^ Review 



17 



FIRES 



Findlay, O. — George M. Palmer has 

 been in Melrose, O., investigating a 

 fire which caused a loss of $8,000 at 

 his hardware store there. He carried 

 $4,000 insurance. A barn, dwelling and 

 the store were burned. 



Wheeling, W. Va. — The greenhouse 

 of Philip Dorch, at Scotch Bidge, was 

 badly damaged by fire March 21, when 

 it caught fire from the boiler. The 

 loss on the house was small, but a large 

 number of plants were injured. 



Waltham, Mass. — A fire which started 

 on the third floor of the building at 

 Moody and Crescent streets April 1 

 damaged the store of Matthew F. 

 Buane, on the street floor. The total 

 loss on the building is estimated at 

 $10,000. 



Brooklyn, N. T. — The greenhouses 

 and contents which were damaged by 

 fire at the establishment of John Con- 

 don, Gravesend avenue and East Sec- 

 ond street and Catom avenue, March 

 16, were insured in six different com- 

 panies for the aggregate amount of 

 $2,000. 



FmE AT KIBKWOOD, MO. 



The value of an organization to its 

 members on a purely pecuniary basis 

 is illustrated by the fire at the range 

 of Phil. J. Goebel, Jr., Kirkwood, Mo. 

 On the night of March 13, when the 

 boiler fires were out, a blaze of un- 

 known origin destroyed nearly the 

 whole range of Mr. Goebel. Seventy- 

 five per cent of the crop in the houses 

 was destroyed, and Easter was only 

 three weeks away. As the next day 

 was Sunday, Mr. Goebel expected great 

 difficulty in getting lumber and help. 

 But he reckoned without the County 

 Growers' Association. Early in the 

 morning he had all the lumber he 

 needed, and plenty of help from the 

 growers of the vicinity. The houses 

 which had escaped destruction were 

 partitioned off from the burned houses, 

 and the oil stoves which the County 

 Growers' Association has on hand for 

 such an emergency kept out the frost 

 admirably. 



As it was close to outdoor planting 

 time, Mr. Goebel had 40,000 gladiolus 

 bulbs, which were cooked to a total 

 loss. There was no insurance carried, 

 and so the loss is a total one to the 

 owner. 



KANSAS OITT. 



The Market. 



The market is fiooded with cut flow- 

 ers of all kinds and the dry goods 

 store special flower sales are in full 

 blast. Carnations sold Saturday for 1 

 cent each and roses for 2 cents — the 

 same quality of roses which had whole- 

 saled all the week for 5 cents. Busi- 

 ness in the downtown district was not 

 nearly up to expectations. The florists 

 in the residence districts report a good 

 week, better than usual for the week 

 following Easter. 



Boses are plentiful in all grades and 

 colors, except American Beauties, which 

 are scarce; good Beauties are still away 

 up in price. Carnations are of excep- 

 tionally good quality. The growers of 

 this city are all cutting good crops 



Interior of Stuart H. MiUer't New Wholesale Store, Philadelphia. 



now, owing to the warm days and the 

 strong sun, which brought everything 

 into flower. Even the fruit trees are 

 showing color and lilac bushes have 

 big bunches of buds on them. A great 

 many pot plants of lilies intended for 

 Easter were too late and it is expected 

 that there will be plenty of lilies on 

 the market for a while. Other bulbous 

 stock is cleaned up pretty well. Snap- 

 dragons and sweet peas are coming in 

 heavily. 



Various Notes. 



The Geo. M. Kellogg Flower & Plant 

 Co. made one of the large horseshoes 

 that were sent to the opening of the 

 Federal League ball park April 10. 

 The horseshoe stood six feet high. This 

 firm is cutting a large quantity of 

 stock. 



Patrick Larkin furnished the other 

 large horseshoe, six feet high, that was 



sent to the Federal League ball park. 

 It was made of carnations, lilies and 

 smilax. 



T. J. Noll & Co. report that they are 

 receiving more stock than they can 

 move. They will not handle stock for 

 less than the market price, as it does 

 not pay to take care of it and then 

 sell it for 75 cents or $1 per hundred. 



The B. A. Long greenhouses, at Long- 

 view, are in fine shape. This range of 

 all-steel construction is devoted to car- 

 nations and roses and some snapdrag- 

 ons. They are sending in some of the 

 best cut flowers that have been seen in 

 the market. 



The W. L. Bock Flower Co. has 

 planted all its carnations outdoors and 

 is well satisfied with the way they have 

 started. This firm also reports that its 

 out-of-town business this year is a little 

 ahead of that of last year. 



E. D. Ellsworth was unusually busy 

 last week, with plenty of funeral work 

 and decorations. Mr. and Mrs. Ells- 

 worth and family have moved all their 

 furniture down to Forest lake for the 

 summer, and Mr. Ellsworth will use his 

 car to go back and forth between that 

 place and his store. 



The Christ-Moore Floral Co. is well 

 satisfied with its new location, as busi- 

 ness has been good so far, especially in 

 funeral work and bouquets of all kinds. 



Henry Kusik & Co. were loaded down 

 last week with cut flowers, more than 

 they could handle. W. J. B. 



Stuart H. Miller's New Store. 



STUART H. MILLEB'S STORE. 



The youngest in point of independent 

 business, but far from it in point of 

 service, among the Philadelphia whole- 

 salers, is Stuart H. Miller, Philadel- 

 phia. It is a month and a half since he 

 opened his wholesale commission house, 

 at 1617 Ranstead street, but it is more 

 than a dozen years since he entered 

 the employ of Edward Beid, whose 

 right-hand man he was at the time of 

 his resignation. The two illustrations 

 herewith give the reader a second-hand 

 introduction to Mr. Miller's headquar- 

 ters. Both sides are shown, inside and 

 outside. 



