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Findlay, O. — (Jeorge M. Palmer has 

 been in Melrose, O., investigating a 

 lire whifh caused a loss of $8,000 at 

 his liavdware 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 Ridge, 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 

 oil the third floor of the building at 

 Moody and Crescent streets April 1 

 damaged the store of Matthew F. 

 Ruane, on the street floor. The total 

 loss on the building is estimated at 

 $10,000. 



Brooklyn, N. Y. — The greenhouses 

 iiiid contents which were damaged by 

 lire at the establishment of John Con- 

 ion, Gravesend avenue and East Sec- 

 ond street and Catom avenue, March 

 It), were insured in six different com- 

 jianies for the aggregate amount of 

 *2,000. 



FIRE AT KIRKWOOD, MO. 



The value of an organization to its 

 members on a purely pecuniary basis 

 IS illustrated by the fire at the range 

 '>\' Phil. J. Goebel, Jr., Kirkwood, Mo. 

 On the night of March 13, when the 

 lioiler fires were out, a blaze of un- 

 known origin destroyed nearly the 

 whole range of Mr. Goebel. Sevonty- 

 ii\f per cent of the crop in the houses 

 u.i^ destroyed, and Easter was only 

 !iiit'i> weeks away. As the next day 

 \\:is Sunday, Mr. Goebel expected gieat 

 lilliculty in getting lumber and help. 

 I'lit he reckoned without the County 

 <i rowers' Association. l*]arly in the 

 nioining he had all the lumber he 

 iit'cded, and plenty of help from the 

 -rowers of the vicinity. The houses 

 wliith had escaped destruction were 

 I'tiititioned off from the burned houses, 

 and the oil stoves which the County 

 Growers' Association has on hand for 

 ^uch an emergency kept out the frost 

 •iiiinirably. 



As it was close to outdoor jdanting 

 time, Mr. Goebel had 40,000 gladiolus 

 ImiIIis, which were cooked to a total 

 loss. There was no insurance carried, 

 and so the loss is a total one to the 

 owner. 



KANSAS CITY. 



The Market. 



The market is flooded with cut flow- 

 •is of all kinds and the dry goods 

 store special flower sales are in full 

 blast. Carnations sold Saturday for 1 

 i^ent each and roses for 2 cents — the 

 same qnalitv of roses which had wholo- 

 >:tled all the week for 5 cents. Busi- 

 ness in the downtown district was not 

 nearly up to expectations. The florists 

 in the r«'sidence districts report a good 

 week, better than usual for the week 

 lol lowing Easter. 



Roses are plentiful in all grades and 

 colors, except American Beauties, which 

 are scarce; good Beauties are still away 

 np in price. Carnations are of excep- 

 tionally good quality. The growers of 

 this city are all cutting good crops 



Interior of Stuart H. Miller's New Wholesale Store, Philadelphia. 



now, owing to the warm days and the 

 strong sun, which brought everything 

 into flower. Even the fruit trees arc 

 showing color and lilac bushes have 

 big bunches of buds on them. A great 

 Miiiny pot plants of lilies intended for 

 Kaster 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 jieas are coming in 

 heavily. 



Various Notes. 



The Geo. M. Kellogg Flower & Plant 

 < 'o. made ont; of the large horseshoes 

 that were sent to the opening of the 

 FedtMal League ball park April 10. 

 The horseshoe stood six feet high. This 

 liim is cutting a large qu.'intity of 

 stock. 



Patrick l.arkin furnislKMl the other 

 l.-iigc horseshoe, six feet high, that was 



Stuart H. Miller's New Store. 



sent to the Federal League ball park. 

 It was made of carnations, lilies and 

 sinilax. 



T. .1. \()11 & Co. report tliat they arc 

 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 7.") cents or $1 per hundred. 



The R. 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 sfirne of the 

 best cut flowers that have lieen seen in 

 the market. 



The W. L. Rock Flower Co. has 

 planted all its carnations outdoors and 

 is well satisficil with the way they have 

 stMited. This firm also reports that its 

 oiitof-town business this year is a little 

 ahead of that of last year. 



1'^ l>. Ellsworth was luiiisually busy 

 last week, with plenty of funeral work 

 and decorations. Mr. and Mrs. Llls- 

 worth .and family ha\(^ nioxed all their 

 I'liiiiiture down to Forest lake for the 

 sumtner, and Mr. P'llswortli will use his 

 ear to go bark and forth lietween that 

 jd.ace and his store. 



The ('hristMoore Floral Co. is well 

 satisfied witli its new lo<-;ition, as busi- 

 ness has been ydod so far, especdally in 

 funeral work and bouquets of all ]<inds. 



lleiiix- Kiisik A; Co. were loailed down 

 last weelv with cut flowers, more than 

 they .-oiild handle. W. J. B. 



STUART H. MILLER S STORE. 



Till' yiiiin^e^t ill ]iiiint n\ indepeiicjent 

 liusines--. Iiiit t'.ar t'rnin it in iMiint of 

 ser\'ice, aiiinng the I'liilailelpliia whole- 

 salers, is Stuart II. Milli'i-. i'liiladel- 

 jdiia. If is ;i inuntli and a halt' since he 

 opened his wholes.ile coniniis>ion house, 

 at 1()17 liaiistead stretd. but it is more 

 than a dozen years sini(> he entercil 

 the enijdoy nf Kdwar<l Keid. whose 

 right-hand man he was at the tiiiK^ of 

 his resignation. The two illustrations 

 herewith give the reader a second hand 

 intioductioM to Mr. Miller's headijiiar- 

 ters. Botti sides are shown, inside and 

 outside. 



