^OMB d, 1915. 



The Florists' Review 



21 



NEW YOBK. 



The Market. 



The cut flower market certainly felt 

 the uplift of Memorial day in New 

 York. There was a general demand 

 on Saturday, May 29, which left the 

 market about as completely bare as it 

 has been at any week end this year. 

 The demand for out-of-town shipments 

 was encouraging, the supply of carna- 

 tions was light and prices were in 

 advance of last season. The local de- 

 mand was fully up to expectations. 

 Everything of quality was sold out be- 

 fore noon Sunday, May 30. 



The cold weather of last week broke 

 all records for May; at some places not 

 many miles from New York, the tem- 

 perature fell below freezing. 



Boses are increasing in supply and 

 improving in quality. There are few 

 good American Beauties. The best 

 touched $25 per hundred Saturday, May 

 29. Most of the flowers, however, are 

 far below this level. The best Hadley 

 sell higher than Beauties, and Mrs. Kus- 

 sell. Sunburst and Double Pink Killar- 

 ney grow rapidly in favor. 



White carnations sold last week at 

 $4 to $5 per hundred, and nothing worth 

 while in any color sold below $3. Sat- 

 urday prices were firm, and the supply 

 was limited. There will be plenty be- 

 fore another week passes, and at lower 

 figures. 



Orchids are at their best, and their 

 continued low price is a surprise. Even 

 the best Cattleya gigas did not go 

 above $35 per hundred. Mossise are 

 down to $10 and $15. The supply is 

 heavy, and many of the wholesale stores 

 now receive them daily. 



White peonies keep the price of lilies 

 down, or they would not be selling at 

 from $5 per hundred down, for the 

 supply is much lower than anticipated. 

 Many thousands of peonies have been 

 sold in the last ten days. Valley is 

 also in better demand and higher in 

 price, notwithstanding the growing 

 quantity of outdoor stock. One dollar 

 per dozen continues top for the best 

 gardenias and for callas also. There 

 is a great abundance of gladioli, iris, 

 sweet peas and pansies. The supply of 

 lilac is about over. Now come the ram- 

 bler roses and the peony flood. 



Various Notes. 



There have been some notable funer- 

 als and memorial services during the 

 last week, at which a wealth of flowers 

 was used, especially at the obsequies 

 of Charles Frohman, Mrs. Fish, .]acob 

 Rupert and Alfred Vanderbilt. Many 

 of the leading florists of New York re- 

 ceived orders by telegraph from Europe 

 for the Frohman services. The designs 

 were largely wreaths of orchids and 

 roses. 



The New York Florists' Supply Co. 

 is rebuilding its premises at 103 West 

 Twenty-eighth street, and will devote 

 the entire four stories and basement to 

 florists' supplies. There will be a com- 

 plete refrigerating plant and every 

 modern convenience. The entire struc- 

 ture will be completed in time for the 

 fall trade. 



C. C. Trepel's chain of Broadway 

 stores already number five and, includ- 

 ing the department and Brooklyn stores, 

 total ten. Adam Trepel, as the purchas- 

 ing agent, with headquarters on West 

 Twenty-eighth street, is expected to 

 save thousands of dollars yearly. The 

 Broadway establishments are all corner 



THE HOTELS OF SAN FBANCISCO. 



The Hotel Committee of the Pacific Coast Horticultural Society supplies the 

 following list of the hotels of San Francisco, with their rates, for the benefit of 

 those who will attend the S. A, F. convention August 17 to 20. All are European 

 plan. For further information write the chairman, Frederic J. Bertrand, care 

 Joseph's, 233 Grant street. 



Rates for One Person 



For Am. 

 Rates for Two Persons Plan 



Name and Location 



Argonaut, 44 Fourth St.... 

 Baldwin, 821 Gr^nt Ave... 

 Bellevue, Geary at Taylor.. 

 Clift. Geary and Taylor Sts. 



Court, 005 Bush St 



Fairmont, Calif, at Mason. 

 Golden West, 112 Powell St. 

 Goodfrlend, 240 Powell St.. 



Granada. 1000 Sutter St 



Hlllcrest, 1200 California.. 

 Inside Inn, at Exposition.. 

 Lankershim, 00 Fifth St... 

 Manx, Powell at O'Farrell. 

 Palace, Market at Montg'y. 

 Plaza, Post at Stockton.... 

 Stanford, 2.'>0 Kearny St... 



Stewart. 354 Geary St 



St. Francis, Geary at Powell 



Turpln. 17 Powell St 



Vlctorln, 008 Bush St 



Washington, Grant at Bush 



stores and in the best sections of upper 

 Broadway, at One Hundred Fifty-Sixth, 

 One Hundred Forty-seventh, One Hun- 

 dred Seventh, Ninety-seventh and Eigh- 

 ty-ninth streets. Mr. Trepel will add 

 five more New York stores to his enter- 

 prise this coming fall. 



John Young has taken into partner- 

 ship Geo. Hildenbrand, the new firm be- 

 ing known as John Young & Co. Mr. 



George Hildenbrand. 



Hildenbrand is a young man of expe- 

 rience and ability, and personally a fa- 

 vorite with all who know him. 



July 21 the New York Florists' 

 Club's annual outing will take place at 

 Wetzel's Grove, near College Point, 

 Ij. J . 



The Greek-American florists will hold 

 their annual outing Wednesday, July 7, 

 also at Wetzel's Grove. 



Harry A. Bunyard returned Saturday, 

 May 29, from a week's stay at New- 

 port, K. I. 



This will be the last month of the 

 horticultural auctions. 



The continued cool weather has added 

 wonderfully to the seed stores' sales, 

 and May closed with little diminution 

 in the demand. 



Four New York retail florists are al- 

 ready at Newport, the summer season 



opening June 1. Because of the deaths 

 of Alfred Vanderbilt and Mrs. Stuy- 

 vesant Fish, a brilliant season is not 

 anticipated. 



Sunday closing for all retail florists' 

 stores is being considered by the Re- 

 tailers' Association. Young & Nugent 

 already have announced their intention 

 to close. 



IVank Manker, one of Brooklyn 's 

 oldest growers, with headquarters on 

 Fort Hamilton avenue, has taken his 

 sons, Philip and Frank, into partner- 

 ship. 



The stork brought a son May 20 to 

 Frank Supplee, manager of Thomas 

 Young's retail store. Fifth avenue and 

 Forty-fourth street. 



J. Austin Shaw. 



EVANSVHiE, IND. 



The Market. 



Memorial day was a record-breaker, 

 both in weather and volume of business 

 <lone. It was partly cloudy, and, as 

 wo had been having rain every day for 

 thirteen days, it was remarkable that 

 it did not rain. The flowers put on the 

 graves did not wilt much and the fol- 

 lowing day were in good condition. 

 Thousands of people went to the ceme- 

 teries and placed flowers on their lots. 

 There was an immense number of bou- 

 quets sold that were made up of com- 

 mon garden flowers, roses, carnations 

 and snapdragons. There was a decided 

 shortage of roses and carnations. 

 Various Notes. 



•Julius Niednagel & Sons had a big 

 lot of carnations and roses and could 

 have used more. 



The William Blackman Floral Co. had 

 all it could do. It had a big supply of 

 stock of all kinds. 



J. C. Elspermann had an excellent 

 day and disposed of lots of stock. 



Miss Nellie Goodge had a fine lot of 

 snapdragons and outdoor stock. She had 

 six or eight helpers and all hands were 

 kept busy waiting on trade and making 

 bouquets. 



Karl Zeidler, on the car line to Lo- 

 cust Hill cemetery, gets his share of the 

 trade. He is doing a big plant busi- 

 ness. 



Louis Fritsch was quite busy. 



Theodore Kuebler sells quantities of 

 stock in the city market. He has a 

 fine lot of geraniums. The shipping 

 trade with him is fine. 



Royston & Fenton sold all the roses 



