JUHB 17, 1915. 



The Florists' Review 



17 



TEXAS FLORISTS, ATTENTION! 



A few of the headliners for the sec- 

 ond annual convention of the Texas 

 State Florists' Association, at Fort 

 Worth, July 6 and 7: 



Special rate 'of one and one-third 

 fare. 



Questions that are of direct interest 

 to you will be discussed. 



A live program, instructive and inter- 

 esting. 



Florists coming from Illinois, Mis- 

 souri, Mississippi, Colorado, Louisiana, 

 Alabama, Oklahoma and Tennessee. 

 Also, seventy-five per cent of the flo- 

 rists of Texas will be in attendance. 



A nice line of exhibits on display. 



Fort Worth Florists' Club's program 

 of entertainment will assure you a good 

 time. 



If you were in attendance at our 

 convention last year, at Waco, you 

 know the value of these conventions, 

 and, of course, will be with us; if not, 

 don't miss the opportunity of meeting 

 the florists of Texas and the south, 

 for they will be there. Eemember, too, 

 we will have some of the big men with 

 us from Chicago, Colorado, Missouri, 

 Oklahoma and other sections. Time is 

 short — so make your arrangements to 

 attend the convention. We will look 

 for you. R. C. Kerr, Pres. 



ROTARY FLORISTS AT FRISCO. 



When the International Association 

 of Rotary Clubs meets at San Francisco, 

 July 19 to 23, there will be a meeting 

 of the florists' section, when matters 

 of interest to florists in carrying on 

 their work in connection with the club 

 will be discussed. The Rotary Clubs are 

 composed of one person from each line 

 of business in each city throughout the 

 country, and there is, therefore, ex- 

 pected to be a representative gathering 

 of the trade at this section meeting. 

 Robert C. Kerr, of Houston, is busy on 

 the program for the florists' section 

 meeting. The tentative program begins 

 with a luncheon at the St. Francis hotel 

 at 1 o'clock, Monday, July 19, to get 

 members acquainted. This will be fol- 

 lowed by the section meeting, at which 

 such topics as the following will be dis- 

 cussed: 



"How to Pot Our Business on the Highest 

 Plane, and Carry Out the Principles of Rotary." 



"Rotary Florists' Cooperation In Exchange of 

 Business." 



"The Florists' Page In the Rotarian." 



"How Rotary Florists Should Serve Their Lo- 

 cal Rotary Clubs." 



"How to Create Interest in the Convention 

 Florists' Sectional Meetings." 



Reports of the Houston meeting. 



NEWARK, N. J. 



The Market. 



The cold, cloudy, variable weather 

 has given way to bright, sunny days, 

 and this has had considerable ef- 

 fect on the growth of plants and flow- 

 ers. Prices of nearly all kinds of cut 

 flowers are considerably lower than 

 they have been. Carnations, which a 

 few weeks ago were selling for from $4 

 to $5 per hundred, can now be bought 

 as low as $2. They are of good qual- 

 ity. There has been a great inflfix of 

 peonies during the last week, both the 

 white and the red being of good size 

 and excellent quality. They retailed at 

 about $1 per dozen, which was less 

 than the wholesale price a short time 

 ago. There are a few fine California 

 poppies in the market. Valley keeps 

 of good quality, and a considerable 

 quantity is sold. Sweet peas continue 



The St. Francis Hotel* S. A. F. Headquarters at San !*?rancisco. 



in popularity. They are cheaper than 

 they have been. But little lilac is seen 

 in the market. The supply of gladioli 

 is increasing and the quality is fine. 

 There is a good supply of iris of the 

 different colors. Every florist has a 

 few ragged sailors. Stocks and snap- 

 dragons are common, and are in consid- 

 erable demand. Daisies are plentiful. 

 There is still a little demand for gera- 

 niums and other bedding plants. Hang- 

 ing baskets are being called for, and 

 several florists have made up beautiful 

 porch baskets for their trade. June 

 weddings are numerous, and many flo- 

 rists have frequent calls for flowers 

 for these events. There has been a 

 large amount of funeral work. 



Various Notes. 



W. L. Jones, of 168 Passaic avenue, 

 Nutley, is completing a new residence 

 near his present resideniee and green- 

 houses. Next year he plans to remodel 

 his office building and add another 

 greenhouse. He has planted a large 

 number of asters and 6,000 chrysanthe- 

 mum plants for autumn. 



Albert Nirk, of Nutley, is planning 

 to grow a whole house of chrysanthe- 

 mums and will have two houses of 

 ferns. He has set out a large number 

 of asters and gladioli. 



Joseph F. McDonough, 376 Belleville 

 avenue, is busy with funeral work at 

 present, and has a large trad^ in flow- 

 ers for other purposes. He has a fine 

 lot of attractive porch baskets for sale. 



George Penek's branch store, at 142 

 Belleville avenue, is doing well. A 

 new sign, extending the whole width 

 of the building, has just been put up. 

 Considerable funeral work is reported 

 and transient trade is fair. 



John Crossley, 39 Belleville avenue, 

 has been busy with funeral work ever 

 since Easter. Business is generally re- 

 ported as good. 



J. H. Harvey, 453 Broad street, re- 

 ports that he is busy with funeral work, 



and has a number oof large weddings to 

 provide flowers for ~ during the month 

 of June. He reportssthat hospital trade 

 is constantly increassing. He is sending 

 five times as many Iffcouquets to hospital 

 patients as he senti a few years ago. 

 This increase he attHiibutes to the fact 

 that people have exome to lose their 

 dread of hospitals, aJ^nd now often go to 

 the hospital for comi; plaints that are not 

 serious, because of the fact that so 

 much better care e- -an bo given there 

 than in the home, 



Charles Witheridgae, 532 Broad street, 

 reports that while tifcusiness is a little 

 quiet with him now, . he has been quite 

 busy with bedding pi Mants. E. B. M. 



SOCIETY OF AMEKRICAN" PLOBISTS. 



National Flo-«wer Show. 



The national flowe^r show^ committee 

 met June 10 in regi»_ilar session in the 

 Philadelphia Floristse' Club rooms, in 

 Horticultural hall, with Chairman 

 Farenwald presiding. John Young, of 

 New York, was preseent. Practical de- 

 tails for the conduct- 1 of the national 

 flower show, to be he!«ld in Philadelphia 

 March 25 to April 2,, , 1916, were more 

 or less definitely worl'lted out. 



At a meeting with the same commit- 

 teemen, Frederick Newwbold, of the New 

 York Horticultural Sczociety, who did so 

 much toward making a success of the 

 New York show, was » present, and ex- 

 plained in detail the piplana and methods 

 pursued by that orgs'anization in con- 

 nection with the New^v York show. 



George Asmus, of Clmicago, is expected 

 in Philadelphia next ^ "week, when there 

 will be another nieetKing of the com- 

 mittee. ¥. F. Therkildson, 



Chairman Press and . Publicity Com- 

 mittee. 



Bexley, 0. — Frank •Capua no is start- 

 ing a greenhouse and nursery business. 



