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July 15, 1915. 



The Florists^ Review 



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Rudolph Kaiser's Greenhouses, at Annapolis, Md., After the Recent Hail Storm. 



HAIL STORMS 



Caxrollton, 111. — The recent hail storm 

 broke almost all the glass in the green- 

 house of J. C* McPheron. The loss is 

 estimated at $500. 



Avondale, Pa. — Nearly all the glass 

 in the greenhouse of Odone Eosazza 

 was broken by the recent hail storm. 

 All the other ranges in this vicinity 

 also suffered badly. 



HAIL AT ANNAPOLIS. 



Among the heaviest losers in the hail 

 storm that visited Annapolis, Md., and 

 vicinity June 22 was Rudolph Kaiser, 

 104 College avenue. The condition of 

 his greenhouses after the storm had 

 done its work is shown by the accom- 

 panying illustration. The storm is said 

 to have been the worst that was ever 

 experienced in that section. The size of 

 the stones, too, was unusual; some 

 measured from nine to twelve inches in 

 circumference, it is reported, and 

 weighed from eight to twelve ounces 

 apiece. 



CINCINNATL 



The Market. 



Business is dull. The supply is ex- 

 traordinarily large for this time of the 

 year, while the demand is apparently 

 much smaller than usual. The market 

 is glutted with lilies and gladioli. In 

 roses only a limited number of the best 

 of the newer varieties find any ready 

 sale. Asters are coming in much more 

 heavily. Other seasonable flowers are 

 plentiful, but also meet with a poor 

 market. 



Club Meeting. 



Max Eudolph entertained the Cin- 

 cinnati Florists' Society at its annual 

 meeting, at his place at College Hill. 

 The successful candidates for the re- 

 spective offices are as follows: Presi- 

 dent, Max Eudolph; vice-president, 

 C. E. Critchell; secretary, Alex Osten- 

 darp; treasurer, J. Chas. Murphy; di- 

 rector, E. Witterstaetter. 



A relief committee, consisting of 

 Franlc Deller, chairman; J. Chas. 

 Murphy and Eay Murphy, was appoint- 

 ed. This committee is to look after 

 the interests of those florists whose es- 

 tablishments were injured by the re- 

 cent storm and who need help. The 

 society headed a subscription list for 

 their relief with an offering of $100. 



After the meeting the club sat down 



to a bountiful repast, provided by Mr. 

 and Mrs. Eudolph. The host and 

 hostess were tendered a vote of thanks 

 for their hospitality. 



Everything at Mr. Eudolph 's place 

 looks exceptionally well. The young 

 roses, carnations and chrysanthemums, 

 as well as some old carnation stock 

 from which he is still cutting, are par- 

 ticularly excellent. 



The Storm of July 7. 



The storm on the night of July 7 

 played havoc with some of the green- 

 houses around town. 



Ed. Fries, at Fort Thomas, lost five 

 houses, 25x150, as well as one of his 

 boiler hous'es. The total damage was 

 about $3,000. 



At Henry Goetel's, two houses were 

 completely shattered. 



On West Price Hill, Mrs. Charles Wit- 

 terstaetter lost completely five green- 

 houses and a barn, and her residence 

 was damaged. Loss, about $2,500. 



At William Taylor's place the wind 

 took out the middle one of three houses 

 and shattered the other two. His resi- 

 dence and barn were also damaged. 



The wind turned over the power 

 house at Deller & Witterstaetter 's, 

 ruined the machinery and the sprinkler 

 system and blew in the west end of 

 the range of greenhouses, besides ruin- 

 ing about 75 sashes. Damage, $800. 



Arthur Kramer's greenhouses were 

 shattered and his boiler room and 

 dwelling were badly damaged. Loss, 

 $500. 



One of Herbert Greensmith 's houses 

 was entirely blown away, and his resi- 

 dence and barn were damaged. 



All of these lost a substantial part, 

 if not all, of their outdoor crops, in 

 addition to the losses mentioned. 



Various Notes. 



The annual outing of the Cincinnati 

 Florists' Society will be held on 

 Wednesday, July 21, at Coney Island. 

 C. E. Critchell, Max Eudolph, Henry 

 Schwarz and William Sunderman, form- 

 ing the committee in charge, have ar- 

 ranged an elaborate program of sports 

 for the day and have appropriate 

 prizes for the winners of the events. 



E. G. Gillett and Clarence Ohmer ex- 

 pect to motor to Dayton and Spring- 

 field this week, on a business and social 

 trip. 



Frank & Sons, of Portland, Ind., have 

 been sending some fine Ophelia, Hoosier 

 Beauty, Double White Killarney and 

 Maryland roses to L. H. Kyrk. 



Nick Weber went to Louisville on 

 Sunday, July 11, on a business mission. 



L. Davis, of P. J. dinger & Co., 



leaves this week for a month's visit to 

 Memphis and Arkansas. 



E. G. Gillett, on behalf of himself 

 and C. E. Critchell as trustees of the 

 Flower Market, is receiving bids for 

 the painting of the market. 



Eecent visitors included Mrs. 

 Gerlach, of Piqua, O.; Mrs. Schnell, of 

 Eoanoke, Va., and Mr. Thomas, of the 

 E. G. Hill Co., Indianapolis. 



C. H. H. 



EVANSVILLE, IND. 



The Market. 



Business has held up well, but the 

 usual dull season is at hand. The plant- 

 ing out season is over, but there have 

 been some late calls for plants for 

 baskets and boxes. Business houses 

 downtown are talcing to the window 

 box for the improvement of their places 

 more than ever. There are plenty of 

 flowers of all kinds to be had. The 

 continued wet season keeps stock in 

 fine growing /condition. There have 

 been but few days with a temperature 

 over 90 degrees, and the result is a 

 fine growth of plants in window boxes, 

 baskets and flower gardens. 



Various Notes. 



J. C. Elspermann is having a fine 

 summer business. He has a large va- 

 riety of stock in the field, and so he 

 is well supplied with fiowers. His 

 gladioli are fine. The asters are grow- 

 ing well. The mums planted in the 

 greenhouses are looking extra well. 



The Blackman Floral Co. is cutting 

 first-rate carnations from the field. 

 Business is good with them. 



Theodore Kuebler has received his 

 new delivery car, and he is well pleased 

 with it. It is a Vim. 



Julius Niednagel & Sons are plant- 

 ing mums heavily this season. In one 

 large house there are 16,000 plants and 

 more will be planted in some of the 

 other houses. 



Mrs. M. L. Doerr has closed her place 

 of business and retired. 



Miss Nellie Goodge is cutting large 

 quantities of good outdoor stock. 



Royston & Fenton are cutting quite 

 heavily of Ivory roses, which sell read- 

 ilv. It is a good summer rose. 



E. L. F. 



Youngstown, O. — George W. Kay and 

 E. W". Dimond have merged their in- 

 terests and formed the Kay-Dimond 

 Co. For the present both stores, at 15 

 and 27 Phelps street, will be continued. 

 The combination is expected to enable 

 them to undertake decorations, etc., on 

 a larger scale. 



