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The Florists' Review 



SHPTlJlMBIilB 23, 1915. 



& Cole, first; GuUctt & Sons, second; A. (". 

 Brown, third. . 



Flat bouquet or spray o( carnations — Ileui- 

 brelker & Oole, first; A. T. Hey Floral Co., 

 second ; A. C. Brown, third. 



Bride's bouquet — Gullett & Sons, first; A. T. 

 Hey Floral Co., second; G«o. A. Kuhl, third. 



Corsage bouquet — Geo. A. Kuhl, first'; Gul- 

 lett & Sons, second; A. T. Hey Floral Co., 

 third. 



Miscellaneous Classes. 



The only department that did not 

 bring out strong competition was the 

 classes for garden and miscellaneous 

 flowers staged September 21; most of 

 these failed to fill. The awards were: 



Fifty chrysanthemums, two varletlps — Gul- 

 lett & Sons, first; Poehlmann Bros. Co., second. 



Fifty chrysanthemums, any variety — Foehl- 

 nmnn Bros. Co.; first; Thompson Carnation Co., 

 Jollet, 111., second. 



The cut flower classes and a few of 

 the design classes are to be repeated 

 later iu the week. 



NEW TOBK. 



The Market. 



Another week of intense heat has 

 passed, causing a demoralized market. 

 One little shower in the last two weeks, 

 humidity beyond endurance, and an 

 average temperature of 90 degrees, 

 with occasional rises to 100, indicate 

 the abnormal and almost unendurable 

 •conditions. The heat has affected the 

 quality of all varieties of flowers, roses 

 perhaps suffering the most. The few 

 good arrivals are quickly absorbed, and 

 the rest are at the mercy of the buyers. 



The heat affected American Beau- 

 ties seriously. Only a few of them are 

 worth over $10 per hundred. Tremen- 

 dous shipments of the new rose stock 

 are coming in, but size of bud and 

 strength of stem are sadly lacking. A 

 few of the novelties, such as Scott, Key, 

 Ophelia and Hadley, are popular al- 

 ready. The common varieties sell by 

 ihe box or thousand at prices it is bet- 

 ter not to mention. 



One or two specialties in carnations 

 may sell above $1 per hundred, but 

 only a few. 



Aster receipts seem to be decreasing, 

 but prices do not advance. Only the 

 best of them are salable. Gladioli also 

 are making their last appearance for 

 the season. A few of the novelties are 

 still to be had, some bringing $2 per 

 hundred. Dahlias of every size and 

 color already fill the wholesalers' cel- 

 lars and shelves. Their popularity 

 grows slowly. Only the larger flowers 

 are asked for. The waste is enormous. 



Orchids are down again, to almost 

 midsummer prices. There is a great 

 abundance of them, including CattJeya 

 labiata and oncidiuma. Valley sold at 

 from 50 cents to $2.50. Lilies are low- 

 again, some good flowers being down to 

 $2.50 per hundred; $4 was considered 

 high even for the best. The windows 

 are bright with tritomas, cosmos, bou- 

 vardias and Hydrangea grandiflora, 

 and, last but not least, now comes the 

 chrysanthemum. 



Various Notes. 



The exhibition of the American 

 Dahlia Society takes place this week 

 at the Museum of Natural History, 

 commencing Thursday, September 23, 

 at 2 p. m., and ending Sunday, Septem- 

 ber 26, at 5 p. m. 



Secretary Young says the schedule 

 and other committees of the New York 

 flower show will meet at once. The 

 schedule will be sent out shortly. 



Woodrow & Marketos have the con- 

 tract for the decorations for the W^er- 

 borg-Fish wedding at East HamptOh, 

 L. 1. Both church and house will ioe 

 decorated with wild smilax, lilies and 

 Clematis paniculata, and the tables 

 with orchids, gardenias and Adiantum 

 Farley ense. The bouquets will be of 

 orange blossoms and lavender orchids. 



John Wood, of Providence, and Mrs. 

 Wood spent last week in New York. 



Notwithstanding the intense heat, 

 the attendance at the plant auctions 

 last week was large, and the first cold 

 snap will see crowded houses. Sie- 

 brecht & Son, Myer and Israel Eisen- 

 berg were among the heaviest buyers 

 of the large palms offered by the Mac- 

 Niff Horticultural Co. 



Ernest Prince, formerly with Weeber 

 & Don, is now one of the force of Bur- 

 nett Bros. 



Philip Kessler, at the meeting of the 

 Florists-' Club last week, had the mis- 

 fortune to cut his hand badly, and was 

 obliged to have the attention of a 

 surgeon. 



The first tuberoses of the year were 

 seen Saturday, September 18, at Will- 

 iam Kessler 's. 



Chas. Totty, of Madison, N. J., is 

 sending to the New York market some 

 fine stock of his new pink rose. Gor- 

 geous. 



F. H. Traendly and family have re- 

 turned from their summer home in Con- 

 necticut. 



George J. Polykranas, former mana- 

 ger for the United Cut Flower Co., 

 lias opened a wholesale store at 104 

 West Twenty-eighth street. Mr. Poly- 

 kranas 's son will have charge of the 

 office. Mr. Polykranas says that dur- 

 ing the year he was manager for the 

 United Cut Flower Co., 185 groweris 

 shipped to him. 



The Lord & Burnham Co. is building 

 five houses, totaling 50,000 square feet 

 of glass, for A. L. Miller, at Jamaica. 



W. G. Badgley, of Badgley, Hiedel & 

 Meyer, has been nominated for mayor 

 of Summit, with no opposition candi- 

 date. 



Inasmuch as the real estate and or- 

 chid business of Carrillo & Co., at 

 Mamaroneck, are in her name, Mrs. 

 Maria A. de Carrillo was allowed no 

 alimony by the court pending the sepa- 

 ration suit she has brought against 

 Luis F. de Carrillo. Her husband was 

 formerly of the firm of Carrillo & Bald- 

 win, at Mamaroneck. 



J. Austin Shaw. 



NEW BEDFORD, MASS. 



The Market. 



There is more doing than there has 

 been in the last few weeks. Business 

 is waking up all around. There are 

 a few good short-stemmed carnations 

 to be had. With the fall openings in 

 the large department stores, all the 

 ilecorative plants in the city havie been 

 in use. 



Various Notes. 



Edward Enos has returned from his 

 two weeks' vacation in and about Prov- 

 idence. 



John Webb has left his position with 

 S. E. Shaw and gone to work again at 

 liis old trade, glass cutting. 



The annual dahlia show of the New 

 Bedford Horticultural Society was held 

 September 21 and 22 and was the best 

 show of its kind ever held bv the local 



organization. The sociefy held its reg- 

 ular meeting September 13, President 

 Koy presiding. Mr. Roy, who has just 

 returned from the Pacific coast, gave 

 an interesting talk on his travels. 



A recent visit to the greenhouses of 

 the Kingston Gardeners, at Kingston, 

 Mass., found some of the best mums to 

 be seen anywhere in that section of the 

 state. Other stock was in first-class 

 condition. W. M. P. 



MOTT-LY MUSINGS. 



Harry Breitmeyer, Frank Danzer and 

 I were discussing some of the problems 

 of the trade in the handsome Breit- 

 meyer store, Detroit, when Harry 

 Balsley, of red flower pot fame, drove 

 up in what looked like a Pierce-Arrow 

 ear, driven by his charming lady. Mr. 

 Balsley brought a spike of bloom from 

 the park for identification. As we 

 three could not agree, one recognizing 

 it as buddleia, another as veronica, and 

 the third as something else, Dreer's 

 garden book was referred to, and that 

 settled the matter. President Danzer 

 expects to instill new vigor into the 

 Detroit Florists' Club by adding so- 

 cial features. It is a good idea and 

 will succeed. 



The Michigan Cut Flower Exchange, 

 Detroit, is receiving excellent cuts of 

 roses. A lai^e addition is Fred Breit- 

 meyer, of Mt. Clemens, who has substi- 

 tuted roses for carnations. 



J. E. Bissinger, Lansing, Mich., re- 

 ports a steady growth in his business. 

 His place is a model in every respect. 

 Speaking of inability to attend the 

 S. A. F. convention, Mr. Bissinger 

 strongly advocated a state organiza- 

 tion similar to those of Illinois and 

 Indiana. 



W. P. Craig, of Philadelphia, was 

 booking orders in Buffalo last week, and 

 reported good business. The demand 

 for plants is increasing. 



The Storrs & Harrison Co., Paines- 

 ville, O., had an eye to effect when 

 planting the fine stretch bordering the 

 railroad. Passing recently on the fast 

 mail, I observed practically everyone 

 in the car fairly drinking in the 

 glorious picture made in cannas, follow- 

 ing a long stretch of foliage of ever- 

 green and deciduous trees; the sudden 

 change can be imagined. 



Manuel Oppenheim, store manager 

 for Dana R. Herron, Olean, N. Y., was 

 in Rochester during exposition week. 

 George B. Hart offered him a bouquet 

 of his finest asters, but Manuel would 

 not give it away; so it is presumed the 

 wedding will not take place just yet. 



Leo E. Wagner, Sandusky, O., is sur- 

 prised that business has kept up so 

 well, considering the quantity of out- 

 door stock. It has been a remarkable 

 season for every kind of annual, bien- 

 nial and perennial. 



Mrs. E, Suder, Toledo, O., views with 

 regret the passing of the annual con- 

 ventions of the S. A. F. from the east- 

 ern centers, being unable to make the 

 long train rides. One almost wonders 

 at this when one sees her around her 

 extensive plant, as nimble as ever, with 

 every prospect of a long continuance. 

 W. M. 



North Wales, Pa.— More than 85,000 

 roses are being grown this year at the 

 Florex Gardens, under the management 

 of Henry C. Geiger. The rose house, 

 which is 172x750 feet, contains several 

 miles of benches. 



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