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The Florists^ Review 



SamiiBBa 30> 1916. 



AMEBIOAK BOSS SOCIETT. 



PreparatioDS for the Cleveland flower 

 show are progressing and it seems as 

 though there is likely to be consider- 

 able of an exhibition there. The in- 

 terest in the rose exhibit is developing. 

 Two more special prizes have been of- 

 fered, one from Storrs & Harrison of 

 $25, and another of $10 for the pret- 

 tiest vase of cut roses, the decision to 

 be made by a vote of lady visitors. 



, There will also be a meeting of the 

 Ajmerican Rose Society held at that 

 time in the Coliseum. An executive com- 

 mittee meeting will be held in New 

 York city October 11. 



Benj. Hammond, Sec'y. 



WILL PUBLISH DIEEOTOET. 



Albert Pochelon, 153 Bates street, 

 Detroit, who is secretary of the 

 P, T. D., is preparing to print a Direc- 

 tory of Betail Florists, but has not yet 

 decided on the scope of the work. In 

 a circular to members Secretary 

 Pochelon says: 



"Here is a chance for all members 

 of the Florists' Telegraph Delivery to 

 show how much interest they have in 

 their association. What you and I 

 need in our stores very much is a cor- 

 rect list of the best retailers around 

 the country, even if they are not mem- 

 bers or do not intend to become mem- 

 bers at the present time, but we want 

 the names of retailers where we have 

 no representatives and do not wish to 

 send our orders to a nurseryman, pri- 

 vate gardener or a party who has not 

 been m business for five or ten years. 



"This directory will only be good 

 and valuable to all our members if you 

 cooperate with me and send me the ad- 

 dresses of the best retail flower shops 

 within a radius of 100 to 200 miles 

 from your store, or any part of the 

 country. 



"I have at the present time a list 

 of nearly 2,000 retailers aside from our 

 membership. All these are doing busi- 

 ness today, as far as I know, but be- 

 fore having this directory printed I 

 want to get your list of names, so I 

 may check them up with mine or add 

 the ones my list lacks. Please return 

 your list a^ soon as possible; do not 

 lay it aside, but make it out at once. 

 A busy season is before us and we all 

 want to share in it." 



OYSTEE BAY, N. Y. 



The regular monthly meeting of the 

 Oyster Day Horticultural Society was 

 held in Fireman's hall September 22. 

 President Joseph Robinson presided. 

 Geo. Alcock was elected to active and 

 George Hastings to associate member- 

 ship. 



The exhibition tables were well filled 

 with fruit, flowers and vegetables. 

 Messrs. Gale, Duckham and Ford 

 turned in the following report, which 

 was read and accepted: Society's prize, 

 six tomatoes, Charles Milburn; soci- 

 ety's prize, twelve dahlias, James 

 Duthie; society's prize, six apples, 

 James Duthie; dahlias, honorable men- 

 tion, John Sorosick; dahlias, Joseph 

 Bobinson, honorable mention; two vases 

 antirrhinum, Charles Milburn, thanks 

 of society; vase of marigold, Charles 

 Milburn, honorable mention; eighteen 

 varieties roses, David Hothersall, cul- 

 tural certificate; vase of gladioli, Alfred 

 "Walker, honorable mention; celery, A. 

 Yanuchi, honorable mention. 



Prizes were received from I. Hicks & 

 Son, Frost & Bartlett Co., and 

 Yaughan's Seed Store. 



Exhibits for the next meeting will be 

 three chrysanthemums in one variety, 

 two cauliflower, three celery. 



The dahlia show to be held October 

 5 and 6 bids fair to be the best in the 

 history of the society. Schedules for 

 the dahlia and chrysanthemum shows 

 to be held November 2 are now ready. 



A. E. K. 



CLEVELAND. 



The Market. 



A decided change was noted in the 

 market last week. . Asters are practi- 

 cally gone, gladioli and dahlias are 

 past their prime and lilies are scarce, 

 so the balance of the cut stock to be 

 had has taken a brace. Carnations are 

 not plentiful as yet. Good stock, though 

 short in stem, brings $2 per hundred. 

 Boses are off crop, but the quality is 

 good for this season. A few yellow and 

 white mums are to be had and these 

 clean up on sight. 



Bowling at the Show. 



The secretaries of the florists' clubs 

 at Chicago, Detroit, Buffalo, New York, 

 Rochester, Denver, Albany, Cincinnati, 

 Boston, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, 

 Columbus, Houston, Toronto, Indian- 

 apolis, St. Louis, Milwaukee, Minneap- 

 olis, Kansas City, Louisville and 

 Toledo, have been sent a letter by C. J. 

 Graham, chairman of the local bowling 

 committee, stating that "during the 

 week of our big flower show we intend 

 to hold a national bowling tournament. 

 As the S. A. F. tournament this year 

 was not well attended by the florists 

 from the eastern and central states, we 

 believe our tournament will be more 

 than welcomed by the bowlerS of the 

 trade. We extend a cordial invitation 

 to your city to enter one five-man 

 team, as well as singles, in this tourna- 

 ment. Liberal prizes will be offered." 



The first leg of the Florists' Club's 

 eliminative tournament was rolled Mon- 

 day evening, September 20, at Polster's 

 alleys. The results follow: 



rUyer. Ist 2d 8d T'l. 



Adsale 207 211 148 666 



Strejcek 185 173 172 630 



Lineman IW) 208 118 616 



OMimm 145 172 173 400 



Friedley 164 172 145 471 



H. Bate 150 158 155 463 



Rowland 130 140 125 395 



O. nate 110 134 149 893 



Calhoun 144 106 142 892 



Bachofpn 107 127 167 891 



C. Schmltt 112 140 125 877 



BertlioM 102 129 110 841 



T. Smith 112 116 107 3.S6 



Hugbea 124 75 109 



Adgate rolled his entire nine games 

 by permission of the committee, result- 

 ing as follows: 207, 211, 148, 156, 177, 

 211, 190, 157, 200, making a grand total 

 of 1,657, or 184 average. 



The final three games will be bowled 

 October 11, at Erie alleys, when the 

 five high men for nine games will con- 

 stitute the team that will represent 

 Cleveland in the flower show tourna- 

 ment. 



Various Notes. 



M. A. Vinson, of the flower show 

 committee, has gone east in the interest 

 of the show. 



Frank Ritzenthaler, who has been 

 dangerously ill for ten days, shows 

 slight improvement. 



L. F. Darnell, for twenty-seven years- 

 with the J. M. Gasser Co., retires Octo- 



ber 1. With Mrs. Damdll he will go on 

 a trip to the east and south for the win- 

 ter. He has no definite plans for the 

 future. Our prediction is that he will 

 not be able to stand many months of 

 idleness. 



Charles Schmitt met with a serious 

 accident while traveling through the 

 country on his motorcycle. He was 

 struck by a heavy wagon and is laid up 

 in a hospital at Geneva, O. 



PBOVIDENCE, B. L 



f The Market. 



Business has shown a slight better- 

 ment during the week and the appear- 

 ance of the chrysanthemums promises 

 to encourage and stimulate the im- 

 proved conditions and a steady increase 

 in volume is expected. Asters are on 

 the wane, most of the growers having 

 made their final cuts of field-grown 

 stock. Gladioli are also taking their 

 last call for the season and will soon 

 be but a memory. Roses are coming 

 in better quantity and quality and 

 prices have stiffened slightly. The ad- 

 vance cuts of carnations are making 

 their appearance and promise good 

 crops. 



Various Notea 



The Lapham Floral Co. has been char- 

 tered under the laws of Rhode Island 

 and will engage in the florists' business 

 at Pawtucket, according tS articles of 

 association. It is capitalized at $100,- 

 000 and the incorporators are Charles 

 Lapham, of Pawtucket, and Albert 

 Lessier and A. Former, of Central 

 Falls. 



Henry C. Neubrand, formerly of this 

 city but now with A. N. Pierson, Crom- 

 well, Conn., was a recent visitor. 



Abram Littman has returned from a 

 few days' visit with his brother at 

 Atlantic City. 



Richard Higgins is remodeling his 

 range of greenhouses on Academy 

 avenue. 



Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Sword, of 

 Valley Falls, have been enjoying a 

 visit in Montreal and vicinity. 



Lawrence Hay is erecting a new 

 greenhouse in addition to his range at 

 Bumford, East Providence. 



E. M. Pope is opening a new retail 

 store at 107 Westminster street. 



William Cohen, formerly with Smith 

 the Florist, and later with Hoffman 

 Bros., of Pawtucket, is now with Miss 

 O'Connor, on Thayer street. 



W. H. Tarbox, of East Greenwich, 

 will make his thirteenth annual ex- 

 hibition of dahlias at the Danbory, 

 Conn., fair next week. 



Matthew J. Van Leeuwen, of the 

 Continental Nurseries, Franklin, was 

 awarded a silver vase for the best ex- 

 hibit of evergreens, palms and flower- 

 ing plants at Wrentham. 



Frederick A. Geisler, of Bristol, ob- 

 served his seventy-ninth birthday re- 

 cently, at his home on Mt. Hope avenue. 



J. J. Kelley has completed the re- 

 building of his greenhouses at Valley 

 Forge. 



S. S. Kresge, 191 Westminster street, 

 will open a retail flower department 

 October 1. 



. Thomas Enight, of the Knight & 

 Struck Co., New York, was a business 

 visitor last week. 



Word has been received here of the 

 death in Oregon of Eugene O'Hara, a 

 former resident of Webster. He was 



