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The Florists^ Review 



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M. 1915: 



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■ ."^' .-.vf FIVB TEARS. 



.^'Blaiya, John, Bridgeport, Conn. 

 THBKB YEARS. 

 Bira Uar Nursery, Long Beach, Cal. 



TWO YEARS. 

 Boehler, Oscar, West Hoboken, N. J. 

 Ecke, George, Lawrence, Kan. 



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BY 5 P. M. TUESDAY. 



SOCIETY OF AKERICAN FLORISTS. 

 Inoorporated by Act of Congress, Marob 4, 1901. 

 Officers for 191S: Preslilfot. Tatrirk Welch. 

 Boston; vice pr«>8ldent, Daniel MacKorle. San 

 rranclaco; secretary, John Toong, 63 W. 28th 

 St.. New York City; treasurer. W. r. Kastlng, 

 Bnffalo 



Officers for 1916: President. Daniel MsoTlorle, 

 SsD Francisco; vice-president. R. C. Kerr, Oods- 

 tim, Tex. Secretary and treasurer aa before. 



Tblrty-second annual convention. Houston, 

 Texas, August IB to 18, 1016. 



RESULTS. 



We give them. You get them. 



We both have them. 



It is the concern that is pushing ahead 

 that is the target for the shafts of its 

 business rivals. You never note anyone 

 bothering himself about the competitor 

 who is on the down grade. 



Proof sheets of the final premium list 

 for the Cleveland fall show have reached 

 The Review. Intending exhibitors can 

 procure copies of the list by address- 

 ing the executive office of the show, 

 356 Leader building, Cleveland. 



While carnation plants in the field 

 seem to have reveled in the moist 

 weather, and there are large quantities 

 of surplus stock, the loss after housing 

 is unusually heavy this year. Stem-rot 

 is rife and seems to be on the increase. 



THE LONG PANTS. 



I have read with interest the account 

 of The Review's first year in long 

 pants. That the pants were well 

 creased is plainly evident by the 

 straight lines pursued, and that they 

 still carry the creases is proven by the 

 continued improvement of The Review. 

 Your position, ensconced as you are, up 

 and above the hurly-burly, can be lik- 

 ened to that of Old King Sol. Even as 

 Old Sol draws water from the mighty 

 oceans by his rays, so you gather your 

 information from all parts of this busy 

 sphere, analyze and clarify it, and pre- 

 sent it in a most acceptable form to 

 your host of interested readers. 



Walter Mott. 



THOSE BELGL/^N PLANTS. 



Possibly no subject at present holds 

 more interest for the trade than does 

 the question of the prompt arrival of 

 the autumn imports from Belgium via 

 Holland, especiallylihe azaleas. In this 

 connection McHutchison & Co., New 

 York, made the following announce- 

 ment September 23: 



"With regard to fall shipments of 



azaleas and other plants from Bel« 



glum, we have been in constant cable 



communication with our connections in 



Belgium, Holland and London, but the 



arrangements have been made and up- 



set^so often that we feared to make any 



definite statement. Now we can say 



definitely that fall shipments will come. 



We review briefly the changes as fol- 



loT^rs: 



1. From June to August the shlpmenta were 

 included with the British Order in Council goods, 

 and sliipments were embargoed by the BritUb 

 authorities and could not leave. 



'2. Pnrlng August, all arrangements were made 

 with the British authorities; the embargo was 

 lifted; permits were given to ludivldual Belgian 

 shippers on the understanding that payments 

 for the shipments be made in England before the 

 shipments left Belgium. 



3. Early in September, when shipments were 

 ready to leave, the German authorities, learning 

 that proceeds would not go directly Into Bel- 

 gium, prevented sliipments from leaving Belgium. 



4. Now arrangements have been made with 

 both the German and PritlHh authorities, and 

 shipments are leaving Belgium. 



"The above refers exclusively to our 

 own shipments; we cannot speak for 

 all" Belgian shippers, or all American 

 consignees. Within a few days we 

 expect to be able to advise you what 

 Belgian shipments have already left 

 Rotterdam." 



MOBE TEBMINAL INSPECTION. 



The state of Arizona, following the 

 lead of California, has provided for the 

 terminal inspection of plants entering 

 the state via the mails and the Post- 

 office Department has issued an order 

 putting the regulations into effect, in 

 which it is stated that "all postmasters 

 are, therefore, informed that packages 

 containing plants or plant products ad- 

 dressed to places in the state of Ari- 

 zona may be accepted for mailing only 

 when plainly marked so that the con- 

 tents may be readily ascertained by an 

 inspection of the outside thereof. The 

 law makes the failure so to mark such 

 packages an offense punishable by a 

 fine of not more than $100. 



"The plants and plant products sub- 

 ject to terminal inspection in the state 

 of Arizona are described as follows: 



" 'All florists' stock, trees, shrubs, 

 vines, cuttings, grafts, scions, buds, 

 fruit pits and other seeds of fruit and 

 ornamental trees or shrubs* and other 



plants and plant products for propag^ 

 tion, except "vegetable and flower 

 seeds.' " 



The postmaster at the point of ad- 

 dress notifies the addressee, who sup; 

 plies postage for sending the parcel to 

 and from the nearest of the seven in- 

 spection offices. Failing to receive the 

 postage, the postmaster returns th« 

 parcel to the sender. 



NEXT WEEK'S WEATHEB. 



► Weekly weather forecast, is- 

 sued by the U, 8. Weather 

 Bureau, Washington, D. C, for 

 the week beginning Wednes- 

 day, September 29, 1915: 



For the Region of the Great 

 Lakes — The week will be one 

 of generally fair and cool 

 weather, except that rains are 

 probable Friday or Saturday 

 and in the extreme northwestern por- 

 tion at the beginning of the week. 



For the Upper Mississippi Valley and 

 Plains States — Generally fair and cool 

 weather will prevail through the 

 greater part of the week, except that 

 local rains are probable at the begin- 

 ning of the week in the extreme upper 

 Mississippi valley. 



For the Ohio Valley and Tennessee — 

 Overcast weather the first half of the 

 week, with rains Thursday and Friday; 

 the latter half of the week will be gen- 

 erally fair. 



CHICAGO. 



The Market. 



Market conditions during the last 

 week have been unusually satisfactory. 

 Practically everything has been on the 

 short side, with prices stiffening ap- 

 preciably. Quality, too, has played a 

 part in the change for the better, as 

 it is much improved. The cold weather 

 has given a good tone to the stock, and 

 there has not been enough dark weath- 

 er to affect the color. The shipping 

 trade is decidedly active and the loctJ 

 trade, though far from that, is show- 

 ing increasing signs of ^ life. 



Beauties are scarce and the demand 

 for them is correspondingly keen. 

 Those on the market are of excellent 

 quality and show good color. Prices 

 are up and stock is clearing in a satis- 

 factory manner. 



The supply of roses 'continues short, 

 but the quality steadily improves as 

 the receipts fall off. Russell, always in 

 the greatest demand, is so scarce that 

 some difficulty is experienced in filling 

 orders. Ophelia is perhaps next in de- 

 mand, with a slightly larger supply. 

 Milady, also, is far from plentiful and 

 meets with a steady call. Killarneys 

 are of particularly good color. White 

 Killarney, though not enjoying as 

 strong a demand as the others, is still 

 good property. Sunburst sells well. 



Carnations are decidedly scarce and, 

 the time of the year and the weather 

 conditions considered, they are of good 

 quality. September 25 and 26 it was 

 difficult for one wholesale house to get 

 good carnations from another, so pro- 

 nounced was the shortage. The re- 

 ceipts of gladioli have fallen off sharp- 

 ly. Accordingly, local prices on good 

 stock have gone up. Many houses re- 

 port the demand still good, though the 

 quality of the stock is negative. The 

 supply of asters is diminishing every 

 day. The late varieties from the north 



