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The Florists^ Review 



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received only praise from every side. 

 Tipperary is a new yellow of clear color. 

 The flower is medium in size and pro- 

 duced in great profusion. Baby Doll is 

 a most beautiful and unique combina- 

 tion of colors. It reminds one of Mme. 

 Watteville, and still it is brighter, 

 more like Mihe. Cusin or Mrs. Pierpont 

 Morgan. I predict for this rose a great 

 demand for corsage work. Lady Alice 

 Stanley is proving a fine forcing rose, 

 of a beautiful, clear pink shade. Of 

 great interest to many were the outdoor 

 cutting frames, sash after sash full of 

 cuttings, rooting and rooted. The Kil- 

 larneys and Ward are of course being 

 grown as usual, except that the quantity 

 has been reduced to make way for the 

 newer sorts. 



In carnations there are the standard 

 sorts, such as White Wonder, Pink De- 

 light, Enchantress, Enchantress Su- 

 preme, Mrs. Ward, Beacon, Champion, 

 Gloriosa, Pocahontas and Matchless, 

 also Alice, Good Cheer and Pink Sensa- 

 tion. Alice Coombs, which will be dis- 

 seminated to the trade this season, oc- 

 cupies two full benches and is begin- 

 ning to throw some fine blooms. I no- 

 ticed a scarlet seedling with that fiery 

 glow every breeder delights to see. The 

 out-back section is full of cuttings 

 ready to go into the sand. 



At Other Places. 



From here we went to the establish- 

 ment of the Chas. Knopf Floral Co., 

 where Wm. Weaver is in charge. Only 

 cut flowers are grown here, of roses 

 and carnations. A house of Beacon is 

 about as fine as I have ever seen this 

 variety this early. White Enchantress 

 is their favorite white and Pink Delight 

 and Enchantress Supreme divide the 

 space allotted to the pinks. Both are 

 doing finely. Some trouble has been 

 experienced with the rose soil, but Mr. 

 Weaver is getting it remedied, as is 

 shown by the plants that have been 

 benched in the new soil. 



At Geo. R. Gause's a general retail 

 business is being carried on and a more 

 varied line of plants is grown. More 

 carnations than usual have been 

 benched and all are doing well. Only 

 one house of roses is being grown, as it 

 is easy to get all the roses needed.' I 

 noted some excellent sweet peas. 



At Fred Lemon's place we saw two 

 fine houses of roses, mostly the Killar- 

 neys and Ophelia, also a nice bench of 

 Mrs. Ward. The carnations are espe- 

 cially good, though only a few varieties 

 are being ^own. A general line of 

 retail stock is grown, to supply the 

 uptown store. A house of geranium 

 stock is in prime condition. 



Edward Ruch is another retailer who 

 has been coming along the last few 

 years, until now he uses more than he 

 can grow in his 10,000 feet of glass. 

 Mr. Ruch is known as an especially suc- 

 cessful violet grower. 



Fulle Bros, were the last visited, but 

 not the least interesting. There are 

 geraniums and more geraniums, these 

 being their specialty. They certainly 



grow lots of them and grow them well, 

 ne order of 180,000 is claiming their 

 attention just now. 



The John A. Evans Co. plant was vis- 

 ited and many saw for the first time 

 where the ventilating machines in their 

 houses were manufactured. The alumi- 

 num salt sprayer was much in evidence. 

 The Advance Co., right across the 

 way, which manufactures a similar line 

 of apparatus, also was visited and 



showed many interesting things in col- 

 umn brackets, fittings, etc. 



Dinner and Meeting. 



We always are treated to a good din- 

 ner at Richmond and this one was no 

 exception. Eighty-eight sat down and 

 were fed untU they cried for mercy. 

 The meeting which followed dinner was 

 interesting and some important action 

 was taken. Several new members were 

 added to the roll, bringing it up to over 

 150. A resolution was offered providing 

 for associate membership, for anyone 

 outside the borders of the state who 

 wishes to become attached to the asso- 

 ciation. Final action is to be taken at 

 the December meeting. A committee 

 was appointed to represent the associa- 

 tion in the arrangements for the In- 

 diana centeujiial, which is to be cele- 

 brated in 1'916. The secretary was in- 

 structed to renew the invitation which 

 was extended the American Carnation 

 Society, to hold its 1917 convention in 

 Indianapolis. 



The next meeting of the State So- 

 ciety is to be held in Fort Wayne, 

 December 7. A. F. J. Baur. 



MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 



The Market. 



The demand is unusually good and 

 stock is scarce. Chrysanthemums, roses 

 and carnations are the main sellers, and 

 they are moving along freely. Pompons 

 are becoming more plentiful, owing to 

 the bright weather of the last few 

 days. Roses are bringing from $4 to $8 

 per hundred, according to quality. Car- 

 nations are decidedly scarce and are 

 selling from $3 to $4 per hundred. A 

 few violets are coming into the market 

 and are quoted at $1 per hundred. 



Plants are selling well, especially 

 chrysanthemums and Boston ferns. 

 The Christmas stock of several of the 

 prominent concerns, such as poinsettias, 

 cyclamens and begonias, is exception- 

 ally fine and, as the azaleas from Bel- 

 gium have arrived, they have every 

 assurance of having plenty of stock for 

 the fall and Christmas trade. Every- 

 one is looking forward to a brisk fall 

 trade, as business in general has been 

 picking up considerably for the last 

 three weeks. 



Various Notes. 



Under the auspices of the Minneap- 

 olis Florists' Club, an evening school 

 for the young men of the trade seeking 

 knowledge in all the different branches 

 was organized October 28 and will meet 

 hereafter at the Central high school. 

 There will be lectures and papers by 

 the older men in the trade. The first 

 lecture of the series will be given No- 

 vember 4 by C, G. Anderson, the sub- 

 ject being "Chrysanthemums, from the 

 Time of the Cutting Until They Reach 

 the Packing Box." 



The State Florists' Society, in con- 

 nection with the Minneapolis Florists' 

 Club and the St. Paul Florists' Club, 

 will hold a fall flower show at the 

 West hotel for two days, starting De- 

 cember 3. A great amount of advertis- 

 ing is expected from this show, as every 

 one has a chance to display his Christ- 

 mas goods. Liberal prizes will be 

 awarded. 



O. C. Swanson had a large and elab- 

 orate decoration at the Hotel Radisson 

 this week. 



The Minneapolis Floral Co. has had 



a fine increase in business and stock is 

 selling closely every day. Manager C. 

 G. Anderson is looking forward to a 

 busy season. 



The next regular meeting of the 

 Minneapolis Florists' Club is to be held 

 December 2, at the Park Board green- 

 houses, by the special invitation of 

 Theodore Wirth, superintendent. 



Oscar Amundson is enjoying a rush- 

 ing business and reports it to be the 

 best fall trade for many ye^irs. 



The Whitted Floral Co. was kept 

 busy this week making, up funeral 

 pieces for the late Mrs. Thomas Lowry. 

 For the Tenth street store Miss Whit- 

 ted has purchased a rare and beau- 

 tiful Chinese vase, for decorative pur- 

 poses, and it is causing a great amount 

 of comment. The vase was purchased 

 from a Chinese merchant here, for the 

 sum of $1,500. G. W. A. 



KABTFOEU), CONN. 



The Market. 



There is plenty of stock in nearly all 

 lines and a good demand for it. The 

 supply of roses is large and all grades 

 are finding a ready sale. Beauties are 

 scarce at present. Good carnations are 

 now to be had and the cut of them is 

 steadily increasing. The supply of pink 

 mums is greater than the demand, but 

 the white and yellow mums are not 

 plentiful enough. Pompons are moving 

 well. The supply of cattleyas and gar- 

 denias is ample for all demands. 



Various Notes. 



The roses at the John Coombs place 

 are fine and there is a large cut of 

 high grade stock. 



The Connecticut Horticultural Soci- 

 ety will hold a chrysanthemum show 

 November 11. It is the aim of the soci- 

 ety to make it the best Show ever held 

 by the association. 



A. N. Pierson, Inc., of Cromwell, will 

 exhibit at the Stamford, Oyster Bay, 

 Tuxedo Park, New York, Cleveland and 

 Chicago shows. This concern is build' 

 ing another house, 60x440. H. Neu- 

 brand is on a business trip as far west 

 as Denver. He will stop at Chicago 

 for the show. 



W. Schwartz, of Gallivan Bros., Hol- 

 yoke, Mass., was a recent visitor to 

 Cromwell, spending an entire day among 

 his old friends. R. C. 8. 



INDIANAPOLIS. 



The Market. 



Trade has been only fair during the 

 last week. The weather has been un- 

 usually good and funeral work has been 

 light. Flowers have been more than 

 equal to the demand. Roses are of good 

 quality and carnations also are plenti- 

 ful, with some first-class stock avail- 

 able. Mums are coming in larger quan- 

 tities, with a fair demand. Orchids, 

 valley, violets and small roses for cor- 

 sages have had a good call. 



Various Notes. 



Martin Brandlein is the latest florist 

 to add a car for delivery purposes. 



Martin Reukauf, with Bayersdorfer Ss 

 Co.; J. J. Earins, with H. A. Dreer, 

 Inc., and G. Reburn, of Henderson & 

 Co., called on the trade last week. 



Clarence Thomas, with the Hill 

 Floral Co., reports business brisk. He 



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