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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



JULT 28. 1904. 



civil war iu a Wiscousin regiment and 

 at its close engaged in the hardware 

 business in Minnesota. He has been 

 engaged in the importation of bulbs 

 and horticultural goods in New York 

 since 1873 and the business will con- 

 tinue under the same title as in the 

 past. 



The funeral services were held on 

 Saturday evening and the burial at 

 Greenwood on Sunday. The sympathy 

 of his friends in the trade is extended 

 Mrs. Joosten in her boreav?nioiiT. 



Various Notes. 



Arthur I. Boddingtoii is comfortably 

 installed in his new and conunodious 

 quarters on "West Fourteenth street, and 

 is dispensing rapidly his latest orchid 

 importation. 



Mr. Ward, of the Cottage Gardens, 

 contemplates a visit to Europe about 

 the first of August. L. 'J. Bobbink is al- 

 ready there, and August Ehotert. 

 Ralph M. Ward has just returned, via 

 the Etruria, after ;i most siit-cessful busi- 

 ness and pleasure journey, and witli 

 abundant imMortations arranged for that 

 will keep his three representatives busy 

 on the road for many moons. 



Wm. Donohue, manager of Thos. 

 Young, Jr. 's, One Hundred and twenty- 

 eighth strett storv\ lias combined iiis 

 vacation and honeymooii, and will re- 

 turn from his month's outing at Tan- 

 nersville, in the Catskills, next week. He 

 was married at St. Patrick's Cathedral, 

 New York, on Juiy lU to Miss Anna 

 Gertrude Cronin. 



Geo. W. Crawbuck, the wholesaler of 

 Brooklyn, is spending" a few weeks with 

 his family at East Gnogne, L. I. 



Geo. Saltford, the violet expert, will 

 enjoy a few weeks with his family on 

 the shores of Lake Ontario, spending a 

 week or more on his return among his 

 growers at Rhinebeck and vicinity. His 

 son, Clarence, is now in charge at 

 Twenty-ninth street, having recovered 

 from his severe injury at the club out- 

 ing in June. 



John Hydebrough, of J. K. Allen 's 

 force, is enjoying his vacation at Rock- 

 away. 



John B. Waldis, of Roanoke, Va., 

 florist and nurseryman, is taking in the 

 sights of a great city and visiting 

 Arthur Wieae, of Ghormley'.s. 



Arthur Hunt, of Langjahr's, is taking 

 in several Long Island resorts during his 

 vacation. His employer and Mrs. Lang- 

 jahr contemplate enjoying the conven- 

 tion and exposition at St. Louis. Mr. 

 Langjahr is handling a splendid assort- 

 ment of water lilies. 



Albert Bock and John F. Sharkey, of 

 Thos. Young's retail department, and 

 Wm. Sampson, of the wholesale, con- 

 template spending their vacation in the 

 mountains. Albert Roetke, the artistic 

 designer of the Fifth avenue store, will 

 also leave for a month's outing on Mon- 

 day at Block Island. 



Julius Lang makes weekly trips to At- 

 lantic Highlands, where his family is 

 located for the summer. 



Jos. Fenrich will visit his mother at 

 her home, Lanesville, in the Catskills, 

 next week and will combine business and 

 pleasure by calling on liis growers while 

 away. He is quite enthusiastic as to his 

 prospects and well pleased with his 

 business to date. 



A. Miller, of Brooklyn, reports his 

 best season in bedding stock, but much 

 injury to his nursery department at the 

 Jamaica establishment last winter. He 

 has over 6,000 plants of his specialty, the 



Camajliaflora dahlia, and has a new 

 white of much merit which he imported 

 last season. 



John Martin, of Traendly & Schenck, 

 is enjoying a two weeks' vacation. 



John B. Nugent, Sr., aged 83 years, 

 and John B. Nugent, Jr., weight 222 

 pounds, of Young & Nugent, enjoyed a 

 fishing trip together last week and 

 ' ' brought home a wagonload of black 

 bass and bluefish, " to quote from the 

 younger of the fishermen, who is now 

 on a fish diet in preparation for his 

 arduous duties as a meuaber of the rose 

 grading committee at the St. Louis con- 

 vention. 



Tommy Miller, of Walter Sheridan's, 

 and John Reynolds, are away for their 

 annual rest, and Samuel Kilpatrick, the 

 bookkeeper, goes August 9 to the ever- 

 lasting hills of Rip Van Winkle. Mr. 

 Sheridan is enjoying his restful hours 

 at adjacent resorts and among his grow- 

 ers. 



John Young adopts about the same 

 system of recreation and, unfortunately, 

 neither of these gentlemen will attend 

 the St. Louis convention. 



Miss Kathryn Dowil, bookkeeper for 

 Charles Millang, will leave early in 

 August for a long and well-earned holi- 

 day at Lake Hopatcong. Miss Hattie 

 Wollreich, Iwokkeeper for Alex. Gutt- 

 man, will leave next Monday for a two 

 weeks' stay at the same delightful re- 

 sort. 



Miss Lizzie Hull, bookkeeper for J. J. 

 Perkins, leaves the city on Saturday for 

 her two weeks' outing at Rockaway. 



Michael C. Ford, of Ford Bros., is at 

 Greenwood Lake, and closes his second 

 week of fresh air on Saturday. L. Allen 

 and Frank Haywood, of this house, have 

 been enjoying their annual vacation in 

 the Catskills. 



Arthur Schloss, of Schloss Bros., the 

 riblx)n men, is visiting in the mountains, 

 and Emil Schloss wUl join his family 

 there next week and remain until time to 

 start for the convention. Schloss Bros.' 

 ribbon exhibit at St. Louis will occupy 

 double the space used at Milwaukee. 



P. Smith, of John I. Raynor's, is sum- 

 mering with his family at Elizabeth, 

 N. J. 



Geo. L. Olney, bookkeeper at Raynor's, 

 has just returned from a week 's camera 

 outing in Jersey. -Mr. Olney uses his 

 pictures for stereopticon lectures and has 

 made a success of this practical "side" 

 enterprise, especially in his temperance 

 speeches, which he makes very effective 

 in this unique way. 



J. K. Allen has left Paris for the 

 "ould sod" and will start for home 

 August 24 on the Baltic, the largest ves- 

 sel in the world. 



Theo. Lang, the captain of the New 

 York Bowling Club, has added another 

 bowler to his family. The boy is a credit 

 to his father and will commence practice 

 early. J. Austin Shaw. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



It takes about an hour for the whole- 

 saler to rush through the business in the 

 mornings. This is followed by a day 

 of comparative quiet, when the books may 

 be scrutinized, plans made for the coming 

 season and growers visited. Of course, 

 there are occasional flurries announced 

 by a hasty footstep or a tinkling bell 

 to disturb the summery quiet. 



Really good flowers are decidedly 

 scarce. S. S. Pennock filled an order for 

 100 cattleyas a few days ago. Roses are 

 in fair supply. Besides Beauties and 

 Kaiserins there are some very fair Brides 



and Maids for midsummer. E. Bernheimer 

 is getting some nice flowers with good 

 foliage. Carnations are rather scarce. 

 Besides the varieties named lately, Edw. 

 Reid is getting some nice Crockers. The 

 outdoor blooms will be welcome. 



Asters are by no means plentiful; a 

 shortage in the crop is expected. Gladioli 

 are plentiful. Valley is in demand at 

 times and scarce. Leo Niessen has some 

 pink lilies. A few Harrisii can be seen. 



A New Geranium. 



It is a well-known fact that the up-to- 

 date newspaper man has to get much of 

 his information from those on the inside 

 on the wing, so to speak. So it was in this 

 case, when the Review 's man caught John 

 Ruppert, of the H. A. Dreer Co., while 

 he was hurrying from the Flower Market 

 to catch a train for New York. While 

 walking down the street Mr. Ruppert 

 spoke of the good demand in Gotham for 

 small palms and ferns and then with a 

 joyous smile he told of the hit that will 

 soon be made by the new geranium, Tele- 

 graph. It is described as a vastly im- 

 proved General Grant, is of robust habit, 

 very free flowering, flowers large, single 

 and of color resembling Grant. This 

 new variety is introduced by Thomas De- 

 voy & Son, Poughkeepsie, N. Y., and will 

 be sent out by three firms. It is a cross 

 between Mrs. E. G. Hill and Wonder 

 and is expected to surpass the standard 

 varieties. 



Various Notes. 



Joseph Beavis & Son are cutting nice 

 Kaiserins from their new house, 14x150 

 feet, built last April. 



H. Bayersdorfer and wife were passen- 

 gers on the Kroonland, sailing from Ant- 

 werp for New York last Saturday. 



Walter P. Stokes spends his Sundays 

 at Mt. Pocono, where his family are 

 spending the summer. 



M. Rice & Co. are working full time 

 to keep pace with the demand for sup- 

 plies from the florists. 



Edward Reid is busily engaged in im- 

 proving his place to facilitate the 

 handling of an increased stock promised 

 for next season. Mr. Reid does not 

 know whether he will go to St. Louis, 

 but laughingly said he would probably 

 jump on the last car. 



Charles F. Edgar is off on his vaca- 

 tion. 



H. Whelen, of Newtown, is sending 

 some good Brides and Maids to the 

 Flower Market by Frank Lovell. 



Eugene Bernheimer is spending the 

 sununer at Fort Washington, from which 

 point he is making visits to the growers 

 in the afternoons. 



Paul Berkowitz has some new and 

 pretty wares tastefully displayed at his 

 firm's store, H. Bayersdorfer & Co. 



Thomas B. Meehan has invited a party 

 of friends to see Thomas Meehan & 

 Sons' nurseries at Dresnertown the first 

 Saturday in August. A game of cricket 

 between the gardeners and florists of 

 Philadelphia and Montgomery counties 

 is on the program. 



The Latest News. 



The Hon. Samuel VV. Pennypacker, 

 governor of Pennsylvania, has been 

 pleased to grant the application of Leo 

 Niessen, W. E. McKissick and Arthur 

 Niessen for a charter to carry on the 

 wholesale florists' business as the Leo 

 Niessen Co. The charter, duly signed 

 and sealed, reached this city last Tues- 

 day. 



A fairly well attended meeting of the 

 creditors of Robert Craig & Son listened 



