August 18, 1904. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



601 



of comfortably. There were plenty of 

 refreshments in the club's canteen if not 

 on the diner. The following were in the 

 party : 



Geo. Asmus, P. J. Hauswirth, J. B. 

 Deamud, F. W. Martin, Lester Partridge, 

 Chas. Balluff, J. C. Vaughan, Adam 

 Zender, P. J. Foley, John Degnan, L. H. 

 Winterson, L. Coatsworth, J, S. Wilson, 

 August Poehlmann, John Poehlmann, 

 Adolph Poehlmann, A. Jurgens, E. C. 

 Amling, W. N. Eudd, Peter Eeinberg, 

 W. J. Smyth, Henry Smyth, C. W. Scott, 

 C. W. McKellar, W. L. Palinsky, Geo. M. 

 Garland, H. N. Bruns, G. L. Grant and 

 H. B. Howard, Chicago; J. A. Bissinger, 

 Lansing, Mich.; A. M. York, Hancock, 

 Mich.; W. B. Perry, Cresco, la.; W. T. 

 Symonds, Decorah, la.; H. Dalwig, Max 

 Schwebke,Wm. Edlefsen, W. A. Kennedy, 

 F. H. Holton and J. E. PoUworth, Mil- 

 waukee; G. N. Mouzin, Lake Geneva; E. 

 Vincent, Jr., and T. A. Vincent, White 

 Marsh, Md.; E'. Orans, Joliet; E. N. 

 Kring, Fairbury, 111.; A. F. Longren, 

 Lockport, 111.; Mrs. A. Guillaume and 

 daughter, La Crosse, and others. Many 

 of the gentlemen were accompanied by 

 their wives and other members of their 

 families, the number of ladies being larger 

 than ever before participated in a club 

 excursion. Several Chicago people had 

 gone ahead and others followed on later 

 trains, so that Chicago's representation 

 is a good one. 



NEW YORK. 



Varioos Notes. 



Mr. Neubrand, of the F. E. Pierson 

 Company, has returned from a three 

 weeks' vacation at Eochester, N. Y., 

 where he reveled in nursery visitations. 



Much to his regret, Mr. Pierson fears 

 business engagements will make it im- 

 possible for him to attend the St. Louis 

 convention. He will be ably represented 

 there, however, by Mr. Fotheringham 

 and the new fern "Tarrytown" will be 

 very much in evidence. It certainly is a 

 most beautiful novelty. 



Elliott 's French importations of Eoman 

 hyacinths, paper whites and Lilium can- 

 didum have arrived per steamer Eoma, 

 and are rapidly being disseminated. 



C. A. B. Frith, of Bermuda, sailed for 

 the Island Saturday last after a brief 

 visit of a week in New York City. 



The gladiolus • exhibit made this week 

 by John Lewis Childs, of Floral Park, at 

 the Eden Musee, New York City, is 

 worthy of the firm and drawing crowds. 

 Some very fine samples of the best varie- 

 ties were received at our New York office 

 on Friday last. 



P. T. DeVoy, of Thos. DeVoy & Son, 

 Poughkeepsie, was in the city last week 

 with sample flowers of their grand new 

 geranium, "Telegraph," a rich, deep, 

 orange-cerise in color, that is already in 

 great demand, of which Mr. DeVoy tells 

 me many thousands have been ordered for 

 October delivery. 



Henry Siebrecht, Sr., owing to pressing 

 engagements, finds it impossible to be at 

 the St. Louis convention as arranged, 

 although he has sent the usual exhibit 

 and will visit the fair with his family 

 later in the season. 



Fine stock of the Chatenay rose is 

 being handled these days by Bonnoi 

 Bros., of the Coogan Building. Will 

 Siebrecht 's valley is always in demand 

 and supply there every day in the year. 



Mr. Saltford returned from his month 's 

 outing with his family on Monday/ 



The New Jersey Floricultural will cele- 

 brate its tenth anniversary with a tin 

 wedding demonstration the first Monday 

 in October. Joe Man da is booming it. 



The auction season begins early in 

 September. Mr. Elliott's voice seems 

 especially mellifluous this summer, since 

 he left the ranks of the bachelors. 



Mr. Cleary will conduct the services 

 at the sale of nursery stock next month 

 for Chas. Bird, of Arlington, N. J. 



Michael Ford, of Ford Bros., will com- 

 plete his summer recreations at Atlantic 

 City next week. 



The death is announced of one of the 

 pioneers of the trade, Mr. Joseph Gard, 

 of Hicksville, N. Y., where he has lived 

 since his retirement some five years ago. 

 He was connected with Messrs. Daille- 

 douse and Zeller in business, the estab- 

 lishment of the partnership dating back 

 to the forties. His age was seventy-six. 

 He was much esteemed by those who 

 knew him best and his career is a credit 

 to horticulture. 



H. H. Berger & Co. 's new catalogue 

 is handsome and creditable and the firm 's 

 business has been advancing steadily 

 during the past year. Mrs. Berger re- ' 

 grets that the press of business prevents 

 her meeting her many friends at the con- 

 vention as contemplated. 



Henry Beaulieu, the pansy and onion 

 specialist, of Woodhaven, is adding to 

 his real estate and so increasing his facili- 

 ties in keeping with his growing busi- 

 ness. 



G. J. Snyder, the Eidgewood, N. J., 

 florist, met with a severe loss last week 

 in the destruction of his greenhouses by 

 a miniature tornado that left the houses 

 a total wreck. 



The market remains ' ' unmentionable. ' ' 

 The possibility of a change for the bet- 

 ter before September seems out of the 

 question. Outdoor stock is very abundant, 

 much of it showing the effects of the ex- 

 cessive rains. Gladioli, rudbeckia and 

 asters seem limitless and at times there is 

 no bottom to their values. In large lots 

 gladioli have touched $2.50 per 1,000. 

 Next come the dahlias. The grower 

 whose shipments 'to New York are 

 enormous has over 100 acres to draw 

 from this season. Peacock, of Atco, is 

 certainly the dahlia king of the east. 



All the retail windows are golden with 

 the glow of rudbeckia. Hydrangea pani- 

 culata is abundant. Orchids alone main- 

 tain their real values and the supply 

 never is in excess of requirements. Jas. 

 McManus is never without a good assort- 

 ment, his many sources of supply and 

 the large shipments of Lager & Hurrell 

 especially ensuring satisfactory response 

 to calls which now come from many of 

 the large cities of the country. 



Water lilies still arrive daily from 

 Lecakes' Connecticut farm. 



Jos. Fenrieh has returned from his 

 outing in the Catskills. ready for strenu- 

 ous effort and very hopeful as to the 

 future. 



Chas. Millang's new arrangement for 

 special exhibits is none too large for the 

 flood of gladioli daily, and the lilies are 

 as much in evidence there as usual. 



Walter Sheridan was greatly missed 

 in the happy party that journeyed to St. 

 Louis, and John B. Nugent was con- 

 stantly in possession of inspiring thought 

 waves from the well satisfied travelers, 

 because of the excellent and unfailing 

 supply of good things with which he had 

 stocked the commissariat. A letter of 

 appreciation was signed by all and for- 

 warded Mr. Nugent from Harper's 



Ferry, but the supply was not exhauste 

 until the towers of the castle of An. 

 heuser-Busch flashed upon the vision of 

 the weary travelers. 



The trip to the fair city was delight- 

 ful every hour of the thirty-two. The 

 Baltimore & Ohio proved itself a worthy 

 choice of Messrs. O'Mara, Guttman and 

 Bunyard, the committee appointed by 

 the New York club to assure the com- 

 fort of its members. 



Baltimore sent its faithful ahead, but 

 loyal Gude and his lieutenants were in 

 waiting . to welcome and accompany us. 



Eobt. Kift and Dennis Connor were a 

 committee of two' at Philadelphia to 

 speed us on our way, and Gillett, Critchell 

 and Eodgers, of Cincinnati, were at the- 

 station, the vanguard of forty. 



In the New York party were: P. J. 

 Fay, head gardener for Dr. Webb, of 

 Shelburne, Vt. ; Frank Hamilton, head 

 gardener of the Borough of the Bronx, 

 who has thirty-eight parks and 4,076 

 acres in his jurisdiction; Geo. A. Skene, 

 head gardener of the New York Botani- 

 cal Society; Alf. Langjahr, the whole- 

 saler of Twenty-eighth street, apd Mrs. 

 Langjahr; P. L. Powell, gardener for 

 Samuel Thome, and Mrs. Powell and 

 son, of Millbrook, N. Y.- John Wilson, 

 of Short Hills, N. J.; Robert Wilson, 

 Brooklyn, N. Y. ; E. W. Dreen, of Provi- 

 dence, E. I.; Louis DuPuy, Whitestone, 

 L. I. ; Jos. Manda, Orange, N. J. ; Charles 

 Lenker, Freeport, N. Y.; Patrick 

 O'Mara, of New Jersey; John Scott 

 and Alex. Hampton, Brooklyn, and the 

 press men. Aiex. Wallace, H. A. Gold- 

 beyer, H. Pepper and Austin Shaw. 



The train arrived at St. Louis at 6 

 p. m., exactly on time, and we were wel- 

 comed by a large delegation of St. Louis 

 florists, who gave U& a royal welcome. 

 A glance at the exposition hall revealea 

 a busy crowd under direction of Vice- 

 President Beneke, with almost every- 

 thing in readiness for the opening on 

 Tuesday. J. Austin Shaw. 



PITTSBURG. 



The Market. 



There was an improvement in business 

 last week, and all good stock cleaned up 

 nicely, but no change in prices. 



The death of a well-known councilman 

 made a boom for several of the stores, 

 as there were orders for thirty or for^ 

 large designs, ranging from $8.00 to- 

 $50.00 apiece. 



Various Notes. 



My prediction as to the number whor 

 would go to St. Louis did not work out; 

 however, among those who did go were 

 Wm. Falconer and daughter, Alex Nel- 

 son, and about fifteen others whose 

 names I did not get. 



Karl Klinke, of the Pittsburg Cut 

 Flower Company, has gone to Muncie,. 

 Ind., but will visit St. Louis this week. 

 When he gets back he will tell it to you 

 in Dutch ("as it should be spoke"). 



T. P. Langhans, secretary of the 

 Pittsburg Cut Flower Company, has re- 

 turned from his fishing trip to Canada, 

 looking brown and fat. We have always 

 believed him to be a consistent membef 

 of the church to which he belongs, but 

 a man who won't talk about anything 

 smaller than three to five pound black 

 bass and eight to twenty-two pound 

 muskalonge — well, we have our doubts, 

 and out of charity will ask his friends to 

 steer clear of the subject of fish when 

 they meet him. 



