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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



OCTOBBB 20, 1904. 



M>'ntli>n The R»»Tlew when yoo write. 



NEW YORK. 



The Market. 



There is little encouragement for tBe 

 wholesale trade in present market condi- 



■ tions and there will not be until summer 

 temperature has departed. A perfect 

 flood of chrysanthemums is now in evi- 

 dence and there will be a rising tide of 

 the supply of the autumn queen for many 



! Weeks to come. While they last the rdst 



■ of the market will be demoralized. Eepe- 

 tition of specification seems unnecessary. 

 Boses, valley and even orchids share in the 

 general depression. 



Various Notes. 



The auctions are still in full blast. 

 Tuesday Elliott had his annual "red 

 letter sale," which meant a restocking 

 of retail stores. Dreyer's big sale at 

 "Woodside comes on Wednesday and 

 Thursday and the usual sales in the city 

 on Friday make this an "auction 

 week. ' ' 



A. J. Rickards and John Eingier are 

 both back at headquarters with the 

 Stumpp & Walter Co. after months of 

 successful travel. 



H. H. Berger & Co. report an unprece- 

 dented fall business and regret their im- 

 portations were not double the amounts 

 received. They suggest the certainty of 

 a shortage in the supply of Paper Whites, 

 tulips and longiflonmis. 



J. I. Raynor last week celebrated the 

 sixteenth anniversary of his wedding and 

 his store and handsome new signs indi- 

 cate a faith in the future that should 

 have due effect upon the many new ships 

 venturing on the wholesale sea. When 

 the wind changes there will be little 

 cause for any firm building its hopes on 

 square dealing to fear the outcome. 



A familiar name, one of the old-tim- 

 ers, appears on a store on Twenty-ninth 

 street this week, that of Michael Hart. 



A new retailer has come to town from 

 society's summer center, Newport, Jos. 

 Leikens, formerly of the Siebrecht forces, 

 and has located at 7 East Thirty-third 

 street, under the shadow of the Waldorf- 

 Astoria. 



Some fine Queen of Edgley are coming 

 to Moore, Hentz & Nash. 



Traendly & Schenck report increased 



shipments out of town and as far west 

 as Rochester, with roses, carnations and 

 violets most in demand, many of the lat- 

 ter going to Washington. 



November 14 is chrysanthemum night 

 at the club. President Traendly is 

 especially anxious that early preparations 

 be made by intending exhibitors. Spe- 

 cial exhibits of any seasonable flower 

 will also be welcomed at that time. The 

 great show under the auspices of the 

 American Institute will be at its height 

 and visiting florists are requested to 

 arrange for attendance at the club rooms 

 in the Grand Opera House building on 

 that occasion. 



John Young is handling daily ship- 

 ments of Ward's grand new carnations, 

 many novelties among them, including 

 the fine red Robert Craig, which readily 

 commands 5 to 6 cents and which Mr. 

 Young characterizes as a "sensation." 



A. H. Langjahr has added a horse and 

 wagon to his many facilities for the 

 convenience of his city customers. 



N. Lecakes & Co. have added a cut 

 flower department to their green goods 

 business, with John A. Foley as man- 

 ager, and are now handling large quan- 

 tities of smilax and asparagus. 



Saltford's big store was overrunning 

 with mums on Monday, four wagon loads 

 being his share of the arriving ship- 

 ments. He had some superb stock among 

 them. Lager and Glory of Pacific, Halli- 

 day Robinson and Adele. He is also 

 receiving splendid Lawsons, some 2,000 

 daily. As his faithful bookkeeper is 

 Miss Lawson, there is never a day when 

 this variety, in one form or another, is 

 not in evidence. 



Charles Millang has a special depart- 

 ment of his conservatory devoted entirely 

 to chrysanthemums where they can be 

 shown to great advantage, the electric 

 lighting of his establishment now adding 

 greatly to its conveniences with the rapid 

 shortening of the days. 



The retailers are rapidly preparing 

 for the opening of the fall season and 

 already some large weddings have taken 

 place, calling for extensive decorative 

 work. 



Thos. Young, Jr., had the Strauss- 

 Hess wedding at Elberon last Wednes- 

 day. Manager W. H. Donohue with ten 

 assistants were four days completing the 



decorations. Two carloads of palms 

 were sent down and orchids, swainsona 

 and several thousand Beauties were util- 

 ized in the work. 



Bowling. 



The New York Florists' Bowling Club 

 has been duly organized and commences 

 its career with a membership of an even 

 dozen, with applications that will swell 

 the total to at least twenty before the 

 end of the present month. The Puritan 

 alleys have been engaged, on West Thir- 

 tieth street, near Eighth avenue, and 

 Monday evening has been selected, the 

 club bowling on New York Florists' Club 

 nights in the afternoons, the second Mon- 

 day of every month. The club dues are 

 $1 monthly and only members of the 

 New York Florists' Club are eligible to 

 membership. The officers are: Presi- 

 dent, S. S. Butterfield; treasurer, A. J. 

 Guttman ; secretary, J. A. Shaw ; captain, 

 Jos. Fenrich. All desirous of joining 

 the club are requested to be present at 

 the next meeting, on Monday evening. 

 Lunch is furnished weekly. The follow- 

 ing scores were made Monday evening: 



^Playpr. Ist Sd 



Piitterfleld 122 129 



Traendly 114 187 



Shaw 152 127 



.Marshall 134 125 



Gnttman 100 147 



O'Mara 158 188 



Kessler 110 126 



Fenrich 139 127 



L«ng 147 212 



Burns 129 126 



Pepper 58 75 



At the Flatbush alleys on Thursday 

 the best three games rolled are here re- 

 corded, Mr. Fenrich, the new member, 

 being responsible for the reported scores: 



Player. ist 2d 3d 



Henry DaJlledonze IBO 165 192 



Paul Dallledouze 1.S0 174 185 



Wooher 160 148 163 



Riley 192 201 178 



Fenrich 163 148 172 



J. Austin Shaw. 



Colorado Springs, Colo. — The El 

 Paso County Horticultural Society has 

 elected the following officers: President, 

 W. W. Williamson; first vice-president 

 Wm. Clark; second vice-president, R. J. 

 Coryell; secretary, F. F. Horn; treas- 

 urer, C. B. Lauterman. The society had 

 a nice balance after the August exhibi- 

 tion. 



