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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



November 10, 1904. 



t2z ^"^^^» 54&5BDeySt.,N.Y. 



Three large consignments from Messrs. Loef & Co., VanTol& Co., 

 H. Koloss pr. St. Amsterdam, consisting of Roses, dwarf and stan- 

 dard Rhododendrons, Hydrangeas, Azalea Mollis, Magnolias, Con- 

 ifers, Bulbs, Roots, etc. ^ ELLIOTT & SONS, Auctioneers. 



CATALOGUE NOW READY. 



PITTSBURG. 



The Market 



The near approach of the election seems 

 to have affected business the past week, 

 as there was considerable complaint 

 among the retailers. However, if the 

 regular business was slow, there were 

 quite a few large affairs which at least 

 made a fair week for those who were 

 lucky enough to have the orders. 



Club Meeting. 



The Florists' Club met November 2 

 with mums on the table. A. Herrington, 

 president of the national society, exhib- 

 ited some very fine specimens, as did also 

 N'athan Smith & Son and Wm. K. Harris. 

 R, Vincent, Jr. & Son exhibited pom- 

 l^on varieties. The local people di<l 

 themselves proud on this occasion, and it 

 was the first time that they brought in 

 a better display than we have had from 

 our out-of-town friends. Among the 

 home people, Mr. Jenkinson, gardener 

 for A. R. Peacock; John Jones, the Schen- 

 loy park gardener; the Godwin boys, the 

 Florists' Exchange, Mr. Zimmermann of 

 Dixmont, the Sewickley Cut Flower Com- 

 pany, G. & J. W. Ludwig, for Wm. 

 Kasting; Blind Bros, and the Pittsburg 

 Cut Flower Company each displayed very 

 creditable stock. 



After discussing all these, President 

 Falconer introduced Fred Burki as the 

 man who grows mums at a profit and 

 called on him for some remarks as to 

 his method. The meeting was one of 

 the best attended for some time, almost 

 every chair in the hall being occupied. 

 All were well repaid for the time spent. 



Various Notes. 



Breitenstein & Flemm had the decora- 

 tion at the banquet given to the English 

 steel manufacturers by the Westinghouse 

 Co. This was one of the big things this 

 week, about 650 being seated. 



A. W. Smith had the Chamber of Com- 

 merce banquet at Hotel Schenley. This 

 was on a more extensive scale than usual 

 on account of the foreign guests. 



Randolph & McClements had several 

 large weddings this week, as well as a 

 large banquet at the Schenley given to 

 the British steel manufacturers. 



G. & J. W. Ludwig had the decorating 

 for the opening of the Gaiety Theater. 



Mrs. E. A. Williams has a beautiful 

 and novel decoration in her large win- 

 dow — mums, Japanese lanterns and pos- 

 ters. Tt was indeed beautiful and at- 

 tracted a great deal of attention. 



Geo. A. MeWilliams has installed an- 

 other sixty- horsepower boiler at his Na- 

 trona plant. 



F. R. Pierson & Co., of Tarrytown, 

 N. Y., sent a box of their new fern, 

 which arrived one day late for the club 



EDWARD c4, "BEAVEN 



High-Grapk southern ^VILD SMIL AX 



A.KrD FLORISXa HA.RD7 DBOORATIVB SUPPLIBS 



Florist Man, Evergreen, Ala., Nov. 



Everywhere. * ^ 



Z><»ar5zy:— DON'T YOU BELIEVE you will be held accountable for 

 all your little slips, even to '■'apparently justifiable, judicious cursings?'" 



Do you think for an instant you will escape a chalk mark against 

 you for the very genteel job of CURSING you "PUT UP" on account 

 of failure to get that last or several lots of SOUTHERN SMILAX, you 

 so guilelessly looked for and depended upon? 



DON'T YOU BELIEVE IT ! ! ! 



IT WAS YOUR OWN FAULT. 



You should have ordered from ONE who could supply it, AND YOU 

 WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE JUST THE SAME. 



Be warned. Oh, Brother, there is only one way to avoid trouble(and 

 cursings). 



My agents, L. J. Kreshover, New York; J. B. Deamud, Chicago; 

 W. F. Kasting, Buffalo, will help you out, or if you prefer it, 



Your humble servant, 



(Larseit dealer in QRBEN QOOUS In America. Let me figure on your Christmas business.) 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



meeting, but has been on exhibition at 

 the Pittsburg Cut Flower Company. 

 They have been much admired. 



E. C. Ludwig is receiving large quan- 

 tities of pompon chiysanthemum blooms 

 of many colors, which sell readily. 



Hoo-Hoo. 



C3NCINNATI. 



The Market 



After the bright prospects of last 

 week, it would s<em to be rather dis- 

 couraging to have the market slump; 

 but slump it did and the poor mums 

 had to stand the blunt of it all. The 

 good prices that were being obtained 

 for them have dropped nearly one-half, 

 and now, unless they are Al, it is hard 

 to move them at anything like a paying 

 price. There can be no other explana- 

 tion of this than that the retail stores 

 are doing very little business. The 

 weather is entirely too pretty. We are 

 having ideal fall weather and that is 

 not the kind that tends to make busi- 

 ness. We want a cold, rainy spell and 

 then, I believe, trade will be all right 

 again. The closeness of the election may 

 have had something to do with it, but 

 we will soon be able to judge of that. 



Medium and small mums sold best, but 

 all kinds sold at very low figures. 



^^ 100,000 ^^ 



Excellent Strain. None Better. 

 $2.50 per 1000. $10.00 for 5000 



MOREL BROS <^24 East Market Street. 

 1T1V/I\L1. UIV\/.3., 8CBA.NTON. PA. 



Mention TTie Review when yog write. 



Roses also suffered. Beauties that 

 have been doing so well were dropped a 

 few notches in price. Other varieties 

 were coming in large numbers and quite 

 a few had to be disposed of at job lot 

 prices. 



Carnations were more plentiful and 

 they are suffering the least of all, but 

 prices obtained are not up to last year. 

 Other stock is the same as last reported. 



Various Notes. 



On November 12 will take place our 

 annual mum show. There is no question 

 but that it will be very good this year. 

 Several out-of-town growers will com- 

 pete in the various classes and besides 

 many seedlings will be exhibited. 



The store of Rusconi & Myers, at 

 Avondale. was broken into last Saturday 

 night and the money drawer ransacked, 

 but although it contained over $12 in 

 cash, nothing was taken. 



Mr. John Evans was a visitor. 



C. J. Ohmer. 



