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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



December 15, 1904. 



PITTSBUBG. 



The Market 



Although we are in the midst of the 

 season there is nothing outside the or- 

 dinary run of business. Most of the 

 stores are kept quite busy with the regu- 

 lar trade and getting ready for the ex- 

 pected Christmas trade. Stock of all 

 kinds has shortened up the past week, 

 especially the better grades of carna- 

 tions, and they took quite a jump in 

 price, but there was enough to go around 

 at the price. 



Various Notes. 



John H. Orth will open a branch store 

 at Monessen and if his business keeps 

 pace with the growth of the town, John 

 will do well. 



The unsatisfactory way in which the 

 shippers of holly have treated their cus- 

 tomers in this section in times past has 

 brought them their reward. Most of 

 the holly coming here now is handled by 

 the commission men and is sold from 

 cars, the good holly only bringing a 

 price, th" noor stock being left on their 

 hands. When we placed orders we usual- 

 ly got it in the proportion of one good 

 and two bad cases. 



Large handsome wreaths of box-wood, 

 which sell for from $5 upward are among 

 the Christmas novelties, used for ceme- 

 tery decorations. One florist says he has 

 orders for a number already. 



The Florists' Club smoker happened 

 as scheduled. It was well attended and 

 all report having had a royal good time 

 Music, songs, speeches, cards, lunch 

 pipes and cigars filled in the evening 

 and the affair reflected credit on the 

 committee, E. C. Reineman and Gustav 

 L/udwig. 



The Pittsburg Cut Flower Co. showed 

 some very fine Beauties and violets 

 the past week. 



Wm. Cromack, of Irwin, is arranging 

 for the erectiou of several new green- 

 houses. 



The next meeting of the Florists ' Club 

 Tuesday, January 3, will see the nomina- 

 tion of oflScers. Hoo-Hoo. 



MONTREAL. 



The Montreal Gardeners' and Florists' 

 Club held its seventeenth annual meet- 

 ing at its hall on St. Catherine street 

 Monday evening, December 5. There 

 were thirty-nine members present. The 

 report of the secretary and treasurer 

 showed the club to be in a very flourish- 

 ing condition, with a good balance on the 

 right side of the ledger. The report 

 of our last chrysanthemum show was 

 very satisfactory. The exhibits on the 

 whole were better than in previous years 

 but the attendance was far short of what 

 so good an exhibition merited and the 

 financial result was not what it 

 should have been, although everything 

 worked out satisfactorily. The reports 

 of all standing and other committees 

 were read and adopted. After the close 

 of regular business, officers were elected 

 as follows: President, Jos. Bennett; 

 vice-president, A. Gibb; second vice- 

 president, A. Walker; secretary and 

 treasurer. W, H. Horubin; assistant sec- 

 retary and treasurer, H. J. Eddy; exe- 

 cutive committee, E. Hayward, J. Walsh, 

 Wm. Alcock, J. C. Eddy, J. Kirkwood, 

 J. Pidduck ; social committee, H. J. Eddy, 

 G. Robinson, J. Pidduck. It was decided 

 to hold the annual dinner early in Janu- 



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Minneapolis, Minn. — The Powers 

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