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The Weekly Florists' Review- 



Uabch 23, 1005. 



lation would make a stUl greater diflfer- 

 ence in favor of the small pipe. 



L. C, C. 



FOULS ITS OWN NEST. 



Our attention has been attracted to a 

 discussion as to the "most valuable 

 chajacteristics of a trade paper man." 

 Th6 nature of the comment leads to the 

 belief that the publisher of the paper in 

 which it appeared is ignorant of the fact 

 that one of his accredited representa- 

 tives has been regularly employed ' ' on 

 the' side" as solicitor for a commission 

 florist. To a man up a tree it looks ai> 

 though a "most valuable charactertstic 

 of a trade paper man" were lacking in 

 this instance; the ability to stick to sub- 

 jects relevant to the trade his journal 

 professes to represent. 



ST. LOUIS. 



The Market. 



The mild and pleasant weather of the 

 past week should have been pleasing to 

 the cut flower trade, but from the re- 

 ports we hear from the retailers things 

 are very quiet at present in all lines 

 excepting funeral work. The wholesal- 

 ers, too, have had their troubles. The 

 fine weather has brought out quantities 

 of cut flowers and extremely low prices 

 prevail in roses, carnations and violets. 

 Only the very choice stock is selling and 

 the help at the wholesale houses is kept 

 busy the rest of the day packing the left 

 over stock in the ice boxes. Such were 

 the conditions of the past week. 



On Friday, St, Patrick's day, every- 

 body was seen with green carnations. 

 White carnations sold up clean on ,|Fri- 

 day, Saturday and Sunday and the re- 

 tailer was busy with the dyeing pro- 

 cess in order to have plenty for the 

 demand. The daily press helped things 

 along by making comment on the new 

 green carnations, which they said origi- 

 nated in California and the retailer had 

 all kinds of explanations to make re- 

 garding this new and rare variety. 



Violets could be had at any price 

 and from the amount seen at the whole- 

 sale houses can hardly pay the grower 

 for the labor of picking and bunching 

 them. All varieties of roses except white 

 are too plentiful to sell well. Stock is 

 of fine quality. Beauties, extra long, are 

 enough for the demand and shorts are 

 too many. The carnation is the flower 

 that is a perfect glut. Many thousands 

 were dumped last week and for low 

 prices broke all records. With Easter 

 five weeks off, what will become of the 

 growers if this state of affairs keeps upt 

 Bulbous stock is beginning to show signs 

 of running out although there is enough 

 to supply all demands. Harrisii and 

 callas are dragging, the supply greatly 

 exceeding the demand. There are also 

 plenty of tulips, Von Sions and lily of 

 the valley. Common ferns have gone up 

 a little in price. Smilax and other greens 

 remain the same and are plentiful. 



Various Notes. 



Charles Ford, who represents Herr- 

 mann & Co., of New York, called on the 

 trade last week. He has a new side line. 

 New York life insurance. 



Jos. Eoelker, Jr., of New York, called 

 on the growers the past week talking 

 bulbs. 



Mrs. Frank M. Ellis, champion lady 

 florist bowler, wife of one of our com- 



mission men, will roll a match game 

 with Miss Birdie Kern, champion lady 

 bowler of the United States. The game 

 will be played on the new alleys at Eigh- 

 teenth and Olive streets, this week. 



Dr. A. S. Halstead was in town 

 Wednesday to preside over the meeting 

 of the Growers' Club, which met on that 

 afternoon at Louisiana Hall. 



Charlie Kuehn reports a very good 

 trade in florists ' supplies and wire work. 



Mrs. M. M. Ayers is making an ex- 

 ceptionally fine display of blooming 

 plants this week. 



Ed. Buechel, of the Biessen Floral Co., 

 will next week again assume his duties 

 after fourteen weeks in bed with a 

 broken leg. This will be welcome news 

 to his many friends in the trade. 



Slater & Co. have opened a new flower 

 store in the room recently vacated by 

 Brix, at Fourteenth and St. Louis ave- 

 nues, Mr. Slater being the owner of the 

 building. 



The Florists' Club trustees held a 

 meeting with Otto Koenig and Fred 

 Meinhardt last Monday evening at Theo. 

 Miller's store. The talk of the evening 

 was on the fall chrysanthemum show. 

 The hardest problem with them is that 

 of a hall. Work on the preliminary list 

 is progressing. 



The next meeting of the Florists' Qub 

 will be held on Thursday afternoon, 

 April 13. There will be a talk by grow- 

 ers on Easter stock, so as to give the re- 

 tailers a line on what they have to sell. 

 At this meeting the new by-laws will be 

 up for adoption. The officers say that 

 all members should be present. The two 

 oldest members of our club promised to 

 be present. They are Carew Sanders and 

 Wm. Schray. They have been confined 

 nearly all winter to taeir homes, but are 

 now out and enjoying the best of health. 



A. Krug, leading florist and landscape 

 gardener at Alton, 111., has been appoint- 

 ed by the Civic Improvement League of 

 that city to superintend the work of 

 making Alton a beautiful city. Mr. 

 Krug is old and an experienced land- 

 scaper and just the man to carry out this 

 undertaking. 



C. H. Foreman, one of the leading 

 growers at Louisiana, Mo., spent Tues- 

 day in the city calling on friends and 

 the trade. Mr. Foreman has made ap- 

 plication for membership to the St. 

 Louis Florists ' Club. 



Bowling. 



Eight of the florist bowlers took part 

 in three match games on Monday night, 

 with result as follows: 



Team No. 1. Ist 2d 3i Tl 



Kuehn 139 128 125 392 



Weber 159 181 106 44B 



Meinhardt , 107 92 156 .^W 



Beyer 134 139 138 411 



Totals 539 540 525 1904 



Team No. 2. Ist 2d 3d T'l 



Beneke 145 189 214 548 



Miller 148 128 120 396 



Oerlach 114 118 106 337 



Koenig 78 95 79 252 



Totals 485 530 618 633 



J. J. B. 



Argentine, Kan. — Last season Cyrus 

 Earnst started in business with one 

 greenhouse and has done so well that he 

 will build another this summer. 



Mexico, Mo. — C. C. Wonneman reports 

 a very good season. He recently in- 

 stalled a Boynton boiler and is enthu- 

 siastic in his report of the way it has 

 kept his place warm. 



DETROIT. 



Death of F. H. BeanL 



Frank H. Beard, of the firm of Beard 

 Bros., died at St. Mary's hospital on 

 March 20 as the result of an operation 

 for appendicitis. 



Breitmeyers Incorporate. 



John Breitmeyer's Sons have incor- 

 porated with a capital stock of $75,000. 

 The incorporation includes the Breit- 

 meyer properties in Detroit and Mt. 

 Clemens. The stock is divided as fol- 

 lows: Philip Breitmeyer, Detroit, 299 

 shares; Frederick Breitmeyer, Mt. Clem- 

 ens, 250; William Breitmeyer, Mt. 

 Clemens, 200; Thomas E. Barnett, De- 

 troit, 1. 



GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. 



The Market 



Bright weather is the prime factor in 

 making flowers too plentiful at the pres- 

 ent time, bringing on azaleas and a large 

 percentage of the lily crop too fast. Yet, 

 at the last minute, as usual, it will be 

 discovered there is plenty when Easter 

 arrives. Although lilies are somewhat 

 plentiful, few go to waste, as the de- 

 mand for them is steady. 



Carnations, unless red and crimson, are 

 plentiful, while rosea are really no more 

 than equal to the demand. When we 

 come to violets, we pause; the purple 

 beauty is a drug. Campbells are being 

 sold in several of the largest dry goods 

 stores in town at 5 cents per bunch of 

 twelve, even grocery stores offer them 

 for sale. The dark violet is held at a 

 little higher price, but is not as plenti- 

 ful as Campbell. Bulb stock moves slow- 

 ly, the most salable being Bomans, indis- 

 pensable in fine funeral work. Valley also 

 sells well. 



Qub Officers. 



The Florists' Club held a meeting Fri- 

 day night. An attempt is being made to 

 get^flp an old time mum show, but meets 

 with too feeble a support to bode well 

 for its success. It is thought better to 

 occasionally have a free show of what- 

 ever may be in season at the time at 

 the Board of Trade rooms and invite the 

 publip to call. 



An attempt to regulate the prices of 

 bedding plants, balcony boxes, hanging 

 baskets, etc., is meeting numerous ob- 

 stacles. While bedding plants are too 

 cheap, it will be difficult to formulate a 

 list satisfactory to all conflicting inter- 

 ests. 



Various Notes. 



Nick Freyling is very low with cancer 

 of the stomach. 



Wm. Cunningham is much improved 

 since he underwent an operation for 

 appendicitis. 



A car-load of glass recently purchased 

 by the boys clubbing together indicates 

 more building this season. G. F* C. 



Brandywine Summit, Pa. — Alban 

 Harvey & Sons have ordered of the King 

 Construction Co. material for a new 

 house 42x104. 



Calla, 0. — Jacob Handte, who for sev- 

 eral years has been employed at the 

 Templin greenhouses, has bought a place 

 on the electric line between Canton and 

 Louisville and will go into business for 

 himself. 



