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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



August 3, 1906. 



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SPECIALS 



ASTERS, • • 40c to $1.50 per 10O 



^^--^, . . ^ GLSDiaLI . $1.00 to 2.50 " 



or tLlALo CARNATIONS, INDOOR, $1.50-2.00 



== " OUTDOOR, .50- .'75 



AURATUM LILIES, $8.00-10.00 



FINE VALLEY, . . . 4.00 



LONG BEAUTIES, . . . 25.00 



ROSES: We have plenty of the best on the market, $2 to $5 per lOO. 



Our store closes at 6 p. m. until Sept. 1. 



A. L RANDALL CO., 19 Randolph St, CHICAGO 



Mention The Beylew when you write. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



Market conditions have changed for the 

 worse. Flowers are more plentiful, while 

 the demand has fallen oflf. The chief 

 feature is the increase in the number of 

 asters, now arriving freely in all colors. 

 The buyers are not nearly so partial to 

 these early blooms as they are to the 

 larger Semple's, which are expected soon. 

 Gladioli are at their height. Lilium 

 album, rubrum and roseum are found at 

 the Leo Niessen Co. Summer Beauties 

 from local growers improve during the 

 cooler weather. Myers & Samtman are 

 cutting freely. 



Various Notes. 



Harry Bayersdorfer, the merchant 

 prince of this city, • returned last week 

 after a ten weeks' visit to Europe, 

 bringing in his train many choice novel- 

 ties, some of them to be shown to his 

 friends at the convention. He stated 

 that the European manufacturers are 

 working full time in anticipation of in- 

 creased duty to go into effect next Jan- 

 uary. 



J. Stern has returned from Europe, 

 where he has been securing desirable sup- 

 plies for next fall's business. 



Frank Polites has leased the store in 

 the Hazeltine building, Chestnut street 

 above Broad, formerly occupied by 

 Charles P. Poryzees. He will open for 

 business in September. It is stated that 

 William Thompson will assist him. 



Kobert A. Stewart has given up his 

 store on Thirteenth street, above Walnut, 

 and leased a store half a block south 

 on the same street, which he will open in 

 September. 



Mrs. Sarah I. Smith, of Secane, is 

 building a fine new greenhouse for car- 

 nations and violets. 



Mrs. Eison, of Columbus, S. C, was a 

 visitor at M. Rice & Co. 's a few days 

 ago. 



Samuel Lilley, the popular represen- 

 tative of Eugene Eice, is handling .some 

 very fine summer Brides and Maids. 



The street has it that Horace T. Du- 

 mont and Wm. P. Craig will embark in 

 the retail florists' business. 



H. L. Blind, of Pittsburg, was a visi- 

 tor in this city recently. 



The Leo Niessen Co. reports its July 

 business to be way ahead of any j)re- 

 vious season. 



Clarence J. Watson, with S. S. Pen- 

 nock, has returned from his vajcation. 



W. .J. Sherry, of Johnson & Stokes, re- 



ports an excellent demand for pansy and 

 other flower seeds. 



The Keller Pottery Co., of Norristown, 

 Pa., has taken full advantage of its 

 splendid shipping facilities. It has suc- 

 cessfully shipped pots as far south as 

 Central America and as far west as 

 Idaho. 



Edw. Eeid says: "When you see a 

 chap east of Broad street who is look- 

 ing for good flowers, just whisper Hor- 

 ace Greeley 's advice to young men. ' ' 



Don't forget that Commodore John 

 Westcott, president of our florists' club, 

 cordially invites every delegate to the 

 Washington convention who can make it 

 convenient to join his party in Broad 

 street station on Tuesday morning, Aug- 

 ust 15. .Exact train time will be given 

 next week. 



William B. Gibson has resigned his 

 position with Pennock Bros, and ac- 

 cepted a position elsewhere. 



Bowling. 



Now that the great annual bowling 

 tournament of the S. A. F. (must I add 



0. H. ? You know what that stands for) 

 is near, it is no longer possible for me 

 to keep silent a'bout our bowlers and al- 

 low the players from other cities to 

 fancy that Philadelphia is asleep and 

 that they will win all the trophies. 

 Twelve of our best bowlers, the pick of 

 the club, the creme de la creme of our 

 talent, have just completed a tournament 

 of five series of three games, fifteen 

 games in all, divided between home and 

 outside for the six places, five regular 

 and one substitute, on our team. When 

 the players from the other cities look 

 over the averages below I think they 

 will agree with me that their teams will 

 have to watch the Quaker boys: 



riayer. Games. 



n. T. Connor 12 



( ;eo. M. Moss 12 



Frank Polites 15 



W. N. Yates 12 



<leo. CralK l.'i 



1. H. Dodds 15 



Geo. Anderson 15 



.T. r. Habormehl ..15 



W. K. Harris 15 



<}. C. Watson 15 



John Westcott 12 



Wm. Kobertson 6 



D. T. Connor averaged 207 in 



three games rolled on the Casino alleys. 



Wm. Kobertson was unable to finish his 



games, owing to an injury. He may roll 



the others later. Phil. 



TORONTO. 



Hancock, Mich. — A. L. York and 

 Mr.s. Fannie Rule, of Ripley, were mar- 

 ried at (Jalumet .Tuly 27. Mr. York is 

 the .son of the well known florist, M. A. 

 York. 



The Market. 



Ordinary summer business has been 

 the routine during the last week and 

 none of the retail men has anything 

 startling to report. Asters are coming 

 in plentifully, especially white. Gladioli 

 are coming in considerable quantity, as 

 are also sweet peas and other outdoor 

 stock. Dahlias are arriving slowly and 

 but little good stock has yet been in the 

 market. Of carnations there is not much 

 to be said, as the supply is pretty well 

 off. The Mitchell Nursery Co., of 

 Mitchell, is sending in about the best 

 that are seen. Roses, with the exception 

 of Kaiserin, are small and of poor quali- 



Various Notes. 



A. J. Jennings, manager of the floral 

 department of the T. Eaton Co., has just 

 returned from Winnipeg, where he put 

 up a decoration for their opening, simi- 

 lar to the one he put up here for Easter. 

 Tom Manton, of Manton Bros., took a 

 car-load of palms out for the occasion 

 but has not yet returned. Mr. Jennings 

 informs us that Mr. Manton had quite 

 an experience traveling that distance in 

 an open car. His first trouble was 

 around the northern shores of Lake Su- 

 perior, where he had a number of his 

 palms touched with frost. After arriv- 

 ing in Winnipeg he had the misfortune 

 of having the ripe oranges stolen off his 

 orange tree while same was being un- 

 loaded in the yards. We presume that 

 picking oranges off the trees is not an 

 everyday experience to the boys in Win- 

 nipeg and they consequently availed 

 themselves of the opportunity. 



H. G. Dillemuth, of Dunlop 's, is off 

 on two weeks' vacation. 



J. S. Simmons spent Saturday and 

 Sunday in Buffalo. 



Chas. Tidy, of S. Tidy & Sons, is off 

 on a month 's fishing trip to the northern 

 lakes. 



H. E. Philpott, of Winnipeg, who has 

 lately sold out his business there, has 

 been spending the last couple of weeks 

 visiting acquaintances in Toronto. He 

 intends accompanying the Toronto dele- 

 gation to the convention at Montreal. 



Miller & Son, of Bracondale, are put- 

 ting up a new Beauty house. Mr. Miller 

 informs me that there will be no scarcity 

 of Beauties in another year. 



We had a call during the week from 

 Dr. Roe, of the Georgetown Floral Co. 

 He reports everything promising in that 



