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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



SEPrzMBEB 14, 1905. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



The market shows steady improvement. 

 Asters, while diminishing with some 

 growers, are increasing with others, so 

 that their numbers are still large. Dah- 

 lias are coming into town in improved 

 form. The fancies are finer than this 

 market has ever seen before. Tea roses 

 of improved quality are abundant, 

 Bridesmaid showing the greatest advance 

 in quality. Beauties are in. good de- 

 mand. The local growers aire nearly all 

 cutting a few now. Their flowers are of 

 excellent quality, chiefly medium and 

 short stems. Eeceipts of carnations are 

 steadily increasing, but there are not 

 enough to meet the demand. 



Valley is in fair supply, the best sell- 

 ing well. The first single violets have 

 made their appearance. Pennock Bros, 

 had their first shipment last Saturday. 

 Gladioli are plentiful. Hydrangeas do 

 not sell now. Cosmos has made its ap- 

 pearance; so has wild smilax. 



Various Notes. 



The Florists' Club goes to Atco on the 

 1 p. m. train from the foot of Market 

 street, Saturday, September 16. Don't 

 miss it. Take the "missus" and you 

 will make no mistake. 



Kriemhilde promises to be the coming 

 pink dahlia this season. It is a beauty. 



A bed of Dahlia Ami Barrillet seen at 

 the Atco station made a fine effect, the 

 single scarlet flowers contrasting beauti- 

 fully with the deep, rich foliage. 



William J. Moore is receiving fine 

 dahlias from William Bassett's Bellevue 

 nurseries, Hammonton, N. J. He now 

 has Lindhurst, scarlet ; Perle d 'Or, white, 

 and Mme. Moreau, pink, and expects 

 Kriemhilde shortly. 



The Dutch bulbs are here in fine form, 

 keeping the seedsmen on the jump to get 

 the orders out. 



The Leo Niessen Co. reports an ex- 

 cellent supply of choice tea roses, with a 

 good demand, also the first shipment of 

 wild smilax. 



A local daily stated carnations could 

 not be had on Labor day to decorate the 

 McKinley statue. The error of this 

 statement was forcibly impressed on me 

 it 1432 South Penn square. 



William E. McKissick reports a good 

 demand for high grade asters. 



Frank D. Myers enjoyed a breathing 

 spell last month at Eaglesmere. 



H. Bayersdorfer & Co. report the fol- 

 lowing visitors: W. Kalisch and F. C. 

 Weber, St. Louis; Wm. Eehm and Harry 

 Papworth, New Orleans. This is a lively 

 time with the firm. They state 600 cases 

 of goods are expected this week. All 

 their packers are kept busy right along. 



John Wilson and Walter Davis joined 

 the forces of the Leo Niessen Co. last 

 week. 



M. Eice & Co. report working over- 

 time to get their orders out promptly. 



In Girard College notes last week I 

 should have written crassula, not cras- 



3US. 



Qub Meeting. 



The September meeting of the Flo- 

 rists' Club was fairly well attended and 

 full of interest. President John West- 

 cott occupied the chair. Edwin Lonsdale 

 spoke of the horticultural progress of 

 the country, dwelling on the new ideas 



THE 



FLORISTS' SUPPLY 

 HOUSE or AMERICS 



H.Bayersdorfer&Co. 



We are daily receiving choice florists' supplies of every description, that for 

 quality and workmanship excell anything heretofore offered. They include the 



NEW GOODS JUST ARRIVED 



ImmortelleB, Immortelle Wreaths, Mobs Wreaths, Crosses, Stars, 

 Anchors, Pillows, Paper Bells (red and vrhite). Pleated Paper, 

 Water«Proo{ Paper, Cycas and Cycas Wreaths, Magnolia Wreaths, 

 Beach Leaves, Cape Flowers, White and Colored Baskets of all 

 descriptions. 



WE SELL ALL SUPPLIES 



Nothing too hard for us. 



H. Bayersdorfer & Co* 



50.52-54-56 N. 4fh St. PHILADELPHIA 



Mention The Review when you write. 



being developed at Washington under 

 the government experts. John Burton 

 urged that tha club send a committee to 

 the national capital to inquire into ex- 

 periments being made with the fertiliz- 

 ing bacteria, fungicides, insecticides and 

 other useful aids to the florist, and re- 

 port to the club. He promised to make 

 a motion to that effect later. 



Reports of committees were read and 

 accepted. The handsome trophies won at 

 Washington by our bowlers and marks- 

 men were displayed. 



The Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, 

 Pa., made a fine exhibit of some dozen 

 varieties of their canna blooms. Un- 

 fortunately Antoine Wintzer, the speak- 

 er of the evening, was detained at home 

 by a heavy cold. L. K. Peacock, of 

 Atco, N. J., made a superb exhibit of 

 dahlias, including Twentieth Century and 

 other fine singles of the Century type. 

 A large rose pink, Victor Von Scheffen, 

 never before exhibited, was much ad- 

 mired. Mr. Peacock, who staged his 

 exhibit in person, gave an entertaining 

 account of the varieties shown, their 

 habits and peculiarities, closing with a 

 cordial invitation to the club to visit 

 his dahlia farm. This invitation was 

 promptly accepted. A committee con- 

 sisting of G. C. Watson and L. K. Pea- 

 cock was appointed to make arrange- 

 ments for the trip. They selected Sat- 

 urday, September 16, as the day. The 1 

 p. m. train from the foot of Market 

 street will carry the party to Atco. 



The nominations for officers were as 

 follows: President, Thomas B. Meehan; 

 vice-president, Fred Hahman; secretary, 

 Edwin Lonsdale; treasurer, J. William 

 Colflesh. The election is to be held at 

 the October meeting. 



After the regular meeting a bowling 

 jubilee was held to christen the cups. 

 David Rust brewed the punch in a way 

 that proved his apprenticeship, served 

 under John Westcott, had borne fruit. 

 Everybody said "Here's how" with a 

 happy smile. P. J. Lynch acted as mas- 

 ter of ceremonies and also entertained 

 the members with a variety of songs. 

 Edward A. Stroud recited "The Water- 



melon" in negro dialect, making a hit. 

 'After singing "Auld Lang Syne" the 

 party broke up in high good humor. 



The Ideal Salesman. 



The Review realizes that the position 

 of a cut flower and plant salesman is one 

 of importance to the grower, to the 

 wholesaler, to the retailer and to the 

 consumer. The Review believes that a 

 high standard among the salesmen will 

 do much to promote the interests of 

 all those who buy or sell cut flowers or 

 plants, and to promote harmony among 

 them. The Review therefore proposes 

 a prize essay competition similar to that 

 held by the S. A. F. under the follow- 

 ing conditions: 



The subject of the essay shall be "The Ideal 

 Salesman." 



Each competitor shall mail bis essay, un- 

 signed, on or before September 30, 1906, to 

 Phil, care of any of the wholesale cut flower 

 houses in this city. 



Each essay must be unsigned, accompanied 

 by the writer's name and address in a sealed 

 envelope. This envelope will not be opened 

 until the awards have been made. 



The essays and sealed envelopes will be num- 

 bered when received and the essays will be 

 submitted to a competent judge. His awards 

 will be announced in the Review of October 12. 



The first prize will be |10, the second 

 prize $5. 



It is especially desired that the essays be 

 clear, concise and to the point. 



Phil. 



The Review will send Montgomery's 

 "Culture of Grafted Roses" on receipt 

 of 25c. 



Fergus Falls, Minn. — Jacob Wolf 

 died here September 4. He was at one 

 time a very successful florist at Per- 

 ham, but lost his property and his rea- 

 son. 



Mitchell, S. D. — During the season 

 E. C. Newbury has put up three new 

 houses for roses, three for pot plants and 

 one for lettuce. He now has 25,000 feet 

 of glass. 



Winona, Minn. — ^Fuhlbruegge Bros, 

 bought the greenhouses until recently 

 operated by the Winona Floral Co. They 

 will run these in connection with their 

 former plant. 



