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Septembbk 21, 1905. 



The Weekly Rorists' Review. 



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 and Fancy Ferns. A-l anallty, 11.00 per lOuO. Laurel Fes- 

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 and Sphafmum Mosd 11.00 ner bbl. Sphagnum Moss, 50c a bag, 

 6 bags. 13.00. Ivy l«aves M.M per 1000. 



Sprengerl, 25c and 50c per bunch. Asparagus Plumosus, 

 &0c per bnncb and 60o per string. Leucothoe Sprays, 11.00 per 

 100 or 17.60 per 1000. 



We also carry a full line of Florists' Supplies, such as Tin Foil. Out Wire, Corrugated Boxes— all 

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CINCINNATL 



The Market. 



Business is beginning to show evi- 

 dence of improvement. There is much 

 more snap to the demand and with this 

 there is an improvement in the price, 

 which is thankfully received. With 

 the home-coming of our best flower-buy- 

 ing public there ought to be a decided 

 improvement this week. 



The quality of the stock that is com- 

 ing in is improving rapidly. Beauties 

 are not very plentiful but the quality 

 is good. They sell well. Some fine 

 Brides and Maids are coming now and 

 the price has advanced about a cent all 

 around. A few Kaiserin go fairly well. 

 Golden Gate and Ivory sell well. Some 

 Meteor and Liberty go fairly well, but 

 they are not quite up to standard yet. 



Carnations continue to improve and 

 the best bring $2 per hundred. There 

 is good valley to be had at all times. 

 Gladioli and asters are still on the mar- 

 ket and are selling much better now. 

 We look for our first mums this week. 

 Smilax is scarce and the demand for all 

 kinds of "greens" is heavy. 



Various Notes. 



Fred Gear and wife have just re- 

 turned from a visit at Atlantic City. 

 Fred is fitting up a first-class oflS.ce over 

 his store. 



Mrs. Frank Benson has just returned 

 from a visit in Nebraska. 



Wm. McFadden has sold his interest 

 in the Eosebank greenhouses and store 

 and is devoting his time to editing a 

 paper. 



W. H. Gear is back from the north 

 and reports having had a fine time. 



W. Eehm, of New Orleans, was a 

 visitor, as also was Martin Eeukauf, of 

 Philadelphia. C J. Ohmer. 



KANSAS QTY. 



Because George E. Kessler, the flower 

 show director, has gone to Europe to be 

 absent several weeks, Convention hall di- 

 rectors have appointed L. A. Goodman 

 director in his place. C. A. Chandler is 

 superintendent of exhibits. 



Arnold Eingier, secretary of the W. 

 W. Barnard Co., Chicago, told a local 

 newspaper interviewer that "great in- 

 terest is being manifested in this show 

 by eastern flower people. They have 

 had bulbs and the like in cold storage 

 ever since last spring," he declared, 

 "just in preparation for this show. 

 Tho Kansas City show will surpass 

 anything of its kind in this country. Of 

 course, there are other cities where good 

 shows are being held, but in this one the 

 proper interest is shown and everything 

 is doue to make it a success. 



"Incidentally it is timely to remark 

 that there never was such a demand for 

 flowers and shrubs of a high quality as 

 right now and right in this country. Of 

 course, for older gardens America may 

 not be able to compare with those of 

 Europe-^I mean private enterprises. 

 The country here is relatively young and 

 it takes many years to develop these 

 things. But in a general way this coun- 

 try is ahead of any other as a flower 

 countrj-. Of all the cities there is none 

 which, according to its population, buys 



as much flower goods and of as high a 

 quality as does Kansas City." 



MADISON, N. J. 



The Society Meetings Begin. 



After the usual summer vacation, the 

 regular meetings of the Morris County 

 Gardeners' and Florists' Society were 

 resumed September 13. Attendance was 

 good. Two new members, John C. Elliott 

 and Ambrose H. Seeker, were elected. 

 The monthly show of flowers and vege- 

 tables was up to the standard. E. Vince, 

 gardener to E. D. Foote, showed a batch 

 of very fine cockscombs in pots, also a 

 vase of an early white chrysanthemum, 

 fine for so early, securing a cultural cer- 

 tificate. A. Herrington brought in Nico- 

 tiana SandersB in pots which was award- 

 ed a cultural certificate. John Fraser, 

 gardener to Gustave E. Kissell, put up 

 some crotons of fine coloring, which won 

 him a cultural certificate. E. Eeagan had 

 five vases of cactus dahlias, which 

 brought him the same award. J. Here- 

 mans, gardener to A. E. Whitney, staged 

 a few dishes of Ailsa Craig onion of 

 great size and fine finish which secured 

 a cultural certificate. The judges were 

 C. H. Totty, Wm. Duckham and Wm. 

 Mtilmichel. Making final arrangements 

 for the flower show and other incidentals 

 took up much time. 



I may say that the great attraction of 

 the evening was the beautiful silver cup 

 on exhibition. It was presented to the 

 society by Farquhar & Co., of Boston, 

 to be awarded for two best vases of 

 carnations, one white and one any one 

 color. To win the cup the same person 

 must take it two years in succession, the 

 vases to contain twenty-five flowers each. 

 There will be much fun, as many eyes ar-e 

 on it. 



Mr. Herrington was called on to teU us 

 of the Washington convention. It was a 

 treat to those who were not there. The 

 speaker so ably acquitted himself that he 

 received a rising vote of thanks. Bobt. 

 H. Schultz responded to a call for the 

 "inner man" side of the convention. 

 He was fully equal to the occasion. He 

 landed us away down in Bsdtimore, where 

 in trying to describe the hospitality of 

 the Baltimore boys, his feelings almost 

 overcame him. After a vote of thanks 

 to the speaker, the meeting adjourned. 



E. E. 



ROCK ISLAND, ILL. 



The Tri-City Florists' Association 

 held a rousing meeting September 14, at 

 the home of Ludwig Stapp, and the at- 

 tendance was the largest that has been 

 seen at any of the meetings for several 

 months. The reports of John Temple and 

 John Staack, who attended the S. A. F. 

 convention at Washington, were received 

 with a great deal of interest, and the 

 delegates gave in addition an account of 

 their visit to all of the largest florist es- 

 tablishments in the east. 



Theo. Ewoldt and John Temple, the 

 delegates to the state horticultural meet- 

 ing at Des Moines, also gave an interest- 

 ing account of their stay in the capital 

 city. Henry Gaethje, who has just re- 

 turned from Germany, entertained the 

 association with an account of his trip. 

 One new member was received and other 

 business attended to. The next meeting 

 of the association will be held at the 

 home of Wm. Knees, in Moline. 



