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The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



435 



JAMES COYLE. 



Ill lilt' Xi'W York uluilfs;\lt' <-iit lldwcr 



,ii<trirt ovorvbody knows .Iiiiiinii> Coylc 



,ii,| to know liitii is to ]<o liis t'ricinl. For 



, i>.litfon years :\Ir. ('oylo, .'iltliouyii now 



.idv '^^^ years of age, lias been idcntifie"! 



itli the wholesale cnt flower industry on 



\|:inli:ittan Jsland. Jle bejran his cxiieri- 



. ,i,(s with the veteran James Ilart. For 



',n vears he was on the staff of Tluis. 



\'(>niiji. 'Ti'-. 'I'"! later was Avitii the New 



^•,,ik Cnt Flower Co. Wiien Mr. (iiiorni- 



icv I'nibarked in the bnsiness Mr. Coyle 



-liortly became his manager. It was a 



icnni which bniit np a s])Iendid Imsiness. 



^incc llic <leath of .Mr. (Jhormlcy and the 



i:iking over of the business by H. E. 



I'ronient, Mr. Coyle retains his position, 



'.\ith a practical interest in the business. 



Me is a member of the Masonic Krater- 



litv and tiie Xew York Florists" ( 'Inb, 



I jovial, light hearted, energetic son of 



ilie Finerald Isle with wliom the fates 



ilways "leal gently. 



NEW YORK. 



The Market 



<'hristinas week was excellent and so 

 it was with lia])py faces the " llajipy 

 New Year" greetings were given in the 

 ilnritnltnral domain. New Year's eve 

 ihinvhes, theaters. hot(ds and streets 

 were crowded beyond all ]iast experiences 

 and for hours pandemonium reigned. It 

 was a glorious welcome and the young- 

 -tcr 19(i(i was nsiiered in by a climate 

 that made his pictured garb entirely ap- 

 jiropriate. The fact is there has not 

 vet been felt the breath of Avinter and 

 litfore Ave know it Easter Avill be here. 

 A dozen weeks soon pass, only eleven 

 more as you read this letter and the 

 .jrcat festival of Christendom anivi^s. 



Business was good all through the 

 lioiiday week. \Viiolesal(> prices were 

 •satisfactory to all except tiie retailers, 

 .Mid they were so busy they liad little 

 to complain of. Xo one had cause to 

 siy anything but good of Christmas. It 

 surprised even tlie most optimistic. There 

 were not enough jdaiits left after Mon- 

 day to make aJiy window res|iectabie and 

 'he call f<ir cut llo\v(>rs maintained the 

 liest ('hristmas jirices to tlie Miy (dose 

 I'f the day; in fact, everything really 

 iiood was taken. The pickled roses, the 

 slecjiy c;irnatioiis and the scentless vio- 

 lets t'oniid no legitimate taki'is at any 

 piii-e and reaciied the stri'cts. the ash 

 liarrtds and olili\ion. where tiiey jieloug. 

 I.it ns hope the lesson may ha\t some 

 L,'0od effect on the siioilsiMlited jMrpe- 

 trators of the perennial inicjuity. 



Prices are gradually approaching nm- 

 nial values. l-5eauties held at .*1 U>v tlie 

 liest u|i to Saturday night, and j-lrides. 

 Maid's and Kichmonds were firm at >plen- 

 •li I jirices. X'iolets dropjieil to •^l tor 

 "■I'.'ciiils and cMrnations gradually re 

 '•e(h'(| to I heir regular \abies. tiie iiovel- 

 tii's liniding well nbove the rest, as they 



desi'lAe to. 



Various Notes. 



Doii't forget the ciuli meeting next 

 Mniiday evening. Secretary Yoiisig will 

 '■are for ;iny exhibits sent him. The 

 ili'W officers A\ill wax elo(|iielit. The 

 i,'re;it flower siiow to iieat tlmse of ('hi- 

 "at,'o Mild K;iiis;is < ity will be clisciissed 

 and some familiar fai-es that iiave trav- 

 eled far aie hx ked fov and some stories 

 "t western floriculture ;ire aiiti<-ipated. 

 There will be the usual refreshments. 

 Altogether it will ln' a meeting worth 



James Coyle. 



while, ••iiid the new presi<leiit deserves 

 encoiirayeineiif . 



Tiie new liowling dnii meets Tuesday. 

 Otficeis will then be electeil ;ind nil <'X 

 cellent meiiiliership is now nssiired. The 

 alleys in tlu' ('ooynn biiildiny are \eiy 

 coiiNciiieiit. The club has a section ;ill 

 to itself. 



11. K. I'roineiit re|)orts that < hri-tina- 

 trade made a laigei total than the house 

 showeil last year. 



Louis I)npiiy. ot Wfiitestoiie. had a 

 narrow escape from a serious accident 

 last week when iiis horse i;iii aw.ay and 

 he was thrown from the liu;;gy. What 

 he said ill |-"reiich when lie landed i^ iin 

 translatable. 



Next week Wednesday loiiiov ihf 

 Ma.lisoii smoker. Ilie followiiii: evmiiiL; 

 til' K'e<l Hank Society's hamiuet and it 

 rarryfown follows its usual custom there 

 will be its annual feast the same week 

 ind <lay ot Madison 'v, iioth of them 'oo 

 ^ood to miss. Then- should be :i com 

 |promise and a ''yetting together."' Tie-,, 

 leiinioiis mean much for harmonv. i^ood 

 cheer and inspiration. 



Traendly iV^ Schemk made the mid 

 night hour Christmas e\e nii"iioralile li\ 

 an elaborate caterer's spread for their 

 friends and employees. 



(.)ne ot the lia|ipiest of the all ni;;hter^ 

 was the youthful .b)hniiy Wier. of Brook 

 lyn. looking exactly as 1 leiiu'inber him 

 in l^!*!' and in es[iecially good hniiior 

 oil this occasion. 



The Tir()oklyn llori-ts all ackimw led'^e 

 the best rhristmas in their meiiiorii's. 

 The fact is the \illaye across the bridge 

 is fast becoming citified and folks o\er 

 there buy soinething more than riibiiei 

 ]ilants and baby carriages. With its 

 million and a half of peo])le it i^ lo! 



\anciiig rapidly. Its f(l(i feel just as 

 impoitani as the society contingent in 

 New \n\k ;ind Imy almost as many 

 tlo.M'i--. while its wholes.ale stores :iiid 

 siipplv hoiisi's ale i|nite metropolitan and 



make it \ el \' im le[iel|i|elit . 



.Ml the siippiv houses Wele compjetily 

 sohl Milt. To specify would lie to Iileli- 

 tloli ;i|l ot them. Thele were ||o .N 

 cepi ii Ills. 



With I he ad\ eiii oi' ( hiist ma- eoines 

 the a iiiioii nc-eiiieii1 of the iii'w ribbon 



hoiisi of Wellheillier I'.lds.. o t' \i'i'.\ 



i;roaiiwa\, vueceediii;^ that ot' Lion iV 



Weltheimel. Some hlle l|o\(dlies tliaV 



-afelv lie ,iiiticip;ited in I'.iiKi. and a line 

 eMiiliii ni Ml. Alli'-k'^ bailiwick in .\ii- 



^1>|. Ii'ililioli- Were liseil pldlil^ejy ,|l 



' hn^tm;is. ot evcrv ^i/,e. kind and ->l\le, 



.-^.JiImv^ i'.lds. ;||id 1,'odli -:iy the demand 

 liMiii lloil"-!^ w;rs t'ai III .■idvain-e ot' utiier 

 \<:: I -. 



Kuelili r mo\.'v 1m hl^ lli'W •-tole .ill 



\\ ilhiu;.dili\ sir. ei. r.iooklyn. this week, 



ilieks \ <iawlin(k .aie setileil again 



.iti.'i their fire, and their liig ( liri-'t mas 



li;oh- wa- not seriously i iiteit'ereij with. 



.1 . '\ . .\ llep '- .-idv ailce oldel - I'or 

 ( h I I'-I imi^ exceed,.. I ,1 I I t'ol lllel .Xpe 



liellee-.. 



\1. .\. i'uidy >tat. - that he has le- 

 viened as manager of the I )iitchess 

 ( i.iintv \'iolet < o. and will i|e\ote his 

 liiMi lo his tuisiiiess at lo'.iii I'.ioadwav. 



hi. I ). T. .Mac|)oiigal has ^exeid hi^ 

 lolly .•oiiiii'ci ion with the New ^'(l^k Bo 



tnliic (lardell to luicollie direi-lol o|' tile 



liotani<-al department of the •'.•iriieMie 

 I n-tit lite. Washington. 



.Iiiliiis Lang won his pio|dieiie liets 

 .lyaiii tilid .M<-<'ltdlaii has been declaie.l 

 the mavor. Ll.aborate tloral olleiines 



