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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



Skptbmbbb 27, IQit- 



-Mention Tlie Heview when you write. 





plants and fruit; fine weather and a fair 

 attendance. Now that asters have re- 

 signed, the dahlia should show its value 

 and establish its importance as a factor 

 in the wholesale trade. This week will 

 tell the story. 



At the next club meeting there is a 

 good prospect of the formation of a 

 bowling club that will last, and with 

 O'Mara, Burns, Traendly and Will Sie- 

 brecht and the other old-reliables at its 

 foundation, and with the elimination 

 of lunches and tom-foolery, there is no 

 reason why Philadelphia should carry off 

 any more prizes in this generation. 



Th« Pierson U-Bar Co. is making a 

 specialty Of greenhouse show rooms for 

 florists. These are popular. They are 

 constructed so no skilled mechanic is 

 necessary and any local florist can erect 

 them. The company reports a growing 

 demand for them. 



The wholesale and retail florists were 

 anxiously looking for the ice wagons late 

 on Monday. The trust threatens an in- 

 crease in price and declares a shortage. 

 Boats were delayed and deliveries few, 

 bat the weather turned chilly in the nick 

 of time. Last week such a condition 

 would have been a calamity. But ice is 

 ice this year. One or two of the whole- 

 salers bought the trust stock under $40 

 on Wall street and now it is over $90, so 

 a little shortage of the real article makes 

 but little difference to them. 



The retail florists arc running to vase 

 window decoration. Very beautiful, 

 these fancy .vases are, and very salable, 

 they tell me. 



This seems to be the young man 's cen- 

 tury. Some of the bon-ton's best artists 

 are growing ambitious. One or two with 



$10,000 backing are looking for good re- 

 tail locations. Good men are wanted by 

 the big retailers. Some splendid open- 

 ings all the time. No man or woman 

 floral artist of character and ability 

 need look long here for a paying situa- 

 tion. 



Mr. Kervan, Sr., of the Kervan Co., 

 is now in North Carolina, visiting his 

 galax and wild smilax shippers. Boxes 

 of the latter are arriving daily, and the 

 demand comes from as far as Buffalo 

 and Cincinnati. The quality is excellent. 



Kowehl & Granz, of Hicksville, are 

 siiipping grand tritomas to the market. 



Mackintosh is back from his summer 

 at Long Branch and, as usual, has been 

 saving some young ladies from the un- 

 dertow. He could become a life guard 

 if reputation and swimming ability 

 counted and the "great white way" 

 should lose its fascination. 



Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Boddington are 

 back from their outing at Clark's Point, 

 on Buzzard's Bay, near New Bedford. 

 Mr. Boddington has a reputation for 

 swordfish harpooning in other years. 



Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bunyard are at 

 Cuttyhunk Island for their holiday, and 

 Harry is senuing in some fish stories 

 that savor of the rarebit dream variety. 



Next Monday Mr. and Mrs. Chas. 

 Weathered celebrate the twenty-fifth an- 

 niversary of their wedding. The New 

 York Club's congratulations certainly 

 will be unanimous. This young couple 

 look good for the golden anniversary be- 

 fore they climb the golden stairs. 



Eeed & Keller displayed a few of 

 their novelty imports this week, some of 

 them likely to create a sensation, espe- 

 cially the celluloid wreaths and crosses. 



the best imitation of natural flowers 

 ever produced. They came from France. 

 The bisque wreaths of all sizes are sure 

 to be popular. Christmas bells with 

 shower effects are the latest holiday sug- 

 gestion. A late invention is a new cycas 

 clasp, handy and sure to be needed by 

 every florist in the land. But, as Mr. 

 Eeed says, "Wait for the next steamer 

 — the best is yet to come." 



J. Austin Shaw. 



ELBERON, N. J. 



An enthusiastic meeting of the Eiberon 

 Horticultural Society was held September 

 10. Three new members were elected 

 and two more proposed. It waa decided 

 to have a dahlia show at the next meet- 

 ing, in October. Many prizes were do- 

 nated by the members present and every- 

 thing points to a good display of this 

 popular flower. 



Some nice exhibits were staged, nota- 

 bly a vase of Mamon Cochet roses by 

 A. Bauer. W. D. Robertson showed a 

 vase of Clematis vitalba. J. Kennedy 

 exhibited a vase of dahlias and A. Greib 

 showed a dish of French yard-long bean. 

 G. M. 



Avon, III. — Schuyler C. Case is com- 

 pleting his range of houses and soon 

 will be ready for business, growing 

 plants for the wholesale trade. 



Lincoln, III. — Otto Heimbreiker, who 

 for the past thirteen years has held a 

 position with W. H. GuUett & Sons, will 

 sever his connection with this firm Octo- 

 ber 1, having purchased a half interest 

 in the greenhouse business conducted by 

 Hans Smaltzl, the greenhouse being 

 known as the West End Greenhouse. 



