Dkcember 13, I'JIHJ. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



259 



A. T. Pyfer. 



A. T. PYFER. 



A. T. Pyfer, the present manager of 

 the Chicago Carnation Co., Joliet, 111., 

 has been with the firm for five years, in 

 the capacity of bookkeeper until the 

 death of James Hartshorne, whose con- 

 fidential man he was, the two working 

 together in harmony in all business trans- 

 actions. 



Mr. Pyfer was born August 26, 1878, 

 near the city of Freeport, 111. He at- 

 tended the country schools and Mt. Mor- 

 ris College, where he prepared himself 

 for teaching, afterwards taking a busi- 

 ness and shorthand course in the Freeport 

 College of Commerce, graduating in 1899. 



After filling various clerical positions 

 he engaged with John Bauscher, Jr., the 

 well-known florist at Freeport, 111., re- 

 maining two years. He went to Joliet in 

 1901 as bookkeeper for the Chicago Car- 

 nation Co., always taking an active 

 interest in the carnation industry, be- 

 coming acquainted with the trade in 

 general and is well qualified for his 

 present position as manager. Mr. Pyfer 

 is a member of the American Carnation 

 Society and also a member of the Ma- 

 sonic fraternity. 



Cleveland, O. — J. M. Gasser, has re- 

 turned from the sanitorium at Cincin- 

 nati, where he has spent the last month. 

 He will take a trip south before resum- 

 ing business cares. 



Milwaukee, Wis. — C. C. Pollworth 

 was busy a part of last week looking 

 after his Irish Diggings Lead & Zinc 

 Co. holdings in southwestern Wisconsin. 



BALTIMORE. 



The Market. 



Winter is here. Many of the growers 

 brought their plants to market, only to 

 liave them frozen while standing on the 

 .streets trying to dispose of their stock. 

 Some have provided cases with glass 

 fronts and lamps in the inside, which 

 kept their blooms out of harm's way. 



Everybody is making preparations for 

 the holidays. The boats and railroads 

 are rushing holly into the commission 

 houses. Many shipments are being made 

 to the west. We are receiving holly 

 from four states. 



There is quite a demand for any kind 

 of novelty. Paper bells will be used 

 extensively this year in the decorations. 

 The retailers are already making in their 

 windows every indication of a prosperous 

 holiday season. 



Business last week was as good as 

 was expected, but nothing of consequence 

 was going on. Some prominent funerals 

 took place and everything was used up. 

 Callas are more steady. Roses seem to 

 be enough to supply the demand. Car- 

 nations are doing as well as can be 

 expected. Single violets are bringing 60 

 cents a hundred. Some chrysanthemums 

 are yet to be had. 



Horticultural Exhibition. 



The ninth annual meeting of the 

 Maryland State Horticultural Society 

 was held in the Fifth Regiment Armory 

 December 5 and 6 and was declared to 

 be the most successful meeting yet held. 

 Orlando Harrison, of Berlin, responded 



to the mayor's welcome. President F. 

 P. Cohill made his annual address. Wm. 

 Duckham, president of the Chrysanthe- 

 mum Society of America, spoke on the 

 chrysanthemum. An interesting talk was 

 given by A. Herrington, also of Madison, 

 N. J. Governor Warfield closed the 

 meeting with a short address, after 

 which a banquet followed at the Eutan 

 house, where the governor was the guest 

 of honor. 



J. Bolgiano & Sons, H. F. Michell 

 Co, and Griffith & Turner Co. made 

 " large displays of their products. The 

 Franklin Davis Nursery Co. furnished 

 hundreds of trees for the decoration.s. 

 The city parks made a fine show of vari- 

 ous kinds of plants. 



The first prizes for floral displays were 

 awarded to Stevenson Bros., John Cook, 

 I. H. Moss, G. Morrison, F. C. Baur, 

 Edward Kress, F. C. Banner, H. Weber & 

 Sons, R. Vincent, Jr., & Sons, and E. 

 Herman. Second prizes were awarded 

 to I. H. Moss and John Cook. There 

 was a long list of winners of awards for 

 fruits and vegetables. 



C. Gregorius showed stevia, a vase of 

 Jeanne Nonin chrysanthemums and three 

 vases of Dr. Enguehard. 



I. H, Moss had a collection of cedars 

 and various plants and a vase of Golden 

 Gate and Bride roses. 



Stevenson Bros, had an extra fine dis- 

 play of roses and carnations. 



F. C. Baur had a vase of splendid 

 mignonette. 



Edward Kress had a beautiful wreath 

 of Camellia Japonica entwined with 

 large single violets and backed up with 

 maidenhair ferns. 



G. H. Rhodes, gardener to A. J. Tor- 

 mey, exhibited a vase of his new mum, 

 Mrs. Tormey, and a vase of Robert 

 Craig carnation. 



C. H. Totty, Madison, N. J., had a 

 collection of pompon chrysanthemums. 



R. Vincent, Jr., & Sons made a large 

 display of their specialties. 



E. Herman made a fine showing of 

 primroses, peppers and chrysanthemums. 



John Cook displayed a number of 

 vases of roses and a vase of Enchantress 

 carnation seedlings. 



George Balderston, Colora, Md., had a 

 neat wreath of sweet alyssum. 



George Morrison's exhibit consisted of 

 a vase of American Beauty, a vase of 

 Kaiserin roses and a vase of Lawson car- 

 nations, also a collection of begonias and 

 a large number of various kinds of 

 plants, too many to mention. He also 

 had a fine collection of pandanus. 



Varioui Note*. 



Edward Kress, East North avenue, 

 claims he is the only florist that lias 

 Camellia Japonica in the state of Mary- 

 land. 



The new chrysanthemum, Mrs. Tor- 

 mey, made quite a hit at the show last 

 week. G. H. Rhodes is the originator. 



There seems to be a great demand for 

 Mrs. Emma Hahn's stall in the market. 

 It cannot be bought separately from the 

 other business. 



T. N. Gray was in town to buy galax 

 leaves. 



H. Reinhardt, Orangeville, Md., has 

 taken up his father's business. 



N. C. Davis, Landsdown, Md., is grow- 

 ing a large number of bulbs for Easter. 



J. L. T. 



Boone, Ia. — ,T. Loehrer has opened a 

 store in connection with the L. W. Hintz 

 drug store. Mrs. Loehrer will have 

 charge. 



