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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



December 20, 1906. 



Mention The ReTlew when you write. 



Horticultural Society* 



The St. Louis Horticultural Society, 

 which was organized lately, is out with a 

 neat pamphlet stating the objects of the 

 society with indorsements by Professor 

 William Trelease, director of the Mis- 

 souri Botanic Garden, Henry T. Kent, 

 president of the Civic League, and F. 

 W, Taylor, who was chief of horticul- 

 ture at the world's fair. Patrons of the 

 society are to pay $100; life members, 

 $50; active members, $10, and regular 

 members, $5 annually. 



The society aims to give at least one 

 creditable flower show each year; act as 

 authority in horticultural questions; give 

 instructive public lectures; issue bul- 

 letins on the care of plants in the house 

 or conservatory and to erect and main- 

 tain a horticultural hall. 



President Harry Young reports that 

 the society is making good progress and 

 hopes to accomplish its aims within a 

 year's time. Most of its members are 

 also members of the local Florists' Club, 

 and both the Society and the club can 

 work in harmony for the good of our 

 profession. 



Various Notes. 



Henry Johann, of Collinsville, HI., and 

 Harry L. Goodman, of Chicago, were 

 visitors on Thursday of last week and 

 attended the club meeting in the after- 

 noon. 



George Waldbart is stocked up with 

 some extra fine blooming plants for the 

 holidays, with a great many of them 

 marked "Sold." 



Walter Eetzer has entered the employ 

 of Mrs. M. M. Ayers, on Grand avenue. 

 Mrs. Ayers reports business extra good. 



Frank Ellis will after the first of the 



year have his business settled up and 

 then will bid St. Louis good-bye, and 

 leave for Panama to look after his in- 

 terests there. His family will follow 

 later. 



Fred Foster and Alex. Siegel visited 

 Chicago recently to buy stock for Christ- 

 mas business. 



John Steidle, of Central, missed his 

 first club meeting this year. He must 

 have been busy. 



Henry Braun, who is foreman for 

 Adolph Brix, is showing good results at 

 the old Klockenkemper place. Mr. Brix's 

 store on St. Louis avenue is filled with 

 fine Christmas plants and cut stock. Mr. 

 Brix has a good word for businessk 



Miss Schnell, of East St. Louis, has 

 had a busy week in funeral work. She 

 is a regular buyer in this market. 



Kalisch & Sons, at Delmar and Taylor 

 avenues, are making their usual fine holi- 

 day window decorations. Business is re- 

 ported good in all lines. 



The Ellison Floral Co. had the busi- 

 est week in years, with decorations, and 

 required extra help. 



J. F. Windt has his large show house 

 on Bayard avenue looking fine and is 

 ready for the holiday season. 



The Bentzen Floral Co., on Grand 

 avenue, is having fine success this year 

 with Begonia Gloire de Lorraine and 

 other blooming plants for holiday sales. 



The Florists' Bowling Club will rest 

 up from now until after the holidays. 

 Beginning the first Monday night in the 

 new year. Captain Lohrenz, of the re- 

 tailers, and Captain Schriefer, of the 

 wholesalers, expect their teams to roll 

 regularly every Monday night. 



Visitor: S. B. Wertheimer, New York. 



J. J. B. 



CINaNNATL 



ThcMjtfkct 



We are having the dull spell that al- 

 ways comes just before the holidays. 

 There is little doing and there is scarce- 

 ly any stock arriving. What little does 

 come in is bought up about as soon as 

 it is unpacked. Prices rule high and 

 are not much below the Christmas quo- 

 tations. Christmas prices will take ef- 

 fect about Friday and will be high this 

 year. That flowers of all kinds are 

 going to be scarce for the holidays there 

 can scarcely be a doubt, for with the 

 cloudy weather stock has not had a 

 chance to bloom. Carnations cannot be 

 otherwise than scarce, and roses are sure 

 to be soft and the Maids off color. Of 

 course there will be the general line of 

 flowers grown especially for the holi- 

 days, but there will not be any more 

 than enough to fill orders. We had a 

 regular old-fashioned snowstorm Mon- 

 day. 



Various Notes* 



Henry A. Kcftizelman, who was until 

 recently with George & Allan, has started 

 in the retail business in Walnut Hills, at 

 1602 Forest avenue. 



Miss White, of Lexington, Ky., has 

 been h£re buying stock for the holiday 

 trade. 



The members of the 

 should not overlook the 

 meeting, January 12. 

 banner meeting of the 

 one who comes will be 

 not miss it. There will 

 many other things that 

 est. And, too, do not 



Florists' Society 

 date of the next 

 This will be the 

 year and every 

 glad that he did 

 be a smoker and 

 will be of inter- 

 forget the ques- 



