JULY 11, 1U<»7. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



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The New York Floruts' Qub on Its Annual Gating, July 2. 



cause of the universal generosity of the 

 employers. Early closing is now assured. 

 The signs say 4 o'clock, and this seems 

 to be the hour that meets with universal 

 favor. 



Too many gardenias are coming to the 

 market. Perhaps Newport can use them. 

 Business is commencing in earnest there. 

 Beauties remain firm at 15 cents and 

 over. All other stocks stays at the bot- 

 tom, as it has siac« the last of June, and 

 will probably until the dog-days come 

 and go. Even the buyers, who have 

 everything their own way, are scarce. 

 There was not a customer in the whole- 

 sale market the afternoon of the club 

 outing. The street merchants are nearly 

 all at the summer resorts. There is no 

 , outlet for the accumulations. 



The Qub Outinfi;. 



There is little to add to the outing 

 record of last week. The attendance was 

 235 adults and ninety children. There 

 were nearly enough prizes to go around. 

 Few of the youngsters were disappointed. 



The babies grow in beauty and num- 

 bers yearly. Messrs. Bunyard and Scott 

 and Miss O'Mara, Mrs. Wheeler, Mrs. 

 Weber, Mrs. Totty and Mrs. Duckham 

 endeavored to agree on the most beauti- 

 ful. Fortunately there was a prize for 

 every baby on the boat and all the proud 

 mothers went home contented. 



Only one retail florist attended the ex- 

 cursion. It has been demonstrated that 

 with their cooperation a larger boat will 

 be needed. We will give them another 

 chance to be more brotherly in 1908. 

 Prominent retailers should at least send 

 their representative employees if they are 

 too busy in July to come themselves. 

 Getting acquainted with the nten \r^o. 

 grow their stock would repay them for 

 the small expenditure of time and mon^y. 



In the announcement of premiums 

 Oscar Boehler should have been credited 

 with $5 instead of Louis Boelsen. 



The oldest excursionist was Mrs. Gour- 

 ley, of Germany, 75 years of age, now 

 visiting her son, who is with Stumpp, on 

 Fifth avenue. 



Large families were much and credit- 

 ably in evidence. Mr. and Mrs. Eins- 

 man and Mr. and Mrs. Jaenecke each 

 brought six olive branches and Louis 

 Schmutz drove to the dock in style and 

 in a big automobile that held thirteen 

 of the Schmutz family, including three 

 generations. The pretty Japanese baby 

 of A. Kukuda, of Whitestone, was much 



admired. Some one telegraphed the Presi- 

 dent to come over from Oyster Bay 

 and have a look at the big families, but 

 Loeb answered he would take Traendly's 

 word for it. 



The music furnished by Beluso was the 

 best the club has ever enjoyed on its 

 outing and the popular airs added great- 

 ly to the enjoyment of the banquet. There 

 was abundance for all and no complaints 

 of any kind. ^ 



Financially the outing was a splendid 

 success. Next year all races will be run 

 on the greensward, so that twenty can 

 run abreast. 



Bobby Schultz was in his element as 

 manager of the ladies' bowling. The 

 fair sex w6re so pleased with his courtesy 

 and patience that they elected him to the 

 same honorable position for 1908. 



The single men managed to win their 

 btiseball game at last, after years of ef- 

 fort, by a score of 5 to 4. Next year 

 "single" men will mean those who have 

 never been married, and all widowers 

 and grass widowers will be shelved. 



The greatest interest of the day cen- 

 tered in the ladies' bowling match, $60 

 worth of prizes being provided. Twenty- 

 five of the experts carried home trophies, 

 from cut glass bowls, lamps and peek-a- 

 boo waists to unmentionable articles of 

 beauty and value. 



There was wine for the ball players, 

 $5 prizes for all winners, with $2.50 for 

 seconds and a dollar for the thirds. 



Various Notes. 



The seedsmen's convention here was 

 an influence for good that will exert its 

 benefits in. a practical way for all time. It 

 created enthusiasm among the great seed 

 , houdfc «f New Yp.rk that will be lasting 

 and that has accentuated the fact that 

 horticulture is only beginning its mis- 

 sion in this country. 



One Jamaica florist has been offered 

 $50,000 for a property that cost him, a 

 few years ago, less than one-fourth that 

 amount. Another one at Freeport is hav- 

 ing a like experience, and down at 

 Queens and Floral Park the big florists 

 will not sell their farms for less than 

 $4,000 an acre. 



Dailledouze Bros, remains the firm 

 name of the new firm, which Eugene 

 Dailledouze now controls, the brothers 

 Paul and Henry having retired. The old 

 combination was dissolved by mutual con- 

 sent. 



J. J. Foley had a big decoration July 



10 at the banquet tendered President 

 Krause, of the Eternal Order of Eagles, 

 at the Lyons hotel. All the leading 

 Tammany politicians are members of this 

 order and Mr. Foley is one of theili. The 

 demand for his floral photographs comes 

 from every state in the Union. 



Harry Hoffmeyer's stork arrived June 

 30 with a little daughter. 



A. M. Henshaw is in his new and 

 roomy quarters over Traendly & 

 Schenck's on Twenty -eighth street, smd 

 is delighted with the conveniences and 

 location. He has plenty of room to grow 

 and completes the quartet of second-floor 

 wholesalers on this historic street. 



Frank H. Hicks & Co. have already 

 commenced business at 52 West Twenty- 

 eighth street and have many growers and 

 old customers as a foundation. 



Mrs. Sigmund Geller is managing the 

 business of the Geller Florist Supply Co. 

 during the absence of her husband in 

 Europe. 



Bowling. -, 



The S. A. F. convention, at Philadel- 

 phia, is only five weeks away and the 

 New York Florists' Club has shown not 

 the slightest interest as to a club in 

 the bowling contest. As usual, we will 

 have to construct a club from the mate- 

 rial present on the day of the contest. 

 Judging by what one hears on every side, 

 there will be abundant material, for 

 everybody is going from New York. Ev- 

 ery man I have asked concerning it fcJU 

 announced his attendance and many will 

 have their wives with them. There will 

 be a special train. 



Between the seedsmen and the Madi- 

 son boys New York is apt to have a 

 bowling teaJn that will make any of the 

 regulars hustle. Here is a sample of 

 what they can do with the thermometer 

 over 90 degrees and no trophies as an 

 inspiration. It was Madison's turn to 

 win: 



Morris County GardenerR. l*t 9d 



A. Herrtngton 152 215 



C. H. Totty Ill 115 



J. A. Manda 176 138 



J. KeatlnK 195 174 



Wm. Duckbam 161 162 



Totals 795 804 



New York Seedsmen. 1st 2d 



A. RJckard* 122 142 



W. Rickards 127 140 



L. W. Wheeler 147 113 



A. Proten 167 142 



B. Chadwlck 223 169 



Totals 786 698 



J. Austin Shaw. 



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