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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



^EPTKMUKlt 12, 1907. 



< 'liilds bought the stock of this gladiolus 

 from Mr. Banning, he has distributed it 

 widely and its commercial value has 

 been tested in smaller markets than 

 heretofore. In practically every city 

 where it has been offered it has sold 

 better than any other gladiolus received 

 this season. The wholesale price has 

 usually been double that of any other 

 variety of the outdoor crop, $1 per 

 dozen spikes being readily paid by re- 

 tail florists after they have found how 

 well the variety takes with their cus- 

 tomers. Those who bought stock from 

 Cliilds are not reaping any great profits 

 in the sale of cut blooms this season, 

 (^hilds asked $75 per thousand corms, so 

 that the grower is hardly getting his 

 money back, but he is getting an in- 

 crease in stock, which will increase the 

 production of cut blooms next season. 

 Wholesalers agree that there should bo 

 no material reduction in wholesale prices 

 because of a large increase in the supply 

 of the cut spikes next season. 



NEW YORK. 



The Market. 



The Jewish New Year had its usual 

 inspiring influence upon the market and, 

 especially on Saturday, the demand for 

 Beauties was far ahead of the supply. 

 The good eflfect of the holiday carried 

 over into Monday and Tuesday, and 

 everything of quality in stock arriving 

 was cleaned up closely. 



The fact is, there is a scarcity yet of 

 first-class stock in almost every line. 

 Even in asters and gladioli the best sell 

 readily and at good prices. "Tliere is 

 .'ilways room at the top ' ' and there is al- 

 ways a certainty of disposing of a first- 

 class article at satisfactory prices in the 

 New York market. 



The weather of September's first week 

 was depressing. Rain, and clouds, and 

 Immidity daily. Lots of second and third- 

 class stuff has, in consequence, sought 

 this outlet, with unsatisfactory results. 

 Poor stock of everything has gone beg- 

 ging. But the cloiuls are fast passing. 

 The schools arc opening, the society peo- 

 ple are coming back and soon everybody 

 will be busy and the strenuous anxieties 

 of the dead montlis forgotten. We look 

 for the revival right away and wholesale 

 and retail New York are ready for it. 



The fear of a panicky condition and 

 relaxed confidence in the business world 

 seems to have been dissipated. We hear 

 only optimistic predictions as to the com- 

 ing season. The retailers all have made 

 ready for it and the wholesalers, too, have 

 spared neither time nor expense in pre- 

 paring themselves for the anticipated in- 

 crease, which must naturally come, with 

 increased wealth and j.opulation in the 

 community. 



The out-of-town call last week was the 

 best of the year at the fashionable sum- 

 mer resorts. The prince woke things up 

 at Newport, where the season has been 

 none too satisfactory. There are few 

 long-stemmed roses yet. Carnations 

 lengthen slowly. A few were worth 2 

 cents the first of the week. Valley is im- 

 proving. Some grand stock from Schul- 

 theis commanded 3 cents September 9. 

 Dahlias are arriving of good quality and 

 xn many varieties. Tlie cactus kinds seU 

 fast. Orchids are both scarce and popu- 

 lar. The trade could easily take many 

 times the quantity reaching headquarters. 

 A great demand this Avinter is antici- 

 pated. 



Qub Meeting. 



The first autumn meeting of the New 

 Y'ork Florists' Club took place Septem- 

 ber 9, President Totty in the chair. 

 About fifty members were present. The 

 meeting was a most enthusiastic one. 

 The new rooms in the Murray Hill ly- 

 ceum, 160 East Thirty-fourth street, 

 seemed to give general satisfaction. They 

 are convenient, cheery and large enough 

 for exhibitions. 



The semi-annual report of the secre- 

 tary showed a balance of nearly $2,500 

 in the treasury. Several standing and 

 special committees reported and Walter 

 Sheridan, for the trustees, reported that 

 it had been decided to recommend that 

 the fee for life membership be placed at 

 $75. Mr. Totty made a plea for the ulti- 

 mate permanent home of the club and 

 announced that the new rooms had been 

 secured for the year at a rental of $200. 

 An appropriation of $50 for the house 

 committee was made. 



The resignation of L. W. Wheeler as 

 member and treasurer of the clu]? was 

 received Avith regret and a message was 

 sent him to his new home in Pasadena, 

 Cal., wishing him health, wealth and hap- 

 piness. The rules were temporarily sus- 

 pended to admit of the immediate elec- 

 tion of a treasurer. 



The committee on nominations, ap- 

 pointed for the purpose, suggested the 

 names of Walter Sheridan and John Don- 

 aldson. Mr. Donaldson resigned and 

 .1. K. Allen was nominated. The vote re- 

 sulted, Sheridan, 23; Allen, 20; Schultz, 

 1, and Mr. Sheridan was declared elected. 

 On motion of Mr. Allen the vote was 

 made unanimous. Mr. Sheridan resigned 

 as a trustee. 



The resignations of F. G. Mentz, of 

 Oyster Bay, and Irving C. Harris, of 

 Cambridge, Mass., were received and ac- 

 cepted with regret. Messrs. Barron, Hen- 

 drickson and Duggan were proposed for 

 membership. 



The new president of the S. A. F. was 

 called upon and made an interesting ad- 

 dress, asking united support to make the 

 1908 meeting at Niagara Falls the best 

 in- the history of the society. He also 

 spoke in behalf of the national flower 

 show in Chicago, urging all the members 

 to unite in making it a great success, 

 and expressed a hope that the next na- 

 tional show may be in New York City. 



Harry Bunyard, John Young, Patrick 

 O'Mara, Charles Lenker, John Birnie, 

 S. S. Butterfield, Harry Turner and oth- 

 ers spoke of convention pleasures and 

 some of them suggested ways whereby the 

 S. A. F. could strengthen its work. Will- 

 iam Duckham exhibited his silver cup, 

 won at Philadelphia. Rev. McGee Pratt 

 was among the speakers. 



•Tohn Lewis Childs, Floral Park, ex- 

 liibited twenty-seven varieties of gladioli 

 and received the commendation of the 

 committee on awards. 



Harrv Turner's exhibit of six fine 

 plants in distinct colors of his Colosia 

 pyraniidalis, Pride of Ca-stle Gould, re- 

 ceive<l the club's certificate of merit. 



Varioui Notes. 



Another expert orchid grower has gone 

 into the business on his own account. John 

 Ingram, pf Great Neck, has leased the 

 three Sonecawana Greenhouses and one 

 and one-half acres of land at Oyster Bay 

 and will gi-ow orchids and carnations, as 

 well as doing landscape work there. 



The outing committee of the New York 

 Florists' Club is able to announce a sur- 

 plus of over $50 above all expenses as the 

 result of the vearlv celebration. The 



total receipts from all sources, including 

 subscriptions, advertising and prizes, 

 amounted to over $1,000. 



One of the results of the ball game at 

 the Philadelphia convention was a par- 

 tially paralyzed arm, caused by a hit 

 from a thrown ball, which Phil Kessler 

 is still nursing. 



Jules Vacherof, a leading landscape 

 gardener of Paris, arrived in New York ] 

 September 8. His object in visiting this / 

 country is a study of American landscape 

 architecture, and also to find a remedy 

 tor the pests which are ruining the trees 

 of Paris. 



The Richmond County Agricultural So- 

 ciety's fair on Staten Island last week 

 was a great success. The exhibits of fruits 

 and flowers by the local florists were 

 large and creditable. The Elizabeth 

 Nursery made a display of well grown 

 stock, and John Lewis Childs donated a 

 splendid display of gladioli. The finest 

 exhibit was that of Bobbink & Atkins, of 

 Rutherford. Over 100 varieties of ever- 

 greens were on exhibition and three of 

 the representatives of the firm gave the 

 entire week to the care of the stock. 



H. H. Berger & Co. report a great au- 

 tumn trade, their new center having 

 proved a most desirable advance in room, 

 shipping facilities, etc., for their fall im- 

 portations. 



Phil Hauswirth and George Asmus, 

 with their wives, have been spending the 

 week at the Ocean avenue residence of 

 Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Traendly in Brooklyn. 



H. E. Froment has returned from his 

 mountain refuge at Stamford, N. Y. He 

 hardly knew his headquarters, his em- 

 ployees having completely redecorated in 

 his absence. Every wholesaler has bees 

 busy in refreshing and refurnishing his 

 place of business. The "clean up" has 

 been universal. Never saw New York 

 from Twenty-sixth to Thirtieth streets 

 quite so slick before. 



W. G. Saltford, of Poughkeepsie, was 

 in the city September 7. His son left 

 the same day for an ocean trip to Maine, 

 in an effort to rid himself of hay fever. 



George Saltford is enjoying a few 

 weeks at Rhinebeck and presumably tell- 

 ing a few dozen more farmers in that 

 perfumed country "How to Make Money 

 Growing Violets." 



A. Warendorff, whose summer home is 

 at Averne-by-the-Sea, decorated the first 

 prize automobile in the great carnival 

 completed there on Labor day. Cornu- 

 copias of choicest flowers were the best 

 feature of the decoration. 



W. A. Donohoe had a big wedding at 

 Grace church September 7, using great 

 quantities of asters, hydrangeas and 

 lilies. He also decorated the tables at 

 the Simpson bachelor dinner at Delmon- 

 ico 's. 



W. H. Gunther has had a happy sum- 

 mer at Sea Girt, N. J., and John has 

 been absorbing' health at Atlantic City, 

 with the Philadelphia convention and 

 American Association ball park on the 

 side. 



W. Taat is in the city from a trip to 

 Europe, representing M. Van Waveren & 

 Sons, of Hillegom, Holland, and several 

 other European houses. 



A window of Boddington's butterfly 

 begonias attracted much attention last 

 week, in twenty-five varieties of single 

 and double tuberous beauties, that I 

 have never seen excelled. 



The summer schedule of hours in the 

 wholesale section is off and it is ope» 

 house now, late and early again. 



Mr. Kretschmar, of Nyack, was a Tis- 

 itor at his nephew's, A. H. Langjahr's, 



