Decehbeb 12, 1007. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



39 



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Joseph. Louis. Maarlce. Harry. ' 



The Quartet of Sons of S. Jacobs, Who are Pushinsf the Greenhouse Material Business. 



discussion was participated in by 

 Messrs. Totty, Stewart, Marshall, Nash, 

 Barron, Jaenecke, Lenker and Nugent. 

 The proposition for affiliation involves 

 associate membership and the payment 

 of $1 for each member of the Florists' 

 Club, but carries no voting power. A 

 decision will be arrived at at the an- 

 nual meeting in May. 



Mr. Manda read the report of the 

 awards committee, which visited, De- 

 cember 6, the plant of Eobert Scott & 

 Son to pass upon the merits of the 

 rose Mrs. Jardine, giving it high com- 

 mendation and a first-class certificate. 



Alfred E. Wheeler, Shunzaburo Su- 

 zuki and Samuel A. Woodrow were 

 nominated for membership, and F. W, 

 Wagenfohr, of Woodside, was elected. 



Several declinations were read from 

 those nominated for office, and the 

 election resulted as follows: Presi- 

 dent, Charles Weathered; vice-presi- 

 dent, W. E. Marshall; secretary, John 

 Young; treasurer, J. K. Allen; trus- 

 tees, E. V. Hallock, A. Eickards, W. 



B. DuRie. 



The exhibits of J. E. Haines received 

 the thanks of the club. The sweet 

 peas, white and lavender, shown by A. 



C. Zvolanek, of Boundbrook, N. J., re- 

 ceived preliminary certificates. Mr. 

 Pye, of Nyack, also brought two hand- 

 some red and pink seedling carnations. 



Messrs. O'Mara, Shaw and Miller 

 were appointed a committee to draft 

 resolutions on account of the death of 

 Mrs. A. M. Henshaw. A unanimous 

 vote of sympathy was ordered sent to 

 the family of P. J. Hauswirth, Chicago. 



Messrs. Nugent, Richards and 

 Schultz dispensed roast turkey and 

 other viands with true holiday liber- 

 ality. So ended the reign of President 

 Totty in harmony and enthusiasm, 

 after one of the most interesting and 

 successful years in the club's history. 



Various Notes. 



The New York and New Jersey Asso- 

 ciation of Plant Growers opened its 

 wholesale market at 43 West Twenty- 

 seventh street, December 7, with a large 

 stock and an encouraging attendance. 

 Ihe experiment, for this its members de- 

 clare It to be, may be, if the ambition 

 of Its promoters is fulfilled, the nucleus 

 or a great plant and cut flower market 

 that will include every branch of the 

 floncultural industry, in a building com- 

 mensurate with the importance of the 

 trade in this community. The member- 

 ship includes Messrs. Schultheis, Roehrs, 

 Scott, Dreyer, Manker, Schmutz, Lehnig 

 ,& Winnefeld, The ffinode Co., Pankok & 



Schumacher, Zeller, Wagner, Steinhoff, 

 Schoeltzel, Dupey, Miller, Maenner, Mar- 

 quardt, Dresel, Darlington and Bobbink 

 & Atkins. These names should be a 

 guarantee of the success of the associa- 

 tion. 



The Engineers ' Club gave a great ban- 

 quet this week to Andrew Carnegie. The 

 building, costing a million and a half, 

 was the gift of the great Scotsman. The 

 decoration by Bowe was unique, the 

 tables showing quantities of heather, 

 Richmond roses and Scotch thistles, in 

 keeping with the occasion. 



James H. Blauvelt is now associated 

 with Charles Millang as manager. 



D. Smith & Co. is the name of a new* 

 wholesale cut flower firm, located at 111 

 West Twenty-eighth street. 



The betrothal is announced of Miss 

 Anna Brenner and Al Furdeman, for 

 nine years associated with Gunther Bros. 



Paul Berkowitz, of H. Bayersdorfer 

 & Co», was in the city last week and 

 very optimistic as to Christmas pros- 

 pects. 



Henry E. Mengham and Mackenzie 

 Westwood, both for several years with 

 Thorley, have opened a retail store at 

 422 Columbus avenue, a splendid loca- 

 tion. 



Moore, Hentz & Nash are receiving 

 from Ed. H. Behre, of the old Burnett 

 place at Madison, as fine Maids and 

 Brides as ever reach the wholesale mar- 

 ket. 



Messrs. Hoflfmeyer, Pye, Turner, Totty, 

 Duckham and Manda visited Philadel- 

 phia last week and interviewed Mrs. 

 Jardine, a rose worthy, in their estima- 

 tion, of ninety-two points. 



Mr. Grant, lately of Chicago and 

 Philadelphia, is now in the service of 

 Harry Hoflfmeyer, at Broadway and 

 Eighty-second street. Mr. Hoflfmeyer 's 

 store is one of the most artistic on the 

 avenue. 



W. H. Elliott, of Brighton, Mass., 

 was in the city December 7. 



Cut dracaenas and calabash baskets 

 were among the Christmas novelties in 

 Traendly & Schenck's windows last-week. 



December 7 the funeral services on 

 account of the death of Mrs. A. M. Hen- 

 shaw were held at the family residence 

 in Brooklyn. Many of the florist friends 

 of Mr. and Mrs. Henshaw attended, and 

 the rooms were filled with flowers. 



Siebrecht & Son will be fully estab- 

 lished in their new store for Christmas. 



It 18 Chriatmas already at the big 

 store of David Clarke's Sons on upper 

 Broadway, where the firm is celebrat- 

 ing Its fifty-eighth anniversary. They 

 have no fault to find with the year's 



business, and are expecting as large a 

 holiday as they ever enjoyed. 



The new plant market meets with 

 Charles Millang 's approval. He says 

 it will add to his plant sales rather 

 than diminish. Gaeenhouso accommo- 

 dation makes the preservation of the 

 stock easy. This difficulty will be one 

 of the problems with which the new 

 association will have to wrestle. 



Twelve months ago Ford Bros, said 

 the year had been double any in their 

 experience, but now they say 1907 puts 

 the last one in the shade. They have 

 some splendid growers on their staflf. 



A. L. Young & Co. are unique and 

 original advertisers. A handsome mir- 

 ror is this season's contribution to the 

 holiday. 



The enlargement of the business se- 

 cured by H. E. Froment, a couple of 

 years ago, goes on steadily at 57 West 

 Twenty-eighth street. L. B. Codding- 

 ton, one of Mr. Froment 'a largest 

 growers, is now on the ocean, returning 

 from his European trip. James Coyle 

 still holds the reins as manager. 



Sixteen months ago the Richards 

 brothers took over the old-established 

 Bridgeman's Seed Warehouse, on East 

 Nineteenth street. Their progress has 

 been constant. 



W. H. Donohoe centers his Christmas 

 at one store this year, the new one at 

 17 East Twenty-eighth street, roomy 

 enough for a big business, decorated 

 with rare taste, and in a splendid sec- 

 tion of the city. 



With Cotsonas & Co. the demand for 

 Christmas wreathing keeps a big force 

 at work day and night. 



A. J. Guttman has had a record break- 

 ing year and the big store is always an 

 interesting scene of hustle and bustle 

 and progress. 



Samuel A. Woodrow has just returned 

 from a successful trip through New Eng- 

 land. His sales of plants for the holiday 

 trade are large and the shipping demand 

 is far greater than he expected. 



Alexander McConnell's big arcade es- 

 tablishment on Fifth avenue is a thing 

 of beauty and the memory of its Christ- 

 mas decoration should be a joy forever. 



J. B. Nugent 's window, on West Twen- 

 ty-eighth street, sets the pace for retailer 

 and wholesaler, as usual. 



John King Duer, with the management 

 of J. J. Coan, has built up a fine trade 

 in a year. The store is especially attract- 

 ive for Christmas. 

 ^yeJ* has some brilliant windows at 

 609 Madison avenue and every prospect 

 and merit for a merry Christmas. 



The auction season draws to a close. 



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