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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Decbmbeb 19, 1907. 



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On motion of George Asmus, a commit- 

 tee of seven was authorized to raise a 

 guarantee fund, which the club headed 

 with $100, to engage a hall and to go 

 ahead with the promotion of the show, 

 the solicitation of exhibits and member- 

 ships. The president named August 

 Poehlmann, Leonard Kill, Philip Schupp, 

 George Asmus, P. F, Benthey, E. C. 

 Amling and J. C. Vaughan. 



The club voted to offer a suitable 

 trophy in the premium list for the na- 

 tional flower show, November, 1908. 



Applications for memberships were 

 received from Thomas McAllister, Oak 

 Park; A. P. Longren, Des Plaines; E. 

 Bolinger, Lake Forest; William Keimel, 

 Morton Grove. Resignations were ac- 

 cepted, with regret, from P. N. Hal- 

 brook, formerly of Mount Greenwood, 

 who is now located at Columbus, O., and 

 from H. Hasselbring, formerly of the 

 University of Chicago, who is now lo- 

 cated in Cuba. 



F. F. Benthey, for the nominating 

 committee, presented a report which paid 

 compliment to the efficiency of the corps 

 of officers who served the club this year. 

 H. N. Bruns was named for re-election 

 as president but withdrew and nominated 

 Leonard Kill in his stead. The other 

 nominees are: Vice-president, George 

 Asmus; treasurer, E. P. Winterson; re- 

 cording secretary, Tim Waters; financial 

 secretary, J. E. Jensen; trustees, P. F. 

 Benthey, J. P. Klimmer, August Poehl- 

 mann, C. H. Fisk, H. N. Bruns. 



E. G. Hill read a paper on roses, 

 which appears elsewhere in this issue, 

 and followed it with a brief discussion 

 of what he believes to be the theory 

 through the application of which we shall 



derive our best mw roses of the future. 

 Paul M. Palez, of Little Rock, Ark., 

 spoke of the Little Rock flower show 

 this fall, and asked for Chicago sup- 

 port in 1908. A. N. Pierson, of Crom- 

 well, Conn., was present during the early 

 part of the evening, but had escaped be- 

 fore the talking commenced. 



The exhibits were numerous. Carna- 

 tion Defiance, the scarlet now being dis- 

 seminated by Jensen & Dekema and W. 

 N. Rudd, was in fine form. It has im- 

 proved greatly since the November flower 

 show. Afterglow, grown by the E. G. 

 Hill Co., also was better than when 

 seen here in November, The E. G. Hill 

 Co. staged a splendid vase of Princess 

 rose and another of Rhea Reid, the 

 flowers in each case being somewhat the 

 worse for wear. Mr. Hill said orders 

 for over 50,000 Rhea Reid have been 

 booked. Peter Reinberg showed Mrs. 

 Marshall Field, Sunrise and Uncle John, 

 and Poehlmann Bros. Co. brought Cardi- 

 nal and Mrs. Potter Palmer, the former 

 being specially good, the stems nearly 

 four feet long. The judges awarded 

 certificates on the following scores: 

 Cardinal, 87; Princess, 89; Rhea Reid, 

 88; Afterglow, 87. Defiance had been 

 previously certificated by the club. Mrs. 

 Palmer scored 83. Mrs. Field, Uncle 

 John and Sunrise were not scored, as 

 they previously had been exhibited be- 

 fore the club. The prizes offered by the 

 E. F. Winterson Co., to those who were 

 actual growers of the flowers exhibited, 

 were awarded as follows: First, to Joe 

 Hill, for Princess; second, to Fred Lem- 

 on, for Rhea Reid; third, to W. Keimel, 

 for Cardinal. The judges were W. N. 

 Rudd, Frank Benthey and J. P. Risch. 



Various Notes. 



W. L. Palinsky has been suffering for 

 a week with neuralgia in his face. 



Friday the thirteenth proved a lucky 

 day for W, S. Scofiejd, on North State 

 street, for on that day he won, at a 

 church raffle, a muff and stole, valued 

 at $200. 



In the midst of Saturday's blizzard, 

 Bassett & Washburn recived a telegram 

 from O, P. Bassett, announcing his safe 

 arrival at Pasadena and adding "Glori- 

 ous summer weather ! " 



The first Proserpine tulips seen in the 

 market this season were received by E. 

 H. Hunt December 16. They hardly 

 could be called cut tulips, for the grow- 

 er had shipped them bulbs and all. 



Vaughan & Sperry report that, after 

 hesitating about it for a fortnight, the 

 leading retailers have concluded that 

 lycopodium vine, a new article this sea- 

 son, is a good thing and that the best 

 stores are buying it in good quantity. 



Bassett & Washburn have a large crop 

 of giganteum lilies, which are not sell- 

 ing any too fast just now. 



Stollery Bros, report they placed their 

 first pans of tulips on sale Decem- 

 ber 15, and that they sold quickly. They 

 say business,^ while quiet, is fully up to 

 last year at this season. 



For a fortnight it has been noted 

 that Max Ringier's smile has been even 

 broader than usual. When he could no 

 longer keep it to himself he announced 

 the arrival of the first son. 



Kennicott Bros. Co. says the business 

 in green goods this season beats all 

 records with them. The double store 

 over their place being vacant, they put 

 in a car of wild smilax, another of holly 



