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Januaby 2, 1908. 



The Weekly Florists* Review. 



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The Surprise Gift Box. 



ber 21, as was expected. The supplies 

 became again normal and the usual dull- 

 ness of the waning holiday season pre- 

 vailed. Beauties fell to 60 cents, car- 

 nations to 8 cents, Maids to 12 cents, 

 orchids to 60 cents, and violets to 75 

 cents and under. Beductions were in 

 order all along the line, and the usual 

 level of midwinter prices was estab- 

 lished. 



Various Notes. 



W. F. Kasting was a guest of Presi- 

 dent Traendly December 22. They de- 

 voted a part of the day to fraternal and 

 pastoral visitation, giving the carnation 

 specialists, Dailledouze Bros., and the 

 Cottage Gardens Co. their special con- 

 sideration. 



The wholesale houses were as usual 

 generous in their Christmas remem- 

 brances to their employees, the majority 

 of bequests being made in cash. Mr. 

 Reidel seems to have drawn the high 

 number, however, his employer, A. J. 

 (Juttman, putting in his stocking a trip 

 to Europe. Mr. Guttman has issued a 

 handsome Christmas calendar. 



Among the happy retailers of the city 

 was John J. Foley, of the Bowery, who 

 tells me the Christmas trade was good 

 on that ancient thoroughfare and that 

 the demand for his floral album, con- 

 taining photographs of his unique and 

 artistic handiwork, is coming from every 

 state in the Union. 



W. H. Bostwick, of Staten Island, one 

 of the leading members of the Richmond 

 County Agricultural Society, died at his 

 home last week of heart failure. He 

 was an enthusiastic horticulturist and 

 enjoyed the respect of all. The funeral 

 was largely attended. 



The sincere sympathy of the trade and 

 of his many friends is tendered W. H. 

 Gunther in the loss of his wife Decem- 

 ber 24. Mrs. Gunther was universally 

 beloved and a wealth of floral tributes 

 from Mr. Gunther 's wholesale associates 



and friends attested the great "regret 

 felt by all. Mrs. Gunther leaves a daugh- 

 ter of seventeen and a baby girl. The 

 funeral took place at Woodlawn ceme- 

 tery, December 27. 



James McDonnell, formerly with Scal- 

 len, has graduated into business on his 

 own account, with headquarters at 44 

 West Twenty-eighth street. 



Twin A. Smith, of Woodside, displayed 

 the early tulips of the season, at the 

 Cut Flower Exchange, for Christmas. 

 Incidentally he won the 20-pound turkey 

 at the yearly raffle, which his father, 

 Charles Smith, of Bound Brook, N. J., 

 claimed, the twins not yet being of age. 

 The second turkey was won by another 

 Schmitt, so that one may safely say the 

 Smiths are the people. The rumor that 

 Mr. Smith had distributed the big tur- 

 key to his patrons in sandwich form 

 proved unfounded. 



W. N. Eudd, of Chicago, secretary of 

 the S. A. F., was in the city December 

 21 on his way home from the Philadel- 

 phia meeting, where gathered a notable 

 assembly, including Messrs. Stewart, 

 Traendly, Kasting, Beatty, Elliott, Far- 

 quhar, Hallock, Westcott, Craig and 

 Harris. The new directors, Messrs. John 

 Young, of New York, and George As- 

 mus, of Chicago, represent the highest 

 type of the young, loyal, aggressive and 

 experienced element of the national so- 

 ciety and their appointment will give 

 universal satisfaction. 



January 13 is the first meeting night 

 of the New York Florists' Club for 1908. 

 President Weathered will be in the chair 

 and a night of great interest and ap- 

 propriate celebration is anticipated. Ex- 

 hibits will be welcome and this early 

 notice should give ample time to prepare 

 them. 



Mackintosh, the well known Broadway 

 retailer, is in bankruptcy. The liabili- 

 ties are $8,000 and the assets $5,000. 

 The business will be continued by Mrs. 



Mackintosh, James Meehan, manager. 

 Mr. Mackintosh is ill in a sanitarium. 

 J. Austin Shaw. 



BOSTON, 



The Christmas Market. 



While it cannot be said that Christmas 

 trade once more broke all records, busi- 

 ness was satisfactory, much better than 

 could have been expected, and both 

 wholesalers, growers and retailers seem 

 well satisfied with business transacted, 

 and it was only to be expected that there 

 would be considerable stock unsold on 

 Christmas eve. The quantity was less, 

 however, than seemed probable early in 

 the day. Some retailers state that their 

 business was better than a year ago, one 

 claiming that he did fifty per cent more. 



The demand for good flowering plants 

 was excellent. Azaleas were not in 

 heavy supply except in the case of the 

 bright little Hexe, or Firefly, as it is 

 locally known, as it sold well. Lor- 

 raine begonias were abundant. Many of 

 the plants were quite poor and were left 

 over, but good stock cleaned out well. 

 Poinsettias seemed to be overdone, many 

 of the plants being almost minus foliage. 

 Berried hollies, ardisias, solanums and 

 well fruited Otaheite oranges took well. 

 Cyclamens found a good sale and there 

 was a fair call for pans of bulbouj 

 stock. Nephrolepis ferns had a good 

 call and fern dishes sold well. 



Some special Beauties got up to the 

 dollar mark, but the demand for this 

 rose did not equal that of former years. 

 On the other hand, Bichmond and Lib- 

 erty sold splendidly, the best making 

 $50 per hundred. Killarney was also 

 popular, some making $4 per do^^, at 

 which price a number of Chatenay^ride 

 and Maid changed hands. Boses were 

 not overabundant and sold quite satis- 

 factorily. There was a tremendous out- 

 put of carnations, in spite of talk about 



