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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



July 9, 1908. 



have been making a big growth and are 

 generally in as good a condition as can 

 be desired. The number planted seems 

 to be the same as last year. One of the 

 largest growers around the city, J. Du- 

 bois, has 25,000 planted outside. He 

 grows different kinds; not so many Rob- 

 inson as other florists. Between land 

 speculation and a fair business in plants 

 and flowers, he seems to be well satisfied 

 and will soon build several new houses. 

 An establishment of this kind, opposite 

 the Carrolton cemetery, has been needed 

 for some time, and no doubt J. Dubois is 

 in the right place. 



A. Alost says he is not done making 

 chrysanthemum cuttings. 



Joseph A. Schindler Seed Co. reports 

 a splendid business in cut flowers and 

 designs. M. M. L. 



DETROIT. 



The Market 



Summer is upon us and so is the quiet 

 season. Vacations are about the chief 

 topic of interest at the stores, while busi- 

 ness seems to be practically at a stand- 

 still. 



A general summing up of the whole 

 season puts most of the florists some- 

 what ahead of last year, in spite of the 

 strenuous times which we hear so much 

 about. This fact alone should cause us 

 all to wear a smile, as the most of the 

 business houses about town cannot show 

 an increase; in fact, many of them 

 ran far behind in this year's receipts. 

 It is harder than ever to collect any- 

 thing on old, slow accounts. Still, the 

 people who have always been in the habit 

 of settling promptly are as good as ever. 



There is not much good stock on the 

 market. About the best flowers at pres- 

 ent are sweet peas. Carnations are weak 

 of stem and so small that a cent would 

 look large in comparison. 



Roses come in pretty well open. This 

 is especially true of La Detroit. 



There was an exceptionally good de- 

 mand for valley during the last week, 

 for several weddings. Orchids also play- 

 ed quite an important part in the pro- 

 ceedings. 



Qttb Meeting. 



Considering the warm weather and all 

 the cool spots along the river front, the 

 club's last meeting, on the evening of 

 July 1, was well attended. More inter- 

 est seems to have been shown in the 

 club's welfare than for some time. 



C. H. Maynard suggested that the club 

 adopt some button, to be worn by the 

 members on their outings and all impor- 

 tant occasions. A committee, consisting 

 of R. Rahaley, Albert Pochelon and Wal- 

 ter Taepke, was appointed to submit 

 several suitable designs at the next meet- 

 ing. 



Mr. Bloy started the question of get- 

 ting higher prices for plants, particu- 

 larly geraniums. He cited the case of 

 Scott, in Buffalo, who disposed of some- 

 thing like 35,000 geraniums at $1.50 per 

 dozen, or $8 per hundred. 



D. S. Kimball called the attention of 

 the club to the rapid increase of the va- 

 rious tree pests in this city. Caterpil- 

 lars, especially, are causing much dam- 

 age. This is becoming a serious prob- 

 lem, especially when, after the extra 

 efforts of the park oflBcials, the pests are 

 worse than ever. 



Ex-President Dilger was appointed by 

 the chair to look up a suitable date for 

 the club 's annual outing. This is to take 

 place sometime in the latter part of July 



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or first part of August, at Bois Blanc 

 Island. 



Peter Bush, a son of Louis Rush, was 

 elected a member of the club. 



Cigars were sent by H. V. Pearce, of 

 the Detroit Cut Flower Supply House, 

 who recently joined the benedicts, and 

 every one smoked to their health. 



The next meeting will be a red-hot 

 one, not only in point of the weather, 

 but in other respects. It has been de- 

 cided that a good house-cleaning is nec- 

 essary and summer is the time to do it. 

 A goodly number of the members who 

 are far behind in their dues will be 

 asked to settle up, and those not doing 

 so will be dropped from the club mem- 

 bership list, as per the by-laws. Con- 

 vention plans are also to be discussed, so 

 all should be on hand. 



Variotts Notes. 

 Miss Gentlemen, the hustling manager 



of Leadley's store, is in the east on her 

 vacation. 



Detroit will have an unusually large 

 delegation at Niagara Falls next August, 

 judging from the enthusiasm now shown. 



Alfred Roegner is sending in some fine 

 peas. 



Albert Stahelin, of Redford, met with 

 an accident on the boulevard in Detroit,, 

 Thursday, July 2. His buggy was run 

 into by an auto and the occupants thrown 

 out. H. S. 



Mystic, Conn. — J. Henry Schaffer,. 

 who started a greenhouse business here 

 one year ago, has met with good success 

 and is now building an addition, 21x50 

 feet. 



Watertown, Mass. — J. Winthrop 

 Stone will build a large greenhouse on 

 land owned by him at the junction of 

 Grove and Arlington streets. The build- 

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