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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



JtJLY 30, 1908. 



OMAHA. 



The Market* 



Business is about the quietest we ever 

 had. Stock is poor. Some young roses 

 axe coming in and asters are getting bet- 

 ter right along. 



Florists* Picnic 



The florists of Omaha and Council 

 Bluffs held their picnic at Lake Manawa, 

 la., July 23. The fine weather brought 

 out the biggest gathering of florists and 

 their families we ever had. A well se- 

 lected program made the picnic inter- 

 esting. 



In the men's race the first prize was 

 won by Roy Wilcox and the second by 

 H. Meyer, both of Council Blufts. The 

 prizes consisted of a box of cigars for 

 each. In the ladies ' race the first prize, 

 a box of candy, was won by Miss Gret- 

 chen Swoboda. In the boys ' race the 

 first prize was won by Henry G. Hess, 

 the second by Fred Holman. 



After the races the ladies and children 

 were treated to the various entertain- 

 ments on the grounds. At 6 o 'clock over 

 ninety were seated at the pavilion, where 

 they all enjoyed a lunch and refresh- 

 ments. At 7 'clock all went across the 

 beautiful Lake Manawa, where some 

 went bathing and others danced. Some 

 of the men bowled until a late hour and 

 all seemed to have a good time, such as 

 they never had before at any picnic. 



Various Notes. 



Mr. Wood, of Providence, R. I., passed 

 through Omaha on his way to California. 



G. Swoboda and family will leave for 

 Colorado next week. 



E. Hooge left July 15 for Europe, to 

 visit his parents, whom he has not seen 

 for about twenty-two years. 



Alfalfa. 



NEW YORK. 



TheMai^et. 



Last week brought its beneficial show- 

 ers. The effect on parks and gardens 

 and florists ' outdoor stock and vegetables 

 has been magical, and with a continuance 

 of tte present seasonable weather great 

 harvests in every department of horti- 

 culture seem to be assured. Relief came 



in the nick of time. Another week of 

 drought would have wrought incalculable 

 damage. 



The business in the cut flower whole- 

 sale section is not dead, but sleeping. En- 

 terprising and optimistic memfeera of the 

 distributing department are renovating 

 and beautifying their stores, evidently 

 confident that the tide has turned and 

 the future is bright. The boom, they 

 say, should not wait for election re- 

 turns. The great harvests of the west 

 are beyond the danger point and, as one 

 far-seeing prognosticator expressed it, 

 nothing can stop the coming wave of 

 lirosperity. 



As to the present, there are plenty 

 of asters, water lilies and gladioli, and 

 all of them have already reached summer 

 prices. The creation of any general de- 

 mand for anything is out of the ques- 

 tion. The few orchids and Beauties that 

 come in perfect find quick sale. AJi 

 else are forced sales, except carnations, 

 good stock of which is not to be had 

 in quantity. Asters are rapidly improv- 

 ing in quality. The good effect of the 

 thorough rains is also seen on the gladioli 

 and sweet peas. Plenty of all kinds of 

 lilies are to be had. 



Various Notes. 



In advance of the New York and New 

 Jersey clam bake comes the celebration 

 of the Cut Flower Exchange Saturday, 

 August 1, at Witzel 's Point, where, at 

 1 p. m., there will be a shore dinner, 

 followed by games and dancing. There 

 will be a large attendance. Messrs. Gols- 

 ner, Hahn and Dort^al are the committee. 

 The grounds may be reached by trolley 

 from the Thirty-fourth street New York 

 ferry. This is the second annual outing 

 of the growers who do business in the 

 Coogan building. 



George Saltf ord 's wholesale store was 

 entered by burglars late Friday night, 

 July 24. The enterprising burglar forced 

 open an 8-inch panel at the side of 

 the store and slid through the aperture. 

 He secured all the cash and $15 worth 

 of postage stamps, and all the private 

 papers belonging to Mr. Saltford, includ- 

 ing checks, insurance papers, wills and 

 other documents of value only to himself 

 and for the recovery of which he will 

 gladly pay a reasonable reward to 

 the gentleman who appropriated them. 



Strange thing, this stealing from a whole- 

 sale florist in the summer. So short- 

 sighted. 



Clarence Saltford and wife returned 

 July 24 from their outing in tlj^e wilds of 

 New Jersey's mountains. 



Jos. Vock(a,,with W. H. Siebrecht, and 

 family returned July 25 from a two 

 weeks' holiday at Cold Spring Harbor. 



Joseph Levy and family are back from 

 a month at Luzerne, N. Y., and John 

 Seligman and wife left July 25 for Lex- 

 ington, in Sullivan county. 



Mrs. John Nash and son, Aubrey, are 

 spending three months at their old home 

 in London, England. Meantime Mr. Nash 

 follows the good old English week end 

 custom^ at Sea Cliff, L. I. 



Lewis Miller, with L, M. Noe, is back 

 from a two weeks' sojourn at the old 

 homestead in Morris county. New Jersey. 



Horace Froment's big force are hap- 

 py. James Coyle and wife will be at 

 Duncan Axilla, South Cairo, until August 

 10. George Orth has spent a month at 

 Kingston. James Maloney, bookkeeper, 

 is at Delaware Water Gap. Phil. Ditz- 

 enberger goes August 8 to Asbury Park 

 and on the same date Mr. Froment de- 

 parts for green pastures and still waters 

 in the Catskills. 



Mrs. and Miss Berger, of H. H. Berger 

 & Co., returned from their two months' 

 European trip Thursday, July 23. 



Arthur Hunt, of Langjahr's, has been 

 two weeks at Ridgefield, Conn. 



Miss Grace Miller, daughter of W. H. 

 Miller, with A. L. Young & Co., is at 

 Belmar, N. J. — ' 



Mr. Devoy, the violet grower of Pough- 

 keepsie, was a recent visitor. 



President P. H. Traendly will be at 

 Niagara Falls this week, and with ex- 

 President Kasting and others will put the 

 finishing touches on arrangements for 

 the comfort and enjoyment of the con- 

 ventionists. John Young, secretary of 

 the transportation committee, would ap- 

 preciate immediate assurance from all 

 who intend to go in the New York special 

 train at 10 a. m., Monday, August 17. 

 Write him without delay. 



The loss of L. Wertheimer & Co., 

 the Japanese importers, of 39 Barclay 

 street, by water because of the fire above 

 their store, was heavy. This firm is best 

 known to florists by its dissemination 

 of the Alpha and Angelus bells. These 



Omaha Florists' Club on Its Annual Outing. 



