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The Weekly Florists* Review. 



Dbcembbr 10, 1908. 



TROUBLE WITH SPIRAEAS. ' 



I would like to know if Spiraea Glad- 

 stone $nd others are particularly cranky 

 about hard water? Both last year and 

 the year before we had fine looking 

 plants until about the time the buds were 

 well formed; in fact, some were begin- 

 ning to show color. Then the trouble 

 began. I would first note that the foliage 

 had suddenly the appearance of being 

 scalded; it was not just wilted a little, 

 but looked completely cooked. Then a 

 branch of the blossom stalk would be 

 affected and the plant would be a total 

 loss. The trouble would show all over 

 the lot in individual plants here and 

 there, but new ones would be affected 

 soon, until the entire lot was a loss. We 

 burned no tobacco at all in those houses 

 where this stock was grown, so it was 

 not heavy fumigation, and I could not 

 believe it was for lack of water. The 

 city water here is rather hard and I have 

 thought that possibly the reason lay 

 there. W. H. C. 



We do not believe that the hardness of 

 the water would make any difference in 

 your case. We have seen these spiraeas 

 watered with about every kind and never 

 noticed any injury. Tobacco smoke is 

 injurious, but, as you say you did not use 

 any, we can see no other possible cause 

 but dryness at the root. Spiraeas are 

 thirsty subjects when in full growth and 

 can hardly be overwatered. Some grow- 

 ers use a saucer under each plant after 

 the spikes are pushing, to assist in keep- 

 ing the soil moist. We can suggest no 

 other cause for your trouble than dryness 

 at the root. Another season, to make 

 more certain that your plants do not dry 

 out too much, use saucers under them, and 

 if tobacco smoke is kept away we fail to 

 see how your plants can be otherwise 

 than healthy. C. W. 



LOUISVILLE, KY. 



The Market. 



Business since Thanksgiving has been 

 fairly good. Some few mums are still to 

 be had and are bringing good prices. 

 Koses and carnations are improving 

 daily. Koses are rather plentiful and 

 are selling at $2.50 to $5 per hundred. 

 Carnations are $2 to $4 per hundred. 

 Violets are rather scarce. Stevia is com- 

 ing in and is selling well. Paper Whites 

 are rather scarce, but there will be a 

 nice lot in for Christmas. Eomans will 

 be rather scarce, as some of the growers 

 have quit handling them. There will be 

 enough blooming plants to go around. 



Various Notes. 



Nick Pontrich has his roses and carna- 

 tions in nice shape and will have a fine 

 crop for Christmas. 



Henry Lurding has secured a five year 

 contract to take care of the St. Stephen's 

 cemetery and will repair the greenhouses 

 and grow cut flowers and spring stock. 



Louis Kirch has his carnations in good 

 shape. 



Henry Fuchs' place is looking well. He 

 had a good border of late mums. 



Frank Gottwald is cutting some good 

 carnations. 



Geo. Schulz has rebuilt some of his 

 greenhouses on Goss avenue. 



J. F. Link, the Germantown florist, 

 has a nice bench of Enchantress carna- 

 tions. 



J. V. Bohrnian has a lot of poinsettias 

 in pans which will be right for Christ- 



mas. He also has. a good bench of callas. 



Wm. Walker's place is in fine shape. 

 His carnations and roses are good and 

 he has a splendid lot of cyclamens in 

 7-inch pots that will be right for Christ- 

 mas. He also has some mums he will 

 hold until Christmas, J. Nonin being the 

 variety. 



Adam Heitz has an excellent house of 

 carnations and a bench of stevia in 

 6-inch pots. 



Jacob Schulz reports business good at 

 the store. 



Mike Pontrich, who is with the Geo. 

 Wittbold Co., is in town after a trip 

 through the south and reports business 

 good. He is stopping with his father, 

 Nick Pontrich. 



The Florists' Bowling Club meets at 

 Haager's alleys Monday nights. Capt. 

 Doerr's team won two out of three from 

 Capt. Schulz's men last session. Capt. 

 Doerr was high, with 185. K. B. 



PROVIDENCE, R. L 



Trade Conditions. 



The weather conditions certainly had 

 the greenhouse men and florists of this 

 vicinity by the ears last week, when on 

 Tuesday at 1 o'clock in the afternoon 

 the temperature went up to 66 degrees, 

 officially breaking all records for sev- 

 enty-eight years, and in thirty-six hours 

 had dropped to 18 degrees. This sud- 

 den change caused considerable damage. 

 The maximum temperature was the cli- 

 max of several days of unseasonably 

 warm weather. As the result of this, 

 chrysanthemums have practically disap- 

 peared from this market. Carnations, 

 however, are coming better and in larger 

 numbers, while roses, narcissi, valley and 

 violets are also more abundant. 



Various Notes* 



The last meeting of the Bhode Island 

 Florists' and Gardeners' Club was at- 

 tended by the largest gathering in more 

 than two years, fully two-thirds of the 

 members being present. Considerable 

 routine business was transacted and re- 

 ports were rendered by the various of- 

 ficers and committees, after which the 

 officers for the ensuing year were elected, 

 as follows: President, Charles S. Mac- 

 nair; vice-president, Kobert Johnston; 

 secretary, William E. Chappell; treasurer, 

 William Hill; librarian, Eugene A. Ap- 

 pleton. Following the election there was 

 a general discussion of topics of inter- 

 est, in which much enthusiasm was mani- 

 fested. A collation was served by the 

 entertainment committee. At the next 

 meeting a committee will be appointed 

 to make the necessary arrangements for 

 the annual banquet in January. 



At the public opening of the new 

 Federal building, on Exchange place, 

 nearly every official was pleasantly re- 

 membered with numerous floral pieces. 

 In the large array nearly every one of 

 the leading florists in this vicinity was 

 represented. 



Marciano Antonio Matarazzo, of Bos- 

 ton, a florist born in Italy, and Alice 

 Ethel Amey, of Boston, came to this 

 city last Monday and, securing a mar- 

 riage license, were married here. 



John F. Wood, who recently returned 

 {torn a several months' visit to the west, 

 has taken a store at 167 Westminster 

 street, which he is having fitted up in 

 an attractive manner and will open as 

 a retail store about December 15. 



Edward Brook, of T. ' J. Johnston's, 

 had the decorations for the Eay-Pearce 



wedding at the Church of the Mediator, 

 on Tuesday evening. Palms were banked 

 around the chancel, with large clusters 

 of pink chrysanthemums in the fore- 

 ground. 



Mr. and Mrs. T. L. O'Connor are en- 

 joying a pleasure visit to New York. 



Frank L. Budlong, of J. A. Budlong 

 & Sons Co., of Cranston, is on a trip 

 through the south. He will stay several 

 weeks at Fort Myers, Lee county, Fla. 



The assignee of T. F. Keller, 147 

 Mathewson street, has sold the place to 

 O. H. Williams & Sons Co. Mr. Keller 

 proposes to start in business again on 

 Weybosset street in a short time. 



William B. Hazard is making extensive 

 improvements and alterations in the in- 

 terior of his store at 112 Westminster 

 street. 



J. Kopelman & Co. have exceeded their 

 expectations since opening their retail 

 department at 21 Washington street, op- 

 posite the city hall. This is the first 

 retail florist's store on this street. The 

 firm started about three years ago, open- 

 ing the first wholesale florist's store, 

 with stock, fixtures, furnishings and sup- 

 plies, in Providence. 



Edward Brook and Alex. Macrea have 

 purchased from the estate of T. J. Johns- 

 ton the florist's business at 167 Weybos- 

 set street. W. H. M. 



ST. LOUIS. 



The Market. 



The market last week was irregular 

 and prices went up and down, but toward 

 the close of the week stock of all kinds 

 was plentiful and the wholesalers were 

 compelled to sell at low prices in order 

 to dispose of their consignments. There 

 were plenty of extra fine carnations, 

 which brought about $2 per hundred in 

 small lots. White Perfection, Bose-pink 

 Enchantress and Nelson Fisher are 

 among the best. In roses we have an 

 abundance of Bride and Maid, also Bich- 

 mond and Killamey. American Beauty, 

 too, is quite numerous in all grades, with 

 the demand only fair. A fine lot of Cali- 

 fornia violets come in each morning and 

 are in demand. Eomans and Paper 

 Whites are coming in, but not plentifully. 

 Valley sells fairly well, also Harrisii and 

 callas. 



Wild smilax had a good run last week. 

 Some of the downtown stores are being 

 decorated with wreathing and holly and 

 good trade in this line is expected this 

 year. 



Some of the leading retailers in the 

 west end had a run of weddings, recep- 

 tions, dinners and other decorations for 

 the high-up social world. They also say 

 that the demand for orchids is growing 

 and that it is necessary for them to keep 

 them in stock daily, the same as roses 

 and carnations. 



Various Notes. 



J. Morgan Nussbaumer and his bride, 

 of San Angelo, Tex., spent part of their 

 honeymoon here last week. 



The Kelley Floral Co. will open a 

 flower store at 1805 Olive street in time 

 for the holiday trade. It was formerly 

 located at Kingshighway and Delmar 

 boulevard. 



George Waldbart furnished one of the 

 largest decorations of the season Decem- 

 ber 2, the Scudder Cupples ball at the 

 St. Louis Women's Club. Several hun- 

 dred orchids were used. The decorations 

 were grand, there being no limit of cost. 



The Ellison Floral Co. furnished the 



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