UiccEiiREU 24, 1908. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



17 



Group of Employees at Greenhouses of Gude Bros., Anacostia, D. C. 



DAYTON, OHIO. 



State of Trade. 



Last week tlicrc was a marked iin 

 proveiiipiit ill hiisiiu'ss, wliicli is sicaiiily 

 jiicroasiiiy wilii tlir apiniiach nt' <'lirisi 

 mas. I'liMity dt' fuiicial woik aii<l a 

 t'ow decorations may iiiiM' hccii the ilircft 

 vaiist' of tli(> iiii|H(i\oiii('iit. Tiic florists 

 all roptjrt ('Inistm.as orders ('(lining in 

 well and, as for tiic supply i>f stock. 

 <-arnatioiis could not bo better in size and 

 «'olor. and the cuts are most enconragint^-. 

 looses, as far as the crop is concerned, 

 are just tiic reverse; the dull weather 

 has alfected th.ein consideraldy, and the 

 ■sui>ply is iiundi too small for the demand. 

 Beauties also are scarce and the ))iice 

 nsked for them is hijfh, but the custom- 

 ers seem glad to get them at tiint. Xar- 

 <-lssi, l^)lnan hy.acdiiths and valley are 

 ]ilentifiil. anil there is good sale for 

 {hem. Giganteum and callas are also sell- 

 ing well, i'oinsettias and azaleas, with 

 other Cliristmas plants. ;ire all hold- 

 ing their own. as usual. 



Various Notet. 



The new ()flic(> ami packing room of tiie 

 Miami Floral ( 'o. Axas completed in time 

 for the rush of shijMnent nf < 'hiistmas 

 orders. 'I'hi' cellar under this idom is 

 twelve feet deep and sixty feet long. 

 They are cutting a line cmp ef cama 

 liims. A iH'w steel tank, with capacity of 

 Ki.OKO gallons, has just been completed. 

 \\itli a tower thirty (i\e feet higli. The 

 t.'ink was made and erected by the <ira\er 

 Tank (o., liaimiKuid. liid. 



Our tlorists have all taken a s|i<'cial 

 jnide in the apiHaiance of their retail 

 establishments iliis seasim and in must 

 enses Christm.as dec(u;itions are elal)orate. 

 II. II. l\itter. in the .\lg(ini|nin liotcd, has 

 his store decor.ated with an ;il)undaii<-e 

 x)f holly, lopiiig and Chiustinas bells, 

 wliile red incandescent Hghf^ here and 

 tliiM'e add to the beauty of tne display. 

 \V. (;. :\lattiiews' store, in the l^liillii)s 

 Ibiiise, is jirofiisely decorated with poin- 

 setlias !in<l < 'hiistmas greens. He also 

 has .a large display of fancy hampers. 

 < '. .M. Scliaefer's stand in the Arcade 

 is artistically clecnrated to carry out the 

 wreath effect. 



The Dayl(Ui Fhiral Co. re|)orts last 

 ".veek "s biisiiiiss oiKwI. A wedding d<»cora 



tidii at the Staudai'il <'lnb is said to have 

 been iMie el' tiie largest in |)aytiin fur 

 some time. I'.esides cut fhnvers aihl 

 palms, twenty live cases dt' sdiit iierii -mi 

 la.N were used. 



The .\dvance l'"ldial < 'o. has realized 

 a good business on s]iecimen cyt'lamen 

 in the last two weeks. 



l-Ad'ything jiromised a big < hiistmas 

 trade, saiil tiie Ileiss Co. 



.Mrs. 1']. \'onng is ;uiiong those who 

 report a gdoil business last week. 



The Dayton Florists' club at its De 

 cember m(>eting made arrangiMiients for 

 a New ^'enr's banquet, to be given to its 

 members .January 11. at the Phillips 

 1 Iduse. 



.Mrs. William Kitter has returned from 

 li(M' tii]i td Chicago, and reports a pleas- 

 ant \isit. 



C. M. .lack, of Medianicsburg, ()., was 

 a visitor last week, ami George L. Hiis 

 croft, Mitli William Hagemann, New 

 ^'ork. maile his annual rounds among the 

 Davton florists. If. .\. IV 



OBITUARY. 



A. M. Yoik. 



.\. M. Noik. of llancdck. .Midi., died 

 in that city iJecemlier l(i. 



.Mr. \'oik wiis bdin in Siatfordshire. 

 laigland. February In. js.";!. He came 

 to .\meiica \vheii ln> was .about iM years 

 o.d and made his InHiie at I'ittsburg tor 

 a time. Later he mo\ed to Ohio and 

 stlldieil at <)beirin cdllege. Fldni there 

 he moved to Detroit iiinl he afterward 

 took a \eteriiiarv surgeon's course at -Mc- 

 Ciili I'nixersity. .Montreal, .\fter gradu- 

 ating he jiracticed his pinfessiim at .Mar 

 (jiiette f(jr a numlier ot' years. Failing 

 health caused him to embark in business 

 as a florist. He settled in Hancock 

 twelve years ago and built up ;ui exten- 

 sive business, with large, modern green 

 houses at b'iplev .and stor(>s in Hancock 

 and Calumet. While erecting a new boil- 

 er house last winter he ov (>i'exert(>d him 

 self and weakened his constitution to 

 su(li an (>xtent that it w;is iin|)ossible for 

 him to withstand the lavages of the ill 

 ness with which he was taken about a 

 week before his il(>atli. 



Resides his wife. .Mr. '\'ork is sur\ iv(>d 

 by four children, .\lfred W.. of Hough 

 ton; Mrs. M. .Vordcpiist. of Calumet; 



l'>eiMi;im and (irace. at lioiin'. He also 

 haves a lirother. b'ichard .M. "S'ork, of 

 h'iph'v, and iwo sister-. Miss Lliza York, 

 v\h:> m,-id<' her home with her brother at 

 Ivipley. aii<l .Miss Mary ,\iin \'ork, who 

 resides in Lngland. .Mr. N'ork was a 

 member (it' tiie Knights Templar, ^lystic 

 Shiiiie. Ii'dval .\ridi Masons, Daviil Ken- 

 dall ''diiiicil. Ivistern Star, (^nincy fjodge 

 f. i^ .\. .\l.. Hancock Lodge Knights of 

 I'yiliias. I'drtage Camp .Modern Wood- 

 men di' .\meii('a. Hancock Lodge of Elks, 

 National I'liion ami .Mistletoe Ijodge, 

 Sons (if St. (ieorge. 



Harry C. Smith. 



Harry c. Smith died of heart failure, 

 at ids lidiiie ill Medford. .Mass., December 

 .">. after an illness of two months. He 

 was .").") yeai's did. \\r was born in f'lig- 

 land aii'l sei\e(i lor til'teeii ye.ars in the 

 b'oyal Artillery, being stationed most of 

 the time at H.alifax. X. S. He removed 

 from lioston to .MiMiford three years ago 

 and h.id [iievioiisly lived in I'ar Harbor, 

 .New poll, and other placi's. I'p to the 

 iime ol' his illness he was emidoyed as 

 lloiisi and gardener for Lr\ ing F. .Morse, 

 of j-'orest street. .\ie(lfoi(l. He leaves a 



W iildW . 



A. J. Taylor. 



.Vichiliald .1. Tavlor. age^l -t.'i years, of 

 liiirlingtoii, \t.. wa< killed sooii after 

 midnight Hecember ."i. by the overturning 

 ot' a spiH'ding antimiobile. ami his two 

 companions, .\lbeit T. Ilemlerson. age 

 ■Jo. owner ot' the machine, aiel K'obert .L 



b'oss. age lill, both of I III ll i llgt oil, W iM'C 



crit ic.ady injured. 



ROOTING GERANIUM CUT TINGS. 



Krnest L, .bdinson, florist at the State 

 Hospital at I'.alnier, ?*Liss.. has been ex- 

 perimenting in the rooting of geranium 

 cuttings in each of the v.-irious ways de- 

 scribed in the recent discussion in the 

 Kkvii;\v. He reports that those put in 

 the sand in the sh;ide rootecl about ninct.v 

 per cent, while those put in s(dl were 

 pract ically .a total failure. 



I'.iKi-Ai,(i. N. y. W. F. Kasting had 

 fireproof Christm.as greens for those who 

 wanted them and made (piite ;i hit. He 

 did a big business <n < liristmas special 

 t ies of' .all kimls. 



