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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Mat 20, 1909. 



and day and night the good work of 

 necessity goes on. All agree it has been 

 a phenomenally successful season. Nur- 

 serymen are still shipping as vigorously 

 as weeks ago, and it will be June before 

 the weary will have rest. 



Charles Millang opened his new store 

 in the Coogan building May 17. He has 

 a five years' lease of it, and it is on the 

 ground floor, where he says he catches 

 them going and coming. 



A. Herrmann is off for his annual 

 visit to Germany, and the selection of 

 supply novelties, as usual, after what he 

 calls his largest year. 



The Eetail Association will have a 

 banquet in June. The Greek Florists' 

 Association will participate. Doubtless 

 the wholesalers' combination will be cor- 

 dially invited, and harmony will be on 

 tap, as it should be always. 



Lulu Allen, daughter of J. K. Allen, 

 will be married this week to Edward 

 Morgan, of Kearney, N. J. 



The fern supply is almost exhausted. 

 It was difficult Monday to find sufficient 

 for current needs. 



The wholesale district has formed a 

 baseball club composed of the athletic 

 employees of the cut flower merchants. 

 The retailers have also a club that has 

 challenged the wholesalers and a $25 

 trophy will be the reward to the victors. 

 The day and place of the contest will be 

 announced next week. 



Alex. McConnell has a fine exhibit of 

 hardy azaleas, Japanese maples and ever- 

 greens in tubs in front of his Arcade 

 store, the product of his nurseries at New 

 Eochelle. He reports a heavy landscape 

 trade, far above other seasons to date. 



Charles Thorley's house of flowers is 

 already in the hands of the builders and 

 will open October 1. His present quar- 

 ters on Fifth avenue have a "To let" 

 sign in the window. 



In one of Thomas Young's windows on 

 Fifth avenue is a miniature Japanese 

 garden, with river, mountain, bridge and 

 gold fish effects that are suggestive of 

 the Island Kingdom. It draws the crowd 

 and is an attractive conception. 



M. A. Bowe sent, May 18, a big floral 

 steamer to the Hamburg-American line 

 and several baskets as a farewell to Anna 

 Held, the actress, and seven bouquets to 

 be delivered from the ship's refrigerator 

 one each morning of the voyage. Mr. 

 Bowe had also the unique Rococo decora- 

 tion for the Merchants' Association at 

 the unveiling of the bronze tablet in 

 honor of its founder, with laurel wreaths 

 and columns and Japanese cherry and 

 apple blossoms. 



Joseph yoecke, manager at the Cut 

 Flower Exchange for W. H. Siebrecht, 

 of Astoria, is ill with pneumonia. 



The Bowling Club held its final Mon- 

 day session on the evening of May 17, 

 and owing to the lack of general interest 

 and the small attendance, has about con- 

 cluded to disband and make a new start, 

 commencing Friday evening, May 28. All 

 members of the Florists' Club, who de- 

 sire to continue the organization, are re- 

 quested to be at Thumm's alleys. The 

 eight who attended regularly enjoyed the 

 bowling thoroughly, and there is no good 

 reason why the Florists' Club should be 

 represented at Cincinnati by a quintette 

 of low rollers, when there is such good 

 material to select from. 



Player. 1st 2(1 M 



Matida UW 2(X; 198 



Berry 164 149 146 



Scott 119 176 103 



Kaulkii.'i- 12-> 170 142 



Shaw 156 120 112 



J. Austin Shaw, 



Stocks, Jasmines, Snapdragons, Iris, Lilies, 

 Sweet Peas, Valley, Tulips, etc. A good supply 

 of Plumosus, Sprengeri and Smilax. 



FANCY FERNS, EXTRA FINE. Can take care of all 

 orders with good stock. 



TULIPS will be extra heavy with us and we can give you 

 A No. 1 stock at prices that will surprise you. 



We will have a full supply in all lines. Send in your orders, 

 we will take care of them at lowest market prices. 



AU Plion* and Tel. 

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Decoration Day Price List 



Carnations, in full crop $3.00 per 100 



Stocks, double white 2.00 



Sweet Peas 50c, 75c, l.« 



Peonies 4 00 



Iris, common ..12.00 per 100 



Iris, fancy 5.00 



Ferns, Spreneerl. Plumosue and Lpucothoe. 

 Place Your Order Sarly 



WM. MURPHY, Wholesale Florist 



L. D. Phone, M-980 



Sll Main St.. CINCINNATI, OHIO 



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ST. LOUIS. 



The Market 



Conditions of the market last week 

 showed little improvement over the week 

 previous. All of the wholesalers say that 

 the demand was light, and all have been 

 loaded down with everything in season, 

 but especially with roses. Good stock of 

 Bride and Maid sold as low as $10 per 

 thousand; others, such as Eichmond, 

 Ivory, Killarney and Carnot; commanded 

 a little higher price, but these, too, are 

 in oversupply. 



White carnations, for once this season, 

 have been more than the demand called 

 for, with colored stock not so plentiful. 

 Extra fancies did not sell for more than 

 2 cents. Sweet peas have been a glut, 

 light shades in the fancy grade selling 

 well. Outdoor bulbous stock is less 

 abundant. 



Peonies are selling well at $3 per hun- 

 dred. Outdoor valley is hurting the sale 

 of forced valley. Orders for Memorial 

 day are being booked now. There is a 

 good call for bedding plants, which 

 promises well for this and next week. 



Club Meeting. 



The Florists' Club held its regular 

 monthly meeting Thursday afternoon, 

 May 13, in Bowman 'a hall. Owing to 

 the busy planting season, many were 

 kept away, as all have plenty of work to 

 do in this line. The fact that it was the 



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thirteenth day of the month and thirteen 

 were present did not have any effect on 

 the members. 



President Young opened the meeting 

 at 3 o'clock. Chairman Ostertag, of the 

 trustees, reported that they would report 

 on the meeting hall at the next regular 

 meeting. The trustees were instructed 

 to make all arrangements for the club's 



