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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



July 22, 1«0». 



with all other flowers, but where suitable 

 colors are grown and the plants are 

 mulched, occasionally watered and seed 

 pods carefully removed, they will bloom 

 for a long time yet. It is, indeed, sur- 

 prising to see what superb peas can be 

 grown in light, sandy soil if only wate'* 

 and mulch are provided. They equal 

 blooms produced on heavy soil. Only a 

 few colors take well in the markets. Sep- 

 arate shades will sell, but mixtures axe 

 not wanted. Take note of desirable va- 

 rieties seen and plan to grow them an- 

 other season. 



SOUTHERN SOCIETY DISBANDS. 



Necessary Support Was Lacking. 



The Southern Florists ' Association was 

 disbanded at the annual meeting held 

 July 15 in the clubhouse at Milneburg, 

 La., over the wind-swept waters of Lake 

 Pontchartrain. The end came after a 

 long and determined fight to stimulate 

 interest among florists of the south and 

 bring about a hearty cooperation in all 

 things pertaining to horticulture. A num- 

 ber of members of the association joined 

 the ranks of the New Orleans Horticul- 

 tural Society, giving it more strength and 

 fresh impetus. 



The association was organized a little 

 more than four years ago, and for a long 

 time the florists of the south took an 

 active interest in its affairs. Its discus- 

 sions of horticultural subjects at its an- 

 nual sessions were of great interest to 

 florists of the south and the north as well. 

 In the last two years interest was found 

 lacking, though everything was done to 

 bring the members together. It was 

 found that many of the members couiu 

 not attend the sessions, and they devoted 

 little time to getting in touch with each 

 other. 



From the failure of the Florists' As- 

 sociation the ]Siew Orleans Horticultural 

 Society gains strength. The meetings of 

 the Southern Florists and the Horticul- 

 tural Society were held .at the same time 

 and place. Following the meetings the 

 members of both organizations enjoyed a 

 sumptuous dinner at Moreau 's restaurant. 



The session of the Florists ' Associa- 

 tion was devoted mostly to a discussion 

 of condition. The members realized that 

 it was a matter of impossibility to keep 

 the association together without the as- 

 sistance of its members. The secretary 

 said that there was only one member, out- 

 side of New Orleans, who took an interest 

 in the society. It was decided to disband, 

 without taking any further steps at re- 

 suscitation. 



The session of the Horticultural So- 

 ciety was fraught with interest. The 

 principal event was the election of ofl5- 

 cers to serve during the coming year. 

 The following officers were elected: A. 

 Alost, president; Herman Doescher, vice- 

 president; C. E. Panter, secretary, and 

 John Eblen, treasurer. Eichard Eichling, 

 one of the popular members of the so- 

 ciety, was nominated for the vice-presi- 

 dency, but he declined, and retired in 

 favor of Mr. Doescher. Secretary Pan- 

 ter, who was reelected, will enter upon 

 his sixth term. He has done a great 

 deal in the interest of the association, 

 and the members are wideawake to his 

 value as an officer. He has served in the 

 capacity of treasurer for twenty-six years. 



After the meeting adjourned the mem- 

 bers marched to Moreau 's restaurant, 

 near the end of the long pier, where a 

 sumptuous fish dinner was awaiting them. 

 The dinner was a thoroughly enjoyable 

 affair. The spirit of conviviality predom- 



inated. There were bright speeches by 

 the retiring officers and some of the in- 

 vited guests. The officers elected at the 

 meeting were also heard from. There 

 were other short talks and stories by Ed 

 Baker, J. A. Newsham, Eichard Stockier, 

 C. W. Eichling, Charles Eble, H.- Pap- 

 worth. On behalf of the retiring officers, 

 H. Sherman made a brief address. 



The outing was one of the moat sue- 

 cessful ever given by the society, and the 

 members were loud in their praises of th« 

 gentlemen of the committee who worked 

 so hard and faithfully to make it a suc- 

 cess. The committee was composed of 

 Messrs. C. E. Panter, chairman; Heury 

 Cook and Paul Abele. The floral decora- 

 tions were furnished by Eichard Eiehliag. 



Fremont, Neb.' — A florist, C. H. Green, 

 is president of the Nebraska State Hor- 

 ticultural Society, in session this week at 

 Beatrice. 



WoBURN, Mass. — John Newman, on 

 Willow street, Cummingsville, is erecting 

 another greenhouse, 500 feet long. This 

 makes five houses in all. 



EuTLAND, Vt. — p. F. Potter, manager 

 of the floral department at the Abraham 

 Drug . Co., is spending a three weeks ' 

 vacation at Cedar Beach, Lake Cham- 

 plain. 



Newport, E. I. — At the meeting July 

 13, James Eobertson, president of the 

 Newport Horticultural Society, exhibited 

 the Lyon rose, the first time it had been 

 seen by most of the members. 



Colfax, Ia. — W. H. Drake, formerly 

 in business at Kenosha, Wis., is now in 

 charge of floriculture at the new Hotel 

 Colfax here, where greenhouses cover- 

 ing about 16,000 feet are to be built this 

 season. 



Lansing, Mich. — The Maplewood Vio- 

 let and Nursery Co. has closed out its 

 nursery department. The firm will here- 

 after do business as the Maplewood Vio- 

 let Co. at the same place, corner of Wash- 

 ington and Mount Hope avenues. 



Greensboro, N. C. — Edward Duffy, for 

 a number of years florist for Caesar Cone, 

 has taken a position with W. C. Porter & 

 Co., florists, Cedar street extension. How- 

 ard Gardner, proprietor of the Summit 

 Avenue Greenhouses, is improving his 

 place by adding a house 27x60. 



Chicago, III. — At a recent meeting of 

 the Federation of Labor delegates of the 

 Florists' and Gardeners' Union asked 

 that the board of directors of one of 

 the amusement parks of the city be 

 placed on the unfair Ust because of the 

 employment of a nonunion florist. The 

 Federation refused the request. 



Waterbury, Conn. — Frank Floto, of 

 Saxe & Floto, has recently had in his care 

 a little girl, 5 years old, who was brought 

 from the Philippines after being aban- 

 doned by her father, an American soldier 

 in the islands. Mr. Floto took measures 

 to adopt the child, but it seemed possible 

 that certain legal obstacles might prevent 

 his doing so. 



Marquette, Mich. — The Sorensen 

 Greenhouses, until recently known as 

 the Stafford Greenhouses, have moved 

 their downtown store from the Mack 

 block into the structure known as the 

 Donckers building. This building has 

 been thoroughly renovated and repaint- 

 ed, and the new store will be one of the 

 most attractive and convenient flower 

 salesrooms in the upper peninsula. 



Concord, N. H. — E. G. Blagrave, 

 grower for G. J. Benedict, is enjoying a 

 vacation in England. 



Lincoln, Neb. — L. C. Chapim is a 

 member of the committee on legislation 

 of the Nebraska State Horticultural So 

 ciety. 



EocKFORD, III. — George Moncur, for 

 some time employed with J. J. Soper, is 

 planning for a three months' racation in 

 Scotland in the near future. 



Chattanooga, Tenn. — John Karstcu 

 says that for the central south there is 

 no better rose than Golden Gate ; he finds 

 it his most profitable variety under glass. 



Portland, Me. — A firm of florists has 

 been incorporated here under the name 

 of Dyer 's, with a capital stock of $5,000. 

 The officers are: President, Henry G. 

 Beyer, Jr.; treasurer, Albert W. Dyer. 



WooDRiDGE, N. J. — Madsen & Christen- 

 sen, who have four houses devoted to gar- 

 denias and wallflowers for eut flowers, 

 and daisies, both for cutting and for sale 

 in pots, are erecting another large house. 



Allegan, Mich. — George Conklin has 

 moved his Grandville greenhouses to this 

 place and will re-erect them on the prop 

 erty of Conklin & Hudson, on Ely street. 

 Mr. Hudson's family have also arrived 

 here. 



Beatrice, Neb. — The Dole Floral Co. 

 will soon begin the erection of a two- 

 story store and office building, one room 

 of which, at 518 Ella street, will be used 

 by themselves as a plant and cut flower 

 store. 



New Orleans, La. — Trade her© is de 

 cidedly quiet, but there are so few good 

 flowers that the stores have to draw on 

 northern markets for the material witli 

 which to satisfy the few remaining cus 

 tomers. 



Albany, N. Y. — The Albany Florists 

 Club has set out to give a first-elas^ 

 flower show in November. The commit 

 tee in charge is working hard. Its offi 

 cers are Fred A. Danker, chairman; Loui 

 Menand, treasurer; Alfred D. Wemple 

 secretary. 



Cleveland, O. — The incorporators o*. 

 the Jones-Eussell Co., which is about t(: 

 open a new retail store, are Harry B 

 Jones, A. E. Feikert, Charles E. Bussell 

 Obed C. Billman and George H. Billman 

 The capital, as stated in the Eeview oi 

 July 8, will be $5,000. 



MoLiNE, III. — The annual picnic of thr 

 Tri-City Florists' Club was held at Wal 

 nut Grove, near this city, July 15. The 

 committee in charge, consisting of A. An 

 derson, Henry Gaethje and Henry G. 

 Pauli, had made thorough arrangements 

 for the entertainment of the company. 



