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AUGUST 19, 1909. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



49 



(Jhamber of Commerce, through whom the 

 site was secured, also constructed the 

 iiecesiary buildings, provided water for 

 irrigation, and also furnished other nec- 

 .'ssary equipment. 



The department now has three experi- 

 enced men in charge of this garden, car- 

 rying on tests in the growing of various 

 bulbs. Good stocks of the bulbs have 

 been secured from Holland and planting 

 was started last fall. Tests will be con- 

 ducted so as to show the best methods 

 of cultivating and manuring, the best 

 soil conditions for each class of bulbs, 

 etc. Careful records will be kept of the- 

 operations, so that when definite results 

 iiave been secured, publications may be 

 prepared and issued for the information 

 i)f persons desiring to take up the work 

 of propagating bulbs to supply the trade. 



It will be well understood, of course, 

 by the members of this society that time 

 is an important element in work of this 

 nature, and premature reports are to be 

 avoided. It is probably sufficient to say 

 that the department recognizes the im- 

 portance of developing the bulb indus- 

 try in the United States and is putting 

 forth its beat efforts to this end. With 

 the improvement of transportation facili- 

 ties which are likely to come within the 

 next few years, and with the gradual ad- 

 justment and settlement of agricultural 

 and horticultural practices through the 

 northwestern section of the country, it is 

 believed that more interest will be taken 

 in intensive crops, such as bulb and seed 

 growing. The latent possibilities for the 

 development of industries of this nature 

 are present and as soon as it is demon- 

 strated that the work is practicable and 

 profitable, men with sufficient capital to 

 inaugurate it will not be wanting. 



NEIFYOEK. 



TheMas^et 



LADIES' BOWUNG. 



There was an unusually large attend- 

 ance of ladies at the bowling at Heidel- 

 berg, in Kentucky, "Wednesday afternoon, 

 August 18. The high score prize, the 

 Reinberg cup, was won by Mrs. Geo. 

 Shaffer, Washington, who defeated Chi- 

 cago's champion, Mrs. McKellar, by vir- 

 tue of rolling a game of 157. Mrs. Shaf- 

 fer also was first for most "strikes. Mrs. 

 McKellar won the Darling cup for second 

 high and the prize for the most spares. 

 There were handsome- trophies for each 

 of the ten highest in the following list: 



Player. 1st. 2d. TotiO. 



Rasmnssen, Mrs. A 68 67 12S 



Herr, Mra. A. H 86 S8 144 



SibsoD, Mrs. John 86 38 73 



Fulmer, Miss Perle 30 18 48 



Powell, Mrs. I. L 83 81 114 



Fehr, Mrs. A. G 33 37 70 



Guy, Mrs. E. W 81 65 146 



Shaffer, Mrs. Geo »6 157 252 



WIttman, Mrs. Rudolph 75 67 132 



Bauer, Mrs. F. C 70 62 132 



Blacklstone, Mrs. Z. D 56 66 122 



Gudp, Mrs. W. y 57 27 84 



Bunyard, Mrs. H. A 25 38 63 



Adrian, Mrs. G 59 61 120 



Pfelffer, Mrs. 69 81 160 



Eaberfleld, Mrs. A 81 53 134 



Pfelffer, MUs 53 68 121 



George, Mrs. B 56 51 107 



.StelKler. Miss L 62 60 122 



Garges, Mrs. A 19 52 71 



Brown, Mrs. H 57 43 100 



Schwab, Mrs. L 45 45 90 



Adrian, Miss J 43 55 98 



McKellar, Mrs. Chas 105 104 209 



Kill, Mrs. Leonard 72 89 161 



Vaughan, Mrs. Lloyd 54 42 96 



''ritchell, Mrs. C. E 81 85 166 



Wlnterson, Mrs. E. F 83 65 148 



Melnhardt, Mre. F. H 82 93 176 



Melnhardt, Miss T 67 71 138 



Vesey, Mrs. W. J 57 74 131 



Vesey, Miss 88 50 88 



><mUh. Mrs 60 39 89 



Trov, N. Y. — John Pickering has 

 leased his plant to his two sons, who will 

 carry on the business under the firm name 

 of John Pickering's Sons. 



Convention week has been dull and 

 unprofitable for a quarter of a century. 

 This year is but a recurrence of the in- 

 evitable. With the market overwhelmed 

 with asters, gladioli and Hydrangea pan- 

 iculata grandiflora, and no life whatever 

 in the trade ana almost every wholesaler 

 and grower of the cities at Cincinnati — 

 where they should be — what can you ex- 

 pect but stagnation at home? 



The asters and glads will soon be rel- 

 egated to the "has beens. " Roses are 

 fast reaching perfection. Carnations 

 begin to look natural again, and there is 

 certainly no serious scarcity of anything. 

 Dahlias are arriving and golden rod is 

 in all the retail windows. It is a time 

 for patience and mutual forbearance, an- 

 ticipatory of the good times coming. 



The Convention Special. 



The special New York Second Empire 

 convention train for Cincinnati left the 

 Grand Central at 12:40 on Monday. It 

 was a Scotch send-off, as John Donaldson 

 and John Birnie were at the station to 

 speed the New Yorkers on their way. It 

 was a wet, cool morning and ideal 

 weather for travel, almost too perfect to 

 last. The rain storm continued all day, 

 and its need and value were evident all 

 through the lovely country between New 

 York and Buffalo. 



The New York Florists' Club, as usual, 

 provided substantial comfort in fruit 

 and liquid refreshments and the ladies 

 especially were well cared for. Two Pull- 

 mans were crowded with the happy 

 throng, and the greatest harmony pre- 

 vailed. Innocent games, learned discus- 

 sions, Rochester and Montreal electioneer- 

 ing, planning for the great flower show 

 at Boston in 1911 and prophesying as to 

 the winners in the contests for president 

 and secretary kept everybody wide awake 

 until the "wee sma' hours." 



Captain Berry has a good team ready 

 for the bowling tournament, including 

 Messrs. O'Mara, Roehrs, Witaon, Manda 

 and himself, with Traendly and Young 

 in req^rve. J 



At Utica Mr. Robinson, the Canuck 

 from Montreal, boarded the train and 

 talked the crowd blind in behalf of the 

 city on the mountain, getting in his fine 

 work ahead of Charlie Vick and his oc- 

 tette of boomers at Rochester. 



Patrick O'Mara joined the train at 

 Syracuse, near which he and Miss 

 O'Mara have been holidaying. Arriving 

 at Rochester at 9 p. m., the big delega- 

 tion boarded the special and a large 

 crowd of florists and nurserymen were 

 on hand to emphasize the desire of the 

 Flower City for the next convention. 



We are rather proud of our loyalty in 

 the east and hope Cincinnati was satis- 

 fied with our quality and numbers. We 

 had just half as many as we hoped for 

 and fewer ladies than expected, but it's 

 a long way between cities, and next year 

 at Rochester we will try to make it 200. 



Various Notes. 



Miss Mona Smedley, bookkeeper for 

 J. K. Allen, is back from her holiday at 

 Ocean Grove. 



Miss Levitt, of A. J. Guttman's, is in 

 the Catskills. 



Russin & Hanfling are receiving their 

 European importations. 



W. E. Marshall has been recuperating 

 in the company's yacht on Great South 



Bay, and has a fund of fish storiee on 

 tap. Mr. Wheeler, of the firm, is en- 

 joying a sea voyage and will visit his old 

 home in England. 



Mrs. Sigmund (Jeller and family are 

 in the mountains. Mr. Geller's purchases 

 in Europe this year are arriving and are 

 far in excess of any year in his busi- 

 ness career. 



A. L. Young has completed his jury 

 duties and is enjoying his week-ends with 

 his folks in the country. 



Kessler Bros, have a fine stock of ferns 

 and palms at their greenhouses in Jersey. 



Harry Crawbuck, of Brooklyn, is send- 

 ing fine asters to the market from his 

 nursery at Summit, N. J. 



W, H. Kuebler now has a supply 

 branch with the cut flower business. 



Monday evening, September 13, the 

 first fall meeting of the New York Flo- 

 rists' Club will be held in the rooms of 

 the society, Grand Opera House build- 

 ing, West Twenty-third street. 



Anton Schultheis and family have been 

 summering at Far Rockaway. Miss 

 Schultheis is in New Hampshire and 

 three of his sons are cruising in their 

 own yacht up the Sound. 



A. J. Guttman, the wholesale florist, 

 is too busy again this year to attend 

 the convention. Mr. Kemper, his part- 

 ner, and Miss Guttman joined the New 

 York special train at Buffalo. 



Mrs. Charles Millang and daughter are 

 summering at White Lake until October. 

 Charles is busy preparing for a big violet 

 season, and has sold the lease of his 

 branch store on Sixth avenue for a 

 $1,000 profit. His new store, in the 

 Coogan building, on the ground floor, is 

 now complete. 



Because of illness in his family, the 

 veteran J. K. Allen was unable to enjoy 

 the convention as he had planned. 

 George, his son, has returned from his 

 three weeks' outing with his family in 

 the Catskills. Nick Schreiner "has been 

 added to the force of salesmen. 



A. L. Young has had a progressive 

 year, and his enterprises seem to all have 

 the microbe of success. 



August Millang has added a thirteen - 

 acre tract to his possessions over on Long 

 Island, with growing ambitions added 

 to his wholesale and retail stores. 



B. Rosens, the supply man, is making 

 his annual western trip and expected to 

 meet his customers at Cincinnati. 



Mr. Blake has returned from Roches- 

 ter, where he had a month of rest with 

 his family, and Mr. Bonnet, of the same 

 house, is now away in bis yawl for a 

 month of fishing. 



Jonathan Nash is with his wife for a 

 month's stay in the Adirondacks. 



Joseph Levy is home from the moun- 

 tains, and John Seligman has been on 

 the sick list here. 



James McManus predicts the greatest 

 orchid season ever known in quantity, 

 variety and popularity. Headquarters 

 always for the best things, he is adding 

 roses this year to his repertoire. 



Kessler Bros., the plantsmen, have a 

 grand stock of ferns and palms at their 

 greenhouses in Jersey ready for the Sep- 

 tember retail trade. 



John Krai, of Moore, Hentz & Nash, 

 has been yachting in his own boat for 

 three weeks on the Hudson. 



Manager Crawbuck, of Brooklyn, says 

 business now shows progress every week 

 and the outlook is for a quarter million 

 year in 1910. 



Mr. Reed, of Reed & Keller, was la 

 Cincinnati with his greatest exhibit, 



