AUGUST 19, 1909. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



49 



liamber of (.'ominerce, through whom the 

 ito was soc'urod, also constructed the 

 ici-casary buililiii;fs, provided water for 

 rri}:;atiou, antl also furnisliod otlier noc- 

 ■<sary 0(iuipmeut. 



Tlie dcpartinoiit now lias tliiec experi- 

 iiccd men in cliarf^e of tliis garden, car- 

 ving on tests in the growing of various 

 "nibs. (iood stoeiis of tiic bulbs have 

 KHMi secured from Holland and ])lanting 

 \as started last fall. Tests will be con- 

 iiicted so as to show the best methods 

 • 1' cultivating and manuring, the iiest 

 oil londitions for each class of bulbs, 

 tc. (.'areful records will be kept of th<' 

 ■ perations, so that when definite results 

 iMve been secured, jmblieations may be 

 .K'pareil and issued for the information 

 .f' persons desiring to take up the work 

 .r [iropagating bulbs to supply the trade. 



It will be well understood, of course, 

 .y the members of this society that time 

 s an important element in work of this 

 latnre, and premature ref)orts are to be 

 ivoided. It is probably sufficient to say 

 •hat the department recognizes the im- 

 jiortance of developing the bulb indus- 

 •ry in the United States and is putting 

 t'orth its best efforts to this end. With 

 'he improvement of transportation facili- 

 ties which are likely to come within the 

 •lext few years, and with the gradual ad 

 lustment and settlement of agricultural 

 ind horticultural practices through the 

 Kirlh western section of the country, it is 

 liilirved that more interest will be taken 

 Ml intensive crops, such as bulb and seed 

 growing. The latent possibilities for the 

 levclopment of industries of this nature 

 ire present and as soon as it is demon- 

 strated that the work is jjracticable and 

 profitable, men with sutlicient capital to 

 Miaugurate it will not be wanting. 



NEV YORK. 



LADIES' BOWLING. 



ThiTt was an unusually largi- attend 

 nice of ladies at the Ixjwling at Heidel- 

 iierg, in J\entncky, Wednesday afternoon, 

 \ugnst 18. The high score ])rize, the 

 Kt-irdierg cup, Avas won by Airs. Geo. 

 Shatfer, Washington, who defeated Chi- 

 •ago 's (•ham])ion, Mrs. AIcKellar, l)y vir- 

 tue of rolling a game of 1.17. .Mrs. Siiaf- 

 iVr ;ilso was lirsl for most strikes. .Mrs. 

 MiKellar won tlu^ Darling cup for second 

 'ligh and the jirize for the most spares, 

 riiere were hand.somo trophies for each 

 "f the ten highest in the following list: 



IMayer. 1st. 2d. Total. 



Uasmussen, Mrs. A 68 57 125 



llcrr. Mrs. A. M 86 .58 144 



■<il)SMii, Mrs. Jolm 3,"> Its 73 



I'ulnuT, Ml.ss I'crlr .'{(t IS 48 



l'n«.-ll. Mrs. I. I :!;{ SI 114 



I'l'lir, .Mrs. A. i; ."!:! .(7 70 



'■n\. Mrs. F. W si i,:, Ml! 



<li:in.-r. Mrs. i;r i H.'. l.".T J.M.' 



WiiiiiKUi. Mrs. Ku.ImIi h 7.". .".7 l."^ 



I'.aiiiT. Mrs. 1'. (■ 7ii (ji; i:;i.' 



l'.l:Mkislip|ir. .Mrs. /.. II .".i; till 122 



•■M(|.-. Mrs. \V. K ,-|7 ■_'7 St 



llmiViinl, .Mrs. II. A 2.'. :w «:! 



Vilri.in, Mrs. (1 ."ili 61 12o 



I'f.ilT.'r. .Mrs tl'.i Sl l.'iO 



i:il" rli.ld. Mrs. .\ SI :,-.'. ^^M 



I'icifi.-r \ii.ss .->:; c.s 121 



•••-■ri;. Mrs l; .-,c, M l<i7 



Sl, i^|,.r \|i.. I CL' tlo ^■2^2 



:;ui:.s. Mis. A ];. :,'2 71 



l'i'.x\ IK Mr- II .-.T v.: IftO 



s. Imnl. Mis. I I.'. 1.". '.hi 



\'lrl;in, M,ss ,| .):; .-,.-, -.is 



U,K<-I1,M. Mi> « liMs 111.". 1111 20'.l 



'\in. Mis. I,.i,|i:ii,| 72 s!> 161 



^ :in-li!iii. Mrs. II^mI .Vt 42 90 



■ liO lii'Il. Mrs. ( i: SI s.-, 166 



^\ iiii.'iM.ii. Mis, i; |- s:: <•„-, us 



M.iiil,..|,,|t Ml- |- II ,vj ;,;; 175 



^U'lnliiinli. Miss r CT 71 l.-js 



\>«<-.v. Mrs. W. .1 .-i7 74 \M 



^ > sf.y Miss .'iS .".O SS 



~^'iiiili Mrs .-Ill .•!!i S'J 



liius. .\. \. .lolm Pirki'iiiig has 

 I'^i'sod Ills jihint to his two sous, who will 

 ■■'ur\ on the busiiii'ss under thi- linn iiiiiiif 

 't .lolm I'ii-kcriiii' 's Si^iis. 



The Market 



(Convention week has been dull and 

 unjirofitable for a quarter of a century. 

 This year is but a recurrence of the in- 

 e\ liable. Witli the market overwhelmed 

 with asters, gladioli and Hydrangea pan- 

 iculata grandillora, and no life whatever 

 ill the trade ami 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. ' ' Koses are 

 fast reaching ))erfection. Carnations 

 begin to look natural again, and there is 

 certainly no serious S(!arcity of anything. 

 Dahlias are arriving and golden rod is 

 ill all the retail windows. It is a time 

 for patience and mutual forbearance, an- 

 ticijiatory of the good times coming. 



The Convention Special. 



The sjiecial New York Second lluipire 

 convention train for Cincinnati left the 

 (irand Central at rJ:40 on Monday. It 

 was a Scotch send-qtV, as .John Donaldson 

 and .lolin Birnie were at the station to 

 speed the New Yorkers on their way. It 

 was a wet, cool moining and ideal 

 weather for travel, almost too jierfect to 

 last. The rain storm continued all ilay, 

 and its need and valtu? were evident all 

 through the lovely country between New 

 ^'ork and Buffalo. 



The New Y^ork Florists' Clul). as usual, 

 pidvided substantial ciunfort in fruit 

 and liipiid refreshments and the ladies 

 esiiecially were well cared for. Two Pull- 

 mans were crowded with the hapjiy 

 throng, and the greatest harmony pre- 

 vailed. Innocent games, learn(>d 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 j)resident 

 and secretary kept everybody wide awake 

 until the "wee sma' hours."' 



Cajitain Berry has a good team ready 

 for the bowling tournament, including 

 Messrs. O'Mara, Koehrs, WiNori, Mauda 

 and himself, with Traendly and ^'ollllg 

 in reserve. 



At Utica Mr. Koliinson, the ' aniu-k 

 from Montreal, boarded the tr.aiii and 

 talked the crowd blind in behalf of tiie 

 city on the inoiint;iin, getting iu his line 

 Work aheail of (liarlie Vick and his >u- 

 tette of booineis at Kochester. 



Patrick O'Mara joined the train at 

 Syracuse, near which he and .Miss 



O'.Mara have 1 ii hoiiijayiiig. .\rriviiig 



at luichester at !> p. m., the big delega 

 tion boarded the s|ieci;d ;uid ;i large 

 crowd of florists ;ind nurserymen were 

 on hand to emj>iiasize the desire of the 

 I'lower City for the next convention. 



We are rather jinuid of our loyalty iu 

 the east and ho[ie ('incinnati was s.'itis- 

 fied with our iju.ality and nunibers. We 

 had just half as many as we hoped for 

 ;ind fewer ladies than exfiected, hut it's 

 .•I long way between cities, and next year 

 at Rochester we will try to riirike it 'Jon. 



Various Notes. 



Miss ^lona Smedley, bookkeeper for 

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

 Ocean Grove. 



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

 the Catskills. 



Kussin «Sc llanfling are receiving their 

 lairopean importations. 



W. K. Marshall has been recuperating 

 ill the company's yacht on Great South 



Bay, and has a fund of fish storiea on 

 tup. Mr. Wheeler, of the firm, is en 

 joying a sea voyage and will \ isit his old 

 home in England. 



Mrs. Sigmiind Gcller and family are 

 ill the mountains. Mr. Gcller 's purchases 

 ill Murope this year are ;irri\ing and are 

 far in excess of any year in his busi 

 ness career. 



A. li. ''^'oung has comideted his jury 

 duties and is enjoying his week ends witli 

 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 

 iiig fine asters to the market from his 

 nuisery at Summit, N. .1. 



\V. II. Kuebler now lias a sujiply 

 Iiiaiich with the cut flo\v(>r business. 



Monday excning, September l!'.. the 

 first fall meeting of the New Vork Flo- 

 rists' Club will he held in the rooms of 

 the society, (irand Opera House build- 

 ing, West Twenty third street. 



Anton Schultheis and family ha\e lieen 

 summering at Far Rockaway. Mi.ss 

 Schultheis is in New llaiiipsliire and 

 three of his sons are cruising in their 

 own yacht up the Sound. 



A. .1. Guttman, the wholesale florist, 

 is too busy again this year to .attend 

 the convention. .Mr. Keiii]ier, his part 

 ner, and Miss Guttman joined tiie \e\v 

 York special train at BiilValo. 



.Mrs. Charles .Millang and d;uigliter ;ne 

 siiniiiiering at White Lake until October. 

 (Charles is busy preparing for .-i big \iolel 

 season, ;ind has sold tiie lease of his 

 branch store on Sixtli a\eniie for a 

 .$l,ll(,KI profit. His new store, in the 

 ('oogan liiiilding. on the ground floor, is 

 now coiiijilete. 



Heciiiise of illness in his family, the 

 veteran .1. K. Allen was unable to enjoy 

 tli«f convention as he had planned, 

 (leorge, his son. has returned from his 

 three weeks' outing with his family in 

 tlu> ('atskills. Nick Schreiner has Ikm-ii 

 added to the force of salesmen. 



.\. f>. Young has had a [irogressixe 

 year, and his enterprises seem to all hav^ 

 the microbe of success. 



August .Millang has added a thirteen 

 .11 re tract to his possessions over on liong 

 Island, with growing ambitions added 

 to his wholesale and retail stores. 



1). Rosens, tlu' sujiidy ni:in, is making 

 his .■iniiiial western triji and ex[iected 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 his yawl for a 

 iiiiiiitli ot' fishing. 



.hiiKitlian Nash is witli iiis wit'e for a 

 iiiniitli's stay in the .Vdirmidacks. 



.loseph l,e\y is home fioiu the moun 

 t;iins. .•iiid .lolm Seligmaii i;as been on 

 tile sick list liere. 



.lames .Mc.Mniiiis predicts the greatest 

 iii'hid season ever known in i)iiantity, 

 \.iiiety ;ind popularity. I lead(|uarters 

 always for the best things, lit' is addiii:: 

 loses this year to his re|iert(dre. 



Kessler Bros., the ]'lantsnieii, iiave .i 

 grand stock ot' ferns and palms at their 

 greenhouses in .li'rsey ready for the Sej, 

 leinher retail trade. 



.lolm Kr.al, of Moore, Hentz & N'asli. 

 has been yachting in his own boat for 

 three weeks on the Hudson. 



.\l;inag(>r Crawbuck, of Brooklyn, says 

 business now shows ]>rogress every week 

 and the outlook is for ;i quarter million 

 year in litlO. 



Mr. I\e(>d, of l\(>ed \' Keller, was ii 

 Ciniiiinati \vilh his !_rreatest exhibit, 



