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The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



MOVBMBEB 25, 1909. 



Roses — Carnations 



We have a splendid supply — ^the grade of stock that makes it possible 

 for us to meet the needs of all' classes of buyers. And 



We know the needs of the trade 



intimately through long connection with the business. It doesn't 

 matter what you want, we have it.. We have it in quantity, of the 

 quality that sells steadily, and would like a share of your orders. 



We still have a good supply of Bonnaffon 



and other Mums; also the Pompons and Singles. 



Finest Single and Double VIOLETS That Come to This Market. 



We always bill shipments at the market rate. 



Kyle & Poerster 



W. p. KTLK 



JOSEPH FOKRSTXR 



WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORISTS 



51 Wabash AVe«9 L. D. Phone Randolph 8619 CHICAGO 



Mention The Review when you wnte. 



DETROIT. 



The Market 



Last week was not quite up to the 

 standard set by the previous weeks, caus- 

 ing a piling up of all kinds of stock 

 toward the end of the week until about 

 Saturday, when business picked up again. 



The wholesale houses anticipate a good 

 week for Thanksgiving, some good orders 

 being already on file. Prices have not 

 advanced, in this city, on any flowers 

 but carnations. The continual scarcity 

 of these has necessitated a slight advance 

 in prices for Thanksgiving. 



The sale of house plants continues 

 good. Cyclamen, begonias, chrysanthe- 

 mum plants, primroses, Jeru.salem cherry 

 trees, etc., are selling nicely. 



Qub Meeting. 



A well attended meeting of the De- 

 troit Florists' Club was held Monday 

 evening, November 15. 



The subject of the evening was a dis- 

 cussion of "The Relations of the Em- 

 ployer and Employee." E. A. Scribner 

 and Frank Danzer started a lively dis- 

 cussion on the sub.iect by reading the 

 papers which were first used at a meet- 

 ing of the Minnesota State Florists' As- 

 sociation and published in the Keview 

 of October 28. 



Mr. Scribner took the aide of the em- 

 ployer and had the best of it, because 

 there were but few employees present. 

 Still, these few stirred up a lot of good 

 arguments. The most of the talk dwelt 

 upon the matter of wages. It was ad- 

 mitted that the wages received by the 

 average greenhouse man are not quite 

 equal to those received in other lines. 



But to offset this the argument was ad- 

 vanced that a florist or grower has steady 

 employment throughout the whole year, 

 and loses no pay if he is off for a day 

 or sick for a week. Neither is he docked 

 if he happens to come a half hour late 

 some morning. Then the work is not 

 such a strain on a man as is working at 

 a bench or perhaps a polishing wheel all 

 day. 



Mr. Sullivan blamed the men them- 

 selves if the sanitary conditions are not 

 up to the standard. He stated that 

 some years ago he fitted even his modest 

 place out nicely with toilet, towels, mir- 

 ror, etc. "But look at it now," said 

 he. "The men will not take the least 

 pains to keep things clean." 



Herman Knope gave some good advice 

 to both sides. Mr. Knope is foreman at 

 Breitmeyer's, and is well versed on both 

 sides of the question. He said that many 

 men are not worth what they receive. 

 He referred to the jealousy existing 

 among the men as a rule, saying that 

 some men are always complaining that 

 another is not doing his share. 



Someone suggested a general raise in 

 prices of all flowers and plants in order 

 to better the wages, but how to bring 

 about this raise was not stated. 



All other business was suspended and 

 the meeting was not adjourned until near 

 eleven o'clock, when Herman Knope 

 wound up affairs by suggesting that 

 employees be taken into the club at a 

 lower rate of dues and the name ' ' Club ' ' 

 be changed to something else. Mr. Knope 

 said that if the employees would attend 

 the meetings more and broaden their 

 knowledge, they could demand better 

 pay. 



Florists' Club Show. 



The Detroit Florists' Club held its 

 annual display Friday evening, November 

 19, at the Michigan Cut Flower Ex- 

 change, which firm has been kind enough, 

 year after year, to turn over to the club 

 their large, well-lighted basement, light, 

 water, heat and all the help gratis. 



The quality of the stock this year was 

 certainly excellent and it was not lack- 

 ing in quantity either. 



Messrs. Michael Bloy, Herman Knope, 

 Ed. Beard, Thomas Browne and Albert 

 Stahelin constitute our exhibition com- 

 mittee this year and to these gentlemen 

 must be given much of the credit for the 

 show, as they spared no efforts to make 

 it a success. All the stock was effectively 

 arranged, making a neat, businesslike 

 appearance. 



Exhibits were made as follows: 



J. F. SuIIlTan made a fine display of mums. 

 The flowers were of good size and well grown. 



Fred Mlesel & Sons showed some very fine 

 oyclamen, primroses and Begonia Glolre de Lor- 

 raine. 



Gus. Taepke filled considerable space with 

 four splendid Tases of mums. 



Beard Bros, showed some fine Whltmanl and 

 pterls ferns; also a vase of assorted moms. 



Chas. Dlstelrath was on hand with good 

 chrysanthemum plants, vases of Dr. Enguehard. 

 N'agoya and Arline, and also a vase of assorted 

 carnations. 



Theodore Damerow's vase of yellow and white 

 Eaton was one of the features of the evening. 

 This grower also showed vases of W. Jones and 

 Helen Weeks. 



August Von Boeselager again showed his 

 seedling carnation, Clara. He also showed a 

 seedling known as Marshall, the color of which 

 is like Harlowarden. Another dark seedling 

 shown by Mr. Boeselager Is known as Albert P. 



Mr. Bloy was one of the largest exhibitors. 

 He had a fine lot of cyclamen and Begonia 

 Glolre de Lorraine; primifeses, Whltmanl ferns, 

 two fine specimen asparagus ferns, and some 

 lily plants. In chrysanYhemums, Mr. Bloy 

 siiowed Pres. Taft, white and pink Maud Dean, 



