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January 13, 1910. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



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line to the west. With the 'disappear- 

 ance of the woodland, which was not his 

 property, Mr. Zweifel anticipates an in- 

 crease in the coal bill from now on. 



Word was received from Watertown, 

 Wis., January 9 that the aged mother of 

 the Loeffler brothers, who supply the local 

 market with extra fine violets, had died. 

 The funeral took place January 11, with 

 interment at Watertown. 



At the office of the C. C. PoUworth Co. 

 they say that they do not risk sending 

 many plants these days. The heavy snow- 

 fall early last week caused their own 

 stock to come in three hours later than 

 usual. 



Visitors: Otto Sylvester, Oconomowoc, 

 Wis.; Mrs. Hinchliffe, Eacine, Wis.; E. 

 Alberts, La Crosse, Wis. 



While reports from all around us speak 

 of prospective coal famines, the coal men 

 in our city gave out the news that there 

 is still plenty of coal in local yards. 



E. O. 



DETROIT. 



The Market. 



If the first half of the first month in 

 the year is any criterion, then 1910 will 

 be a banner year. So far business has 

 been most satisfactory. 



Good stock is immediately taken off 

 the hands of the commission men, and 

 the prices received for it are satisfactory 

 to all concerned. 



Qub Meetin£. 



Considering the importance of the sub- 

 ject for discussion, the meeting of the 

 club on Monday evening, January 3, was 

 poorly attended. There was a decided 

 drop in the temperature during the 

 afternoon, with a gale blowing from the 

 north. This, no doubt, was what kepf 

 the growers at home, or rather at the 

 greenhouses. 



The subject of the evening was a dis- 

 cussion on having a fall flower show. 

 After considerable debating, a motion 

 was made by Eobert Eahaley that we 

 hold a show sometime next November 

 and that committees be immediately ap- 

 pointed to go ahead with the arrange- 

 ments. Some of the florists were in favor 

 of laying the whole matter over until 

 the next meeting night, but when the 

 question was put the ayes won. 



The committees appointed are as fol- 

 lows. Perhaps some changes may be 

 made, should some of the members re- 

 fuse to serve, but it is hardly possible 

 that any will do so, as we have a list of 

 willing workers: 



Arrangement: William Dilger, chairman; E. 

 A. Fetters, Albert Pochelon, VreA Breitmeyer, 

 W. Taepke. 



Premium: Michael Bloy, chairman; Herman 

 Knope, W. B. Brown, Robert fclagge. 



Finance: Albert Pochelon, chairman; J. F. 

 Sullivan, Franlj Danzer, August Von Boeselager. 



Entertainment: E. A. Scribner, chairman; 

 Uobert Rabaley, Thomas Browne, J. K. Stock. 



Publicity: Frank Danzer, chairman; J. F. 

 Sullivan, Hugo Schroeter. 



John P. Kahl was unanimously elected 



a member of the club. 



Vafiotu Notes. 



It is a question whether the fad of 

 wearing the costly artificial flowers which 

 were so popular in the early part of the 

 winter cuts much figure with the sale of 

 the fresh stock. In this city this fad 

 has already received its death knell, at 

 least among the better class of people. 

 It was not long before the millinery 

 stores started catering to this business, 

 and all kinds of cheap imitations of 

 flowers were seen on the streets. This 



naturally killed the sale of the really 

 good artificial flowers. The writer is of 

 the opinion that this fad haS but served 

 to increase the habit of wearing flowers, 

 and now we florists are deriving the 

 benefit. 



B. Schroeter cut the first Formosa 

 lilies January 2. Mr. Schroeter 'thinks 

 pretty well of this lily for use as a cut 

 flower. It is quite substantial, the petals 

 being like leather. Coming along just 

 when the cold storage lilies are through 

 and before the giganteums, it fills this 

 gap nicely. 



Mrs. J. F. Sullivan is still on the sick 

 list. She has been ailing for some time, 

 and it is doubtful if she will be able to 

 take her accustomed place in the store 

 any more this season. 



Neatly printed cards distributed 

 throughout the potting sheds and offices 

 of E. D. Smith & C^ in Adrian, bear 

 the following words: ^'Work and play 

 are both essential to mankind, but can- 

 not be combined without impeding prog- 

 ress and marring pleasure; hence the old 

 adage, 'Work while you work, play while 

 you play.' Accuracy is the most import- 

 ant function of all work and is only at- 

 tained by concentrated thought upon the 

 object in view." 



E. H. Ellis, of Leamington, Ont., has 

 just installed a new eighty-five horse- 

 power tubular steam boiler, to take care 

 of the thirteen houses now in course of 

 erection. 



Honorable Philip Breitmeyer spent 

 several days in New York the latter part 

 of last week as the guest of the automo- 

 bile men of that city. 



Herman Klagge, son of Eobert Klagge, 

 is just recovering from a severe attack of 

 scarlet fever. 



A dancing party for the members' of 

 the Detroit Florists' Club and their 

 friends is scheduled to take place at 

 Harmonic hall this evening, January 13, 

 and I think I am safe in prophesying that 

 everyone will have a fine time. These 

 parties are an annual affair with the club, 

 and are looked- forward to with great 

 pleasure by the old members as well as 

 the young. H. S. 



ST. LOUIS. 



The Market. 



The business done among local florists 

 since the holidays has not been any too 

 large. Besides funeral work there is lit- 

 tle doing among the downtown florists, or 

 those north and south. In the west end 

 they say that a few weddings, balls, re- 

 ceptions and dinners have kept them 

 fairly busy. 



The wholesale market was well supplied 

 last week, and one could get almost 

 everything in season and as much of it 

 as he wanted. Eoses of all varieties are 

 especially plentiful. Killarney, Beauty 

 and Eichmond are coming in fine. These 

 are selling for about half what they were 

 ten days ago. Violets are coming in more 

 plentifully, and are down to 50 cents to 

 75 cents per hundred. The bright weather 

 brought in heavy consignments from 

 Kirkwood. Carnations, too, are more 

 than the demand calls for, and are selling 

 at cheap prices. 



Bulbous stock is abundant. Lilies, 

 however, are not overplentiful. Smilax 

 and asparagus had a big call last week. 

 Other greens also sell well. 



Various Notes. 



W. H. Kruse, at 2846 Arsenal street, 

 had quite a loss by fire last week, it de- 



stroying the stable, delivery wagon and 

 two storm buggies. The timely arrival 

 of Mr. Kruse saved his three horses. His 

 loss is nearly $800, partly covered by 

 insurance. No damage was done to the 

 greenhouses. 



William H. Hill, of L. Baumann & 

 Co., Chicago, spent a. few days here last 

 week. 



The Kahrs Floral Co. has given up its 

 store at Sixth and Locust streets. It is 

 reported that they will reopen at the 

 corner of Sarah and St. Loiiis avenues. 



A. C. Brown, of Springfield, 111., is 

 consigning some extra fine Killarney and 

 Eichmond roses to this market. 



The Academy of Science has elected 

 Prof. William Trelease, director of the 

 Missouri Botanical Garden, its president 

 for the year of 1910. 



Miss Matilda Meinhardt, president of 

 the Ladies ' Society of the S. A. F., called 

 a meeting of all the local members of the 

 society at the Washington hotel, Monday, 

 January 10. 



Charles Beyer did a fine decoration of 

 plants at the opening of the large whole- 

 sale shoe house of Eoberts, Johnson & 

 Eand Shoe Co., last week. There were 

 more than fifty floral pieces sent by the 

 many friends of the firm. 



Walter Weber, who has charge of the 

 greenhouses of the H. J. Weber & Sons 

 Nursery Co., is sending in an extra fine 

 cut of carnations to the W. C. Smith 

 Wholesale Floral Co. 



There are quite a few applications for 

 the office of park superintendent, left 

 vacant by the death of George Ostertag, 



The National Clock & Electric Mfg. 

 Co. will show one of its differential 

 temperature alarm clocks at the Florists' 

 Club meeting this week and demonstrate 

 its workings. 



W. C. Young and his son, John, re- 

 turned home Saturday, January 8, from 

 their trip to New Orleans. They visited 

 Florida on their return trip and report 

 a splendid time. 



Jabez Gadd, one of the old-timers, has 

 returned to the city and is now in the 

 employ of the Eggeling Floral Co. 



C. Young & Sons Co. furnished the 

 big Imperial ball at the St. Louis Club 

 last week. The Ellison Floral Co. is fur- 

 nishing the big, fashionable mask ball at 

 the St. Louis Club this week, both the 

 largest events in society this season. 



The new officers of the Engelman Bo- 

 tanical Club are : President, H. P. Chand- 

 ler; secretary and treasurer, C. W. FuU- 

 graf. Their New Year's meeting took 

 place January 10 in the botanical labor- 

 atory hall of the Central high school. 

 Dr. E. E. Gates presented ' ' The Struc- 

 ture of the Plant Cell," with lantern 

 slides. The attendance was large and the 

 first meeting in the New Year was an 

 interesting one. J. J. B. 



WoBURN, Mass. — A storehouse at- 

 tached to a greenhouse on the estate of 

 Charles A. Sanborn, 309 Washington 

 street, was destroyed by fire January 5. 



Battle Creek, Mich. — Burt & Cog- 

 gan, who have greenhouses on South ave- 

 nue and a store in the Arcade building, 

 will open a store also at 11 West Main 

 street, in this city. The new store will 

 be one of the finest establishments in 

 southern Michigan and will be used as 

 the firm 's headquarters, while the Arcade 

 store will be continued as a branch. 

 Their holiday trade was the largest in 

 their experience, and the present outlook 

 is most encouraging. 



