sA^rnfeiBiifa 24; 1914. 



The Florists^ Review 



Range of the New Haven Floral Co., at New Haven, Ind. 



(uUection of greeuliouso pluuts, uot less than 

 lunity-fiTe varieties, to cover not less tban fifty 

 si]\uire feet— C. C. PoHworth Co., first; Uolton & 

 llutikel Co., second; A. Klokner, third. 



JMsplay, of palms, covering fifty square feet — 

 c. C. PoUworth Co., first; Hoi ton & Hunkcl Co.,. 

 second; A. Klokner, third. 



i>isplay of ferns, covering fifty square feet— 

 III >I ton & Hunkel Co., first; C. C. PoUworth Co., 

 vccond; A. Klokner, third. 



Display of foliage plants, covering fifty square 

 tcct— Holton & Hunkel Co., first; C. C. Poll- 

 wortlx Co., second; A. Klokner, third. 



Specimen ncpln-olepls, any variety — A. Klokner, 

 rirst; Holton & Hunkel Co., second; C. C. Poll- 

 Hortli Co., third. 



S|H>oimen palm, any variety — Holton & Hunkel 

 Co.. first; C. C. PoUworth Co., second. 



I'Mfty roses, any variety— Holton & Hunkcl Co., 

 lirsi: C. C. PoUworth Co., second. 



I'ifty lily of tile vniley— C. C. PoUworth Co., 

 liist; Holton & Hunkcl Co., second. 



Klfty lily blooms— Holton & Hunkel Co., first; 

 «'. V. PoUworth Co., second. 



Various Notes. 



.1. J. Karins, representing Henry A. 

 Dreer, Inc., visited the local trade' last 

 week. 



Among the visitors who attended the 

 state fair, and visited the trade at the 

 same time, were: Lewis Otto, of Neenah, 

 Wis.; H. L. Clapp, of Bipon, AVis., and 

 •I. Kindfleisch, of Beloit, Wis. 



H. ,T. S. 



BUFFALO. 



The Market. 



Trade conditions improved oonsider- 

 Hbly last week. Society people have re- 

 turned from their summer homes, the 

 soashore and mountains, and social func- 

 tions are beginning for the season. Sev- 

 j'nil weddings have alreadv taken place. 



Two funerals of note helped to swell 

 tlie volume of business, and the openings 

 •>t several large department stores added 

 their quota to the week's business. 

 ^\ father conditions have been ideal. 

 ^tock of all kinds is good. Asters are 

 •■''"indant and the quality is excellent. 

 "■'■•I'lioli still are used a great deal for 

 I 'I "oral work and for decorations of all 

 ;<i'ids\ There are still some fine Amer- 

 " '' King and Augusta on the market 

 ■"'l' the price remains firm. A large 

 M'lantity of culls are now coming in and 

 ^11 at a low figure. There are few 

 '■■''•nations just now and these are quite 

 Miiall. Weddings and funerals have 

 '"•■'(ie a big demand for eattleyas; the 

 ~;"j|Ply of these is small. Valley is ex- 

 '.'''ent in quality and has risen in price. 



^ tew good chrysanthemums are being 

 \ ,'''P?d in, principally yellow and white. 

 - I kinds of roses are in fine condition, 

 '"' especially Sunburst, Ward, Taft and 

 •']] bilene. Smilax, Asparagus Spren- 

 -•'1 and plumosus, and maidenhair and 

 "'.V ferns all are abundant. All flo- 



rists are beginning to use beech and oak 

 foliage in red, brown and bronze for 

 decorative work. It is most effective in 

 combination with chrysanthemums, gla- 

 dioli, dahlias, tritomas and calendulas. 



Delaware Park Qardens. 



The gardens surrounding the Delaware 

 park conservatories are gorgeous with 

 fall flowers. Beautiful beds of Begonia 

 Vernon in full bloom are charming. 

 There are a few beds of celosias, or 

 cockscomb, of exquisite color. An- 

 other interesting bed is a round one of 

 tuberous-rooted begonias with immense 

 Idooms of assorted colors. ]n the hardy 

 l)order, phloxes, salvias, snapdragons, 

 marigolds, calendulas, cornflowers, sca- 

 blosas and helianthus run together in a 

 riot of color. Since there has been no 

 damaging frost, the beds of geraniums 

 are perfect. Tlie rose garden has a 

 number of fine plants still in bloom. 

 Near-by are splendid specimens of 

 Clematis paniculata, wliich are a mass 

 of blooms. In the conservatories cut- 

 tings of coleus are being rooted for 

 next year's plants, and everything 

 from the cyclamens to the ]ialms and 

 ferns is in fine condition. The chrys- 

 anthemum plants are coming on well 

 and there are enormous specimen plants 

 in pink and white, whidi will come 

 into bloom in October. 



Various Notes. 



Tlie American Carnati(tn Society will 

 liold its next meeting in Buffalo the 

 latter part of January at Hotel Iro- 

 (|uois. There will be an exhibition of 

 carnations and also an interesting pro- 

 gram for all who attend. 



The Lenox Flower Shop did the dec- 

 orating for the Hews & Kelly depart- 

 ment store. Boston ferns were the main 

 feature and gladioli were also tised. 



]t lias been the talk of the assembly 

 at Kasting's commission house that 

 Harry Aust, formerly with S. A. Ander- 

 son, will open a store of his own on 

 East Genesee street in the near future. 



Joseph Speidel, of Palmer's lower 

 store, has just returned from his vaca- 

 tion. The force at this store has been 

 kept busy with the Goodyear and 

 Thompson funerals and various wed- 

 dings, besides regular trade. 



Things are somewhat quiet at Stroh's 

 Quality Shop, it is reported, but they 

 expect trade to pick up soon. Ed. 

 Stroh is at the greenhouses in Attica. 



S. A. Anderson had several large 

 funerals last week, among them the 

 Wattles funeral, for which he made a 



casket cover of pink roses, eattleyas and 

 maidenhair ferns. 



Jacob B. Wiese is growing some ex- 

 cellent calendulas of a deep orange 

 color, which are finding great favor with, 

 the flower-buying public. 



Among recent visitors was Milton 

 Selinka. He reports that trade in rib- 

 bons is good with him. 



Word has been received that Harold 

 Taylor has left Kansas City and is now 

 in Denver for a short stay. 



Miss Jean Lindsay is spending her 

 vacation in Fergus, Ont. She will be 

 away two weeks. 



Frank Mahoney was on the sick list 

 last week. E. C. A. 



PITTSBUEGH. 



Tlie six-story building at 125-31 San- 

 dusky street was destroyed by fire in 

 the early hours of September 16. Next 

 door, at No. 121, the building, part of 

 which is occupied by the Pittsburgh Cut 

 Flower Co., escaped destruction, but all 

 the tenants suffered more or less dam- 

 age by smoke and water, the wholesale 

 florists putting their loss at $3,000. On. 

 tlie other side, at No. 137, is the build- 

 ing in wliich the McCallum Co., whole- 

 sale cut flower and supply dealers, does 

 business. This concern escaped with a 

 loss of $1,000 by water and smoke. 



"IN A GOOD NEIGHBOEHOOD." 



' ' As you may see by the background, 

 we ar.e in a good neighborhood," says 

 Herman J. C. Leitz, vice-president and 

 general manager of the New Haven 

 Floral Co., at New Haven, Ind., in send- 

 ing the photograph of the range of his 

 concern, which is reproduced herewith. 

 And while the proximity of two church 

 steeples may be held to indicate the 

 high moral status of the place, the ex- 

 cellent appearance of the range of 

 Dietsch houses in the foreground may 

 serve to show the goodness of the loca- 

 tion from a business standpoint. The 

 latter is indeed the case, for the New 

 Haven Floral Co. has been quite suc- 

 cessful since its incorporation about 

 two and one-half years ago. Carnations 

 are the principal crop, but chrysanthe- 

 mums, bedding plants and greens are 

 also grown for the wholesale and retail 

 trade. Herman J. C. Leitz, who was 

 formerly secretary and treasurer of the 

 company, has held the positions of vice- 

 president and general manager since the 

 sale, last winter, of Henry F. Her- 

 mann's interest to August Freese, now 

 the president of the concern. Henry F. 

 Freese is secretary and treasurer. 



