Octt«B«» 8, Iftl^J 



The Florists^ Review 



23 



j^:iSES10AN OAENATION SOCIETY. 



OamatiLon Begister. 



With the purpose of making the 

 "Carnation Eegister" of the society 

 as complete as possible, so that it may 

 be the supreme authority on carnation 

 nomenclature, Secretary A. P. J. Baur 

 is sending to each raiser of new varie- 

 ties a list of those credited to him, 

 with the request that each one supply 

 data that are lacking in the register. As 

 there are about 300 carnation raisers 

 and 1,500 varieties recorded, it has been 

 a matter of much labor to hunt out of 

 the alphabetical list the varieties each 

 man raised. That this work may not be 

 wasted, it is hoped that each one who 

 receives a list will not fail to supply 

 the data wanted. 



The information desired about each 

 variety is its color, parentage, raiser, 

 disseminator, date of registration and 

 date of dissemination. There are some 

 raisors of varieties in the register whose 

 addresses are not to be found. Their 

 names and those of the varieties cred- 

 ited to them are printed herewith in 

 the hope that they will be able to sup- 

 ply the missing data and send it to Sec- 

 retary A. F. J. Baur, Indianapolis, Ind. 

 The list is as follows: 



Tear 

 Kaiser. Variety. Descrlptloir. Eeg. 



Elrk Volunteer White, striped 



rose 1888 



Mnller Springfield Rosy pink 1876 



Page Victor Red 1887 



Pyfer W. E. Rowlands Pink 1886 



Temple Uncle Sam Deep crimson 



red 1886 



White King of the 



Crimsons Crimson 1876 



Bergman American Flag White, striped 



red 1890 



Conrad Ida May Canary yellow, 



splashed pink .... 

 Dgglng Alexander Deep pink 1891 



Sbnpclt Euphemla Light pink .... 



Sbupelt Marie Scarlet 1893 



E.J.Cloud Trilby. Bright cardinal 1896 



SAGINAW, MICH. 



The Market. 



The usual run of business is about 

 normal, with no reports of frost yet. 

 Carnations are more plentiful and find 

 a ready sale. Roses are in big supply, 

 and the quality is getting better every 

 week. Chrysanthemums have made their 

 appearance, but without a buyer. Sep- 

 tember seems too early for the general 

 public. The supply of mid-season and 

 late mums will be tremendous this fall. 



Dutch bulbs are arriving as in former 

 years, but there is doubt whether the 

 blooms will be as good as those from 

 bulbs that were not packed up so early. 



Various Notes. 



The Wm. Roethke Floral Co. had phe- 

 nomenal luck with asters this year. As 

 they were on high land, the heavy rains 

 aid not affect them, so that they brought 

 good returns. 



Grohman the Florist is cutting some 

 cnoKe carnations in quantity, which are 

 all sold before the day is over. 



^iias. Frueh & Sons have the first 

 "luns to show, and they are well done 

 lor early stock. 



J. B. Goetz Sons are cutting a choice 

 ^t of roses, especially Killarney and 

 White Killarney. They have received 

 ^'leir Dutch bulbs, and all are busy 

 getung them into flats and pans. 



Among recent visitors were: Walter 



Moi i , 



UNDfR THE 

 SPREADING CHESTNUT TREE' 



[Reader* are invited to contribute to tbla col- 

 omn. No jitory so old that It isn't new to 

 someone, but the fresher the better. No bar 

 against originality. If clippings are sent, add 

 name of paper.] 



Potts & Nix, Clanton, Ala., are not 

 florists, but they are thinking of get- 

 ting into the business. 



Decorations vs. Deceased. 



A prominent Virginian had died, and 

 his daughter, in arranging the house 

 for the funeral, had gone almost to an 

 extreme in placing palms and ferns and 

 plants in the drawing room — in fact, it 

 had more the appearance of a wedding 

 than a funeral. One of the old darkies 

 came to pay his last respects. 



"Miss Mae," he said, "dis surely is 

 fine, all dese here trees; but, Miss Mae, 

 where is you going to put your pal" — 

 Chicago Examiner. 



There's Always a Beason. 



With a firm tread and a masterful 

 air, the lady strode into the florist's 

 shop. Her choice fell on a remarkably 

 green palm in an ornamental pot. 



"Will it do well in the sunshine t" 

 she inquired of the shop assistant, with 

 a sharp glance from her eagle eye. 



"Yes, madam," was the courteous 

 response. 



"Don't say it will, if it won't!" 

 snapped she amiably. "If it does well 

 in the sun, will the shade hurt itt" 



"Oh, no, madam!" 



' ' What! ' ' she exclaimed with a trium- 

 phant, now-I've-caught-you air. "You 

 tell me it will do equally well in sun 

 or shade f Young man, you don't know 

 your business! Fetch your master! 

 Fetch your master!" 



The owner of the establishment was 

 instantly summoned. Even he quailed 

 before her; but, for all that, he 

 backed up his employee's statements. 



"Then it's a really remarkable and 

 accommodating plant!" she commented, 

 waxing sarcastic. "My good man, it's 

 both ridiculous and unnatural!" 



"That's just it," interrupted the flo- 

 ral expert. "It's an artificial plant." 

 — Old Tale Revised. 



^01 f, representing Benjamin Hammond, 

 ^er.on, N. Y., and Stephen Greene, of 

 ^- '^ayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia. 

 o^ti werei fortunate enough to be guests 



at 



fe outing September 16. Gee. 



It has been said that traveling sales- 

 men acquire a fondness for feeding the 

 chickens. That most domestic of gad- 

 ders, Arthur Zirkman, never will be able 

 to deny the impeachment. 



MOTT-LY MUSINQS. 



Stewart 's Seed Store, at Omaha, Neb., 

 reports a large increase in the summer 

 business, owing chiefly to the favorable 

 season for outdoor flowers, whereas 

 there was practically nothing to be had 

 last year, owing to the drought. S. B. 

 Stewart has charge of the seventeen 

 acres of outdoor stock and is sending 

 in, at the time of writing these notes, 

 a fine assortment of dahlias, that make 

 an attractive display and sell well. 0. 

 J. Stewart says the sale of grass seed 

 is phenomenal, blue grass being a large 

 factor, Mrs. S. B. Stewart is the artist 

 and relates pleasant reminiscences of 

 the florists' convention held here sev- 

 eral years ago. 



Hess & Swoboda, of Omaha, Neb., 

 keep up a most attractive up-to-the- 

 minute store, the result of travel and 

 close observation. Lewis Henderson 

 and the Arnolds both are well pleased 

 with the business stimulated by the 

 carnival now in progress. Crowds of 

 flower lovers are noticed admiring the 

 window displays. 



Manager H. G. Windheim, of the 

 Nebraska Seed Co., Omaha, prophesies 

 another big year, following a record 

 breaker of corn and cereal crops. 



J. F. Wilcox & Sons, of Council 

 Bluffs, la., are cutting their usual sup- 

 ply of roses, carnations and chrysanthe- 

 mums, and are well pleased with the 

 demand, both wholesale and retail. The 

 Younkerman Seed Co. has had a large 

 share in the season's good things and 

 is stocking up in anticipation of an- 

 other such. Dutch bulbs were never 

 of finer quality. 



The Iowa Seed Co., of Des Moines, 

 has absorbed the Des Moines Seed Co. 

 and is well established in its handsome 

 new building. Part of the store is 

 partitioned off as an aviary. Birds 

 and fish are sold in considerable num- 

 bers. The plant and cut flower depart: 

 ment is kept well supplied from the 

 range of 125,000 feet of glass. Some 

 fine Beauties were noted. The bulb 

 section is well represented. A special 

 effort is being made to induce cus- 

 tomers to plant more largely this sea- 

 son, owing to the extra quantity and 

 quality of the stock. The Wilson 

 Floral Co., under the able management 

 of Friend Wilson, formerly of Western 

 Springs, is keeping up his reputation 

 for producing first-class stock. The 

 Guthrie-Lorenz Co. finds its new loca- 

 tion has increased the volume of busi- 

 ness in all branches. 



George Kranz & Son, of Muscatine, 

 la., find the seed branch a profitable 

 adjunct to their business, a large pro^ 

 portion of their trade coming from the 

 country districts. Apropos of the 

 extraordinary growth of corn, I counted 

 twenty-two rows of kernels on one ear, 

 which is, I believe, a record breaker. 



Andrew Bather, of Clinton, la., re- 

 cently moved into a new store, which, 

 having window frontage on two streets, 

 enables him to stage an attractive dis- 

 play. Funeral work has kept the force 

 busy. J. K. Bather & Co. have a store 

 near by, well supplied from the houses, 

 and separated only by a road from 

 those of Brother Andrew. It is refresh- 

 ing to see the spirit of friendly rivalry 

 that exists between the two establish- 

 ments. The public seems to appreciate 

 it. W. M. 



Easthampton, Mass. — George Mcln- 

 tyre is opening a greenhouse at 3 School 

 street. 



