OCTOBBB 16, 1914. 



The Florists^ Review 



25 



BALTIMORE. 



The Market. 



'I'll.' market has been suffering from a 

 retiu'i of midsummer weather, which 

 opeJi' (1 enormous quantities of flowers 

 duri .;,' the latter part of the week. 

 Duriij? the early part of the week the 

 weal'ior was cloudy, though warm. 

 This .etarded the opening of blooms, 

 us business was up to the usual 

 iaid at this season of the year, 

 was well taken up; in some things 

 a shortage was noticed, especially 

 1 better grades of roses. But the 

 warm, clear days quickly reversed 



and 

 stall' 

 stoi i 

 eveii 

 in t' 

 few 



thes conditions and at present an 

 oveuupply in all lines is in evidence. 

 Ros" ; are to be had in any quantity at 

 the l>uyers ' prices, with only a fair 

 deiii.'iiid in the better grades. The sale 

 of E' auties fell off considerably during 

 the week. 



The principal contributors to the over- 

 stocked conditions were the dahlias, of 

 which enormous quantities were thrown 

 on tlic market. Though we have had no 

 rain for some weeks, the cool nights 

 have produced heavy dews, which are 

 responsible for the large crop of dahlias, 

 for until a few weeks ago they gave 

 every indication of being a failure. Car- 

 nations are in better crop and are sell- 

 ing fairly well. Violets are practically 

 unsalable; the hot spell shrinks them 

 up sometimes before they reach the 

 wholesale stores and they find their way 

 to the rubbish pile without being un- 

 packed. Lilies are in fair demand for 

 funeral work when other white flowers 

 are not available. Mums are now in 

 good supply. The first pink ones were 

 seen last week, but plenty of yellow 

 and white ones were to be had and some 

 flowers were of good midseason quality. 

 However, as the demand was only fair, 

 they were being offered at sacrifice 

 prices. 



Club Meeting. 



The regular meeting of the club was 

 held October 12, with President Johns- 

 ton in the chair. There was a quite 

 good attendance. The matter of stores 

 closing on Sunday was brought up and 

 It brought out the fact that few stores 

 were open on this day for general busi- 

 ness, some being open only for the pur- 

 pose of getting out orders for funeral 

 work or other special matters. 



Arthur Richmond had on exhibition, 

 through Leo Niessen Co., a fine vase 

 or Oconto mums. 



A letter was read from the Pitts- 

 burgh Florists' Club thanking the club 

 fh^ D-® entertainment provided when 

 the Pittsburghers were here en route 

 to Boston. 



City Forester Maxwell replied to the 

 Club s invitation to give a lecture be- 

 fore It that he would be present at the 

 next meeting, to be held October 26, 

 ^"d give a talk on tree and shrub plant- 

 "f-'- It was decided to have refresh- 

 "^f^'its on this evening and give the 

 '"'■'■ting to social affairs. 



' he question box was well filled, 

 siH.wing that the members paid good 

 '"•<ntion to President Johnston's sug- 



ti ''^^^'** L. Graham, as president of 

 j'^ • ^aryland Horticultural Society, ad- 

 < ssed the members in regard to the 

 ^''' show to be given in the Fifth Regi- 

 .j|.'"* armory, November 16 to 21, and 

 to *^ 1, the hearty cooperation of all 

 „: "'^'5® *his one of the best shows ever 

 -'^«n in this city. The exhibition com- 



The alarm clock went off at 

 four o'clock in the morning. 



"I fooled you that toime," 

 said Mike with a grin, "for 

 I wasn't aslape at all." 



The florist fools himself who 

 thinks there is any way of 

 selling goods in the trade 

 more effective than adver- 

 tising in The Review. Also, 

 it's the mopt inexpensive way 

 in proportion to results. 



"We are completely sold out and have 

 had to send money bank. The Review 

 is, without doubt, the best advertising 

 medium in the trade."— J. C. Rknni- 

 soN Co., Sioux City. la. 



Review readers are not 

 asleep. Note this: 



"Pleane tell us confidentially what you 



think of . Why doesu't he 



advertise in The Review if he is O. 

 K.7"— Miller Floral Co.. Farming- 

 ton, Utah. 



The alarm clock rings in The 

 Review office at 4 o'clock (p.m., 

 not a. m.) every Tuesday. It is 

 to let everybody know adver- 

 tising forms close for that 

 week's issue in just sixty 

 minutes. 



mittee, through Wm. Feast, chairman, 

 reported everything well in hand and 

 promised a number of innovations. 



Various Notes. 



Richard Vincent, Jr., made a flying 

 visit to New York, October 12, to de- 

 liver a lecture before the New York 

 Florists' Club at its meeting on that 

 date. 



The premium list of the Maryland 

 State Horticultural Society's fall show 

 is being mailed to the members and any- 

 one not receiving a copy may be sup- 

 plied on application to T. B. Symons, 

 secretary, College Park, Md. This show 

 promises to eclipse any of the former 

 shows held by this organization and de- 

 serves the support of every member of 

 the trade, for nothing can better adver- 

 tise the business than a good collection 



of greenhouse products, artistically ar- 

 ranged for the public's view. Every 

 florist should make it a point to be rep- 

 resented, for the list embraces a wide 

 variety of both plants and cut flowers. 



Miss Grace F. Burger, daughter of 

 Mr. and Mrs. Fred G. Burger, who are 

 well known among the local trade, was 

 married to Dr. Howard E. Harmon, 

 October 7, at the residence of her par- 

 ents, 2828 St. Paul street. The house 

 was well decorated for the occasion, 

 principally with white and yellow mums 

 and ferns. The bride's bouquet was a 

 shower of valley and adiantum. The 

 bridesmaid. Miss Florence M. Burger, 

 the bride's sister, carried a bouquet of 

 Melody roses, which were secured espe- 

 cially for the occasion. After the cere- 

 mony the happy couple left for tlieir 

 future home, Leetonia, 0., where the 

 groom is engaged in the practice of- his 

 profession. 



The dahlia farm of Halliday Bros., 

 at Monkton, presents a peculiar appear- 

 ance at present, having suffered from a 

 freak of the weather man. September 

 28 the foliage was injured by a light 

 frost, but the buds were so far back in 

 the stem as to escape unhurt and now 

 they are opening on stems utterly de- 

 void of foliage, presenting a most pe- 

 culiar appearance. W. F. E. 



DES MOINES, lA. 



There have been, as yet, no harmful 

 frosts in this vicinity. The rains in 

 September and October have greatly 

 helped stock. Everybody is busy get- 

 ting in stock before the approach of 

 frost. 



The Iowa Seed Co. is picking large 

 quantities of outdoor violets. The 

 company 's outdoor chrysanthemums, 

 which include such varieties as Chryso- 

 lora, Early Snow and Pacific Supreme, 

 are blooming. Wm. Dayson, who has 

 charge of the roses and carnations, says 

 his Beauties are in excellent condition. 

 Carnations are improving, particularly 

 White Wonder, which is making a good 

 length of stem. The newer varieties 

 look promising. 



Wm. Trillow has been appointed hon- 

 orable secretary for the Order of St. 

 George, a new lodge which has recently 

 been organized. Members are of 

 British descent. A number of florists 

 have joined. 



The Wilson Floral Co. is busy hous- 

 ing outdoor stock. Christmas peppers, 

 solanums, stevias, etc., are in excellent 



shape. T -r. * 



The home grounds of C. N. Page, of 

 the Iowa Seed Co., were turned into a 

 veritable fairy-land on the occasion of 

 a lawn fete given for the benefit of 

 the Eastern Star Home, Boone, la. 

 There were placed at intervals on the 

 lawn pillars of white enamel, decorated 

 with autumn leaves, from which were 

 suspended red, white and green elec- 

 tric lights. The general effect at night 

 was a brilliant one. W. D. 



Danville, Va.— C. T. Eldridge has 

 moved into new and commodious quar- 

 ters in the Arcade building. 



Schenectady, N. Y. — Starting with 

 six standard sashes about four years 

 ago, Jacob J. Thelen has had such suc- 

 cess with flower and vegetable plants 

 that he has added several more sashes 

 and last year built a small greenhouse, 

 16x30 feet. If business keeps up its 

 increase, Mr. Thelen will enlarge his 

 greenhouse. 



