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The Florists' Review 



OcTOBKa 29, 1914. 



tendance. A letter was read from the 

 secretary of the 8. A. F. in regard to 

 affiliation according to the rule passed 

 at the last convention. Action was de- 

 ferred until next meeting. 



Gustave Lotze had on exhibition a 

 vase of Mrs. David Syme^ Beatrice May 

 and Chieftain mums which were much 

 admired. B. Vincent, Jr., & Sons Co. 

 had large vases of dahlias, Geisha. Sou- 

 venir de Gustave Doazon and Golden 

 Gate. A variegated sport of Doazon 

 also was shown. In addition to these 

 exhibits, the clubroom was decorated 

 with palms and other plants and pre- 

 sented a most pleasing appearance. 



After the routine business was dis- 

 posed of, B. Brooks Maxwell, city for- 

 ester, gave an interesting talk on tree 

 planting, pruning, the enemies of trees 

 and the best methods to use to combat 

 them. After the lecture refreshments 

 were served, cigars lighted and business 

 resumed. Quite a number of questions 

 of interest were brought up and dis- 

 cussed, chief among which was the 

 workmen's compensation act which be- 

 comes effective November 1. A number 

 of members claimed florists are ex- 

 empt, but opinions varied. 



Various Notes. 



Mrs. Chas. H. Cook, of Catonsville, 

 has been confined to her home with an 

 attack of nervous trouble, but is recov- 

 ering and expects to be about again 

 shortly. 



Forthuber Bros, have applied, through 

 their attorney, for the benefit of the 

 bankruptcy law. A receiver was re- 

 cently applied for by their creditors, 

 but their assets were so small that it 

 was deemed inadvisable to appoint any; 

 consequently, the bankruptcy proceed- 

 ings were the only course left open. It 

 is stated the liabilities of the firm are 

 in the neighborhood of $1,200. 



Gus Lot^e, of Glenburnie, is cutting 

 some good Beatrice May and Mrs. David 

 Syme mums. 



J. M. Bider is sending some fine 

 Gorgeous carnations to the Leo Niessen 

 Co. 



Wm. C. McKissick, manager of the 

 local branch of the Leo Niessen Co., 

 recently discovered a pool in the vicin- 

 ity of the city in which were some 

 fine bass. He decided to try to lure 

 some of them to ¥ite a temptingly 

 baited hook, and to this end devoted 

 the better part of a day. He reported 

 a catch of thirty-six, but says that in 

 order to conform to the game laws of 

 the state it was necessary to throw 

 thirty-five of them back again. But 

 think of the fun he had! 



The exhibition committee of the 

 Maryland Horticultural Society recently 

 sent out a circular letter to growers, 

 inviting them to exhibit at the annual 

 fall show of the society, and through 

 Chairman Wm. Feast they report a 

 good response on the part of the grow- 

 ers, indicating that a lively interest is 

 being shown in this affair, which prom- 

 ises to exceed in size and beauty any- 

 thing ever before held by the society. 

 This is one of the best opportunities 

 for growers to advertise their prod- 

 ucts and should receive the support of 

 all those intferested in the advancement 

 of the trade. W. F. E. 



NEW TOBK. 



Mt Pleaaant, Pa. — ^Wm. A. Snyder 

 has built a greenhouse 28x100 feet and 

 purposes building more in the near 

 future. At present he is growing let- 

 tuce. 



The Market. 



Indian summer weather continues. 

 The market is waiting patiently for the 

 first good frost of the season. The 

 dahlia growers, however, are quite sat- 

 isfied, and the* best stock that has 

 reached this city has been shipped here 

 during the last two weeks. Some fine 

 flowers have been sent from White 

 Marsh, Md. 



The whole week has been far below 

 normal, as the quotations indicate. 

 Prices have not been much lower even 

 during the hottest days of summer. 

 The chrysanthemum's reign has begun. 

 Already there seems but little room for 

 any other flower. 



In roses, from American Beauties 

 down all the way through twenty-five 

 of the new and old varieties, the reduc- 

 tion in values was marked, and even 

 with the vanloads that went to the de- 

 partment stores, and the shipments out 

 of the city, many thousands were 

 thrown away. I saw one western mer- 

 chant who was visiting the wholesale 

 market sending home a good many 

 boxes of roses, for which he paid only 

 $10 per thousand. I often wonder why 

 the trade in cities at a distance does 

 not, during these bargain days, arrange 

 for continuous shipments from> New 

 York of roses and other flowers which 

 sell at so much less than the printed 

 quotations from these places. 



Carnations dropped last week from 

 $3 per hundred to $1 and at times even 

 to 50 cents. No one can find any fault 

 with the quality. Cattleyas, the best 

 of them, could be had at $20 per hun- 

 dred, and thousands were sold at $15 

 and even $10. Lilies are back again to 

 * ' cut rates, ' ' selling at times as low as 

 $2 per hundred. 1 presume one may 

 blame the host of white mums for this 

 unexpected setback. Valley is steady, 

 sweet peas are back, but violets never 

 should have shown their heads until 

 November. 



The street is full of oak leaves, and 

 there are great quantities of Florida 

 asparagus. 



Various Notes. 



Now begin the mum shows in earnest 

 in this city and vicinity. Friday, Octo- 

 ber 30, the great exhibition of the Hor- 

 ticultural Society of New York begins, 

 continuing until November 3. The show 

 of the American Institute follows this, 

 at the Engineers' building. The Mt. 

 Kisco exhibition is to be held from 

 October 30 to November 1; that of the 

 Elberon HorticulturaV Society, at As- 

 bury Park, N. J., November 3 to 5; of 

 the Westchester and Fairfield Horticul- 

 tural Society, at New Bochelle, No- 

 vember 4 to 6; of the Tarrytown Hor- 

 ticultural Society, November 4 to 6, 

 and of the Dobbs Ferry Horticultural 

 Society, November 6 to 7. 



Among the visitors last week were 

 W. P. Craig and Paul Berkowitz, of 

 Philadelphia, and B. Hammond Tracy, 

 of Wenham, Mass. 



Mrs. Paul Meconi, who has been visit- 

 ing relatives for several months in 

 Germany, is expected back this week. 



Bussin & Hanfling have been receiving 

 many cases of their importations dur- 

 ing the last week. It looks now as if 

 all the supply men will have their or- 

 ders filled in time for the fall trade. 

 Business in this department of the flo- 

 rists ' industry is generally satisfactory. 



J. K. Allen says Supreme is the su- 

 preme mum of his shipments. 



. Guttman & Baynor announce t' at 

 they will be in their new store by ue 

 middle of November. 



The S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co. d jw 

 occupies the second floor of its bu. d- 

 ing with the basket, ribbon and sup; ly 

 department. 



Bosen & Fischer, at 103 West Twen y. 

 eighth street, form the latest firm io 

 announce its entrance into the whole- 

 sale florists' business. 



Clarence Slinn says one day's sale )f 

 violets last season reached 761,000, 



L. W. Kervan has been enjoying a 

 week's outing in Connecticut. 



The New York bowling club has be. n 

 born, and Thursday, October 29, is tiie 

 opening evening. Thumm's alleys have 

 been chosen. The membership to date 

 includes Messrs. Miesem, Scott, Sie- 

 brecht, Fenrich, Biedel, Henshaw, Ka- 

 kuda, Jacobson, Irwin, W. F. Ford and 

 Guttman. 



Ladies' night at the New York Flo- 

 rists' Club's rooms is November 9. 



The auction sales continue to draw 

 many buyers. This week the retail 

 stores have an opportunity to stock up 

 for the winter with Heacock's palms. 



H. A. Bunyard, W. H. Duckham, F. 

 H. Traendly and W. A. Manda are back 

 from a pleasant visit to Lenox, Mass. 



A judgment for $492 was entered in 

 favor of Thomas F. Galvin against the 

 Duke of Manchester in the Municipal 

 court October 20. The suit waff brought 

 on account of $725, of which the duke 

 had paid $250. 



Metropolitan papers October 23 gave 

 an account of the death the day before 

 of the wife of Edwin Van Aken, stated 

 to be a well-to-do nurseryman of Port 

 Ewen. Her husband returned home 

 about an< hour after her death and 

 found her with her skull crushed by 

 some blunt instrument and marks on 

 her throat indicating that she had been 

 choked. About $200 in jewels and 

 money was missing. No clue to the 

 murderer was found. 



Letters to advance the work of se- 

 curing contributions to the Prince of 

 Wales' national relief fund are being 

 sent out to a large number of British- 

 Americans by Arthur T. Boddington. 



John G. Esler, of Saddle Biver, N. J., 

 secretary of the Florists' Hail Associa- 

 tion, is mixing in politics, being en- 

 gaged in a movement to reduce the num- 

 ber of members of the county boards of 

 freeholders in his state. 



J. Austin Shaw. 



The firm of Armstrong & Mackuy 

 has leased the south store at 671 Eighth 

 avenue and will open a flower sh »p 

 there. 



CINCINNATI. 



The Market. 



The receipts of flowers still are hea v 

 in spite of cooler weather. Busim 3S 

 last week was somewhat lighter th in 

 that of the preceding week. Prices in 

 most lines are rather low. 



Chrysanthemum receipts are hea^ V- 

 The bulk of the offerings comprise small 

 and medium grades. Fancy grades fe 

 not plentiful and do not seem to ha^'C 

 any particular call. All colors aye 

 available. Practically all roses are in 

 large supply. The average quality is 

 high. The carnation crops are increas- 

 ing steadily and find a fair market. 

 Easter lilies are sufficient for present 



