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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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JONB 15, 1911. 



Orchids— CaMeyas, - $4.00 to $6.00 per doz. 



Valley, fancy, $3.00 to $4.00 per 100 



Sweet Peas, - 50c to $1.00 per 100 



Peonies, fine, « ■ $4.00 to $6.00 per 100 



Roses, - - $3.00 to $6.00 per 100 



Carnations, $1.50 to $2.00 per 100 



Ferns, $2.00 per 1000 



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-SKND FOR OUR CIRCULAR.- 



flowers and the consignments suffered 

 greatly. Our local growers are bring- 

 ing fairly good stock. Outdoor flowers 

 are suffering for want of a good rain. 

 At the wholesale houses there seem 

 to be plenty of roses, carnations and 

 sweet peas, but the quality is poor and 

 the prices continue low. Good valley 

 is in demand. Lilies are becoming 

 scarce. Ferns are also scarce and good 

 smilax sells well at $15 per hundred 

 strings. 



Club Meeting. 



The twenty-fifth anniversary meeting 

 of the Florists' Club, which was held 

 June 8, at 2 p. m., was well attended, 

 thirty-five members being present when 

 President Connon opened the meeting. 

 The trustees reported that everything 

 was in readiness for the anniversary 

 banquet, to be held June 28, that fifty 

 acceptances had been received and it 

 was hoped the entire membership would 

 send in their acceptances by June 20. 

 The trustees were instructed to arrange 

 for the annual picnic, with full power 

 to act. 



David Geddes, of the Ayers Floral 

 Co., made application for membership. 



State Vice-president Fred H. Weber 

 of the S. A. F. was present and spoke 

 at length regarding the coming meeting 

 of the 8. A. F. at Baltimore. Mr. Weber 

 will have charge of the transportation 



this year. Chairman De Wever of the 

 bulletin committee made a good talk 

 on "Cooperation Among the Local Flo- 

 rists," on which quite a good discus- 

 sion was started. Harry Balsley, of De- 

 troit, also spoke and urged the mem- 

 bers to visit Detroit when the carna- 

 tion and rose meetings will be held 

 there. 



Henry Emunds, of Belleville, showed 

 a plant of his new canna, a sport of 

 King Humbert, which was green on 

 one side and red on the other. The 

 green side showed a yellow flower and 

 the red a red flower, which was greatly 

 admired by the members. 



The rest of the afternoon was taken 

 up by discussions on questions from the 

 question box and Trustee Guy passed 

 good cigars. The next meeting of the 

 club will take place July 13, when offi- 

 cers will be nominated, the election to 

 follow at the August meeting. 



Various Notes. 



The Retail Florists' Association held 

 its monthly meeting June 5, in Knights 

 of Columbus hall, Grand and Olive 

 streets, at 8 o'clock. The resignation 

 of Fred C. Weber, Jr., as secretary, was 

 read and accepted and Robert J. Wind- 

 ier was elected to the office. Mr. Wind- 

 ier, in turn, resigned as treasurer, and 

 Fred H. Weber was chosen for the 



place. The meeting was well attendee! 

 and President Sanders, who presided,, 

 said a great deal of important business- 

 was transacted. 



The Ladies' Home Circle had an Gat- 

 ing at O 'Fallon park, June 12, when a 

 most enjoyable day was spent. All 

 the ladies have received souvenir postal 

 cards from the secretary of the circle,. 

 Miss Matilda Meinhardt, who is travel- 

 ing in Europe this summer. Mrs. John 

 Steidle, president of the circle, saya 

 there will be quite a few of these out- 

 door meetings of the circle during the- 

 hot summer months. 



The trustees of the Florists' Club,. 

 Messrs. Guy, Bentzen and Ostertag, will 

 make several trips this week to find 

 a new place in which to hold the annual 

 florists' picnic this year. The date will 

 be July 20. As to the place, some of 

 the members favor the east side, while 

 others want the old place, Romona park. 

 The choice was left to the trustees,, 

 who will endeavor to find a place that 

 will please all. 



J. J. Wunderli, who is head of th& 

 Alexander Floral Co., at Clayton, Mo., 

 says their new houses are being corii- 

 pleted and they will be in position to 

 send a lot of good stock to this market 

 next fall and winter. 



The west end florists, F. C. Weber, 

 Mr. Waldbart, Mrs. Ayers, Miss New- 



