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July 6, 1911. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review; 



17 



NEW YOBK. 



Tbe Market. 



The inevitable July slump in prices 

 arrived on schedule time. After an ex- 

 cellent week, consequent upon innumer- 

 able school commencements and the nu- 

 merous late June weddings, the bottom 

 dropped out Saturday, July 1, and a 

 patient acceptance of the midsummer 

 condition of the market was every- 

 where manifest. 



Little good stock of any kind is ar- 

 riving and the small amount that came 

 in last week was quickly absorbed at 

 excellent prices. The most of the rose 

 stock now is short-stemmed and color- 

 less. A few selected Beauties brought 

 30 cents, but the balance go at almost 

 any quotation. Of the other roses, Mary- 

 land seems now to be the favorite, and 

 3 to 4 cents will be top this week for 

 the best of the tea roses — a depression 

 of fifty per cent from a week ago. 



Carnations are seldom high grade. 

 Most of the stock arriving is weary 

 and needs no urging to go to sleep; 

 $1.50 per hundred is the acknowledged 

 top at present for the best of them. 

 There is a great abundance of outdoor 

 stock, including ofut spiraeas, hydrangeas, 

 iris and gladioli. The latter sells at 

 from $1 per dozen down, mostly down. 



Lilies do not go above 4 cents and 

 2 cents to 3 cents is the prevailing 

 price. The New York market has been 

 flooded with them since Easter. Valley 

 sold well, at good prices, all through 

 June. 



Last week was sweet pea week in 

 other cities than Philadelphia. In New 

 York the demand was persistent, and 

 many of the baskets for the graduates 

 were made of them. Prices held firm 

 until Saturday. Orchids are not so 

 abundant and for selected flowers 60 

 cents to 75 cents was at times obtain- 

 able. Gardenias are quite abundant, 

 with prices low. The street men handle 

 large quantities of sweet peas and car- 

 nations. 



Club Picnic. 



The annual outing of the New York 

 Florists' Club, Wednesday, June 28, was 

 the usual success, the committee an- 

 nouncing a balance in the treasury. 

 Nearly 300 attended, a good crowd, 

 considering the intense heat and the 

 early date. The general belief is that 

 it will be best to postpone these an- 

 nual reunions of the club until the mid- 

 dle of July. 



This was the New York Florist's 

 Club's eleventh celebration. The mu- 

 sic was modern and abundant, the 

 games well contested, and several hun- 

 dred dollars was distributed in prizes. 



The committee worked harmoniously 

 and indefatigably, and deserves much 

 commendation. President Nugent made 

 the welcoming address. The start was 

 made an hour earlier than usual, and a 

 long sail up the sound, nearly to Glen 

 Island, was greatly enjoyed. Refresh- 

 ments on the boat were varied and 

 abundant. Boxes of candy were pro- 

 vided for the ladies and children, and 

 the young folks tripped the light fan- 

 tastic. The return trip was ended 

 at 9:30 p. m. and no accident marred 

 the universal happiness and good fel- 

 lowship of the occasion. 



Chairman Fenrich, of the outing com- 

 mittee, was unable to attend because of 

 jury duty, but Messrs. Young, Scott, 

 Chadwick, Schultz, Donaldson, Kessler 



and Langjahr did themselves great 

 credit by the careful attention to detail 

 and the fulfillment of all promises, in- 

 cluding many novel features in contests 

 and comfort. 



The dinners were up to the Wetzel 

 standard and the supply was unstinted. 

 Every lady and gentleman present took 

 part in the bowling matches. 



The number of handsome ladies pres- 

 ent made the division difficult for the 

 beauty committee, but when the vener- 

 able little Mrs. Mary A. Holt carried 

 oflf the honors, every lady present 

 agreed with the committee. The four 

 babies under two were all beautiful 

 and each received a special prize. The 

 president distributed the prizes in the 

 pavilion at the close of the dinner, 

 thereby avoiding the usual confusion on 

 the return trip of the boat, as in other 

 years. 



Some families carried away enough 

 money in prizes to pay their expenses 

 several times over. 



The ball game was not a howling suc- 

 cess and sadly lacked prearrangement. 



Long races should be eliminated — a 

 quarter-mile stunt is too far with the 

 thermometer at 100 degrees in the sun? 

 In the ladies' races there were a few 

 tumbles, but no casualties. In the spe- 

 cial race between Scott and Miesem, 

 Scott "bit the dust." 



The fat men's race was dry, with 

 Traendly and Nugent "retired." 



Various Notes. 



The early closing movement is on, 

 and most of the wholesale houses will 

 close during July and August at 4 or 

 5 p. m. 



The Greek florists will combine with 

 their brethren in the candy and other 

 trades and expect a crowd of 750 peo- 

 ple at their outing, Thursday, July 6. 



The Horticultural Society of New 

 York held its regular monthly exhibi- 

 tion at Bronx Park, last Saturday and 

 Sunday. The extreme heat interfered 

 with the attendance, but the display 

 was fully up to the high standard of 

 this society's exhibitions. The weekly 

 Saturday lectures draw better audi- 

 ences than last season. 



Arthur Hunt, of A. H. Langjahr 's, is, 

 spending his vacation at the Plaza San- 

 itarium, in this city, where he has un- 

 dergone a serious operation. 



The holiday season has begun in 

 earnest and many of the employees in 

 the wholesale section are away. The an- 

 nual improvement in the stores has also 

 begun and everything will be shipshape 

 by September 1. 



J. K. Allen has been handling large 

 quantities of cut hydrangeas. He will 

 spend his summer vacation at Oxford, 

 N. Y. Miss Smedley, the bookkeeper, 

 leaves July 8 for a two weeks' holi- 

 day in the mountains. 



Walter Siebrecht and Mrs. Siebrecht 

 are enjoying their outing in the 

 Catskills. 



The Geller Florists' Supply Co. has 

 added another store to its conveniences. 

 It is close to the old quarters, which 

 will be used for storage. The fit- 

 tings are the work of the Forster Mans- 

 field Co. Mr. Geller and family have 

 moved to their country home on Long 

 Island for the summer. 



The plant market is closed at Fifty- 

 ninth street. Mr. Birnie considers the 

 sanitation bad there for man, beast and 

 plants, and is not enthusiastic as to its 

 continuance in that locality. There are 

 too many restrictions, too much red tape 



and politics and too little appreciation 

 of those who alone can make the mar- 

 ket a permanent success. 



Kussin & Hanfling are enlarging the 

 front of their store on West Twenty- 

 eighth street. Mr. Hanfiing is now in 

 Europe making the firm's annual pur- 

 chases. 



The agitation in behalf of a parcels 

 post has had a wide effect, resulting in 

 a revolutionary reduction in express 

 rates, amounting in some cases to fifty 

 per cent. The new tariff goes into ef- 

 fect August 1. 



One o'clock is the general Saturday 

 closing hour for all the seed houses in 

 the city. 



July 23 is the date fixed for the fish- 

 ing excursion of the employees of the 

 wholesale cut flower houses. The man- 

 agers are Robert Jackson and Harry 

 Riechers. 



The stork paid its fifth visit last 

 week to Phil Kessler, of Woodside. 



The monthly meeting of the New 

 York and New Jersey Plant Growers* 

 Association was held Wednesday, July 

 5, at which time final arrangements 

 for the annual outing were to be com- 

 pleted. 



Mrs. Frank McMahon, wife of the 

 rose grower, died June 28, after an 

 operation. 



John Weiler and Miss Elizabeth Eeib 

 were married July 1. 



Bowling. 



Rutherford sent seven of its crack 

 bowlers over to New York Friday even- 

 ing and the match — two games — ^result- 

 ed .as usual. New York wins every- 

 thing it tries, and expects to stand high 

 at Baltimore. 



The scores follow: 



J. A. McPheron. 



J. A. McPheron, pioneer nurseryman 

 of Carrollton, 111., died at the home of 

 his daughter, Mrs. John Clough, in that 

 city, June 22, The funeral took place 

 at Carrollton, June 25, and he was 

 placed by the side of Mrs. McPheron, 

 who preceded him one year and five 

 days. Mr. McPheron was past 85 years 

 of age, and with his wife had celebrated 

 their sixty-fourth wedding anniversary. 

 Besides his love for horticulture, he was 

 a great lover of music and for years 

 taught vocal music. He was the father 

 of B. A. McPheron, proprietor of the 

 Cottage Greenhouses at Litchfield, 111., 

 and J. Clint McPheron, florist, at Car- 

 rollton, 111. There are four other 

 children. 



Paul De Longpre. 



Paul De Longpre, known throughout 

 the civilized world as "the king of 

 flower painters," died June 29 at his 

 home in Hollywood, near Los Angeles, 

 Cal., at the age of 56 years. He had 

 been ill for several months. He is sur- 

 vived by his wife and two daughters. 



Los Angeles, Cal.— R. F, Vogel, 4714 

 Santa Monica boulevard, is building a 

 greenhouse, at a cost of $1,000. 



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