Sbftbmbbb 12, 1912. 



The Florists' Review 



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Kentocky Society of Florists on its Recent Outing at Stomer's Grove. 



a week, everything sweltering in a tem- 

 perature of 92 to 95 degrees, night and 

 day. Carnations are all planted, and at- 

 tention is now being directed to repairs, 

 overhauling heating apparatus, and 

 getting ready for the cold nights that 

 are expected to come as soon as this 

 torrid wave sails by. 



Preparations are going on for the 

 fair. The competition will be keener, 

 the display more extensive and the 

 interest shown greater than in many 

 years. Those entered are Henry Smith, 

 Crabb & Hunter Floral Co., Eli Cross, 

 Wencel Cukerski and H. Danhoff. 



Business is picking up some, if it is 

 hot. Some venturesome ones are even 

 getting married, and all along the line 

 business is beginning to show activity. 

 Gladioli are still in good supply, as 

 are also asters. Carnations are begin- 

 ning to be seen again, although -still 

 short and burnt around the edges. 

 Eoses are in good supply. 



A meeting of the Florists' Club will 

 be held next Thursday, September 19, 

 at the store of Crabb & Hunter Floral 

 Co Everybody is expected to attend. 



G. F. C. 



NASHVILLE, TENN. 



The Market. 



After an unusually cool summer, the 

 weather for the last week or two has 

 been extremely hot, with almost no 

 rainfall. The last week has been the 

 hottest of the season. The supply of 

 outside flowers is being rapidly cut 

 down. Those who had been able to de- 

 pend on their own gardens for most of 

 their flowers now find it necessary to 

 buy. The opening of the schools has 

 already had its effect in bringing many 

 back to the city. This, with several 

 large funerals, has caused the flower 

 trade to pick up all along the line dur- 

 ing the last few daya. The last of the 

 week found all of the growers better 

 cleaned up than they had been for 

 some time. 



The supply of flowers continues good, 

 with the stems of the roses a grade 

 longer. The few chrysanthemums that 

 are on the market are of good quality 

 and find ready sale. Asters continue 

 abundant, at about the same prices as 

 for the last month. Gladioli are in 

 good supply, but with little surplus. 

 Dahlias have not made their appearance 

 as yet, though a few are beginning to 

 open. The few new crop carnations 

 that are appearing are of good quality 

 for the season. 



Various Notes. 



The Joy Floral Co. has secured the 

 services of Mr. Johnson, of Peoria, 111., 

 an expert rose grower. He begins work 

 this week. This firm reports business 

 as picking up decidedly in the last two 

 weeks. They are still cutting a good 

 supply of good gladioli. Their chry- 

 santhemums are just coming in, are fine 

 for the season and are quickly snapped 

 up. They are cutting a good supply of 

 Killarney and Eichmond roses. 



Geny Bros, report a heavy run of fu- 

 neral work and some good out-of-town 

 orders, which cleaned up about all their 

 good stock at the end of the week, with 

 enough business in sight to make things 

 interesting the coming week. Their 

 houses are full of stock that gives great 

 promise for the future j no disease any- 

 where. 



The Belmont College Conservatories 

 have their grounds in beautiful condi- 

 tion for the opening of school. Their 

 greenhouses are in good condition also. 

 They are doing a thriving business, not 

 only in cut flowers, but also in bedding 

 plants. 



Joe Brown, of the Lischey Gardens, 

 reports that business has been satisfac- 

 tory all summer. He has a good stock 

 of hardy ornamentals and trees. His 

 houses are well filled with pot plants. 



Haury & Sons have found a ready 

 sale for a good stock of fancy cala- 

 diums that they have put on the market 

 during the last few weeks. They report 

 business as picking up a little. 



Floyd Bralliar. 



Cobleskill, N. Y. — Martin S. Borst re- 

 ports that he has secured the use of the 

 greenhouses formerly operated by the 

 late D. C. Dow. 



Skowhegan, Me. — ^F. G. Danforth has 

 completed the renovation and rebuild- 

 ing of his greenhouses. In rebuilding 

 the rose house he added ten feet to 

 its width. 



Hobart, Ind. — A. Londenberg & Son 

 are building greenhouses for a branch 

 establishment at Valparaiso. Five acres 

 of land have been purchased and the 

 start will be made with three green- 

 houses, about 20,000 feet of* glass. 



Alfred, N. T.— Prof. W. J. Wright, 

 formerly of the department of horticul- 

 ture of the Pennsylvania State College, 

 has resigned to accept the directorship 

 of the New York State School of Agri- 

 culture at Alfred University, in this 

 town. 



OBITUAEY. 



Angelo BaldoccliL 



Angelo Baldocchi, one of the best 

 known florists on the Pacific coast, died 

 in San Francisco September 3 and was 

 buried September 6. Though but 41 

 years of age, he was one of tlie pioneer 

 retailers, having been actively engaged 

 in the trade for over twenty years. He 

 started in business with the late Victor 

 Podesta, on Sutter street below Grant 

 avenue, and continued there until his 

 building and the other buildings of the 

 neighborhood were put out of existence 

 at the time of the fire. Immediately 

 afterward he commenced again, by 

 opening a large store on Sutter street, 

 near Van Ness avenue. He continued 

 in business there until about four 

 years ago, when, with his partners, he 

 opened the finest florists' establishment 

 in town at the present location, 224 

 Grant avenue. They easily took flrst 

 place among the retailers in that sec- 

 tion, which position they have been 

 able to maintain ever since. 



In various other lines of investment 

 Mr. Baldocchi was quite as successful 

 as in the flower line, and his real es- 

 tate holdings were large in San Fran- 

 cisco and vicinity. He was a popular 

 member of the craft and his loss will be 

 keenly felt by the trade all over the 

 coast. He was not married. He was 

 a native of Italy and is survived by 

 two brothers. 



Charles L. Yates. 



Charles L. Yates, treasurer of the 

 American Association of Nurserymen, 

 died suddenly at his home in Eochester, 

 N. Y., September 5, of acute indiges- 

 tion. He was born in Canada in 1847 

 and leaves a wife and one son. Mr. 

 Yates was manager of the National 

 Nurseryman. Only a few weeks since 

 Prof. John Craig, the editor of the 

 paper, also died. 



Cornelius Casey. 



Announcement is made of the death 

 of Cornelius Casey, the well-known flo- 

 rist of Melrose, Mass. The funeral 

 took place September 6 at the home 

 of the family, 93 Maple street. Serv- 

 ices were held in St. Mary's church, 

 and burial was in St. Patrick's ceme- 

 tery, Stoneham. 



Sherman, Tex. — The Texas Nursery 

 Co. is reported to have shipped 50,000 

 King Humbert cannas to a New York 

 customer. 



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