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interest five years ago to his brother, 

 with the agreement that he was not to 

 engage in a similar business in the city. 

 Soon after William Graff's death, in 

 February, Samuel Grafif is alleged to 

 have opened a flower store in East Gay 

 street. Mr. Wheeler has continued to 

 conduct the store on High street for 

 the widow, and says that Samuel Graflf 

 hug violated the contract, which he 

 seeks to have the courts enforce. 



, Hutchinson, Kan. — An application for 

 au injunction was made in the district 

 court September 9, when Attorney Eay 

 ]I. Tinder filed an application for a 

 court order to prohibit Geo. M. Schurr 

 11 nd Harry P. Miller from engaging in 

 the retail florists' business. The suit 

 is brought by N. N. Kline, formerly en- 

 "iaged in business as a retail florist at 

 .■U2 North Main street. He alleges that 

 July 8, 1912, he contracted with Mr, 

 Schurr, who operates a greenhouse at 

 1100 East Sixth street, by which the 

 liitter agreed not to engage in the retail 

 business for a period of four years, and 

 not to fill orders or do any shipping 

 business. Under this contract Kline was 

 to handle the retail end of the business, 

 and Schurr was to stay in the wholesale 

 business exclusively. Mr. Kline alleges 

 that Mr. Schurr has broken this agree- 

 ment and is selling flowers at retail 

 again, with Harry P. Miller associated 

 with him. He asks the court to render 

 him judgment for $218.50 for damages, 

 and to enjoin Mr. Schurr from selling 

 and delivering cut flowers, contracting 

 decorations, accepting or filling shipping 

 orders, or maintaining a retail florists' 

 business for a term of four years. 



WASHINGTON. 



The Market. 



There has oeen a noticeable shortage 

 of stock during the last week. For 

 some reason the asters went off the 

 market much earlier than usual and 

 the dahlias are slow in coming to per- 

 fection. This practically leaves only 

 roses and carnations with which to do 

 business. There are enough of these, 

 short-stemmed, to meet all demands, 

 but long-stemmed stock cleans up quick- 

 ly each day. There are no red roses 

 worth speaking of — only a few short- 

 stemmed ones. 



The early chrysanthemums in this 

 locality are almost a complete failure, 

 due to thrips and grasshoppers, which 

 seem to defy the efforts of the growers 

 to keep them off the plants. They 

 seem exceptionally aggressive this year 

 on the outdoor stock, and nearly all of 

 the eaVly mums are grown outside. 

 Good indoor stock will, however, soon 

 be ready. 



Gardenias are better and in quanti- 

 ties sufficient to supply all demands. 

 Orchids also are much more plentiful 

 and are selling at lower prices than 

 have prevailed during the month. 



Practically every store in the city 

 held a palm and fern sale last week, 

 the prevailing price being 50 cents per 

 plant or $5 per dozen. In a majority 

 of cases they were legitimate bargains, 

 used more for advertising purposes than 

 as a source of profit. 



Various Notes. 



Hiss Nellie Brueninger, with Gude 

 Bros. Co., is spending a week in New 

 York. 



The next meeting of the Florists' 

 Club of Washington is slated to be held 



October 1. October 8 Robert Pyle, of 

 the Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, 

 Pa., will deliver a lecture, illustrated 

 by lantern slides, "Among the Roses in 

 Europe. ' ' 



Henry Pfister spent his vacation at 

 Atlantic City during the month. 



Z. D. Blackistone was a visitor in 

 Philadelphia last week. 



Among the recent visitors in Wash- 

 ington was Prof. Hugo de Vries, direct- 

 or of the botanical gardens of Amster- 

 dam, Holland. While in this city, Prof, 

 de Vries addressed the members of the 

 local botanical society at a meeting 

 held at the Cosmos Club. He is now in 

 the south, searching for certain speci- 

 mens of plant life which he will take 

 back to Holland for experimental pur- 

 poses. 



■ A large exhibition of flowers, fruit 

 and vegetables will be held October 1 

 and 2 by the Brookland Brotherhood 

 in the Lord Memorial hall. Three 

 prizes will be given in each class. The 

 display of roses and of dahlias, which 

 are just coming in, will be large. 



At a meeting of the Retail Mer- 

 chants' Association, Z. D. Blackistone 

 was elected a member of the board of 

 governors and made chairman of the 

 committee that will have charge of all 

 matters pertaining to the florists' busi- 

 ness. This organization is planning to 

 establish a credit and collection bureau, 

 to eliminate fake advertising schemes 

 and the soliciting of contributions 

 for unworthy charities, and to correct 

 various trade abuses. This association 

 will work in conjunction with the Flo- 

 rists' Club of Washington whenever 

 possible. E. A. L. 



ST. PATH.. 



The Market. 



Business continues to increase and a 

 number of good social events helped 

 considerably last week. Outside stock 

 is poor and as a frost is expected almost 

 any night, the trade will gladly wel- 

 come it. 



Club Meeting. 



The monthly meeting of the Minne- 

 sota State Florists' Society was held 

 September 17, at Holm & Olson's store, 

 a good representation be?ng present 

 from both cities. The annual election 

 of officers was held, resulting as fol- 

 lows: 



President — Hugh Will, Minneapolis. 



Vice-president — ^O. J. Olson, St. Paul. 



Secretary — S. D. Dysinger, St. Paul. 



Treasurer— E. P. Holm, St. Paul. 



Executive committee — Theo. Wirth, 

 Minneapolis; L. L. May, St. Paul; L. R. 

 Cady, St. Paul; C. N. Reudlinger, Min- 

 neapolis. 



A fund was started to join and affil- 

 iate with the Chrysanthemum Society of 

 America, $20 being collected, and no 

 doubt the additional $5 will shortly be 

 forthcoming. It would be well for the 

 members of the State Society to take 

 notice that at this meeting only forty- 

 five were in good standing, as the an- 

 nual dues were payable September 1. Of 

 course it is an oversight on the part of 

 the delinquent members. 



The flower show was discussed and 

 refreshments were served. 



The next meeting will be held at the 

 park greenhouses, Minneapolis, Octo- 

 ber 15. 



The various committees for the flower 

 show are diligently working and have 

 progress to report. Donations from 



firms in the trade outside the Twin 

 Cities how reach approximately $500 in 

 cash and other premiums. These are 

 from wholesalers and manufacturers 

 that place their goods on this market. 

 The publicity committee is bringing the 

 show before the public by well gotten 

 up editorials in the leading newspapers. 

 The premium list is out. 



Varioiis Notes. 



L. L. May & Co., who for a number 

 of years conducted their retail store 

 on East Sixth street, will by October 1 

 move into more commodious quarters. 

 The store on the corner of Fifth and 

 Minnesota streets has been leased. It 

 has all the advantages of being made 

 attractive and a great deal larger than 

 the present store. As to location, it is 

 as desirable as any in the city. 



O. R. Eckhardt, of O. R. Eckhardt 

 Co., spent a few days last week in the 

 southern part of the state drumming up 

 business. He expressed himself as well 

 satisfied with conditions through that * 

 territory. 



A. A. Epperly, of the Eckhardt Co., 

 was married September 11. The happy 

 couple spent a week in the northern 

 part of the state. 



Holm & Olson furnished the decora- 

 tions for a banquet given in honor of 

 J. J. Hill on his seventy-fourth birth- 

 day. The affair took place at the 

 Auditorium September 16 and places 

 were laid for 1,200. The decorations 

 called for large quantities of wild 

 smilax and palms, with hydrangeas, 

 heliopsis and euphorbia. A loving cup 

 was presented to the railroad magnate 

 and to make it complete the cup was 

 filled with orchids, eleven varieties ^ 

 being included. 



Visitors: Mr. Sherman, of the Sher- 

 man Nursery Co., Charles City, la.; 

 Robert Karlstrom, representing W. A. 

 Manda, South Orange, N. J. 



. C. E. P. 



OBITUABY. 



Francis Erieger. 



Francis Krieger, one of the oldest 

 German residents of Troy, N. Y., died 

 September 13, aged 74 years. He was 

 born in the province of Bromberg, near 

 Berlin, in Germany. He came to this 

 country about thirty years ago and for 

 a time he was engaged in the florists' 

 business and later worked in Oakwood 

 cemetery, Troy. He was an expert 

 gardener. 



William W. Thompson. 



William W. Thompson, florist and 

 gardener, resident of the town of Lake, 

 near Milwaukee, Wis., since 1858, died 

 September 19. Mr, Thompson was bom 

 in Woodstock, Vt., March 13, 1832. At 

 the outbreak of the war of rebellion 

 Mr. Thompson enlisted in the Twenty- 

 fourth Wisconsin infantry. At the 

 close of the war, he returned to the 

 town of Lake, where he had lived 

 since. He is survived by three sons 

 and a daughter. E. B. Wolcott post, 

 G. A. R., had charge of the funeral 

 services in Forest Home chapel, Sep- 

 tember 21. 



Charles Seeley. 



Charles Seeley, for many years a 

 florist, died suddenly September 16, at 

 his home, 739 Grand street, Jersey City, 

 N. J., following an attack of gastritis. 

 Mr. Seeley was 53 years old. He leaves 

 a widow, two sons and a daughter. 



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