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OCTOBBB 10, 1912. 



PROVIDENCE. 



The Market. 



Business showed decided improve- 

 ment last week and there is every ap- 

 pearance that the season will be better 

 than for several years previous. The 

 reports from all sides show that there 

 wUl be an abundance of stock of all 

 kinds and of good quality, so that prices 

 will be about normal. Thus early in 

 the social season it is evident that there 

 will be an unusual number of large 

 functions and a number of large deco- 

 rations have already been arranged for. 



Various Notes. 



S. J. Renter opened his new retail 

 flower store at 36 Main street, Westerly, 

 October 5. 



T. O'Connor had a large wedding 

 decoration at Edgewood and one at 

 Warren last week. 



H. W. Vose, of Cumberland Hill, 

 Woonsocket, is confined to his home by 

 illness. 



John Macrae has been cutting some 

 fine pink chrysanthemums. 



Oscar Schultz and Andrew S. Meikle, 

 of Newport, have returned from their 

 automobile trip through New England 

 to Quebec. 



Among the taxpayers in the city of 

 Cranston who are- assessed on $10,000 

 or more are Frank L. Budlong, $26,765; 

 Harry A. Budlong, $24,880; James A. 

 Budlong, II, $56,750; J. A. Budlong & 

 Son Co., $121,155; Melissa P. Budlong, 

 $13,085; Budlong Rose Co., $113,165; 

 William Hay and wife, $24,250. 



Thomas Curley and family attended 

 the big fair at Brockton last week. 



Frederick 6^ Luther has just regis- 

 tered a new thirty-two horse-power 

 touring car with the state board. 



Wi H. Fry, of Woonsocket, has re- 

 cently completed two new houses, 6x66 

 and 42x92, which he will devote to 

 carnations, lilies, bulbous and other 

 stock. 



Charles Johnston, who has been con- 

 fined to his home for several weeks by 

 rheumatic complications, is able to be 

 outdoors a few hours daily. 



William E. Chappell was a Boston 

 visitor last week, combining business 

 and pleasure. 



Charles W. Morey, of Woonsocket, 

 has just purchased a touring car. 



Richard Higgins had the decorations 

 for the fall opening of the B. H. Glad- 

 ding Dry Goods Co., using more than 

 150 large palms and filling twenty-four 

 window boxes with evergreens. 



J. A. Budlong and wife started last 

 week on a three weeks' automobile trip 

 to New York and up the Hudson. 



Ernest Hunold is figuring on the erec- 

 tion of a greenhouse, 28x100, at Auburn. 



At the last regular meeting of the 

 Newport Horticultural Society, Andrew 

 Ramsey and Patrick Devine were 

 elected to membership and three appli- 

 cations were received. 



Miss Hattie Hunt, daughter of 

 George Hunt and sister of Charles 

 Hunt, was married a few days ago to 

 Ernest V. Fiske. 



Ernest Howard, of Auburn, is plan- 

 ning to build a new greenhouse, 28x100. 



John B. Urquhart, gardener for Sen- 

 ator Beeckman at Newport, with his 

 daughter, had a narrow escape a few 

 nights ago. He was driving along 

 when -a, delivery wagon collided with 

 their rig. Both were thrown out and 

 badly shaken. 



S. R. Astle, of Lakewood, has been 

 making one of the finest window dis- 

 plays ever seen in this city, in the cor- 

 ner window of Matthew Macnair's 

 store. 



Henry A. C. Taylor estate is to erect 

 eight greenhouses and a potting shed 

 at Newport. William McKay is the 

 gardener. 



The body of G. Harry Baker, gar- 

 dener on the estate of J. R. Barton 

 Walling, at Newport, was found in a 

 cistern on the estate, September 30, 

 after he had been missing for several 

 days. W. H. M. 



ST. PAUL, MINN. 



The Market. 



Business last week was exceptionally 

 brisk. A good general demand and 

 considerable funeral work kept the re- 

 tailers busy. The stock shortage ex- 

 perienced here several weeks ago has 

 practically subsided, and now fine etock 

 is coming into this market. Roses and 

 carnations are good. Mums are now in 

 their prime and of good qualfty. Vio- 

 lets are coming good considering that 

 it is the first of their season. Outside 

 stock isypff the market, the recent frosts 

 havinff'put an end to all varieties. 



•' St. Paul% Flower Show. 



The flower show is now but a month 

 away. All are getting extremely anx- 

 ious and the various committees are 

 progressing as well as can be expected. 



O. J. Olson, of the committee of pub- 

 licity, gave out a part of the musical 

 program. The St. Paul Symphony Or- 

 chestra will open with the show, Sun- 

 day, November ~. 10. One of the fea- 

 tures will be 200 Scandinavian singers 

 in chorus. These singers- have a fine 

 reputation and should prove a drawing 

 card. 



The public is showing great enthusi- 

 asm over articles regarding the show 

 appearing constantly in the daily 

 papers. 



Various Notes. 



Theo. Wirth, of Minneapolis, vice- 

 president of the 8. A. F., at a recent 

 meeting held in this city suggested a 

 novel idea regarding the S. A. F. con- 

 vention to be held in Minneapolis next 

 year. His idea is to procure ground 

 adjacent to the Armory, in which the 

 show is to be held, and have the exhibit- 

 ors of outside and ornamental stock do 

 their bedding on this ground, having all 

 stock in good growing condition during 

 the convention. The idea met with ap- 

 proval from all present and no doubt 

 will prove a good one, as it will give 

 the outside exhibitors an equal chance 

 witli the local florists. 



Charles Fish, manager of the J. D. 

 Thompson Caruation Co., Joliet, HI., 

 was a caller last week. This concern 

 has been sending some fine carnations 

 to this market. 



N. C. Hansen, of Dale street, has a 

 house of Killarneys in the best of con- 

 dition. 



The Riverside Floral Co. has a new 

 auto in commission. It is a great help, 

 as the greenhouses are quite a distance 

 from the market. 



Chas. Bennett will open a new flower 

 store on West Sixth street about Octo- 

 ber 15. Mr. Bennett is one of the old 

 florists of this city, having retired from 

 business seventeen years ago, when 

 be sold out to E. P. Holm, of Holm & 

 Olson. 



Holm & Olson had a wedding deco- 

 ration last week at Sauk Center, Minn., 

 about 170 miles from this city. Palms 

 and smilax were shipped and a quantity 

 of mums were used. 



W. T. Symonds, of Decorah, la., was 

 a visitor on his way to Montana. C. G. 

 Nodine, of Lake City, Minn., also was 

 here for a few days. C. R. F. 



DENVER. 



The Market. 



Since the middle of September busi- 

 ness has been on the increase and all 

 those who have had stock to sell have 

 had no difficulty in finding buyers. The 

 growing season was particularly short 

 this year and the cold weather that came 

 early in September seemed to check the 

 growth of everything, keeping it at a 

 standstill. Carnations were especially 

 affected and it was necessary to deal 

 them out in small lots. AH standing or- 

 ders were cut and it was absolutely im- 

 possible to fill all the shipping orders 

 that were received. Roses were in good 

 supply, but the demand was heavy and 

 many were sold to take the place of car- 

 nations. Some of the Lady Hillingdon 

 roses now coming in are excellent, the 

 stems and flowers having improved won- 

 derfully. Richmonds are a little slow in 

 moving. KUIameys have been scarce, 

 but the supply of White Killarney has 

 been good. Beauties are better. The 

 flowers are of better quality and the 

 stems longer. There are plenty for all 

 demands. The chrysanthemum season is 

 behind schedule and only a few are be- 

 ing cut. There is promise that mums 

 will be in the latter part of the week, 

 but promises do not always hold good 

 in uncertain weather. When the mums 

 start, however, there is sure to be a 

 plenty. Violets have made their debut, 

 but they are small and soft and of poor 

 color. Valley is scarce and it is only 

 possible to get it on certain days in the 

 week. Smilax is pretty well cut and 

 there is likely to be a scarcity soon. 

 There is plenty of Adiantum Croweanum, 

 of which the quality is excellent. Fern 

 leaves, both the Oregon and eastern va- 

 rieties, are going fast. 



Various Notes. 



The regular meeting of the Colorado 

 Florists' Club was postponed October 7. 

 It will be held at T. M. A. haU October 

 14. The officers for the coming year will 

 be nominated at this meeting. 



After getting along for over a year, 

 H. J. Berry closed his store October 2. 

 Mr. Berry 's future plans are not known, 

 but Mr. Schultz has accepted a posi- 

 tion with the New York Floral Co. 



WUliam Speth met with an unfortu- 

 nate accident last week. He missed h:s 

 footing and fell down the stairs leading 

 from the balcony to the store. His ankle 

 was badly sprained and he will not be 

 able to step on it for six weeks. This 

 does not keep Mr. Speth from working, 

 however, as he can be found at his store 

 any day. 



Emil Glauber, E. S. Kennedy, T. w. 

 Hannah and C. L. Gross visited some <>" 

 the "north side" greenhouses last week. 

 The trip was made in Mr. Glauber s 

 automobile, and the party stopped at 

 the Elitch-Long greenhouses, C. F. 

 Maler's, Ben Boldt's and C. Lengen- 

 f elder 's. , 



The New York Floral Co. has changed 

 the front of the store. The door has 

 been moved to the side and the one large 



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