Arr.usT 4, IKIO. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



11 



,,. IS :iihI IJiiy^ f'"'" '^'1 "^ them. There 

 ^vM be an oppoituiiity to look him over 

 .', lie Rochester e-onveution. 



RICHABD EICHLING. 



i'ieliard Eichling, tlic newly elected 

 , . -ideiit of the New Orleans llorticul- 

 \-, ,1 Society, comes from an old family 

 ^^,' ilorists. His grandfather held the po- 

 ^, ,11 as bead gardener at the estate of 

 \', count of Leininger, in Ivirchlieimbo- 

 i; icn, Kheinpfalz, Germany, at the end 

 i'. I lie eighteenth century, and his father 

 ,\ , the pioneer llorist in Kaiserlautern, 

 i, ihe same domain, where Mr. Eicliling 

 V, ,^ born. He learned the trade in Eu- 

 i ,.(■ and traveled there extensively, pcr- 

 t ting his knowledge of growing and de- 



' ;iiing. 



I'oniing to America twenty years ago, 

 1,. resided for four years in New Orleans. 

 'i >,,' next four years, 1894 to 1S9S, he 

 .; .'ut in the northern states, visiting dif- 

 f'lent trade centers there and working at 

 \.rious large establishment.^, 'riieii he re- 

 t^rned to the c:rescent City and accepted 

 ., position as numager of U. J. X'irgiu's 

 nursery, retaining that position ever since 

 :iiid winning, in an unusual degree, the 

 iciifidence of his employer and the esteem 

 wl' his fellow workmen. During the last 

 t. 11 year.s he has been an active member 

 .1 the New Orleans Horticultural Society, 

 l.ilioring zealously to promote its welfare. 

 !• is generally agreed that the society 

 ..iiild not have chosen a better man for 

 !)((' presidency. 



In fraternal orders Mr. Eichling is well 

 known, being a past chancellor of the 

 Knights of Pythias and a past noble arch 

 (■) tli(^ Order of Druids. 



BOSTON. 



The Market. 



liusiness showed a decline last week 

 ;:s compared with its jiredecessor, due 

 111 large measure to the hot weather 

 uliich prevailed, and the iiist week in 

 \ugiist finds trade quiet. Koses arc not 

 iliundaut, but are amj)le for all require- 

 ments. A few nice Beauties are still 

 -I'cn, while Kaiserin is good. Quite a 

 number of Killarnoy and White Kil- 

 larney also are coming. Carnations arc 

 -'rowing beautifully less. Few of them 

 ne of even decent quality. Another 

 ■veok or two will end the old crop. It 

 .wll not be long before some of the new 

 rop arrives. Asters are coming in more 

 •reely and jirices on these have dropped 

 "insiderably, some going as low as 50 

 'iits ])er hundred. Sweet l eas are not 

 •t good (piality, luit a fai) number are 

 irriviug, with juices not showing much 

 liange. 



Lilium longiflorum is phuiliful. Many 

 t the llowers are outdoor grown and 

 t fine quality. Gladioli are abundant, 

 \nierica still remaining the leader. Sup- 

 lies of lily of the valley are small, 

 ■ ut the trade for it is now light. Cos- 

 nos is in good supply, while there is a 

 ■ onsiderable variety of outdoor flowers 

 •n be seen. The call f(U- green stock 

 '•■mains quiet. 



Club Picnic. 



Glorious weather once more favored 

 the Gardeners' and Florists' Club on 

 the occasion of the picnic at Pine 

 Banks park, Maiden, July 27, and the 

 attendance, considerably in excess of 

 ■'OU, was the largest seen on any simi- 

 lar occasion. The sports, as usual, ex- 



Richard Eichling. 



cited great interest and there were 

 strong entries in almost every class. 

 I'ine Banks jiark made an ideal ]ilace 

 for a ])icnic. The jiark itself is jiic- 

 turcsque, while the sjiorts fields are 

 roomy and alforded ample sjiacc for all 

 the athletic excuts. This year for tlie 

 lirst time the commercial team managed 

 to beat th<! private gardeners at basi' 

 hall, liut when it came to the last and 

 most strenuous eveut of the da_\-. tin' 

 tug of war, the private gardeners had 

 no trouble in turning tin; tables on 

 their ()i)poneiits. Bast year the eimi 

 mercial team won this contest for the 

 lirst time, but on the i>reseut oc<asinu 

 the privates pulled the commercials 

 four feet over the line and held them 

 there, in spite of desperatt efforts to 

 regain the lost ground. 



The list of sporting events and the 

 winners was as follows: 



lliisclmll, riiimiic'icials vs. rrivat.- (Jaidcncrs, 

 mm hv (■..miiici-.liils, U to :!. The wiiwiiiif; tram 

 iMiisistiMj of S:'hiri. Sim. Kiicr. tl'ISrH'ii. 1 ilsuii. 

 I'ahii.i. Walsh. .Whv.ard and Kuaiic; iimpirts. 

 ,r. I.. Mill.T and K. llidmrs. 



I'.asfliall Impvs, Wi'sIwodiI's t'liiii bi'at Hall s 

 Ir.llll, ,S to 3. .., 



Hundred v.ird larc. liandicap, lirst lioat, W i l- 

 iam IlilTi-. \V. .1. Tollins, .1. ComiTtord. "'iijlit 

 r.iii; second lical, T. S. llrowii. llany ( oles, 

 sj\ ran; liiial Ileal. William llirie, 1. S. lirouii. 



Iliniilii'd vard raee. ho.vs (inder !■".. ■|lionias 



IlilTe. lir>i; ■jl las l.all.v, second; .Mlliiir W li.Me, 



tliird: twidve ran. 



I'itt- vard raee, liniidica|). mairieil ladies. 

 Mis. 'l-'Ved Coles, first; .Mrs. Harry W.>ods, 

 -ecoii.l ; .Mis. .lolm Kirl>e>:aar(l. tliiid; six ran. 



On. .11 maleli. D. I"inla.\ s.m, lirsi : William 

 Mimr... s- ..md; K. Kiiila.vsoii. tliinl; si\teen 

 eiilries. 



Kiflv vards. Iianiliea|i, Birls under S. Man. in 

 IlilTe, lirsl; Iraims 'I'eri.v. se.-.nd; !■ leda 

 I'ish.r. tliir.l: I'oiirteen ran. 



IllKli jniiip. .1, Cenierford. live feet and one 

 iii.lr. W. ,1. Collins, si-. end; ei^'lit cntri.~. 



I'la;; laee, ..lirls nn.ler 1.".. lirsl heat. Mar^'ar.'l 

 lUffe, liist; .Maitlia I.ally. see.md; seec.nd li.'at. 

 Kdilh IlilTe. lirst; Miiud Hall, second; third 

 li.'at. l-reda Kisher. lirst; Ktlul I'lslier. seeoml; 

 tiiial heal. .Marllia I.ally. lirsl; K.lilli HiHe. se. 

 olid; si.xtoen entries. , . ^ . 



I'uttint: sixteen poinid sli..t. ,T. ("oni.'iford. fir-t 



IhliM six feet and eifilit in.li.'-- . .L.tin K.-iJ. 

 -..■..nd; W. MeCillivray Ihinl. The winner 

 lal.'r made an exhinili..n lliicw ..f thirty -einlit 

 li'et and lliree ilielles, 



Klai; raee. married ladi.-. Mi- I' I'.'les. tiist: 

 Mrs. H. I'. Woods, s.'.-oiid; Mi-, leifius.ui, tliiril; 

 >even eiitrit s. 



I'ifl\ vard ra.-e. iiiiniai rie.l la. 11.-, Miss Uar 

 ri.'l Ceh'S, lirst; Miss .\li.e llilT.'. sec.iild; Sliss 

 i:i>enliarilt. third; ei>,'lit ran. 



Sa.U la.-.' men. T. S. l'.i-..\\li. lirsl: W. ,1. 

 (•..Ihns, M.<ind, II. 11. UaitMli. Ihird; .-i.^'ht 

 I. 111. 



Sail; ra.e. l.i.ys. 'I'holii:!-. W.stwoo.l. first; 

 .la.U Si<»in. seeoiul; 'I'li'iiua- lUl'l.'. third; eleven 



1 Mil. 



.Men's ra.i\ L'lii y.ir.N. \\ I ('..Uins, tirst; 

 .1, C. iiierfor.l. see..iid; Wiliiaiu 11. If.', third; 

 ^.v.'ii ran. 



I'at men's ra.e. ,T..lin I.all> lii-t; Paiiit'l UiffP, 

 ~ 1.1. ,1. I.. Smith, Ihiiil; si'\en i.iii. 



Itiiiad jiimp. W. .1. t',.lliii-;. lirst. ..lu-hteen 

 r...-l and two imdies; H. Col.-. -.-.■. n. I: William 

 IlilTi'. Ihinl; six entries. 



Three l.'Ki;<<I raee. men. (..Iliii-^ ami Keid. 

 rn-.t; I'.-iliiier and Ilifl'e, s.'e.m.l. I'.le and I'.i.iwn, 

 Ihir.i; eii;lit entries. 



I'hre.. Ief,'j:e.l raee. I...\ s. 'f. W.-i\\(«.d anil 

 .1, Sis-.iii, lir-t; W. West\v....l aii.l 1". llar- 

 creav.'s, see. .ml; live entries. 



Half-mile ra.e. ,loIiii Held, lii-i; l>a\il II. 

 Ilnins. seeoiid; II. Coles, third: -i\ i.m. 



I'ifly yard raee. lioys iiiulei s. .Sretillinld 

 ■leriy, iiist; I'leseott WTi.M.. si....;.|; Malcolm 

 I'rai;;. fliir.l: eleven ran. 



('..nsi.Iation raee, ;;irN iiml. r IL'. Mar:;aret 

 IlilTe. lirst: 'I'heresa I.ally, si.. .ml: f.mrteen ran, 



C.nsi.lal i.iii raee, t.i.ys nii.l. i \.:. Ired IIol- 

 lii..\v. lir-t : .lames Ui«i;s. sei.n.l: .lewii ran. 



Tiii; ot war. ('omm.'reial- \-. I'livale liar- 

 .leiiers. w.iii l.y flie I'liv.'il.' < i:. i .l.-n.i -. i:ipt aiiied 

 hv II. finla.v S..11, Tli,. le.ini u.is .-is f..l|..u-. 

 William i;.>hl.. .1. I.. Smllli. .1. ( '..in.'rf.ir.l, I' 

 \|. Keiizie, W. Me<;illivray. .1 C I'li-iild, Havlil 

 r.iirii-^, I'eter Se.itt. C, II, < r.iy, I'l.-.l Coles and 

 .\. <;. .Sawyer. 



Silver spoons offered l.v I C \aiii;lian for 

 hist l...ikiii;.' I. allien awarde.i i.. |i..i..lhy Louise 

 Cili"^, l.eo r.i.ylt-, .Marjorie S;in. 



Picnic Pickings. 



^Iis. B(>ter T'isht'r. Mi^. Keiuietli 

 I'inl.-iyson and M. .\. r;itirii citfici;ited 

 as the judges of l.alir-.. W,. heard no 

 iiitieism lit' tlirir ;i\\;ir.ls. for they 

 wisely ga\i' j.rizi's to ;ill cntijints. 



Sdhiri, the left-handed jiitcher for 



ill,' ( ommenials. .uiiipl.'tci \ nonplused 

 li. W. t'lirtis" ^linii;^ ti'inr. Sini proved 



