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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



AuaosT 18, 1910. 



ting a nice lot of Killarney roses, also 

 a fine lot of giganteum lilies. George 

 Schmidt has been engaged by them as a 

 rose grower. 



The Schmaus brothers, of Paducah, 

 Ky., who spent several days here last 

 week, made the rounds visiting in their 

 big automobile and left for home much 

 pleased with their trip. 



Mrs. J. Austin Shaw left last week 

 to meet her husband in Eochester. 

 Their daughter, Mrs. Noel, has fully 

 recovered from her sickness and is 

 spending the rest of the summer up 

 north. 



A. G. Greiner, the local cactus spe- 

 cialist, on Natural Bridge road, is at- 

 tracting a great deal of attention with 

 his fine display of cacti in the front of 

 his place. He reports that he will soon 

 build a large cactus house, owing to his 

 great increase of business. 



Dan Cupid stole into the hearts of 

 two prominent young folks in the trade 

 last week. Great surprise was ex- 

 pressed by their many friends in the 

 trade when the marriage of Fred C. 

 Weber, Jr., to Miss Minette L. Beyer 

 was announced. The happy young cou- 

 ple are spending their honeymoon at 

 Atlantic City, N. J. 



Adolph Brix, of the Brix Floral Co., 

 says that he has had a splendid summer 

 business with funeral work and will not 

 be able to take any vacation this sum- 

 mer. 



A. J. Bentzen has removed from his 

 residence on Marcus avenue and will 

 hejeafter live over the retail store, at 

 3117 North Grand avenue. John 

 Bentzen, the buyer in the wholesale dis- 

 trict, says trade continues good. 



Charles Schoenle and George Anger- 

 mueller were to have gone on a week's 

 fishing trip, but, owing to the illness of 

 Mr. Schoenle, the trip was postponed 

 until sometime next week. 



Any of the local trade wishing any of 

 the photographs of the recent picnic 

 can bo supplied at the wholesale house 

 of the W. C. Smith Wholesale Floral Co. 



Henry Berning has leased the store 

 one door west of his present quarters. 

 Arches will be broken through, which 

 will give him much needed room all on 

 one floor. 



George Angermueller is contemplat- 

 ing taking in the upper floor of his 

 present quarters, which will be fitted 

 up for offices and supply room. The 

 ground floor is to be used only for cut 

 flowers. 



C. A. Kuehn's three large floors are 

 being lookeil over and restocked for 

 the coming season. The wire depart- 

 ment on the third floor is working full 

 time. 



The W. C. Smith Wholesale Floral Co. 

 is still in the midst of reconstruction. 

 The wire shop will be in the rear of 

 the second floor and the main office in 

 front. 



Belleville was well represented at the 

 club meeting, Thursdiiy, August 11. 

 There were present E. W. Guy, A. S. 

 llalstead, Henry Emunds and Gus W. 

 CJrossart. 



The Shaw banquet at the Southern 

 liotel last week was well attended by 

 tlie local trade. The decorations of the 

 tables consisted of white and pink 

 asters. Prof. William Trelease was the 

 toastmaster of the evening. All the 

 delegates to the apple growers' meeting 

 were in attendance. The Florists' Club 

 was represented by President George 

 B. Windier, President-elect John Con- 

 non, J. F. Ammann, E. W. Guy, W. C. 



Smith, Charles Schoenle, Frank Weber, 

 J. M. Walther, C. Bergstermann, Emil 

 Schray, F. J. Fillmore, H. C. Irish and 

 J. J, B'eneke. The Horticultural So- 

 ciety was represented by Otto G. 

 Koenig, F. H, Meinhardt and Andrew 

 Meyer. Max Herzog, Charles Fulgraf 

 and G. H. Pring were also in attend- 

 ance. It was an enjoyable evening for 

 all. 



The St. Louis visitors to the S. A. F. 

 convention left here Monday, August 

 15, over the Big Four railroad at 1 p. m. 

 The following were seated in the spe- 

 cial when the train pulled out: Mr. and 

 Mrs. Henry Berning, E. W. Guy and 

 daughter, Alex. Waldbart, E. J. Wald- 

 bart, William Osseck, Otto Koenig, Mr. 

 and Mrs. F. H. Meinhardt, J. F. Am- 

 mann, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Bruenig, F. 

 H. Weber, J. Winkler and Miss Tillie 

 Meinhardt. They arrived at Eochester 

 Tuesday, August 16, at 9 a. m. 



J. J. B. 



BOSTON. 



The Market. 



There is no great change in the cut 

 flower market. If anything, business 

 was a little improved last week, the 

 shipping trade to seaside resorts being 

 better. In the way of roses, Kaiserin 

 are extra good and meeting with a fair 

 sale, also Carnot. The majority of the 

 Killarney are rather small. Not many 

 Beauties are seen, but some My Mary- 

 land are coming in. Quite a few small 

 sized flowers are hard to move. Carna- 

 tions are nearly down and out. The 

 old crop is practically finished, and 

 what blooms arrive are small. A few 

 outdoor-grown flowers are seen, and 

 some of the new crop is about due. 



Asters are growing in quantity and 

 improving in quality. While the ma- 

 jority are Queen of the Market, some 

 of the Comet and Ostrich Plume sec- 



tion are also coming in. Values on 

 these have declined. Lily of the valley 

 shows rather more life and has met 

 with quite a good sale of late. Of 

 lilies there is an abundant supply, not 

 only in longiflorums, but auratums 

 and speciosums, both white and rose. 

 The two latter do not sell well. Gla- 

 dioli are abundant and of good quality, 

 but do not meet with a ready sale; 

 neither do cosmos and the variety of 

 other outdoor annuals now arriving. 

 Supplies of green stock are ample, but 

 the demand at present is not heavy. 



Various Notes. 



The Boston visitors to the S. A. F 

 convention at Eochester left in two 

 special cars via the Boston and Albany 

 railroad, August 15 at 10 a. m. It was 

 both a substantial and jolly crowd, the 

 largest Boston has sent to a convention 

 for many years. Evidences were abun- 

 dant that there would be unlimited 

 jollity on the journey, and anyone com- 

 ing in contact with them would have 

 no doubt of where the party hailed 

 from, any more than any conventionists 

 at Eochester would do. Great praise is 

 due E. Allan Peirce, state vice-presi- 

 dent, for his strenuous work to secure 

 a substantial delegation. He threw 

 both time and money into it, and the 

 results must be particularly pleasing to 

 him. The Boston train stopped at 

 Worcester, Palmer, Springfield and 

 Pittsfield, where other conventionists 

 were picked up. 



Eobert Cameron returned from Bar 

 Harbor, Me., August 15. His stay was 

 briefer than intended, as extensive 

 changes in the greenhouses at Harvard 

 Botanic Gardens are being made or are 

 in immediate prospect. 



A. G. Lake, of Wellesley Hills, has 

 his usual grand field of asters, which 

 are among the finest to be seen in 

 Massachusetts. 



F. W. Eobinson, who was with 



E. Fred Rowe. 



(Chairman Press and Prlntinir Committee.) 



