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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Adgust 25, 1910, 



port Horticultural Society will be held 

 September 20, 



William B. Hazard has gone on a 

 two weeks' vacation. 



William Gushing, of^ the Quidnick 

 Greenhouses, of Quidnick, has gone on 

 a trip through the south for about a 

 month or six weeks. 



William Gray, formerly gardener for 

 Horace Russell, at Southampton, L. I., 

 is now gardener for Mrs. W. B. Leeds, 

 at Eough Point, Newport. 



Eric Bonereit, manager for Mrs. Will- 

 iam Butcher, of Pitman street, this city, 

 has gone abroad. During his extended 

 absence he will visit England, Holland 

 and Belgium. 



Frederick Hoffman, of Pawtucket, is 

 at Barrington for the summer, with his 

 family. 



Mr. and Mrs. James B. Canning, of 

 this city, have been spending their va- 

 cation at the Graham cottage at High- 

 land Beach, overlooking Narragansett 

 bay. 



George Hunt was one of the guests 

 at the annual outing of the sixth ward 

 republican representation in the city 

 council, at Rocky Point, last week. 



The Field Naturalists' Society of Cen- 

 tral Falls will hold its annual flower 

 show August 27 and 28, 



Carnation day, for the benefit of the 

 Twin City hospital, at Pawtucket, Au- 

 gust 6, was a success. During the day 

 more than 25,000 carnations were dis- 

 posed of. 



Miss Ada Brown has entered the em- 

 ploy of S. J. Renter & Sons, at Wes- 

 terly, as stenographer and bookkeeper, 



Mr. and Mrs. Timothy L. O'Connor, 

 of this city, are visiting at Narragan- 

 sett Pier, making the trip by automo- 

 bile. 



The Newport County Agricultural 

 Fair will begin September 20, at Ports- 

 mouth, and continue four days. 



Frederick C. Green, superintendent 

 of parks of this city, attended the an- 

 nual convention of the American Asso- 

 ciation of Park Superintendents at Har- 

 risburg, Pa., last week. W. H. M. 



HARTFORD, CONN. 



The condition of crops in Connecticut 

 this year is eight per cent better than 

 the yearly average for the last ten 

 years. A great many people from the 

 middle west are investigating the many 

 opportunities that Connecticut offers. 



The Hartford Market Gardeners' 

 Association, at a recent meeting in the 

 rooms of the board of trade, talked 

 over plans for an exhibit which the 

 association will make at the Connecti- 

 cut fair in Charter Oak park. A com- 

 mittee was elected, the chairman of 

 which is Horace B. Williams, of East 

 Hartford, to arrange for the exhibit. 



In response to an invitation from the 

 Connecticut Agricultural College, at 

 Storrs, to inspect the crop of vegeta- 

 bles at that institution, the members of 

 the Market Gardeners' Association 

 went there on a tour of inspection, 

 August 25. Extensive experiments in 

 growing vegetables are conducted at 

 Storrs. J. W. Crowel, secretary of the 

 association, made the arrangements for 

 the trip. T. L, B. 



Allentown, Pa, — Ernest Ashley, the 

 florist at Fourth and Tilghman streets, 

 is building another greenhouse on the 

 Bethlehem pike. 



CINCINNATI. 



The Market. 



The usual glut of poor summer flow- 

 ers is still on. All the good stock 

 finds eager buyers, while the other finds 

 its way to the ash barrel. The prices 

 are normal for the season. 



The demand is fickle. It always calls 

 for more of a certain kind of flower 

 than is available. For instance, at 

 present Rhea Reid and pink roses are 

 comparatively scarce and the call for 

 them is good. On the other hand, there 

 are plenty of American Beauties and 

 a small call. The same is true of 

 longiflorum lilies; there are plenty of 

 them and not a large request. The 

 good asters and gladioli are taken in a 

 hurry at fair prices, while the poorer 

 ones help congest the refrigerators. 

 Valley is now in the market every 

 day. 



The green goods market is quiet. 

 Smilax is in small supply. Some good 

 plumosus can be had. 



Various Notes. 



The Ohio Valley Exposition, which 

 opens August 29, will undoubtedly help 

 business. The speed boat races on the 

 river and the exposition itself, with 

 the opera, will attract thousands of 

 outsiders. There has been some talk 

 of having an exhibition for florists, but 

 nothing has been definitely decided. J, 

 Chas. McCuUough says that he will be 

 able to give definite information within 

 four or five days. 



R. Witterstaetter has just received 

 two carloads of pots. He has almost 

 finished planting his carnations in the 

 houses. In spite of the dry weather, 

 they lift easily and suffer little after 

 planting in the benches. Mr. Witier- 

 staetter has found a heavy demand for 

 carnation plants from the field, a de- 

 mand which he was unable to fill, as 

 he scarcely had enough for himself. 



Weiland & dinger have been receiv- 

 ing large cuts of White Killarney, which, 



considering the flower and the season 

 of the year, hold up wonderfully well 

 and make a welcome addition to the 

 stock of white flowers in the retail 

 stores. 



E. G. Gillett is receiving a large cut 

 of Beauties from Heller. 



Large shipments of excellent longi- 

 florums are still arriving at Wm. Mur- 

 phy's. 



C. E. Critchell has a large supply 

 of asters of all varieties and colors. 

 After leaving Rochester, he went di- 

 rectly to Mackinac Island to join his 

 wife and little son, C. E., Jr. 



Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Peterson went 

 to the Thousand Islands from the con- 

 vention. 



Wm. Murphy reports fishing better 

 than for years at Snow Islands. 



Miss Shanahan has returned from 

 her vacation, spent in the north, 



Mrs. Hider and party from Hills- 

 boro, 0., spent August 21 in Cinciniiati 

 and at Coney Island. 



Charlie Windram, who is in North 

 D-akota, has found game so plentiful 

 that he has written home for his gun. 



C. H. H. 



FOR WIDE-AWAKB RETAILERS. 



The illustration gives a clear idea of 

 the new wedding gates and arch which 

 Mr. Bayersdorfer has made for the spe- 

 cial purpose of meeting a variety of 

 needs. The arch or the gates may be 

 used separately; or the whole piece 

 may be used together, as in the photo- 

 graph; or they may be used, foliage- 

 covered, as a music screen or to hide a 

 stairway, or as a background for 

 flowers. The material is rattan and 

 enamel. The holders surmounting the 

 arch and on the gate posts are in- 

 tended for pots, but can also be used 

 for vases of cut flowers. Phil. 



Medicine Lodge, Kan, — John L. 

 Brady has found it necessary to retire 

 from business on account of failing 

 health. 



Some of the Newer Supplies for Retailers. 



