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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



SUPIEMBER 2, 1909. 



LEADING RETAIL FLORISTS 



The retail florists whose cards appear on the four pages carrying this head, are prepared to fill orders from other florists for local delivery on the usual 



basis. If you wish to be represented under this heading, now is the time to place your order. 



Alexander McConnell 



571 Fifth Avenue, Windsor Arcade 



NEW YORK CITY 



Telegraph orders forwarded to any part of the United States, Canada, and all principal cities of Europe. Orders transferred or intrusted by 

 the trade to our selection for delivery on steamships or elsewhere receive special attention. 



Telephone Calls: 340 and 841 S8th Street 



Cable Address: ALAXCONNBLI. 



Western Union Code 



PROVIDENCE, R. I. 



Trade Conditions. 



,^. The market situation is about normal, 

 ' ifind •evervi)o<ly is busy i»rei)aring for the 

 opening of the fall trade. The down- 

 town dealers have renovated their stores, 

 repainted and otherwise brightened up 

 their places of business and are ready for 

 the return of the theatrical and social 

 season. Last week was busier than usual, 

 on account of a number of funerals, 

 that of Secretary of State Charles P. 

 Bennett adding considerably to the ac- 

 tivity. 



Florists on Outing. 



The members of the Florists' and Gar- 

 deners' Club of Bhode Island may know 

 all about flowers, but they have got a 

 lot to learn about fishing, if the results 

 of the trip down Narragansett bay, Au- 

 gust 25, are any criterion. It was a 

 merry crowd that gathered at the City 

 Hall steps about 11 a. m., for the pur- 

 pose of going on the annual outing, their 

 song being: "We Don't Know Where 

 We're Going, but We're on Our Way." 

 The committee in charge had kept the 

 details of the outing a secret, and no 

 one knew where he was going when he 

 boarded a suburban car bound south to- 

 ward Pawtuxet. 



The destination turned out to be Paw- 

 tuxet Neck, where a launch was in wait- 

 ing to carry the members for a sail and 

 fishing trip down the bay. A number 

 of the florists prayed to be put ashore 

 at Prudence Island and their prayers 

 were answered. Once on the island they 

 amused themselves with quoits and other 

 games, and also enjoyed a dip in the 

 surf. Those who stayed on board the 

 launch continued down the bay to a 

 spot where the fishing was reported to 

 be extra fine. The florist fishermen had 

 enough bait in the launch to stock a 

 (Jloucesterman, but they couldn't in- 

 veigle the fish into taking any of it. 

 The only thing that was ])uned up in 

 the two hours' waiting for a bite was 

 the anchor. 



When the fishermen returntnl to Pru- 

 dence the sportsmen were picked up and 

 the launch headed for Field's Point. 

 There a special bake was served at 5:30. 

 The florists were met there by William J. 

 Stewart, of Boston, who made the re- 

 mainder of the round of fun with the 

 crowd. After the bake had disappeared 

 «'verybody again boarded the launch, 

 which then started on a moonlight sail 

 about the bay. 



Those composing the party were Will- 

 iam Appleton. Kugene Appleton, Will- 

 iam E. Chappell, Michael Sweeney. Will- 

 iam Hill, Michael Lynch, H. K. Bellows. 

 William Hazard, Charles Macnair, Alex- 

 ander Macrea, Kugene McCarron. O. H. 

 Williams, Joseph Kopelman, James Dil- 

 lon. James Hockey, Cornelius G. Hartstra. 



Wm. L Rock Flower Co. 



Kansas City, Mo. 



1116 Walnut Street 



Bell Telephone 213 Qrand 



Will oarefnlly execute orders for Kansas City and 

 any town in Missouri or Kansas. 



A. F. PETERSEN 



Gardener for the Hamburg-American Line 



HAMBURG 13, GERMANY 



Recommends himself for the delivery of all 

 kinds of Plants, Flowers, Bulbs and Shrubs. 



Lawrence Hay, Owen McManus, Martin 

 Noonan, Jr., Carl Scott, J. Lisle, William 

 Pearson and William H. Mason. 



Damage By Hail. 



The northern section of this state was 

 l)elted with hailstones of large dimen- 

 sions on the night of August 20, the 

 storm being the worst experienced with- 

 in the memory of the present generation. 

 Much damage was done, the stones being 

 of such size that windows were broken in 

 many places. Flower beds were ruined 

 and truck farms badly damaged. 



At Franklin, Mass., just over the state 

 line, the glass in the former Slade green- 

 houses on Central street, recently kept 

 by William Stuart, was wrecked. The 

 vineyard of Raphael Florani, on Cottage 

 street, and the vineyard of A. J. Ca- 

 taldo, on Worsted street, were completely 

 destroyed. The entire cranberry crop 

 of about 800 barrels on the meadows off 

 Pleasant street was destroyed, entailing 

 a loss of $3,000 or more. 



At Hecla village about fifty lights of 

 glass were broken in the greenhouses of 

 B. L. Dresser, on High street, and other 

 damage was done. The monetary loss 

 caused by the storm in the northern sec- 

 tion of the state is estimated from $75,- 

 000 to $100,000. 



Various Notes. 



J. Lisle furnished the decorations for 

 the Prouty-Hersey wedding August 26. 



Macnair furnished the decorations for 

 the ladies ' night ball of the Saskatche- 

 wan Canoe (Hub on the Pawtuxet river, 

 August 26. 



The cup presented to the Newport 

 Horticultural Society by Louis L. Loril- 

 lard as a prize in a plant competition 

 has been won by Stewart Ritchie. 



Johnston Bros, had thirteen large 

 pieces, including gates ajar, standing 

 anchor and an immense state shield, for 

 the funeral of Secretary of State Ben- 



E&tabUshed 1857. 



737-739 Buckiogbam Place 



CHIACGO 



L. D. Phone 

 558 Lake View 



Send us your retail orders. We 

 bave the best facilities in the city. 



W. A. Hammond 



RICHMOND, VA. 



Prompt shipment to all poinb in 



Virginia, North Carolina and other states 



200,000 feet of glass.:to Cut Howeis 



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nett August 28. T. J. Johnston & Co. 

 also had a number of pieces and the 

 other dealers were well represented in 

 the more than $500 worth of floral de- 

 signs. 



Ned Brooks, of T. J. Johnston & Co., 



