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SbptbJBEB 23, 1009. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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Establithtnent of R. S. McMarray> at Bellefontaine, Ohio. 



Superba — Parentage uncertain ; pure 

 soft pink; size, three and one-half to four 

 inches; strong, healthy, upright growth; 

 more slender than Sangamo, but strength- 

 ens quickly after benching; flowers 

 I'ringed and slightly whorled; very fine; 

 extra long stems; calyx rarely bursts. 

 A. F. J. Baue, Sec'y. 



AN OHIO ESTABLISHMENT. 



The accompanying illustration is re- 

 produced from a photograph of the es- 

 tablishment of R. S. McMurray, at 

 Bellefontaine, O. The vine-covered office 

 I)uilding covers the ends of the green- 

 houses, one of which may be seen at the 

 left in the picture. 



The illustration gives an idea of the 

 neatness with which Mr. McMurray main- 

 tains his establishment. He is one of 

 those who believe that a florist should 

 set an example, for his community in the 

 matter of well 'laid out, well planted and 

 well kept grounds, and he finds that the 

 jilants and beds on his own grounds in- 

 \anably bring him orders for the dupli- 

 • ation of the work on the home grounds 

 "f his customers. 



One of the features of the retail 

 tlorists' business which is the subject of 

 legular complaint is the necessity, as 

 ^onie consider it, of being practically 

 ilways open for business, Sundays as 

 veil as week days. Mr. McMurray thinks 

 1 florist is entitled, as well as any other 

 'lan, to maintain regular hours for busi- 

 •oss and he does not sell on Sundays any 

 ';ther flowers than those required for 

 funeral purposes. His place is open Sun- 

 "!^y morning until 10 o'clock and again 

 ' 'om 4 to 6 in the afternoon, but his ad- 

 ^ ertisements and printed matter all state 

 ' hat the Sunday hours are * ' for funeral 

 vork only." 



TO REMOVE WHITEWASH. 



l)o you know of anything that will re- 

 "love whitewash from greenhouse glass? 



ysed the pure whitewash, and am sur- 

 prised that it was not washed off during 

 he summer rains. I am now very 

 ="'xious to get my glass clean, but find 



it difficult to get the whitewash off. How 

 shall I do it? S. B. A. 



Any of the ordinary household washing 

 powders, such as Dutch Cleanser, will 

 loosen the whitewash. Mix in water and 

 apply with a force pump, syringe or 

 mop, according to the height of your 

 house. This will loosen the wash so that 

 it will come off if rubbed a little with a 

 long-handled brush. Potash water will 

 have the same effect. This, however, will 

 eat the paint from the woodwork, as well 

 as the shading from the glass. Some 

 gritty substance, such as sand, if ap- 

 plied after the glass has been damped, 

 will remove shade if rubbed a little. Give 

 the roof a thorough washing down with 

 the hose as you rub it over, C. W. 



DETROIT. 



Tite Market 



Business fell down somewhat last week, 

 until Saturday, when it took on a sudden 

 spurt and it is still spurting at the pres- 

 ent writing. 



Eoses are quite plentiful in all lengths. 

 Among the best are La Detroit, Rich- 

 mond, My Maryland, Kaiserin and Kil- 

 larney. Some fine Golden Glow chrys- 

 anthemums arrive daily and meet with a 

 good demand. Carnations are still 

 scarce, but the quality is improving rap- 

 idly and no doubt there will soon be 

 enough to go around. 



Asters are about the same as they have 

 been all summer. They can be divided 

 into three grades, good, fair and bad or 

 poor. Few really fine flowers were seen 

 this season. 



Qub Meeting. 



It has been some time since a meeting 

 of the Detroit Florists' Club was held. 

 Not because the members were tired of 

 meeting, but first it was the convention 

 and then the next meeting night fell on 

 Labor day. 



There was a fair attendance at the 

 meeting held September 21. The only 

 special feature was the installation of the 

 new officers. Those who expected to hear 



some fine speaking were doomed to dis- 

 appointment, for there were no speeches. 

 As soon as the meeting was called to or- 

 der the retiring president, W. B. Brown, 

 thanked the club for the support given 

 him last year and turned the chair over 

 to our new president. Mr. Plumb said he 

 hardly expected to do as well as his pred- 

 ecessor, but would do his best to make 

 this a creditable year. 



M. Bloy and E. A. Scribner gave their 

 views of the Cincinnati convention. They 

 spoke very highly of the reception re- 

 ceived. Mr. Scribner spoke of his visit 

 to Peterson's place, which proved most 

 interesting. 



Committees were appointed by Presi- 

 dent Plumb as follows: 



Auditing — J. F. Sullivan, A. Pochelon, 

 A. Sylvester. 



Program and Essay — W. B. Brown, 

 J. F. Sullivan, F. Danzer. 



Entertainment — J. K. Stock, Louis 

 Char vat, R. Eahaley, A. Sylvester, E. 

 Klagge. 



Exhibits— M. Bloy, H. Knope, E. 

 Beard, T. Browne, A. Stahelin. 



The meeting was adjourned to the 

 Michigan Cut Flower Exchange, where 

 luncheon was served by the entertainment 

 committee. 



Wm. Dilger left early in the evening 

 to take a train for Cleveland to atteml 

 the convention of the American Automo- 

 bile Association. Mr. Dilger has been ap- 

 pointed a member of the Demonstration 

 of Good Roads committee and is to talk 

 upon this subject. 



Cigars were passed by A. Pochelon and 

 smoked to the good health of Miss 

 Pochelon. 



Various Notes. 



Wm. J. Pearce, of Pontiac, has been 

 spending the better part of the summer 

 near St. Paul, Minn., the homo of his 

 parents. 



In going west on Putnam avenue, one's 

 attention is attracted by three large 

 cauna beds adorning a beautiful lawn. 

 This is Jerry K. Stock's place. Mr. 

 Stock's houses this year are devoted to 

 carnations, mums and ferns. Ferns arc 



