SKl'TlOIBKll 2:5. 1900. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



J3 



Establishment of R. S. McMurray, at Bellefontaine, Ohio. 



Supt'ihu — I'arciitiijii' iiiiccrtiiiu; jmie 

 ->\'\ |iiiik; size, tliroe and ouelialf to four 

 Ml. lies ; stroii^^ healthy, upright jrrowtli ; 

 iinirc slender than Sanj^anio, but strciigth- 

 ■ IIS (|iii('kly after benchinji;; flowers 

 iiiiijicd and sli^litly wliorletl; very fine; 

 . Aira lonjr stems; calvx rarely bursts. 

 A. F. J. Balk, See'y. 



AN OHIO ESTABLISHMENT. 



The accoinpanyinji; illustration is re- 



[■iiiduee(l from a jiliotof^rajdi of the cs- 



i.ililisluneiit of ]\. S. McMurray, at 



III llefoutaine, (). Tlie vine-covered oflice 



liilding covers the ends of the fjreen- 



"uses, one of which may be seen at tlie 



■ It in tlio picture. 



rii(' illustration gives an idea of the 

 ■'Illness with wiiiidi Mr. McMurray main- 



■ iiii-; his establisiinient. He is one of 

 ' "-' who believe that a florist should 



■ ' ;in exanii)le_ for his eomnumity in the 

 I filter of well laid out. well jdantetl and 



•II kept grounds, and he flnds that the 



'■Ill's and beds on his own grounils in- 



iii.ilily bring him orders for the dupli- 



'mn (if the work on the home grounds 



lii-^ eustonu^rs. 



''lie of the features of the retail 



'lists' busiiu^ss which is the subject of 



Jiilar coin[)Iaint is the necessity, as 



:iii I'onsidcr it, of being practically 



■•i^s open fur business, Sundays as 



il .1^ week days. Mr. McMnrrny thinks 



'"list is entitled, as well as any otln'r 



"■ to maintain regular hours foi' l)usi- 



~~ and he dues not sell on Sundays any 



'"■1 Mowers than those reijuired for 



ii'i.'il purposes. His place is oprn Siin- 



' inondng until 10 o'clock and again 



•'II 1 to G in the afternoon, but his ad- 



"i-^iinents and printed matter all state 



I' 111"' Snndav Innirs are "for funeral 



'k cidv." 



TO REMOVE WHITEWASH. 



' '" .'"II know of .anything that will rc- 



•'■ \\liite\viisli from jit'ecuhiuise ,i;lass .' 



'''"' '1 tlif pure \\ hitewasli, and am sur- 



''"^'■'1 that it was nnt washed olf during 



snmnnr r.-iins. 1 ;im now verv 



"Mi'Us t„ u^.t ,„y -hiss i-lran. but fiiiil 



it (litlicult to get th(> \\liit('\\ash olf. JIow 

 shall I do it? S. B. A. 



Any of the ordinary househoUl washing 

 powders, smli as Dutch Cleanser, will 

 loosen the whitewash. !Mix in water anil 

 a|iply 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 bru.sh. Potash water will 

 liav(> the same effect. This, however, will 

 rat the jiaint from the woodwork, as well 

 as the shading from the glass. Some 

 gritty substanc<\ such as sand, if ap- 

 ]died after the glass has l)een dam|ied, 

 will rt'inoM' shade if rubbed ;i little. (<i\e 

 the roof a thorough washing down with 

 the hose as vou rub it over. C. ^\'. 



DETROIT. 



The Market. 



llusiness fell down somewhat last week, 

 until Saturday, when it took on a sudden 

 spurt and it is still spurting at the pres- 

 ont wiiting. 



b'osi's arc quite plentiful in ;ill lengths. 



An g the best are La Detroit, IJicli- 



luoml, My !Marylaiul. Kaisciin and Kil 

 lariiey. Souu' fine (Jolden (Mow ilirys- 

 antlioinums jirrivc d.aily iiud iiici't A\ith a 

 t;ood demand. ('arnations ;ire still 

 scarn', but thr (|nalily is impro\ing i';ij)- 

 idly anil no doubt therr will soon bo 

 I'liouyh to go around. 



.\sters are about the same as they ha\i' 

 brrii all snnniicr. They lan bo dividrd 

 into three gradi's, good, fair ami bad or 

 poor. Few really line flowers were seen 

 tlii-i season. 



Club Meeting. 



It has been some time since a meeting 

 of the Detroit Kku'ists' Club was held. 

 Not because tlie nwudiers were tired of 

 meeting, but first it was the convention 

 and then tho next meeting night fell on 

 Labor day. 



'i'liiu^e was <a fair attt'ndance at the 

 meet i rig held Septend)er I'l. The only 

 special fratiirc was the inst.all.at i(Ui of the 

 now oHii-ers. Those who expected to hear 



some line speaking wore doomed to dis- 

 ajipointnu'iit, for there were no speeches. 

 As sotni as the meeting was called to or 

 der the retiring president, \V. B. Brown, 

 thanked the club for the support given 

 him last year and turiuMl the chair over 

 to our new president. Mr. I'lumb said he 

 hardly expected to do as well as his pred 

 ecessor. lint wiudd do his best to nud\e 

 this a creditable year. 



^1. Bloy and 1']. A. Scribner ga\e their 

 \iews of the Cincinnati convention. They 

 spok(^ very highly of the recei)tion re- 

 (•ei\ed. Mr. Scribiuu' spoke of his visit 

 to I'eterson's place, which provei.1 most 

 interest ing. 



Committees were ap|itduteil by I'resi 

 deiii I'lumb as follows: 



Auditing — -,1. l'\ Sullisan. A. I'ocheloii. 

 A. Sylvester. 



I'roj^ram and Mssay \\ . M. llrown. 

 .1. !•'. Sullivan, l'\ Danzer, 



Mnterlainmeiit — .1. K. Stock, Louis 

 Cliar\at. b*. iiahaley, A. Sylvester, II. 

 Klay-e. 



Exhibits — 'SI. lUoy, If. Kimpe, K. 

 Heard, T. I'.iowne, .\. Stalielin. 



The Tiieeiing was adjourned to 1I11' 

 Michigan < ut I'lower l-^xchaui;*', wliere 

 luncheon w.as ser\ed by ihr entertainnieiil 

 iiuiinuttee. 



Wui. Dilger li'ft early iu the eMimi- 

 to lake a train for ( le\elanil to attend 

 the cnn\eidi(Ui i)f the .\nu'ric;in Automo 

 bile .\ssociatiou. .Mr. Dilyer has been ap- 

 pointed a nn'iidier of tlu' Deinonsl ration 

 iif (iood Koads committee and is to talk 

 iipiiu this subject. 



( iL;ars were |iasseil by A. I'ochelon an I 

 >iiiokeil to the' i^ood health of .Mi^-< 

 1 'iiilielon. 



Varioui Notes. 



\\ U'. .1. I'earce. ot' I'oiitiac, has been 

 spending the betiei part of the sunnuer 

 near St. I'aul, .Minn., the home of his 

 jiaients. 



In going West on I'utuaiu axenni'. one'- 

 atieation is attracted by three lareo 

 caiin.a beds .•nlorniiig a beautifid lawn. 

 This is .lerry K. Stock's I'lace. Mr. 



Stoik's houses this year are de\ii|c(| t" 



cai'iiatioMs. mum~- iiu'l t'ei-ns. |-'eru^ :ir.' 



