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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



. November 11, 1909. 



we can continue to increase our member- 

 Bhip, even though slowly, with energetic, 

 enthusiastic members, there will be no 

 question of the increasing usefulness of 

 our society. In conclusion, I wUl call the 

 attention of those who may have the ap- 

 pointment of men, for any of the work 

 of the society, to the advice given the 

 public by Elbert Hubbard, namely: "If 

 you want anything done, get a busy man 

 to do it; the other kind haven't time." 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY. 



The Chrysanthemum Society of Amer- 

 ica opened its annual exhibition at the 

 American Institute, New York city, 

 Wednesday afternoonj November 10. It 

 brought out the finest showing of mums 

 ever seen in New York. The attend- 

 ance was large. The judges were Messrs. 

 Dailledouze, Nicholson, Cartledge, Duff, 

 McKenzie and W. Wells, the latter from 

 England. The awards for the society's 

 special premiums were: 



Cup for ten blooms any variety, Wm. Turner. 



Buckbee cup for twelve blooms In twelve 

 varieties, Elmer D. Smith & Co. 



Vaughan cup for bush plant, W. H. Walte. 



Stumpp & Walter cup for ten blooms Miriam 

 Hankey, Wm. Duckbam. 



Wells medal for six Poekott's Crimson, 

 Thomas W. Head. 



Plerson prize for twelve blooms in four 

 varieties, Wm. Turner. 



Totty prize for six blooms 1909 Introduction, 

 Thomas W. Head. 



Skldelsky & Irwin prize for pompons, Mr. 

 Weatherbee. 



Foley prize for best undissemlnated seedling, 

 W. Duckbam. 



Traendly & Schenck prize for twelve Appleton, 

 C. H. Totty. 



In the general classes C. H. Totty 

 was the only trade exhibitor, winning two 

 firsts, but there was good competition 

 between the private gardeners, who 

 scored firsts as follows: Proctor, one; 

 Wm. Turner, nine; Harry Turner, seven; 

 Butterbach, three; Hale, five; Head, two; 

 Duckham, two ; - Bell, two ; Weatherbee, 

 three; Dowlen, one; Waite, two. There 

 was a fine display of pompons by R. 

 Vincent, Jr., & Sons Co. and by Meehan 

 Bros. 



PROVIDENCE, R. I. 



The Market. 



Good, fair, steady business is the re- 

 port for last week. Demand was a trifle 

 better than in the preceding week, but 

 supply is easier and quality better. 

 Prices range about normal, and as a 

 whole general conditions are satisfactory. 



This seems to size up the local situa- 

 tion from the standpoint of both the 

 growers and the retailers. Funeral work 

 is on the increase, and there have been 

 more than the usual number of weddings 

 and early social functions, all of which 

 have added to the volume of business. 

 Mums now hold the center of the stage, 

 and are bringing at retail from $1.50 to 

 $5 a dozen, the average demand being 

 for stock at about $2.50 and $3. White 

 and yellow are the favorites, with pink 

 closely following. 



Various Notes. 



Eugene McCarron reports a brisk wed- 

 ding and reception business last week. 



John A. Macrae's new home on Fruit 

 Hill was the subject of an illustrated 

 story in the Sunday Tribune, Novem- 

 ber 6. 



George Hunt, of South Providence, 

 was elected a member of the common 

 council of this city November 2. 



WUliam Jurgens and wife, of New- 

 port, are in Chicago on a pleasure trip. 



Mr. Slattery, with T. F. Galvin, Bos- 

 ton, was a visitor November 3. 



O'Connor had the decorations for the 



Fletcher-Watson wedding November 3. 

 It was one of the swellest events of the 

 fall. 



One retailer here had an unusual expe- 

 rience last week. A man came into the 

 store and ordered a large bunch of mums. 

 He said he wanted the best to be had, 

 and, signing a blank check, tore it from 

 his check book and told the retailer to fill 

 in the amount. 



M. Sweeney has furnished the decora- 

 tions for several wedding and house re- 

 ceptions in the last fortnight. 



Charles H. Hunt reports the best busi- 

 ness during the month of October that he 

 has experienced since he started. He is 

 cutting some fine Enchantress. 



William Hay expects to break ground 

 ^or his new houses on his farm at Oak- 

 lawn this week. He has purchased a yoke 

 of oxen for heavy work, and intends 

 beautifying the surroundings of his 

 place. 



The display of flowers at the funeral 

 of the young son of John Good, one of 

 the leading brewers of this city, was one 

 of the largest in a long time. Nearly 

 sixty pieces were well distributed. 



Joseph Kopelman filled an order for 

 ten dozen Bonnaffons for an east side 

 social event recently. 



A- L- Warner has completed extensive 

 repairs and improvements at his Pleasant 

 View Greenhouses, Pawtucket. 



W. H. M. 



PITTSBURG. 



The Market 



A slump in business over last week, and 

 a corresponding increase in the quantity 

 of stock coming in, was responsible for 

 a drop in prices this week, and even at 

 the lower prices asked it was impossible 

 to dispose of all stock. Chrysanthemums 

 have been with us in quantities and suf- 

 fered most. Beauties came next, with 

 roses of all kinds following closely. The 

 weather was delightful, so no blame could 

 be attached to it, except that it made 

 stock too plentiful. 



The retailers did not complain much, 

 as most of them were doing a fair busi- 

 ness outside of decorations and, as they 

 were buying stock cheaper, were not af- 

 fected as much as the wholesalers. 



Club Field Day. 



The second annual field or visiting day 

 of the Florists' Club, November 1, was 

 a greater success than the first. Be- 

 tween forty and fifty members met at 

 Phipps Conservatory, Schenley park, 

 where they spent the forenoon, and I 

 am sure Superintendent Geo. Burke and 

 his eflScient foreman, John Jones, must 

 feel some satisfaction in hearing so many 

 complimentary remarks from ' ' the men 

 who know. ' ' 



From Schenley park we went to Ran- 

 dolph & McClements' houses on Stanton 

 avenue, where a substantial lunch was 

 provided and a good portion of the 

 afternoon was spent. Gardenias, crotons, 

 ferns, chrysanthemums and all the other 

 things grown on an up-to-date commer- 

 cial place came in for inspection and dis- 

 cussion. The crowd separated after leav- 

 ing there, many having to catch trains, 

 while some visited some of the private 

 places in the neighborhood. The verdict 

 was that visiting days are a good thing, 

 bringing the boys together and enabling 

 them to see and discuss the various meth- 

 ods of handling the kinds of stock they 

 are interested in. All declare it a pay- 

 ing investment as well as a day of pleas- 

 are. 



QubMeetiiic. 



The club met Tuesday evening. No 

 vember 2, at the Fort. Pitt hotel, with u 

 large attendance and a fine display of 

 chrysanthemum blooms. The general in 

 terest was more evident than ordinarily. 

 Two members were elected and one pro 

 posed. The members were pledging 

 themselves to each bring in a new mqjnbei- 

 at the next meeting. 



A committee composed of H. P. Joslii 

 and T. P. Langhans was appointed by the 

 president to convey to Wm. Falconer the 

 sympathy of the club in the loss of his 

 wife, Mrs. Falconer having died that 

 day. The same committee was also in 

 struoted to send a letter of condolence 

 to E. C. Reineman, he having recently loar 

 his mother. ' 



There was a discussion regarding the 

 advisability of Pittsburg having a horti 

 cultural hall, and so much interest anti 

 enthusiasm was shown that the chair- 

 man appointed Wm. Falconer, P. S. Ran 

 dolph, Samuel McClements and H. H. 

 Negley a committee, with power to add 

 to its membership, to look into the mat 

 ter. 



The private gardeners had in compe- 

 tition twelve blooms of chrysanthemums 

 in twelve varieties and one specimen 

 chrysanthemum plant in an 8-inch pot. 

 The judges were Wm. Allen and Neil 

 McCallum. They awarded the first prize 

 for cut blooms to T. P. Jenkinson, gar- 

 dener for A. R. Peacock, and second to 

 N. C. Madson, gardener for P. H. Boggs. 

 The prize for chrysanthemum plant went 

 to Frank Crooks, gardener for J. H. 

 Park. 



Other displays of cut blooms were by 

 Randolph & McClements, Pittsburg Rose 

 & Carnation Co., and the Phipps Con- 

 servatories, Schenley park and North 

 Side park. 



In discussing these flowers there wa9 

 a sentiment that the largest flowers 

 were not the most artistic, and yet that 

 is what they are all striving to grow. 

 John Jones exhibited a specimen plant of 

 single, Mrs. John Sligh, which was fine. 



President Burki sent out a special 

 call for all the committee working in the 

 Carnation Society convention affairs to 

 meet with him, as he wishes to have 

 things well in hand early. 



VailoiM Note. 



The Pittsburg Cut Flower Co. has 

 given the interior of its store a coat of 

 paint. 



Arthur Langhans, of Wheeling, took 

 the gold prize for the best decorated 

 launch at the Business Men 's Demonstra- 

 tion on the opening of the dam in the 

 Ohio river. 



Visitors: Mr. and Mrs. Chas. M 

 Weaver, Ronks, Pa.; Wm. Edelfsen, Mil- 

 waukee, Wis.; T. Bradford Stroup, New 

 Philadelphia, O.; John Paul, Cumber- 

 land, Md.; Chal. Peterson, East Liver- 

 pool, O. ; Miss Leizmann, Latrobe, Pa.; 

 Mr. De Muth, Connellsville, Pa. ; Geo. L. 

 HuscToft, Steubenville, O., and Arthur 

 Langhans, Wheeling, W. Va. Hoo Hoo. 



BOSTON. 



The Market 



With mums at their flood tide, the 

 market is at present more or less demor- 

 alized, and prices have slumped all 

 around. These conditions seem to occur 

 each year during the first half of No- 

 vember, after which time prices recover 

 gradually. It is hard to quote any 

 prices on chrysanthemums; a few may 



