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JANDABT 11, 1912. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



31 



NEW YOBE. 



[The regular New York market report and 

 news notes are unavoidably omitted this week, 

 on account of the absence of the correspondent, 

 J. Austin Shaw, who accompanied his wife to 

 Bermuda and was not able to return as soon as 

 he had planned. Mrs. Shaw expects to spend 

 the rest of the winter in Bermuda.] 



Clul) Meetin^r. 



There was a large and enthusiastic j 

 attendance at the meeting Monday 

 night, January 8. The principal busi- 

 ness was- the installation of officers for 

 1912. The officers installed were Joseph 

 A. Manda, president; Philip Einsmann, 

 vice-president; John Young, secretary; 

 W. C. Kickards, W. Mas, John Donald- 

 son, E. F. Kessler and William Duck- 

 ham, trustees. 



The following committees were ap- 

 pointed: 



Legislative — F. R. Pierson, P. 

 O'Mara and W. F. Sheridan. 



Essay Committee — J. H. Pepper, J. A. 

 Shaw and W. J. Stewart. 



Outing Committee — Philip Kessler, B. 

 Chadwick, Louis Schmutz, Jr., E. 

 Schloss, P. J. Smith, W. E. Marshall, 



A. De Meusy, Jr., A. Kakuda, Joseph 

 Fenrich, F. W. "Wagenfohr, O. V. Zan- 

 gen, John A. Rossbach, W. R. Cobb, H. 

 Hornecker. 



House Committee — Al. Rickards, 

 Frank Duggan and W. G. Badgley. 



Exhibition Committee — I. S. Hen- 

 drickson, Robert Koehne, Robert G. 

 Wilson, Harry Turner and M. C. Ebel. 



Committee on Awards — A. L. MilTer, 

 John Miesem, Chas. Weber, S. M. 

 Schultz, H. A. Bunyard, Chas. Schenck 

 and Robert Simpson. 



For the annual dinner and celebrat- 

 ing the twenty-fifth anniversary — 

 Charles B. Weathered, Charles Schenck, 

 W. F. Shendon, A. M. Henshaw, J. A. 

 Shaw and Alex. McConnell. 



The board of trustees made its report, 

 showing over $4,000 in the treasury.' 

 Secretary Young reported 275 members 

 in good standing, after sixty-five had 

 been dropped by order of the board of 

 trustees. 



A. P. Smith, J. K. M. L. Farquhar, 

 J. G. Fluti, A. Macdonald and A. L. 

 Young were elected, and thirteen names 

 were proposed for membership. 



The trustees recommended that the 

 junior ex-president be made a member 

 of the board of trustees. 



John Lewis Childs exhibited Calla 

 Elliottiana. 



Various Notes. 



John Young, 54 West Twenty-eighth 

 street, filed a petition in bankruptcy 

 January 4, with liabilities of $17,994 

 and nominal assets of $3,200, consisting 

 of thirty-two shares of stock of the 

 Jqhn Young Co., which made an assign- 

 ment December 28 and of which Mr. 

 Young is president. Of his liabilities 

 $17,026 is on account of the company 

 on notes. Among the creditors are the 

 King Construction Co., $9,600; H. C. 

 Schreiber, $4,300, and H. A. Mahran, 

 $2,200. 



The Smart Set Floral Co., 2297 Broad- 

 way, has made an assignment to Edwin 



B. Koening. The company was incorpo- 

 rated August 4, 1909, with capital stock 

 $5,000. Claude M. Harburger is presi- 

 dent. J. Austin Shaw. 



Harrisburg, Pa. — Miss Mary Baer has 

 purchased the stock and fixtures of the 

 Wm. W. Walmer flower store, at 159 

 South Front street, and is continuing 

 the business. 



Ph'Iip J. Foley. 



'President-elect ChlcaKO Florists' Club.> 



BEUTEB MAKES ANNOUNCEMENT. 



L. J. Renter, for S. J. Reuter & Son, 

 Inc., asks the publication of the fol- 

 lowing in regard to Renter's strain of 

 Double White Killaniey: 



"We desire to state to the growers 

 that on account of the behavior of our 

 Double White Killarney during the past 

 few weeks we have decided to lay the 

 facts fairly before our customers and 

 the florists in general. While this rose 

 came up to our highest expectations all 

 through the spring, summer and fall, 

 it has been a disappointment to us for 

 the past few weeks and we cannot feel 

 justified in putting this rose on the 

 market without having the matter 

 clearly understood. 



"There is no fault to be found with 

 its growth. It is free and vigorous, but 

 the buds have not been opening proper- 

 ly of late, and while this will only occur 

 through a very short season, it is only 

 fair that the growers be informed of 

 this fact. We feel confident that the 

 rose is an excellent variety for at least 

 ten months in the year, but the blooms 

 on some of the plants do not open so 

 well as they should during the dark 

 season. 



"By careful selection of stock this 

 whole trouble can be eliminated and 

 a great deal has been accomplished in 

 that way, but sufficient time has not 

 been allowed to enable this weeding out 

 process to be completed. We were 



afraid in the beginning that it might 

 be a mistake to introduce Double White 

 Killarney so soon, preferring to wait 

 another year at least, when we could 

 have worked out all undesirable stock, 

 but we allowed ourselves to step over 

 our better judgment and to keep com- 

 pany with its running mate. Now we 

 are confident, however, that it was a 

 mistake, as the rose could have been 

 worked up to a higher state of perfec- 

 tion by waiting. 



"As the rose stands now it is ex- 

 cellent for summer, being far ahead of 

 Kaiserin or any other white for that 

 season, and in fact it is far ahead of 

 any white during all but the most 

 severe part of the winter season. A 

 little further selection will weed out 

 the remaining stock which does not 

 stand the short days. 



"We would say to all customers who 

 have ordered stock from us that they 

 are at liberty to cancel if they choose. 

 If you desire a rose which will make 

 good through spring, summer and fall 

 and through ten months out of twelve, 

 grow Double White Killarney, as we 

 are confident that it will pay, but if 

 you do not care to do this we stand 

 ready to cancel any orders so requested. 

 Any to whom we have already shipped 

 stock are at liberty to return all or 

 part and money will be refunded for 

 the same. 



"S. J. Reuter & Son, Inc." 



