Sl.PTEMBKR 8, 1910. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



13 



Y'lUiis nicn's raco. F. Siflcv. first: C, Curg, 

 - 11(1. 



I Jills' iiiii', .Miii.v Wclkf, liist. 



.•<in.ill Imivs' liui'. .MusiiT liiTiidt, liist. 



Siuiill ,i;ii-ls' liicc. ICiilli H(ilt<jii, liisl ; Vidla 

 Kiisili, .second. 



TilK 111' will-, ricd II. lli.lliiii's side. I w o 

 ^lr:ii!,'lil. 



Various Notes. 



With 1 lie opciiiiiy iif tlic .scIkioIs. Sep 

 tciiilx'r (i. a lai-;;(' iiiDiilicr (if tlic sum 

 iiicr icsortcis lot iiriicil. ami we nuw IdnU 

 t(ir tilt' «)|ioiiiiiy- of the liHn 1!)H .season. 



While husiiiess for the iiiontli of .Inly 

 was about the same as last yeai'. tin 

 Wisconsin Kloi'al < 'o. re|iorts an increase 

 for the month of .\iiynst over last sea 

 son; all in all, trade duiin^- the sum 

 mer was (|nite satisfactor\'. 



In lia\iny a halcony jint in at his 

 store, Wm. /imnu'rniann not only yains 

 coiisideialily more room, hut yi\-es the 

 est;ililishment u neater a|i|iearance. 



-Mr. ami Mrs, Aithur jjeidij^'er. of the 

 Mdlefsen Leidiyei' ( 'o., who li;i\e lieen 

 spending the last ten days xisitiny rela- 

 li\es at .\thens, X. '\'.. and takiny- in 

 othei' |ioints of interest in the e.-ist, are 

 expected home the latter |iait of this 

 week. This (irni rejiorts ;in unusual 

 amount of weddiuj^' work for this weel<. 



'I'lie younii son of ('has. Meni^cr, who 

 -ome time aj^d liroke his ;inn and was 

 ion\ alescinj;- nic(dy, had the misfortune 

 to tali and iueak the sanu' arm ayain. 



'{'he ( '. < '. I'ollworth ('o. exjiects the 

 arrival of three carloads of Holland 

 liullis the latter part of this wetd\. 



• lim Sjience, who for years w:is em 

 ployed liy ('urrie Jiros., hut of l.-ite was 

 with the .Nehraska Seed Co.. is renew- 

 ing acquaintances in our citv. 



(!. H. Jfunkel, of (I. ii. liunkel Co.. 

 rejiorts K. ,1. Deal. re|)resentat i\'e of 

 W. W. .lolinsou (S; Son, Jioston. I'i'uyland, 

 as a visitor. 



(iust I'ohl, who had his asters where 

 he could water them duriuy the dry 

 s|ie]], is heiiiy well rewarded for his 

 lahors, for his stock is fiiu-, ami the 

 llolton i: lluiik(d Co. find no trouhle 

 in disposinii' of them at j,M)od prices. 



Miss A. Zeuder. of Holers Park, 111., 

 who has heen the ^uest of Mr. and 

 Mrs. Fred W. Holton since Auj;ust MK 

 returned to her home the mi<idle jiart 

 of this week; she .'ittended the llorists' 

 picnic and reported havinjj a fine time. 



Other \isitors were: (ieo. Tliomp 

 son. of Xortbrup, Kinj; «.^: Co., Minne- 

 •ipolis, Minn.; Eric .lohnson and a 

 friend, of the A. L. Kandall Co.. Chi 

 <a<;(i; .\dolph l'oehlm:inn. .Morton 

 • irove. 111.; Martin Keukauf. of 11. May- 

 ersdorfer Ac Co.. iMiilad(d|.hia ; Art. 

 Crai^, of l\'oht. Craij; Co., I'hilaihdphia ; 

 K. llaentze, of Fond du Lac. Wis.; !'. 

 S\l\('ster. ()cononiowdc. Wis., and 

 l\o!it. .Mucdler, Kaciiie. Wis. 



.\lex. Klokner, of W.auwatosa. left a 

 forfniyht ajjo on a husiness .aiul jiieas 

 ure trip to tlie old country. lie e.\ 

 pects to return hy the inid'lle ot' No 

 \ cinher. !•]. < ). 



HAIL AT CEDAR RAPIDS. 



()n Saturday, .Xuyust L'n. wi' had the 

 most se\ere h.'iil storm e\'er kiuiwii in 

 this section of Iowa, most of the hail 

 roininj; down in the form of iirej^uhir 

 idiunks of ice one and one half iiu-hes 

 III twd and one half inches in diame- 

 ter. We had ahout Id-"! hoxes of ;rlass 

 iiroken. We ;ne mailiiiL; vou under s(>p- 

 ;nate cover a |ihotoyraph ot' jiart of our 

 houses. This shows the north side of 

 our houses, where most of the damaye 

 w;is done, though considerahle ylass 

 was hidken on the south side, as can 

 lie seen on the ^inall liniise in the idio- 



Hail Wrecked Greenhouses of I. N. Kramer & Son, Cedar Rapids, la. 



toy'rajih. The i^lass still left on the 

 houses, as shown in the jihotoyiaph, is 

 nearly all crack(»d anil hroken. ;ind 

 that which was knocked out was haui 

 mered in small pieces, lookinj; as though 

 it had "idiie throu<;h a mill. I'alms, 

 rubheis. roses, carnations and stock of 

 every description were hadly damayeil. 

 Outdoor stock was cut to pieces. Dahlia 

 stalks ;tn itich or more in dianu'ter were 

 cut off, and vejictahlt's jiounded to a 

 jelly. (ireat damayi' was doiu> to 

 churidies, schoolhouses and also to farm 

 crops. I. .\. Kramer ^: Son. 



IOWA FLORISTS MEET. 



State Fair and Convention. 



l-^loricidture in Iowa received a hi,u 

 hoost last week, when the State ['"air 

 was held at I>es Moines, with the best 

 display by florists yet seen within the 

 state, aiul the Society of Iowa J*'lorists 

 jicld its eijilitli annual meeting .at the 

 state house Weilnesda\- exeniny. An 

 j;iist 111. The followinj^ was the |irii 

 gram: 



I'l-csMonl's .\il(lr<'ss. C. P. TUiiik. Itiitr- 

 IM'llili'lirc. 



"Uiir .Mi'IIiimI iif !\<'r|iiii;.' ( 'ii null ii<ii~ trmii ('ri'|i 

 liiiiir mill iilvi till' I'ri'vi'iiliiiu' Sli'iiis Irmii IIni 

 liiiL'." mill lliiiisiii. I'lirl lioilj;!'. 



••|l|ii|ili.vlliiiiis fur Cliiisliiiii^ I'hiiil-," f. ,1, 

 (lls.'iii. .Villi's. 



■•('iilor i:iT.'rls Willi lll'ililili;; riillil-," lir... S. 

 l::lltllls. Di'S .Mnilics. 



■■.\rlisllr I'lissiliiliiiis ill I'LtmI WmU." i:iiii.-i 

 i:. Ni.iilwall. Knit Diiil^ri-. 



■■Iic.-iilillilii; 111!' llnliK' lllMllllilv." Wiilirr 11. 

 I ;iii^Vi-ll(il-. Ilrs Mnjlics. 



■Civil- liii|ii-iivi-iiMiii Mini lln- l-'liiii-i ," i;. A 



Ml'NllI'. |)lllllll|lll'. 



■-iiir mill rii'i-zi- ill ii.uii." !.. II I'liiiiiii.'i. 



.\llll-s. 



i;c|i.ii-| lit i|i-lcj;iili-^ Ic. 111.- S. A. 1'. r.'iiv.iil iiiii. 



.1. S. Wilsilll llllll .J. 1. 1). I'lllllKI-. 



.New otlicers were elected as follow^: 



I'lesidi'iit— .1. S. Wilson. D'es Mmaes. 



\'ice president .1. T. I )'. l-"ulmcr, l>es 

 Moiiit s. 



Tre.Msuiei — .John T. Tem|ile. |);i\'eii 

 jiort. 



Secret;iry — Wesley (ireeiie. |)a\(Mi 

 jiort. 



Directiirs ('<. .\. Ilex lie. i)ubiiijui-: 

 William Trillow. I )es 'Moines; F .1. 

 Olsail. .\nies; Fliiier F. Noidwiill. I'oil 

 Dod^H". 



The State Fair. 



Wesle\- (tieeiii'. sec ret a r\' ot' the Smi 

 ety ot' Iowa Florists. \\;is snperinlcuil 

 i-nt ot' the lloricii It iir;i I depart mm ■ at 



the State F;iir and had a hi;^ sliow i ii;^. 

 I'leiniiiius were awarded as t'ollows: 



I 'lillcri idii of plants ill bluom. Inwa Soeil t'n. 

 liisi. 



Ciilli'it inn (if foliaj,'!' KV ilcoorativc plains, l^wa 

 Si'.il ('(.. tiist. .1. S. Wilsnii I'liM-al CiK s( ml. 



(■(ilii'ctinii (if iialiiis. Idwa Seed I'd. lir-t. 

 Willirilii 'I'lilldW sfciuid. 



(■■dli'cli f ferns. |(.w.-i .Seed Cii. lirsi, .1. S. 



WiNmi I'Idiul Cd. second. Williani I'rillinv lliiril. 



('(lUccI i(Mi of ciileiis, Iowa Seed Co. rn->l. 

 I.ozier's Creinlioiises second. 



Coll.clioii of neraiiiiinis. Iowa Seed Co. lli~i. 

 I.ozier's I ireeiilioiises se(-ond. 



Collection llowerini.' lii"_'oiii:is. lou.i Seed C 

 lir~l. .1. S. Wilson I'ioial Co. second. 



Collcclion Ucx lieuonias. lowa Seed C... lir^i, 

 Williiiin 'I'rillow- se(-on(l. 



('(dieclioii of caniiiis. lowa Seed Co. lir^i. 



Spc.iiiieii palm. .1. S. Wilson 1 loial Co. lir^i. 

 lo\\.-i S 'eil Co. second. 



."^pei inieii eycas. lowa Seed C... lirsi. l.ezier's 

 I liceiilioiist's second. 



Siiccinieii ferns. WiUiMin 'I'lillow lir^i. l.oziei^ 

 ' o eciilioiises Second. 



.Spceinicii arancariii. loua Seed Co. liivt. .1. S 

 WiKoii Flor.il Co. second. 



Spei iiiieii lieu or rare plant, loua .Seed C" 

 lir^t. W illiain 'rrillou sei-ond. 



\'a-.e of plants, lowa Seed Co. lir-i. William 

 'Irillou- second. 



Iia<kct of plaiil>. loua Seed Co. Iir>i. William 

 Trillow si'cond. 



I'alile dei-oralion. I.ozie|-. Klorisl. lirsi. Williani 

 'I'rillow second. I.ozier's (.Jreenliouscs third. 



floral doiirn. l.ozier. l-'lorist. lirst. William 

 Irillou second. Iowa Seed Co. tliiril. 



I'.ride's lioinpiet. l.ozier. Florist, lirst. Williani 

 Til How second. I.ozier's (Jreenlioiises third. 



H.-iskel of How CIS, Iowa .Seed Co. lirst. l.ozier. 

 I'loiist. second. Lozier's Oreenlioiiscs third. 



\ase of llowers. l.ozier. Klorisl. lirst. |..wa 

 Seed Co. >eeoiid. William 'rrillou lliinl. 



liispl;i.\ of cut llowers. lowa Seed Co. tirst. 

 William 'I'rillou second. I.ozier's ([reeidioiises 

 lliird. 



|ii-pla.\ of u'ladioli. I'.. I>. Itlaek lirst. lowa 

 S I Co. second. I.ozier's (;reeiilioiisc< iliird. 



I>i-liia.\ of asiers. lowa Seed Co. lirsi. William 

 Tiillou sei-oiid. I^izii-r's Cri-eiilioiiscs third. 



lied roses. L'.'i. lowa Seed Co. lirsi. l.ozier. I'lo 

 ii-;|. sicoiid. Williani 'I'rillow third. 



I'iiik id~e-.. -J."!. William ■rrillou lir^l. lowa 

 Seed Co. -ecoiid, l.ozier. l'lori<i. iliiid. 



Wliiie roses. :J.".. l.ozier. I'lorisl. lirst. lowa 

 Seed ( o. -ee I. William I'rillow third. 



Yellou ros. s. li.'i. William 'I'rillou- tirst. loWii 

 Seed Co. sei-ond. l.ozier. I'lorisl. lliird. 



Ueil carnal ions. .".n. lowa .Seed Co. lirsi. Will 

 iaiii 'liillow sei-ond. l.ozier. t'lori>i. iliird. 



I'iiik carmilioiis. .'.n. l.ozier. I'lorisl. iir~i 

 W illiani irillou -ecoiid. loua .Seed Co. third. 



While .-,irii;iiioii~, .",11. loua .s I Co. lirsi. 



W illiani I'rillou ■-eeond. l.ozier. l-iorist. ihird. 



Hi^i'lav of (hihiiiis. William Trillou lir^l. low.i 

 ^.■,;\ 'lo' -ecoml. i;. |i. Itlaek third. 



■WcKtbrook. Me. \. W. 1 1, 'in tut ford. 

 lei-eiitU piiipiictoi ot' two llower stores 

 here. Ii,'i> ,-i(-cepleti i I'ositioti ;is man 

 aocr (it .-I IiIl; stnre in .Mtoii. 111. 



Moimt Kisco, N. Y.-The Northern 

 \\e-tiliestei- (ouiity Horticultural :ind 

 .\oi-icullui;il Society has issued the pre 

 miiim list for its eiyhtli jinnual exhibi- 

 lioii. to he h(dd here .Novemher 1 to (i, 

 liMn. .\ local tlorist. Herbert .\. 

 Spavin^, i- manaoer of the exhibit imi. 



