SErTKMIiKK 15, 1910. 



The Weekly Florists'' Review^ 



15 



i.'W wiros and strings to which the 

 |iniys could be tied, and time would 



:.t' saved in tlie period of ripening. 



Water the plants somewhat less, in 

 uder to encourage the ripening of the 



• ccds, but do not keep the ground dust- 

 irv. The seeds may be picked as soon 

 s" they turn color." W. H. T. 



CINCINNATI. 



The Market. 



Husincss now seems steadier and be- 



.(ire long it will undoubtedly take on 



ho regular aspect of the busy season. 



> iwing to the recent cool nights, the 



-iindition of the blooms seems better. 



I'here is still more than enough sto(dv 



II tlie market. Eoses are now coming 



II more heavilv and have longer stems 



iian during midsummer. The ]5eauties 



-till lead in quality, but the others are 



lOt far behind. Large numbers of 



1 '.rides, Maids and Killarneys, in ad 



lition to the other roses, arrive daily. 



Large; consignments of asters still 

 •lime in, especially some choice ones 

 1 rom New York state. (Hadioli are 

 heconiing inferior in both bloom and 

 <leni and soon will be a tiling of the 

 past. Luster lilies can be had. Cosmos 

 .ind dahlias for fall flowers are now 

 -trong in numbers. 



Carnations are offered daily. Judg- 

 ing from reports from the growers, 

 I here will lie many large cuts of gooil 

 '|uality in the market in a short time. 



Club Meeting. 



A meeting of the Florists' Society 

 was held at Frank Volz's home, in 

 'heviot. Lay Murphy, Albert Sundcr- 

 liruch and Charles 11. Iloffmcister were 

 appointed to serv(> on a committee to 

 .irrange for a place for the bowling 

 clul) to UKH't and bowl throughout tin- 

 winter. 



New Oi'leans was eiulorsed foi- the 

 world's fair and I'anama exjiosition in 

 lilL"). The secretary was insti'ucted to 

 -;end letters to the coiigr(>ssmen from 

 this vicinity notifying them of the 

 club's choice and asking them to use 

 llieir votes and intlueiu'e to favor the 

 (iulf City. 



It was decided that a jiajier on some 

 ■<nbiect of general interest, followed by 

 discussion, should be read at eacdi meet- 

 ing. A question box will also be had. 



After the business was over, the 

 members sat down to a repast, served 

 m the oj)en air. Then .all ad joiniied to 

 the parlor, where tlu'v were entertainol 

 with vocal and iustrument;il selei-tions 

 tiy Frank and Miss Clara Volz. Mr. 

 V'ol/ proved a royal host. 



Frank Volz's greenhouses are stocked 

 with chrysanthemums and carnations. 

 In one was a lot of (degant Lostou 

 ferns. He also grows callas and bed- 

 ding stock. In addition to these, he 

 and his father hav(! eight large ponds 

 and about thirty small ones stocked 

 with goldfish. 



Various Notes. 

 On AVeiliiesday, September l-I, a 



Tower of Fruits and Flowers. 



iloral auto jiarade was hehl under the 

 auspices of the ^ons of (Tsiris. 



A visit to .1. A. Peterson's showed his 

 plant to be in tiptop shape. Begonias 

 are his long suit. Among the varieties 

 he has are (Uory of Cincinnati, Taft, 

 Agatha, Lorraine and Lnsign. lie has 

 also large lots of Draciena N'ictoria, ter 

 minalis .and Mamliaua, Laudanum 

 \'eit(diii. Xejihrolepis ilarrisii, I'liuMiiN 

 I\o(d;elenii and cycd.-imeiis. 



( '. !•]. Ciitidiell is now receiving car 

 nations regularly; also line asters from 

 New N'ork. 



K. (I. (iillett 's wire de]iartment is 



kept busy keeping up \vith orders from 

 those who are slocking up for fall ami 

 winter. 



1'. J. ()linger is having (!eori;e 

 Zunkie, with the Maxwell I'.riscoe Mo 

 tor (ar (d., sujx'rintend the constrnc 

 tion of ail iron stack Imi feet higli, at 

 the greenhouses. 



Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Critchell, C. K. 

 • ritchell, Jr., (ius Adrian ;ind Max L'li 

 dol)ih lia\(' returned fiom up north. 



Mr. ;ind Mis. ^\■illiam 11. Gardner 

 and son came down from New Castle 

 last Sunday. I\ir. Cardner returned in 

 the evening, while Mrs. C.ardner and 

 William II., .Ir., will spend a fortnight 

 in this city with her i-elativ(^s. 



^\'illiam Ceai' and I'rank Huntsman 

 ai-e now with William Muiphy at '\'\\i- 

 Snows. 



John Fodder has lieeii in town dur- 

 ing the last forniglit, doing the expnsi 

 tion. 



.Mr. Winters, of (h.-irhstoii, W. Va., 

 was a recent visitor. C. H. IF 



VOLKSFEST DISPLAYS. 



One of the big events on Fong Island 

 in the autumn is the Schwaheii Sanger 

 liund \'(dksl'est, where tloiiculturi' plays 

 a considerable part and wheri' tiie seed 

 trade gets in tou<di with thousands of 

 market growers in the Fonn Island tei- 

 ritory. Middle \'illage, wheie there are 

 so many florists, alwavs takes a con- 

 spicuous pai't and August F. Scdiraeder. 

 tlorist, ot' tllmhurst, has been superin 

 teudent ot' the festiv.al every year for 

 the last fifteen years. 



This A-ear the event took place at 

 the new Coliseum ]iark, at F'idgewood. 

 Ij. L There was the usual cidumn of 

 frui! and flowers. This has been built 

 for many ye.ars by Fred Marquardt. ot 

 Middle X'illage, and it is said tiie co-^t 

 runs (lose to .t-ldil. In the accomjiany 

 ing illusti-;it ion Mr. Mar(iuar<lt and hi^ 

 son are shown standing at the left of 

 their towci'. 



Aiinther feature ot' the exliibitioii 

 wliiidi attracted uuudi attention <luriiij: 

 the entire week, Sejitemlier '.i to in, was 

 the miniature garden constructed li\ 

 .lohn Draier. of Middle Vilhige. It 

 covcreil F'lii'i scpiare feet of space, and 

 fiu- his h.andiwork Mr. Draier was 

 awaideil a special premium ol' $7'>. l\e 

 t;iil llorists will s(>e in the ]iictnre a sug 

 oestion I'or a window display ol' Large 

 po--sibilit ies. In a window decoration ii 

 W'liild easily be possible to introduce 

 enongli moxetnent to hold a crowil all 

 dav long. The watei'. the train ;iiid 

 the windmill coiihl be made to run. an<l 

 ol hi r t'e.-itures could be addi'd. 



Miniature Garden Constructed as a Florists' Display at a Long Island Volksfest. 



