SCPTSMBBB 22, 1910. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



15 



been coming in off and on for the' last 

 two weeks. 



Qeorge S. Walters, the wire man, has 

 returned from a visit to his parents at 

 8t. Paul, Minn. He also visited Chicago 

 before returning home. 



The Brix Floral Co., on St. Louis 

 avenue, is cutting some excellent car- 

 nations and everything is in shape for 

 the winter season. 



George H. Angermueller has leased 

 the entire building at his present loca- 

 tion, which gives him the three upper 

 floors. He contemplates a grand open- 

 ing to the trade in the near future. 



Weber & Sons Nursery Co. and Woer- 

 ner Bros, are consigning to the W. C. 

 Smith Wholesale Floral Co. a nice lot 

 of roses, especially Killarney, White 

 Killarney and Bichmond. 



The florists centered at Grand avenue 

 and Olive street have all completed 

 their new furnishings and are in good 

 shape to handle their large trade this 

 season. 



All the Kirkwood growers have com- 

 pleted housing their stock. Their car- 

 nation and violet plants are looking 

 fine. Consignments from there are com- 

 ing in better daily. A great cut of 

 California violets is expected this sea- 

 son. 



Charles E. Schoenle left Friday, Sep- 

 tember 16, with the Million Club for 

 a few days' trip to Indianapolis, Ind., 

 in the interest of the balloon races. 

 He took with him a big balloon made 

 of flowers for a presentation. 



Mr. and Mrs. Fred H. Weber visited 

 Mrs. Weber's parents at Pocahontas, 

 111., Saturday and Sunday. They went 

 by train, the roads being too rough for 

 the auto. 



H. G. Berning is receiving Heller 

 Bros.' consignments of Beauties and 

 other roses, which have a good demand. 



Ostertag Bros, report a large num- 

 ber of big decorations to be arranged 

 for fall openings for downtown stores. 

 The carload of plants purchased re- 

 cently by Henry Ostertag, while east, 

 has arrived and will be used for these 

 occasions. 



C. C. Sanders visited French Lick 

 Springs recently and has returned much 

 improved in health and ready for the 

 busy season to open. 



E. W. Guy, chairman of the Florists' 

 Club's trustees, says he will assign a 

 number of discussions to competent 

 members for the fall and winter meet- 

 ings, and will have cigars to burn at 

 each meeting. 



The Retail Florists' Association at 

 its meeting Monday, September 12, had 

 a good attendance. 



The executive board of the St. Louis 

 Horticultural Society at its meeting 

 Tuesday afternoon, September 13, had 

 a full attendance and acted on the 

 resignation of F. H. Weber from the 

 board. All other matters brought up 

 pertained to the fall show. 



President John M. Connon, of the 

 Florists' Club, says he hopes that the 

 members of the club will attend the 

 October meeting in goodly numbers, if 

 for nothing else than to encourage the 

 new officers. 



J. J. Karins, representing Henry A. 

 Dreer, Philadelphia, is calling on the 

 trade here this week. J. J. B. 



PBOVIDENCE. 



Olens Falls, N. Y. — A. J. Binley is 

 busy filling orders booked at the con- 

 vention for his patent cut flower holder. 



Census Count Is 224,326. 



The last week brought a steadiness to 

 the market that gives promise of an 

 early return of normal conditions. The 

 opening of the schools, theaters and 

 dancing academies and the commence- 

 ment of sociables will soon restore ac- 

 tivities in the flower trade. Asters 

 hold sway and are abundant and of 

 grand quality, although the rain of last 

 week, followed by cold nights, has 

 spoiled a good many flowers. Prices are 

 a trifle firmer than a week ago. Re- 

 quests for potted palms and ferns are 

 daily becoming more numerous, as the 

 householders prepare for settling for 

 the winter. 



Dahlia Exhibitions. 



Some beautiful new varieties of seed- 

 ling dahlias were shown at the exhibi- 

 tion by the Newport Horticultural So- 

 ciety Tuesday evening, September 13. 

 A first-class certificate of merit was 

 awarded to William H. Arnold, of 

 Jamestown, for a cactus variety called 

 the Grace Arnold, from Aurora. The 

 same award went to George C. Stod- 

 dard, of Newport, for a number of new 

 seedlings, special mention being made 

 of W. S. Sisson and Japonica. The 

 Sisson is a beautiful specimen, but the 

 Japonica attracted especial attention. 

 It is apricot in color, but its attraction 

 is the novelty of the form, as it is an 

 entirely new break, not represented in 

 any other class. Honorable mention 

 was given to three other varieties, 

 shown under the names of the Indiana, 

 North Carolina and Ida W. Marble. 



William H. Tarbox, of East Green- 

 wich, has been making successful ex- 

 hibitions at many of the larger fairs 

 and horticultural shows in Connecticut 

 and Massachusetts. He has been ship- 

 ping, on contract with a New York 

 firm, 2,000 dahlias daily for over a fort- 

 night, and on two days last week he 

 shipped 4,600 asters to that firm. 



Various Notes. 



J. Kopelman, on Washington street, 

 has rearranged the entire interior of his 

 store and has just received a large in- 

 voice of palms and ferns for the whole- 

 sale trade. 



Thomas Curley, on Harkness street, 

 who announced last spring the building 

 of a new office building during the fall, 

 has abandoned his purpose until next 

 year, on account of the press of work. 



Gabriel C. Barker has taken the 

 greenhouses at 187 Harrison street, re- 

 cently occupied by John M. Greene, 

 who has purchased a farm near Auburn, 

 where he is putting up new houses. 



Charles Philpott has succeeded John 

 D. Daly as gardener for Mrs. F. W. 

 Andrews, near Newport. 



Peter S. Byrnes is now settled at his 

 new greenhouses on his own farm on 

 West Main street, W^ickford. 



John T. Allan, gardener for John R. 

 Drexell, at Newport, has the sympathy 

 of the entire trade in the death of his 

 wife, Mrs. A. E. Allan. Her funeral 

 occurred Wednesday, September 14, and 

 the flower pieces were numerous and 

 fine, practically every gardener in the 

 summer colony sending tributes, while 

 the piece from the Newport Horticul- 

 tural Society, of which Mr. Allan has 

 long been a prominent member, was 

 especially handsome. Mrs. Allan had 

 been ill for several weeks, but her death 



was unexpected. She was 49 years of 

 age. W. H. M. 



SYBACUSE, N. Y. 



Census Count Is 137,249. 



The florists of central New York are 

 always interested in the display of cut 

 flowers and plants at the New York 

 state fair, and considerable rivalry 

 exists between Syracuse florists and 

 growers and those from nearby places. 

 Two strikingly beautiful set pieces were 

 exhibited by P. R. Quinlan, of Syracuse, 

 one an open book set in an archway, 

 the other a- vase of roses in a frame of 

 white and purple asters. The first prize 

 for general collection of cut flowers ex- 

 hibited by professional florists was 

 awarded to P.*R. Quinlan; second prize 

 to C. H. Beckstedt, Oswego, N. Y. In 

 the open class, P. R. Quinlan received 

 first award for general collection of 

 greenhouse plants, as well as for best 

 display for funeral purposes. 



In the same class James Norris, of 

 Minetto, received first for best general 

 collection of cut flowers. For green- 

 house plants, Hugh Meneilly, of Syra- 

 cuse, was given first and James Me- 

 neilly received second. 



In an exceptionally large number of 

 entries in the amateur class the first 

 prize for the best general collection of 

 cut flowers was awarded to David Men- 

 eilly, of Syracuse. 



David Campbell, of Syracuse, has for 

 a number of years been the superin- 

 tendent of the floral department, with 

 John F. Dunn as assistant, and to their 

 energetic efforts is due in a great meas- 

 ure the success that always attends the 

 display. 



William C. Hewson and Fred W. Vick. 

 served as judges. 



The special prizes offered by James 

 Vick 's Sons, of Rochester, N. Y., for the 

 best specimens of six varieties of asters, 

 excited a great deal of interest among 

 amateur growers. Over a hundred en- 

 tries were received and many of the 

 specimens would do credit to the most 

 successful aster experts. Without doubt 

 the aster is one of the most popular 

 flowers with amateur growers, and that 

 the range of its popularity is unlimited 

 is shown by the fact that entries were 

 received from Oregon, Alabama and 

 New Hampshire, and that several prizes 

 went to Canada. 



Wm. C. Hewson and John Hall, offi- 

 cial fair judges, made the awards. The 

 prizes offered were for twelve blooms 

 each of Vick's Mikado Pink Rochester, 

 Vick's Mikado White, Early Upright 

 White, Early Branching Rose, Vick's 

 Violet King, and Imperial Daybreak. 

 A special prize was also offered for 

 twelve blooms of each variety in one 

 collection. E. F. R. 



COLUMBUS, O. 



Census Count Is 185,548. 



Jessie Watts, of the Livingston Seed 

 Co., cut flower department, is away on 

 a three weeks' vacation. 



James McKellar, of the Fifth Avenue 

 Floral Co., has been confined to his 

 home for over two weeks with pneu- 

 monia, but now is improving rapidly 

 and expects to be out in a few days. 

 J. M. 



Beaverdam, O. — Peter Augsburger 

 has gone out of business. 



