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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



SSPTBUBXB 29, IdlO. 



On Boyle avenue is F. H. Weber; on 

 Olive street, Fred C. Weber and the 

 Ellison Floral Co., with new decorative 

 and blooming plants. On Delmar ave- 

 nue Kalisch Btos., Theo. Miller and 

 Sanders are making attractive displays, 

 as also is J. F, Windt, on Bayard ave- 

 nue. Mrs. Ayers and Geo. Waldbart, on 

 Grand avenue, have attractive displays, 

 while Bentzen, in the north end, and R. 

 J. Windier, C. C. Bergstermann and 

 Charles Beyer, in the south end, are all 

 ready for the opening of the season. 



Park Commissioner Scanlan has re- 

 turned from a three weeks' vacation at 

 eastern resorts. While away, Mr. Scan- 

 lan passed much of his time investigat- 

 ing road and park conditions, and he 

 thinks St. Louis is keeping pace with 

 eastern parks. 



There is hardly any hope for the re- 

 vival of the Florists' Bowling Club this 

 year and the florist bowlers have joined 

 the different leagues in the city. They 

 are C. H. Kuehn, Carl Beyer, J. J. 

 Beneke, Geo. Schriefer, A. Y. Ellison 

 and E. W. Guy. They would make a 

 strong team if in one league, but no 

 two of them are on the same team. 



Gustave Eggeling, head of the Eggel- 

 ing Floral Co., was ambushed on Satur- 

 day night, when he was returning to 

 town from his greenhouses at Kinloch, 

 in his automobile. But for the presence 

 of mind of his chauffeur, Joe Brown, 

 who turned on full speed, he might have 

 been killed. The highwaymen opened 

 fire on him just as he left the place. 

 Mr. Eggeling says, * ' We came out with- 

 out a scratch, and cannot account for 

 the attack." 



"Billy" Smith visited Edwardsville 

 on Sunday and has been doing so 

 regularly of late. He reports that Fred 

 Ammann has opened a flower store 

 under the new opera house, which was 

 recently finished on the main street. 



J. J. B. 



PROPAGATION 



Cuttings of such tender bedding 

 plants as coleus, alternantheras, achyr- 

 anthes and acalyphas should be taken 

 now. The three former can be placed 

 at once in flats of sandy loam, in which 

 they will readily root. Cuttings are 

 less liable to be infested with mealy 

 bug than are old plants. Acalyphas, 

 codieeum, dracaenas and any other fine- 

 foliaged plants used for subtropical 

 bedding can be easily rooted in a prop- 

 agating bench, where a little later they 

 can have some bottom heat and be kept 

 well watered overhead. Green and 

 variegated vincas are rarely in over- 

 supply. Before lifting the field plants 

 take a good batch of cuttings, selecting 

 the short, fleshy ones, which are just 

 starting from the base. These root 

 most quickly. 



SAI.VIAS FOB MEMOBIAI. DAY. 



Please tell me when to sow salvia 

 seeds to have the plants in bloom by 

 Memorial day. C. U. 



Salvia splendens and its several vari- 

 eties can be sown any time from the 

 beginning to the end of March to have 

 the plants carrying flowers for Memo- 

 rial day. As the plants are rapid grow- 

 ers, it is inadvisable to sow earlier 

 than March. You can sow until the 

 middle of April and have excellent 

 .plants by the end of May. They will 

 not, however, carry any flowers. 



C. W. 



FBOVIDENCE. 



The Market. 



Business was quite satisfactory last 

 week, and the indications are promising 

 for a much better trade during the cur- 

 rent week. Several weddings have con- 

 tributed to the general improvement, 

 while funeral work continues brisk. The 

 frosty nights have cut off the oversup- 

 ply of field-grown asters so that these 

 flowers are considerably fewer in the 

 market than for several weeks. What 

 are to be seen are of poor quality, gen- 

 erally, although in much demand. 



Violets have put in an appearance, 

 the first coming in a few days ago. 

 They are of unusual quality and indi- 

 cate an excellent crop. They are re- 

 ported as being especially plentiful. 

 Chrysanthemums are also becoming 

 more plentiful, but the demand will not 

 be heavy for a fortnight or more yet. 

 Carnations are unusually scarce. Boses 

 are showing an improvement as to 

 quality. 



Club Meetings. 



The regular monthly meeting of the 

 Florists' and Gardeners' Club of Ehode 

 Island was held at 98 Westminster 

 street, Monday evening, September 19, 

 and was well attended. This is the 

 second gathering since the summer 

 recess and the interest and enthusiasm 

 manifested indicate an interesting fall 

 and winter. President Robert Johnston 

 was in the chair and the various of- 

 ficers and committees made their re- 

 ports. It was reported that William 

 Appleton, an ex-president of the club, 

 was seriously ill, and the secretary was 

 instructed to send the club's best 

 wishes to the sufferer. James Dillon, 

 gardener at Swan Point cemetery, will 

 read a paper on "Shrubs" at the next 

 meeting. 



At the monthly meeting of the Rhode 

 Island* Horticultural Society, Wednes- 

 day evening, September 21, Frederick 

 A. Hawkins, of Pawtucket, and Frank L. 

 Gay and John S. Williams, of this city, 

 were elected to membership. Prof. A, 

 E. Stene, of the Rhode Island College, 

 said the greatest need of the society 

 at the present time is a permanent 

 home, where the meetings could be held 

 regularly, where ample room for the ex- 

 hibitions would be available and where 

 the secretary could be found at speci- 

 fied hours during the day. He urged 

 the uniting of the horticultural societies 

 to that one end, which he believed 

 would prove beneficial to everybody. 

 As a result of the discussion which fol- 

 lowed Prof. Stene 's remarks, the presi- 

 dent was authorized to appoint a com- 

 mittee of three to look into the matter 

 of a hall for the society and report not 

 later than the December meeting. 



Various Notes. 



William Craig, of the Robert Craig 

 Co., of Philadelphia, was in the city 

 recently. 



Joseph Kopelman is receiving the 

 congratulations of his many friends in 

 the addition of a daughter to his house- 

 hold. The event occurred September 

 19, and mother and daughter are doing 

 nicely. 



E. Bomeverier, manager for Mrs. Wil- 

 liam Butcher, has returned from an ex- 

 tended tour through England, Sweden, 

 Deffrtiark, Holland and Germany. 



Albert Holscher is now bringing in 



some fine early mums. Golden Glow and 

 October Frost supply his principal cut- 

 tings. 



Johnston Bros., Dorrance street, have 

 completed the interior renovations of 

 their store. Its appearance has been 

 materially improved by the light tints 

 in which it is finished. 



S. Kinder .& Bro., of Bristol, recently 

 had the decorations for a large wedding 

 in that town. 



Andrew J. Dorward, gardener for 

 Mrs. T. J. Emery, of Newport, accom- 

 panied by his wife and daughter, have 

 gone to Scotland. Mr. Dorward will 

 return in about a month, but the others 

 will remain abroad for a year or more 

 on account of Mrs. Dorward 's health. 



William Grosvenor is about to erect 

 a greenhouse on Beacon Hill, Newport, 

 to cost $1,500. 



Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Saunders 

 recently celebrated their silver wedding 

 at their home, 25 Burnett street, where 

 they entertained their many friends. It 

 is said that more than 5,000 asters were 

 used in the decoration of the rooms. 



Johnston E'ros. had the decorations 

 for a large, fashionable wedding re- 

 cently. 



M. Macnair reports an unusually busy 

 week delivering potted ferns, palms, 

 etc. Funeral work, as well as social 

 decorations, is also good with him. 



George F. Williams, treasurer of the 

 W. E. Barrett Co., was in New York 

 last week on business for the firm. 



Miss Johnson, bookkeeper for George 

 Johnson & Sons at the Elmwood Nur- 

 series, left September 21 for a vacation 

 in New Hampshire. 



F. Macrae's Sons announce a fine, 

 large crop of giganteum lilies in bloom, 

 from which they are filling good orders 

 daily. 



The W. E. Barrett Co., Providence 

 Seed Co. and W. S. Pino all report un- 

 usually busy times filling orders for 

 bulbs during the last ten days. 



Mrs. Robert W. Grimes, daughter of 

 Michael Sweeney, one of the oldest 

 florists in the city, died at her home 

 at Edgewood, September 17. 



Joseph Kopelman is putting in more 

 than 125,000 bulbs at his place in Oak- 

 lawn. He has a large number of Paper 

 Whites already planted. 



John Sharkey, head forester for the 

 Elmwood Nurseries, is making prepara- 

 tion for the setting out of neariy 5,000 

 young maple trees on the streets of this 

 city. 



The Burke Rose Co. reports satis- 

 factory business since it took over the 

 William Hay greenhouses on Dyer ave- 

 nue July 1. Killamey has done ex- 

 ceptionally well and the last crop of 

 Kaiserin, from which they are now 

 cutting, is large. 



William Appleton will soon erect a 

 frame boiler house at his range at 294 

 Broadway. 



William Powell, gardener for Wil- 

 liam Goddard, has broken ground for a 

 new greenhouse for commercial pur- 

 poses. 



Harry A. Budlong and his sister, 

 Florence Budlong Curtis, have asked the 

 Cranston probate court to appoint a 

 conservator of the property of their 

 father, Frank L. Budlong. Mr. Budlong 

 is a member of the firm of J. A. Budlong 

 & Sons Co. W. H. M. 



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