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SEPTEMBER 21, 1911. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



21 



NEW YOBK. 



The Market. 



There is nothing new in the market, 

 but the rivers of asters, gladioli and 

 dahlias will soon be dry, and the de- 

 mand for flowers is surely increasing. 

 We will manage from now- on to digest 

 everything fit, somehow, though prices 

 may not exhilarate the growers. 



Dahlias are coming now in quantity, 

 and quality, too, is up to the mark. 

 Orchids have fallen and are abundant; 

 50 cents was top September 16. Ship- 

 ments are increasing and will continue 

 to do so from now on. 



American Beauties are improving 

 rapidly in quality. Prices do not ad- 

 vance, notwithstanding the openings of 

 many theaters and the gradual return of 

 society dames to their New York 

 homes. Other roses than Beauties are 

 fast improving in stem and heads and 

 for selected stock the top quotations 

 are obtainable. The new varieties go 

 quickly and are used for attractive 

 window displays. Lady Hillingdon is 

 a favorite. Killarney, Maryland and 

 Maids are fast improving and the long- 

 stemmed arrivals find a good market. 

 The great bulk of the short-stemmed 

 roses go at any offer. The street men 

 fight shy of asters and gladioli and so 

 the surplus of these goes into the discard. 

 This week will likely see the end of 

 both, though dahlias and the early 

 mums are already crowding them out 

 of the limelight. Slowly but surely the 

 stems of the carnations grow longer and 

 their heads larger, and some worth $2 

 per hundred are now arriving. Lilies 

 and valley hold their values well. 

 Tritomas, hydrangeas and cosmos are 

 utilized largely for window filling and 

 unless perfect find no market. 



Various Notes. 



The meeting of the Horticultural So- 

 ciety of New York, September 16, at 

 Bronx park was well attended. The 

 exhibits were few, but the lecture by 

 George V. Nash drew a fine audience, 

 Mr. Nash has just returned, with Mrs. 

 Nash, from a visit to Spokane and other 

 cities of that wonderful apple raising 

 country, and illustrated his lecture with 

 many stereopticon views. He will give 

 this lecture later before the New York 

 Florists ' Club. Mr. Nash has bought an 

 orchard tract near Spokane and intends 

 ultimately to locate there with his 

 family. 



The fall exhibitions of the American 

 Institute and the Horticultural Society 

 of New York do not clash this year, the 

 former having chosen November 1 to 

 3 and the latter November 3 to 7. 

 The Madison show will be a hummer, in 

 size and prizes; the date is October 26 

 and 27. Stamford has chosen dates the 

 same as the New York shows, for its 

 first venture, November 3 and 4. Pater- 

 son 's show comes September 23, Tarry- 

 town November 1 and 2, and Mt. Kisco, 

 September 29. Elberon has chosen 

 the same dates as Tarrytown, while 

 the Nassau county society has post- 

 poned its show to Octojter 11. 



John Shore, of Harrison, N. Y., was 

 in the city last week, his first visit in 

 two years. 



Anton C. Zvolanek, of Bound Brook, 

 N. J., has sold part of his land to a 

 real estate syndicate and has been ad- 

 cling to his possessions in California, 

 from which state he lately returned. 



The great Mineola fair takes place 

 next wriek and ffbrists ' exhibits wUl be 



many. Harry Weston will be one of 

 the judges. 



Two young florists arrived at Hicks- 

 ville last week, by the stork route, and 

 Ernest Granz claimed both of them. 



Siebrecht & Siebrecht and Kessler 

 Bros, have followed the example of Wal- 

 ter Sheridan and Traendly & Schenck 

 and removed their offices to the back of 

 their stores, adding greatly to room and 

 convenience. 



A ^number of the wholesalers have 

 been'visiting the violet growers up the 

 Hudson. Meyer, of Badgley, Biedel & 

 Meyer, says he received the first ship- 

 ment that reached the New York mar- 

 ket this year. Mr. Badgley was re- 

 joicing last week in the arrival of an- 

 other member for the firm and both 

 mother and son are doing well. 



Percy B. Rigby, of the Pennock- 

 Meehan Co., and Mrs, Rigby are back 

 from their vacation in the mountains. 



Alex, McConnell is expected back 

 this week from his visit to Europe, 

 where he has mingled business and 

 pleasure for six weeks, 



Myer, at Madison avenue and Fifty- 

 eighth street, has completed his decora- 

 tion of the biff, store and, with special 

 mirror and lignting effects, he has ad' 

 ded greatly to its size and beauty. He 

 was a large buyer of decorative palms 

 at the auction houses September 19. 



Arthur T, Boddington has added 

 largely to his seed case conveniences 

 and his building is now complete in 

 every particular. 



McKinney had the Ogden-De Forest 

 wedding last week, decorating Trinity 

 'ihurch and the home. 



George Cotsonas & Co. have moved 

 their office to their upstairs supply de- 

 partment. The business is growing 

 rapidly. 



Chas. Weiss, Jr., of Chas. Weiss & 

 Sons, was married September 14 at 

 Terrace Gardens, 200 of his friends at- 

 tending the reception. Abraham Tish- 

 man, formerly with the Growers' Cut 

 Flower Co., is now with Weiss & Sons. 



Gunther Bros, are receiving some 

 grand gladioli of a new and unnamed 

 pink variety, 



Mrs. C. C, Trepel is now at the 

 helm in the cut flower department of 

 the Bloomingdale store. Mr. Mallon, Jr., 

 is in charge of the Gimbel branch and 

 E, S, Gorney is manager at Loeser's, 

 C, C, Trepel is kept busy buying for his 

 enterprises, 



A visit to Julius Roehrs Co., Ruther- 

 ford, found everything in apple-pie 

 order, as usual. Not much new building 

 is being done, but the whole range has 

 been put in shipshape and stock of 

 every kind never looked better. 



Fred L. Atkins, just home from his 

 European trip, is enthusiastic over the 

 rapid development of the nursery busi- 

 ness of Bobbink & Atkins during the 

 present year. Another range of glass 

 is nearing completion and the large 

 new office is needed for the big force 

 now necessary in the transaction of 

 the business. 



J. K. Allen reports already receiving 

 large shipments of chrysanthemums. 

 Mr, Allen says the season will be a hum- 

 mer when it gets started, 



Harry Turner, of Greystone, and his 

 bride, who was Miss Alice Donnelly, of 

 Port Washington, have returned from 

 their honeymoon. The wedding oc- 

 curred August 27, 



Rutherford has organized a bowling 



club for the winter season and is ready 

 for a match with New York, There 

 will be matches later with Astoria and 

 Madison, Regular bowling by the 

 New York club will commence the first 

 Friday in October at Thum's alleys,' on 

 which date permanent arrangements 

 will be made for the winter, 



J, Austin Shaw, 



MILWAUKEE. 



The Market, 



Trade conditions, though nothing to 

 brag about, showed an improvement 

 over those of the week before. Asters 

 continue to be a great drawback. Busi- 

 ness on Monday, September 18, opened 

 well and continued good during the 

 day. 



Club Picnic. 



From a social standpoint the Florists ' 

 Club's picnic, Sunday, September 17, 

 was a great success. The weather was 

 ideal, but even that was no inducement 

 for many to come early. With F. W. 

 Mueller as master of ceremonies, ably 

 assisted by H. V. Hunkel and C. Dall- 

 wig, the numerous games came off in 

 good order, to the thorough enjoyment 

 of; all present. It is a pity that it 

 tfi^ed dark so early, for everyone 

 would have liked to continue to make 

 merry until much later. 



The following prizes were awarded: 



Clothes pin contest, Miss P. Hunkel. 



Nail driving contest, Henry Dobberphul. 



Peanut race, Lydla Pohl. 



Potato race, first, Gertrude Sommers ; second, 

 Miss Mollenhauer. 



Apple-eating contest, first, Ruth Holton; sec- 

 ond, H. Stappelfeld. 



Fat men's race, first, C. C. Pollworth : second, 

 Mr. UotKlafT. 



Young men's race, first, Ray Currle ; second, 

 Clarence Retzlaff. 



Boys' race, first, Bert Retzlaff; second, George 

 Rurde. 



Girls' race, first, Rntb Holton ; second, Eliza- 

 beth Kroseberg. 



I>adles' race, Ella Voelzke. 



Blindfold game, first. Miss I'obl ; second. Miss 

 P. Hunkel. 



Sack race, first, Clarence Retzlaff; second, 

 Ray Currle. 



Tug-of-war, Fred Holton and John Arnold, 

 captains; Fred Helton's side winning after a 

 hard struggle. 



Various Notes. 



In the presence of a few intimate 

 friends, Walter Holton, nephew of 

 Fred W. Holton and son of Geo. Holton, 

 of the Holton & Hunkel Co., was mar 

 ried to Miss C. Klabutske, September 

 13. Walter is holding a responsible 

 position at the salesrooms of the firm 

 mentioned. 



Gust Rusch, for the last seven years 

 with the Holton & Hunkel Co., returneS 

 September 15 from a four days' trip to 

 Chicago and vicinity, preparatory to 

 opening a wholesale cut flower and sup- 

 ply store at 448 Milwaukee street. The 

 opening date has not been set. 



Mr, and Mrs, Nic Zweifel, of North 

 Milwaukee, returned September 17 

 from their seven weeks' trip, which 

 took them away up into Alaska, When 

 seen at the florists' picnic the same af- 

 ternoon, they had a lot of interesting 

 news in store for the boys and their 

 companions. 



The Florists' Bowling League will, 

 according to present plans, roll the first 

 game October 3, 



Among the numerous visitors during 

 fair week, the following made their 

 presence known: James Matthewson, 

 Sheboygan, Wis.; Louis Otto, Neenah, 

 Wis.; C. Haenltze, Fond du Lac, Wis.; 

 Gust Meyer, of the Burlington Floral 

 Co., Burlington, Wis., and William Nero, 

 Cedarburg, Wis. 



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