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The Weekly Florists' l^c^ew. 



OCTOBER 5, 1911. 



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moved somewhat slowly at times last 

 week, they will apparently clean up 

 well this week, unless the bottom should 

 fall out of business. American Beau- 

 ties, Taft, My Maryland and Richmond 

 are the leaders in quality, with the 

 others all close to the fi ont. Carna- 

 tions are good property imd enjoy a 

 call, especially for work purposes. Other 

 offerings include lilies, valley and or- 

 chids. The first named find fairly rapid 

 "Sales. Chrysanthemums, just coming in, 

 sell in a hurry. Valley is none too 

 plentiful. Some excellent cattleyas 

 were snapped up by local buyers. 



The green goods supply is ample and 

 this line, with flowers and supplies, is 

 enjoying a most gratifying out-of-town 

 call. 



Bowling Club. 



The bowling club of the Cincinnati 

 Florists' Society held a business meet- 

 ing at 'the salesrooms of the Cincin"^ 

 nati Cut Flower Exchange, 24 Third 

 avenue, east. Chas. H. Hoffmeister 

 was reelected secretary and treasurer 

 of the organization and rules and reg- 

 ulations for the ensuing year were 

 adopted. Wielert's, on Vine street, 

 near Fifteenth, was chosen as the bowl- 

 ing place, and the first meeting will 

 be held there October 16, and on every 

 first and third Monday of each month 

 thereafter. After the session the boys 

 rolled some good scores at Finke's 

 alleys. 



Various Ifotes. 



Harry Sunderhaus, who recently 

 came back from Mew York, is now one 

 of the sales floor force at C. E. 

 Critchell's. 



Ed. Forter and E. G. G\llett took a 

 flying trip to New Castle the early part 

 • of the week. 



L. II. Kyrk reports a good call for 

 .dahliasand cosmos. 



"Bill" Salmon, the eminent street 

 faker, after a summer doing county 

 fairs selling everything from chewing 

 gum to whips, again looking for bar- 

 .gains, haunts the wholesalers. 



Judging from the way C. E. Critchell 

 is receiving southern smilax and order- 

 ing more, he must intend to furnish the 

 entire call for this article in the middle 

 west. 



The sympathy of the trade is with 

 J. Chas. and Louis Murphy in the loss 

 of their father, T. J. Murphy. 



!P. J. Olinger's cut of My Maryland 



jfrom his New Castle greenhouses has 



,been so good that they scarcely hesi- 



,tated on the way from the plant to the 



retailer. 



W. A. HoUingsworth, Atlanta, Ga., 

 was a visitor on the way to and from 

 Chicago. C. H. H. 



The executive committee for the ex- 



,hibition to be held November 13 to 18 



has donned its overalls, got down to 



work, and is enthusiastic regarding the 



prospects for the show. 



The committee met at E. G. Gillett's 

 store, Friday, September 29, received 

 reports of various committees, and ev- 

 ;erything says that the coming event 

 will be the greatest exhibition of flow- 

 ers ever held in Cincinnati. Wm. Mur- 

 .phy was elected superintendent, and 

 that in itself is a guarantee of success. 

 ; Henry Swartz was added to the com- 

 . mittee, and other members of the Cin- 

 cinnati Florists' Society are putting 

 '. their shoulders to the wheel. John C. 

 Hertwig has charge of the advertising, 

 and a kind reception is asked for him 



when he comes for an ad in the sou- 

 venir program, which will be out a few 

 days before the opening of the exhibi- 

 tion. One interesting feature will be 

 the music, afternoon and evening. The 

 railroads am-'lnuefi interested and are 

 giving help and encouragement. The 

 convention bureau of the Cincinnati 

 Comniercial Association is boosting, and 

 will/ take over one of the largest cash 

 prices. 



^^.ichard Vincent, Jr., of White Marsh, 

 Md., will give his European lecture 

 some evening. The date will be an- 

 nounced shortly. 



To sum up everything, the Cincinnati 

 Florists' Society will dq everything it 

 can to make the event a success in 

 every particular, so that visitors will 

 go away feeling happy and contented. 

 Entry blanks and premium lists will 

 beisent upon application. 

 ''^ George S. Bartlett, Sec'y. 



ILLINOIS STATE FAIR. 



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Fine Flower Show Progressing. 



This is florists' week at the Illinois 

 State Fair at Springfield. The display 

 is not so large as would be justified by 

 the liberality of the premiums, but the 

 competition nevertheless is keen and it 

 is interesting to note that of the seven- 

 ty-eight classes for professional florists, 

 staging for which was required October 

 2 and 3, every class filled with the 

 single exception of the one provided for 

 fifty variegated carnations. This is a 

 record not equaled by many of the 

 big fall shows in the metropolitan 

 cities. The second day, Tuesday, 0|;to- 

 ber 3, was the big day, though e^fliibSts 

 are to be freshened up by the addition 

 of new classes on the following days 

 of the week. October 3 there was a 

 meeting of the executive committee of 

 the Illinois State Florists' Association 

 and there were florists to the number 

 of twenty-five or thirty, besides the ex- 

 hibitors, representing the trade from 

 all parts of the state. There was heavy 

 rain, which marred the event, but in 

 other respects it was entirely success- 

 ful. A. Miller, of Chicago, assisted 

 Robert O'Dwyer, who is superintendent 

 of floriculture. 



The Roses. 



The classes for roses offered $40 as 

 first premium for fifty Beauties and 

 $12 as first premium for fifty blooms of 

 other varieties. The only large exhib- 

 itor from outside Springfield was Poehl- 

 mann Bros. Co., Chicago, which cap- 

 tured seven firsts, being all the clashes 

 entered in, staging splendid, long- 

 stemmed stock. The full list of awards 

 is as follows: 



Fifty American Beauties— Poehlmann Bros. Co., 

 ChlcLgo, first; A. C. Brown, Springfield, 111., 

 second; A. C. Canfleld, Springfield, third. 



Fifty Richmond — Poehlmann Bros. Co., first; 

 A. C. Brown, second; A. C. Canfleld, third. 



Fifty Mrs. Jardinc— A. C. Canfleld, first; Jans- 

 sen Seed & Floral Co., Sprlnufield, second. 



Fifty Bride — A. C. Canfleld, first; Albert T. 

 Hey Floral Co., Maywood, 111., second; Janssen 

 Seeu & Floral Co., third. 



Fifty Bridesmaid — A. C. Brown, first; Hey 

 Floral Co., second. 



Fifty Killarney— Poehlmann Bros. Co., first; 

 W. H. Gullett & jf|»n», Lincoln, 111., second; 

 A. C. Canfleld, thlrj. 



Fifty White K/llArney— Poehlmann Bros. Co., 

 flrst: A. C. Browa. second; Gnllett A Sons, third. 



Fifty anv otl«r rose — Pbehlmami Bros. Co., 

 first; .lannsen Seed & Floral Co., second; A. C. 

 Canfleld, third. 



{■Mfty Kalserln— A. C Canfleld. first: Hey 

 Floral Co., second; Janssen Seed & Floral Co.. 

 third. 



Fiftv Maryland — Poehlmann Bros. Co.. first; 

 A. C. Canfleld, second; A. C. Brown, third. 



Six v.irleties, twenty-five blooms each. Beau- 

 ties excepted^Poehlniann Bros. Co., flrst; A. C. 

 Canfleld, second; A. C. Brown, third. 



Carnations. 



On carnations the competition was 

 keener than on roses. The Chicago Car- 

 nation Co. and Poehlmann Bros. Co. 

 were the principal outside exhibitors, 

 and between these two competition was 

 close, with the Springfield growers see- 

 ing to it that the outsiders had no easy 

 thing. The awards were as follows: 



Fifty white carnations — Chicago Carnation Co., 

 Chicago, flrst; W. H. Gullett & Sons, Lincoln, 

 second; Poehlmann Bros. Co., Chicago, third. 



Fifty flesh pluli carnations — Poehlmann Bros. 

 Co., first; Chicago Carnation Co., second; Gullett 

 ft Sons, third. 



Fifty light pink carnations — Chicago Carnation 

 Co., first; A. C. Brown, Springfield, second; 

 A. C. Cnnfleld, Springfield, third. 



Fifty dark pink carnations — ^Poehlmann Bros. 

 Co., lirst; Chicago Carnation Co., second; A. C. 

 Brown, third. 



Fifty rose pink carnations — Chicago Carna- 

 tion Co., first; Poehlmann Bros. Co., second; 

 A. C. Canfleld, third. » < 



Fifty srarlet carnailons — Chicago Carnitloi) 

 Co., flrst; Poehlmann Bros. Co., second; Jrt" (x* 

 Canfleld, third. 1 



Fifty crimson carnations— A. C. Canficld, flriit. 



Fifty Wl>ite Enchantress — Onicago Carnation 

 first: Poehlmann Bros. Co., second; A. C. 

 Brnwn, third. 



Four vases carnations, fifty blooms each of four 

 varieties — Poehlmann Bros Co., flrst; Chicago 

 Carnation Co., second; A. C. Brown, third. 



One hundred carnations, any color, any variety 

 —Poehlmann Bros. Co., flrst; Chicago Carna- 

 tion Co., second; A. C. Brown, third. 



Retail Work. 



The closest competition and the most 

 attractive feature of the entire dis- 

 play was found in the retaiKwork. 

 Four premiums were offered in most of 

 the classes and in nearly every instance 

 all the money was won. Two Chicago 

 exhibitors and several from "down 

 state" competed with the local florists. 

 It was a showing of design work and 

 table decorating such as before never 

 has been seen at the State Fair. The 

 awards were as follows: 



standing cross four feet high — Wirth & Gaupp, 

 Springfield, flrst; W. H. Gullett & Sons, Lincoln, 

 second; Cottage Greenhouse, Litchfield, third. 



Wreath on easel — J. F. Ammann. Edwards- 

 vlUe, 111., flrst; Albert T. Hey Floral Co., May- 

 wood, 111., second; Geo. A. Kuhl, Pekin, IH., 

 third; Wlrth & Gaupp, Springfleld, fourth. 



Set piece— Schiller the Florist. Chicago, first; 

 Janssen Seed & Floral Co.. Springfleld, second; . 

 Gullett & Sons, third; Hans Schmaliel, Lincoln, 

 111 , fourth. 



Dinner table arrangement — G. M. Brlnkerholf, 

 Springfield, first; Geo. A. Kuhl, second; Hey 

 Floral Co., third; Schiller the Florist, fourth. 



Basket of chrysanthemums — Schiller the Florist, 

 first; Gullett & Sons, second: Hans Schmaliel, 

 third; Janssen Seed & Floral Co., fourth. 



Basket of cut flowers — Hans SchmaUel, first; 

 Wirth & Gaupp, second; J. F. Ammann, thirii" 

 Schiller the Florist, fourth. 



Bouquet of roses — Schiller the Plorist, first; 

 Geo. A. Kuhl, second; Wirth & Gaupp, third; 

 G. M. Brlnkerhofr, fourth. 



Bouquet of mixed fiowers— G. M. Brlnkerhoff, 

 flrst: Schiller the Florist, second; Wirth & Gaupp, 

 third; Janssen «eed & Floral Co., fouith. 



Spray of roses— Schiller the Florist, flrst; Gul- 

 lett & Sons, second; G. M. Brlnkerhoff, third; 

 Geo. A. Kuhl, fourtlr. 



Spray of carnations — Jenssen Seed & Floral Co.. 

 flrst; G. M. Brlnkerhoff. second; Schiller the 

 Florist, third; Hans Schmalzel, fourth. 



Bride's bouquet — Schiller the Florist, flrst; 

 Gullett & Sons, second; J. F. Ammann, third; 

 Hey Floral Co., fourth. 



Corsage bouquet— Hey Floral Co., first; Gullett 

 & Sons, second; Geo. A. Kuhl, third; J. F. Am- 

 mann, fourth. 



Miscellaneous Plants. 



As is usual at exhibitions of several 

 days' duration, the affair was opened 

 by the staging of miscellaneous plant 

 exhibits, on Monday, October 2. As 

 usual the advertising opportunities and 

 the liberality of the premiums attracted 

 many exhibitors from outside Spring- 

 field- Plants came from Chicago and 

 from Pekin in considerable quantities. 

 The quality of the stock was excellent 

 afld the arrangement better than here- 

 tofore has been the case at this exhi- 

 bition. The judges were a day in mak- 



