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OCTOBBS 5, 4911. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



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ing their awarda, whieh were as fol- 

 lows: ^; ,-''"^""":,/ ' -ix ■'" '■- ■":-'''' ■■ 



Collection ot store and greenhonse plants to 

 cover 200 square feet — George M. Brlukerhoff, 

 Sprlngtteld. lU., first; Schiller the Florist, Chi- 

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

 George A. Kuhl, Pekin, 111., fourth. 



Twelve palms grouped for effect — Geo. A. 

 Kuhl, first; George M. Brinkerhoff, second; A. C. 

 Canfleld, third; Janssen Seed & Floral Co., 

 SprlngUeld, HI., fourth. 



Six palms in three varieties — • Schiller the 

 Florist, first; Geo. A. Kuhl, second; U. M. Brink- 

 erhoff, third; A. C. Canfleld, fourth. 



Two palms — Wirth & Gaupp, first; A. C. Can- 

 field, second; Schiller the Horlst, third; G. M. 

 Brlukerhoff. fourth. 



Specimen palm — G. M. Brinkerhoff, first; A. C. 

 Canfleld, second ; Schiller the Florist, third; 

 Janssen Seed & Floral Co., fourth. 



Specimen Cycas revoluta — G. M. Brinkerhoff, 

 first; Geo. A. Kuhl, second; Janssen Seed & 

 Floral Co., third. 



Specimen araucarla — Janssen Seed & Floral 

 Co., first; Schiller the Florist, second; Geo. A. 

 Kulil, third. 



Twelve crotons In variety — Geo. M. Brinker- 

 hoff, first; Geo. A. Kuhl, second; Janssen Seed 

 & Floral Co., third. 



Best ornamental or foliage plant — A. C. Can- 

 fleld, first; Schiller the Florist, second; Janssen 

 Seed & Floral Co., third. 



Twelve fiowerlng begonias — G. M. Brinkerhoff, 

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

 third. 



Twelve geraniums — G. M. Brinkerhoff, first; 

 Janssen Seed & Floral Co., second. 



Specimen geranium — G. M. Brinkerhoff, first; 

 Janssen Seed & Floral Co., second. 



Twelve ferns in twelve varieties — G. M. Brink- 

 erhoff, first; Schiller the Florist, second; Geo. A. 

 Kuhl. third. 



Six ferns In six varieties — Geo. A. Kuhl, first; 

 G. M. Brinkerhoff, secMid; 



F^ur adiantums — G. M. Brinkerhoff, first; Geo. 

 A. Knhl, second. 



Four Boston ferns in 8-lnch pots — A. C. Can- 

 fleld, first; G. M. Brinkerhoff, second; Geo. A. 

 Kuhl, third. 



Four Piersoni or other sports of Boston in 

 8-inch pots — G. M. Brinkerhoff, first; Geo. A. 

 Kuhl, second. 



Four Whitmanl ferns in 8-lnch pots — Geo. A. 

 Kuiil, first; G. M. Brinkerhoff, second. 



Four Scottil ferns in 8-inch pots — A. C. Can- 

 field, first; Geo. A. Kuhl, second; G. M. Brlnk- 

 «rhoff, third. 



Specimen Boston fern In 10-inch pot — A. C. 

 Canfleld, first; Geo. A. Kuhl, second; G. M. 

 Brinkerhoff, third. 



Specimen Piersoni or other sport of Boston 

 In 10-inch pot— G. M. Brinkerhoff, flrst; A. C. 

 Canfleld, sec<nd; Geo. A. Kuhl, third. 



Specimen Whitmanl in 10-inch pot — Geo. A. 

 Kuhl, flrst; G. M. Brinkerhoff, second. 



Specimen— Scottil In 10-lnch pot— G. M. Brink- 

 erhoff, flrst; A. C. Canfleld, second; Geo. A. 

 Kuhl, third. 



Cibotium Scbledel— Schiller the Florist, flrst; 

 Janssen Seed & Floral Co., second; G. M. Briak- 

 trhoff, third. 



Four Dracaenas in four varieties — G. M. Brink- 

 erhoff, flrst; Schiller the Florist, second; Jenssen 

 Seed & Floral Co., third. 



Four Pandanus Veltchli — G. M. Brinkerhoff, 

 first; Geo. A. Kuhl, second; Janssen Seed & 

 Floral Co., third. 



Twelve coieuses — G. M. Brinkerhoff, first; 

 A. C. Brown, Springfield, second; Geo. A. Kuhl, 

 third. 



Twelve Baby Rambler roses — A. O. Brown, " 

 first; Geo. A. Kuhl, second; G. M. Brinkerhoff, 

 third. 



Twelve Soupert roses — G. M. Brinkerhoff, first; 

 Geo. A. Kuhl, second. 



Asparagus plumosus in 10-inch pots — Geo. A. 

 Kuhl, flrst; G. M. Brinkerhoff, second; A. C. 

 Canfleld, third. 



Fifteen fancy-leaved caladiums — G. M. Brink- 

 erhoff, firdt; Geo. A. Kuhl, second. 



Hanging basket of ferns — Geo. A. Knhl, first; 

 G. M. Brinkerhoff, second; A. C. Brown, third. 



Hanging basket of Sprengerl — G. M. Brinker- 

 hoff, flrst; Geo. A. Kuhl, second; A. C. Brown, 

 third. 



Basket of foliage plants — Geo. A. Knhl, first; 

 G. M. Brinkerhoff, third. 



Window box— G. M. Brinkerhoff, flrst; Wirth 

 & Gaupp, second. 



Fern dish — Geo. A. Kuhl, first; Janssen Seed 

 & Floral Co., second; G. M. Brinkerhoff, third. 



Collection of bulbs for fall planting — Janssen 

 Seed & Floral Co., flrst; Geo. A. Kuhl, second; 

 F. E. Walker, Springfield, third. 



Collection ornamental shrubs — F. E. Walker, 

 ' first; Janssen Seed & Floral Co., second; F. 



Janssen, Springfield, third. 



Miscellaneous Cut Flowers. 



The following were the awards in the 

 classes for miscellaneous cut flowers: 



Collection single dahlias — G. M. Brinkerhoff, 

 Springfield, first. 



Collection double dahlias — J. H. Hossman, 

 HiUsboro, 111., first; Janssen Seed & Floral Co., 

 second; G. M. Brinkerhoff, third. 



Collection perennials — Hey Floral Co., flrst; 

 Janssen Seed & Floral Co., third. 



Collection of asters — G. M. Brinkerhoff, flrst; 

 ■T. Janssen, Springfield, second. 



Collection of gladioli — Janssen Seed & Floral 

 >'*. Co., flrst; F. Janssen, second; G. M. Brinker- 



•hoff, third. 

 «(Uw*i^ ' CoUectlon of chrysanthemums grown under 

 7^7?^ glass— W. H. Gullett & Sons, flrst; Hey Floral 



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

 G. M. Brinkerhoff, fourth. 



Collection chrysanthemums grown outdoors — 

 F. K. Walker, Springfield, first; Janssen Seed 

 & Floral Co., second. 



ILLINOIS FLORISTS TO MEET. 



A meeting of five members of the 

 executive committee of the Illinois 

 State Florists' Association was held at 

 the State Fair, Springfield, 111., Octo- 

 ber 3. C. L. Washburn presided. It 

 was decided to hold the annual conven- 

 tion and exhibition at Joliet March 

 5, 1912. 



NEW YOBEL 



The Market. 



Seasonable weather has come at last. 

 A change for the better is inevitable 

 and already the outlook is more cheer- 

 ful. The asters and gladioli are prac- 

 tically out of the running. This week 

 should see their finish, and the first 

 sharp frost will end the dahlia ship- 

 ments. Dahlias were superb last week, 

 and yetr4t was hard to dispose of the 

 best in' quality at over $1 per hundred. 

 The medium and lower grades brought 

 hardly the cost of express. 



Chrysanthemums are coming now and 

 the daily increase is noticeable. From 

 all accounts, the local growers are 

 loaded to the muzzle with them, and 

 we may.>s well prepare for a tremen- 

 dous flood. Already fine stock is here, 

 good enough to bring $2 to $3 per dozen. 



Notwithstanding the oft repeated 

 lesson of the folly of sending violets to 

 the New York market before the middle 

 of October, hundreds of boxes came in 

 during the hot spell last week. The 

 best, used in limited quantities by the 

 retail stores, sold at 30 cents per hun- 

 dred, but this demand did not use up 

 ten per cent of the shipments. It will 

 not be easy work to get the price back 

 to a paying basis. The wholesalers who 

 guaranteed a certain figure for these 

 early boxes mus1> needs be expert math- 

 ematicians. 



Lily of the valley has dropped one- 

 third in price and the best lilies seldom 

 bring above $5 per hundred. The orchid 

 supply must have many sources, for the 

 quantity in the market daily is remark- 

 able. It is an unexpected humiliation 

 that these gems of floriculture should 

 be offered on the street, and in the big 

 stores, at prices that cheapen them 

 with the class who willingly pay good 

 prices for the best of things. Fortu- 

 nately, some large funeral orders last 

 week slightly relieved the congestion. 



Carnations have improved wonder- 

 fully during the last ten days, both in 

 stem and flower, and while the short 

 stock drags slowly at 50 cents a hun- 

 dred, some of the selected has been 

 held at $2.50, with an upward tendency. 

 The hot weather made havoc with the 

 roses, and of the short-stemmed new 

 stock there was a great surplus. The 

 new varieties, however, held well, and 

 the select Bride, KUlarney and Rich- 

 mond brought satisfactory returns. 



The general aemand by the retail 

 stores is light. The majority are wait- 

 ing for something to turn up. 



Various Notes. 



The October meeting of the New 

 York Florists' Club will be held next 

 Monday evening, October 8, at the 

 rooms in the Grand Opera House build- 

 ing. There will be exhibits and re- 

 freshments, and an address by J, K. 



M. L. Farquhar, of Boston, on "The 

 Horticultural Outlook." 



The auction houses are now well 

 filled with buyers every Tuesday and 

 Friday, and the variety of stock offered 

 is attractive. Among the retaUers bid- 

 ding last week were Myer, of Madison 

 avenue, and Stumpp, lately returned 

 from a summer tour of Europe, in com- 

 pany with W. H. Siebrecht, Sr., of 

 Chappaqua. Some of the palms offered 

 brought as high as $40 each. 



Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Trepel will cele- 

 brate their tin wedding October 20. E, 

 S. Gorney, who has been with Mr. 

 Trepel during the last year, returns to 

 Wax Bros., Boston, where he was em- 

 ployed for ten years before coming to 

 New York. 



There are rumors of several additions 

 to the ranks of the wholesale florists 

 from the list of ambitious lieutenants. 



Charles Millang and family have re- 

 turned from the mountains. In his ab- 

 sence his home was robbed for the 

 second time. On the first occasion Mr. 

 Millang was at home and captured the 

 robber. This time Charles was happy 

 to find his fur coats had eluded the 

 eyes of the thief, but about $50 in cash 

 and some silverware are gone. 



Several from New York went to 

 Philadelphia October 3 to attend the 

 Florists Club's banquet on the occasion 

 of its silver anniversary. 



An executive committee meeting of 

 the American Rose Society was held at 

 the ofiice of Traendly & Schenck Sep- 

 tember 28. W. F. Kasting, of Buffalo, 

 and Benj. Hammond, of Fishkill, were • 

 in the city. 



Dan Cameron, representing Sander & 

 Son, arrived from London September 

 29. 



Large importations of bulbs, plants, 

 etc., arrived last week at the port of 

 New York for A. T. Boddington, Mc- 

 Hutchison & Co., Ralph M. Ward & 

 Co., Stumpp & Walter Co., J. M. Thor- 

 burn & Co., O. V. Zangen, H. F. Dar- 

 row, A. Rolker & Sons, Reed & Keller, 

 F. R. Pierson Co., W. E. Marshall & 

 Co. and others, the aggregate being 

 enormous. These are busy days and 

 nights with the bulb dealers. Seeds- 

 men's travelers report the spring out- 

 look excellent. 



Walter Mott, representing Wm. Elliott 

 & Sons, was in the city over Sunday 

 on his way to Boston and Newport. 



H. A. Bunyard has been on the sick 

 list with a severe cold, and is taking 

 a short rest in the country. 



Kessler Bros, have opened their 

 wholesale cut flower department and 

 have some expert growers on their list. 



J. W. Merritt, of Brooklyn, added . 

 spice to his experience last month by 

 consummating an elopement. The young 

 couple have since received the parental 

 blessing. 



McKinney, at Fifth avenue and 

 Forty-second street, has surprised his 

 friends by the announcement that the 

 handsome little lady who presides at 

 his desk is to be addressed as Mrs. Mc- 

 Kinney hereafter. The wedding took 

 place several weeks ago. Mr. McKinney 

 had a handsome decoration last week 

 at Delmonico's. Arthur Merritt was 

 the designer. 



Walter Siebrecht, of Siebrecht & Sie- 

 brecht, celebrated his birthday Septem- 

 ber 28 with a theater party and dinner. 

 Geo. Siebrecht, of the firm, has been ^ 

 on the sick list with a severe cold. ...ft 



Alex. McConnell had the decorationv 

 for the funeral of Mrs. Kingdon, the .. 





