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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



OCTOBIB 19, 1911. 



their fifteenth wedding anniversary Oc- 

 tober 14. The hause, of course, was 

 filled with flowers, and there was a 

 lar^e number of friends there, most of 

 whom presented their hosts with tokens 

 in remembrance of the day. F. J. D. 



CINCINNATI. 



The Gateway to the South. ' 



Husiness is good. Large quantities 

 of stock come in and practically all 

 goes out. The prices realized are satis- 

 factory and will undoubtedly be more 

 so as soon as Jack Frost takes away 

 the outdoor blooms that have helped 

 so materially to keep the market in an 

 easy condition. 



Boses tend toward the short side, es- 

 pecially pink, even though the supply of 

 all kinds is large. The various varieties, 

 from American Beauty through the list, 

 are g«dq|P xwithout deception. Carna- 

 tions •>« usually sufficient for calls, 

 but now and then they run short. The 

 white and lighter shades form the ma- 

 jority of the offerings. The red and 

 deep pink are just beginning to arrive. 



Large numbers of chrysanthemums 

 are feeing sojd.feut the large 9^ering8 of, 

 outdoor stocK hold the priC6 of mu^i^ 

 down to within easy reach of the b'fly- 

 ers. Among other offerings are Easter 

 lilies, valley and orchids. Home-grown 

 Princess of Wales violets, as well as 

 New York doubles, help round out the 

 line of corsage blooms. The green 

 goods market is amply supplied. 



Various Notes. 



The Cincinnati Florists' Society will 

 hold a special meeting October 23, at 

 the flower market. The executive and 

 entertainment committees of the flower 

 show will have full reports for consid- 

 eration of the society. The writer 

 wishes to correct a mistake he inad- 

 vertently made in the letter of last 

 week. J. Chas. McCullough was the 

 donor of the silver cup for the rose ex- 

 hibit at the show. 



Mr. Corbett, successor to Qraser & 

 Humphreys, Mt. Sterling, Ky., was in 

 town last week, placing orders among 

 the wholesalers. 



Miss Lena Olinger, of Aurora, HI., 

 is visiting Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Olinger 

 at their Bellevue home. 



Fred Bruggemann one day last week 

 caught about seventy-five blue-gills at 

 Ellis lake, near Hamilton. He forgot, 

 however, to bring back with him a story 

 of the "big one" that got away. 



C. E. Critchell reports a good call for 

 valley and orchids and says his ship- 

 ping business this fall is the best he 

 ever has had at this season of the year. 



Invitations tell that Jos. Maunder, 

 the popular Newport florist, will become 

 a benedict December 6. His good for- 

 tune won for him Miss Mane Sebartine. 

 They were childhood sweethearts. 



Wm. Murphy and J. M. McCullough 

 Sons Co. are even in the race for the 

 first in the market to offer single vio- 

 lets this year, their first ones arriving 

 the same day. 



L H Kyrk reports a good call for 

 some splendid My Maryland roses he 

 has been receiving. - -d t 



William Gardner, manager of if. J. 

 (Mineer's plant at New Castle, deserves 

 conCTatulations for the good, clean 

 stock he is shipping into the market. 



Callers include Sydney Wertheimer, 

 New York city; C. E. Ruch and Chas. 

 Knopf, Richmond, Ind.; O. C Heber- 



ling, Georgetown, Ky.; Fred Rupp, 

 Lawrenceburg, Ind., and Loui$ D, Sing- 

 er, Frankfort, Ky. ;; /:• . 



Bowling^ 



The bowlers, with few exceptions, 

 lived up to their team names at a meet- 

 ing October 16. The scores were: 



Punks. Ist 2d 3d 



Jas. Allen 156 178 154 



.41. Heckman 126 98 160 



Wm. SchumaDD 126 168 155 



Ben George 108 136 120 



O. H. Hoffmelster 96 90 140 



Totals 612 660 719 



Would -beg. l8t 2d 8d 



R. C. Wltterstaetter 145 130 155 



Al. Horbing 142 100 112 



Alex. Ostendarp 115 112 102 



C. H. Hoffmelster 109 141 97 



Wm. Gear 93 152 



Totals 509 576 638 



Never Wasers. 1st 2d 3d 



Wm. Sunderbruch, Jr 153 142 120 



Lawrence Fritz 135 139 135 



Eri; Schumann 113 134 121 



Fred. Howell 112 125 88 



Harry Sunderhaus 95 122 140 



Totals. 



.608 662 603 



c. H. a. 



BOCHESTEB, N. Y. 



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"The Market. ,'^ '"' 



Cool, damp fall weather has set in 

 learlier than usual this year. There have 

 been several frosts and outdoor stock 

 that had not been protected was put out 

 of commission. Cold rains have also 

 affected outdoor flowers. Chrysanthe- 

 mums have come into the market in 

 great quantities this week and there is 

 a good market for them. Carnations 

 are much better, but the stems are still 

 short. Violets continue to sell well and 

 keep getting better all the time. 



Killarneys are excellent, and a few 

 Radiance are coming in. Beauties are 

 fine in all grades and Taft roses are in 

 splendid condition and are among the 

 best sellers. Ward roses are in great 

 favor, but the supply is light and the 

 stems are short. Richmonds are just 

 fair and are not going well, and Kaiser- 

 ins are quite scarce at this writing. 



Valley is not quite up to grade, but is 

 still in great demand. Gardenias are 

 few, but cattleyas are fine and sell 

 well. Dahlias, cosmos, anemones and 

 marigolds are the few garden flowers 

 that are selling this week, but a few 

 good gladioli are still on the market. 

 Primula obconica and potted chrysan- 

 themums have come to fill the great de- 

 mand for blooming plants, and are sold 

 in advance. 



Various Notes. 



The Maurer-Haap Co. is doing a thriv- 

 ing business in the seed department, 

 handling bulbs, conifers and box trees 

 for fall planting. 



Geo. J. Keller is growing some excel- 

 lent white chrysanthemums. 



Wilson D. Oviatt died suddenly at 

 his home in Highland avenue, October 

 9. While he had been in poor health 

 for some time, his family did not ex- 

 pect that the end was so near. Mr. 

 Oviatt had been in the growing business 

 for a number of years. Surviving him 

 are his wife and three sons. 



Walter Salmon, of Brighton, is send- 

 ing in Kaiserins and Pink Killarney 

 roses of good quality. 



Charles Sharp, of Irondequoit, N, Y., 

 has resumed his duties with H. E. Wil- 

 son for the winter. 



Mrs. Maud Hallauer is no longer in 

 the employ of H. E. Wilson. 



Mrs. Felix Alberts will leave soon for 



Qolorado, where she will spend the win- 

 ter because of ill health. 



J. B. Keller Sons recently received 

 a large importation of fancy cut flower 

 baskets. 



Miss Lillian Wheeler has discontinued 

 her vocal studies because of the busi- 

 ness rush. 



Miss Helen Bishop was on the sick 

 list last week. 



E. C. Campbell has restocked his 

 North street store with new palms from 

 his greenhouse for the winter triide. 



Salter Bros, have put up their dis- 

 play of bulbs for fall planting. 



Fay Kennell, of Gates, N. Y., is cut- 

 ting a late crop of gladioli which is fine 

 stock. 



S. S. Fennock-Meehan Co., of Phila- 

 delphia, is shipping good cosmos and 

 single dahlias to this city. E. 0. A. 



MILWAUKEE. 



The Market. 



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The demand last week was "steady 

 by jerks"; one day business would be 

 dull, while the next it would use up all 

 good stock on short notice. Carnations 

 are coming in more freely and the sup- 

 ply 0^ n^JV^iS- is 'l^rg4. enoij^h so that 

 xhey^^ut some figave ndy^., 'fiie demand 

 for Beauties wOT' brisk. In all other 

 lines the supply is fully equal to all 

 demands. 



Various Notes. 



A pretty wedding took place October 

 14 at the Calvary Presbyterian church, 

 when Miss Alice M. Currie, daughter 

 of James Currie, was united in wedlock 

 to Harold W. Drew, of Kenosha, Wis. 

 After a short wedding trip, Mr. and 

 Mrs. Drew will make their home in 

 Kenosha. 



The Florists' Bowling League rolled 

 its second game of the season last week 

 at Haas' place. Eleventh and Prairie 

 streets. The following officers for this 

 season were elected: Captain, Roy Cur- 

 rie; secretary and treasurer, Walter 

 Halli^ay. Quite a few new members 

 were on hand. 



Fred C. Kesting, of West Bend, Wis., 

 was a caller last week. 



The executive committee of the fall 

 flower show was in session till midnight 

 October 12. Plans as submitted by the 

 A. F. Kellner Co. were thought of fa- 

 vorably by all present and accepted. C. 

 Dallwig reported that more advertising 

 would be done than last year, espe- 

 cially in the line of large bill posters. 

 From present indications it is going to 

 be the biggest show ever held here. 



A visit to the H. W. Koerner place, 

 in Wauwatosa, October 15, was quite a 

 treat, for it does ofie good to get away 

 from the everyday run of stock, espe- 

 cially when the stock he sees is worth 

 while. Besides the decorative, show, 

 cactus and century dahlias, Mr. Koerner 

 has a collection of about 150 seedling 

 varieties, which include some fine speci- 

 mens which wUl be disseminated in 

 due time. A giant white, averaging 

 four inches in diameter, of the century 

 type, is named Snow Storm, and is 

 worth while considering. Another, tan 

 in color, attains five inches in diam- 

 eter and is called Autumn Glory. It is 

 a fine specimen of the show varieties. 

 Still another, light crimson in color, as 

 yet unnamed, looks good. These will be 

 put on the market in 1912. Besides 

 dahlias, Mr. Koerner grows a large 

 batch of gladioli, which in the past have 

 c&rried off first honors more than once. 



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