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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



OCTOBCB 26, 1911. 



In separate vuses, not less than 12-iiicli Mtfiii. 

 first, $15; second, flO. 



WILLIAM WELLS PRIZE. 

 Three blootue CUrysanthemum Mrs. G. C. Kelly, 

 first, gold medal; second, silver medal; third, 

 bronze medal. 



WILLIAM WELLS SINGLE MUM PltlZE. 



Six sprays of the single chrysauthemuw. 

 Miss Hilda Wells, flrst, gold uiedal; second, 

 silver medal; third, bronze medal. 



CHAS. 11. TOTTY PUIZE. 



Six blooms Chrysantliemum !•'. E. Nash, flrst, 

 $15; second, $1<J. 



HENKY A. DHEEU PKIZE. 



Six blooms yellow seedling chrysantliemunis 

 of American origin, $10. 



PHILIP J. FOLEY. PRIZE. 



Six blooms white ssedling chrysanthemums 

 of Amcilcan origii!, $10. 



J. ('. VALGllAX I'KIZE. 



Ten blooms pinl; chrysanthemums of Ameri- 

 can origin, silver cup. 



PETEll HENDERSON PRIZE. 



Six blooms crimson or bronze seedling 

 chrysanthemums of American origin, $10. 



LORD & BIRNIIAM PRIZE. 



Ten blooms any color chrysanthemums 

 never before exhibited in this country, gold 

 medal or cash, $20. Open to all American 

 or imported varieties. 



E. G. HILL PRIZE NO. 1. 

 Ten bloams Chrysanthemum Emberta, $10. 



E. 0. HILL PRIZE NO. 2. 

 Ten blooms Chrysanthemum Wells' Late Pinli, 

 $10. 



E. G. HILL PRIZE NO. 3. 



Ten blooms Chrysanthemum Golden Gem, $10. 



HITCIHNGS PRIZE 

 Thlrtv blooms chrysanthemums, six varieties, 

 five blooms each, not less than 18-inch stem, 

 silver cup. 



The classes must be staged by noon 

 on Wednesday, November 8. Entries 

 may be made to Otto G. Koenig, secre- 

 tary of the St. Louis Horticultural So- 

 ciety, 6473 Florissant avenue, St. Louis, 

 Mo., or to Chas. W. Johnson, secretary 

 of the Chrysanthemum Society of 

 America, Morgan Park, 111. 



Chas. W. Johnson, Sec 'y. 



NEW ORLEANS. 



The Market. 



Since the beginning of October, busi- 

 ness conditions have improved consider- 

 ably, owing to the numerous fall wed- 

 dings and other social functions, some 

 of which have been quite pretentious. 

 The customary fall openings of the 

 leading dry goods houses called for sev- 

 eral decorations which were of an 

 elaborate style. 



As far as the sale of pot plants, both 

 wholesale and retail, is concerned, a 

 marked decline is now noticeable in 

 comparison with former years. The 

 different florists' establishments are 

 well stocked with all kinds of plants, 

 in the best of condition, waiting for 

 an opportunity to be disposed of. It 

 is hoped that, with the advance of the 

 season, there will be an increased de- 

 mand for plants. 



This year we had the most adverse 

 weather conditions that could befall 

 the many chrysanthemum growers. Ex- 

 cessive heat and continuous rains nearly 

 up to the present time were the cause 

 of all kinds of diseases. Although more 

 stock was planted than in former years, 

 and the cool, dry weather of the last 

 few days has helped the development 

 of the flowers considerably, the output 

 on All Saints' day, November 1, will 

 be far below expectations, especially in 

 regard to first-class flowers. For this 

 day the Mrs. Robinson mum is chiefly 

 planted, with a light sprinkling of a 

 few early pink- and yellow varieties. 

 The average prices for white mums are 

 from $3 to $5, and, no matter how 

 scarce the flowers are, the general buy- 



ers decline to go above those figures. 

 Boses and carnations, mo»lly pink and 

 white, will surely be in great demand 

 November 1, to make up for the defi- 

 ciency in chrysanthemums. 



Club Meeting. 



The New Orleans Horticultural So- 

 ciety held an interesting and exception- 

 ally well attended monthly meeting Oc- 

 tober 19, at Kolb's German tavern. 

 President Claude Ory and Secretary 

 C. R. Panter were in their respective 

 places. 



The main feature of the session was 

 the discussion of the advisability of 

 holding a flower show either in the 

 spring or fall of next year. Several 

 members expressed their views on this 

 subject, but most of them feared that 

 a show consisting only of products of 

 the local florists would not attract the 

 attention desired. Secretary Panter 

 outlined a plan whereby this society 

 should get in communication with the 

 Progressive Union, of this city, the 

 state government and all the kindred 

 bodies in the line of horticulture and 

 agriculture in Louisiana, to arouse their 

 interest in the holding of a state fair 

 in the ea^ly part of November next 

 year. He made a motion that a commit- 

 tee of six be appointed to act, that a 

 certain sum be drawn to defray prelimi- 

 nary expenses, and that, if possible, a 

 report be brought in at the next meet- 

 ing. The motion was unanimously 

 adopted and the following committee 

 was appointed: C. R. Panter, chair- 

 man; Richard Steckler, Harry Pap- 

 worth, Paul Abele, Edward Baker and 

 J. A. Newsham. 



A communication was received from 

 the Progressive Union, inviting the 

 members of this society to maintain a 

 permanent exhibit on the verandas, 

 lobbies, etc., of their new building, the 

 plants being labeled and credit being 

 given to the donors. P. A. Chapin, 

 Joseph Steckler and Harry Papworth 

 were appointed a committee, with in- 

 structions to report at the next meet- 

 ing. 



J. A. Newsham exhibited a fine speci- 

 men of Dendrobium formosum gigan- 

 teuni, with thirteen flowers on one 

 stem. 



Abele Bros, showed some fine flowers 

 of Chrysanthemum Mrs. Robinson. 



Dan Newsham and John Bollwinkle 

 sent in applications for membership. 



Richard Eichling will read a paper 

 on "A Few Foliage Plants for the 

 Wholesale and Retail Markets" at the 

 next meeting, November 16. 



Various Notes. 



Abele Bros, have a fine lot of Mrs. 

 Robinson mums, which will undoubtedly 

 be sold out at a good price November 

 1. The greenhouses and garden are 

 well stocked with all kinds of plants, 

 in a good, healthy condition. 



M. Cook's Sons have a good batch 

 of Robinsons; also a large quantity of 

 Olea f ragrans, Magnolia f uscata, Laurus 

 Camphora, etc. 



Claude Ory, manager for the H. 

 Menard estate, has his chrysanthemums 

 far enough advanced to make a good 

 cut on All Saints' day. 



U. J. Virgin has been kept busy dur- 

 ing this month with flower work and 

 decorations, including the furnishing of 

 about 600 foliap^ plants for the fall 

 opening of the Maison Blanche depart- 

 ment store. 



Henry Rehfeld 's Robinsons are among 



the cleanest ' and most advanced seen 

 so far. 



The Metairie Bidge Nursery Co. has 

 moved into its new and elegant store 

 on Carondelet street and reports a good 

 business in all branches, especially in 

 wedding work. 



Bruno Werner, one of the young hus- 

 tlers, will move in the beginning of 

 November to his new place on Maple 

 street, in the uptown district of the 

 city. The property comprises four lots 

 of ground and a residence. He will 

 begin immediately to build a modern 

 greenhouse and office. 



The members of the German Garden- 

 ers ' Club were recently the guests of 

 Mr. and Mrs. -Lawrence Fabacher. Mr. 

 Fabacher is a noted capitalist and a 

 lover of everything pertaining to horti- 

 culture. His garden and conservatory 

 are the finest in the city. The tables 

 were set in the newly built pergola, 

 connected with the picturesque resi- 

 dence. Elegant palms, rare foliage 

 plants, vines and hanging baskets of 

 asparagus and ferns are artistically ar- 

 ranged throughout this new building, 

 and the effect is heightened by a beau- 

 tiful, multi-colored electric fountain. 

 Refreshments of all kinds were served 

 in abundance and hearty words of ap- 

 preciation of the generosity of the host 

 and hostess fell from the lips of the 

 happy throng. Henry Kraak, Mr. Fa- 

 bacher 's gardener, was highly com- 

 mended on the fine condition of the 

 garden and plants. R. E. 



EVANSVILLE, IND. 



The Market. 



Business in general has been slow, 

 though some of the florists have a good 

 day occasionally. When we get a kill- 

 ing frost we can expect better business, 

 as outdoor flowers are still abundant, 

 although we had our first light frost of 

 the season October 23. This is two or 

 three weeks later than the arrival of 

 frost last year. Mums are here in all 

 their glory and are fine. Roses are ex- 

 cellent and carnations are improving. 

 Dahlias are good. 



Various Notes. 



The Blackman Floral Co. has had a 

 pretty window display lately, showing 

 mums to perfection. The cut of roses 

 and carnations is good and they have 

 an abundance of green goods. At the 

 greenhouses everything is in tiptop 

 shape and a large cut is expected for 

 Christmas. A large batch of poinsettias 

 are looking fine and will be in for the 

 holidays. This firm expects to add 100 

 feet to the My Maryland house next 

 spring and plant it to Kaiserin for 

 summer flowers. Killarney will bl^dis- 

 carded in favor of My Maryland. They 

 still believe in Bride aad Bridesmaid 

 and will keep on growing them. 



Julius Niednagel & Sons are cutting 

 fine mums, roses and carnations, the 

 mums being extra good. 



Henry Seymour is cutting nice mums 

 and carnations. He owns the land be- 

 tween his greenhouses and his residence 

 and this has been open as a street for 

 years. Last summer the city ordered 

 it closed, as some of the people on the 

 street did not want it open. Just lately 

 the city has ordered it opened again 

 and it is probable that the city will 

 buy it, since Mr. Seymour is willing 

 to ' sell. Mrs. Seymour has been at 

 Deaconess hospital about three weeks. 



