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' Fkbbuabt 23, 1911. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



13 



Various Notes. 



K. G. Salter, Geo. B. Hart, C. H. Vick 

 and W. L. Keller represented the 

 Rochester Florists' Association before 

 the ways and means committee at Al- 

 bany, on Wednesday, February 15, 

 when the Neupert bill appropriating 

 $50,000 for constructing greenhouses at 

 Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y., was 

 presented for public discussion. Thou- 

 sands of dollars are expended annually 

 in this state to promote agriculture and 

 horticulture, but no attempt has been 

 made to further the interests of the 

 florists and flower growers. If this bill 

 is passed, Cornell will become the cen- 

 ter of interest for florists, as the state- 

 ment was made at the hearing that 

 there is no similar course connected 

 with any university or experiment sta- 

 tion. Other prominent florists who 

 were present and spoke in favor of the 

 bill were F. R. Pierson, Wm. F. Kasting 

 and Patrick O'Mara. 



The members of the Rochester Bowl- 

 ing team were the guests of the Buffalo 

 team on Wednesday evening, February 

 15, The Buffalo boys are expected to 

 play a return game in this city next 

 month. 



The members of the Ladies' Associa- 

 tion are as enthusiastic bowlers as the 

 men. Twelve members met at the Lake 

 avenue alleys on Wednesday afternoon. 

 The team captained by Mrs. E. H. Vick 

 carried off the honors, while the high- 

 est individual score was rolled by Mrs. 

 W. L. Keller, of the opposing team. 



E. F. R. 



NEW YORK. 



The Market. 



The market was kept steady last 

 week only by the lessened shipments, 

 and from the level of the first of the 

 week, and immediately after the two 

 holidays, the tendency was downward. 

 Prices, especially for lilies, violets and 

 orchids, receded rapidly, while the sup- 

 ply of bulbous stock was far in excess 

 of all requirements. The "week ends," 

 however, are invariably good, and Sat- 

 urday, February 18, was one of the best 

 days of the season, everything of value 

 selling at fair prices. Violets were at 

 50 cents for top, and as low as 20 cents 

 for the leftovers. These were displayed 

 at every prominent street corner by a 

 host of the sidewalk merchants. There 

 seems likely to be little advance for 

 violets before Easter, and then the ex- 

 perts predict a scarcity. Some beau- 

 tiful white lilac is in the market. Or- 

 chids are abundant and the price did 

 not hold over 60 cents; in fact, after 

 the holidays for Lincoln and St. Valen- 

 tine, the drop to a 50-cent top was im- 

 mediate. Lilies, including callas, found 

 their top at 12 cents, and only the best 

 brought that figure. February 18 $10 

 per hundred would buy anything in the 

 lily family. Gardenias hold easily at 

 $5 a dozen for the selects. The short- 

 stemmed and inferior stock is handled 

 by the street merchants. 



Carnations are at their best and finer 

 stock has never reached the New York 

 market. There seem to be hardly any 

 common varieties grown in this vicin- 

 ity. Nothing worth while goes below 

 2 cents, and from that to 4 cents, im- 

 mense quantities being distributed. 

 There must have been 100,000 Killar- 

 neys in New York February 18. These 

 are now at their best in color and stem 

 and their popularity does not wane. 



The supply of Maids and Brides is 

 limited. These, too, are arriving' in 

 grand quality, and command as high 

 prices as their more numerous com- 

 petitors. Richmond sold up to 25 cents 

 February 18. The supply of the high 

 grade stock is limited. There are not 

 enough selected Beauties for the de- 

 mand. A good deal of the stock 

 arriving is not up to the standard. 



Business generally seems to be health- 

 ful. The leading retailers make no 

 complaint, for the long season, because 

 of the late Easter, is bringing much 

 grist to all the retail mills. 



Various Notes. 



A party of English florists will ar- 

 rive in New York about March 17, on 

 their way to the National Flower Show. 

 They are expected to be present at the 

 annual dinner of the Florists' Club, at 

 Shanley's. March 18, tables for which 

 are rapidly being reserved. The com- 

 mittee consists of C. B. Weathered, 

 A. L. Miller, Robert Koehne, Chas. 

 Schenck and J. A. Shaw. 



W. H. Grever, of Buffalo, was a re- 

 cent visitor. 



H. S. Maybie, of Maywood, N. J., 

 one of P. J. Smith's growers, is build- 

 ing new greenhouses and will open a 

 fine retail store in Hackensack about 

 April 1. 



Jos. E. H. Morichard is the New 

 York ribbon salesman of the Pennock- 

 Meehan Co. 



The store of Traendly & Schenck was 

 burglarized last week, but the valua- 

 bles were in a place of safety. 



Robert J. Young, son of Thomas 

 Young, has been appointed secretary of 

 the Florists' Club's outing committee. 

 The outing will be full of novelty this 

 year, according to Chairman Fenrich. 



O. V. Zangen, Hoboken, has employed 

 •T. G. Slater, formerly with Breck & 

 Sons, Boston, as his traveling repre- 

 sentative. 



The seed houses have begun their 

 night and day spring stunt. The rush 

 is enormous for so early in the year, 



C, C, Trepel's new store with Gimbel 

 Bros, is quite up to his other enter- 

 prises, at Bloomingdale's and in Brook; 

 lyn. He is arranging for big displays 

 at Easter, Gimbel has given him the 

 (tenter aisle on the ground floor for the 

 hoi 'day, 



W, H. Siebrecht's acacia sprays are 

 again in the market. 



The supply men are already display- 

 ing their Easter novelties. Every house 

 reports a profitable season and a grow- 

 ing trade, 



J, .1, Coan, manager of the Growers' 

 Cut Flower Co., is fighting a severe at- 

 tack of the grip, 



James F, McConnell, one of the most 

 ])opular men in the wholesale business 

 and for many years manager for Noe 

 & Noe, in the Coogan building, died 

 Thursday, February 16, of pleuro-pneu- 

 monia, after only a few days' illness. 

 The funeral services at his home on 

 West Eightieth street February 19 

 were largely attended. The floral offer- 

 ings completely covered the available 

 space and were rich and beautiful. He 

 was 44 vears of age and a nephew of 

 Alex McConnell. A widow survives. 



Patrick O'Mara was the representa- 

 tive of the Florists' Club at the hear- 

 ing before the appropriations commit- 

 tee at Albany February 15, in behalf 

 of the grant of $50,000 for greenhouses 

 at Cornell. Mr. O'Mara had, as his 

 confreres, F. R. Pierson, of Tarrytown; 

 W. F. Kasting, of Buffalo, and Charles 



Vick and three of his lieutenants from 

 Rochester, Mr, O'Mara says the recep- 

 tion accorded the delegation by all, in- 

 cluding the governor, was most cordial 

 and satisfactory. 



The daughter and granddaughter of 

 J. B. Nugent, Jr,, are visiting him, 

 having just arrived in New York from 

 their home in Minnesota. 



Badgley, Eiedel & Meyer say Febru- 

 ary 18 was their banner day since they 

 started in the wholesale business. 



Jas, McManuB has three new loca- 

 tions under consideration. 



Thomas Young, at Bound Brook, has 

 had notable crops of gardenias this sea- 

 son. 



Robert Schultz, of Madison, is send- 

 ing some splendid Richmonds to J. K. 

 Allen. 



New York won both games from the 

 Rutherford bowlers February 17, M. 

 C. Ebel presented the winners with 

 florists' knives. Refreshments were 

 served, A return match will be rolled 

 at Rutherford March 1. 



J. Austin Shaw. - 



Wertheimer Bros, say Easter orders 

 are much earlier and heavier than last 

 year. 



The fall exhibition of the Horticul- 

 tural Society of New York will be held 

 at the American Museum of Natural 

 History November 3 to 7. Early notice 

 is given so that local societies, the 

 members of which may desire to par- 

 ticipate in this large exhibition, may 

 select for their own exhibitions dates 

 that will not conflict. 



COLUMBUS, O. 



The Market. 



There has been a scarcity of stock 

 for the last few days, owing to a heavy 

 demand for funeral work, which has 

 used up an immense quantity of stock. 

 Carnations and roses are in good crop, 

 but there is hardly enough to go the 

 rounds. Bulbous stock is fine and de- 

 mand is good, especially for daffs, as 

 they have been scarce up to this time. 

 Sweet peas are good money-makers and 

 are in good supply. Violets are moving 

 well and the supply is about equal to the 

 demand, except on special occasions. 



Pot plants are moving fairly well. 

 One of the best sellers we had for 

 Washington's birthday was the aucuba. 



Various Notes. 



The Columbus Florists' Club held the 

 regular meeting Tuesday evening, Feb- 

 ruary 14. Frank Heil and Jacob Sher- 

 man were taken in as members; they 

 are both connected with Schiller park. 

 The club voted to give its support as 

 a whole to the Florists ' Association that 

 was formed a few weeks ago to give a 

 flower show this fall, and by the out- 

 look the show will get the support of 

 the entire craft in a financial way, and 

 a helping hand in all branches of the 

 work. 



The Munk Floral Co. has added a 

 general line of florists' supplies to its 

 list and is figuring on sending a man 

 out on the road. No doubt they will 

 enjoy a good trade locally, as there is 

 no one here in that line of the business. 

 J. M. 



Mason City, la.— The Mason City 

 Floral Co. will in future be known as 

 the Curtis Floral Co. E. D. Curtis has 

 been manager for some time. 



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