March 14, 1012. 



The Weekly Florists* Review. 



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The Zellcr Greeohoutes, Now the Property of Louii Schmutz, Brooklyn* 



Welch, George H. Mustoe. Applications 

 were received from John A. Payne, 

 John McArthur, B. H. Goodsell, Will- 

 iam Tricker, A. M. Eeider, Louis Mil- 

 liott, A. Embury, J. H. Bockmann, Ell- 

 wood Brandt, Thos. Eoland, W, Rehm, 

 E. B. Ware, Richard Hughes, Geo. T. 

 Laird, Arthur Cockroft, Wallace R. 

 Pierson, Phil Arzberger, J. F. Wier, 

 Hugo F. Jahn, C. Vermeulin and Philip 

 Cox. J 



Chairman Hendrickson announced thff 

 April meeting, to be known as sweet 

 pea and plant night and suggested a 

 ladies' night for May. Chairman Kess- 

 ler reported fine prospects for the an- 

 nual outing. 



The discussion as to the elimination 

 of the silver medal from the club's 

 monthly awards was of general inter- 

 eat, Messrs. Bunyard, Lenker, Miller, 

 Totty and O 'Mara participating. It was 

 decided to retain it as the highest honor 

 in the club's repertoire. 



The legislative committee of the club 

 was instructed to prepare a letter to 

 be sent to all club members and to the 

 members of the legislature in behalf of 

 the $50,000 appropriation for green- 

 houses at Ithaca. F. R. Pierson sug- 

 gested a personal committee and of- 

 fered to cooperate in the interview with 

 the governor, senators and assembly- 

 men. 



A telegram of congratulations and 

 best wishes was sent the Baltimore 

 club during the evening. 



Committees were appointed to draw 

 up resolutions on the deaths of Bayard 

 Cutting and Mrs. M. C. Ebel. 



The speaker of the evening was Wal- 

 lace E, Pierson, of Cromwell, who held 

 the close attention of the audience to 

 the close. A standing vote of thanks 

 was accorded the talented speaker. In- 

 teresting discussion followed and many 

 questions were answered by Mr. Pier- 

 son. 



Chairman Eickards and his lieuten- 

 ants had a seductive program of eats 

 and liquid nourishment, as usual. 



IJxhibits were as follows: 



Brant, Hentz Flower Co., Madison, N. J., 

 showed Rose Madison; vote of tlianks. 



Edwin Jenkins, Lenox, Mass., stiowed Primula 

 malacoldes; certificate of merit. 



Edward Towlll, Rosljiu Pa., Richmond roses 

 of splendid quality; cultural certificate. 



Charles Barson, Ossining, N. Y., staged a dark 

 pink carnation, No. 7, scored 85 points, and a 

 light pink seedling. No. 3, given thanks of club. 



John Lewis Childs, Floral Park, showed the 

 double yellow calls; honorable mention. 



John Stevenson, Oak Lane, Pa., staged a splen- 

 did vase of Mrs. Jardlne roses, grown by J. Gei- 

 ger; cultural certificate. 



A. A. McDonald, SomerviUe, N. J., set up a 

 fine vase of Beauties; cultural certificate. 



A. N. Pierson, Cromwell, Conn., showed KlUar- 

 ney Queen, scoring 88 points, and Double White 

 Ktllarney, scoring 87 points; preliminary cer- 

 tificates. 



Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J., showed 

 Odontoglossum exltnium; certificate of merit. 



Joseph A. Manda, South Orange, N. J., showed 

 Cattleya Schroederae alba; certificate of merit. 



C. G. Roebllng. Trenton, N. J., sent by his 

 grower, James Goodies, a fine collection of 

 orchids; silver medal. 



The Plant Growers' Outing. 



The annual jaunt of the New York 

 and New Jersey Association of Plant 

 Growers to visit the Long Island estab- 

 lishments took place March 7, with G. 

 Dreyer's place as the rendezvous. The 

 day was ideal, and the sight-seeing auto 

 was full, the overflow trailing in A. L. 

 Miller's machine, that gentleman acting 

 as master of ceremonies. There were 

 present F. Marquardt, of Middle Vil- 

 lage; A. L. Miller, of Jamaica; G. 

 Dreyer, of Elmhurst; J. H. Fieser, of 

 North Bergen; Heber J. Ware, of New 

 York; H. Schoelzel, of New Durham; 

 C. W. Scott, of Whitestone; H. Schmidt, 

 of Union Hill; Geo. Scott, of Flatbush; 

 Henry Baumann, H. C. Steinhoff and 

 Oscar Boehler, of West Hoboken; Mr. 

 Lehnig, of Hackensack, and Anton 

 Schultheis, Jr., of College Point, and 

 representatives of the press. J. H. Troy 

 and Geo. Stumpp were discovered en- 

 gaging their Easter plants on the island, 

 and the Rosery man dismissed his taxi 

 and joined the company. 



A splendid dinner was served at 

 Meiderstein 's, in Middle Village, and 

 the first look at the Easter plants was 

 made at Dreyer's, where everything was 

 as if on dress parade. Leaving Mr. 

 Drejer's at 10 a. m., the first stop was 

 at the Knight & Struck heather fac- 

 tory, both of the principals being on 

 the road. The Hinode plant was the 

 second diversion, Mr. Scott having pro- 

 vided against chills and pneumonia. 

 Close at hand is the establishment of 

 Pankok & Schumacher, where Mrs. San- 

 der daisies and Tausendschon and Wed- 

 ding Bells roses were especially at- 

 tractive. Mr. Schumacher is in Europe. 

 The next visit was at Louis Dupuy's, 

 where all the stock was excellent. Ow- 

 ing to Mrs. Dupuy's illness, the genial 



Frenchman was unable to join the fra- 

 ternity. From Dupuy's to the Schul- 

 theis plant factory was the next step. 

 The veteran grower was so busy with 

 customers he was obliged to send the 

 "chip off the old block" along to rep- 

 resent him. Mrs. Schultheis and Miss 

 Schultheis are at Palm Beach. Next 

 was John Miesem's. Owing to the 

 severe illness of his 9-year-old son Mr. 

 Miesem was unable to tour with the 

 party. From Elmhurst to Middle Vil- 

 lage was the final run before the din- 

 ner, and here the retail and wholesale 

 plant of President Marquardt was in- 

 spected. After a much appreciated din- 

 ner the big machine started for Ja- 

 maica, and the big plant of A. L. Miller 

 was visited. From Miller's to John 

 Scott's through east New York and 

 the boulevards, was the next trip and 

 here and at Peter Wagner's everything 

 was perfection. Then came Louis 

 Schmutz's, Alfred Zeller's and Frank 

 Manker'sy and the delightful day came 

 to a close. To describe one of these 

 Long Island establishments is to de- 

 scribe them all, as far as up-to-date- 

 ness and skillfully grown stock is con- 

 cerned. 



March 14 the New Jersey members 

 will be visited. 



Various Notes. 



The Horticultural Society of New 

 York will have an exhibition of orchids 

 and roses, Saturday, March 23, at the 

 American Museum of Natural History, 

 Central Park West and Seventy-seventh 

 street, from 1 to 5 p. m. At 4 p. m. 

 Robert Pyle will deliver his lecture on 

 "Among the Eoses in Europe." 



Many tables have been engaged for 

 the silver jubilee of the Florists' Club, 

 March 23, and prominent florists from 

 all over the country have responded to 

 the invitation to be with us, President 

 Vincent, of the S. A. F., among them. 



Owing to the earlier arrival of a con- 

 signment of roses, rhododendrons, box- 

 wood and evergreens than was antici- 

 pated, the MacNiff Horticultural Co. 

 held its first auction sale March 12. 

 Sales will continue every Tuesday and 

 Friday until summer. 



Winkler Bros., sweet pea growers, of 

 Hackensack, N. J., have just placed 

 an order with T. B. De Forest, of the 

 Lord & Burnham Co., for an iron frame 



