June 13, 1012. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



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New Establishment of F. F. Scheel« at Shermerville, III. 



Alex Ostendarp; treasurer, C. E. Crit- 

 chell and Ed. Forter; trustee, A. C. 

 Heckman, Jr., and Herbert Greensmith. 

 A committee consisting of C. E. Crit- 

 chell, chairman, R. Witterstaetter and 

 Max Rudolph was appointed to take up 

 the publicity question. Chas. H. Hoff- 

 meister and A. C. Heckman, Jr., were 

 named as a committee to draw up reso- 

 lutions upon the death of J. J. Lodder. 

 The next committee named was one 

 consisting of Otto H. Hoffmeister, Ed. 

 Schumann, A. C. Heckman, Jr., and 

 Herbert Greensmith, who were ordered 

 to prepare papers concerning "Pub- 

 licity" in the various lines of the busi- 

 ness in which each was particularly in- 

 terested, said papers to be read at the 

 annual meeting in July. The society 

 then voted funds to be used in pro- 

 viding refreshments at the annual meet- 

 ing and Wm. Murphy promptly added 

 a substantial donation to the sum. Max 

 Rudolph, chairman, Alex Ostendarp 

 and Chas. Murphy were then appointed 

 an entertainment committee to look 

 out for these details. Lastly, an invi- 

 tation was extended to all florists of 

 this vicinity to attend the annual 

 meeting. 



Various Notes. 



C. E. Critchell was the first in the 

 market to oflfer Shasta daisies this 

 season. 



The Cincinnati Cut Flower Exchange 

 is receiving string smilax in quantity 

 and has been finding a good market. 



P. J. Olinger went to Indianapolis 

 on business the early part of last week. 



E. G. Gillett spent the close of last 

 week in Dayton, O. 



J. T. Conger has been cutting fine 

 longiflorum lilies at his Hartwell plant. 



The way between the sidewalk on 

 Third avenue and the Masonic Temple 

 building has been dubbed "the sub- 

 way" by the buyers who use it as a 

 short cut from L. H. Kyrk's to Peter 

 Weiland 's and vice versa. 



Dan Ruttle, of Latonia, is coming in 

 with some fine phlox. 



Last week was a busy one for Henry 

 Schwarz in the way of funeral work. 



Wm. Gardner, P. J. dinger's man- 

 ager at New Castle, was in town last 

 Saturday and Sunday. He reports a 

 splendid crop of Beauties and My 

 Maryland. 



Brunner, of Price Hill, and Walter 

 Gray, of Hamilton, were both busy the 

 last fortnight with large decorations. 



Peter Weiland has been cutting heav- 

 ily in carnations for several weeks. 



Martin Reukauf was in town recently. 

 C. H. H. 



Oil City, Pa,— W. M. Deyoe & Co., 

 the West Sixth street florists, have 

 opened a retail flower stand near the 

 gates of Grove Hill cemetery. 



THE SCHEEL ESTABLISHMENT. 



At Shermerville, 111., F. F. Scheel 

 has this season erected an up-to-date 

 greenhouse establishment from which 

 he is cutting an excellent crop of car- 

 nations. The range consists of three 

 houses, each 28x200, with a propagat- 

 ing house 8y2x200. The Foley flat 

 rafter construction was used, with 

 channel iron gutter. Mr. Scheel ships 

 his product to the Chicago market, 

 where it is handled by Kyle & Foerster. 



MILWAUKEE. 



The Market. 



Business for Memorial day was quite 

 satisfactory and, from reports, far ahead 

 of a year ago. With continued cool 

 weather prevailing up to that day, and 

 with quite a few cut flower growers 

 off crop, the prospects looked rather 

 dubious, but after all it proved that 

 with an even greater demand than 

 looked for, there was enough stock, 

 both cut and pot grown, to supply all 

 demands. The increased supply hung 

 fire the first part of last week and it 

 was not till Friday and Saturday that 

 the wholesalers could say that they 

 were cleaned up. 



The results of last winter's killing 

 weather are also manifesting themselves 

 as time goes on, for there is no outdoor 

 stock of any kind coming in at this 

 time. While we miss a good many of 

 the perennials, the peonies will be missed 

 most, for they also received more or 

 less of a setback. The cool nights have 

 held back vegetation and it is hard to 

 realize that we are now in the month 

 of June; it seems more like the early 

 part of May. 



For those who do outdoor planting in 

 the bedding line, work was at its height 

 last week and it goes without saying 

 that it was a continual rush from early 

 to late. And, to make matters worse, 

 funeral work was also pretty lively. 



Various Notes. 



The A. F. Kellner Co. says that with 

 their increased force they could not 

 manage to keep everybody good-na- 

 tured. They also report an increased 

 demand for porch boxes, both local and 

 out of town. 



The Fox Point Floral Co., which had 

 a raft of bedding stock in fine condi- 

 tion, has, with the exception of one or 

 two items, completely cleaned out at 

 this time. 



The C. C. Pollworth Co. has vacated 

 its old quarters at 454 East Water 

 street, which has been used as a stock 

 department, and moved it to their store 

 across from the city hall. 



Mrs. Arthur Leidiger, who left for 

 the mud baths at Waukesha, Wis., May 

 30 to seek relief from rheumatism, is 

 reported as getting along finely. 



June 3 Mrs. Wm. Edlefsen, accom- 

 panied by her sister-in-law, Mrs. Cath- 

 erine Edlefsen, of Pittsburgh, Pa., for- 

 merly of Milwaukee, left for Lorane, 

 Ore., to spend the summer. It is likely 

 that Mr. and Mrs. W. Edlefsen will 

 call that city their home in the near 

 future. 



The Holton & Hunkel Co. is receiv- 

 ing a large cut of extra fine White and 

 Pink Killarney and Richmond roses 

 from the Brown Deer plant. 



Work on the new carnation houses 

 of the Mueller Greenhouse Co., at Brown 

 Deer, is progressing nicely, one house 

 being ready for the glass at this time. 



With his regular supply of perennials 

 nearly all destroyed by frost last win- 

 ter, W. E. Dallwig says he has had 

 more than enough trouble trying to keep 

 his trade supplied and in good humor. 



Owing to the late season, business at 

 the G. H. Hunkel seed store is keeping 

 up a lively pace; everybody on the jump 

 from early to late. E. O. 



CONVENTION AERANGEMENTS. 



The committees on arrangements for 

 the coming convention of the Society 

 of American Florists, to be held at th(3 

 Coliseum, August 20 to 23, are quite 

 active and satisfactory progress is being 

 made by all of them. Many high grade 

 entertainment features are under in- 

 vestigation. 



Letters are already pouring into the 

 local concerns from all sections of the 

 country asking about plans and accom- 

 modations, most of these inquiries com- 

 ing from the south and west and show- 

 ing widespread interest in the approach- 

 ing meeting. 



Chairman Asmus, of the souvenir al- 

 bum committee, promises the most 

 artistic and valuable souvenir ever is- 

 sued, and says advertisers should get 

 their copy in early to insure good lo- 

 cation. 



Chairman Winterson, of the sports 

 committee, reports arrangements for 

 the bowling, baseball and shooting well 

 in hand, with many valuable prizes 

 promised. 



Chairman Rudd, of the badge and 

 ticket committee, has plans well ad- 

 vanced for handling the great crowd 

 expected. 



Michael Barker, Chairman, 

 Press and Advertising Committee. 



Westboro, Mass.— William M. Gard- 

 ner, who recently sold his farm and 

 greenhouses on High street to H. B. 

 Perkins, has purchased the Henry Wes- 

 son farm, just over the line in Grafton. 



