June 27, 1912. 



The FIoristsVReview 



17 



DENVER. 



The Market. 



For the first time in months, stock 

 in general is scarce. There is enough 

 to get along with, but if there should 

 ■be a sudden heavy demand, there would 

 •be almost nothing to sell. Sweet peas 

 are extremely scarce and are cleaned 

 up every day, leaving many disap- 

 pointments in their trail. Tea roses are 

 also in poor supply, and it is almost 

 impossible to buy outside of one's reg- 

 ular source. American Beauties are 

 poor, as they always are at this time. 

 Peonies are good and sell well, espe- 

 ■cially when someone wants a big show 

 for a little money. One of the daily 

 newspapers gave away peonies with 

 •a 10-cent want ad last Saturday. Lily 

 of the valley has been wanted several 

 times within the last week for brides' 

 bouquets, but has been hard to find. 

 Some of the valley used this month was 

 shipped from Chicago. 



Various Notes. 



At the meeting of the Colorado Flo- 

 rists' Club held June 10, it was decided 

 that no other meetings would be held 

 until the first Monday in September. 

 The last meeting was just a social af- 

 fair, nothing of importance having 

 taken place. 



A slight frost occurred June 18, and 

 while it did no damage, it is mentioned 

 as an extraordinary case. For three or 

 four days the thermometer registered 

 38 degrees, and in the foothills nearby 

 there was a heavy fall of snow. 



C. Lengenfelder is the latest to add 

 his name to the list of florists owning 

 automobiles. He bought a Ford ma- 

 chine a short time ago. 



On Saturday, June 15, the Eev. Dr. 

 Utter united in marriage Miss Jane A. 

 Pearse and Charles A. Yont. Miss 

 Pearse has been in the florists' business 

 for a number of years, and at the time 

 of her marriage was employed at the 

 Elitch-Long Flower Store, at Fifteenth 

 and Arapahoe streets. 



Mrs. Cannon, of the Cannon Floral 

 & Seed Co., of Lafayette, was in the 

 city last week. They are thinking seri- 

 ously of going into business in Denver 

 if they can find a store that suits them, 

 ■but so far have been unable to decide 

 on those that are available. 



The hail storm June 10 did consider- 

 able damage to outdoor stock in the 

 suburbs, but only a small amount of 

 glass was broken. 



Mrs. D. J. Sullivan left June 10 for a 

 visit with relatives in Michigan. 



Asparagus, the kind that is good to 

 eat, was sold at the city market two 

 weeks ago at $20 per ton. The farmers 

 who sold it at that price were then 

 compelled to pay $25 per ton for hay. 

 Just think of asparagus being cheaper 

 than ordinary hay! 



Samuel E. Lundy, Jr., the 9-year-old 

 son of Mr, and Mrs. S. E. Lundy, died 

 on Tuesday, June 18. The boy had been 

 ill for a long time, and it was for his 

 benefit the family moved here from 

 California last year. The deepest sym- 

 pathy of the trade is extended to the 

 bereaved ones. 



A letter recently received from C. 

 Zbinden, Eock Springs, Wyo., says that 

 on account of his weakened condition 

 after his long siege in the hospital, he 

 has decided to go home to recuperate. 

 It is presumed he means his home in 

 Birmingham, Ala. 



O. E. Sandberg has given up his store 

 in Brighton, has sent his family to 

 Chicago and is planning on going there 

 himself in the near future. 



It is stated that the Denver Floral 

 Co. will close its store July 1, at the 

 expiration of the lease. 



Visitors: T. J. Warren, Fort Collins; 

 P. O. Hansen, Greeley; Mrs. F. A. 

 Haenselman, Boulder,- Colo. 



M. E. J. 



NEW YORK. 



The Market. 



The comparatively cool weather has 

 kept the cut flower market from fur- 

 ther demoralization. During the last 

 three weeks there has been no change 

 in values. Shipments are decreasing 

 slightly and there is therefore less to 

 throw away. The department stores 

 continue to buy truckloads at their 

 own price, and advertise their sale at 

 $1 per hundred, with a bird or goldfish 

 or orchid thrown in for good measure. 



The best of the American Beauties 

 still hold at the usual quotation. Most 

 of the rose stock arriving is not up to 

 the mark and the heat wave now due 

 will make them still more unsalable. 

 The only demand is for selected stock, 

 even of the novelties. The same may 

 be said of the carnations; only the best 

 of them are called for. The peony 

 supply and demand have ceased, but 

 the market is flooded with lilies, which 

 are disposed of far below the rate their 

 quality deserves. The orchid shipments 

 have decreased visibly, but little has 

 been added to their values, the best 

 gigas only commanding a respectable 

 quotation. Gardenias and valley are 

 stationary. Of sweet peas, daisies and 

 all kinds of outdoor flowers there is 

 no limit. Eambler roses fill the retail 

 windows. Gladioli are more plentiful 

 daily. The flood will soon be here. 

 Cornflower, feverfew, coreopsis, and del- 

 phiniums are abundant; th^ windows 

 and the ice-boxes are full of them. 



Various Notes. 



The most interesting event next 

 week, July 2, is the Florists' Club's 

 annual outing. The boat leaves ^ the 

 dock at 10 a. m. sharp, the destination, 

 as usual, Wetzel's grove, at College 

 Point, L. I. Those missing the boat 

 can reach the resort by trolley in time 

 for the noon breakfast. The commit- 

 tee, of which Phil Kessler is chairman, 

 has collected $500 in prize money. 

 Tickets are $6 a couple; single, $4 for 

 gentlemen, $3 for ladies, and $2 for 

 children. An elaborate dinner will be 

 served at 6 p. m. 



July 8 the Greek-American Society 

 will hold its annual celebration at 

 Whetzel's, going down by the steamer 

 Isabell, as usual. 



Several New York florists will cele- 

 brate the Fourth at Asbury Park, en- 

 joying the flower show of the Elberon 

 Horticultural Society and participating 

 in the convention of the National Asso- 

 ciation of Gardeners. The show opens 

 July 3 and closes July 6. The Goodsell 

 silver cup, valued at $100, has been on 

 exhibition for some time in the window 

 of A. Warendorff, Twenty-eighth street 

 and Broadway. 



Saturday and Sunday, June 29 and 

 30, the Horticultural Society of New 

 York will have an exhibition at the 

 Museum building of the botanical gar- 

 den, Bronx park, and prizes will be 

 awarded for the best collections of out- 



door roses, Japanese iris, sweet peas, 

 flowers of herbaceous plants and collec- 

 tions of shrubs and trees, also vege- 

 tables. 



The sweet pea convention at Boston, 

 July 13 and 14, also will have a large 

 representation from New York, the 

 crowd going by boat July 12. Intend- 

 ing voyagers should let Secretary Harry 

 Bunyard have the names at once. 



A hearty welcome was given Messrs. 

 Totty and Bunyard on their return 

 from Europe June 22. The Florists' 

 Club will listen to the tales of these 

 gentlemen at its first meeting, in Sep- 

 tember. 



Building is progressing rapidly on 

 West Twenty-eighth street. The Nicho- 

 las store fronts are already Completed. 

 If rents are reasonable three wholesale 

 florists will move to this fast growing 

 center this fall. The stores are similar 

 to those of William Kessler and the 

 Growers' Cut Flower Co., next 'door, 

 and will be deep. The' 4-story addition 

 to the Kervan Co. storehouse is nearly 

 ready for occupancy. 



William Kessler and Mrs. Kessler 

 have taken a cottage at Fair Haven, 

 on the Shrewsbury river, for the 

 season. 



Messrs. Orth and Kassner, of H. E, 

 Froment's force, left June 24 for their 

 annual vacation at the Highlands. Miss 

 Mabel Conklin, bookkeeper for Mr. 

 Froment, leaves July 8 for Sackett 

 Lake, N. Y., spending her holidays with 

 Florist George Bennett and family, of 

 Flatbush, at Minnehaha Camp. 



Jacobs & Sons, Brooklyn, have added 

 several acres to their plant on Flushing 

 avenue, on which they will erect a large 

 building. They say their patent gutter 

 is in wide demand, the year having been 

 far in advance of any previous season. 



The windows of E. G. Wilson's hand- 

 some store at Green avenue and Fulton 

 street, Brooklyn, are especially artistic 

 at present, a fountain being the latest 

 feature. 



Hugo Jahn, in the City of Churches, 

 reports a successful June, many wed- 

 ding decorations keeping up the sea- 

 son's average. 



Geo. W. Crawbuck and family are 

 summering at his Bay Shore bungalow. 



Mr. Bonnet, of Bonnet & Blake, is 

 enjoying a week's fishing in his yacht. 



Harry Crawbuck has moved to his 

 farm near Summit, N. J., for the sum- 

 mer. He has had a phenomenal call, 

 he says, for oakleaf decorations this 

 season. 



Trepel and Abrams were the princi- 

 pal buyers of bedding stock at the 

 June auctions. The clean-up prices on 

 coleus and the like ranged from 25 

 cents to $2 per hundred. 



J. K. Allen attended the dinner and 

 auto trip of the municipal authorities 

 of his town June 22. 



Hartman & Wagenfohr have just dis- 

 posed of their property at Woodside 

 for some $30,000. 



The majority of the creditors in a 

 recent retail episode involving about 

 $20,000 have, it is said, decided to ac- 

 cept 50 cents on the dollar in the belief 

 that "half a loat<is better than no 

 bread." Some of the millionaire plant 

 growers have had to bear the bulk of 

 this "white man's burden." 



Phil Kessler has not allowed his jury 

 duties to interfere with his devotion to 

 the club's outing July 2. 



Jonathan Nash, of Moore, Hentz & 

 Nash, is enjoying his week ends with 



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