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The Florists' Review 



July 18, 1912, 



THE FLORISTS' REVIEW 



G. L. OBANT, Editob and Managib. 



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 •triotly trade advertlslDK accepted. 



AdTerttsementa must reach us by 6 p. m. Tuesday. 

 lo Inrare Insertion In the issue of that week. 



Kntered as second class matter December 8. 1897. 

 at the poet-office at Ctiicaco, IlL. onder the act of 

 March 8, 1879. 



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 Press Association. 



CONTENTS. 



AiuerlfHii Sweet I'l'a .Sofietv 7 



— The Koston Exhibition (illiis.) 7 



— Business Session 7 



— The Awards K 



— Special Exhibits !) 



— The Judges 10 



— Local Entertainment 10 



■ — Visitors 10 



— Keview of Varieties 10 



Diseases of the .Sweet Pea 11 



Obituary — August Dresel 14 



— Carl Mlchler 14 



— • (Jefirfte M. Hoak 14 



Canadian Florists to Meet It; 



Society of American Florists Hi 



Yellow KuiK Humbert Cnnna IG 



Cincinnati 10 



St. I'aui Ki 



llerniann C. Doesclier (portrait) 17 



AVaslilntfton, I). C 17 



Always Sold Out 18 



A Smith Memorial is 



The I'rlce of Class 18 



Husiness Embarrassments 18 



Chicago IS 



New Orleans 2."i 



I'hiladelphia 24 



Providence 2(5 



Xew York 27 



(iardeners' Association .'tl 



Ixmisville, Ky :U 



St. Louis :(.', 



Steamer SailiuKS 4(» 



Pacitic Coast Department 42 



— Wliv Do Lmal Trade OnlvV 42 



— Seattle, Wasli 42 



— McMluuville. Ore 42 



— • Los Anneles, Cal 42 



— rortlanil. Ore 44 



— San Francisco, Cal 45 



Seed Trade .News .■>2 



— The First Harrisli .-.4 



— IN a Prospects .">4 



— At St. .\ntliony. Idaho ."i(i 



— I^os .\ii(reles S< ed Notes .">(! 



— Corn HreediU); ."(! 



Nurserv .News (12 



-- .InclisoM & Perkins Win (i2 



— - Coast .Ninseiynien .Meet <!2 



— Idaho Nur.serymen Meet (>2 



— CataloKUes Keceived (i2 



Kvansvllle. Iml (14 



(ilen Cove. .\. Y 04 



Colnmbiis. O (iO 



Detroit. Midi (!('. 



nttsburKh. Pa OS 



Minneapolis. .Minn 7(1 



Kansas Citv. .Mn 72 



St, Paul S2 



(Jreenlioiise lleiitluu S4 



- A New Canuition House S4 



— Tiie Fuel Market 84 



Hoston. Mass S(! 



Fertilizer Department !Mt 



— - The Fertilizer .Market !M» 



I enver !I2 



Lancaster. Pa !t4 



\V(M)(Isto(k. Ont !tO 



(ireenwiil]. Conn !•(» 



Muncie, Ind. — Lt>wis King has sold 

 his interest in the Muncie Floral Co. 

 to .Joseph McKinley and will hereafter 

 devote all his time to his work as local 

 agent for the P., <"., C. & St. L. Rail- 

 way Co. 



Corry, Pa.— Otto Schrock, of the 

 Corry Floral Co., on Columbus avenue, 

 has sold his establishment to A. W. 

 Warren, of East Hampton, L. I., who 

 will continue the business. Mr. Schrock 

 has moved, with his family, to Elkhart, 

 Ind. 



SOCIETY OF AMEBICAM FLOEIBTS. 



Incorporated by Act of Conxress, March 4, 1901. 

 Officers fot 1012: President, R. Vincent, Jr., 

 White Marsh, Md.; rlce-presldent, August Poebl- 

 mann, Morton Grove, III.; secretary, John Young, 

 54 W. 28th St., New York City; treasurer, W. P. 

 Kasttng, Buffalo, N. Y. 



Annual conTentlon, Coliseam, Chicago, 111., 

 August 20 to 23, 1912. 



Index to Advertisers 



Page 98 



Results bring advertising. 

 The Review brings results. 



Not a few subscribers save themselves 

 the bother of annual renewal by sending 

 The Review $2, $3, or sometimes $5, in- 

 stead of the dollar-bill that insures fifty- 

 two visits of the paper. 



If S. J. F., Morton, Pa., who h not a 

 subscriber to The Review, had signed 

 his full name it would have been possible, 

 and a pleasure, to have replied to his in- 

 quiry. We say it once more: Anonymous 

 letters cannot have attention. 



The cut flower markets the country 

 over are dull this month. Probably the 

 increase in the consumption of flowers is 

 normal, but the increase in supply is 

 abnormal, so that the markets present 

 an appearance of unusual dullness. 



If cattle receipts keep falling off at 

 the abattoirs ground bone and the other 

 fertilizers that are byproducts of the 

 packing industry soon will be as scarce 

 as cow manure has become in many parts 

 of the country. 



It is too soon to assume that the re- 

 ductions in express rates made by the 

 Interstate Commerce Commission will be 

 permanent, although they seem a fair 

 and moderate response to the demand for 

 lower schedules, and in line with the 

 policy of even treatment for all. 



ALWAYS SOLD OUT. 



There was a time when advertising 

 was referred to as a "gamble." It 

 still may have its uncertainties for 

 those whose advertisements, so called, 

 are nothing more than business cards, 

 but results are certain for those who 

 make, in The Review, definite, priced 

 offers of seasonable stock. This is 

 how: 



I always have sold eiitirel.v out of all stock I 

 ever liave advertised in The I{<'view. 1 am yo\us 

 for l!ti:!. — S. \V. Carey. Crbana. (».. .Inly 11, 

 li)12. 



A SMITH MEMORIAL. 



It is with regret that we read the 

 sad news, the death of William K. 

 Smith. The Society of American Flo- 

 rists has lost a true friend. Everyone 

 knew Mr. Smith. We shall never for- 

 get the great man. He was a friend 

 to us all, not only to us, but throughout 

 the whole civilized horticultural world. 

 His loss will be great, as he was known 

 throughout the whole United States. 

 It will be a credit indeed if we would 

 erect a monument in his memory, and 

 r shall gladly start a subscription of 

 $25, so that a monument can be erected" 

 to his memory, this monument to be in 

 Washington. He was a friend to us all, 

 and a great man. He was an ardent 

 supporter of our society and it is but 

 just that we give some testimonial of 

 his goodness. 



Metairie Ridge Nursery Co., Ltd., 

 Harry Papworth, President. 

 Per H. Scheueman. 



THE PRICE OF GLASS. 



Owing, to unusual conditions exist- 

 ing in the window glass business, thi> 

 prices on greenhouse sizes have steadily 

 risen the last few months and, as prac 

 tically every hand plant in the countrv 

 is out of operation at this time anil 

 will hardly resume before late in Oc 

 tober or early in November, the proba 

 bilities are that glass will be still 

 higher. Also there is the possibility 

 of a difficulty in getting sizes and 

 qualities promptly, as stocks in the 

 bands of manufacturers are low, es 

 pecially on greenhouse sizes. Those in 

 the glass trade are advising greenhouse 

 owners who are still contemplating 

 building and have not ordered their 

 glass that they can save money by an 

 ticipating their wants. 



BUSINESS EMBARRASSMENTS. 



Spokane, Wash. — F. L. Ziegler has 

 filed a petition in bankruptcy, schedul 

 ing liabilities of $6,607 and assets of 

 $8,156. The court appointed F. T. Man- 

 ahan as receiver, with authority to 

 continue the business until the autumn 

 in order to find a purchaser for it as 

 a going concern. It is stated that Mr. 

 Ziegler started in business two and a 

 half years ago with a capital of only 

 $25, that the business grew rapidly 

 and that the troubles are the result 

 of lack of funds to swing it. There 

 is a well-equipped store at 8 South 

 Lincoln street and two well-stocked 

 greenhouses, heated by hot water, at 

 1414 Garland avenue. 



Lynn, Mass. — Walter „ B. Thompson 

 has filed a petition in bankruptcy, 

 scheduling liabilities of $2,375 and as- 

 sets of $225. 



CHICAGO. 



The Great Central Market. 



Supply continues greater than tiie 

 demand in the Chicago market and, 

 with more and more roses coming in 

 each day, the local buyers have control 

 of the situation, with the exception of 

 the extra fancy stock, which the whole- 

 saler refuses to sacrifice. Carnations 

 are decidedly on the decrease, the last 

 cuts of the summer still keeping a 

 few on the market, but most of these 

 are of such inferior quality that they 

 iiardly bring any price worth while. 

 Peonies no longer are much of a factor 

 and, owing to the great supply, roses 

 have held the commanding position on 

 the market for the last ten days. Good 

 stock can be found in almost every 

 variety and, while there is a great deal 

 of short stock and well (ijton, there is 

 an abundance of the better grades. 

 American Beauties have continued to 

 he in big sup]>ly and excellent <'uts of 

 tiiese are to be found in all sections of 

 the market, short, medium and long. 

 Demand for these appears to be heavier 

 than in some of the other lines and 

 considerable business was done with 

 the shipping trade during the last 

 week, but only the best stock leaves 

 the city. Dtiring the week there were 

 probably considerably more roses dis- 

 posed of than at this time last year, 

 i)ut, owing to the oversupj>ly, it has 

 been impossible for the wholesalers to 

 get the same good prices that were in 

 effect last year, when the market was 

 found lacking in all lines. Killarney, 

 White Killarney, Maryland, Rhea Reid 



