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Title: The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade
Identifier: americanfloristw03amer (find matches)
Year: 1885 (1880s)
Authors: American Florists Company
Subjects: Floriculture; Florists
Publisher: Chicago : American Florist Company
Contributing Library: UMass Amherst Libraries
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6i The American Florist. Aug. I, Philadelphia. Where is the scribe that used to do up Philadelphia in sneh fine style? has he retired to his L(ajz(y) cottage to be heard from no more? We hope not, for his pen at least ismightierthan his sword and his genial smile can always be seen between the lines. The past season must have been a pros- perous one hereabouts, if we are to judge by the new houses that are going up. Messrs. Geo. .\nderson, Craig, Heacock and Burton are making large additions, while many more are adding one or two or lengthening out short ones and other- wise increasing their plant. All this is going on now, but some time during the coming winter we expect to hear of a meeting of growers who will discuss "the best way to market cut flowers," "what shall "we do with the surplus," "the commission man a fail- ure," etc., etc. And the store men will enter their protest against the street fakir and general gloom will abound. Then along will come the cold snap and the fakir and the gloom will disappear and the growers will smile and pat the commission man on the back and next summer we will have more new houses. The idea must prevail in some men's minds that the man who will get the best place up above will be the man who has built the most houses. The recent sales of plants from this city at Young's auction rooms in New York City were verj' satisfactory to all con- cerned; the stock offered was the best seen there this season and the prices ob- tained proved that well grown stuff" will command a ready sale and a good price. Messrs. Craig and Harris are to be con- gratulated. The stock of palms, rubbers, pandanus and ferns in this neighborhood is larger and better grown and in more varietv ■ihan we have ever seen before. The houses of C. D. Ball and H. A. Drcer are packed to the doors with beautiful plants in all stages of growth from seedlings to specimens, while Messrs. Harris, Craig, Lonsdale and Burton have large stocks of well grown plants. Some of the spec- imen Areca lutescens of Mr. Burton are the finest ever offered to the trade from a commercial place. The liase ball fever has broken out in our midst and many sad cases are re- ported. Just think of it, four organized base ball clubs of all florists or managed by florists, all uniformed and with dates for every Saturday afternoon until the first of October. There ai-e the Craigs, Florists, Grahams and AVoltemates. The Craigs are from Craig & Bros.' nursery, the Florists are from the cut flower stores in town, the Graham nine is from Hugh Graham's Son & Co., and theWoltemates are florists and others of Germantown. From all appearances the Philadelphia contingent to the convention at Boston will be very large. A great many of the country brethern as well as all the prin- cipal men of the trade about town are down to go, and every day some new name is added to the list. A little niche for that $50 cup has been fitted up and no doubt when our club house is finished it will occupy a con- spicuous place and always remind us of that trip to Boston. A. Boston Notes. Mr. and Mrs. Jackson Dawson have Just returned from a short visit to Port- land, where they were the guests of Mr. I. K. nirwansrer.
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BUH^tR H\\.V UOH«V;tH"\, BOSIC Mr. Geo. A. Heinl, of Toledo, has been spending a few days at the Hub. Eastern air seems to agree with him. Mr. W. C. Strong who was dangerous!)' ill while away in Europe returned re- cently. He is graduall.v improving, but still shows plainly the effects of his sickness. Mr. P. Norton and Mr. J.H.Woodford, chairmen of the committee of arrange- ments and the flower committee respect- ively of the Horticultural Society are as busy as bees bookingentries for the great Music Hall exhibition. They report en- couragement and enthusiasm on all sides. Mr. C. M. Atkinson, the genial gar- dener in charge at the estate of John L. Gardner, Esq., is not generally very mis- chievous, neither is Mr. Wm."Robinson, in charge of Mr. F. L. Ames' place at North Easton, easily fooled, but Mr. Atkinson scored a rich one on Mr. Rob- inson recently, which was thoroughly enjoyed all round, and which either of them will no doubt be glad to relate to en(;niring friends. D. Zirngiebel has been making great efforts to have something good to show at convention time, and" has now in his greenhouses at Needham grand collec- tions of New French and "Marguerite" carnations and French cannas which will be just in at the right time. At a recent Saturdav exhibition in Horticultural Hall Mr.'j. W. Manning, of Reading, showed 127 species, and 150 varieties and species of hardy perennials. The hollyhock show on Saturday, Julv 19, was very fine. Mr. J. S. Fay "was awarded a silver medal for his exhibit. On the afternoon of the first day of the convention the visiting ladies will be given a carriage drive hy the Gardeners' and Florists' Club, taking in Brookline, Cambridge and other beautiful suburbs of Boston, and stopping at the pottery of A. H. Hews & Co., who invite them and as many of the gentlemen as choose to meet them there to inspect the working of the establishment, and will provide a hinch for all who come. W. J. S.

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