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Title: The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade
Identifier: americanfloristw09amer (find matches)
Year: 1885 (1880s)
Authors: American Florists Company
Subjects: Floriculture; Florists
Publisher: Chicago : American Florist Company
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A DAYS CUT OF SWEET PEAS PROM A BENCH 8X60. done, and as a result only white and light flowers are called for, and that in very limited quantities. A. Y. Ellison, d uring the absence of his fa- ther in the east, has given the store an over- hauling and has everything re-arranged in excellent shape for the coming season. He reports that the largest order heard of for sometime was one filled by Mr. Alex. Waldbart recently. The committee appointed by the Bowling Club have pur- chased six new balls and will have them on hand for the bowling contest at the Highlands. The picnic to be held there on the 25th from present inrtications promises to be a most successful affair. The prizes are as follows: Hat, value $3.50; gold scarf pin, croquet set, cane, gold link cuff buttons, 2 pocket knives, league ball and bat, silver cake stand, fan, and for the bowling contest—highest in- dividual score, gold watch chain; highest average, silk umbrella; lowest score, pair silver buckle garters. R. F. T. Pittsfield, Mass. The regular meeting of the Berkshire County Gardeners' and Florists' Club was held on Thursday evening, July 12, and was well attended. Considerable business was transacted; the constitution and by-laws having been revised and altered, were approved by the club. Two new members were elected, and two new names were proposed. .\ letter was read from the Lenox Hort- icultural Society inviting the members of the club to Lenox on Saturday evening, July 21, to help them celebrate the occu- pancy of their new hall, and to have a good social time generally. The invita- tion was accepted by a hearty vote of thanks to the Lenox Society for their kind invitation. Two of our promising youne members, Mr. Gordon Mc.Vrthur and Mr. Ernest Bennett gave the club a plcisant surprise by providing a very substantial lunch. and good cigars in abundance; besides this Mr. McArthur amused the members by reading a very humorous letter from his cousin in Ireland. Considering what dry sticks we are here as a general thing, it is supremely funny to witness how ridiculously laughable we become when touched in the right spot. Vice-President White gave a very inter- esting talk on the old fashioned way of growing chrysanthemums and the method of renewing and replenishing the English conservatories with a constant show of seasonable flowering plants. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded Mr. Mc- Arthur and Mr. Bennett for their enter- tainment. W. M. Edwards, Sec'y. Cleveland. Some of the growers will begin housing their carnations next week, which are looking very fine this early in the season, especially Daybreak, which takes the lead in sturdiness and rapid growth. All varieties are promising and the outlook for a good crop of flowers in the early fall is encouraging. Last year nearly all the florists in this section were behind hand with their carnations, in conse- quence the first good crop of bloom was delayed till the middle of December. The first shipments of Harrisii has been received some time ago and planted. This is much earlier than usual, and the chances are that all of us will be well supplied with lilies next Christmas, and prices take quite a tumble. Last year there was only one or two growers who were fortunate enough to have Harrisii during the holidays, the result was the wholesale price was fixed at $20 per hun- d red and counting every sma 11 green bud at that. With one voice every florist declared he would have Harrisii next Christmas, and so they will. At the Edwards-Otis wedding recently a neat house decoration was done with plants of adiantum, the walls and man- tels in places being banked from floor to leiling, relieved in places with bunches of white Japan lilies. The effect was cool and pleasing for a mid-summer wedding. In the trades display in the procession on the Fourth the florists of the city were in line with a large float highly decorated with plants and cut flowers representing floriculture. L, F. D. Kansas City, Mo. Mr. G. M. Kellogg of Pleasant Hill has just completed a new range of houses of which two houses 19x100 are devoted to Beauties, one 19x100 to Brides and Bridesmaids, one of same size to Day- break carnations, three 10x100 to violets, two 10x100 to chrysanthemums, and one of same size to hybrids. The old range consists of 12 houses of roses, one of carnations, one of smilax, one of palms and ferns and several small houses for forcing bulbs. Mr. Kellogg heats by steam, using four boilers, ot which two are 40 and two 30 horse power. Includ- ing his new range he now has a total of about 60,000 feet of glass and has been in the business only five years. Mr. Kel- logg is also in the ice and vegetable busi- ress verv extensively, besidesowning and operating a large canning factory. His next move, he says, is to have about five acres of bottom land made into a large pond, and stock it with fish, so that he can invite his friends to a little fishing. He also says that he is going to Atlantic City to have a good time, as are also some of the Kansas City boys. S. Murray.

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