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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



Supply was suflieient for demand except 

 lilies in pots, of which moie could have 

 been sold. 



Dubuque, I a. — W. A. llavkett reports 

 sales as slightly ahead of last year, with 

 prices about the same except a slight ad- 

 vance on lilies. There was more demand 

 for medium priced flowering plants and 

 less for expensive foliage plants. Stock 

 was plentiful except for a slight shortage 

 in Harrisii and pink roses. 



SllAKON, Pa.— M. I. 0'i;i-.ii reports: 

 "Easter trade was fully Jn pii rent 

 greater than last year, wii ■ iriii i inids. 

 Flowering plants sold will. c-.,n~i(lcving 

 a continued rain all day Saturday. In 

 cut flowers carnations had the call, with 

 not enough to supply the demand. Koses 

 went fairly well at good prices." 



Kankakee, Iix. — Faber Bros, report 

 Easter trade as much better than last 

 vear, with better prices for all kinds of 

 'flowers. Calla lilies brought $3.50 a 

 dozen; Harrisii, $6.00; American Beau- 



Leavenwortii, ICans. — R. C. Hinz 

 reports that Easter trade was 50 per 

 cent better than last year, with a lively 

 call for everything. There was plenty 

 of plants with the exception of hya- 

 cinths and lilies. There was a shortage 

 in all cut flowers except lilies. A good 

 many lily flowers were shipped in, but 

 no plants. 



Birmingham, Ala.— C. H. Keed re- 

 ports: "The Easter trade was never so 

 satisfactory as this year. Should judge 

 there was three times more cut flowers 

 sold than any previous year in the his- 

 tory of this place. The demand for 

 potted plants was beyond the supply. 

 Prices for everything good and every- 

 thing sold out." 



Bridgeport, Conn — James Horan & 

 Son report: "It rained most all the 

 time. A plant trade almost entirely. 

 Plenty of plants left over and plenty of 

 flowers, too, except violets. The meanest 

 Easter Saturday in years. Rich custom- 

 ers bought well. Poorer customers 



Easter Plant Arrangements. No. 2. 



ties, $8.00; Bride, Bridesmaid and other 

 roses, $1.50 to $2.00; carnations, 50 to 

 80 cents; violets, $2.50 per 100. 



Bay City, Mich. — Boehringer Bros, 

 report Easter trade as generally satisfac- 

 tory, sales of both cut flowers and plants 

 being larger than last year, with some- 

 what better prices. Lilies were scarce 

 on account of the disease. It was no- 

 ticeable that the better grades of plants 

 sold quicker than the cheaper ones. 



PETO.SKEY, Mich. — S. J. Long reports 

 Easter trade for this vicinity as fully 

 50 per cent better than any previous 

 year. Everything saleable was ordered 

 by Wednesday. Grand Rapids had to 

 be heavily drawn upon for stock. Violets 

 in pans sold like hot cakes. Pot plants 

 sold equally well with cut flowers. 



MUNCIE, Ind.— S. Humfeld reports 

 Easter trade as 75 per cent better than 

 last vear. Roses short. Greater de- 

 mand" fur fnn. y rarnntin,i=. Supply of 

 l>ulboii> -1.1, k ,iiii|ilc . ili.il il.iiiaiid for 

 pot phiiit-. S.iiiH «.ll 'ji""!! .iniiMrias 



leas, lilacs and rhododeudrnns sold well. 



didn't get a chance to get out. Not up 

 to last year at all." 



INlKMiMiis. TiNN. Oil,, Schwill & Co. 

 repnit :iii , \r, pi 1,111,1 1 1\ ,^'ood Easter 

 tradf, ill r,i. i ,l,,iil,l, ilmt Of last year, 

 whirl, ili,v ,r,,lii liiiL'cIv to the im- 



prov 



ess conditions 



the south. Their .stock was good in qiuU- 

 ity, especially the lilies, and in addition 

 to their own they had many shipped 

 them from Chicago. 



Danvers, Mas.s. — E. & C. Woodman 

 report weather unfavorable for trade. 

 Lilies in good condition ; fine stocky 

 plants, .3 to 8 flowers, Japan stock. Neigh- 

 boring towns and cities we hear sold 

 lilies as low as 15 cents a flower at re- 

 tail. This competition and the weather 

 caused a falling off in amount of sales 

 as compared with last year. 



QuiNCY, Ir.i.. — C. P. W. Gentemann re- 

 ports Easter trade as better than ever 

 before. The demand for lilies, roses, ear- 

 nations and violets was great and all sold 

 at good prices. All blooming plants sold 

 well, especiallv potted hyacinths, dafTo- 

 dils. azaleas and lilv nf the valley. All 



the florists were sold out by noon Sunday 

 and all are well pleased. 



Massii.on, 0.— Easter sale* were about 

 25 per cent larger than last year with 

 an increasing demand for flowering 

 plants. Lilies, azaleas and bulbous stock 

 in pots and pans sold especially well. In 

 cut flowers carnations took the lead. 

 Roses, bulbous stock and violets were 

 in good supply and sold well. Prices 

 about the same as last year. 



HoRNELLSViLLE, N. Y.— W. A. Wettlin 

 reports: "An increase of about twenty 

 per cent over last year. The only short- 

 age was in carnations, which sold for 

 $1 per dozen; the most we ever received 

 for them in former years was 75 cents. 

 The plant trade was about the same as 

 last year, but the weather was very bad, 

 which no doubt afl'ected that line." 



Hamilton, Ont. — E. G. Brown re- 

 ports: "Trade here this Easter was the 

 best we ever had. Although lilies were 

 in short supply what there was brought 

 better prices. Roses, carnations and vio- 

 lets sold well ; also very good demand for 

 valley, which seems to be getting more in 

 demand each season. In plants lilies 

 took the lead, followed by good white 

 azaleas." 



Little Rock, Ark.— Tipton & Hurst 

 say: "Easter trade was very heavy. We 

 had to cease taking orders and selling at 

 noon Saturday. Could have sold twice as 

 many cut flowers had we had them. De- 

 mand heavy for Easter lilies and carna- 

 tions. Had a large shipment in as well 

 as our own stock. Demand for plants 

 good, especially Easter lilies, which were 

 in short supply." 



Cleveland, O. — The weather was 

 miserable, a cold rain falling all day 



Satiinlnv. a ,t wp were rushed, reports 

 .1 ^1. (;,i--,i .'V Co. Had all we could 



,1,,, S,,l,| 111 plants than ever before 



iiiul i-,,ul,l II. ,1 supplv the demand for 

 violets. Koses di.l n.il m'II so well 

 as on previous lOnsli-i-i in I'uft there 

 was quite a fulliM- ..IV in that line. 

 Not much call for v.ilhy. 



Elmira, N. Y.— H. N. Hofl"man reports 

 ^hat in spite of tt stormy week and steady 

 pouring rain nil day Saturday the Easter 

 trade sli.w, 1 a l- 1 increase over last 



year. Am -,,ii ,1 _ 1 blooming plant 



selling' ai II' IN .11 i, ,,i~ lip went readily, 

 ,.-|,i,ia!h , .i',M-. Iila,s, rhododendrons, 

 ,i, ,ii i.i ,11. lailli- 111 pans. In cut 

 il . , . - .11 111' ..II- aii.l violets were in 

 iiiu.-^l, ilini.uul. l.ilif; M'aree. 



Jane.sville. Wis.— Rentschler Bros, 

 report Easter trade as 25 per cent bet 

 ter than ever before. They were lucky 

 enough to have 150 Harrisii plants in 

 bloom and sold out clean at an average 

 price of $1.00 per plant. Next to lilies 

 the call was for azaleas, spireas and 

 daisies. In cut flowers violets, carna- 

 tions and daffodils sold best. In all 

 trade was very satisfactory. 



Winona, Minn. — John Wunder re- 

 ports Easter trade as about 25 per cent 

 larger than last year. There was a good 

 demand for plants and everything in 

 bloom sold well. There was a big de- 

 mand for lilies and but few to oflFer. He 

 lost two-thirds of his Harrisii. The call 

 for carnations was larger than for roses, 

 though both sold well. He had to sell 

 roses at $1 and carnations at 60 cents 

 a dozen. 



