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The Weekly Florists' Revie\v» 



JL-NE 7, 1930. 



BOSTON. 



About May 25 the salesmen began a 

 forward movement, buyers generally 

 giving way but fiercely contesting ev- 

 ery inch of the ground. Monday morn- 

 ing, taking with them a full supply of 

 ammunition and supplies, except roses, 

 which were conspicuous by their ab- 

 sence, the salesmen charged furiously. 

 Buyers were pushed to the wall and 

 looted piratically. Pinks were not a 

 very formidable weapon, however, be- 

 ing more plentiful than anticipated, 

 and prices bent to 3 cents on first- 

 class goods. 



Most anything that looked like a 

 rose bush would bring 4 cents, but the 

 call was limited to those worth over 8 

 cents, a few going as high as 12% 

 cents. Lots of candy-tuft, spiraea, 

 stocks, mignonette, lilacs, sweet peas, 

 etc., were used for forage during the 

 fray. It was a great battle and the 

 affrighted soon hid behind the moon 

 during the whole time it was raging, 

 the stars refused to shine and tne 

 clouds wept. 



Minor changes took place during the 

 next three days. Roses became even 

 piore scarce, pinks became rare; other 

 goods held their own and stocks be- 

 came too plentiful. But what a differ- 

 ence Friday morning! Everything sud- 

 denly became plentiful again, and Sat- 

 urday's crop was of even much larger 

 dimensions, so that there was a heavy 

 street overflow at evening at ridicu- 

 lously small figures. 



The volume of work done upon the 

 30th was perhaps not quite up to for- 

 mer years, strictly due to lack of goods. 

 But the amount of work obtainable 

 was in excess of other years. 



No typable news except thit Lesl'e 

 H. Mann is much improved in health 

 being up. out and around, and that 

 the Boston school committee decided 

 upon no graduation bouquets this 

 year. B. T. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



Business done on Decoration Diy 

 was the best in years: anything in the 

 shape of a flower sold and sold well 

 ■with handsome profit to grower and 

 retailer. Large quantities of outside 

 stock of all kinds was shipped all over 

 the state, mostly sweet peas, roses, 

 carnations and Calla lilies. 



The demand was mostly tor sweet 

 peas and Calla lilies. Callas were 

 somewhat scarce and hard to get. 

 Sweet peas were sold out clean in the 

 early part of the day. Choice inside 

 stock did not go so well. The public 

 wanted cheap outside flowers for deco- 

 rating graves. 



Prices: American Beauties. 50 

 cents to $2; Brides and Maids, 25 cents 

 ■to $1; Meteors, 25 to 75 cents; Perles 

 and Siebrechts, 25 to 50 cents; Kaiser- 

 ins, 40 cents; La France, 15 to 25 

 cents; Cecil Brunners, 214 to 5 cents 

 per doz. Carnations: Hobarts, 75 

 cents; Crocker, 50 to 75 cents; Schwer- 

 ins, Bradbury and Bradts, 40 to 50 

 cents; Nuggets, 35 to 40 cents; Hill, 25 



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WEILAR0-AND-RISCM 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS 



to 50 cents; Scotts, 25 to 35 cents; Por- 

 tia. 15 to 25 cents. Harrisii, $1.50 to 

 $2.50; sweet peas, $1 to $1.25 per doz. 

 bunches; gladiolus, $1 to $2 per 100; 

 Callas, $1 to $2 per lOO. 



Sanborn, Oakland, Cal., had a fine 

 I'.atch of Harrisii that came just in 

 time for Decoration Day. 



E. Gill, Oakland, Cal., reports a 

 large shipping done by his firm for 

 Decoration Day. 



Sievers & Borland had a fine window 

 display Decoration week. 



Stevenson, on Powell street, disposed 

 of a large quantity of sweet peas 

 which were grown at his nurseries at 

 Millwood, Cal. He reports that his 

 share of business was never better. 



J.N. 



WIETOR BROS. 



Wholesale 

 Growers ol 



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 given prompt attention. 



51 Wabash Avenue, CHICAGO. 



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WHOLESALE AND 

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 FLORIST, 



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Store: 906 Grand Ave., KANSAS CITY, MO. 

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