March 20, 1902. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



581 



CLEVELAND. 



The Market. 



Lcut does not seem to make very much 

 difference in tlie florist business here; 

 of course there are not as many par- 

 ties and receptions, but flowers move off 

 \cry readily considering the quantity. 

 There has been a great deal of funeral 

 work here lately, some funerals requir- 

 ing a great many pieces, notably, that 

 lit our city treasurer, for which I believe 

 almost every florist had some work; and 

 the funeral of another prominent citi- 

 zen in the East Kud required a great 

 many flowers. There has been no cause 

 for complaint and there will be none now, 

 as everyone is looking forward to Easter, 

 and are forcing some tilings and holding 

 others in check. Prices range about the 

 same as at last writing, namely: Roses, 

 from $2 to $6; carnations, $1.25 to $3; 

 violets, 40 to 60 cents per 100, and bulb 

 stuff whatever you can get, some selling 

 tulips as low as $1 per 100. These are 

 about the only flowers which seem to be a 

 drug. 



Some More Crape Chasing. 



There has been a new standard estab- 

 lished here by some of the florists, but 

 instead of raising the standard, it has 

 Ijeon lowered. Some of the "enterpris- 

 ing" ones among the craft go to the un- 

 dertakers and agree to furnish a door 

 Mreath (selling price, $i) and a load of 

 jialms (about fifteen) for decorating 

 with, for all their funerals, if the under- 

 taker will endeavor to get the cut flower 

 work for them. Now is this a fair deal? 

 I an a firm that is willing and wants 



as they charge some undertakers $1 for 

 the wreaths and let others have them 

 free. It seems to be the idea of some to 

 get the work anyhow and if the under- 

 taker will not agree to work for them 

 and pay $1, then these same firms will 

 furnish the wreaths and palms for noth- 

 ing. 



Hustling for Easter. 

 A visit last week to several establish- 



move, as he is just In line with about a 

 dozen factories that are continually 

 belching forth dense clouds of black 

 smoke, which rise just high enough to 

 fall on Jim's glass and leave a thick 

 coating of grease and dirt, which has 

 to be washed off several times through 

 the winter or he would have no light 

 at all. 



J. Wilsons' place is looldDg much bet- 

 ter than it did; his carnations are just 



Retail Department. 



Packing Room. 

 Views in the Establishment of G. Van Bochove & Bro., Kalamazoo, Mich. 



to do the fair thing compete with such 

 as these? Is there so much profit in 

 funeral work that these firms can do this 

 and also furnish floral pieces up to the 

 standard ? Now for one, I do not be- 

 lieve it can be done. They must certainly 

 do inferior work or they cannot last 

 long and pay their bills. I know of 

 two firms here east of Wilson avenue, 

 well known as crape chasers, that have 

 taken their palms and door wreath way 

 over on the West Side and received noth- 

 ing for their labor; or possibly a dollar 



ments revealed all hustling for Easter. 

 .T. Eadie's place was in prime condition; 

 his carnations will be right, and calla 

 lilies he will have galore, and such flow- 

 ers! All grown in 7 and 8-inch pots 

 placed on the bench close together. They 

 show for themselves that they have made 

 a record and are not yet going back. 

 Some roses are grown at this place. They 

 can get the plants all right, nice and 

 healthy in the fall, but as soon as the 

 dark days come on they seem to lose 

 their vigor. I think Jim will have to 



beginning to furnish flowers of the first 

 quality. He will drop roses entirely next 

 year and devote his glass to carnations, 

 violets and adiantum. He has a very fine 

 lot of adiantum from which he cuts a 

 thousand a day. 



A. Schmitt's place at Glenville was 

 found to be in the usual good order; 

 he has a fine lot of azaleas that will 

 be all glory for Easter, and, I might 

 say, all gold also. Here is also the home 

 of the genista, daisy, cineraria, and also 

 hydrangea, wliich he grows by the hun- 

 dreds. He had just brought in his bulbs, 

 which were looking fine and which had 

 wintered well. Here are grown a great 

 many tulips of the best varieties and 

 they are always done well, Mr. Schmitt 

 being a pioneer here in the forcing of 

 bulbs. His carnations have done well 

 considering the time they were housed, 

 some as late as November 15th. Now 

 here is something you must keep under 

 your hat, for if you say anything to 

 Charlie Schmitt about White Lawson, he 

 .will dilate on his by the hour, and he 

 has good reason, too, for he has an al- 

 most pure white flower on what is other- 

 wise a Lawson plant. The flower, which 

 is almost a pure, waxy white, is identical 

 with the Lawson except in color. 



I also visited Fred Aul and found 

 everything looking fine. He claims the 

 Marquis carnation furnishes him more 

 and better flowers than the Lawson, and 

 he does have good success with it. He 

 certainly has the finest lot of spring bed- 

 ding stock I have seen anywhere; there 

 were also some fine hyacinths in pots. 



Now in regard to Easter stock, lilies 

 and hydrangeas are going to be scarce 

 and those who have them can have their 

 own price. There will be plenty of hy- 

 brid roses, but well done Crimson Earn- 



