APRIL 3. 1902. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



667 



View in tiie Century Flower Shop, Philadelphia, at Easter. 



never before so freely decorated, and 

 from the stores, he thinks Easter must 

 have been much more generally observed 

 than usual. All kinds of stores were 

 decorated more or less with plants and 

 flowers. Even the negro bootblacks 

 made their little display. 



Anderson, Ind. — Stuart & Haugh re- 

 port that for a few days before Easter 

 the weather was tine, causing blooming 

 plants and cut flowers to develop nicely. 

 While potted plants sold well, carnations 

 took the lead, prices ranging from 50 

 cents to $1..50 per dozen. There was 

 not a big demand for bulbous stock. Eas- 

 ter lilies sold well, though higher in price 

 than last year. Business was fully one- 

 third larger than last year. Nearly 

 everything was cleaned up, though Sun- 

 day was a blustery day. 



Lincoln, Neb. — Chapin Bros, report 

 Easter trade as the best they ever had 

 by a good deal. Everything sold and 

 it was a plant taster, as cut flower or- 

 ders did not begin to come in till about 

 Friday. The weather was all one could 

 ask and as plants needed no wrapping 

 were out in time and in good shape. 

 Lilies led and then anything nice in 

 bloom. Stock was more plentiful and 

 better than usual and sold up clean. 

 Have not seen the other boys but pre- 

 sume things were the same with them. 



Lowell, Mas.s. — Patten & Eoberts re- 

 port that Easter trade was good consid- 

 ering the ditfieulties to contend with. 

 Twenty thousand mill operatives threat- 

 ened to strike during Easter week, and 

 the weather on Friday and Saturday was 

 stormy. Lilies sold well and the sup- 

 ply ran out early Saturday afternoon. 

 The price obtained was 20 cents per 

 flower. Roses and carnations were not 

 in much demand. Violets sold well. 

 Bulbous stock, both cut and in pans, sold 

 well, especially daffodils in pans. Crim- 



son Ramblers were something new here 

 at Easter, so was the Porto Riean mat- 

 ting, which certainly greatly enhances 

 the attractiveness of the plants that 

 are dressed with it. 



Dallas, Tex. — The Haskell Avenue 

 ±ioral Co. report Easter trade as far 

 surpassing any previpus Easter. All 

 the general stores decorated freely with 

 plants and flowers, and everything avail- 

 able in cut flowers and plants sold quick- 

 ly. Everything was cleaned up before 

 closing time, though stocks were large. 

 All the churches decorated and some of 

 tne efforts were a credit to the artists. 

 Sunday morning was bright and pleas- 

 ant, though a little chilly, and the streets 

 were thronged. All nature is in bloom 

 here now. 



PoNTiAC, III. — W. J. Miller says his 

 Easter trade was fully 50 per cent larger 

 than last year and broke all records 

 with him. Had plenty of all kinds of 

 cut flowers 'and blooming plants but was 

 short of lilies. Prices were about 10 per 

 cent higher than last year. Taken all 

 together it was a very satisfactory Eas- 

 ter. His trade all winter has been 

 much better than preceding seasons. His 

 stock has been much liigher grade than 

 heretofore, which goes to show that qual- 

 ity is what counts in increasing trade, 

 even when better prices are asked. 



Ft. W.4YNE, Ind. — Miss Flick says the 

 bright warm sunshine of last Saturday 

 brought the florists lots of business. She 

 did nearly twice the business of last 

 Easter. Lilies were scarce, but people 

 like novelties and everything in that line 

 in the way of baskets and blooming 

 plants brought good prices. Window 

 boxes filled with lilies, hyacinths and tu- 

 lips brought fancy prices. She had a 

 fine lot of Crimson Ramblers, hydran- 

 geas and hardy shrubs for which she 

 was indebted to the skill of Mr. Aug. 



Wonderlan, her grower. The demand 

 for cut flowers was good. Carnations 

 sold well at $1.00 to $2.00 per doz. 

 The Clara Belle is always in demand 

 here at fancy prices. Roses brought 

 itil.50 to $3.00 per doz.; violets 50 cents, 

 xaking everything into consideration the 

 Easter trade was very satisfactory. 



Aurora, III. — Jos. Smely says Easter 

 trade was good, showing an inc'rease of 

 15 per cent, over last year. Prices were 

 about the same as last year or a little 

 higher. Lilies were short of demand and 

 sold out clean. Carnations and roses 

 were also a little short. Bulbous stuff 

 never moved with greater difficulty and 

 plenty of it remains unsold. Sweet peas 

 sold well. In plants cinerarias and 

 spiraeas sold very slowly and were left 

 over. More palms and ferns were sold 

 than at any other Easter, mostly to new 

 customers, who wished to buy something 

 that would keep. 



Sh.\ron, Pa. — M. E. O 'Brien says Eas- 

 ter trade in Sharon was a record breaker 

 and prices were fully 25 per cent higher 

 than a year ago in cut flowers. Carna- 

 tions had the call and with a short crop 

 ordinary grades brought $1 a dozen. In 

 roses. Brides and Maids brought $3, 

 Perles, $2,50. Tulips in 6-inch pans 

 brought 75 cents to $1 each. Cinera- 

 rias in 6-inch pots 50 to 75 cents each; 

 Azaleas in 6-inch pots, $2 to $5 each. 

 Harrisii and longiflorum in pots, 25 cents 

 per flower and bud. In fact everything 

 that had a flower was sold out clean, 

 which is an evident proof of the close 

 relationship between the florist business 

 and prosperity. 



Marion, Ind. — Gunnar Teilmann re- 

 ports Easter trade as decidedly better 

 than last year and it would have been 

 still better had Easter Sunday been a 

 nice 'bright day instead of stormy and 

 disagreeable. Plant trade during the 



