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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



Dkcembeii 10, 1903. 



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PITTSBURG. 



The Market. 



Trade for last Tveek was very good 

 and the outlook for its continuance for 

 the rem;iinder of December is very en- 

 couraging. Debutantes filled the social 

 calendar of last week; the demand for 

 novelties in choice cut flowers and other 

 good stock for debutante bunches was 

 i-|uite heavy. Tlie present supply and de- 

 mand of this market is about equal, ex- 

 cept on white carnations, which are 

 scarce and not nearly enough to supply 

 the demand. Chrysanthemums are still 

 about, mostly the ordinary kinds, but 

 they sell at fair prices. The supply of 

 Beauties has shortened \ip considerably. 

 The ones received are of extra fine qual- 

 ity and touch $5 per dozen. The best 

 quality of Maids and Brides are scarce, 

 the minor gratles very plentiful. 



This is a poor valley market ; the de- 

 mand is veiy spasmodic and for that rea- 

 son I judge none of our growers force 

 them in any great amount. However, 

 more valley is being used here every year 

 and the increasing demand should induce 

 some one, locally, to supply the market 

 thronghout the seasou. 



Various Notes. 



T. M. TJlam & Co. had the decoration 

 for the Crucible Club dinner to Gen. 

 Jliles. 



The scarcity of bouquet green is stim- 

 ulating the demand for boxwood sprays 

 and laurel wreathing. 



On Jlonday the Pittsburg Cut Flower 

 Co. received a car load of wild smilax, 

 which came to them by express. Mr. 

 Clarke reports the demand for it stead- 



ily on the increase, for it is being used 

 more and more by the country trade. 



At John Bader's plant and greenhouse 

 everyone is busy preparing stock for 

 shipment for the holiday trade. Mr. 

 Bader has a fine collection of Christmas 

 plants, ferns and palms. 



C. T. Siebert had the decoration for 

 the Mellon reception. Ernest Zieger su- 

 pervised the work. 



T. P. Langhans is confined to his home 

 with an attack of the grip. 



The demand for Christmas decorative 

 material is very good. Bed immortelle 

 bells and moss wreaths are again a fea- 

 ture this season. 



Tlie last meeting of the Florists' Club 

 was not very well attended, but the dis- 

 play of decorative plants and material 

 was elaborate and good. Plants and ma- 

 terial did double service, as they were 

 exhibited at the botanical meeting on 

 Thursday night following the Florists ' 

 Club meeting. Hoo-Hoo. 



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houses and the greenhouses fell victims 

 to the heat and flames. But three of the 

 seven large houses were saved. 



The residents of the vicinity provided 

 as much assistance as possible, and 

 members of the Sycaway fire company 

 worked hard to counteract the flames. 

 This was the only protection there was 

 at hand. While the fire was kept from 

 three of the buildings, this was no 

 source of protection to the stock, as the 

 entire stock was practically destroyed. 

 Mr. Pickering said that his loss was be- 

 tween $4,000 and $6,000, The insurance 

 amounted to only ,$600, and this was on 

 his tools. 



