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The Weekly Florists^ Review, 



December 3, 1897 



WASHINGTON, D, C. 



It is not generally knowti' by the flor- 

 ists outside of Washington, even those 

 at I ur gates, for Baltimore has only 

 within a week sent us word that they are 

 with us in our tight, that we have the 

 National Government as a competitor in 

 the cut flowei and plant trade. 



It is an undeniable fact when I say 

 that every official holding a high office, 

 including cabinet officials, representa- 

 tives, justices of the supreme court, army 

 officials and others, are the beneficiaries 

 of boxes of cut flowers sent at regular 

 periods. The more prominent the offi- 

 cial, the more frequent the boxes. 



Also that such plants as are necessary 

 for use during a reception are not only 

 furnished for the occasion, but delivered 

 at Uncle Sam's expense. At present 

 there is going the rounds of the various 

 firms here and elsewhere, an agent of 

 our powerful competitor getting prices on 

 plants for free distribution to the extent 

 of several thousand dollars. 



Congress makes liberal appropriations 

 for the adornment of the public reserva- 

 tions and maintenance of greenhouses 

 for the necessary propagation and care of 

 plants solelv for these parks; but the cus- 

 tom of giving a few plants to members of 

 Congress has grown to such an extent 

 within the past few years, that it seri- 

 ously menaces the welfare of the florists. 

 I'rom a few plants it has grown at the 

 present time to include cut ilowers. 



Congress legislated to have the plant 

 for the specific use to propagate and care 

 for plants to be used in the public parks, 

 but we find now houses in carnations, 

 s iiilax, roses, azaleas, poinsettias, Dutch 

 bulbs, chrysanthemums, etc. 



The florists called upon the Commis- 

 sioner of Public Grounds, have also peti- 

 tioned the Secretary of War, and are now 

 getting a petition signed by the business 

 men of the city to present to Congress, 

 and are making every effort to get Uncle 

 Sam to withdraw, he being too powerful 

 and rich a rival to compete with. 



The stores did a good business during 

 Thanksgiving week, prices being good. 

 Chrysanthemums were of good quality 

 and plentiful. Some excellent specimens 

 of J. Jones and Maud Dean were exhib- 

 ited at one of the local shows. Roses, 

 carnations and violets are coming in in 

 quantities and are fine. An F street firm 

 is cutting a fine lot of Harrisii, which 

 find a ready market. 



W. H. K. 



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