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The Weekly Florists^ Review, 



Decembeu 16, 1897. 



ROCHESTER, N. Y. 



Trade Conditions. 



Moderate and mostly very pleasant 

 weather since Thanks^ving had a bene- 

 ficial influence on the general trade, 

 though we cannot boast of very prosper- 

 ous times for the present season. No 

 special big event occurred this fall so far; 

 a few weddings and receptions were well 

 divided among the different firms, none 

 being very elaborate or high priced. As 

 every bod v's chrysanthenunus are now all 

 used up, other stock has advanced slight- 

 ly above former prices, and more of it is 

 used, but the present supply is not ad- 

 equate to meet the demand. Roses are 

 only f;iirly good here. Carnations are the 

 only article which may be called plenti- 

 ful, but none are wasted. Violets are 

 .still verv scarce, the month of December 

 having always been noted here for a defi- 

 ciency in this respect. Harrisii are in, so 

 are good Romans and paper whites in 

 quantity. Valleys are not so good as they 

 might be, but as not too many are offered, 

 all go off readily. 



That Visit of " W. S." 



Mr. W. S., in his report of two weeks 

 ago, good naturedly called our city, 

 "flour (not flower) city," and I do not 

 know but he is perfectly right this time, 

 for we are in reality very short of posies 

 of all kinds this winter, and apparently 

 have no earthly right to assinne such a 

 boasting appellation, in winter at least; 

 but pay us a visit in summer, and behold 

 the out-door display then everywhere, 

 and especially on the acres in (Greece 

 where the flower seeds are grown, and 

 where dahlias, gladiolus and tuberoses, 

 et cetera, can be cut by the wagon load, 

 then our friend S. may decide whether we 

 are entitled to that name at least for a 

 few months in the year. We were ex- 

 ceedingly sorry that ilr. S. could not find 

 time to call on us on the hill, or was he 

 scared by the torn-up street a little dis- 

 tance from our place ? 



Retailers Keep Busy. 



Much hard and steady work is being 

 done now daily by all the retailers; not 

 onh- are they busy decorating their stores 

 and preparing plants for the prospective 

 holiday trade, but a great number of holly 

 and lycopodium wreaths have to be made 

 up for the occasion, and every spare mo- 

 ment is utilized to increase the stock in 

 this line. The first shipment of holly is 

 fairly good, but the warm weather has a 

 bad effect on its keeping quality, and 

 trouble is expected. K. 



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