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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



April 2, 1903. 



a bit plentiful if trade had any body to 

 it; but red roses, double violets, lilies 

 and some varieties of bulb goods could 

 supply a heavy demand. The red rose 

 situation is aggravated by the appear- 

 ance of Jacques and Brunners, as well 

 as by an overproduction of Meteors, Lib- 

 erties, Beauties and Helen Goulds. Prob- 

 ably the less said about the average 

 quality, the better. 



Tlie lily situation reallv looks bad. 

 Some growers report a loss of half their 

 crop and Easter prices are estimated 

 upon at least a 15-cent basis. Most 

 growers attribute the losses to poor 

 bulbs. Of course, I would not dare say 

 so, but I place most of it to the credit 

 of methods of growing them. There 

 are a few things that must be known 

 and done in growing a crop of anything 

 under glass, but there are many more 

 things that must be known and not 

 done in order to make a success of the 

 crop, whatever it may be. 



Various Items. 



Some change is to be noticed about 

 our retailers, if not too plentiful in the 

 pocket. T. E. Waters changes the 

 geography of the city by moving the 

 Milk St.' Floral Co. to 37 Arch street, 

 and a change is made at Newton Center 

 because of the approaching marriage of 

 Miss Margaret Philbrick. who conse- 

 quently sells out her store to H. J. Mc- 

 Grady. Miss E. P. McGrady will be 

 manager under the new arrangement. 



Among the visitors in town last week 

 I saw Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Hannaford 

 and Mrs. Sanford, of Portsmouth, N. 

 H., at Sutherlands. 



The new co-operative market on Co- 

 lumbus avenue is rapidly getting into 

 form for occupation and will be thor- 

 oughlj' so by the time this item reaches 

 you. J. S. Manter, 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



March, so wonderfully mild through- 

 out, went out \rith a roar that gave tl^e 

 cut flower market a time. Tlie demand 

 steadily improved last week. Saturday 

 was a really good day. so that when tlie 

 cold wave and then the storm arrived, 

 cutting down the supply, there was al- 

 most a scarcity in some varieties of 

 flowers. Prices have not materially ad- 

 vanced, but they have advanced a little. 

 and are held so much firmer that the 

 returns to" the growers are better now 

 than for some time past. Next Mon- 

 day, the opening day of the new Coun- 

 cil, is expected to be a big day. An ac- 

 tive market for a couple of weeks seems 

 assured. 



Prosperity. 



Leo Niessen found the carnation grow- 

 ers in the neighborhood of Wilmington. 

 Delaware, in a very prosperous condi- 

 tion. The stock was looking well, but 

 "the most convincing evidences of succe-ss 

 were the new houses in course of erec- 

 tion. Simon Bros, had completed one 

 house, l!)6x25. and were beginning an- 

 other house of about the same dimen- 

 sions. Across the way Chas. H. Simon 

 was building a house, 190x20, on his 

 new place started last season, "tliere 

 were rumors of more houses in other 

 quarters, but it is too soon to talk of 

 them yet. 



A Little Dinner. 

 This is getting to be a great wining 

 and dining season in our business — all 



sorts of festivities from the "Lamb 

 among the Lions" to the rose banquet. 

 A few days after this latter event it 

 happened that Chas. G. Johnson, mana- 

 ger of the Hanes flower store at Atlantic 

 City, came here on his birthday. This 

 seemed such a happy coincidence that he 

 gave a little impromptu dinner in the 

 dining room at Broad street station. The 

 guests were Edward Reid, Leo Niessen 

 and Samuel S. Pennock. 



Notes. 



J. Austin Shaw, of New York, attend- 

 ed the rose banquet in this city last 

 week. 



Eugene Bernheimer has been receiving 

 an exceptionally fine lot of single vio- 

 lets. 



The fakirs were ordered oflF the streets 

 last Saturday by the police. There are 

 exceptions to this order which it is un- 

 derstood are merely for the time being. 



J. Liddon Pennock returned from Flor- 

 ida last week. 



J. J. Habermehl's Sons had a large 

 wedding order at the Flanders last week. 



Jos. Heacock and his sen James spent 

 a day among the New York growers 

 last week. They were especially pleased 

 with their visit to Scarborough. Mr. 

 Heacock thinks that the Briar ClilT 

 greenhouses are the finest of their kind 

 in the world. He reports Sir. Pierson's 

 Beauties as being in splendid condition. 



The Floral Exchange won first prize 

 for its Queen of Edgely, and second prize 

 for its American Beauty roses at the 

 Boston show last week. It is under- 

 stood that no Edgely prize was oflered 

 on the schedule, but the judges being 

 pleased with the exhibit, awarded it a 

 special first prize. 



Godfrey Aschmann has issued a circu- 

 lar describing his specialties in Easter 

 plants. 



Great preparations are being made to 

 dispose of Easter plants throughout the 

 city. The Flower Market is and has 

 becH handling plants in quantity, selling 

 l)y sample. Selling by sample is also 

 being taken up ty some of the commis- 

 sion houses. Phil. 



CHICAGO. 



The Market. 



We have had a fair share of sunny 

 weather lately, and the supply of roses is 

 a shade larger, but carnations are as 

 short in supply as ever. Demand con- 

 tinues good, and the best Brides and 

 Maids reach .$10.00, though $8.00 is the 

 top in most cases. Carnation prices are 

 even better held than last week, and it 

 is a poor flower that won't bring $3.00, 

 though some stock reaches as low as 

 .$2.00. The best Beauties now reach up 

 to $6.00 a dozen, though there are not a 

 great many of this grade. Bulbous 

 stock, especially in white, is selling bet- 

 ter this season than last, on account of 

 the short supply of other flowers. There 

 are plenty of lilies, and they help out in 

 many cases. 



The feeling regarding the Easter sup- 

 ply is a shade less pessimistic than last 

 week. If the sunny weather continues 

 the supply of roses will come within 

 reasonable distance of meeting the de- 

 mand, but the carnation supply is bound 

 to be short. Tliere will probably be 

 nearly enough lilies, taking all grades 

 into consideration, but the quality ques- 

 tion will be a factor. Of strictly first- 



class lilies, on long stems, there will 

 likely be none too many. We hear pre- 

 dictions of a stifl'ening of the price on 

 the best lilies when the average of qual- 

 ity is known in the market. Those who 

 would be sure of first-class lilies would 

 be wise to place their orders early. The 

 dther grades will help out in case of a 

 serious shortage in roses and carnations. 

 The supply is now so short of demand 

 in roses and carnations that Easter 

 prices are practically already in effect. 

 And in view of this, it is unlikely that 

 much is being held back in the pickle 

 vat. 



Various Items. 



Mr. E. E. Pieser, of Kennicott Bros. 

 Co., has been confined to his home for 

 a few days with an attack of the grippe. 



jSIr. L. Coatsworth, of Benthey & Co., 

 has returned from his southern trip. 



Mr. N. Wietor, of Wietor Bros., re- 

 ports the receipt of hea\'v orders for 

 chrysanthemum rooted cuttings. 



Work has been begun on the new 

 range of houses at Peter Reinberg's. 



Paul Kopanka has returned from 

 Pleasant Hill, Mo., and is now with Geo. 

 Reinberg. 



ST. LOUIS. 



The Market. 



Tlie past week has been rather quiet 

 in all lines except funeral work, which 

 seems plentiful. Cut flowers are not 

 overplentiful. still plenty of then\ are in 

 for the demand, with the exception of 

 white carnations. These have been 

 scarce all this season. Most of our grow- 

 ers are cutting as much as usual, and 

 the quality of stock in general is very 

 good. With good, bright weather they 

 say plenty of all kinds of stock will be 

 in the market. 



The general opinion is that there will 

 be plenty of lilies in the market, as only 

 a very few have been coming in, and 

 Easter is yet two weeks ofT. Last year 

 lilies intended for Easter came in ahead 

 of time, thus reducing the stock greatly; 

 but this not being the case this year, 

 plenty of them should be in the market, 

 both cut and pot plants. 



In roses, the past week a veiy fine 

 lot of Brides, Maids, Meteors, and Gates 

 were seen at our wholesale houses. Of 

 these Brides had the best call; still all 

 others sold well. 



Carnations are coming better, but not 

 enough to supply the big demand for 

 them, and everybody is looking for 

 white. In a shipment of a thousand 

 carnations, not more than fifty white 

 will be among them. 



Harrisiis, callas and Romans are in 

 big demand. Dutch hyacinths are sell- 

 ing well. Violets have shortened up 

 some, but enough of them are in the 

 market, although the demand for them 

 is good. All greens are in big demand 

 at the usual prices. 



Notes. 



Visitors the past week were Mrs. M. 

 Van Tol. representing Schaum & Van 

 Tol, of Boskoop, Holland; Mr. F. W. 

 Creighton, representing Henry A. Dreer, 

 of Philadelphia. Mr. Creighton is on 

 his way home from the coast and re- 

 ports a fine trade. 



Mr. Homer L. Wiegand. of H. Wie- 

 gand & Sons, of Indianapolis, Ind., spent 

 a few days with us the past week. 



Mrs. M. M. Ayers, on Grand avenue. 



