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The Weekly Florists' Review, 



April 23, 1903. 



ST. PAUL. 



The Easter Business. 



If any one supposed tliat trade was 

 declining here last week's business hap- 

 pily dispelled that illusion. Notwith- 

 standing adverse weather conditions 

 Easter business was away ahead of any 

 previous year. Nearly everything sold 

 well and nearly everything was sold 

 out clean. Colored flowers sold better 

 than white, which was quite the reverse 

 of former years' experience. As usual 

 plants were in the greatest demand, and 

 lilies were the most popular plants. The 

 supply of these was not equal to the 

 call and a great many more might have 

 been sold. Azaleas were pretty well 

 cleaned out, as well as hydrangeas, cin- 

 erarias. Rambler roses, etc. Spireas sold 

 slowly this year. In cut flowers every- 

 thing was eagerly picked up. Beauties 

 met with ready sale. Other roses were as 

 usual freely called for. Carnations were 

 popular, while the demand for violets was 

 far beyond expecti^tion and supply. There 

 was a big demand for lilies, which could 

 only be partially met. The smaller 

 stores did a rushing business in bulbous 

 stock such as hyacinths, tulips and daf- 

 fodils in pots. 



A. S. Swanson had a fine display of 

 seasonable stock, with a bevy of young 

 lady clerks. As novelties he had Wis- 

 taria sinensis in standard tree form. 

 Viburnum opulus in standard and low 

 gi'owu bushy stock. His tulips were ex- 

 quisite, while his supply of bulbous stock 

 seemed inexhaustible. 



L. L. May & Co. had an unusually fine 

 display in their commodious conserva- 

 tory. Lilies, lilacs, azaleas, hydrangeas, 

 spireas, Ramblers, hybrids, etc., made 

 up the list of desirable stock. Some 

 well done hyacinths in fancy baskets 

 were very attractive and catchy and sold 

 very readily. Their shipping trade was 

 by far the largest in their history. 



Holm & Olson had an elegant display 

 of seasonable stock and had a big trade. 



E. F. Lemke had a nice stock and re- 

 ports good sales. 



Otto Hiersekorn, Chas. Vogt and all 

 the other downtown stores were crowded 

 with customers and rushed with orders. 



Prices ranged high considering the 

 lateness of the season. At retail they 

 viere as follows: Beauties, $5 to $12 

 per dozen; other roses, $2 to $3; carna- 

 tions, $1 to .$2: valley, tulips and other 

 bulbous stock, 75 cents; violets, $2 per 

 100; lilies, $3 per dozen. 



The w'eather though wet and disa- 

 greeable on Friday and Saturday, was 

 not very cold and but little trouble was 

 experienced in making deliveries. With- 

 out making any systematic canvass T 

 should say that total business showed 

 an increase of 15 to 20 per cent over 

 any previous Easter. Tlie • most pro- 

 nounced shortage was lilies and violets. 

 Tlie greatest surplus, spireas and bulb- 

 ous stock. X. Y. Z. 



Springfield, Mass. — Mark Aitken 

 reports the largest Easter trade he ever 

 had. It was a plant Easter, though cut 

 flowers had a strong hold. They sold in 

 about the same quantity as last year, 

 the increased sales being in plants. 

 Violets were rather scarce on account 

 of the advanced season. Bulbous flow- 

 ers were plentiful and sold well. Of 

 roses there were about enough to go 

 round but not nearly enough carnations. 

 People seemed to be willing to pay a 

 better price than in former years, pro- 

 viding they get better plants. 





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PINK. 



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Murphv's White 6 00 



Gov. Wolcott 5 00 



Lillian Pond 10 00 



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Penelope 5.00 



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J. H. Manley 5.00 



Harry Fenn 6.00 



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Golden Beauty 3.00 



WhiteCloud 2.50 



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Dorothy 3.00 



Lawson 3.00 



Marquis 2.50 



Prosperity 3.00 



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Alpine Glow S 00 



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Challenger 6 00 



Gaiety 6 00 



Mrs. Lawson ii.OO 



Golden Beauty 6.00 



Loriia 3.00 



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