February 7, 1920 



H R T I C U L T U K J5 



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DAVID G. GRILLBORTZER. 



The New Vice-President of the Ameri- 

 can Carnation Society. 



David G. Grillbortzer, the new vice- 

 president of the American Carnation 

 Society, head of the Washington Floral 

 Company, of Washington, D. C, is 

 soon to celebrate his twenty-fifth annl- 

 versaiT as a florist, and it seems 

 peculiarly fitting that the industry 

 with which he has been Identified for 

 that number of years should at this 

 time honor him with the second high- 

 est office at its command. 



Mr. Grillbortzer when hardly sixteen 

 years of age entered the employ of J. 

 Louis Loose, then, a prominent grower 

 of Alexandria, his native place. After 

 serving a five years' apprenticeship in 

 the business he joined his brother, H. 

 Fred Grillbortzer, in a small undertak- 

 ing imder the firm name of Grillbortzer 

 Bros. They had four small houses, 100 

 feet by 30 feet. Today he controls 

 more than one hundred times that 

 amount of glass. 



Three years later the brother died 

 and the business continued under the 

 name of David G. Grillbortzer. An- 

 other Interesting contrast is that when 

 he first started out for himself, he had 

 a capital of $300. Today, besides tills 

 large quantity of glass, he controls the 

 business of the Washington Floral 

 Company and is handling a large 

 volume of wholesale and retail trade, 

 marketing his own production, and en- 

 joying a growing telegraph delivery 

 business. 



When, in June, 1918, he had an op 

 portunity to buy out the business of J. 

 Louis Loose, under whom he had 

 learned the business, he had approxi- 

 mately 150,000 feet of glass. His pur- 

 chase about doubled his holdings and 

 added the store of the Washington 

 Floral Company, on Fourteenth street. 



The greenhouses are located In 

 Alexandria, Va., about five miles from 

 the store. While he still specializes to 

 a considerable extent on carnations, 

 having as good a stock of these as can 

 be found in this section of the country, 

 he grows a miscellaneous stock of flow- 

 ers on his large range. For instance, 

 he has 3,000 orchid plants, and he is 

 practically the only grower of cattleyas 

 In this vicinity. In the houses are 

 more than 40,000 rose plants, and of 

 other stocks it is said "if it is obtain- 

 able at all, Grillbortzer will have it." 



He has built up his business by 

 honest dealing. His ability and integ- 

 rity have been recognized before — 

 some years ago he was made president 

 of the Florists' Club of Washington, 

 D. C, and he has always been an 

 active participant in the affairs of that 



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organization, and he has taken great 

 interest in the campaigns of the S. A. 

 F. and O. H. He is a member of the 

 Alexandria Chamber of Commerce and 

 of the Retail Merchants' Association. 



Some years ago Mr. Grillbortzer was 

 granted membership in Alexandria- 

 Washington lodge of Masons, of which 

 George Washington was the first mas- 



ter and in the lodge room in Alex- 

 andria the gavel he used is 'still 

 weilded to make noisy members sub- 

 side. He also belongs to Old Domin- 

 ion Commandery, Scottish Rite, and 

 Acme Temple (Richmond) Order of 

 the Mystic Shrine. 



THE MARKET. 



D.VVID G. GRILLBORTZER 



Owing to a somewhat increased sup- 

 ply and a distinct falling off in de- 

 mand, there has been a slight sagging 

 of the market the past week. The out- 

 look is that this tendency will continue 

 for some time. Carnations have been 

 sold for six cents and Laddie has 

 brought fifteen, but ten cents has been 

 about the average. Short stemmed 

 roses have brought from eight to 

 twelve cents. Long stemmed roses are 

 hard to get at any price. Callas, al- 

 though more plentiful, are still selling 

 well. They bring from $3 to $4 in the 

 Boston market. In New York they are 

 worth $2 more. Sweet peas and 

 violets are much more plentiful and 

 the demand has been slack. The for- 

 mer have been bringing 2 and 3c., while 

 violets have gone rather slowly at one 

 cent. A miscellaneous lot of other 

 flowers sold for whatever they could 

 bring. 



