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APRIL 22, 1920 



The Florists^ Review 



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New White Caraation, The Hirvester, a Cross Between White Wonder and Matchless. 



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demand is nothing to boast of and clear- 

 ances at times are somewhat diflScult. 



Carnations are plentiful, but move 

 fairly well within a range of $4 to $6 

 for the best. Growers report a good 

 crop of white varieties in prospect for 

 Mothers' day requirements. 



There is a good supply of cattleyas, 

 in every grade. The best are bringing 

 $100 per hundred, with inferiors going 

 for as low as $35. Gardenias appear 

 to be in oversupply; while selected 

 flowers can be moved at $25 per hun- 

 dred, much stock moves at almost any 

 price, with the street man a common 

 customer. 



White lilies are quite plentiful and 

 move slowly at $10 to $15 per hundred. 

 Lily of the valley also continues abun- 

 dant and rather inactive in movement 

 at $2 to $8 per hundred sprays. Callas 

 arc in good supply at $2 to $3 per 

 dozen. 



The supply of sweet peas is Igirge, 

 ''Ht they are in good demand within a 

 range of $1 to $4 per hundred for usable 

 !<tock. Spanish irises are arriving in 

 fair qu.-uitity and find customers at $1.50 

 '" $2.50 per bunch. Some excellent an- 

 tirrhinums are available at 50 cents to 

 $2 per dozen, selected stems bringing 

 ' \ en more. Yellow and white daisies, 

 "iitrnonette, delphiniums, calendulas, 

 v.allflowers, pansies, lupines, lilacs, 

 '^tnunculuses and myosntis are plentiful 

 and meet a fair demand. 



Various Notes. 



-^t the offices of the S. A. F., Secre- 

 rnry Young is in the throes of moving. 

 »'he offices will in future be located on 

 ■'Jie mezzanine floor of the old Siegel- 

 'j'oper building, at Sixth avenue and 

 •srhteenth street, overlooking the new 

 |"arkot to be opened April 26 by a num- 

 "T of wholesale florists. The secretary 

 '^pects to have the new offices in shape 

 "'fore April 24. 



The newly appointed flower show 

 l^ommittee of the New York Florists' 

 -lub met jointly with a similar com- 



mittee of the Horticultural Society of 

 New York Monday afternoon, April 19, 

 when the organization of a joint com- 

 mittee was perfected, with a view to 

 making arrangements for the eighth 

 international flower show, 1921. 



A. M. Henshaw, president of the New 

 York Florists' Club, was receiving con- 

 gratulations on the arrival of a boy 

 at his home in Summit, N. J. 



The Von Tilzer "Say It with Flow- 

 ers" song is being featured at the 

 Palace theater this week by Miss Grace 

 Nelson, a headliner uv the vaudeville 

 world. Several of the florists are seeing 

 to it that the lady is well supplied with 

 flowers at each appearance. 



Eobert E. Barry has joined the land- 

 scape force of Bobbink & Atkins, Euth- 

 erford, N. J. 



John Donaldson, Patchogue, L. I., 

 was in this city last Saturday, calling 

 on his many friends in the trade. 



There died in New York April 3 James 

 Terry White, well known as a publisher 

 and at one time pre3id,cnt of the Yost 

 Typewriter Co. He was the author of 

 the familiar quatrain, so often used in 

 florists' publicity: 



If thou of fortiiiio lip Ixrpft 

 -\n(i thou fiost find but two loiivps loft 

 To theo — soil one ami. with the dolo, 

 Buy hyacinths to food thy soul. 



William F. Gudc, Washington, D, C, 

 with Mrs. Giule and their two daughters, 

 arrived in New York April 14 and 

 sailed the same day for Bermuda, where 

 they expect to remain for a few weeks. 



At the mcetji^g of the New York 

 Florists' Club to be held May 10, Ar- 

 thur Horrington, of Madison, N. J., will 

 deliver a lecture, illustrated with lan- 

 tern slides, on "The Iris." 



The death of Charles Ammann April 

 17 at his home in Yonkers is recorded in 

 this week's obituary column. 



"Shorty" Miller, the Subway Flo- 

 rist, at One Hundred and Eighty-first 

 street and St. Nicholas avenue, was 

 held up by three men at the entrance 

 to his home at midnight, Saturday, 



April 17. He put up a good fight and 

 was able to keep his assailants busy 

 until the arrival of the police. His Ap- 

 pearance Monday verified his story. 

 Nothing was taken from him and the 

 men are now awaiting trial. J. H. P. 



A. M. Henshaw, president of the New 

 York Florists' Club, has appointed the 

 following as the flower show committee: 

 Charles H. Totty, W. H. Duckham, A. 

 L. Miller, W. E. Pierson, Max Schling, 

 F. H. Traendly, John Young and A. M. 

 Henshaw. This committee is appointed 

 to cooperate with a similar committee 

 of the Horticultural Society of New 

 York. The joint committee to be or- 

 ganized by these will have full power 

 to arrange for the eighth international 

 flower show, to be held in the spring of 

 1921. and to carry out all details in con- 

 nection with such arrangements. 



John Young, Sec'y. 



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HARTFORD, CONN. 



The Market. 



Though the weather conditions are 

 unseasonable, the demand for flowers 

 continues good in this city. The demand 

 for cut flowers has been excellent; in 

 fact, a little better than the supply. 

 There has been a decided increase in 

 the number of weddings that have taken 

 place since Easter. 



Bulbous stock is nearly gone here for 

 this year. There is a good supply of 

 sweet peas and violets. Carnations are 

 excellent, but are not in full crop at 

 present. 



Club Meeting. 



The Florists ' Club of Hartford held its 

 regular meeting at the City club Tues- 

 day, April 13. There was the usual 

 good attendance and, after a fine turkey 

 supper the business session was held. 

 The plans for the coming ladies' night 

 were discussed. 



It was decided, inasmuch as the 

 advertising campaign has been success- 



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