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APRIL 1, 1920 



The Florists^ Review 



47 



THE FLORISTS' SUPPLY HOUSE OF AMERICA 



WE HOPE YOU HAVE HAD A GOOD EASTER 



NEXT COMES 



MEMORIAL DAY 



Sunday, May 30 



We offer a splendid assortment of our 

 Memorial Day Specialties 



Metallic Designs 



We are the manufacturers 

 of the United States. 



Wheat Sheaves 



Just received a large supply of 

 fresh Wheat. Can make it up in 

 any style and in any quantity. 



Wax Flowers, Cycas Leaves, Wax Designs, 



Ruscus, Statice, Beech Sprays, 



Adiantum Fronds, Magnolia Leaves, Oak Sprays, 



Lycopodium, Gold Letters, Felt Letters. 



DOVES— We stuff them ourselves. 



JUST ARRIVED 



Chiffons— All sizes, all colors. Netting— 6-inch, all colors. 



H. Bayersdorfer & Co. 



1129-1133 Arch St. PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Branch Factory, 709 First Ave., New York City, Telephone Vanderbilt 4976 



William K. Harris' annual Palm Sun- 

 day reception took place March 28. The 

 house filled with made-up plant combi- 

 nations for baskets (all orders) was 

 especially interesting. 



George Aeuglc says that the lilac 

 lorcing season will close with Easter. 



A. M. Lawson has grown some ex- 

 ceptionally fine Chrysanthemum frutes- 

 cens. 



It is not legal for us to call 7 a. m. 

 6 this spring. 



Robert A. Craig says that it is a great 

 Fister. 



The Godfrey Aschmann place has 

 turned Ontario street into a smiling 

 Covent garden flower mart this week. 



Wagner & Baxter have embarked in 

 the nursery business at Overbrook. 



The Charles F. Krueger Co. has a fine 



Raster display at the Reading Terminal 

 ^hop tastefully arranged by Frank X. 

 Alter. 



The Philadelphia Wholesale Florists' 

 Kxchange has two cars in this week. 



William J. Baker's calla lilies receive 

 many commendations. 



Hope you have a good Easter. 



Phil. 



ST. LOUIS, MO. 



The Market. 



The local wholesale cut flower market 

 was in a splendid condition every day 

 last week. At the six wholesale mar- 

 kets all seasonable stock was quite plen- 

 tiful and prices were according to quo- 

 tations in small lots, but cheaper prices 



prevailed for lots of 1,000. The ap- 

 proach of Easter has raised quotations 

 considerably. 



During the early part of last week 

 it rained daily, but in the latter part 

 the sun shone and the weather was 

 quite warm. The indications at the be- 

 ginning of this week were that stock 

 would be plentiful for every Easter de- 

 mand and, judging from the appearance 

 of the leading retail stores, the supply 

 of blooming plants will be large. A 

 record-breaking business is expected by 

 all. ' 



The growers all seem to be on crop in 

 cut stock, especially in roses, carnations, 

 sweet peas and bulbous stock, and all 

 will be of exceptionally fine quality. 



Last week the retail business was not 

 rushing; this was shown at the whole- 



