﻿AIBIL 8. 1920 



The Florists^ Review 



19 



The Retail Florist who Handles Nursery Stock Can Afford to Carry Nothing but the Best. 



riAt in good fihapc until the middle or 

 nd of January. If Dutch bulbs arrivo 

 i-arlier than has been the case tho last 

 two or throe years, there should be no 

 'fdiible in ge'tinfj a fair ])roportiou of 

 These in bloom for the holidays. All 

 liyacinths need a certain time to fdl 

 rheir ])ots with roots and it is useless to 

 iry to force them when they have only a 

 '"rw roots. ('. W. 



NEW YORK. 



Tlio Market. 



Tlie Knster business was heavy and, 

 'i!i the whole, satisfactory to growers 

 ixith of plants and of flowers for cut- 

 ting. The plantsinen were all practi- 

 •itUy sold out of flowering plants many 

 i.'iys in adv.'ince of the holiday and the 

 nilicatinns that cut flowers this year 

 voiild also enjoy a good demand were 

 ntiroly fulfilled, u general clean-u[> 

 'cing exjicrienccd: the little surplus 

 ovcmd only tho poorest stock, such as 

 :^unlly is moved only with difticulty. 



i'lioro was no dearth of lilies and im- 



i" use fjuantities were handled within 



•' j-ricc range of 12 cents to 20 cents per 



U'l and bloom. Pot lilies brought some- 



I'M:;: innrc. sfdocted stock bringing' as 



-'h .•(■^ .'111 cents, or even bef1(»r, per 



"'"1. '.'arnations were available in 



'-:' 'juanlities early Saturday, but 



"\''d <iuick!y ;it >•■'> and ^O per luin- 



■''1, neiiinting later in the day to .-fS 



'"i 'rl'J per hundr(^<l. as they became 



fi'i'. Kiisos were not so jdentiful as 



-lit liavi- l)een expect e^l, but there 



■ ''' sufficient to go around, and at 



'"lorate ]>rices, since spring flowers, 



"■'' as tulij>s and daffodils/ of which 



' supply \v.-\s en(>rmous, wore in great- 



-1 d.'mand; 1iii< tondcd to minimize 



'■■•^ demand for more stajile flowers. 



' y'TQ Was a good sujijjIv of cattleyas, 



■'lich in-luded the llrst "of the crop of 



•^'-^-^iip, the best flowers of which 



"■"light $?, each and were moved (piiek- 



.'■ <5ardonias were plentiful, the best 



'oek moving at a top price of $6 per 



"j'^on and the remainder dragging some- 



■•''•it at lower figures. Violets were 



<iuite abundant and the best brought 

 $2 per hundred, with selected stock at 

 $2.00. Large supplies of callas came in, 

 the best moving off at $3 to $6 per 

 dozen. Lily of the valley found good 

 sales at from $4 to $10 per hundred 

 sprays and sweet i>eas moved freely at 

 $1 to $5 per hundreii sprays, some espe- 

 cially long-stemmed aiid large-flowered 

 stock bringing as much as $8. 



Stormy weather throughout Friday, 

 usually considered the retailers' banner 

 day, curtailed business considerably for 

 that clay, but ideal weather Saturday 

 seemed to compensate for the curtail- 

 ment and a heavy business resulted. 

 All through Saturday night the whole- 

 salers wi^re busy with reccdpts and sales. 

 Kaster Sunday was drearv, with show- 

 ers, so that business was a little ipiiet, 

 although wholesale stores were open 

 until midday. Little complaint as to 

 jprices w;is heard and there seemed to 

 lie notliiiig to ni.ar the pleasure of .a big 

 iMisiness. except, perhaps, a shortage of 

 lielji. 



Now that Easier is past, the market 

 lias gone below normal, as might be ex- 

 pected. There is jdenty of everything 

 lo meet tho rather small demand exist- 

 ing. .\inerican 15e:iuty roses, in the 

 ■-pecial grades whicli brought $1.2") each 

 i.ist week, jire scarce, Ijut there is a 

 -iitlii'iciiey of hybrid teas, within a j)rico 

 lange of $3 to $2") i>er humlred, accord- 

 ing to variety. Short grailes arc now 

 in the ascon<lancy. 



<^arriati(ms are not in heavy supydy. 

 The iifi.-e has gone down to from $.1 to 

 ■'*^^ ]ier humlred. 



Tiie cat t leva supj^ly is m.ainly covered 

 by the left-overs of Saturday, with few 

 lirst grade flowers available. Tiily of 

 the valley is also on the short siiie. cx- 

 <ept for the lower grades. There are 

 idtiity of fre«;h cut gardenias. Vnit their 

 rno\-ement is slow, even at reduced 

 jirices. There are few arrivals of sweet 

 peas, since rain and dark weather fol- 

 lowed the big cut of Satur<1ay. T('w 

 bulbous flowers also have followed last 

 \\(^ek 's supply. 



There ia an abundance of miscellane- 

 ous flowers, among which the latest to 



appear are Spanish irises, quantities of 

 which may be expected from now on. 



Retail traile is quiet, with the excep- 

 tion of wedding and funeral work, which 

 is quite good. 



Various Notes. 



The Massachusetts Horticultural So- 

 licty is joining with the Horticultural 

 Society of New York and the New York 

 h'lorists' Club in a call for a meeting 

 of all interested in a protest against 

 •.Quarantine No. 37 as now enforced. 

 This meeting will be held, on dates to 

 lie aniiounce'l later, at the American 

 .Museum of Natural History, iinder tho 

 direct auspices of the Uorticultural 

 Society of New York. 



The .sympathy of his many friends in 

 the trade is extended to lienjamin Ham- 

 mond, of Beacon, N. Y., whose wife. 

 Laura Anthony, died at the family 

 home in Beacon, Wednesday, March 3i, 

 ■ '1 jmeumonia. Further notice of her 

 death is given in thi.s week's obituary 

 column. 



There was little interest taken by 

 growers in the opening of the flower 

 markets projected by the department 

 of parks, Monday, i\Iarch 2!>. Three 

 were present in the early hours at L'nion 

 Square aiul one at Columbus Circle 

 staye(l throughout tho day. Tho object 

 of tiie markets — to siipjdy the poor with 

 flowers at reasonable prices — seemed to 

 lia\e gone astray, .'ts most of th(> cus- 

 tomers were persoTis in autonud)il(>s. 



This week is Fifth avenue week, and 

 tloral decorations along the avenue are 

 :ibundant. The traflic signal towers be- 

 tween Thirty-fourth street and Fifty- 

 ninth street are gaily decorated with 

 wild smilax and other greenery and the 

 store windows have taken on a floral 

 dressing. The arrangements for a pa*:- 

 <':int to be held Tues.lay, Aj»ril (>, in- 

 < liided the presentation of roses to 3,000 

 school children taking part. Charles 

 Thorley is on the committee in charge 

 of the festival. 



A marriage fever is raging in and 

 around New York. No one seems to 

 recollect a time when weddings were so 

 numerous as this month. All levels of 



