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The Florists' Review 



Mabch 23, 1916. 



MILWAUKEE. 



The Market. 



Business was quite satisfactory for 

 St. Patrick 's day. There was plenty of 

 stock and white carnations were in big 

 demand. Local business was dull, how- 

 ever, but shipping orders more than 

 made up the deficit occasioned by the 

 local stagnancy. The lack of business 

 in the city is rather unusual and is at- 

 tributed to a great extent to the mam- 

 moth bazaar held recently for the Ger- 

 man and Polish war sufferers. The 

 public purchased freely and the trade 

 donated liberally. People seem to be 

 retrenching in an effort to recuperate 

 from their extravagance at the bazaar. 



Just now there seems to be an over- 

 supply of roses. The stock is being 

 cleaned up fairly well, but quite an im- 

 provement is to be desired. The qual- 

 ity is good and some excellent stock is 

 being moved at fair prices. Carnations 

 are in fine shape and there are more 

 than enough to go around. There is 

 but little surplus of good stock, how- 

 ever, which is bringing good prices. 

 The weaker stock is hard to move, 

 even at bargain prices. 



"VVatertown violets remain in plenti- 

 ful supply and some exceptionally fine 

 singles are to be had at fair prices. 

 There is plenty of sweet peas, but, 

 while select stock is bringing good re- 

 turns, the poorer stock is not moving 

 as satisfactorily as it should. Valley 

 is steadily becoming better and the 

 supply is sufficient for all needs. Or- 

 chids are rather scarce at the present 

 time, but the demand is not heavy and 

 little difficulty is experienced in filling 

 orders. Smilax and greens are not 

 plentiful and it is hard to fill orders 

 satisfactorily. There is much bulbous 

 stock in fine shape and bringing good 

 prices. There is no room for complaint 

 this year on that score. 



Various Notes, 



Martin Christiansen, who formerly 

 was associated with Henry Koegler, 

 operating the East Side Floral Co., has 

 opened a florists' establishment at Park 

 street and Murray avenue. Mr. Chris- 

 tiansen says that business has been 

 good so far and that he has no com- 

 plaint to make. Mr. Koegler remains 

 at the old stand, at 468 Farwell avenue. 



Harold Baumgarten, while coming 

 down to the store March 13 with his 

 mother in their machine, was arrested 

 for speeding and had to disgorge $26.58 

 in court the next morning. F. H. Hol- 

 ton also was stopped the same morning, 

 but succeeded in placating the minion 

 of the law and getting away with it. 

 Diplomacy surely pays — sometimes. 



H. J. S. 



Scotch Soot 



For bring^ing foliafife into color 

 118 lbs., $4.00 



WM. ELLIOTT A SONS 

 42 Vcsey St., NEW YORK 



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 nnd«ubtedly the best syrlngre on the market. 

 Price Prepaid, $1.60 each; 1 18.00 doa. 



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