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The Florists^ Review 



Max 18. 1916. 



KANSAS CITY. 



The Market. 



The condition of the market last 

 week was all that could be expected. 

 There were plenty of cut flowers of all 

 kinds and business was brisk. Mothers' 

 day business was beyond the anticipa- 

 tions for the day and everyone reported 

 an increase. If there "had been sun- 

 shine instead of rain, the business no 

 doubt would have doubled that of last 

 year. As it was, everyone cleared com- 

 pletely. Pot plants had an unusual call 

 — anything that had a flower sold. Car- 

 nations were the leaders and there were 

 not nearly enough of them to meet the 

 demand. Everybody sold out before 

 closing time, the prices ranging from 

 $1 to $2 per dozen. 



Eoses did not move so quickly as ex- 

 pected. The late buyer bought them 

 hurriedly, as there were no carnations 

 to be had. Sweet peas were slow dur- 

 ing the week and there was no great 

 rush for them for Mothers' day sales. 

 Peonies were rather strong last week, 

 but the demand was slower than it 

 should have been. 



Gladioli and snapdragons were well 

 cleaned up each day, both being of ex- 

 ceptional quality. Lilies and Spanish 

 irises are a great help in the funeral 

 work. 



Various Notes. 



Samuel Murray reports that his 

 Mothers' day business was an increase 

 over that of last year. He disposed of 

 many plants and filled baskets. 



Arthur Newell is well satisfied with 

 the business done Mothers' day. 



W. L. Eock reports this Mothers ' day 

 as being the largest he ever experi- 

 enced. He had enough of everything 

 to meet the demand. The cut of carna- 

 tions last week was 25,000, besides a 

 large quantity of roses. 



The Geo. M. Kellogg Flower & Plant 

 Co. reports business for the day as ex- 

 ceeding its expectation. The store stafl! 

 sold everythirrg^y 12 o'clock; there 

 was not enough stock to take care of 

 the demand. This concern has been 

 filling porch boxes for customers this 

 year. Miss Fuller, the bookkeeper, was 

 confined to her bed last week. Mr. 

 Thomas, of the cut flower department, 

 announces the arrival of a big baby boy 

 at his home last week. 



The Alpha Floral Co. reports that the 

 rainy weather spoiled an exceptionally 

 fine business Mothers' day, but as it 

 was they had at least a twenty per cent 

 increase over the same day last year. 



Biedermann & Son had an automo- 

 bile accident on the last delivery May 

 14. Another car tried to pass in front 

 of Biedermann 's car. This forced the 

 driver to the curbing, damaging the 

 front wheels. Mrs. Biedermann has 

 been confined to her room for more than 

 five weeks and now is low. 



T. J. Noll & Co. report that they had 

 more stock for Mothers' day than last 

 year, but nevertheless cleared it all, 

 doubling the business for the same day 

 last year. They received more than 

 20,000 carnations from Colorado, which 

 were especially fine and of large size. 



Henry Kusik & Co. sold out corh- 

 pletely. They had a large supply of ev- 

 erything, including a big batch of baby 

 gladioli. 



W. J. Barnes is well satisfied with 

 business for Mothers' day. He made a 

 clean sweep of cut flowers and had an 

 unusual run on pot plants. W. J. B. 



USINGEB'S UTTERANCES. 



H. A. Cook, of Oberlin, O., has had 

 quite a successful senson in seeds, and 

 cut flower orders and funeral work have 

 coHie in heavily. 



The call of the Maine woods has been 

 heard by C. E. Barton, of Norwalk, O., 

 who now is busily planning his annual 

 visit to that part of the country. 



The Laible Floral Co., of Norwalk, 

 continues busy with funeral work. 



E. J. Peat, of Norwalk, is looking for- 

 ward to a successful season in bedding 

 stock. 



Leo E. Wagner, of Sandusky, O., is 

 building a Lord & Burnham house 41x 

 200 feet. This will be devoted to car- 

 nations and other flowers. 



Carl Krzysske, of Sandusky, has been 

 waiting for good weather to put out 

 his carnations. His patience was re- 

 warded last week by bright, sunshiny 

 weather. 



Maus Bros., of Sandusky, report an 

 unusually good spring trade, both in de- 

 sign work and outdoor planting. ' 



After a six months' vacation in the 

 Dakotas, Eggert N. Zetlitz has returned 

 to his home in Lima, O. No doubt 

 the westetn air has benefited him, as 

 he looks hale, hearty and happy. He 

 will lead a more or less retired life, 

 having gained his desire in life — the 

 establishment of one of the finest flower 

 stores in the country. His two sons 

 come in for a share of his prosperity, 

 Thor Zetlitz having the retail store and 

 Eolf being at the head of a large range 

 of glass devoted to roses, carnations 

 and other flowers. During my visit to 

 the retail store there was a fine display 

 of outdoor tulips. Design work was 

 heavy and everybody was busy. 



H. H. Cade, of Youngstown, is dis- 

 playing some fine carnations and roses. 

 Funeral work has been plentiful and a 

 general air of prosperity abounds. 



The advance sale of bedding stock 

 is keeping Adgate & Son, of Warren, 

 Pa., unusually busy and a large busi- 

 ness is predicted. Funeral work and 

 the cut flower trade have been heavy. 



H. L. Gilbert, of Warren, is planning 

 to rebuild his range this summer and, 

 perhaps, add a house. 



Some fine tomatoes and cucumbers 

 were seen at the Swan Greenhouses, 

 Lima, Manager Vogel taking special 

 pride in these two vegetables. 



Geo. M. Palmer, of Findlay, O., is 

 looking forward to an eastern trip when 

 he can renew acquaintances with his old 

 shipmates of Uncle Sam's navy. 



A good bit of space is devoted to nov- 

 elties, especially rose bowls and garden 

 accessories, at the Posy Shop, Tremont, 

 O. General business continues above 

 the average. 



T. J. Enright, of Fostoria, O., was 

 busy putting carnations in the field. 



The Fostoria Floral Co., of Fostoria, 

 had a splendid cut- of everything for 

 Mothers' day. 



C. O'Brien, of Greenville, O., did an 

 excellent business Mothers' day. 



William Gerlach, of Piqua, O., made 

 a good showing of hydrangeas and lilies 

 for Mothers' day. 



The Heiss Co., of Dayton, O., had a 

 complete clean-up for Mothers' day, 

 which was the largest it ever had. Busi- 

 ness was suspended Saturday noon in 

 order to fill delivery orders, and Sun- 

 day saw the clean-up of all odds and 

 ends. W. W. Horlacher and the Heiss 

 Co. cooperated in advertising Mothers' 

 day. W. T. U. 



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New Bedford, Mass. — Damage of 

 $200 was done by fire at the green- 

 houses of William E. Mosher last month. 



Swampscott, Mass. — A plot of land 

 near the postoffice has been secured by 

 Harold C. Blaney as a site for his new 

 flower store. 



Brookline, Mass. — Frederick E. 

 Palmer, Emma L. Palmer and Louise 

 Ella* Palmer have incorporated under 

 the name of Frederick E. Palmer, with 

 $2.5,000 authorized capital stock. 



Leominster, Mass. — N. P. Nordgren, 

 a dentist of Worcester, has given up 

 his practice there and joined his father- 

 in-law, Joseph Fuller, in the florists' 

 business here at 43 Orchard street. 



Medford, Mass. — The selection and 

 care of annuals was the subject of an 

 interesting address by William N. 

 Craig, of Brookline, at a recent meet- 

 ing of the Medford Horticultural 

 Society. 



Pawtucket, B. I. — When a bandit 

 entered the store of Mrs. George Lowe 

 and demanded the contents of the till, 

 Mrs. Lowe quickly drew a six-shooter 

 from a drawer and pointed it at him. 

 The man hesitated and then sprinted. 

 And yet they won't let the ladies vote! 



Campello, Mass. — Horace C. Baker 

 has taken over the greenhouses of his 

 brother, M. B. Baker. Another brother, 

 Walter E. Baker, also conducts a green- 

 house business here. 



Hartford, Conn. — The city statistician 

 recently reported that 200,000 violets 

 and more than 37,200 Easter lilies were 

 sold by Hartford's florists at Easter. 

 Of sweet peas the 27,000 on hand for 

 the day were insufficient. The figures 

 for other flowers are: Carnations, 8,000; 

 roses, 7,500; daffodils, 15,000; tulips, 

 9,000; orchids, 400; valley, 1,700 sprays; 

 snapdragons, 1,300; azaleas, 1,500 

 plants; spiraeas, 600 plants. 



Bridgeport, Conn. — According to a 

 Bridgeport daily, David S. Beach is a 

 good Samaritan. At 1:30 o'clock of a 

 morning last month, Mr. Beach came 

 to the aid of a young woman, who, for 

 some reason or another, had been 

 ejected from an automobile while re- 

 turning to Bridgeport from New Haven. 

 The night being dark and fearsome, the 

 mysterious lady rushed to Mr. Beach 's 

 home and asked for aid. Mr. Beach, of 

 course, was on the job immediately. 

 The police were asked to catch the 

 driver of the automobile. Then the 

 papers got the story. 



