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The Florists^ Review 



JCNE 1, 191G. 



furnished by the Foley Greenhouse Mfg. 

 Co. 



A delivery car belonging to Daniel 

 Branch, 313 East Fifty-first street, 

 which was stolen last week, has been 

 recovered by the police. 



PITTSBURaH. 



The Market. 



Pittsburgh has had extremely warm 

 weather and, although peonies missed 

 the holiday by a day, roses came in 

 with a rush. A week ago it appeared 

 as if cut flowers would be scarce for 

 Memorial day, but such was not the 

 case. There were so many roses that 

 the shortage of peonies was not severe- 

 ly felt. Carnations were fine for this 

 time of year and commanded good 

 prices. The demand was for low-priced 

 flowers, so that Beauties and the better 

 class of stock suffered at least in price. 



Plantsmen are having a busy time of 

 it and the report is generally that this 

 has been a banner year for bedding 

 plants. Porch baskets and hanging bas- 

 kets are in greater demand than ever 

 before, and if the call does not diminish 

 too much after Memorial day it will 

 be the largest spring business ever done 

 in this line. The stores made a special 

 effort with hydrangea, rhododendrons 

 and other flowering plants for the ceme- 

 tery trade. There was the usual quan- 

 tity of wreaths. Memorial day is a 

 real flower day in Pittsburgh. 



Various Notes. 



The members of the American Car- 

 nation Socity and the S. A. F. are re- 

 ceiving letters regarding contributions 

 to the Mothers' day fund. This has 

 stirred up some discussion on the plans 

 adopted. Many think that a more ap- 

 propriate method would have been to 

 organize a club or association to further 

 the observance of Mothers' day. The 

 annual membership fee in the end 

 would amount to more than the con- 

 tributions received under the present 

 form of organization. Clarke. 



NASHVIUiE, TENN. 



The Market. 



Commencements are on in earnest 

 and these, together with the numerous 

 social affairs, keep the demand for 

 flowers at a maximum. The weather 

 is excessively warm, reminding us that 

 we soon shall have the dull summer 

 months with us again. Rain would be 

 welcomed by all, especially those who 

 are not prepared to irrigate. 



Peonies are practically gone, though 

 there is sufiScient stock in storage to 

 meet the demand for the next ten days. 

 Lilies are plentiful, in fact, rather too 

 plentiful, as they do not all clear. 

 Eubrums are making their appearance. 

 Peas are scarce; the outdoor stock is 

 not well in and it looks as though it 

 would be short this season, while in- 

 door stock is about gone. Carnations 

 are showing the effects of the heat and 

 will soon be gone. Roses are in good 

 supply and gladioli have come to the 

 front. 



The main part of the bedding plant 

 season is over, but the demand con- 

 tinues fairly good. Nearly everything 

 cleared and there was not the shortage 

 w! saw a year ago. There are many 

 geraniums still unsold, as well as some 

 good salvias. A year ago one could 

 hardly find a dozen good salvias in the 



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city. Prices have averaged better this 

 season than last. This is a good indi- 

 cation, sure to lead to the production 

 of better stock, as the two things react 

 on each other. 



I saw some first-class digitalis last 

 week. Why do not our florists grow 

 more of this perennial? It certainly 

 would prove a good seller as a cut 

 flower. 



Dutch bulbs are ready and it is pos- 

 sible for Tennessee-grown daffodils to 

 be secured for early forcing within a 

 week or two. These bulbs may easily 

 be forced three weeks earlier than the 

 best imported stock. 



Various Notes. 



Floyd Bralliar leaves Hillcrest School 

 Farm this week. He has become asso- 

 ciated with the Nashville Normal and 

 Industrial Institute, at Madison, Tenn., 

 some eight miles from this city. He 

 will teach the natural sciences and do 

 some landscape work on the institute 

 lawns this summer. It is planned to 

 erect a greenhouse this fall. He will 

 move his collection of narcissi and 

 irises to the institution. 



Mclntyre Bros, are growing a crop 

 of rye for green manure. This sort of 

 crop pays on any soil that is not to be 

 planted before the middle of June. 



