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The Florists^ Review 



JDNB 16, 1916. 



MINNEAPOLIS. 



The Market. 



All the growers had a fine trade in 

 spring plants. It is impossible now to 

 buy hydrangeas or marguerites in the 

 Twin Cities. Vincas, too, are nearly 

 sold out. Eoses in pots are done and 

 the florists are at their wits' end to 

 get presentable stock together for vases 

 and window boxes. Some splendid dec- 

 orations are to be seen. Color schemes 

 are followed out with great taste. Out 

 stock in general is scarce and high- 

 priced. 



Various Notes. 



Max Kaiser is busy preparing for fall 

 business. A fine lot of Pteris tremula 

 were being potted up. In the cold- 

 frames were a few thousands of cycla- 

 mens in many sizes. They were a fine 

 lot of plants. No doubt our Chicago 

 friends will remember Mr. Kaiser's 

 cyclamens at the Chicago exhibition last 

 fall. French hydrangeas were in evi- 

 dence. 



The Chicago Avenue Greenhouses 

 have cleaned out the spring stock and 

 are busy planting asters in the benches. 

 They have two nice houses of Boston 

 ferns. 



Thomas Hall has a fine lot of roses 

 and sweet peas. He is working a 16- 

 hour day trying to keep up with orders. 



The Lakewood Cemetery Greenhouses 

 are cutting a fine lot of sweet peas. 

 The varieties grown are Yarrawa, King 

 Edward VII, Lady Spencer, Fordhook 

 Pink and Christmas Pink. 



The Minneapolis Floral Co. has 

 cleaned up the stock in several houses 

 and is now busy planting chrysanthe- 

 mums. The firm will shortly tear down 

 part of the greenhouses. 



Will Desmond, formerly manager of 

 the flower department of the L. S. Don- 

 aldson Co., is making things hum at the 

 Lyndale Nursery, which he has taken 

 over from Mr. Cargill. He proposes to 

 develop and enlarge the business. His 

 long association with the L. S. Donald- 

 son Co. has made him well known 

 throughout the Twin Cities. He can 

 succeed if he will, and I guess that Will 

 will. At the Donaldson greenhouses 

 there is a fine lot of Boston ferns. All 

 spring stock has been sold out and 

 about twice the quantity could have 

 been sold if available. 



The California Fruit Store has had 

 a fine showing of roses and irises. 



Wm. F. Holmes has had his usual 

 splendid window displays. 



The Mazey Floral Co. has had a fine 

 ghowing . of peonies and roses during 

 the week. 



Thos. S. Lynes has a splendid stock 

 of roses, carnations, etc. He always 

 endeavors to have plenty of the best 

 stock. He is exceedingly busy with de- 

 sign work. 



The New York Florists have a special 

 line of ferns and are doing a splendid 

 business. 



O. C. Swanson has a beautiful show- 

 ing of unusually artistically arranged 

 baskets. 



The R. M. Chapman Co. always has 

 splendid window decorations of cut 

 flowers, ferns an<i— JwNBkets. The firm 

 has a large'tetail trade and does a great 

 deal of decorating of homes, churches, 

 etc. 



O. E. Amundson is as busy as ever. 

 Here good taste reigns supreme in 

 everything. 



Rice Bros, are exceedingly bway, 



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