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The Florists' Review 



JCNB 22, 1916. 



BUFFAIjO. 



The Market. 



Business showed no marked improve- 

 ment during the last week. At the be- 

 ginning of the week stock was some- 

 what on the short side, especially roses, 

 but later these began to arrive more 

 heavily and the receipts have not. 

 stopped. Beauties are plentiful and of 

 good quality, taking the weather and 

 the lateness of the season into consid- 

 eration. Yellow roses still are in great 

 demand and Ophelia enjoys a r^ady 

 sale. Both White Killarney and Kil- 

 larney have been clearing. Carnations 

 are beginning to accumulate. Although 

 the demand for them is brisk, the sup- 

 ply is too large. 



Valley, as usual, continues to cling to 

 the short side. The continual dark 

 weather has played havoc with the 

 sweet peas. It seems as if their end is 

 near. Lilies are sufficient for all de- 

 mands. Yellow daisies are selling with- 

 out any difficulty, while snapdragons, 

 centaureas and calendulas meet with a 

 fair demand. Gardenias have been out 

 of the question entirely. 



Peonies are more than plentiful; 

 their quality is much better than last 

 week. The peony season is prolonged 

 this year. Many are used in funeral 

 work, especially the whites. Good As- 

 paragus plumosus is rather scarce; so, 

 too, are good ferns. The Sprengeri con- 

 dition is similar to that of plumosus. 



Various Notes. 



Werner Bultmann, of 151 James 

 street, Syracuse, N. Y., was a visitor 

 here last week, as well as S. D. Greene, 

 of H. Bayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia. 



Nearly every florist in the city 

 worked late Saturday night and all of 

 them labored Sunday morning prepar- 

 ing pieces for the funeral of William F. 

 Kasting. 



Wedding orders booked by W. J. 

 Palmer & Son have been more numer- 

 ous than in any preceding year. 



The death of William F. Kasting, re- 

 corded in this week's obituary column, 

 caused deep sorrow throughout the city, 

 for Mr. Kasting was a leading spirit in 

 many activities other than those of the 

 trade. Barely, if ever, has a funeral 

 in Buffalo brought such an outpouring 

 of citizens or such a gathering of not- 

 able men. The funeral flowers were 

 wonderful. A. E. 



AMKEBST, MASS. 



The department of floriculture of the 

 Massachusetts Agricultural College is 

 closing its work for the college year 

 and has been able to place fourteen 

 men for summer work. Prof. A. H. 

 Nehrling, head of the department, is 

 to be married June 29, at South Bend, 

 Ind. The couple will go to Colorado 

 on their wedding trip. A. S. Thurston, 

 assistant in the department, is to teach 

 floriculture in the courses to be given 

 in the summer school. 



Under the direction of A. S. Thur- 

 ston, the perennial garden has been en- 

 larged and quite a number of new 

 plants have been added. The garden 

 at present includes a representative 

 collection of herbaceous perennials. It 

 contains about 3,000 plants, represent- 

 ing 450 species and varieties. The 

 perennials are planted in large beds, 

 each genus and species being correctly 

 labeled. 



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To Keep Flowers Fresh! 



Keep your cut flowers fresh until they are sold 

 and you will wipe out a big loss in your business. It 

 all rests with the proper preserving which in turn 

 depends upon the correct method of refrigeration. 



If you want to minimize your loss through 

 withered, unsalable goods— practically wipe it out- 

 get a 



McCray Florists' 

 Refrigerator 



The McCray preserves your goods in an even temperature all the 

 time and keeps them fresh, cool and salable. The MdCray System is 

 scientific and is the best method for keeping cut flowers. 



The McCray with its handsome doors and sides of beautiful 

 plate glass provides for attractive display. Its inviting arrangement 

 helps sell goods. The linings come in either beveled plate mirror or 

 white enamel. The compartments vary in dimensions to allow for 

 the different length stems. The wood designing may be had in any 

 finish to conform with your store decoration. 



Send for These Catalogs 



No. 7i—For Florists No. 92 — For Residences 



McCRAY REFRIGERATOR COMPANY 



688 Lake Street Kendallville, Ind. 



Chicago, 1000 So. Michigan Ave. New York 7-9 W. 30th St. 



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