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The Florists' Review 



Septembek 14, 1916. 



THE FLORISTS' SUPPLY HOUSE OF AMERICA 



FOR OCTOBER 



We have the goods— everything you need. Don't fail to ask for 

 Dainty Novelettes. Increase your stock. Now is the time to get 

 in your orders for smart outfits complete— and talk Baskets and 

 Baskets each chance that you have. Always count on our factory 

 to turn out special work. 



H. BAYERSDORFER & CO., 



1129-1131 

 Arch Street, 



PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



HEADQUARTERS FOR JAPANESE GOODS 



M«»tl— Th» ItoTlew wh«n yoB wrlf . 



the early varieties and much too dry 

 for the late ones. Gladioli .have given 

 a fairly good account of themselves, 

 but the drought seems to have hit the 

 dahlias below the belt. 



WASHINGTON, D. C. 



The Market. 



Business last week improved some- 

 what. The stores are beginning to book 

 fall wedding orders, as well as answer- 

 ing inquiries regarding dinner and dance 

 decorations. A heavy season is looked 

 for. The weather has turned cool and 

 more flowers are being sold for per- 

 sonal adornment than for some time. 

 In addition, funeral work has been 

 more plentiful. 



Stock is coming in better and the 

 demand in all lines is reasonably good. 

 American Beauty roses are fine and are 

 bringing $2 and $3 per dozen. Other 

 roses also have shown a marked im- 

 provement since the weather changed 

 and from a bottom price of $2 they go 

 all the way up to $8 per hundred for the 

 best, although the sales are largely con- 

 fined to medium grades. Particularly 

 good at this time are Radiance, Red 

 Radiance, Mock and Ophelia, all of 

 which are in good demand. 



Orchids are more plentiful, but -the 

 price remains high. Sales last week 

 were at $9 and there is little prospect 

 of a reduction soon. Valley is scarce 

 and there are times when it is impossi- 

 ble to get an order filled. This is a 

 popular item in Washington, and the 

 florists feel its loss acutely. There are 

 a few gardenias still to be had. The 

 new crop carnations show marked im- 

 provement and these are selling fairly 

 well at $1 and $1.50 per hundred. There 

 is something of a shortage of asters and 

 it was difiicult at times last week to 

 fill quantity orders for white ones. 

 Dahlias show a marked improvement 

 and are more plentiful than they have 

 been. 



Club Meeting. 



Edward S. Schmid tendered to the 

 members of the Washington Florists' 

 Club and a limited number of friends 

 the annual crab feast which has become 

 a sort of institution with the club. 



NEW ROSE STOCK 



Short Beauties .Sc to 12c 



Long Beauties doz., $3.00 



Fancy Russells . . . .\ 10c to 12c 



Medium Russells 6c to 8c 



Sunburst and Ophelia 4c to 6c 



Killarneys, White and Pink .'}c to 6c 



Fancy Asters 4c Gladiolus 2^20 to 4c 



Common Asters .... 2c to 3c Asparagus, bunch, 50c 



Short Asters i^c to Ic Ferns 1000, $3.00 



T. J. NOLL & CO. 



1 1 09 Grand Avenue, 



KANSAS CITY, MO. 



Mention Hi* R«t1«w when yon write. 



The affair was held, in connection with 

 the regular meeting, in the ' ' grotto ' ' 

 at 1214 F street, northwest. 



Another feature of the evening was 

 the motion picture show, the films for 

 which were furnished through the sec- 

 retary by Sidney B. Lust, proprietor of 

 the United Film Service, while addi- 

 tional films featured some of the flo- 

 rists and their friends. Fred H. 

 Kramer, as ' ' captain ' ' of the * ' Deutsch- 

 land," was the hero whose landing from 

 his submarine was depicted in several 

 hundred feet of film. 



Mr. Schmid was called upon to ac- 

 knowledge a standing vote of thanks 

 extended to him by those present. Rich- 

 ard Vincent, Jr., of White Marsh, Md., 

 had a few words to say on dahlias and 

 association, and Peter Pullman, Wil- 

 liam F. Gude, I. Goldsmith and others 

 did their part to make the evening a 

 pleasant one. 



During the business meeting, which 

 preceded the festivities, the names of 

 Herbert M. Sauber, of Z. D. Blacki- 

 stone's store, and Otto Schoeps, who is 

 connected with the store of .J. H. Small 

 & Sons, were presented for membership. 



President Jenkins reported upon a 

 conference with officials of the Aqua- 

 rium Society of Washington relative to 

 the holding jointly of a flora and fauna 

 show in this city late in the fall. Mr. 

 Jenkins recommended that no further 

 action be taken at this time, suggest- 

 ing that it would be inadvisable, under 

 existing conditions, to consider the 

 holding of such an event. 



Edward Niedomanski brought before 

 the club the desirability of its being 

 represented during the coming bowling 

 season by a good team and that one be 

 entered in the Commercial Duck Pin 

 League, to be known as the club team. 

 The proposal met with the hearty ap- 



