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Sbftbubbr 21, 1916. 



The Florists^ Review 



23 



FLIWEBS FLIT TO FLOEISTS. 



Here is a little bit of life from an 

 active town in the Empire state. The 

 scene is in front of the handsome shop 

 of Rawson the Florist, at Elmira. The 

 proprietor, F. W. Durant, is looking at 

 the manager, M, Quaas, who is purchas- 

 ing florists' supplies from John Walch, 

 direct from the traflSc car of H. Bay- 

 ersdorfer & Co. This car has brought 

 Elmira and Philadelphia into touch. 

 Near by Henry Growley, a salesman 

 for Bawson the Florist, is an inter- 

 ested spectator of the novel scene. 



Phil. 



BUFFALO. 



The Market. 



Some of the tradesmen report that 

 business is increasing; others say that 

 there has been no decided change dur- 

 ing the last three weeks. Nevertheless, 

 there seems to be a general agreement 

 that there has been much funeral work, 

 which has served as a satisfactory out- 

 let for the gluts in some items, such 

 as asters. 



The new crop of roses is coming in 

 gradually, with indications of a heavy 

 supply to come. Beauties are taken 

 quickly, and if the buyer is not on the 

 job all the time he suffers. Other roses 

 are improving in quality. Mrs. Eussell, 

 Sunburst and Mock roses now are the 

 leaders, but little can be said about 

 Ophelia. The supply of roses has been 

 cleared daily. 



One or two growers are sending in 

 chrysanthemums, and these sell readily 

 at $2 and $3 per dozen, particularly 

 Golden Glow. Valley may be had in 

 small quantities at $6 per hundred. 

 Lilies have diminished greatly in supply 

 and at times are rather difficult to find. 

 Carnations arrive in such small quan- 

 tities that many of the retailers do not 

 see any of them. Those to be had are 

 satisfactory as to size of flower and 

 length of stem. Few dahlias are avail- 

 able. So small is the demand for or- 

 chids that few realise the scarcity of 

 them. Some extra fine snapdragons are 

 obtainable, but there seems to be little 

 demand for them. 



Gladioli are slowly but surely de- 

 creasing in supply, but there is room 

 for more sales to clear the entire sup- 

 ply. The quality also has fallen off 

 largely. Without a doubt there is an 

 overabundance of mediocre asters, and 

 there will be as long as the growers 

 pick what they have. However, there 

 were more good asters in the market 

 last week than ever before this season, 

 and this was due to the fact that most 

 of them wQre late asters. The weather 

 was more suitable for the late ones and, 

 then, some of them are indoor-grown. 

 Cosmos may be had whenever desired, 

 as it is in plenteous supply. Some 

 nice marigolds reach the market and are 

 disposed of easily. All kinds of greens 

 are quite sufficient, with the exception 

 of smilax, for which there has been an 

 increasing demand. 



Various Notes. 



Fred Wise, of East Aurora, was in 

 town last week. He has been cutting 

 carnations throughout the entire season. 

 His mums are looking fine and he ex- 

 pects to cut first-rate blooms soon. 



The Buffalo Display Men 's Associa- 

 tion held a banquet at the Hotel Stat- 

 ler, September 12. Some of the florists 

 took part in the affair. 



A Philadelphia Supply House Salesman Calling at EImii-a» N. Y. 



James M. Thoirs, of Camden, N. J., 

 was a visitor last week and Arthur 

 Beyers, of Seattle, Wash., formerly one 

 of the Palmer staff, was in town call- 

 ing on some of his friends. 



Flowering plants have been in large 

 demand this summer. Patrons have 

 asked for them, but the retailers have 

 been unable to supply. 



Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Palmer returned 

 from their summer home in Canada last 

 week. Mr. Palmer says he is ready for 

 another year 's business. ^ -^. E. 



DETEOIT, MICH. 



The Market. 



iLast week the weather turned a little 

 cooler, and business and stock both have 

 improved. American Beauties are good 

 and clear readily, with the exception of 

 shorts. Other good roses, such as 

 Ophelia, Sunburst, Rhea Reid, Russell 

 and Maryland, clear each day. Only 

 the short-stemmed flowers are inclined 

 to drag, as they are far more plentiful 

 than the medium and long roses. 



The supply of valley is limited and is 

 cleaned up quickly. Orchids are choice 

 but scarce; a few direct shipments of 

 these are coming from Brampton, Ont. 

 Asters have been coming in faster than 

 required and so the short ones are in- 

 clined to drag. Gladioli are becoming 

 a thing of the past; a few are to be had, 

 but there is not much call for them. 

 Carnations continue scarce. The stems 

 are short, but the flowers are good and 

 sell readily. Lilies, are more plentiful 

 again, but there is not much demand for 

 them. Snapdragons, cosmos and miscel- 

 laneous flowers are to be had, but meet 

 with a poor sale. 



Various Notes. 



E. A. Fetters has moved into his new 

 store, facing Grand Circus park. 



Clifford White, of Grosse He, has a 

 few choice dahlias coming along. 



W. Mott, of Hammond's Paint & 

 Slug Shot Works, was in Detroit last 

 week. H. T. 



From Another Correspondent. 



Stock of every kind is scarce and, to 

 make matters worse, business is brisk. 

 Flower buyers in many instances travel 

 from one store to another until finally 

 they become convinced that flowers 

 really are not plentiful. Roses are of 

 good color and foliage, but, of course. 



short of stem. Asters are not plenti- 

 ful, good lavender being especially 

 scarce. 



John Miehelsen, of the E. C. Amling 

 Co., Chicago, passed through the city 

 September 16 on his way home from 

 the east. 



The prettiest flower store in our city 

 is the one recently opened by E. A. 

 Fetters, at 17 East Adams avenue. Mr. 

 Fetters' store is quite narrow, being 

 only fourteen feet wide, but it is deep 

 and beautifully appointed. The deco- 

 rations on the walls are plain, but rich 

 in hand coloring. Special furniture has 

 been made to harmonize with the deco- 

 rations. On one wall hangs a beautiful 

 piece of tapestry of the Louis XIV 

 period, this being a gift from Henry 

 Forster and Mr. Schumann, both in 

 Mr. Fetters' employ. An intimate 

 friend of the owner sent a pretty desk 

 lamp. H. S. 



PROVIDENCE, R. I. 



The Market. 



The cooler weather last week drove 

 home large numbers of vacationists 

 from the seashore, and this slightly 

 accelerated business. The flower stores 

 are ready for the rush, practically all 

 of them having renovated and "slicked 

 up" their places for the fall opening. 

 Funeral work continues brisk, with a 

 good choice of flowers. The windows 

 and boxes have assumed an autumnal 

 appearance by the showing of the first 

 mums. Prices are steady and stock 

 ample. 



Horticultural Exhibition. 



The annual exhibition of asters, 

 dahlias and gladioli, with seasonable 

 fruits and vegetables, of the Rhode 

 Island Horticultural Society, was held 

 in the ballroom of the Narragansett 

 hotel, September 14 and 15, and at- 

 tracted large crowds. The exhibition 

 was one of the largest ever held by the 

 society, more than 5,000 blooms being 

 staged, the showing of dahlias and 

 gladioli being especially fine. 



In addition to the first and second 

 prizes awarded in the numerous classes, 

 two of the society's gold medals of 

 merit were given. John P. Rooney, of 

 New Bedford, Mass., received one of 

 these for his display of Mrs. Frederick 

 Grinnell dahlia, while George L. Still- 

 man, of Westerly, exhibitor of the Mil- 



