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The Florists' Review 



Mauch 8, 1917. 



>WE LEAD IN QUALITY AND FINIfH 



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KANSAS CITY, MO. 



The Market. 



Although it is Lent, business is as 

 brisk aa. ever, thanks to a large quan- 

 tity of funeral work. The retailers re- 

 port that their business so far has been 

 up to tKe average. Cut flowers of all 

 kinds are offered from department store 

 counters. Eoses are in much ^larger sup- 

 ply this week, but move well. The prices 

 have declined. Carnations and lilies are 

 in heavy supply, but a large per cent of 

 them . are used in funeral work. The 

 Lenten season seems to have little effect 

 on the sale of cut flowers and blooming 

 plants. 



Various Notes. 



The trade regrets to hear of the death, 

 February 27, of August Luther, detailed 

 notice of which is given in this week's 

 obituary. 



Fred Fromholdt's car was in a smash - 

 up last week. The damages amounted to 

 about $125; no one was hurt severely. 



The Alpha Floral Co. lost one of its 

 new cars by theft last week. This con- 

 cern reports the largest February busi- 

 ness in its existence. 



Edward Ellsworth has already suc- 

 cumbed to the spring fever — he went 

 fishing last week. 



The wholesale houses report plenty of 

 stock of all kinds on hand, with prices 

 lower. 



John Stevens is cutting an exception- 

 ally large crop of carnations. 



W. J. Barnes has his greenhouses 

 filled with bedding stock and plants for 

 Easter. 



T. J. Noll & Co. are featuring a fine 

 lot of Easter baskets for the trade. 



Adolph Mohr is now sending in good 

 cinerarias in 5 and 6-inch pots. 



Business across the state line is ex- 

 ceptionally good, especially in funeral 

 work. 



Edgar Bungar has his place in good 

 shape for the spring bedding business. 

 His vincas and dracaenas are alwavs 

 good. W. J. B." 



When August Luther's will was pro- 

 bated last week, it was found that re- 

 sentment had smoldered in the old jjen- 

 tleman 's breast for many years. The 

 resentment was directed against the 

 daughter-in-law, whom the decedent 

 blamed for taking his son away from 

 him. The will cuts off the son with a 

 smaller sum and provides carefully 

 against the daughter-in-law ever inher- 

 iting any of the $75,000 estate. The son 

 believes his father repented of the will's 

 provision on his deathbed. It is said that 

 Mr. and Mrs. Luther will try to break 

 the will. 



Woodsfleld, O. — A severe loss at the 

 De Witt greenhouses was narrowly 

 averted last month because of the coal 

 shortage. At the time, Mr. De Witt was 

 unable to procure coal, and it was only 

 because he cut up fence posts and gath- 

 ered old lumber that he was able to 

 keep the temperature above the danger 

 point. 



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 have been many such cases. 



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