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The Florists' Review 



Dbcbmbbb 21, 1916. 



in ^the potted line, as also cyclamens. 

 These plants are in excellent condition 

 and many orders for them were placed 

 early. As to the artificial line, baskets 

 artistically arranged with boxwoods, 

 statice, ruscus, etc., are seen in all the 

 stores, and, on account of the scarcity 

 of blooming plants, many of these will 

 be sold. Eoses will sell from $2 to $10 

 per dozen, while carnations will aver- 

 age from $1 to $2.50 per dozen. Nar- 

 cissi will bring 75 cents per dozen. Vio- 

 lets are in large demand for the Christ- 

 mas trade and orders are being booked 

 at $3 per bunch. Valley is scarce at 

 present. There will be a few sweet peas 

 on the market. Palms, ferns, araucarias 

 and rubbers are being sold in good num- 

 bers. 



Florists were urging the public to 

 have the purchases delivered December 

 23 and 24, in order to avert the final 

 rush Monday. 



Various Notes. 



The Scottwood Greenhouses had on 

 display some excellent specimens of Be- 

 gonia Glory of Cincinnati, as well as 

 poinsettias, both in pans and cut fiow- 

 ers. The management boasts of having 

 the finest collection of made-up baskets 

 of crotons, ranging in price from $10 

 to $25 each. Mr. Magee, the genial 

 manager of this thriving concern, will 

 not enjoy his Christmas rush this year, 

 several bad boils necessitating his con- 

 finement to his home. 



A spontaneous combustion last week 

 in Feniger's Flower Shop, Adams street, 

 caused considerable damage. The 

 quickly arriving fire department con- 

 fined the blaze to the rear of the store. 

 Luckily, the fire will not interfere with 

 the Christmas business. 



J. L. Schiller, Toledo's primula spe- 

 cialist, was out driving in his auto the 

 other day, accompanied by Messrs. Metz 

 and Helmer. Through some mishap, Mr. 

 Schiller tried to throw a passing street 

 car off the track. He did not succeed, 

 however, and, fortunately, no one was 

 hurt. The car was not damaged to any 

 great extent. 



Henry Miller's carnation crop hit the 

 mark squarely. Mr. Miller supplies 

 about two-thirds of the carnations used 

 in this city. 



The Cushman Gladiolus Farm, of 

 Sylvania, recently was sold to a local 

 real estate firm, and the ground will be 

 platted this spring for suburban resi- 

 dences. The Cushmans specialized in 

 gladioli and dahlias, and many of these 

 flowers were sent by them yearly to all 

 parts of the state. 



Mrs. Ernst Clauser, who is in St. 

 Vincent's hospital, where she under- 

 went an operation for appendicitis, is- 

 not improving so favorably as might bo. 



Schramm Bros, have added another 

 Studebaker car to their delivery equip- 

 ment. Frank Schramm has always ad- 

 vocated rapid and prompt deliveries, 

 and in order to facilitate the delivery 

 service for the special holidays, such as 

 Christmas, he decided that another ma- 

 chine would be the thing. 



A big Florists' Club meeting to be 

 held right after New Year's to work 

 out ideas for the new year is being ad- 

 vocated by local florists. Committees 

 will be appointed to work along differ- 

 ent lines and to broaden the scodo of 

 this live-wire organization. The mem- 

 bers want to place the local club in the 

 lead with those of other large cities, as 

 to the work it accomplishes. Interest- 

 ing news in regard to this meeting will 

 appear in these columns in the near fn- 



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An excellent iovest- 

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Dale Estate 

 Brampton, Ont. 



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 Ottumwa, la. 



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 would not part with 

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The Steinhauser 

 Florist and 

 Nursery Co. 



Pittsburg, Kan. 



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