JANUAET 4, 1917. 



The Florists' Review 



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White Lilac @) 



Wonderfully well grown stock it is, large, well 

 matured heads. In quantity and a regular 

 supply. p^^ bunch, $2.00 



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Choicest 



and Best Varieties of ROSES in Grades to 



Suit Ail Requirements 



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Orchids 



Sweet Peas High-grade Carnations, all colors 



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pense of production .and of marketing. 

 No wholesaler will knowingly sell flow- 

 ers for less than they are worth. There 

 is the key to this problem. 



The Death of John Mclntyre. 



Sadness has come to cut flower circles 

 at the festive season by the news from 

 New York of the death of John Mcln- 

 tyre, who was employed at Blooming- 

 dale 's. 



John Mclntyre was for many years 

 one of our most prominent figures in 

 the wholesale world. It is currently be- 

 lieved that the word "hustler" was 

 coined expressly for John Mclntyre. The 

 way he got around with his boxes of cut 

 flowers was a marvel. Early and late 

 he was at it with an energy and zeal 

 that never flagged. His punctuality and 

 spppd were an inspiration to the young 

 salesmen. 



Club Meeting. 



The January meeting of the Florists' 

 Club was held in the club rooms in Hor- 

 ticultural hall, on Broad street below 

 Locust street, Tuesday evening. There 

 were certain domestic problems con- 

 nected with the budget that occupied 

 time and evoked discussion. Just what 

 the chef 'a pay may be and just what the 

 duties of the position may be, perhaps 

 are not for general perusal, so we will 

 pass on to the illustrated lecture on 

 ''Rock Gardens" by Richard Rothe, of 

 Glenside, Pa., which was the attraction 

 of the evening. 



Various Notes. 



J. J. Habermehl's Sons arranged the 

 decorations for the first assembly ball 

 at the Bellevue-Stratford hotel, Jan- 

 uray 5. 



Raymond Brunswick's engagement 

 was announced New Year's day. How 

 he found time, between his arduous du- 

 ties with the M. Rice Co. in working 

 hours and as scout master in leisure 

 moments, is surprising. Of course you 

 want the lovely lady's name, but that 

 must remain a mystery for this month. 



Alexander B. Scott says that some- 

 where around 50,000 roses were cut at 

 Sharon Hill the week before Christmas. 



Oswald J. Derousse, right-hand man 

 to President Rea, of the Pennsylvania 

 railroad, died suddenly New Year's 

 day, from asphyxiation; he was over- 

 come by the fumes while working at his 

 car in a closed garage. Mr. Derousse 

 owned the Colonial Greenhouses at Pleas- 

 antville, N. J., formerly owned by the 

 late Mrs. Mary S. Flemig. Thomas 

 Walker, brother of John Walker, of 

 Youngstown, O., is Mr. Derousse 's man- 

 ager. Mr. Derousse was highly esteemed 

 in trade circles and his death was a 

 great shock. He was 49 years of age. 



John Cunningham and George Cook 

 are J. M. Deutscher's assistants at the 

 Philadelphia Wholesale Florists' Ex- 

 change. Phil. 



Herrington on the Mum, sent by The 

 Review for 50 cents. 



MTLWAXTEEE. 



The Market. 



Business was quiet for New Year's. 

 There was not much more than the ordi- 

 nary call for stock, and, while prices 

 have not shown a marked drop, condi- 

 tions are not so good as they were last 

 year at this time. The call for corsages, 

 which is usually heavy, has not seemed 

 to materialize to the same extent this 

 year. There was a medium supply of 

 orchids of fine quality and these cleaned 

 up readily. Violets were scarce and 

 were cleared each day as soon as they 

 appeared. Singles were almost unob- 

 tainable. There was a limited number 

 of sweet peas, with long stems, that were 

 in great demand and cleaned out daily 

 at $3 per hundred. The stock was fancy 

 and well worth all it brought. 



Roses in general were in good supply 

 and sold well. Mrs. Chas. Russell roses, 

 however, were scarce, and as the qual- 

 ity was fine they brought good prices. 

 The demand for Hoosier Beauty, Ophelia 

 and Ward was also strong. Carnations 

 cleaned up nicely and good prices were 

 obtained. The demand was good, and as 

 the stock was in good shape there was 

 little held over. Stevia was in quantity 

 and sold readily. There has been little 

 or no change in the valley situation. The 

 stock remains scarce, selling at $6 for 

 first quality, which is not extra good. 



