Januauy 11, 191T. 



The Florists' Review 



23 



The Saks Staff of the A. L. Randall Co., Chicago, Starts the New Year by Talking Things Over. 



pips, seeds, etc., were produced in the 

 iountries asking for the permits. From 

 the enclosed it would seem that I have 

 been misinformed. ' ' 



The Prospect. 



It seems quite clear that the supply 

 of valley pips in Europe this year is 

 materially reduced by the demand for 

 food crops, but that there will be ])lonty 

 for America should peace come unex- 

 pectedly or other circumstances result 

 in raising the blockade. As long as 

 present conditions continue, however, it 

 is })lain that the question of supply will 

 keep American valley forcers guessing. 



LAST WEEK'S PLANT IMPORTS. 



A Rotterdam steamer last week dis- 

 charged at New York the following con- 

 signments of plants, shrubs and roots, as 

 given in customhouse papers at that 

 port: 



Julius ItiM'lirs Co., 10 jtaokagt's plants: oases 

 trcos; fi ciiscs shrubs. 



It. F. Lang, 40 cases plants. 



Kicliard & ("<>., 18 cases trees. 



Hampton & Co., 'Jl cases trees. 



McHutchison & Co., 85 cases trees; 80 cases 

 roots. 



HoRewoninK & Sons, 71 cases roots. 



Van Waveren & Sons, 19 cases plants. 



U. .T. Irwin, 2.') cases spirteas. 



liUnhani & Jfoore, 1(> cases shrubs. 



American Shipping l"o., 10 cases plants. 



r. Ouwerkerk, 5 cases plants. 



KinKk & Co., 254 cases roots. 



T. Haveme.ver. 2 cases roots. 



MacNiff Horticultural Co., 4 cases roots, 



Vandegrift & Co., 2 cases trees. 



<". F. Smith, 35 cases shrubs. 



Hempstead & Son, 9 cases shrubs. 



American Express Co., 25 cases roots. 



Knyper & Co , 363 cases trees. 



NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION. 



In the local papers at Connersville, 



Ind., January 1, C. A. Rieman offered 



the following advertisement as a New 



Vear's resolution for the public: 



. Uesolved, That I will join that rapidly increas- 

 ing number of big-hearted and thoughtful peo- 

 ple who believe in giving flowers to the living 

 and making their lives happy. I will brighten 

 the winter days with the cheering presence of 

 nowers. I will see that the wife, at home with 

 the ilaily cares and burdens, is left a message 

 of love in the form of flowers. I will see that 

 niy dear old mother's life is made joyful by a 

 message such as onl.v flowers can convey. I 

 ^111 send flowers for valentines. I will use' them 

 to e.Yiiress my sentiment of love and friendship 

 ■^^hen^ver I can, for nothing speaks more sin- 

 <erely, I will see that my friends, ill at home 

 <"■ in the hos|iital, have flowers as a token of mv 

 f.vmpathy. 



This was followed with the statement 

 that the purchase of flowers is made 

 easy by reason of Mr. Rieman 's large 

 assortment, etc. 



take possession of my garden plants in 

 the fall of the year? They are low 

 on the stem of the plants, near and on 

 the roots. F. A. P.— Cal. 



RANDALL HOLDS SALES MEETING. 



A sales meeting and dinner was held 

 by the A. L. Randall Co., Chicago, De- 

 cember 26, 1916, in the West room of 

 the Hotel Sherman, thirty-seven mem- 

 bers of the sales force being present. 

 The newest offerings from the various 

 Randall factories were discussed and ex- 

 l)lained and plans for the coming year 

 announced. The meeting was most suc- 

 cessful in every particular and hearty 

 cooperation between the men for the 

 future was assured. 



MEALY BUG OUTDOORS. 



Will you kindly tell me what causes, 

 :ind how to get rid of, mealy bugs that 



Any spray to kill the bug would be 

 likely tq destroy many of your plants. 

 A force of cold water carefully directed 

 from a hose, and using a fine sprayer, 

 will clean out most of the bugs. 



C. W. 



Nashua, N. H. — Robert Kirkpatrick, 

 who, according to one of his employers, 

 was "one of the best Scotch lads that 

 ever graced the soil of the U. S., " died 

 here recently. Mr. Kirkpatrick was 

 associated with (Jeorge E. Buxton for 

 seven years and before that time saw 

 service with Judge Hoit. The decedent 

 was a much liked man; tiie gardeners 

 and florists attended his funeral in a 

 bodv. 



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Conrad C. Gindra, of Poughkeepsie, 

 N. Y., believes the retailer should carry 

 as varied a stock as possible of both 

 foliage and blooming plants, mentioning 

 especially the sales of Cissus discolor, 

 Stephanotis floribunda and a plant of 

 I'onderosa lemon carrying eleven large 

 fruits, for ,$25 each plant, showing that 

 the public will buy if the goods are there. 

 Euphorbia and clerodendron are includ- 

 e<i in the list of uncommon and salable 

 plants. A grand lot of Begonia Mrs. 

 .1. A. Peterson was noted and my good 

 friend regretted that he had not a 

 larger stock of this acknowledged peer 

 among begonias. Cyclamens were 

 heavy in bud and foliage, but backward 

 in blooms; this was noted generally 

 through this territory. Carnations 

 White Wonder, Matchless, Alice and 

 Comfort are leaders. "Vassar College 

 business is exceptionally good this sea- 



son. 



observed Mr. Gindra. 



We 



cleaned out our entire cut of chrysan- 

 tluMiuims, which were fine. We had the 



order for the 'Daisy Chain,' which was 

 1,114 feet in length. It was a daisy, I 

 can assure you." 



Christian Dean, of Saratoga Springs, 

 N. Y., remarked that it might seem un- 

 christian, but an increase in the mortal- 

 ity rate would mean more funeral work, 

 which had been dull. The summer sea- 

 son was good, with more planting than 

 formerly, and fair prices. Preparations 

 for a big spring business are under way. 



The John Ralph Estate, of Saratoga 

 Springs, finds business good, owing to 

 the fact that Saratoga is becoming more 

 of an all-year resort than formerly. 



The Allen Greenhouse Co., of Hudson, 

 N. Y., reported good holiday prospects, 

 with stock to supply the demand. My 

 attention was called to some bushes of 

 Daphne odorata, occupying a space about 

 six feet square, from which 500 blooms 

 were to be cut, to sell readily at 5 cents 

 each. Manager Alfred Sitter thinks it 

 a profitable corner. W. M. 



