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The Florists^ Review 



January 18, 1917. 



Colorado-grown Carnations 



FOR COLOR AND QUALITY 



Try them and be convinced. Send for trial shipment. 



THE PIKES PEAK FLORAL CO., Colorado Springs, Colo. 



roses at present and, besides taking care 

 of the needs of many local florists, they 

 are shipping many to cities in Ohio and 

 Michigan. 



Henry Miller, the carnation specialist, 

 is cutting some excellent carnations. The 

 flowers are large and the stems long 

 and heavy. Mr. Miller's average daily 

 cut is 1,800 to 2,100 blooms. 



T. Magee, of the Scottwood Green- 

 houses, was on the jump last week with 

 several large decorations for the Toledo 

 Club. Mr. Magee, who ranks as one of 

 the best decorators in the city, has from 

 two to five large decorations for this 

 club every week. 



Schramm Bros, have again been for- 

 tunate in securing the contract for the 

 interior decorations at the two large 

 Terminal Auditorium show rooms, for 

 the annual automobile show to be held 

 this month. The supplies for these deco- 

 rations include over 100 cases of south- 

 ern smilax, and thousands of yards of 

 laurel roping, together with large groups 

 of palms. The work of arranging this 

 starts about ten days before the open- 

 ing of the show and is mostly ceiling 

 and festooning work. 



Miss H. F. Patten reports business 

 excellent since the holidays. Miss Pat- 

 ten is recognized as a specialist in table 

 decorations and finds herself busy with 

 calls for decorations at the Women's 

 building. Miss Patten is a charter mem- 

 ber of the women's association and has 

 countless friends. 



The management of the Helmer 

 Flower Shop was rewarded for its untir- 

 ing efforts to satisfactorily serve the 

 public by an overwhelming holiday busi- 

 ness and a continuous run of funeral 

 work and transient business since the 

 first of the year. Miss Ilelmer, the 

 junior member of the firm, formerly was 

 employed by Breitmcyer's Sons, Detroit, 

 and Jack Helmer formerly was connect- 

 ed with the Patten Flower Store. 



Friends of Mrs. Ernest Glauser will 

 regret to hear that she will be unable to 

 leave the hospital for several weeks. 

 Mrs. Glauser is vice-president of the 

 ladies' branch of the Toledo Florists' 

 Club. G. B. S. 



ROCHESTER, N. Y. 



The Market. 



During the latter part of the week 

 business was good. A large quantity of 

 funeral work cleaned up everything in 

 cut flowers. The market was not over- 

 stocked, owing to the cold spell, and de- 

 layed trains held back shipments con- 

 siderably. The daily shipments now ar- 

 rive in fair condition, and the quality 

 of the stock is good, considering the 

 little sun we have had during the last 

 two weeks. Locally-grown stock is of 

 exceptionally good quality. The cut of 



Plants Sell Better 



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carnations is not particularly large, but 

 the blooms bring good prices. There is 

 no special call for reds. The supply of 

 roses is large and meets all present de- 

 mands. Russell, Hoosier Beauty, Francis 

 Scott Key, Sunburst and Ward sell well. 

 Some fine American Beauties reach the 

 market and move easily. 



The demand for orchids has been good. 

 Cvpripediums also have cleared easily. 

 The supply of gardenias is not extra 

 large. Single violets are exceptionally 

 fine and sell well, and the demand for 

 double violets is good. Sweet peas, ip 

 white and pink, are arriving in good con- 

 dition and sell easily. Pink and white 

 double bouvardias move well. Jonquils, 

 Paper Whites, yellow narcissi and cut 

 tulips are easy sellers. Valley had a 

 good call last week, but the quality of 

 the stock varies considerably. Easter 

 lilies and callas are arriving in larger 

 consignments, but they clear rapidly. 

 Many azaleas that did not arrive in time 

 for Christmas have come in and move 

 satisfactorily. The stores are well sup- 

 plied with bulbous stock; many of the 

 large pans are fitted with handles and 

 colored mats, and these sell splendidly 

 for funerals. Green stock is quite plen- 

 tiful and sells well, especially asparagus. 



Various Notes. 



George T. Boucher lias purchased a 

 new 6-cylinder touring car, which he 

 and his friends are testing severely. 



William Pitkin, Jr., is in New York 

 on a business trip. 



Harry Brush, who formerly conducted 

 a flower store on Clinton avenue, has 

 sold his stock and discontinued business. 



Several travelers called on the trade 



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