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The Florists' Review 



Jancari 26, 1917. 



KANSAS CITY, MO. 



The Market. 



With the close of this week there was 

 a scarcity of cut flowers of all kinds, 

 caused by an unusual quantity of fu- 

 neral work, despite the fact that there 

 was a large quantity of cut stock com- 

 ing into the market. The supply of low- 

 grade stock is unusually light in com- 

 parison with that of former years. Dur- 

 ing this month it seems as though 

 everyone is growing a better grade of 

 stock. Boses of all grades are high in 

 price and less in number than at any 

 time since last summer. The quality is 

 all that could be desired. Carnations 

 have not been so plentiful as formerly. 

 There have been few splits this season, 

 and the only flower to be had that is 

 cheap at present is a split carnation. 



Sweet peas are good and have long 

 stems. Good prices are obtained for 

 these and they now are the most plenti- 

 ful flowers in the market. Lilies are 

 about the same as last week; the supply 

 is not large, b.ut sufficient for the de- 

 mand. There still are some high-grade 

 stevias, but the season is about over. 

 Bulbous stock is more plentiful than 

 formerly, especially tulips and jonquils. 

 Paper Whites are about the same as last 

 week. 



Various Notes. 



Mr. and Mrs. A. Elberfield have de- 

 parted for a two to three weeks' vaca- 

 tion in the south. The store force re- 

 ports that out-of-town funeral work has 

 been unusually heavy. 



Nelson Jarrett reports business bet- 

 ter than it ever has been. He has one 

 house of ferns and one of begonias; the 

 rest of the range is devoted to bedding 

 stock. Mr. Jarrett has been paying, and 

 expects to keep on paying, a lot of spe- 

 cial taxes. The boulevard, sidewalk 

 curbing and street paving taxes all 

 come at once. 



R. E. Sturgeon has his houses in good 

 condition. The butterfly sweet peas are 

 good and the men are getting bedding 

 stock into line for the spring trade. 



H. B. Laundy & Son are busily pre- 

 paring for the Easter trade. They will 

 have a nice line of begonias and lilies. 



W. J. Barnes had one of his busiest 

 weeks in funeral work. There were 

 three prominent funerals in one day 

 near his establishment. 



Arthur Newell reports a record- 

 breaking week in funeral work, both in 

 and out of town, and business in general 

 also is satisfactory. 



The W. L. Rock Flower Co. cut some 

 roses last week that were hard to beat. 



Jacob Hepting is a busy man. His 

 carnations this year have done excep- 

 tionally well. He now has over 20,000 

 young carnations in 2-inch pots and a 

 large number of cuttings in the sand. 



Henry Kusik & Co. report that some 

 of the largest shipments ever made of 

 cut flowers were made during the last 

 three days. They report roses scarce. 



John S. Meyer last week died at the 

 home of his daughter, Mrs. Charles E. 

 Heite. He is survived by two sons and 

 four daughters. 



The municipal greenhouses across the 

 line, in the city park, suffered a loss 

 from fire of about $2,000. Immediately 

 after the fire J. B. Clark, superintend- 

 ent of parks, had a force of men rigging 

 up a temporary greenhouse to protect 

 the stock that had escaped the flames. 



W. J. B. 



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Awarded certificate 

 of merit at Cleve- 

 land Flower Show, 

 November 9, 10, 

 11, 1916. 



Also won the Silver 

 First Prize Medal and 

 the Horticultural So- 



Awarded certificate 

 of merit at Bloom- 

 ington Show of Illi- 

 nois State Florists' 

 Association, No- 

 vember;9, 10, 1916. 



Sweepstakes Cup and 

 Ribbons awarded by 

 ciety of Chicago. 



Color: Brilliant scarlet of uniform shade. Parentage: Enchantress x Red 

 Seedlintf. This red seedling was a cross of Nelson x Lawson. Growth: 



Habit of Scott, but stronger stem. Prolific Bloomer, averaging 30 flowers 

 per plant. Production: Average 90 per cent. ^ 



PRICE AND DELIVERY 



THENANTHOS— Cold-grown cuttings, ready for immediate delivery. 

 Price, f. o. b. Chicago : Per 100, $12,00 ; per 1000, $100.00; 250 

 cuttings at the thousand rate. All shipments made in the order 

 received, so send in your reauirements early. 



A. L. RANDALL COMPANY 



Wabash Ave. at Lake St., Chicago 



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GERANIUMS 



S. A. Nutt, Gen. Grant, Mme. Buchner, Jean Oberle, Abbie Schaffer, 

 E. H. Trego, etc., $2.00 per 100; $18.50 per 1000 for 2-inch. $,3.00 per 100; 

 $25.00 per 1000 for 3-inch. 



We list several hundred varieties in an assortment that covers every class 

 of Geraniums, single, semi-double, double, ivy-leaved, variegated foliage and 

 scented, including such varieties as Rose, Nutmeg, Lemon, etc., $2.00 per 100 

 for 2-incb; $3.00 per 100 for 3-inch. Novelties and New Varieties up to 50c 

 each. 



MISCELLANEOUS PLANTS 



2-inch, $2.00 per 100; $18.50 per 1000. 3-inch, $3.00 per 100; $26.00 per 1000. 



Alyssum, Giant and Dwarf. Altemantheras, 10 varieties. Ageratum, 

 6 varieties. Begonias, Luminosa, Vernon, Erfordii, Pfitzer's Triumph, Graci- 

 lis Kose. Coleus, 10 varieties. Cuphea. Hardy English Ivy. Heliotrope, 

 Lemon Verbenas, Lantanas, 10 varieties. Moonvines, White and Blue. 

 Parlor Ivy. Petunias, Double and Fringed, Mixed colors. Pompon Chry- 

 santhemums, large assortment. Salvia, Bonfire and Zurich. Swainsona, 

 White. 



Abutilon, Savitzii. 2-inch, $3.0<) per 100. 3-inch. $4.00 per 100. 



FERNS 



Boston, 4-inch, $2.00 per dozen; $15.00 per 100. 7-inch, $6.00 per dozen, 

 8-inch, $1.00 each; $9.00 per dozen. Large specimen plants, 11 to 12-inch pots, 

 from $2.00 to $5.00 each. 



ROOTED CUTTINGS 



Coleus, 10 varieties, including Golden Bedder and Verschaffeltii. 

 Heliotrope, Ageratum, Blue and White, 75c per dozen, postpaid; $5.00 

 per 1000, by express, not prepaid. 



Send for Catalogue. 



CASH WITH ORDKR 



R. VINCENT, JR., & SONS CO. 



WHITE MARSH, MD. 



