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The Florists' Review 



OCTOBBB 25, 1917. 



SOCHESTEB, N. Y. 



The Market. 



Business was not brisk last week, 

 probably because of the unsettled 

 weather. General market conditions 

 are better than those of last year at 

 this time, though operations are seri- 

 ously hampered by transportation trou- 

 bles. There has been only a fair 

 amount of business, with slightly more 

 than enough flowers for all orders. Car- 

 nations, however, are particularly 

 scarce, and, as usual when they are 

 scarce, the demand is greater. Dahlias 

 have never been finer than this season 

 and have sold well. The peony-flgwered 

 varieties have moved especially well, 

 having been used extensively for 

 sprays. Eubrum lilies have, sold well. 



The supply of roses is good and forms 

 the mainstay of the market. The blooms 

 are of splendid quality and move easily. 

 Prices are about the same. The shorter 

 grades are none too plentiful, however. 

 Chrysanthemums are becoming more 

 and more plentiful, and as the season 

 opens their quality improves. Fine 

 Eureka, October Trost, Smith's Advance 

 and Chrysolora sell well, at good prices. 

 Double violets are in fine condition. 

 Cattleyas are splendid, but their sale is 

 slow. 



The supply of fall cosmos is small as 

 yet. Small quantities of candytuft and 

 a few gladioli are seen occasionally. 

 Easter lilies are not overplentiful at 

 this writing. A few good indoojysnap- 

 dragons are offered. There is a steady 

 sale of green and bronze galax, whicli 

 just now is being used extensively with- 

 violets and mums. 



Vaxious Notes. 



The J. B. Keller Sons' window deco- 

 ration was of exceptional beauty for the 

 week end. A massive gilt frame was 

 gracefully draped with rich velvet. In 

 the center of the frame was placed a 

 large vase of white chrysanthemums 

 and pink roses, arranged with oak 

 foliage. 



Hugo Teute is cutting fine chrysan- 

 themums, for wliich he finds a ready 

 sale. His Turner mums are in excellent • 

 condition and promise to be fine. 



George Cramer has been busy of late 

 with a quantity of Halloween novelties. 



Jacob Thomann & Sons report busi- 

 ness as being good. They are cutting a 

 quantity of mums; all of which they find 



use for. _ ^. , 



The monthly meeting of the Ladies 

 Auxiliary of the Rochester Florists' 

 Association was held at the home of 

 ' Mrs. Edwin P. Wilson October 17. Much 

 credit is due the ladies for the special 

 interest they have taken in Red Cro6;s 

 relief work. 



The greenhouses and store at Mount 

 Hope cemetery are not busy just at this 

 season, but they are preparing for the 

 Christmas season by making wreaths, 

 etc. Cuttings are taking up the gre£\ter 

 part of the greenhousemen's time. 



George T. Boucher had a good display 

 of different kinds of roses in his window 

 October 20. 



H. E. Wilson is growing fin^ yellow 

 mums, which sell readily at the store. 

 He also has a good batch of Boston 

 ferns and palms. H. J. H. 



New Albany, Miss. — There is a de- 

 mand here for flowers, but no floristj 

 so R. B. Henderson, the local druggist, 

 has set up a counter for flowers, which 

 he handles on a commission basis. 



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