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The Florists^ Review 



Fkbruabt 20, 1919. 



THE FLORISTS' SUPPLY HOUSE OF AMERICA 



Easter Pot Covers 



Something stylish and more than usually pleas- 

 ing. This neat pot cover is made to fit a 6-inch 

 pot of standard size. 



Price, $5.00 per doz.; $40.00 per 100 



Orders filled strictly in rotation until stock is 

 exhausted. 



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BAYERSDORFER & CO. l^tf^lk'l^rL'plffZrpA: 



Branch Factory, 709 First Avenue, Telephone Vanderbilt 4976, New York 



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Opening February 24 



I shall be ready for business in my new wholesale house on the above date, handling a full line of 



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Cut Flowers, Decorative Greens and Florists^ Supplies i 



All the Florists within reach are invited to call on the opening day, or as soon as convenient — it will § 



be to their advantage to get in touch with this new source of supply. Correspondence solicited. | 



The Florists' Exchange of Baltimore, Incorporated § 



GEO. J. MUHLY, Prasident and Gen. Manager 512 St. Paul Street, BALTIMORE, MD. | 



Consignments of Cut Flowers of all kinds will find a good market here. I also invite the correspondence | 



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Charles Henry Fox put out some 

 clever ideas for St. Valentine 's day. 



W. J. Baker will celebrate his birth- 

 day by sending out extra fine calla lilies. 



Charles H. Grakelow has returned 

 from his trip to Cleveland and Detroit, 

 where he attended the S. A. F. executive 

 committee meeting. Mr. Grakelow will 

 try to interest the leading florists ' ' over 

 there" in the F. T. D., while abroad 

 next summer. 



Henry I. Faust and Clarence IT. Lig- 

 git have just returned from a little trip 

 out of town. They did not find what 

 they sought, but found something bet- 

 ter. Pliil- 



NEW YOBK. 



The Market. 



Arrivals during the last week in- 

 creased to such an extent as to show 

 in a forcible manner how small was the 

 real demand. The increased supply has 

 had considerable effect on the values of 

 many items in the list of offerings. St. 

 Valentine's day requirements buoyed 

 up business somewhat and arrivals more 

 easUy cleared, but business dragged 

 next day. The holiday did not create 

 so much extra business as might have 

 been expected, though business was 

 good, and had it been much heavier, 

 there probably would have been a short- 

 age of stock. 



There were plenty of choice flowers in 

 the varieties suitable for the occasion. 

 Violets and lily of the valley, strange 



All kinds of 

 WAXED 



FLOWERS 



R. E. GEBHARDT CO. 



Hanufacturen of ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS 



Write for Samples and Prices 



2816 Lincoln Ave. 



CHICAGO 



Mention Th« B«t1*w wb— jon write. 



WAX FLOWERS, GOLD LETTERS, WAX DESIGNS 



QUALITY GOODS - PROMPT SERVICE 

 223 Huron Road CLEVELAND, OHIO 



Mention The BeTlew whan jon write. 



to say, moved quite slowly, although 

 prices were at or near normal. Sweet 

 peas moved fairly well, as did myosotis 

 and bulbous flowers. Orchids were in 

 good supply and moved fairly well, at 

 moderate prices. Eoses were in good 

 demand and prices stiffened a trifle, 

 while carnations took an even course. 



The weather was bad. A drizzle last- 

 ing all day, following a heavy down- 

 pour the previous night, kept many in- 

 doors, cutting down retail sales to a 

 large extent. 



This week opens with a limited de- 

 mand and a fairly ample supply, Amer- 

 ican Beauty roses are on the scarce 

 side and specials hold strongly at $100 

 to $125 per hundred, with other grades 



in proportion. While other roses are in 

 anything but heavy supply, they are 

 not particularly active in their move- 

 ment and the shorter grades have de- 

 clined a little in price. 



Carnations are more plentiful and 

 clearances difficult in consequenct . 

 Fancy varieties, such as Mrs. C. W. 

 Ward, Benora and one or two undissem- 

 inated sorts, are bringing as high as *' 

 cents; other grades 2 cents to 5 cents. 



Lilies are fairly plentiful and clear 

 at $12 to $15. Lily of the valley is ii- 

 much greater supply, and the range ol" 

 prices has dropped to $2 to $6. 



Orchids continue plentiful. Cattleyas 

 in the hybrid sorts bring as high as 50 

 cents per flower, but in general 15 cents 



