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The Florists^ Review 



Febhdary 20, 1919. 



CUT FLOWERS 



WE ALWAYS HAVE THE GOODS IF THEY ARE TO BE HAD 



Green and Brown Magnolias 



Per Carton, $1.60 



Fancy Ferns 



$4.50 per 1000, subject to change 



Galax Leaves, 



Sphagnum Moss 



Place your standing orders with me and stop worrying 



R Gu BERNING, 



1402-4 PINE STREET, ST. LOUIS, MO. 



Both Long Distance Phones 



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lemon bush which furnishes ' * orange 

 blossoms ' ' for many a bridal veil. A lot 

 of sentiment has been associated with 

 that lemon tree. 



W. J. Palmer has been ill since his re- 

 turn from attending the carnation meet- 

 ing at Cleveland. His son Mark is in 

 charge of the stores, which are kept 

 right up to the minute. During his pe- 

 riod of probation at the greenhouses, 

 Mark Palmer made a hit as a hybridizer 

 of carnations. Some of the seedlings 

 here are promising, but it is conceded 

 that this is work for specialists. 



W. M. 



ST. Loxns. 



The Market. 



The market last week was in splendid 

 condition. There was an oversupply, as 

 usual at this time of the year, and the 

 demand seemed good all the week. From 

 all reports the St. Valentine 's day busi- 

 ness was as good as any for previous 

 years and some of the leading retailers 

 report it better than ever. 



Violets did not come in for as big a 

 call this year as sweet peas. Jonquils 

 shared honors with sweet peas this year. 



Roses are still limited in supply and 

 fancy Hussell, Ophelia, Stanley and 

 Ward sell clean daily at good prices. 

 The demand is large for short-stemmed 

 roses, but these are scarce. Carnations 

 are coming along better and the next 

 ten days will find all the local growers 

 in full crop. Top prices for fancies were 

 still up to $8 during the week. All con- 

 signments are of fine quality, few com- 

 mon or splits coming in. 



Sweet peas of the Spencer type have a 

 large call and the market is well sup- 

 plied. Violets are in plenty, with top 

 prices up to $1.50 per hundred, but this 

 week will find this price cut in half, it is 

 predicted. Bulbous stock had a big de- 

 mand all the week, especially jonquils, 

 tulips, lilies and Paper Whites. Calen- 

 dulas are selling better, as are valley 

 and orchids. Freesias are overplentiful 

 at present. 



Everything in greens was in demand 

 and the market was well supplied. 



Florists' Club Meeting. 



The St. Louis Florists' Club held its 

 regular monthly meeting February 13, 

 in the wholesale establishment of C. A. 



WAX FLOWERS, Etc. 



Prepared Magnolias, 



green or brown, per box $1.75 



Prepared Lycopoditun, 



per carton (10 lbs.) 3.00 



White Lilac, 



(6 sprays to bunch), per doz. bu. 1.60 



Violets, 



(24 to bunch), per doz. bu 1.50 



Cape Flowers, 



large white waxed (300 to box) 



for $2;50 



Choice Wax Roses, 



per 100 4.00 



Special White Waxed Carnations, 



(200 to box) for 3.00 



Choice Brown Natural Galax Leaves, per 1000, $1^0 



GEO. H. ANGERMUELLER CO., Wholesale Florists 

 1324 Pine St., ST. LOUIS, MO. 



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FANCY FERNS— SPECIAL PICKED 



LBAVB AN ORDER WITH US FOR REGULAR SHIPMBNTS 



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C. A. KUEHN^ WHOLESALE ELORIST 



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 MiMhctwtr ud Italir hi "Flarittt' " Irairf SimIm 

 1312 Pise Street, SL LOUIS. 110. 



Mention The BoTlew wImb 70a write. 



Kuehn. The attendance was small. The 

 retailers were all busy preparing for a 

 busy St. Valentine's day. The attend- 

 ance was made up of growers for the 

 most part. President August H. Hum- 

 mert presided over the meeting. The 

 trustees reported that the annual carna- 

 tion exhibition had been postponed un- 

 til the March meeting. 



The following florists filed applica- 

 tions for membership: Otto Sander, H. 

 Rohrback, a grower, and William J. 

 Patton, a retailer, 



J. F. Ammann, president of the S. A. 

 F., talked on the Cleveland meeting and 

 of the meeting of the S. A. F. board of 

 directors at Detroit. President Hum- 

 mert also made an interesting talk on 

 the Detroit meeting. 



A vote of thanks was extended C. A. 

 Kuehn for the use of his salesroom for 

 the meeting. 



The next meeting will be held 

 March 13. 



County Growers' Meeting. 



The St. Louis County Growers' Asso- 

 ciation held its regular monthly meet- 

 ing February 12 at the Eleven Mile 

 House. Attendance was large. Presi- 

 dent W. A. Rowe and all other officers 



WM. C. SMITH 

 Wholesale Floral Co. 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS 



1316 PINE ST. (Both L D. Phones) ST. LOUIS 



Sufpliet Mi Everythino in Season Always on Hand 

 Mention The IteTlew when yon write. 



were present. There was a long discus- 

 sion of greenhouse insurance. The ques- 

 tion of publicity was taken up. It was 

 decided that the best plan was to have 

 each wholesaler give a certain percent- 

 age of his profits monthly to a publicity 

 fund. A committee was appointed to 

 see the growers and report at the next 

 meeting. 



Members say this was one of the most 

 interesting meetings the association has 

 ever held. The next meeting will be 

 held March 5. 



Betail Florists' Meeting. 



The Retail Florists' Association held 

 a meeting February 10. Attendance was 

 small, and considerable important busi- 

 ness had to be laid over until the next 

 meeting. The following members were 



