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The Florists' Review 



Fbbbdabx 20, 1919. 



BUTPALO, N. Y. 



The Market. 



Roses are holding their own in price 

 and quality. Carnations show the ef- 

 fects of warm, cloudy weather, but 

 bring fair prices, ranging from $3 to $6 

 per hundred. 



St. Valentine's day business more 

 than met expectations. Flowers of one 

 kind or another were plentiful and it 

 was not necessary to advance prices. 

 "Violets, sweet peas, calendulas, jon- 

 quils, daffodils and roses cleaned up, but 

 late buyers were not disappointed, as 

 fine carnations were to be had. There 

 was also a good demand for plants. 

 Some stores had a supply of hyacinths 

 and daffodils in pans, which sold readily. 

 Then there were cyclamens, begonias, 

 primroses and a few cinerarias. Of 

 course the trade was brisker in some 

 locations than in others, but in general 

 it can be said to have proven satisfac- 

 tory and was as good as, if not better 

 than, Thanksgiving. 



Various Notes. 



Edward Baum, son of Frank J. Baum, 

 Kingsley street, had a severe attack of 

 appendicitis February 8, which neces- 

 sitated an immediate operation. He is 

 doing finely and will be home in a few* 

 days. 



Karl Van Leeuwen, of L. Van Lee- 

 uwen & Sons, of Sassenheim, Holland, 

 bulb growers, paid the trade a visit dur- 

 ing the week. 



A new seed and nursery store will 

 open on Chippewa street March 1. It 

 •mW be known as the Queen City Seed & 

 Nursery Co., Inc. Some of the stock- 

 holders will be Emil C. Brucker, Wal- 

 lace H. Eiss and H. Elbers. 



The retail florists united in adver- 

 tising for St. Valentine's day in the 

 local paper. Newspaper space is cost- 

 ly, so the most effective way to reach 

 the public is to join together. F. P. A. 



Manhelm, Pa. — E. P. Hostetter piilled 

 down part of his range last season and 

 stored the material, awaiting what was 

 expected to be more settled conditions, 

 as a few others have done. Meantime 

 the good prices being received for the 

 stock on hand is an incentive to rebuild. 

 So up goes a new range this summer, 

 and an extension of former areas is in 

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