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The Florists^ Review 



FEBRUARY 27, 1819. 



INDIANAPOLIS. 



The Market. 



Flowers continue in excellent demand; 

 business has been unusually brisk. The 

 great difficulty lies in th^ scarcity of 

 stock. The weather has been unfavor- 

 able and has retarded the growth of 

 the plants. 



Roses and carnations continue short. 

 Sweet peas have been dropping their 

 buds of late. A few freesias are still 

 to be had. Calla lilies are immediately 

 utilized in funeral work, the latter con- 

 tinuing in heavy demand. Easter and 

 rubrum lilies are in limited supply. 

 Bulbous stock has been more ampHe and 

 is good property, both in cut flowers 

 and potted plants. 



A general line of potted plants is 

 offered. These have been popular for 

 sick rooms and, as sickness is prevalent, 

 they move quickly. 



Greens continue scarce. Smilax, 

 plumosus and Sprengeri are short of re- 

 quirements. 



' Various Notes. 



The next meeting of the State Flo- 

 rists' Association of Indiana will be 

 held the evening of March 4 at the 

 Claypool hotel. A special feature will 

 be an explanation of the income tax law 

 by an expert on the subject. 



Practically the entire establishment 

 owned and operated by young John 

 Grande was demolished by fire early in 

 the morning of February 22. The place 

 was inspected at 1:30 and at 2:30 it was 

 in flames. With the exception of one 

 end of the largest greenhouse, the entire 

 range was burned to the ground. Mr. 

 Grande's automobile also was lost. The 

 origin of the fire is unknown. 



Charles Eieman has been ill. 



C. H. Bookedis, of Chicago, former 

 owner of the Claypool Flower Shop, 

 visited in the city last week. 



Earle Haeger is again at work, after 

 a siege of the "flu." 



J. J. Eisner is bringing in fine potted 

 bulbous plants. 



Harry Bookedis contemplates making 

 a trip to Greece this spring. 



E. G. Hill and Fred Lemon, of Rich- 

 mond, visited here last week. 



Walter Birkhoff was quietly married 

 February 17 to Miss Emma Coffman, of 

 Edinburg, Ind. 



Green's Flower Shop had an attrac- 

 tive window February 22. Seasonable 

 plants and spring flowers formed a 

 background, with George Washington's 

 picture on an easel. A gold magnolia 

 wreath, flags and ribbons were in the 

 foreground. 



Charles Schwake, of New York, called 

 on the trade last week. 



The local tradesmen extend sympathy 

 to C. C. Thomas on account of the loss 

 of his sister. 



Bertermann Bros. Co. reports an un- 

 usually heavy business for Washing- 

 ton's "birthday. They had an attractive 

 line of novelties and' a fine lot of bulb- 

 ous stock, all of which met with a ready 

 sale. _E. E. T. 



Dover, N. H.— John W. Davy grows 

 bedding plants as a side line at present, 

 but hopes to be able soon to devote his 

 entire time to the florists' business. • 



Fort Wayne, Ind. — W. J. & M. S. 

 Vesey's greenhouses are unable to sup- 

 ply the demand for cattleya blooms 

 during the rush periods. This flower is 

 becoming more popular every season. 



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Edward Jacobi, Irvington, N.iJ., is 

 one of the leading mushroom growers of 

 the Union. He was a past master in the 

 growing of that edible before the idea 

 of building carnation houses over the 

 profitable cellar occurred to him. The 

 combination has proved advantageous. 

 Mr. Jacobi is strong on publicity and 

 foresees the advisabUity of pushing the 

 business. Now that prices have become 

 normal again, the public taste for flow- 

 ers must not be allowed to wane. 



• * • • 



Edward Fengar for several years has 

 maintained an up-to-date range at Ir- 

 vington, N. J., of which Bichard Gerling 

 is the able grower. Mr. Fengar ob- 

 served that although he held a promi- 

 nent post with the E. J. Berwind Coal 

 Corp., he shared the fuel burden with 

 his confreres. By the way, our worthy 

 friend is the first person one would meet 

 at the Battery. His desk at the Broad- 

 way office faces the statue of Liberty. 



• • • • 



Charles H. Buenning, Easton, Pa., ob- 

 served that the season's business has 

 exceeded anything expected. He looks 

 for a corresponding spring trade. Now 

 that the publicity bureau of the S. A. F. 

 is advising amateurs what plasts are 

 desirable for house culture, it is sug- 

 gested that particular attention be given 

 to those kinds that are commonly grown 



and easy to supply. 



• • • • 



G. Golsner's Sons, College Point, 

 N. Y., are paying close attention to the 



growing of callas, which have been al- 

 most a negligible item on the island in 

 the past. Bambler roses will be a strong 

 feature at Easter, with cytisus, heather 

 and hydrangeas. This quartet will be a 

 strong feature in Manhattan stores at 

 that time. ' 



*• • • • » 



Satow & Suzuki, Woodside, L. I., fea- 

 ture Japanese novelties. The pretty 

 miniature gardens and aquatic scenes 

 arranged in bowls seen in the leading 

 flower stores in Manhattan are made 

 here. Being in close touch with Japan, 

 our confreres obtain direct information. 

 It is encouraging to learn that the sup- 

 ply of lilies next season will be normal. 

 • • • • 



Louis Dupuy, Whitestone, N. Y., ex- 

 presses the opinion that this is the first 

 time in the memory of plant growers on 

 Long Island that orders for Easter stock 

 have been placed so early. In some in- 

 stances blanket purchases are being 

 made, evidence of the scarcity of stock, 

 which is of fine quality. He anticipates 

 l^g;g/retail sales. 

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THe firm gS. Bassi Freres, New 

 Bochelle, N. Y;, comprises three broth- 

 ers, who hed,d the departments of seed, 

 cut flowers and landscape gardening. 

 They have worked up an enviable busi- 

 ness in a short time, their Parisian ex- 

 perience having fine opportunity for ex- 

 ploitation here. W. M. 



Heard in the Oarden. 



"Who had the first telephone!" 

 "Who?" 



"Why, Adam and Eve, of course; 

 their number was two-ate-one Apple." 



Judges of Hxunan Nature. 



He — "Of course there's a big differ- 

 ence between a botanist and a florist." 



She— "Is there, really!" 



He — "Yes; a botanist is one who 

 knows all about flowers, and a florist is 

 one who knows all about the price peo- 

 ple will pay for them." — Chicago Daily 

 News. 



The Reward of Industry? 



This little paragraph may not read 

 exactly as you anticipate. The Editor 

 hears that an enthusiastic beginner in 

 the trade recently uncovered while dig- 

 ging, first a nickel, then a dime and then 

 a quarter. Convinced that he was on 

 the fair way to find enough to pay the 

 cost of his subscription to The Review, 

 he bent to his task with renewed vigor 

 until he found another coin, and the 

 next moment found he had a hole in his 

 trousers' pocket. 



Like the Proverb. 



Tommy was asked by his curious uncle 

 the name of the young man who called 

 regularly on the youth's sister. 



"I call him April Showers," was the 

 unexpected reply. 



"Why that name!" queried uncle. 



"He brings May flowers, doesn't 

 he?" was Tommy's reply. 



And then there are those who see in 

 W. H. Showers, of Schenectady, N. Y., 

 the proper man to furnish flowers for 

 the June bride, while Mr. Showers won- 

 ders if, after all, there isn't something 

 in a name. W. M. 



The Price She Paid. 



' * Really, Mr. Jackson, your prices are 

 getting worse every day — they're ex- 

 orbitant," protested the lady customer. 



"Yes," answered Mr. Jackson, who 

 was long on proflts and short on knowl- 

 edge, "they are; but it's this way. 

 When a chap has to know the botanical 

 name of everything he grows, the zoo- 

 logical name of every fool bug that 

 might eat it, and the chemical name of 

 what kills the bug, someone has got to 

 pay for it. ' ' 



The lady paid. 



