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The Florists^ Review 



Mabch 6. 1810 



"While plants in great variety are the 

 leading specialty, large quantities of cut 

 stock are also produced. Judging from 

 the present appearance of the place, the 

 coming spring is going to be a highly 

 profitable one. Practically every foot 

 of space is jammed with something com- 

 manding a ready market, consisting of 

 roses in all sizes and shapes, hydran- 

 geas, spiraeas, lilies, gladioli, bulbous 

 and bedding stock, with numerous other 

 small items sandwiched in between. A 

 large stock of the splendid new pompon 

 chrysanthemum, Christmas Gold, is be- 

 ing prepared in anticipation of a heavy 

 demand. In addition to the wholesale 

 business, a large retail trade is con- 

 ducted. 



The venerable Gurney Hill claims to 

 have fashioned Frank A. Friedley and 

 takes a just pride in the success of his 

 former pupil. Having had a long and 

 varied experience, Mr. Friedley 's best 

 asset is a thorough knowledge of his 

 work. Whatever he grows is produced 

 well and his bench space is kept work- 

 ing all the time. His agreeable person- 

 ality enables him to retain a loyal corps 

 of capable assistants, even in times of 

 great labor stress. 



Having always taken a leading part 

 in organized activities, Mr. Friedley is 

 well and favorably known throughout 

 the trade. For a number of years he was 

 secretary of the Cleveland Florists' 

 Club and assisted materially in the de- 

 velopment of that live trade body. He 

 is now serving a second term as state 

 vice-president of the S. A. F. We pre- 

 dict an eminently successful future for 

 this young man. Mac. 



NEW YORK. 



The Market. 



The market continues strong, arrivals 

 not being heavier in the aggregate than 

 previously reported. Variations in sup- 

 ply occasionally affect one or another 

 of the commodities, but, taken all in 

 all, the conditions of the last few weeks 

 are unchanged and the volume of busi- 

 ness is a long way from normal. There 

 is not the least doubt that the public 

 is curtailing consumption on account of 

 the seemingly high prices retailers set 

 on their flowers, but it could hardly be 

 different; nor does it matter much, for 

 if the demand were heavier the sup- 

 ply would be short, and much business 

 would have to go by the board. The 

 diminished production on account of the 

 fuel restriction order and consequent 

 closing up of large areas of glass is be- 

 ing realized to the full and there is no 

 remedy in sight. 



Bulbous flowers, which usually at this 

 time dominate the market, are in only 

 scant supply, which means that staples 

 suffer little on account of competition 

 created by seasonable offerings. Little 

 in the way of narcissi and tulips can 

 be had for less than 50 cents per bunch, 

 while good grades command 75 cents 

 to $1, practically three timps the prices 

 obtainable in years of plenty. 



Eoses, while not plentiful as ordi- 

 narily considered, are arriving in quan- 

 tity sufiicient to meet the demand and 

 clear without difficulty. Short grades 

 are quickly snapped up and longer 

 stock cleans out quite early in the 

 day. American Beauty is in larger sup- 

 ply, causing a decline in the prices of 

 the leading grades, the demand not ab- 

 sorbing the increase. 



Carnations are in heavier supply and 

 are settling down to values more nearly 



approaching the normal. While the 

 range just now is $3 to $6 per hundred, 

 flowers of exceptional quality at times 

 bring $8. Some fine flowers of Benora 

 and Mrs. C. W. Ward are arriving in 

 limited quantity and easily bring the 

 top price. 



The supply of cattleyas is less than 

 for some weeks and prices have advanced 

 a little, the best flowers of hybrid varie- 

 ties bringing as much as $75 per hun- 

 dred. The gardenia supply is limited, 

 with the best flowers at $9 pei^ dozen. 

 Arrivals of lilies have shortened con- 

 siderably and the choicest stock is again 

 bringing as much as 25 cents per flower. 

 Lily of the valley 'is now in normal sup- 

 ply, with a demand anything but brisk 

 at prices ranging from $2 to $4 per hun- 

 dred. A few gladioli are coming in, 

 but rarely bring more than 3 cents per 

 stalk. There is a large assortment of 

 other flowers available, which, in gen- 

 eral, move well at remunerative prices. 



Various Notes. 



F. E. Pierson, of Tarrytown, as a mem- 

 ber of the S. A. F. tariff and legislation 

 committee, was in Washington, D. C, 

 March 1, where, with J. D. Eisele, of 

 Dreer's, Eiverton, N. J.; C. H. Totty, 

 Madison, N. J., and Curtis Nye Smith, 

 representing the Nurserymen's Associa- 

 tion, an interview was had with Secre- 

 tary of Agriculture Houston, at which 

 the brief of protest against the quaran- 

 tine of plants and bulbs was presented. 

 What the result will be is at the present 

 time a matter of guess. 



Charles H. Totty, of Madison, N. J., 

 was toastmaster at the annual dinner of 

 the Nassau County Horticultural So- 

 ciety, held at the Oriental hotel. Glen 

 Cove, L. L, February 27. On the same 

 day the Tuxedo Horticultural Society 

 held its annual banquet, at which Arthur 

 Herrington, also of Madison, N. J., was 

 the speaker of the evening. 



The ball of the Greek-American Flo- 

 rists' Association, held February 27, 

 was a huge success and was attended by 

 many of the wholesale florists and their 

 assistants. Dancing was kept up until 

 tlie hour preceding daylight and every- 

 body had a "grand good time." 



According to Chairman Charles 

 Schcnck, of the New York Florists' 



Club's dinner committee, the dinner to 

 be held March 15, at the Hotel Biltmore, 

 will undoubtedly be the most successful 

 affair in the history of the club. Many 

 tables have been reserved and it lookis 

 as though the sale of tickets, which are 

 $5 per person, will run to the maximum. 

 There will be no set speeches, dancing 

 being the principal item of entertain- 

 ment. A surprise is expected in the way 

 of souvenirs for the ladies. 



At the meeting of the New York Flo- 

 rists ' Club to be held Monday evening, 

 March 10, at the club's rooms. Grand 

 Opera House building. Twenty-third 

 street and Eighth avenue, Edwin E. Salt, 

 an expert industrial accountant, will be 

 the essayist, his subject being "What 

 Does It Cost? Getting at the Eoot of 

 the Income and Outgo." F. E. Pierson 

 will address the meeting on the situation 

 as regards the quarantine on plants and 

 bulbs, which is to be put into effect 

 next June, and will speak of the in- 

 terview of the plantsmen's interests 

 with the secretary* of agriculture 

 March 1. 



I. Goldstein, wholesale florist, is com- 

 fortably settled in his new quarters at 

 116 West Twenty-eighth street. 



Visitors: S. S. Pennock, Philadelphia; 

 B. Hammond Tracy, Wenham, Mass.; 

 Henry Penn, Boston, Mass. > 



Tuesday, March 4, at 6 a. jn., another 

 harbor strike was on and ijie growers 

 of New Jersey and Staten Island were 

 sorely perplexed to get theijt, flowers to 

 market. Wholesalers had few roses to 

 offer until the day had well advanced. 



J. H. P. 



International Flower Show. 



The schedule committee of the Inter- 

 national Flower Show to be held in the 

 Grand Central Palace, New York, next 

 year, is entering upon the preparation 

 of the premium schedule and, in order 

 to make the scope of the exhibits as 

 extensive as possible, suggestions are 

 invited from those who can make small 

 exhibits, or exhibits of but one variety, 

 as to classes to be provided and the 

 probability of filling the same. Any 

 suggestions which may be forthcoming 

 should be plainly stated and submitted 

 to C. H. Totty, Madison, N. J., chair- 

 man of the schedule committee, not 

 later than March 20. 



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Julius Beck, of Bridgeport, Conn., is 

 well pleased with the season's business 

 thus far and is planning to add to his 

 plant during the summer. 



• • • • 



V. S. Dorval's Sons, Woodside, L. I., 

 are among the many who benefited by 

 the recent high prices for flowers and 

 now look for a big sale on plants for the 



spring trade. 



• • • * 



John Scott, of the John Scott Estate, 

 Brooklyn, N. Y., observed that the de- 

 mand for ferns, especially Nephrolepis 

 Scottii, is as good as ever. It is stock 

 that grows into money in any size, as it 

 is not kept long enough to become too 

 large for commercial purposes. 



• • • • 



F. C. Kolb, of Bridgeport, Conn., is 

 strong on carnations and geraniums. 

 He also has a fine lot of pansies, grown 



in coldframes, now in flower, the re- 

 sult of the mild winter. 



• • • 



"Say It with Flowers," say Eyan & 

 Powers, of Waterbury, Conn., who have 

 used the slogan freely and successfully. 

 "In fact," observed Thomas Eyan, 

 "we have felt it a power from the be- 

 ginning. To this, combined with the 

 F. T. D., we ascribe the major part of 

 our increase in business. You have no 

 idea how much the illustrations of dis- 

 play cards that appear in The Eeview 

 from time to time help us fellows in 

 the smaller towns, as, while having our 

 own ideas, often unique and effective, 

 still we feel that those in the big cities 

 are naturally in the lead, with greater 

 opportunity for demonstrations of skill, 

 which, I venture to say, we, in the rear, 

 so to speak, gladly take note of and 

 endeavor to copy." 



