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The Florists^ Review 



Mabch 6, 1919 



CUT FLOWERS 



WE ALWAYS HAVE THE GOODS IF THEY ARE TO BE HAD 



Green and Brown Masfnolias 



Per Carton, $1.60 



Fancy Ferns 



t.50 per 1000, subject to change 



Galax Leaves, 



Sphasrnum Moss 



Place your standing orders with me and stop worrying 



R G. BERNING, 



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



Both Lonsr Distance Phones 



llentJon Th« B<t1«w wbm yon writ*. 



BMIL SCHLOSS. 



Pres. and Trcas. 



THE RIBBON HOUSE 



MILTON SELINKA 

 Secretary 



ScHLOss Bros., Ribbons, inc. 



HEADQUARTERS SSrrr'iSS'iljS S?v'g.!^^ite 31 and 33 East 28th Street, NEW YORK 



Mention The Review when you write. 



to his usual fine line of bulbous flowers, 

 has an excellent lot of cinerarias. 



A. E. Earnshaw, of the Bon Arbor 

 Chemical Co., Paterson, N. J., was in 

 town last week and attended the Victory 

 banquet of the Gardeners ' and Florists ' 

 Qub. W. N. C. 



ST. L0T7IB. 



The Market. 



Conditions at the wholesale houses 

 were reported as excellent last week. 

 The clear weather during the week 

 brought out a large increase in all sea- 

 sonable flowers, especially in bulbous 

 stock, sweet peas and violets. The re- 

 tailers also report a splendid trade, as 

 society is working overtime with social 

 functions before the Lenten season be- 

 gins, creating considerable business, es- 

 pecially for the west end florists. So 

 far this season there has been no actual 

 glut of any one variety of flower. Dur- 

 ing last week the market afforded a 

 splendid cut of roses, all of which were 

 in good demand, with fancy Eussell, 

 Ophelia, Columbia and Stanley cleaning 

 up daily. 



Carnations have been holding up in 

 price all the week, as there was no over- 

 supply in any one variety. These were 

 held at 8 cents for top price on long, 

 fancy stock and 4 to 6 cents on the 

 poorer grades, all Enchantress varieties 

 having the call. The consignments of 

 sweet peas were heavy and prices took 

 a drop from regular market quotations. 

 Fancy Spencer varieties held their own 

 in demand and price, but the lower 

 grades suffered in price. Violets, too, 

 were more plentiful than the demand 

 called for and the left-over stock sold 

 cheaply in thousand lots. The weather 

 is just right for a big crop for this week. 



Bulbous stock is coming in heavily 

 and large consignments Of tulips, jon- 

 quils. Von Sions, Pa;f)er Whites arid 

 freesias arrive daily, with a good de- 



FANCY FERNS— SPECIAL PICKED 



LEAVE AN ORDER WITH US FOR REGULAR SHIPBIENTS 



Manufacturer of 



WIRE DESIGNS 



Wrtte for price Uet 



C. A. KUBHN, WHOLESALE ELORIST 



M StMMiaMt Cit Ftowtri 

 MiMrfietanr art taahr ta "FItristt' " Braid la pg W aa 

 1312 Pile Street, ST. LOUIS, MO. 



MMitton The Bevlew whra yon write. 



WM.C. SMITH 

 Wholesale Floral Co. 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS 



1 31 6 PINE ST. (Both L D. Phones) ST. LOUIS 



Supplies and Everylhma in Season Always on Hand 

 Mentton The B»t1«w when yon write. 



mand. Excellent valley and a good cut 

 of callas and Easter lilies are seen 

 daily. The week also had a good de- 

 mand for all kinds of greens, especially 

 smilax and asparagus. 



Club Meetings. 



The Retail Florists' Association held 

 an interesting meeting February 24 in 

 the Knights of Columbus hall. The 

 feature of the meeting was the annual 

 election of oflScers, which resulted as 

 follows: President, Fred C. Weber, 

 Jr.; vice-president, Andrew Meyer, Jr.; 

 secretary, Oscar Ruff; treasurer, Andrew 

 Hoffmann, Sr.; sergeant at crms, A. J. 

 Hermann; trustees, Carl Beyer, L. J. 

 Bourdet and W. H. Kruse. The rest of 

 the evening was taken up with discus- 

 sion of the Milwaukee system of pub- 

 licity. It was adopted as the best meth- 

 od of raising funds for the purpose. 

 The association meets twice a month, 

 the second and fourth Monday nights. 

 The new officers are well known in the 

 trade as hustlers and have pledged them- 

 selves for a big increase in membership 

 for the year. The next meeting of the 

 association will be held March 10, when 

 the new officers will be installed, and 



For St. Patrick's Day 



GREEN FRIEZE 



Can be used to many advantages for 

 your St. Patrick's trade. Use it to deco- 

 rate your show windows, etc. 



60 Yards to Ball for 76c. 



St. Patrick's Flower Dye 



For Coloring Roses, Carnations, Sweet Peas, 



etc., Oreen. 



Best Quality Dye on the Market. 



Price, per 1^-at. Quantity 76c 



eEO. H. ANGERMUELLER CO. 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS 



1324 Pine Street, ST. LOUIS, MQ- 



Mention The BeTlew when yon write. ', 



every retailer in the city, regardless of 

 membership, is invited to attend. The 

 new secretary, Oscar Ruff, is already on 

 the job with strong notices for this meet- 

 ing. 



The St. Louis Florists' Club's carna- 

 tion meeting vnW take place Thursday 

 afternoon, March 13. The exhibition 

 and meeting will be held at the estab- 

 lishment of the Bourdet Floral Co., 

 Magnolia and Tower Grove avenues. 

 The meeting will open promptly at 2 

 p. m. Refreshments will be served and 

 an attendance prize will be offered. All 

 florists in the city and vicinity are in- 

 vited to attend. Growers of new varie- 

 ties are requested to send blooms, and 

 shippers to this market are. also re- 

 quested to send samples of their stock. 

 The officers of the elub met at the home 

 of Trustee Lurie, February 27, and all 



