March 20, 1919. 



The Florists^ Review 



87 



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DAVENPORT, R. ISLAND, MOLINE. 



The Market. 



A satisfactory volume of business was 

 done the last week, with a considerable 

 shortening up in the supply of cut flow- 

 ers. Roses were in sufficient quantity 

 and of good quality. Carnations were 

 in fair supply, but there were not enough 

 to fill all orders. A few callas and Easter 

 lilies were to be had. Peas were suffi- 

 cient, with daffodils, tulips and narcissi 

 short of requirements. Potted plants are 

 not in big supply, nor is the stock up to 

 what might be expected. What few 

 there are, are only fair grade stock, with 

 really good, fancy specimens entirely 

 lacking. With Easter not far away, the 

 outlook for sufficient plant stock is not 

 encouraging. 



Club Meeting. 



The regular meeting of the Tri-City 

 Florists' Club was held at the residence 

 of William Knees, Moline, 111., March 13. 

 President Henry Pauli presided. The 

 usual order of business being disposed 

 of, the following officers were elected for 

 the ensuing year: 



President, William Goos, Bettendorf, 

 la.; recording secretary, William Knees, 

 Jr., Moline, 111.; financial secretary, Lud- 

 wig Stapp, Rock Island, 111.; treasurer, 

 William Knees, Sr., Moline, 111.; vice- 

 presidents, one for each city, R. E. De 

 Rycke, Moline, 111.; Henry Meyer, Rock 

 Island, 111.; Harry Bills, Davenport, la.; 

 P. G. Pearson, Bettendorf, la.; trustees, 

 Ed. Patten, Davenport, la.; Henry 

 Gaethje, Rock Island, 111.; Chris Soren- 

 sen, Moline, 111. 



William Goos invited the club for the 



April meeting. Mr. Anderson will pre- 

 sent the topic for discussion, "Lorraine 

 Types of Begonias and Cyclamens." 



Supper was served and a vote of 

 thanks was given Mr. and Mrs. Knees 

 for their hospitality. 



Various Notes. 



William Knees showed a fine vase of 

 miniature hyacinths. He also has a fine 

 crop of snapdragons, free from rust. 



J. Staack & Sons have had a fine cut 

 of exceptionally fine daffodils and tulips, 

 which were readily disposed of. 



The greenhouses of Harry M. Bills, 

 which were closed last fall because of 

 shortage of help, due to war conditions, 

 will soon be in operation again. 



At the residence of Mr. and Mrs. C. O. 

 E. Boehm, of Davenport, the double wed- 

 ding of their two daughters was held 

 March 13. Miss Helen Boehm became 

 the bride of Leslie Ririek, of Iowa City, 

 and Miss Frances Boehm became the 

 bride of J. A. Denekas, of Washington, 

 D. C. Mr. Denekas was a sergeant in 

 the army and for this" reason the decora- 

 tions were elaborately carried out in 

 the national colors, both cut flowers and 

 potted ])lants being used, as well as 

 flags, banked with palms and ferns. 



w. a. 



CLEVELAND. 



The Market. 



The market is' being kept clean, the 

 demand being for f uheral flowers mostly. 

 Roses have been cleaning up well, the 

 demand being mfeinly for shorts. Car- 

 nations are none too plentiful. White 

 carnations advanced in price a little, 



because of the big demand for coloring. 

 Bulbous stock is in good demand, es- 

 pecially tulips, zephyranthes and free- 

 sias. Daffodils are a little more plenti- 

 ful and clean up well at $5 and $6. 

 Both calla and Easter lilies are in de- 

 mand, the supply being limited. The 

 demand for violets has been better the 

 last week. Snapdragon is cleaned up 

 on sight. Pansies are picked up readily, 

 as are other novelties, including prim- 

 roses, sehizanthus, mignonette and my- 

 osotis. Peas are arriving in quantity 

 and clean up well at $1.50 to $3.00 per 

 hundred. Greens are still short of the 

 demand. 



Various Notes. 



The funeral of Frank Fricdley was 

 attended by many local and out-of-town 

 florists. The floral offerings were the 

 most numerous seen at any funeral in 

 the city for some time. 



A. J. Saywell has opened a flower 

 store at East Ninetieth street and Su- 

 perior avenue, where he will carry a 

 first-class line. Mr. Saywell was former- 

 ally located at East One Hundred Tenth 

 •street and Superior avenue, but closed 

 this store on account of conditions inci- 

 dent to the war. W. F. B. 



Portland, Ind. — Robert E. Artman is 

 planning to go into business for himself, 

 building greenhouses in some southwest- 

 ern town where the competition is light. 



Milwaukee, Wis. — Floral decorations 

 at various recent social affairs in Mil- 

 waukee in honor of Manuel de Freyrey 

 Santander and his bride have been elab- 

 orate and beautiful, the local florists 

 benefiting considerably. 



