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The Florists^ Review 



November 14, 1918. 



weeks. Easter lilies may be had. Chrys- 

 anthemums and pompons are in heavy 

 supply. All sizes and all seasonable 

 varieties may be had in this line. Among 

 other offerings are single violets, lily 

 of the valley and a few sweet peas. 



C. H. H. 



PITTSBURGH. 



The Market. 



Business conditions continue satisfac- 

 tory now, with just enough flowers to 

 meet the demand. This applies espe- 

 cially to chrysanthemums, the glut ex- 

 pected on account of the coal situation 

 having been precluded through the ex- 

 cessive demand, due to the high death 

 rate. Likewise the supply of all grades 

 and varieties of roses parallels the de- 

 mand. Carnations are coming in more 

 freely, but lilies continue scarce. 

 Greens are more plentiful, with the ex- 

 ception of ferns, which have been ruined 

 by the combination of the warm weather 

 and delayed shipments. Prices have de- 

 scended to normal. 



Coal Abundant. 



Dr. Garfield's modification of the coal 

 regulations for western Pennsylvania, 

 the coal center of the United States, al- 

 ready has proved of the greatest advan- 

 tage to our growers. The coal dealers 

 hereabouts are now hunting markets 

 for their product. Secretary Theodore 

 P. Langhans, of the Pittsburgh Cut 

 Flower Co., speaking November 8 of the 

 recent marked change in conditions, 

 said that within two days three dealers 

 had telephoned him soliciting orders, 

 something which has been unheard-of 

 for at least eighteen months past. He 

 said that if the local florists did not 

 have enough fuel during the coming 

 winter, it would be entirely their own 

 fault. 



Various Notes. 



Following the rescinding of the ban 

 on public gatherings, an exceptionally 

 interesting session of the Pittsburgh 

 Florists' and Gardeners' Club was held 

 November 5 in the auditorium of the 

 North Side Carnegie Library. "Chrys- 

 anthemums" was the subject of the 

 program contributed by extemporaneous 

 speakers. There was also a beautiful 

 display of blooms from private sources, 

 including probably the largest seedling 

 ever shown in Pittsburgh, the property 

 of Manus Curren, head gardener at the 

 Sewickley Heights country place of 

 Mrs. Elizabeth M. Home, of Lakewood, 

 N. J. The bloom measured thirty-four 

 inches in circumference. Splendid speci- 

 mens of mums also were shown by Wil- 

 liam Thompson, Jr., of Sewickley 

 Heights, and Herman Eapp, superin- 

 tendent of the late David T. "Watson's 

 Leetsdale country place, Sunny Ledge. 



Several members of the club recently 

 have severed their connections with 

 private estates to take up work more 

 essential. Superintendent Anthony 

 Aloysius Leach, of Greenlawn, estate of 

 Henry J. Heinz, has resigned, to enter 

 one of the Westinghouse concerns. Mr. 

 Leach remained at Greenlawn to usher 

 in the annual chrysanthemum show, 

 which, notwithstanding the shortage of 

 labor, was the finest in the history of 

 this somi-public benefaction. His first 

 assistant, Frank Hasslinger, is tempor- 

 arily in charge of the greenhouse, to- 

 gether with Michael Jacobs, who some 

 time ago returned from Camp Lee on 



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ROSES 

 CARNATIONS 

 CHRYSANTHEMUMS 

 POMPONS 

 SWEET PEAS 

 VIOLETS 

 CALENDULAS 



STEVIA 

 FERNS 

 ASPARAGUS 

 BOXWOOD 



HEAR YE! HEAR YE! 



Thanksgiving Price List 



ROSES Per 100 



RusHell and Columbia — Good 9 8.00 to $12.00 



Select 15.00 to 25.00 



Ophelia A 



Sunburst / 



Killarney \. Tx)ngr 10.00 to 12.00 



White Killarney i Medium 6.00 to 8.00 



BriUiunt ) Short 6.00 



Milady ^ 



(Specials billed accordingly) 



CARNATIONS 



Choice 4.00 to 5.00 



Fancy 6.00 to 8.00 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS Per doz. 



Select 6.00 to 6.00 



Medium 3.00 to 4.00 



Short 1.60 to 2.00 



POMPON.S— Large Hunches 35 to .60 



Per 100 



CAT>ENDri.AS $ 2.00 to $3.00 



SWEET PEAS 1.00 to 2.00 



LIOES 16.00 



VIOLETS — Double 75 to 1.50 



STEVI.\ 3.00 



FERNS— Per thousand 5.00 



GALAX— Per thousand 1.50 



LEUCOTHOE— Per hundred 75 to 1.00 



SPRENGERI— Per bunch 25 to .35 



ASPARAtJUS — Per bunch 35 to .50 



BOXWOOD — Dwarf— Per pound .35 



50 lb. Lots — Per pound .30 



Subject to Market Changes 



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