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The Florists^ Review 



NOTBMBIB 21, 1918. 



increasing in quantity. There was a 

 large supply of reds in the market all 

 the week, with a slow demand. The 

 Enchantress varieties are still slow in 

 coming. There is a big demand for 

 white carnations at $6 per hundred for 

 the fancies. 



Violets were scarce all the week, the 

 weather being too warm for them to 

 bloom well, and it looks as if there will 

 be no overproduction of these this sea- 

 son. Easter lilies, valley and orchids 

 are in demand, but are scarce. Common 

 flat ferns are up to $4 per thousand and 

 there are not enough to supply the de- 

 mand. Smilax and asparagus sell well; 

 also all other greens. 



Various Notes. 



The monthly meeting of the St. Louis 

 Florists' Club was not held November 

 14, owing to the ban on public meet- 

 ings, but takes place this week at the 

 headquarters, 1316 Pine street. A mum 

 show will be held in connection with the 

 meeting. 



The Lady Florists' Home Circle was 

 entertained at the home of Mrs. George 

 B. Windier, on Delore avenue, Novem- 

 ber 13. Mrs. F. W. Bruenig will enter- 

 tain the circle next month. 



Julius C. Steinhauser, of the Stein- 

 hauser Florist & Nursery Co., Pitts- 

 burg, Kan., spent the day in St. Louis 

 September 14. While here Mr. Stein- 

 hauser placed a large order for plants of 

 the new Hill rose, Premier. He reports 

 that business this season has been splen- 

 did. 



The Scruggs-Vandervoort-Barney flo- 

 ral department has the decorations for 

 the food show to be held at the Coli- 

 seum. Julius Schaeffer will have charge. 



Joseph Hill, Richmond, Ind., H. G. 

 Berning and J. J. Beneke visited the 

 county growers November 15 and found 

 the places in fine shape for the winter 

 season. 



The officers of the Retail Florists' 

 Association say they will call a meet- 

 ing of that organization after Thanks- 

 giving. Notices will be sent to the mem- 

 bers of the time and place of the meet- 

 ing, when efforts will be made to revive 

 interest, so that monthly meetings may 

 be held. 



The trade extends its deepest sym- 

 pathy to the family of James Young, 

 who died November 12. More extended 

 notice will be found in the obituary col- 

 umn of this issue. 



The Foster Floral Co. arranged a most 

 attractive window display November 11, 

 the day the signing of the armistice was 

 announced. Twelve flying white doves, 

 large vases of white mums and the na- 

 tional colors were used. 



Charles Fullgraf, a member of the St. 

 Louis Florists ' Club, writes from France 

 that he has been made first lieutenant in 

 the U. S. army and now has charge of 

 the 323rd Labor Battalion, Forestry 

 Division. He says that he is working 

 near a chateau more than 400 years 

 old, surrounded by woods through which 

 the sun has not shone in twenty-five 

 years. 



Joseph H. Hill, of the Joseph H. Hill 

 Co., Richmond, Ind., had a fine display 

 of the new rose, Premier, in this city 

 November 14 and 15. They were staged 

 at the Henry G. Berning store and at- 

 tracted many growers from nearby 

 places. Among those who attended the 

 exhibition were: J. F. Ammann, J. H. 

 Blixen and Mr. Smith, Edwardsville, 

 111.; Charles Johann, Collinsville, 111.; 

 Otto Bruenig, Hugo Werner, W. J. 



CHRISTMAS 

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quality 85c per ball. 



RED IMMORTELLES, while they last, 



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Don't forget that we are headquarters for ARTIFICIAL 

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Manufacturers off Florists' Supplies 



347-49-5 1-53-55-57 Cambridge St. 



BOSTON, IMASS. 



