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The Florists^ Review 



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plants in the benches until spring with- 

 out any heat and then start them up 

 again. With the protection that will be 

 afforded by the glass, there is no reason 

 why the plants should not carry over, 

 but they will have to be protected still 

 further. Usually it is not the freezing 

 that kills mums or other plants, but it is 

 the alternate freezing and thawing that 

 does so much damage. If you have enough 

 leaves to mulch the mums, covering 

 the benches to a depth of several inches 

 after the ground is frozen, thus protect- 

 ing the plants from the hot sun and 

 preventing a thawing of the soil around 

 the roots, there is no reason why the 

 stock should not come through all right. 

 Stock that has been protected in this 

 manner has produced satisfactory crops 

 the following season. I would not 

 advise that the plants be lifted and 

 moved at this time, if it is not necessary 

 to use the space they occupy, since they 

 are well established in the soil and will 

 conio through the winter much better on 

 this account. C. H. T. 



NEW YORK. 



EVANSVILLE, IND. 



The Market. 



The story of last week's business is 

 the same as for the week previous. 

 There were many deaths, resulting in a 

 heavy demand for funeral work, beyond 

 what the trade was prepared to meet. 

 The weather was cloudy every day and 

 roses and carnations failed to bloom in 

 sufficient numbers. Mums are prac- 

 tically gone and other flowers which 

 could be used were scarce. Greens are 

 not too plentiful, either, and good ferns 

 are hard to get. The "flu" situation 

 is not improving and it may be that 

 the ban will be put on public gather- 

 ings again. 



Various Notes. 



C. L. Niednagel reports a big de- 

 mand for roses, carnations and greens. 

 The cut at his range, although large, is 

 below requirements. 



Emil Niednagel is expected home by 

 Thanksgiving from the Officers' Train- 

 ing Camp at Camp Taylor. 



The William Blackman Floral Co. has 

 a fine line of plants for Thanksgiving, 

 including pans of poinsettias, cherries, 

 cyclamens, potted mums, ferns, etc. The 

 cut of roses and carnations has been 

 good, considering the weather, and busi- 

 ness has been heavy. 



Mrs. J. C. Elspermann continues to 

 have more business than she can attend 

 to. Theo. Elspermann will be among 

 the first to return from France. 



Karl Zeidler will not go to Mississippi 

 this year. The hunting party he has 

 been accustomed to go with has decided 

 not to make the trip. 



The Lockyear Floral Co. reports that 

 Jill its stock was taken by the big de- 

 mand last week and stock was shipped 

 in from Chicago. 



Royston & Fenton report a good de- 

 mand for Liberty coleus, their sport of 

 Brilliancy. Liberty is more brilliant 

 than Brilliancy and must be seen to be 

 appreciated. 



Theodore Kuebler has a nice line of 

 plants and cut flowers at his market 

 stand. His carnations this year are 

 fine, the best he has had. 



Otto Kuebler, at Kresge's store, has 

 a good stock on display for Thanks- 

 giving. 



T. S. Finch, of the Chicago Carton 

 ^o., was a visitor here last week. 



E. L. r. 



The Market. 



Last week saw little change in mar- 

 ket conditions. While there was a small 

 increase in arrivals, the demand was 

 such as to absorb the additions and a 

 daily clean-up has been the rule. The 

 late varieties of chrysanthemums are 

 coming in well, the quantity being 

 rather in excess of what is usually ex- 

 pected at this date, due, no doubt, to the 

 mild weather experienced now for many 

 days. The quality is, on the whole, 

 good, and the range of colors is nearly 

 even with the demand. Yellow, per- 

 haps, predominates, but moves better 

 than it did the previous week. The 

 supply of single and pompon mums ap- 

 pears to be diminishing, although there 

 are plenty of them for the demand and 

 the prices continue about the same. 

 White varieties have a good lead. 



Eoses are in good supply and move 

 well, especially the long-stem grades, 

 but there is a little change noted in 

 prices. Ophelias are exceptionally 

 plentiful, a condition which tends to 

 beat down prices. Carnations are in 

 good demand, but, as they are in more 

 plentiful supply, the fancy prices of re- 

 cent weeks are out of the question. It 

 must be especially good stock to bring 

 $4 per hundred, which ordinarily is top 

 price for this season. Much short- 

 stemmed stock is arriving, evidence of 

 late benching, which was a condition 

 rather general this season, owing to the 

 scarcity of labor. Eed varieties are 

 called for to an unexpected extent, so 

 they clean up without much trouble. 



Orchids are in fair supply and move 

 well, cattleyas especially, as the labiata 

 variety has passed its season and only 

 Trianse is coming in. Cattleya Per- 

 civaliana is in evidence, but the demand 

 for it is nothing to speak of. There 

 are plenty of oncidiums and other spray 

 orchids. Lilies have fallen off a little 

 in price, due to the supply being some- 

 what in excess of the demand. Lily of 

 the valley holds fairly well, but the 

 quality of most arrivals is poor, the 

 best being far below the average. Some 

 fine gardenias are coming in now and 

 move readily. The best bring $4 per 

 dozen and a few selected as much as 

 $.), but the bulk of the arrivals is com- 

 posed of small flowers, which sell for 

 as little as $2 per dozen. Violets are 

 plentiful and the quality is a little bet- 

 ter. A lot of stevia is coming in, but 

 much of it is green and hard to move. 

 Smilax and asparagus move well, the 

 latter especially. There is little locally 

 grown asparagus available now, prac- 

 tically all the supply coming from the 

 south and much of it in poor condi- 

 tion. 



There was much speculation as to the 

 prospects of a supply for Thanksgiving, 

 but, judging from the market November 

 23, there was no cause for uneasiness, 

 as it seemed sure there would be plenty 

 of everything at normal prices. 



A Spring Flower Show? 



Shall we have a spring flower show! 

 This is a question that just now is con- 

 cerning many who have taken an active 

 interest in previous shows. The com- 

 mittee is to meet before the close of the 

 month to make a decision in the mat- 

 ter. Many of the larger exhibitors in 

 the trade section are outspoken in their 

 views on the situation, and believe it 

 would be a mistake to abandon the proj- 



ect. They argue that a show would 

 give an opportunity to make a start for 

 the business they feel sure will be forth- 

 coming next spring. Greenhouse build- 

 ers, garden furniture manufacturers and 

 makers of the hundred and one things 

 which may be included among garden 

 accessories are volunteering their sup- 

 port if the committee decides favor- 

 ably. 



There are two conditions that are 

 likely to influence the committee. One 

 is the availability of a suitable building. 

 The government still has possession of 

 the Grand Central Palace and it is not 

 known whether Madison Square Garden^ 

 practically the only other building large 

 enough, could be leased. The other con- 

 dition is the doubt existing as to 

 whether sufficient exhibitors could be 

 obtained to fill out the competitive sec- 

 tion. Most of the greenhouses on pri- 

 vate estates, whence come, usually, 

 many of the finer exhibits, are closed, 

 owing to the fuel restrictions. If the 

 fuel situation improves quickly, this 

 condition may be met to a large extent. 

 We may rest assured, however, that if 

 it is at all possible, we will have a show. 



Various Notes. 



President Charles H. Totty and Secre- 

 tary John Young, of the S. A. F., visited 

 Philadelphia last week in the interest 

 of the publicity campaign. 



Fire November 8 in the vicinity of the 

 greenhouses of Fritz Dressel, Gregory 

 avenue, Weehawken, N. J., proved 

 rather disastrous. One house was com- 

 pletely destroyed, and another half 

 demolished. The former contained a lot 

 of young stock of the new fern, Presi- 

 <lent Wilson, so the loss is a serious one 

 for the genial proprietor. The other 

 was stocked largely with dracainas. The 

 houses were 25x100 feet. It is under- 

 stood there was no insurance. 



The fine specimen chrysanthemum 

 j)lants which took first prize at the re- 

 cent show at the American Museum, 

 where they were exhibited by Captain 

 De Lamar, of Glen Cove, L. I., were 

 donated by tlie exhibitor to the flower 

 committee of the National League for 

 Woman's Service. The plants were 

 taken to Base Hospital No. 1, where 

 one was placed in the officers' house and 

 the other in the boys' mess hall. Need- 

 less to say, they were greatly appre- 

 ciated. Robert Marshall, sujierintend- 

 ent of the De Lamar estate, assisted the 

 league orderlies in the transfer of the 

 •plants. 



Robert Bard, of Syracuse, N. Y., was 

 a visitor November 21. 



The next meeting of the New York 

 Florists' Club will be held at the club- 

 rooms in the Grand Opera House build- 

 ing, Monday evening, December 9. An 

 unusually large attendance of members 

 is expected at this meeting. Several 

 fine exhibits of new late chrysanthe- 

 mums will be the chief feature of the 

 exhibition tables, and two or three plant 

 novelties will be shown for the first 

 time. Election of oflScers for the ensu- 

 ing year will be the principal business 

 of the evening. Philip F. Kessler, one 

 of the three nominees for the presi- 

 dency, says business reasons prevent his 

 acceptance of the nomination, so there 

 remains the prospect of a contest be- 

 tween Charles Schenck, the present in- 

 cumbent of the office, and John Canning. 

 X spirited but friendly contest for the 

 office of vice-president is expected, and 

 for the offices of trustees. 



