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The Florists^ Review 



December 5, 1918. 



Emil F. Lieker ■will uot reopen his 

 greenhouses this season. He will con- 

 tinue to grow pigs and poultry. 



Clarence U. Liggit's business trip ex- 

 tended as far south as Richmond. He 

 was cordially received. Phil. 



BOSTON. 



The Market. 



From the growers' point of view, 

 Thanksgiving business was satisfactory. 

 Prices were high on all flowers and 

 practically everything sold up clean. 

 Ketailers were in a less fortunate posi- 

 tion, as the extrejncly high prices mili- 

 tated against good business and, while 

 they had large sales, they would have 

 been much larger if flowers had been 

 less costly. Roses made higher prices 

 than ever before known here for Thanks- 

 giving. Current quotations were at the 

 rate of $1 per inch of stem per hun- 

 dred. Carnations sold splendidly. All 

 the best flowers averaged $8 per hun- 

 dred, with some specials higher. The 

 lowest average of other grades was $6 

 per hundred. There was a shortage of 

 violets, good singles easily realizing $2 

 per hundred and doubles $1.50 to $2. 

 Chrysanthemums never sold so well and 

 they brought double last year's prices, 

 Bonnaffon being the greatest seller. 



Yellow marguerites sold at from $1 

 to $4 per hundred and there was an ex- 

 cellent call for pansies, snapdragon, 

 callas, lilies, stevia and other flowers. 

 Among the choicer offerings, cattleyas 

 were plentiful and sold up to $75 per 

 hundred. There was a moderate call 

 for plants. 



Since Thanksgiving prices have de- 

 clined, but there is little surplus stock 

 arriving. Roses sell for the most part 

 at $4 to $16 per hundred; carnations, $4 

 to $6. Violets continue scarce and 

 singles have made as high as $2.50 per 

 hundred. Chrysanthemums are becom- 

 ing fewer and some of the blooms show 

 signs of old age. Prices continue good, 

 however. A few sweet p?as are seen 

 and pansies are of excellent quality. 

 Stevia is abundant and a few Paper 

 Whites are seen. Callas are selling re- 

 markably well. Some fine bouvardia is 

 coming in. Cypripcdiuma are in good 

 supply, but cattleyas are much legs 

 abundant 'and high prices are likely to 

 prevail throughout December. 



Various Notes. 



Frank Edgar, of Waverley, has had a 

 successful season with chrysanthemums 

 and his receipts are double those of a 

 year ago, with a fair number of flowers 

 still to cut. He has a grand lot of cycla- 

 mens this year and the greater propor- 

 tion are already sold for Christmas. 



I have never seen as fine pansies at 

 this early season as E. J. Rogean is 

 handling for--Osg«od Bros., the Everett 

 sjjepialists. Individual flowers meas- 

 ured November 30 were three and one- 

 quarter inches across and these large 

 flowers have great substance and come 

 in a fine variety of colors. 



While the high prices of flowers af- 

 fected in some degree the shipping 

 trade, Joseph Margolia, of H. M. Robin- 

 son & Co., says that his firm did a heavy 

 Thanksgiving business and looks for a 

 record Christmas demand. 



Henry Quint, of Boyleston street, 

 states that in spite of high prices and 

 a great shortage of help, he took in 

 more cash than ever before at Thanks- 

 giving. He is handling fewer bulbs 



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Afpntlon The Review wli»n you writ*. 



OSCAR LEISTNER 



SUCCESSOR TO 

 JOHNSON BASKET CO. 



Manufacturers of "BCST-OF-AIL" Line of florists' 

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319 W. Randolph St., Chicago 



than usual this season, owing to their 

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