Decbmber 19, 1918. 



The Florists' Review 



Th« florist* who** card* appear on the pace* camrlnc thl* head, are prepared to Ull order* 

 ..._ from other florl*t* for local delivery on the usual ba*!*. 



YOUR ORDERS 



for the holidays or any 

 other occasions always 

 will receive Prompt 

 and Careful attention. 



^'"iJ^f"" CHICAGO 



Anderson Floral Company 



Lebanon, Tennessee 



Personal Attention to 

 P. T. D. Orders 



not been so scarce for many years. The 

 markets are cleaned up early each day. 

 What remains of the late chrysanthe- 

 mums finds a good demand and the qual- 

 ity of the stock is good. A few Major 

 Bonnaffons are seen, but the majority 

 are Chadwick and Golden Chadwick and 

 Eaton. The supply of violets is suffi- 

 cient to meet present demands, but the 

 high prices keep down sales. Social 

 events and parties have not yet started 

 and the need of corsages has not been 

 felt. Stevia is on the market and sells 

 rapidly. The scarcity of carnations is 

 felt throughout this locality and top 

 prices for good stock are from 8 to 10 

 cents. Cypripediums and cattleyas are 

 seen and callas are becoming more plen- 

 tiful. Easter lilies are selling well. 

 Sweet peas are not making much of a 

 showing as yet. Roses hold much the 

 same, with long-stemmed stock predomi- 

 nating and bringing good prices, almost 

 equal to those reached at Christmas. 

 White roses are scarce, but there are 

 plenty of pink. Columbia is the most 

 popular, with September Morn a close 

 second. Russell, Shawyer, Prima Donna, 



Champ Weiland, Sunburst, the Wards, 

 Ophelia and the Killarneys are among 

 the daily shipments and all sell well. 

 Calendulas and mignonette move nicely, 

 although the supply is not large. More 

 than the usual demand is noticed this 

 season for strawflowers, the better he- 

 lichrysums bringing from $20 to $30 per 

 thousand. A number of Christmas orders 

 have been received and, according to 

 present indications, it looks as though 

 the Christmas trade would be heavy. 

 The greenhousemen report that their 

 stock of potted plants is in fine condi- 

 tion, with a splendid assortment of Jeru- 

 salem cherries, begonias, poinsettias, 

 cyclamen, heathers and primulas. 

 Christmap greens are not arriving in 

 abundance and it is feared that the sup- 

 ply may be limited. 



Various Notes. 



The store formerly occupied by Max 

 the Florist, on Lyell avenue, will be re- 

 opened during the week of December 15 

 by E. C. Colegrove, formerly of Child 

 street. 



Mr. Brothers, until recently with the 



J. M. Gasser Co., Cleveland, O., is now 

 with J. B. Keller Sons, as head designer. 



Among visitors to the trade this week 

 were: George Brown, of Utica, N. Y.; 

 H. E. Brandt, of Wertheimer Bros., New 

 York; R. E. Blackshaw, vice-president 

 of the Ove Gnatt Co., La Porte, Ind.; 

 B. A, Snyder, of Boston, Mass., and E. H. 

 McKerr, of Canandaigua, N. Y. 



The Rochester Florists' Association 

 held its first meeting of the season 

 December 9 at the Musicians ' Headquar- 

 ters. Charles E. Zoller, a color pho- 

 tographer of fine taste, gave an interest- 

 ing lecture, with colored photographs, 

 of California and the Pacific coast, to a 

 large audience composed of members 

 and their wives. The views were most 

 interesting, all of the plates having been 

 imported for Mr. Zoller 's work. Re- 

 freshments were served at the close of 

 the evening's entertainment. 



During the week new, up-to-date fix- 

 tures and counter cases have been in- 

 stalled in the new seed store of Hart & 

 Vick, Inc., on Stone street. The wood- 

 work is finished in quartered oak, the 

 walls and ceiling are decorated attract- 



