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The Florists^ Review 



Jandaby 16, 1919. 



EMIL SCHLOSS. 



Prcs. and Trcms. 



MILTON SELINKA, 

 Secretary 



THE RIBBON HOUSE. 



ScHLOSs Bros., Ribbons, inc 



HEADQUARTERS 



FOR FLORISTS' RIBBONS. CHIFFONS AND NOVELTIES 



31 and 33 East 28th Street, 



NEW YORK 



SAM SELIGMAN, Western Representative 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



CUT FLOWERS 



WE ALWAYS HAVE THE GOODS IF THEY ARE TO BE HAD 



Green and Brown Mas^nolias 



Per Carton, $1.60 



Fancy Ferns 



$4.00 per 1000, subject to change 



Galax Leaves, 



Sphagnum Moss 



Place your standings orders with me and stop worrying 



H. G. BERNING, 



1402-4 PINE STREET, ST. LOUIS, MO. 



Both Lons: Distance Phones 



Mention The BeTiew when yon wrif « 



daisies, white buddleia and bouvardia 

 are available. 



Greens have been in fair supply, but 

 plumosus ia an exception; it has been 

 scarce. Pot plants have moved readily, 

 but there are not enough of them. The 

 leaders in popularity are cyclamens, 

 begonias. Primula obconica and P. mala- 

 coides. 



Various Notes. 



A. Wiegand's Sons Co. entertained its 

 employees last week with a theater 

 party followed by a dinner at the 

 Marion club. 



Frank Harritt, who has been sick 

 since Christmas, is now able to be up. 



After a long siege of the "flu," the 

 Bookedis family has recovered. 



John Grande, Sr., is contemplating 

 building a new place. 



Edward J. Larsen is sick with in- 

 fluenza. 



A. F. J. Baur attended the recent 

 meeting of the Chicago Florists' Club, 

 exhibiting his new carnation, Ruth 

 Baur. 



"William Roepke has been sick with 

 th« "flu." 



Bernie Fohl has accepted a position 

 with Baur & Steinkamp. 



John Rieman's delivery car collided 

 with another truck the other day. Both 

 cars were badly damaged, but no one 

 was hurt. 



William Hamant is with Bertermann 

 Bros. Co. 



C. C. Thomas started the ball rolling 

 for the new supply house by making 

 the first purchase. 



The Pahud Floral Co. intends to re- 

 open its establishment soon and vnll 

 have a full line of bedding stock. 



Greene's Flower Shop received a lot 

 of advertising from a large rat that 

 frisked in their display window the 

 evening of January 11, mutilating a 

 number of fine carnations. People were 

 gathered four and five deep around the 

 window to watch the antics of the rat 

 and such exclamations as, "Too bad," 

 and "Such pretty flowers," were heard. 



C. C. Thomas intends to enlarge the 

 floor space of the Circle Flower Store 

 this spring by moving the fountain from 

 the center of the room to the display 

 window. 



Baur & Steinkamp have been cutting 



an excellent crop of carnations for the 

 last three weeks. 



William Hamant and family are all 

 down with influenza. 



Bertermann Bros. Co. is cutting good 

 snapdragons, freesias and calla lilies. 



E. E. T. 



CINCINNATI. 



The Market. 



The demand picked up considerably 

 last week and now is keeping the mar- 

 ket cleaned up from day to day. The 

 supply remains the same as last week. 

 Prices are firm. The demand from out 

 of town is heavy. 



Roses have shortened up in supply un- 

 til they are scarce. All that come into 

 the market clean up quickly. Carna- 

 tions are in good supply. Easter lilies 

 are plentiful. Callas and rubrum lilies 

 may be had. Sweet peas are more plen- 

 tiful than heretofore this winter. 

 Freesia and narcissi make up the list of 

 bulbous offerings. Snapdragon is selling 

 well. A limited amount of stevia may 

 be had. Other offerings are violets, 

 calendulas, valley, orchids, forget-m«- 



