July 31, 1919. 



The Floats' Review 



15 



CLEVEI.AND TO DETROIT. 



Th' committee of the Cleveland Flo- 

 rists' Club, composed of Walter E. Cook, 

 James McLaughlin and M, A. Vinson, 

 has reserved 100 staterooms on the De- 

 troit boat which leaves Cleveland Mon- 

 day night, August 18, at 10:45 p. m. In 

 addition to Cleveland florists, those from 

 other places who plan going to Detroit 

 via Cleveland are urged to make their 

 reservation, directing it to James Mc- 

 Laughlin, of the J. M. Gasser Co., 221 

 Huron road, Cleveland. 



The boat fares are as follows: 



One way, Cleveland to Detroit $3.24 



Round trip 5.40 



Stateroom (2 berths tot- 2 or 3 people) 3.78 



Upper berth 1.62 



Lower berth 2.16 



Parlor (double brass bed and couch) 6.48 



Parlor (with bath) 8.64 



A boat leaves Cleveland at 8:30 a. m. each 

 day, and Detroit at 5 p. m. Fare 8.24 



The Ohio headquarters are at the Ho- 

 tel Statler, rates for Hvhich appeared in 

 last week's issue of The Eeview. 



OI.ADI0LUS PREMIUM LIST OUT. 



The schedule of the tenth annual ex- 

 hibition of the American Gladiolus So- 

 ciety, to be held at Arcadia auditorium, 

 Detroit, during the S. A. F. convention, 

 August 19 to 21, has been issued. There 

 are forty classes open to commercial 

 growers, and fifty-six classes for ama- 

 teurs. President A. E. Kunderd, of 

 Goshen, Ind., provides prizes for twenty- 

 one classes. Copies of the schedule may 

 be obtained from Secretary A. C. Beal, 

 212 Kelvin place, Ithaca, N. Y. 



DETROIT, MICH. 



Impojitant Meeting Called. 



There will be an important joint meet- 

 ing of the Detroit Florists ' Club and the 

 Ladies' Auxiliary of the club at 8 

 o'clock, Friday evening, August 1, at 

 Hotel Statler, Henry II parlor, on the 

 ballroom floor. 



A large attendance is hoped for, as 

 matters of vital importance in connection 

 with the S.^A. F. convention are to be 

 discussed and decided. 



Ten committees that were appointed 

 on different features of the program 

 have been working hard on their as- 

 signed duties and their reports will be 

 made at this meeting. 



BRITISH FLORISTS FEEL BOOM. 



The heavy demand and high prices for 

 flowers is not limited to the United 

 States alone. A British contemporary 

 speaks of the high tide of post-war pros- 

 perity across the water as follows: 



"The ordinary outdoor flowers char- 

 acteristic of the season are only pur- 

 chasable in the market at prices which 

 must amaze the older salesmen, whose 

 memory goes back over a series of years 

 previous to the war. It is doubtful 

 whether there will be a glut of flowers 

 next year, because not every grower will 

 be able to get all his ground cleaned, 

 prepared and planted in readiness for 

 next season's sales; but the present high 

 prices will induce many to start the cul- 

 tivation of hardy flowers for market, 

 while the elder brethren will do their 

 best to "be prepared." Anyway, there 

 is a wide margin between present rates 

 and a price that is much lower and still 

 . profitable. A man with first-rate gail- 

 lardias might almost buy the freehold of 

 the plot with the returns from the crop. 



Florists in a large way of business can 

 not afford to risk the markets and so, 

 in many cases, they order stuff a day or 

 two ahead and 'hang the expense.' " 



PLANTS IN CARNATION HOUSE. 



I should like to have some informa- 

 tion regarding the growing of carna- 

 tions and plants that may be grown in 

 the same house. My greenhouse is small, 

 but I would like to grow some sweet 

 peas, jonquils, daffodils, cyclamens and 

 other plants which would thrive in the 

 same temperature as carnations. Will 

 you kindly make some suggestions? 



Mrs. H. L. O.— Mo. 



Sweet peas, snapdragons, calendulas, 

 chrysanthemums, calla lilies, stevias 

 and gladioli will all grow well in the 

 same house with carnations. Put the 

 callas in the warmest section and keep 

 the calendulas and the stevias in the 

 coolest end. In potted plants you might 

 grow Begonia Gloire de Chatelaine, 

 primulas — chinensis and obconica as 



HAVE YOU YOUR ROOM? 



The demand for hotel accommo- 

 dations during the week of the S. 

 A. F. convention at Detroit is so 

 heavy that no room may be avail- 

 able if reservations are delayed 

 too long. The late comers will 

 find it hard, if not impossible, to 

 be properly accommodated. Al- 

 ready the Hotel Statler is making 

 arrangements to put many beds in 

 some of the big sample rooms. 

 J. F. Sullivan, 

 Pres. Detroit Florists ' Club. 



A list of the leading hotels and 

 their rates was published on page 

 14 of last week's issue of The 

 Eeview. Send in your reservation 

 at once. 



well as the beautiful malacoides — 

 cinerarias, pelargoniums and most of 

 the numerous class of bedding plants. 

 You can force imported bulbs by utiliz- 

 ing the warm corners of your house. 

 Cyclamens want a little more warmth 

 than is best for carnations. Do not try 

 to grow too great a variety of plants in 

 a small space. Better grow a fair quan- 

 tity of each and do it well. 



A. F. J. B. 



NEW YORK. 



The Market. 



Nine days of downpour, followed by 

 high, humid temperature, ending in a 

 terrific thunderstorm on Saturday night, 

 July 26, have cut down the supply of 

 outdoor flowers to a large extent. How- 

 ever, there is still more than can be 

 moved at fair profit. Ho-t, huraid weath- 

 er is continuing without promise of 

 abatement, and shipments of both in- 

 door and outdoor stock suffer consider- 

 ably. The general demand, however, is 

 at the minimum and about what might 

 be expected at this season. Neverthe- 

 less, there is plenty of fairly good stock 

 available for first-class trade. 



American Beauty roses are in good 

 supply, but the quality is mediocre, with 

 the bulk of specials lacking quality. 

 When the best flowers are selected the 



balance do not command high figures. 

 Hybrid tea roSes are plentiful, but most 

 arrivals show the effect of the hot 

 weather. Good stock moves fairly well, 

 but open flowers command little atten- 

 tion and move for whatever can be ob- 

 tained for them. The street peddler is 

 having his wants supplied when he is 

 willing to take a chance. 



Carnations are not plentiful and such 

 as arrive are inferior in quality and 

 attract little attention. Most growers 

 have cleaned out their benches prepara- 

 tory to replanting. Many inquiries are 

 in evidence for field-grown plants, and 

 it is quite likely that there will be a 

 shortage in supply this season. 



Cattleya orchids are in short supply 

 and consequently clean out well, al- 

 though the demand for them is not 

 great. 



A few Easter lilies are coming in, but, 

 unless for funeral work, there is little 

 call for them. Valley is also available, 

 but in small quantities. Easter lilies 

 command from $8 to $10 per hundred 

 and valley, when good, $5 to $12 per 

 hundred. 



Gladioli are coming in great quantity. 

 The large growers are now swelling the 

 flood with heavy shipments, and prices 

 suffer somewhat in consequence. ^The 

 best grades bring as high as 75 cents 

 per dozen stalks, and inferior grades 

 and varieties as low as 25 cents and even 

 lower on clearances. Coreopsis, gail- 

 lardias, antirrhinums, centaureas and 

 delphiniums are plentiful. They are 

 used mainly for store window decora- 

 tions. Some good Delphinium Bella- 

 donna is arriving from pot-grown plants 

 outside. A few sweet peas are still com- 

 ing, but the quality is poor and sales 

 light. Asters are not in exceedingly 

 heavy supply and really good flowers are 

 scarce. The range of prices is about 50 

 cents to $3 per hundred. 



Various Notes. 



Antonio Martin, of the firm of Car- 

 ballo & Martin, Havana, Cuba, who has 

 been here for several weeks, has made 

 side trips to Philadelphia and Atlantic 

 City. He expects to leave for home this 

 week. He has expressed much interest 

 in the publicity campaign, and is using 

 the slogan in Spanish in much of the 

 firm 's advertising. A new delivery auto- 

 mobile, which will go into service on his 

 return, will carry the slogan in the 

 Spanish form nearest to the message, 

 "Insinuese con Floras." While here he 

 has purchased a large variety of stock 

 for use in the firm's business, which is 

 the largest of its kind in Cuba. 



The Detroit convention continues to 

 be an interesting topic of conversation 

 and the list of those making reserva- 

 tions is increasing almost daily. Addi- 

 tions to the list are Mr. and Mrs. Marins 

 Matheron, Baldwin, L. I.; Mr. and Mrs. 

 I. S. Hendrickson, Flowerfield, L. I.; 

 Mr. and Mrs. George Baldwin, Mamar- 

 oneck, N. Y., and Arthur Buchholz, Elm- 

 hurst, L. I. ^ 



E. J. Eyan, of Detroit, is in town in 

 the interests of the souvenir album 

 which the Detroit Florists' Club is to 

 publish for distribution to visitors at 

 the convention. 



A meeting of some of the members 

 of the tariff and legislative committee 

 of the S. A. F. was held at Secretary 

 Young's office on the afternoon of July 

 28. Further procedure in opposition to 

 Quarantine Order No. 37 was discussed. 



It is intimated that the forthcoming 



