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The Rorists^ Review 



Mat 8. 1919. 



NEW YOBK. 



The Market. 



With flowers in greatly increased 

 quantity and a demand not materially 

 changed, values in the week just closed 

 suffered considerably. While arrivals 

 moved fairly well, much stock was of- 

 fered at concessions in order to clean 

 out surpluses in many lines. A few 

 items brought full values on account of 

 quality, notably some fine narcissi and 

 Darwin tulips. Gardenias suffered 

 greatly, moving at any price after the 

 best flowers had been selected. Ameri- 

 can Beauty specials were cleaned out at 

 as low as 15 cents each, which, however, 

 is not an unusual figure at this time of 

 the year when the crop is heavy. 



The demand now is sluggish, although 

 arrivals are not particularly notable 

 through their bulk. Boses seem to move 

 fairly well, slightly lower prices serv- 

 ing to accelerate the buying. Some ex- 

 cellent flowers of the'^new variety. 

 Premier, are coming in and are taken 

 freely. 



Carnations are in good supply and 

 move with apparently little effort. 

 Prices have s'^emed to vacillate between 

 8 and 4 cents for the best, but now 

 they ^re fairly strong at $6 to $8. Or- 

 chids are not in good supply, but lower- 

 grade cattleyas hang fire considerably. 

 There is a fair demand for Phalaenopsis 

 a^abilis for wedding work and no dif- 

 ficulty is experienced* in moving the 

 scanty supply available. 



Lilies are down to prices near a ra- 

 tional mark, 10 to 15 cents according 

 to quality. Lily of the valley has been 

 on the short side for some days; con- 

 sequently outside-grown stock from the 

 south has found an opening. 



Outdoor lilac is coming in good quan- 

 tity and advance shipments of peonies 

 have been .seen, but of a kind not par- 

 ticularly attractive. 



There is a wealth of miscellaneous 

 stock available, some of which is hard 

 to move. Pansies sell well when good, 

 as also do Spanish iris, late freesia and 

 good sweet peas. 



The long looked-f or warm spring days 

 seem to have arrived and it is hoped 

 that the frosts, experienced up to a 

 week ago, are gone for good this sea- 

 son. Outdoor work among florists is 

 extremely backward. 



Various Notes. 



The Horticultural Society of New 

 York will hold a spring exhibition of 

 plants and flowers at the Museum build- 

 ing. New York Botanical Garden, May 

 10 and 11. The annual meeting of the' 

 society takes place May 10, in the lec- 

 ture hall of the Museum. 



Secretary John Young, of the S. A. F., 

 returned May 3 from a short trip in 

 the middle west. 



Both the Manhattan and Brooklyn 

 committees working in the interests of 

 the Victory loan are making extraordi- 

 nary efforts to fill their quotas. The 

 New York committee held an enthusias- 

 tic meeting May 2, at the offices of the 

 New York Florists' Club. Chairman 

 Kessler expects his committee to cover 

 its quota, but there are a number of 

 supporters yet to be signed. 



Mothers' day is a topic of much in- 

 terest just now and retailers are plan- 

 ning for big business. J. H. P. 



The New York office of the American 

 Greenhouse Mfg. Co., Pana, 111., has 



closed a contract with E. M. Statler for 

 the erection of a roof conservatory and 

 palm house on the new Pennsylva.nia 

 hotel. From the standpoint of the 

 builder, a most interesting f eatuire' is the 

 55-foot span without supports. The cost 

 of the structure will be $40,000. This 

 will be the finest conservatory in con- 

 nection with a hotel to be found any- 

 where in the United States. It will be 

 used as a promenade and assembly room 

 for banquet guests. It is the original 

 idea of Mr. Statler. 



BAI.TIMOBE. 



The Market. 



During the last week the market ha? 

 been quiet. There has been a goo^ 

 supply of all lines of stock, but, with 

 so much going- on, the demand has fallen 

 off. The Victory loan drive and the 

 races keep everyone on the jump and 

 the public does not seem to have time 

 for flowers. 



Hoses are plentiful and of good qual- 

 ity. The same may be said of carnations. 

 All miscellaneous stock is coming in fine 

 shape. There are plenty of outdoor 

 tulips and hyacinths. Shrubbery of all 

 sorts is extremely plentiful and the com- 

 mission houses are forced to move the 

 stock as best they can and at the best 

 prices obtainable'. 



Various Notes. 



On a recent trip through the Green 

 Spring valley the grounds looked like a 

 vast flower garden. Fruit trees, as well 

 as shrubbery, were in full bloom and 

 from one end to the other the handi- 

 work of the I. H. Moss Co. was visible. 

 This company is executing a large order 

 for the city on the new St. Paul boule- 

 vard. An exceedingly fine lot of shrub- 

 bery is being placed in the sunken gar- 

 dens. It has been the custom of the 

 municipal authorities to send out of 

 the city for this line of stock, but Mr. 

 Hastings, the landscape architect who 

 has this work in charge, is of the opin- 

 ion that just as good if not better stock 

 can be supplied at home than can be 

 procured out of town. 



G. J. Muhly, of the Florists' Ex- 

 change, reports that the firm is doing 

 well. Trade is particularly good in 

 greens. Some of the finest carnations 

 seen in Baltimore this spring were han- 

 dled by this house last week. 



The Lexington market is a worth- 

 while sight these days. Good prices are 

 being obtained for all kinds of bedding 

 plants. The public evidently has de- 

 cided that the war is over and that the 

 flower garden is going to have its proper 

 place again. 



The staff of the Bichard Vincent, Jr., 

 & Sons Co. is busy with orders. B. A. 

 Vincent, who has charge of this de- 

 partment^ is a hustler. Business is com- 

 ing to this company in big blocks. 



James Hamilton, of Mt. Washington, 

 Md., had about 300 fairly good azaleas 

 last week. These, of course, were hold- 

 over stock, but he had no trouble in 

 disposing of them at good prices. 



Just about a year ago two young men 

 started a wholesale house in this city. 

 I refer to Seick & Glick. When they 

 stapted, the wise ones shook their heads, 

 btit these two have been * * on ^he job, ' ' 

 /and today they have outgrown their 

 quarters at St. Paul and Center streets 

 and have leased a large room at 508 St. 

 Paul street, where they expect to do 

 even better next season than they have 

 ever done. The members of this firm 

 are hustlers. Tate. 



WESTEBN MONTANA NOTES. 



The Easter business of the State Nurs- 

 ery Co., of Helena, far exceeded their 

 fondest hopes. They cleaned up on 

 everything, both in the wholesale and re- 

 tail departments. Now everybody in the 

 establishment is too busy to talk, in 

 getting out the spring orders. Both in 

 the seed department and the greenhouses 

 they are working every night to keep 

 up with the rush. 



The Easter business in Butte was the 

 best the downtown florists have ever 

 experienced. 



The Butte Floral Co. had a beautiful 

 window all in yellow. In appointment 

 and art it would do justice to the larg- 

 est retail stores of the east. 



Mr. Cherravinca has arrived from the 

 Pacific coast and accepted a position as 

 foreman with the Butte Floral Co. 



Will Stevens, who has charge of the 

 carnation range of the Butte Floral Co., 

 swears by Carnation Laddie. It grows 

 finely on the continental divide of the 

 Eocky mountains. Mr. Stevens, inci- 

 dentally, spent a few days in Missoula 

 last week. 



The Englewood Greenhouses, of Butte, 

 had a good supply of lilies. Naturally, 

 they went like wild fire. 



The B. & S. Flower Store, of Missoula, 

 has added a bulk seed department and 

 has changed the name to the B. & S. 

 Flower & Seed Store. Vegetable and 

 flower seeds are handled this year, but 

 next season a warehouse will be secured 

 and a full line of grass and field seeds 

 also will be handled. 



The greenhouse of the old Missoula 

 Nursery Co., foreclosed on several years 

 ago by the Pablo Estate/ was sold at 

 private sale to Sterling & Swee, of Eo- 



It is Necessary 



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 Review. Advertisers are urged to send in 

 copy on Thursday, Friday and Saturday 

 whenever possible. If copy is not received 

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