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The Florists' Review 



Mat 15, 1919. 



was the scant supply of nearly all kinds 

 of cut flowers. Carnations were com- 

 pletely sold out at $10 and $12 per hun- 

 dred long before Mothers' day and 

 roses also were far short of the demand. 

 The cold weather of the last fortnight 

 had held back some of the stock in- 

 tended for the Mothers' day trade. 

 Boses arrived in all varieties, but Amer- 

 ican Beauties, Bussell, Shawyer, Bich- 

 mond and Ophelia were the strongest. 

 Miniature varieties were in good sup- 

 ply and sold readily. Thousands more 

 of both roses and carnations could have 

 found a ready market had they been 

 obtainable. 



A large quantity of snapdragons, ca- 

 lendulas, yellow and white daisies, sweet 

 peas, double violets, swainsona, gypso- 

 phila, sweet alyssum, valley, forget-me- 

 nots and pansies helped the trade con- 

 siderably. Many baskets of the smaller 

 flowers were sent out in place of the 

 usual carnations or roses. There were 

 some fine orchids on the market and 

 these found excellent sale. Plant com- 

 bination baskets also were specialized 

 in by some of the stores. Some grand 

 rhododendrons, azaleas of the Chinese 

 variety, pink and white hydrangeas, 

 pelargoniums, American Beauty plants, 

 Dorothy Perkins and Tausendschoen 

 roses, begonias and pansy plants were 

 offered and quickly bought up. Orchids 

 had a good sale and were of splendid 

 quality. There was a good call for 

 marguerites. 



The florists' club used large, quarter- 

 page advertisements in the daily papers 

 and several firms also advertised indi- 

 vidually. Had the supply been greater, 

 the receipts for this popular flower day 

 would have been much greater. As it 

 was, it far outclassed other years. Busi- 

 ness has been normal since then, with a 

 moderate call for funeral work and a 

 few weddings. Florists are planning 

 for Memorial day. The weather is 

 slightly warmer at present and it is 

 hoped that seasonable temperatures will 

 prevail until May 30, in order to pro- 

 duce a good supply for Memorial day, 

 which promises to be a big flower day 

 this year. 



Various Notes. 



The Knecht-Freese Co. had an enor- 

 mous Mothers' day demand. They were 

 almost completely sold out of plants 

 and entirely sold out of cut flowers. 

 They received an excellent lot of roses 

 from their greenhouses. 



Carl Hagenburger, of West Mentor, 

 O., shipped some handsome blooming 

 plants to this market for the Mothers' 

 day trade. They included pink and 

 white hydrangeas of unusual size and 

 beauty and rambler rose plants. 



Mothers' day business was over- 

 whelming at the store of Edgar Wen- 

 ninghoff. Owing to the shortage of 

 roses and carnations, this florist special- 

 ized in made-up baskets of smaller flow- 

 ers and plant combination baskets. 



A. J. Lanternier & Sons had a large 

 assortment of stock for Mothers' day, 

 including peonies, snapdragons, daisies 

 and a fine line of plants. 



The Flick Floral Co. has plans under 

 way to remodel and add to the present 

 greenhouse range to the extent of $5,000. 

 The business has increased so much that 

 they are obliged to enlarge the growing 

 area. Work on it will begin in a short 

 time. They will make a specialty of 

 rose growing. E. F. B. 



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