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The Florists' Review 



June 12, 1919. 



Columbia Rose Plants 



Fine 3-inch, own root Columbia stock, ready to bench 

 now. $20.00 per 100; $180.00 per 1000. 



THE JOS. H. HILL CO., Richmond, Ind. 



FOKT WAYNE, IND. 



The Market. 



The unseasonably hot weather of the 

 first few days in June put a serious 

 crimp in the flower business. The ther- 

 mometer registered 90 degrees in the 

 shade and over 100 degrees under the 

 greenhouse glass. These temperatures 

 affected the quality of cut flowers to a 

 large extent, particularly carnations, as 

 those arriving on the market are quite 

 Bmall. Roses also suffered, but not to 

 such a great extent. Some fine Colum- 

 bia and Russell are offered on the re- 

 tail market. Sweet peas and snap- 

 dragons are showing the heat probably 

 more than any other flowers. Peonies 

 are still scarce and although the home- 

 grown varieties are in, many are still 

 in bud. These are retailing for $2 per 

 dozen. Irises are showing up favorably 

 and a large number of other garden 

 flowers are being offered on this mar- 

 ket, including delphiniums, stocks, etc. 

 Madonna lilies are retailing for $3 per 

 dozen. These were used for the Me- 

 morial day trade. 



Greenhouse gladioli continue to ar- 

 rive. They are large and of excep- 

 tionally fine quality. They sell on sight. 

 Many of the smaller flowers are being 

 offered, such as cornflowers, bachelor's 

 buttons, Bweet alyssum, swainsona, etc. 

 In blooming plants, there are some fine 

 rhododendrons, hydrangeas, begonias, 

 pelargoniums, yellow calla lily plants 

 and marguerites. The demand for bed- 

 ding plants this year has surpassed any 

 former year, especially for porch and 

 window boxes, and hanging baskets. 

 The warm weather has stimulated sales 

 in this line. Geraniums are meeting 

 with the heaviest sales and vines and 

 foliage plants of all kinds are in heavy 

 demand. 



The call for cut flowers was slow dur- 

 ing the first part of last week, but the 

 latter part saw an increase in the de- 

 mand, due to the cooler temperatures. 

 "Wedding flowers were in demand the 

 latter part of the week and also the 

 first of this week, and there was a fair 

 amount of funeral work over Saturday 

 and Sunday. 



Various Notes. 



Miss Margaret Vesey, who had 

 planned to sail for overseas a week ago, 

 has abandoned her plans on account of 

 an announcement from the War Depart- 

 ment, stating that no more relief work- 

 ers were needed in France. Miss Vesey 

 has decided to take up Y. W. C. A. work 



GERANIUMS 



We have a fine lot of 2-inch stock for immediate shipment, of all 

 the kinds we list in our Catalogue, such as Beaute Poitevine, 

 Alph. Ricard, Abbie Schaffer, Miss F. Perkins, etc., 

 $2.75 per 100; $25.00 per 1000. 



We are booking orders now for next season. 



Hardy English Ivy 



Good strong 2-inch stock, $2.50 per 100; $22.50 per 1000. 



Table Ferns 



' Good strong 3-inch plants, fine assortment at $6.00 per 100. 



R. VmCENT, Jr., & SONS CO., 



White Marsh, Maryland 



Mention The B«t1«w when yon write. 



UNTIL JUNE 20lh 



PLANT DAHLIAS 



CHOICE CUT FLOWER VARIETIES 



Per doz. Per 100 



C. W. Bruton, canary yellow decorative $1 .00 $ 6.00 



Else, delicate white and rose cactus 1 .25 8.00 



Floradora, blood red cactus . ... 1.00 8.00 



Golden Gate, very large golden yellow cactus 2.00 12.00 



John Wanamaker, pink decorative 1.60 10.00 



King Leopold, large creamy yellow peony flowered 2.00 12.00 



Pink Fringed Century, single 1.60 10.00 



Queen Emma, peony flowered soft rose 2.00 12.00 



Rhein^au, large brilliant scarlet cactus 2.00 12.00 



Sequoia, gold and bronze cactus 1.60 10.00 



Snowflake, single, Century type, large pure white with golden 



center, free bloomer and good stems 1 .25 8.00 



Assortment, our selection 7.00 



HEAVY DIVISIONS OF FIELD-GROWN CLUMPS 

 Free bloomers of their class in the middle west. 



Wayside Gardens, :: Mentor, O. 



Mention The Rerlew when 70a write. 



