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The Florists' Rcvic\Xr 



JpNE 26, 1919. 



FORT WAYNE, INP. 



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The Market. 



Increased demand last week made 

 stock scarcer. Every available bit of 

 good stock was used fof the numerous 

 corsages, weddings and funeral work. 

 The leading demand of the week was 

 for corsages, and every florist sent out 

 hundreds of them for the high school 

 commencement dance and other com- 

 mencement festivities. Weddings were 

 numerous and many called for elaborate 

 decorations. For these, rambler roses, 

 especially Dorothy Perkins, and hydran- 

 geas, were mainly used, although Mrs. 

 Francis King and America gladioli were 

 also used with good effect. 



The quality of cut flowers has shown 

 no improvement, as hot weather was 

 with us all through the week. However, 

 cooler temperatures prevailed Saturday 

 and Sunday, and it is hoped that these 

 conditions will continue. Carnations are 

 deteriorating, not only in size, but also 

 in color. Even rosea show the effects 

 of the continued heat. Every variety, 

 including Eussell, is off color and opens 

 too soon. 



Indoor gladioli are of fine quality, 

 particularly America and Mrs. Francis 

 King. A few calla lilies are on the mar- 

 ket, but Easter lilies are over for the 

 season. Lily of the valley is none too 

 plentiful and the demand is, heavy. 

 Orchids are not nearly equal to the de- 

 mand. 



In outdoor flowers, gaillardias ap- 

 peared on the market for the first time 

 last week. Coreopsis, calendulas, pan- 

 sies, forget-me-nots, achilleas, delphin- 

 iums and feverfew are all in good de- 

 mand. Foliage plants are in good sup- 

 ply and meet with good call. There is 

 little variety in blooming plants. Be- 

 gonias, gloxinias, hydrangeas and 

 pelargoniums constitute the offerings. 

 There is a great need for blooming 

 plants at this season of the year. 



Various Notes. 



Decorations in the Anthony hotel 

 ballroom for the high school commence- 

 ment dance were done by the Flick 

 Floral Co. This firm sent out many cor- 

 sages for the commencement dance and 

 had a large number of weddings last 

 week. 



Herman Leitz, of the New Haven 

 Floral Co., has recently bought another 

 range of greenhouses at Hicksville, O., 

 about fifteen miles from New Haven, 

 Ind., where his present range is located. 

 He intends to conduct both ranges and 

 will grow a variety of cut flowers and 

 plants. 

 ^ Edgar Wenninghoff had a heavy de- 

 mand for corsages and wedding work 

 last week. He carries a good variety 

 of outdoor flowers and specializes in 

 Russell roses. 



Miss C. B. Flick, of the Patten Flower 

 Store, Toledo, O., arrived in this city 

 June 14 for a two weeks' visit with her 

 niece and other relatives. She reports 

 a fine spring business, but says the 

 effect of the Toledo strike upon the 

 florists' business has been noticeable. 



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Paterson, N. J. — The displays of Bob- 

 bink & Atkins and Croes Bros, at the 

 flower show here June 7 attracted much 

 attention. Awards of gold medals were 

 made to Bobbink & Atkins for the best 

 collection of hardy plants, and to Croes 

 Bros, ^^r the best collection of roses. 



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