OCTOBEB 9, 1919. 



The Florists^ Review 



25 



orders, an innovation was put into 

 practice that has proved most success- 

 ful. Whenever possible the orders are 

 filled the day before they are needed; 

 the blooms are packed in a specially 

 ^ constructed box 6x15x42, a single layer 

 from each end «(f the box and in most 

 cases one variety to a box. They are 

 delivered to the retailer without any 

 subsequent rehandling. Mr. Ekas told 

 me they were handling thousands each 

 day in this manner and were receiving 

 no complaints. This seems to be a good 

 system, as it does away with much 

 handling. Such regard for detail is the 

 best evidence in the world that it will 

 not be long until the dahlia cut will be 

 handled as perfectly as the rose. It is 

 also the surest sort of evidence that 

 the dahlia is becoming a strong factor 

 on the cut flower market. 



Judging from the line of baskets the 

 S. S. Pennock Co. is putting in this 

 fall, they expect the flower business to 

 pass all records during the coming sea- 

 son. 



The club banquet, ladies' night and 

 dance will be held at the Southern ho- 

 tel Tuesday, October 21, at 7 p. m. 

 There will be continuous entertainment 

 throughout the evening for those who 

 do not dance. Prominent out-of-town 

 speakers will be present. The attend- 

 ance will be limited to 200. The tickets 

 are going fast. Secure one at once 

 from Albert Fiedler, 902 South Charles 

 street. The cost will be $4. Tate. 



PEOVIDENCE, E. I. 



The Market. 



Last week was a busy one. The visit 

 of Cardinal Mercier to this city made an 

 unusually large demand for red blooms 

 in harmony with the cardinal colors, 

 and roses, dahlias and zinnias of that 

 color found ready sale at slightly stiffer 

 prices. 



Eoses are showing improvement every 

 week as to both quality and quantity, 

 while the early chrysanthemums are 

 beginning to arrive. Carnations will 

 soon be a factor in the market. Dahlias 

 are showing a decided increase in popu- 

 larity. 



Various Notes. 



Following the granting of the peti- 

 tions of Frank L. Budlong et al. by the 

 Superior court for the dissolution of the 

 Budlong Eose Co. and the Harris Farm 

 & Mine Co., deeds were filed last week 

 conveying the property of the Budlong 

 Eose Co. to James A. Budlong II, and 

 the Harris Farm & Mine Co. to J. A. 

 Budlong and Frank L. Budlong. The 

 prices are not given, but the first named 

 carries stamps indicating $211,000 and 

 the second has stamps indicating $28,500. 



In honor of the cardinal's visit, Tim- 

 othy O'Connor had the order for the 

 decorations as well as the cut flowers 

 f r the McElroy mansion, where the 

 cardinal was domiciled during his stay. 

 The table decorations for the business 

 men's luncheon at Narragansett hotel, 

 given by the Providence Chamber of 

 Commerce, were done by T. J. John- 

 ston & Co. 



William B. Hazard has returned from 

 a business trip to New York and vicinity. 



James Karins, representing Henry A. 

 Dreer, Inc., of Philadelphia, was a busi- 

 ness visitor in this city last week. 



Albert Holscher is cutting some fine 

 •arly chrysanthemums. 



Alexander Macrae was married last 



week, as was also Herbert A. Taylor, of 

 Macnair's force. 



The Maplehurst Greenhouses have 

 been putting up a new house at Long- 

 meadow. 



Charles Hunt, Burnside street, has 

 been making extensive renovations in 

 his range, which he has decided to con- 

 tinue instead of going into the milk 

 business as he had planned. 



Peter Byrnes, of Wickf ord, and George 

 Hunt, of this city, were among the 

 special guests at the Brockton fair 

 muster at Brockton, Mass., last Friday. 



P. F. Conley has had the entire range 

 of houses at 48 Updike street repainted 

 and renovated. 



William M. P. Bowen is shipping large 

 quantities of fancy dahlias to Boston, 

 New York and Philadelphia. W. H. M. 



DAYTON, O. 



Visitors to the greenhouses of the 

 Eolf Zetlitz Co., formerly the Miami 

 Floral Co., find that a great transfor- 

 mation has taken place. Several thou- 

 sand dollars have been spent on labor, 

 paint, glass and Permanite to put the 

 roofs in good shape. The whole heating 

 system has been overhauled, the boiler 

 retubed and a new 200-horsepower water 

 tube boiler installed. The whole range 

 has been wired for electricity and an 

 automatic electric pump has been set up. 

 The majority of the roses have been cut 

 back for a later crop and are breaking 

 well. The pot plant department, which 

 is in charge of C. G. Anderson, includes 

 large blocks of cyclamens. Begonia Cin- 

 cinnati, Dracffina Massangeana and D. 

 terminalis, crotons, pandanus, poinset- 

 tias, bird's-nest and other ferns, and a 

 large lath house of hydrangeas. This 

 summer a nursery was started to furnish 

 stock of shrubs, evergreens and peren- 

 nials for the landscape department. 



C. G. A. 



DETEOIT, MICH. 



The Market. 



The coming of warm weather brought 

 forth increases in stock and for the 

 first time in many weeks there were 

 plenty of roses. Business continues ta 

 improve, due to the return of the flower 

 buying public. 



American Beauties have been clear- 

 ing each day, being a bit short in quan- 

 tity for their demand, especially the 

 special and fancy grades. Long-stemmed 

 Premier and Columbia are becoming 

 more plentiful, but the demand for 

 them is nearly equal to the supply. 

 These roses are of especially fine qual- 

 ity, bringing on some days more than 

 American Beauties. Ophelias are ot 

 highest quality and all grades clear 

 each day, with enough for all buyers. 

 Ward roses are plentiful and are in- 

 clined to stock up the market, but some 

 richly colored ones are at a premium, 

 bringing regular Christmas prices. The 

 Shawyer, Sunburst, Killarney, White 

 Killarney and Hoosier Beauty roses are 

 all of good quality and almost all find 

 a buyer. Some fine Bride roses, 

 white, are to be had, also some Safrano 

 buds, which are a novelty to this mar- 

 ket. 



Carnations are in oversupply, only the 

 best flnding a buyer, and mums are 

 coming in each day, but as yet they are 

 scarce and not much in quality. The 

 good mums one sees in the shops are 

 mostly from California. Dahlias re- 



main scarce and only a few shops have 

 them in stock. Gladioli from out-of- 

 town shippers are to be had, the demand 

 being equal tp the supply. Asters are 

 about finished. Tritomas are fine stock, 

 always welcomed by the buyers; their 

 supply is short. 



Other seasonable flowers, such as 

 calendulas, bouvardia, feverfew, celosia, 

 cornflowers, swainsona, Japanese lilies 

 and cosmos, are to be had. Sweet peas 

 and violets have started to come into 

 the market, but not in any great quan- 

 tity. 



Various Notes. 



October has started off with many 

 weddings, which have kept the decorat- 

 ing forces busy. There are more wed- 

 ings booked for this month than there 

 were for June, which is indeed saying 

 something. The beautiful autumn foli- 

 age is being used to good advantage in 

 decorations. 



F. Holznagle, of North Woodward 

 avenue, is doing an exceptionally good 

 business in Boston ferns and other house 

 plants. 



John Breitmeyer 's Sons ' Park Flower 

 Shop has had an effective window dis- 

 play of flower and fruit baskets. 



The Central Floral Co. is showing a 

 good lot of cyclamen and primrose 

 plants. 



John M. Carey, 491 Woodward ave- 

 nue, had a pan of turtle eggs in his win- 

 dow, which attracted a great many 

 passers-by. One could see the turtles 

 hatching "while you wait." 



George Doemling, of Mt. Clemens, is 

 cutting Ward, Columbia and Hoosier 

 Beauty roses, which are of high quality. 



The Marine City Floral Co. is cutting 

 lovely bouvardia, calendulas, sweet peas 

 and some chrysanthemums. 



The Pontiac Floral Co., of Pontiac, 

 Mich., is sending in choice Bride and 

 Safrano roses, also the best grade of 

 carnations. 



Tom Browne, of Bedford, Mich., is 

 cutting chrysanthemums, of which he 

 has a fine lot, this week. He is also 

 cutting carnations in quantity. 



Thursday night, October 2, at the 

 meeting of the Florists' Bowling League, 

 Louis Charvot bowled high game at 196, 

 closely followed by M. Bloy with 195; 

 Kirkpatrick bowled high average with 

 174. The evening's scoring was as fol- 

 lows: 



INDIANS. 



l8t 2nd Srd 



B. A. Fetters 187 156 174 



Coble 114 151 101 



W. B. Brown 99 152 120 



Kirkpatrick 183 172 187 



613 631 M2 



AMEBICAN BEAUTIES. 



Ist 2nd Srd 



Al Sylvester 145 142 180 



H. Taylor 165 144 124 



A. Bezemer 136 122 152 



Conceded 150 160 160 



596 658 B76 

 BI.SONS. 



1st 2nd 8rd 



J. Klang 138 159 135 



C. E. Moss 107 148 123 



O. Davis 143 187 156 



J. Street 166 161 156 



Conceded 150 150 150 



704 805 720 

 TIGERS. 



1st 2nd Srd 



Rabe 144 171 167 



Ed Rede 142 121 164 



J. Berlin 120 133 140 



L. Chnrvot 133 196 151 



M. Bloy 123 195 171 



602 816 783 



The Florists' Bowling League's pres- 

 ent standing is as follows: 



Indians, won 2, lost 1; Tigers, won t, 

 lost 1; American Beauties, won 1, lost 

 2; Bisons, won 1, lost 2. H. T. 



