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The Horists^ Review 



OCTOBIB 16, 1919. 



PROVIDENCE, B. I. 



The Market. 



The social calendar for the coming 

 season is already the largest announced 

 in this city in many years and, as a 

 considerable number of debutante func- 

 tions are already scheduled, the call for 

 flowers and decorations is certain to be 

 large. An unusual number of society 

 weddings with the attendant prelimi- 

 nary affairs are also announced for the 

 next few months. 



The season has opened with a rush 

 at a much earlier date than usual and 

 the demand is already being felt. Early 

 chrysanthemums are rapid sellers. 

 Boses are showing improvement as to 

 quality and quantity, ranging last week 

 from $3 to $15 per hundred. Carnations 

 were scarce at $3 to $6 per hundred, 

 asters have practically gone and gladioli 

 are on the last cuttings. Violets are 

 not plentiful, but show signs of recover- 

 ing the prestige that they have lost dur- 

 ing the last few years and are expected 

 to take a prominent place in the com- 

 ing season's demand. Chrysanthemums 

 are coming into the market in greater 

 numbers and command $15 per hun- 

 dred. 



Various Notes. 



Johnston Bros, had the decorations for 

 the dinner at the University Club last 

 week in honor of Cardinal Mercier. 



O. Gnatt, of the Ove Gnatt Co., of 

 La Porte, Ind., and one of that firm's 

 sales representatives were visitors here 

 last week. 



As a feature of its fifth anniversary 

 sale, for two hours on Saturday Sum- 

 iiicrfield's hcnsakold store sold Boston 

 ferns in 5-iuch pots at 19 cents. They 

 handled over 5,000 plants. One won- 

 ders how much the grower made. 



"William J. Sword, of Valley Falls, has 

 just completed a fine ofBce building and 

 has added a large touring car to his 

 equipment. 



Benjamin Verduccilli, who has been 

 associated with J. Ennis of the Hamp- 

 den Meadow Greenhouses for some time, 

 has given up his position, having pur- 

 chased the greenhouses of George 

 Barker at Warren. 



Samuel Kinder had the church and 

 house decorations for the big Stone- 

 Howe wedding at Bristol last week. 



George L. Stillman, of Westerly, has 

 been elected first vice-president of the 

 American Dahlia Society. 



Joseph Neuschuez is completely reno- 

 vating and repainting the Bank Street 

 Greenhouses at North Attleboro. 



Page E. Potter has resigned from his 

 position with John J. Kelley, at Valley 

 Falls, and is now with Johnston Bros., 

 Dorrance street. Providence, He was 

 formerly at Bridgeport, Conn. 



Cohen Bros, report an unusually 

 heavy run on funeral work during the 

 last ten days. W. H. M. 



Bllssfield, Mich. — Julius Sprunk ex- 

 pects to enlarge his greenhouse area next 

 spring. 



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