OCTOBEB 23, 1919. 



The Florists^ Review 



29 



Everyone will realize that this was a 

 mistake, but, in justice to W. E. Mc- 

 Kissick, I want to correct this as pub- 

 licly as the error was made. Mr. Mc- 

 Kissick opened the Niessen store in this 

 city and has been at its head ever since. 



Tate. 



The firm of Sieck & Glick have moved 

 from their old quarters to 602 North 

 Oalvert street. 



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PROVIDENCE, R. I. 



Tbe Market. 



A number of weddings, a big depart- 

 ment store opening and several pre- 

 nuptial functions made l&st week more 

 than ordinarily busy. Each week wit- 

 nesses an improvement of the chrys- 

 anthemums, as to both quantity and 

 quality, and these blooms are fast tak- 

 ing their place at the top of the list. 

 They are quite plentiful in white, yel- 

 low and pink and bring $6 to $25 per 

 hundred. Boses are a trifle scarce and 

 range from $4 to $15 per hundred, 

 whites being particularly short and in 

 active demand. Carnations are a little 

 better at $3 to $6 per hundred than they 

 have been and some good dahlias at $3 

 to $5 per hundred are in the market 

 and move easily. Violets continue al- 

 most nil. Valley is quoted as high as 

 25 cents a stem, though it is ordinary 

 in quality. 



Various Notes. 



F. Hoffman, 306 Main street. Paw- 

 tucket, has been conducting a special 

 sale of ferns. 



Johnston Bros, had the bouquets and 

 the Hogg Greenhouses the decorations 

 for the Macleod-Viall wedding Octo- 

 ber 17. 



Benjamin Andrews has opened the 

 flower department in the S. S. Kresge 

 store at Pawtucket. 



A. A. Kupfer & Son have completed 

 the overhauling of their range of 

 houses on Potter avenue and have 

 finished one new house. 



T. J. Johnston & Co. have added a 

 new delivery automobile to their equip- 

 ment. 



V. J. Baraducci, of Atwells avenue, 

 was marshal of one of the divisions in 

 the big parade on Columbus day. He 

 furnished the floral letters for a' num- 

 ber of the parading organizations. 



J. Shedden & Co. have completed the 

 renovation and repainting of their 

 range of houses on Central avenue, 

 Pawtucket. 



Robert Berkowitz, who was in the 

 employ of J. E. Koppelman, of this city, 

 before going into the army, has gone 

 to Yokohama, Japan, to engage in en- 

 gineering work. 



John Johnston, of Johnston Bros., was 

 a visitor in New York and vicinity last 

 week. 



Fred Dietz returned last week from a 

 two weeks' automobile trip through the 

 middle states as far south as Virginia. 



James B. Canning has completed the 

 renovation of his range of houses on 

 Smith street. 



Ed Brooke, of T. J. Johnston & Co., 

 had the decorations and bouquets for 

 the Files-Van Slyck wedding Octo- 

 ber 18. 



The floral tributes at the opening of 

 Richards' new store last Thursday ex- 

 ceeded anything ever seen in this city. 

 Penn, of Boston, came down to take 

 charge of the arrangement of the flow- 



ers and brought two truck-loads. More 

 than fifty large pieces were furnished 

 by Timothy O'Connor, Macnair's, T. 

 J. Johnston & Co., Johnston Bros., Wil- 

 liam Bowers and other downtown stores. 

 The firm distributed 10,000 roses as 

 souvenirs procured from local florists. 



W. H. M. 



DETROIT, MICH. 



The Market. 



Weddings predominated during last 

 week, which brought an unusual amount 

 of decorating, etc. Other social affairs 

 seem to be on the increase, as a growth 

 in the number of corsages and table 

 decorations is noticeable. 



The colder and darker weather 

 brought on a decrease of flowers. 

 Chrysanthemums were the principal^ 

 and favorite flower in demand, but were 

 being cut too tight in bud; also their 

 tendency to wilt shows that they have 

 been forced too much. Nevertheless, 

 the supply is far from being equal to 

 the demand. Chrysolora and Early 

 Frost are the two varieties that are of 

 good quality. Pompons are few in 

 number, with the market price high, 



Roses are not so much in demand, 

 but the supply is about equal to their 

 sale. American Beauties are improving 

 in color and size and thieir demand is 

 good, especially considering that mums 

 are in season. Long-stemmed Premiers, 

 Columbias and Hoosier Beauties of 

 high quality are plentiful, but their de- 

 mand is a bit slow. Ophelia is scarce 

 and all grades are quickly disposed of; 

 its exceptionally high quality accounts 

 for its popularity. Shawyer and Kil- 

 larney find a ready market, being used 

 to fill in because of the scarcity of 

 Ophelia. Ward roses are few since the 

 supply is off crop, but the quality is 

 high. White roses are scarce, those 

 coming in being cut too tight in bud. 

 Sunburst sells readily, though of poor 

 quality, as the string are weak. A few 

 Russell and Milady are to be had, but, 

 as they are not of good quality, their 

 demand is poor. There is a scarcity of 

 bud roses, such as Sweethearts, Bon 

 Silenes, Safranos and Wards. 



Carnations are fewer, with the market 

 ti^ht; the best are scarce as usual, with 

 poorer stock more plentiful. Gladioli 

 continue to arrive from the east. Their 

 demand is good and they quickly find 

 the buyer. Dahlias have been few all 

 season. Last week the supply was 

 about the same. 



Larkspur is plentiful and has brought 

 high prices. Cosmos in great amount 

 arrives in the market, being quickly 

 disposed of. Cornflowers, candytuft, 

 celosia and calendulas are to be had, 

 not in any great quantity, however. 



Violets are becoming better, but the 

 sale of these and of sweet peas is a bit 

 slow, Bouvardia in all colors and of 

 high quality is to be had, though in 

 limited quantities. 



Asparagus fern tends to be scarce, 

 but maidenhair fern is plentiful. 



Bowling Club Meets. 



The Detroit Florists' Bowling Club 

 met October 16, with the following re- 

 sults: 



Indians, won 3, lost 0; American 

 Beauties, won 2, lost 1; Bisons, won 1, 

 lost 2; Tigers, won 0, lost 3. 



Kirkpatrick had high average of 

 171, closely followed by Fetters with 

 169. George Doemling bowled high 



game, getting 216. The scores of the 

 evening were as follows: 



Beauties. 1st 2nd 3rd Bisons. Ist 2nd Srd 



Sylvester ..124 128 111 Davis 153 136 165 



Miesel 160 172 169 Moss 137 110 119 



Bezemer ..191 131 125 Klang 145 148 135 



Taylor 139 179 162 Hertling ...150 167 126 



Doemling ..216 132 127 Conceded .150 150 150 



Totals 830 742 694 



Tigers. 1st 2nd 3rd 



Rabe 187 165,139 



Radke 131 154 169 



Berlin 131 128 144 



Beecher ....150 150 150 

 Charvot 154 179 159 



Totals 



Indians. 



Fetters 



Browne . . . . 



Papes 



Kirkpatrick 



Conceded . 



735 711 695 

 Ist 2nd Srd 

 170 172 167 

 124 160 109 

 143 173 156 

 194 137 181 

 150 150 150 



Totals 603 626 611 Totals 631 642 613 



The present standing of the teams is 

 as follows: 



Indians, won 7, lost 2; American Beauties, 

 won 5, lost 4; Bisons, won 3, lost 6; Tigers, won 

 3, lost 6. 



Various Notes. 



Thomas Browne, of Greenfield, Mich., 

 is cutting Chrysolora and Early Frost 

 mums of high quality; the heads meas- 

 ure four to six inches across. He also 

 is cutting some fine pompons, 



A, J, Stahelin's Premier and Colum- 

 bia roses are coming in better than 

 ever. They are of almost too good 

 quality, as the price is exceedingly 

 high. He is also cutting some excellent 

 Hoosier Beauties with stems as long as 

 special American Beauties. 



John Schultz, of John Breitmeyer's 

 SouF, is the proud father of a new-born 

 son.. 



Joseph Streit is reported ill. His 

 absence from the bowling team was 

 noticed by all. 



Mrs. Gray, of John Breitmeyer's 

 Sons, is the latest one to be affected 

 by the poison sumac. There are five or 

 six others in the same store that have 

 been poisoned by it. Mr. Winkler is 

 much better; he had a quite serious 

 touch of it. 



The Central Floral Co. is showing a 

 fine lot of cyclamen plants. 



Robert Rahaley, of the Michigan Cut 

 Flower Exchange, has moved from his 

 summer home in Canada back to Detroit 

 for the winter. H, T. 



IMPORTING- NEW VARIETIES. 



In the explanation (HB-105) of reg- 

 ulation 14 of the regulations as amended 

 under Quarantine 37 it is stated that 

 "in exceptional cases the importation 

 of novelties (i. e., new varieties) may 

 be made for personal use but not for 

 sale. ' ' This, states C. L. Marlatt, chair- 

 man of the Federal Horticultural Board, 

 is intended to provide for the importa- 

 tion of such new varieties by directors 

 of botanical gardens, collectors and 

 growers of special collections of plants 

 of recognized standing, but was not in- 

 tended to apply to importations which 

 may be desired for personal use other 

 than as indicated or for the adornment 

 of private estates. In case such public 

 gardens, collectors or growers of special 

 collections are not known to the experts 

 of the Department of Agriculture, they 

 may be required to furnish evidence of 

 their status. 



Marysvllle, Kan.— H. R. Fisher, flo- 

 rist, was chairman of the local organi- 

 zation to raise funds for the Salvation 

 Army during the recent drive. He head- 

 ed Marshall county and appointed as- 

 sistants in each township. 



Xenia, O. — Floyd Anderson, who has 

 been quite successful in his six years 

 here, has opened a store in Wilmington, 

 O., under the name of Anderson 's Flow- 

 er Shop. The formal opening was held 

 October 18, when roses were given to 

 visitors. 



