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The Florists^ Review 



August 28, 1919. 



c^nna, King Humbert and its yellow 

 c<)mpanion were recognized as standing 

 pi*eeminent. 



' Amid the elaborate floral decorations, 

 tjvo tables filled with vases containing 

 fprty varieties of Gladiolus primulinus 

 hybrids from the Grullemans Co., of 

 Avon, O., all labeled, attracted much at- 

 tention. 



An especially fine .specimen of Hhapis 

 flabelliformis stood in the center of the 

 hotel lobby. It was twelve feet high, 

 a well grown specimen in a 20-inch tub. 

 This was exhibited by Carl Hagenbur- 

 ger, of Mentor, O. 



; The trade was represented by sales- 

 men from A. Henderson & Co. and 

 Vaughan's Seed Store, of Chicago; 

 Stumpp & Walter Co., New York; Henry 

 A. Dreer, Inc., and S. S. Pennock Co., 

 Philadelphia; Beckert's Seed Store, 

 Pittsburgh; W. A. Manda and Joseph 

 Manda, South Orange, N. J.; Ham- 

 mond's Paint & Slug Shot Works, Bea- 

 con, N. Y.; Thos. Meehan & Son, 

 Dresher, Pa.; Skinner Irrigation Co., 

 Troy, O. . W. M. 



NEW YOEK. 



The Market. 



There is little change to report in 

 market conditions. The demand for 

 flowers is small and the supply more 

 than adequate. Gladioli stand first as 

 a dominating factor. Asters have 

 shortened to an extent that enables 

 them to hold their own. Eeally good 

 asters are bringing from $2 to $4 per 

 hundred; the latter figure, of course, 

 applies only to fine stock. Gladioli are 

 bringing fair prices, too, if one elimi- 

 nates the cheap grades, of which there 

 are plenty. Some remarkably fine flow- 

 ers, with stems approaching four feet in 

 length, are in evidence and bring as 

 much as $1 per dozen. Last week 

 opened with drenching showers and a 

 close atmosphere, which tended to cut 

 down both quality and quantity of out- 

 side stock. 



The supply of roses is not so heavy as 

 of late; consequently values are firmer 

 and in some lines increased. The de- 

 mand for them is anything but active. 

 The trade must pay more for choit^e 

 stock. 



Carnations are out of the market. 

 Judging from the demand for field- 

 grown stock, planters are on the short 

 side for their benching requirements. 



Longiflorum lilies are not to be had, 

 but there are quantities of rubrum and 

 auratum, which are sluggish in their 

 movement. Their use is chiefly for fu- 

 neral work, which is light just now, in 

 fact, unusually so. A little lily of the 

 valley is coming in and brings $10 to 

 $15 per hundred, according to quality. 



The orchid supply is short and such 

 as do arrive are quickly snapped up. 

 Good cattleyas command as much as 

 $2.50 each and the low grades readily 

 bring 50 cents per flower. 



The supply of herbaceous flowers is 

 heavy, mostly of the summer variety, 

 and much remains unsold at the day's 

 close. Dahlias are plentiful, but, as 

 usual, growers are shipping varieties 

 that are useless and consequently do 

 not return express charges. 



Various Notes. 



Louis Constant, for some time with 

 Wadley & Smythe, sailed last week for 

 his native France. He expects shortly 

 to locate in Morocco, where he will en- 



gage in growing flowers for perfumers. 



Most of the Detroit delegation have 

 returned. C. H. Totty, with Mrs. and 

 Miss Totty, are returning by motor, 

 their route being through Canada. 



The New York Florists' Club bowling 

 team, comprising P. F. Kessler, Wallace 

 R. Pierson, Jos. A. Manda, A. Buchholz 

 and Eoman J. Irwin, gained fourth posi- 

 tion in the team bowling at Detroit. 

 Mr. Buchholz was high man on the team 

 and bowled in the championship series, 

 winning second place with a score of 

 191, against 200, bowled by Herman P. 

 Knoble, of Cleveland. 



Robert E. Berry, of Lawrenceville, 

 Va., is spending a few days in town on 

 his way home from the convention. 



F. R. Pierson, Tarrytown, is pleased 

 with the award of a bronze medal for 

 his new fern. Victory, exhibited at the 

 S. A. F. convention. 



Notice appears in the obituary col- 

 umn of the death of William Roemer, 

 who had an establishment opposite 

 Woodlawn cemetery. J. H. P. 



Stellarton, N. S.; O. Omadery, of Ha- 

 vana, Cuba; A. C. Wilshire, H. G. Eddy, 

 E. J. Hayward, T. Hill and S. J. Den- 

 son, of Montreal, Que. W. G. P. 



BRAMPTON, ONT. 



The Market. 



In spite of the scarcity of outdoor 

 stock and the lack of bloom under glass, 

 the demand for flowers is keen and in- 

 sistent. The arrival of the Prince of 

 Wales at Halifax and Quebec has been 

 the cause of a good deal of social ac- 

 tivity in those centers and presenta- 

 tions of floral tributes appear to be the 

 order of the day. The funeral of the 

 late Joseph E. Leagram, at Waterloo, 

 was also responsible for a huge design 

 output from most florists throughout 

 Ontario. 



A fine cut of Premier has created a 

 great demand for this rose, which with 

 Columbia commands a ready market at 

 $10, $15 and $20 per hundred. Carna- 

 tions are off crop everywhere and or- 

 chids are scarcer than ever. It is left 

 to roses and outdoor flowers to furnish 

 whatever decorative effects are needed 

 during the fortnight of the Canadian 

 national exhibition. 



More florists than usual are enjoying 

 a holiday and a rest this summer, after 

 the strenuous four years just passed. 

 A good number attended the S. A. F. 

 convention. With few exceptions the 

 trade appears to be on a firmer footing 

 than ever before, which says a great 

 deal for the pluck of the average florist. 



Most of the growers in this neighbor- 

 hood are planting the same crops as 

 usual for the coming season. The dry 

 weather will have the effect of lessening 

 the quantity of carnation plants avail- 

 able and there is bound to be a shortage 

 of stock throughout the winter. 



Various Notes. 



T. E. and W. Dale have started the 

 erection of a main heating plant to con- 

 nect the three sections of their green- 

 houses. A new coal shed is also being 

 built. Next spring offices, cellars, ship- 

 ping rooms, etc., will be constructed. 



Among recent visitors were C. Knight- 

 ley, of Kitchener, Ont.; C. J. Hay, of 

 Brockville, Ont.; R. H. Wright, of Ayl- 

 mer, Que.; Mrs. Lefebvre, of Quebec; 

 James Jack, of Arnprior, Ont.; R. B. 

 Read, of Ottawa, Ont.; R. A. Milford 

 and Miss Milford, of Sherbrooke, Que.; 

 A. R. King, of Winnipeg, Man.; H. E. 

 Philpott, of Winnipeg, Man.; L. Mc- 

 Laughlin, of L. McLaughlin & Sons, 



NEW OKIJIANS, LA. 



The Market. 



During the last week the market for 

 cut flowers was seasonable, with no 

 salient points noticeable, except that 

 there has been a distinct improve- 

 ment in the class of stock coming 

 in from the middle west. Gladioli are 

 offered, but the supply is hot heavy. 

 For decorations and wreaths and bou- 

 quets florists have had to rely largely 

 on the local crop of tuberoses. These 

 are in much favor at present and 

 are going well, the cut from day to day 

 being readily absorbed. Gentians, from 

 Texas, are going fairly well. Asters 

 and dahlias fill in gaps in the trade gen- 

 erally and seem to be rising in favor. 

 The local cut of outdoor roses, such as 

 Pink Cochet, White Killarney and 

 Kaiserin, is at present just about equal 

 to the daily demand. Asparagus plum- 

 osus sprays are in short supply. 



Various Notes. 



The monthly meeting of the New 

 Orleans Horticultural Society was held 

 August 21 in the rooms of the society. 

 The attendance was small, and in the 

 absence of President Charles Eble, who 

 was in attendance at the convention in 

 Detroit, the chair was occupied by Paul 

 Abele. The society went on record as 

 favoring the foundation of a chair of 

 horticulture in the Delgado Trade 

 School, to be erected shortly in New 

 Orleans. E. Foster and Solomon Marx 

 were elected honorary members of the 

 society. 



Joseph Goudy, representative of H. A. 

 Dreer, Inc., Philadelphia, was here last 

 week. Chicago has been represented by 

 W. M. Reid, of the A. L. Randall Co. 



E. F. 



BOCHESTEB, N. T. 



The Market. 



The local market is at this writing 

 heavily stocked with gladioli, the bulk 

 of which are of splendid quality and in 

 their prime. The demand is good, espe- 

 cially in the lighter shades, which are 

 being used chiefly for funeral work. 

 There are only three varieties of flowers 

 arriving in any quantity, gladioli, roses 

 and asters. Other outdoor stock is 

 mostly off bloom for a while. Asters 

 are of fine quality and sell well. The 

 supply does not by any means meet the 

 demand. Roses are of excellent quality. 

 All kinds sell well at summer prices. 

 American Beauties are good, but the 

 demand is quite light. Orchids are in 

 fair supply, with only a small demand. 

 A fair supply of buddleia is arriving 

 and moves well. Good fresh green goods 

 are on the market and sell well. 



Florists' Picnic. 



For the first time since the beginning 

 of the war the Rochester Florists' Asso- 

 ciation held a picnic, August 12, at 

 Grand View beach. The committee in 

 charge made preparations for 175 peo- 

 ple, but more than 250 turned out for the 

 festivities. Invitations had been sent 

 out to florists throughout western New 

 York and visitors from Lyons, Pittaford, 



