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42 



The Florists^ Review 



Janoaby 1, 1920. 



which is a reproduction of the painting 

 known as "Snow on the Mountains and 

 Flowers Blooming in the Valley." F. 

 A. Windier says business this Christmas 

 was double, last year's. 



Oscar May, of Tappington, Mo., con- 

 signed to this market a splendid cut of 

 Seidewitz mums, which cleaned out early 

 and at good prices. He expected a fine 

 cut for New Year's. Mr. May says he 

 should have a big crop of fancy Spen- 

 cer peas in the next few weeks. 



The J. F. Ammann Co., of Edwards- 

 ville, 111., had a fine cut of roses for 

 Christmas. In the stock at C. A. 

 Kuehn's were Premier, Bussell, Ward, 

 Hoosier Beauty and Columbia in fine 

 color and stem. Mr. Ammann spent the 

 day before Christmas in the city looking 

 over the market. J. J. B. 



BALTIMORE. 



The Market. 



The only difference between business 

 this Christmas and that of former 

 years was in prices. I started out by 

 keeping a close watch on the wholesale 

 end; there were all sorts of rumors to 

 be heard of shortage of stock, but in not 

 a single instance have I heard of a 

 florist who was not successful in secur- 

 ing ample stock to meet all demands. 

 Of course there were cases where some- 

 thing had to be substituted, but taking 

 it as a whole there was enough to sat- 

 isfy one of the greatest Christmas de- 

 mands ever known. 



Beauties were short and all that were 

 in sight sold for $150 per hundred. 

 Hadley was substituted when they ran 

 out; some specially fine ones were to be 

 had with 48-inch stems, selling readily 

 at $100 per hundred. Fine Premier and 

 Columbia stock brought $50 and $60 per 

 hundred; good Eussells went up to $75 

 and $100, with Ophelia and Killarneys 

 at $25 to $30. Carnations were $15 per 

 hundred; with Wards and all reds at 

 $20. Orchids were scarce at $18 to $24 

 per dozen. Violets were $3 to $4 per 

 hundred, callas brought $3 and $4 per 

 dozen, Paper Whites $6 and $8 and 

 sweet peas up to $5; blooming plants 

 were scarce. Poinsettias, cyclamens, 

 ardisias, peppers and in some cases 

 azaleas were to be had. Most of the 

 stores had a fine line of made-up baskets 

 and boxes; more of these were used this 

 Christmas than ever before and they 

 ranged in price from $4 to $25 each. 



Christmas Notes. 



I spent Christmas morning in going 

 from one store to another; in most cases 

 I found the workers tired out, having 

 been at it constantly since the morning 

 before and in every case found the 

 stores cleaned up. As far as stock was 

 concerned they might have been closed; 

 everyone was finishing up deliveries. 

 The greatest Christmas we have ever 

 experienced was the verdict of every- 

 one. 



At Mary Johnston's stock was 

 cleaned up. This establishment made 

 a leader of popular-priced made-up bas- 

 kets and boxes, which ranged from $5 

 to $15 and were used in place of the 

 larger blooming plants. A fine lot of 

 poinsettias were cleaned up before the 

 holiday actually came. This firm's cut 

 flower business equalled that of pre- 

 vious years and its telegraph orders 

 surpassed anything it has experienced 

 since it became a member of the 

 F. T. D. ,«i 



To our Friends and 

 Customers: 



WE ASK you to recall our 

 pleasant relations during the 

 pa^ year. We ask you to accept, 

 in the spirit of sincerity, our appre- 

 ciation of your part so loyally played 

 in favor of our prosperity. 



Let us combine our efforts dur- 

 ing 1 920 to the end that it shall be 

 the greater of all years. 



Sincerely, 



Pittsburgh Cut Flower Company 



Pittsburgh, Pa. 





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