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The Florists^ Review 



jANUAEr 1, 1920. 



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FANCY TERNS 





$3 00 per 1000 



Finest stock in the eoantry 



$3.00 par 1000 



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Subject to Chanca Without Notice. 



Green Leucothoe, 100 $1.00. 1000 $ 7.50 



Wild Smilaz, 60-pound oases, $6.00; 25-pound cases 4.00 



Magnolia Leaves, green and bronze, per carton lUSO 



Galax Leaves, green and bronze, per case of 10,000 10.00 



GREEN SHEET MOSS, very fine for basket work, trimming 



pots, etc., per bag, 15 lbs. to the bag 2.00 



Sphagnnm Moss, per bale 2.50 



FULL SUPPLY CUT FLOWERS AT ALL TIMES 



NICDGAN CUT FLOWER EXCHANGE, 264-266 Randolph St., Detroit, ffich. 



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had been anticipated and stock was per- 

 fect. The weather was all that could be 

 desired, without snow or rain and not 

 cold enough to have to guard against 

 freezing in delivering orders or trans- 

 porting stock from greenhouses to 

 stores. Plants were plentiful and. of 

 excellent quality. They seemed to come 

 on the week or two before Christmas in 

 a manner that surprised the growers 

 themselves and when brought out for 

 display they were in splendid condi- 

 tion. 



Prices, of course, were high. There 

 were a good many complaints on this 

 score, but the ones who complained 

 bought what suited their fancy and 

 paid the price. The spirit of buying was 

 better on the whole than in other years 

 and few complaints or unpleasant in- 

 cidents were connected with the holiday. 

 The public seemed to have plenty of 

 money and to be bent on spending it on 

 every hand. All lines of business en- 

 joyed heavier sales this year than ever 

 before and the florists reaped the bene- 

 fits of prosperity and generous buying. 



Business continued good all Christmas 

 week and stock was scarce, as every- 

 thing was cut right up to the last for the 

 big holiday. After the holiday, carna- 

 tions were scarce at $10 per hundred. 

 Columbia ranged from $12 to $25 and 

 Ophelia from $10 to $18 per hundred 

 and Ward was $8 per hundred. Stevia 

 was $2 and violets were $2.50 per dozen 

 bunches. 



Various Notes. 



Eric Fransden, of Independence, Mo., 

 who consigns to T. J. Noll & Co., cut 

 10,000 Columbias and Ophelias in three 

 days. They were of finest quality and 

 were an important part of the week's 

 big business. 



T. J. Noll & Co. report not only the 

 biggest Christmas but the most satisfac- 

 tory all-around holiday ever known. 

 They had good Columbia, Ophelia and 

 red roses, narcissi, stevia, violets and 

 sweet peas, all home-grown. Their stock 

 was cleaned up at 2 o'clock Wednesday 

 afternoon, but they received orders up 

 until noon Christmas day, all of which 

 had to be turned down because there 

 was nothing to ship. Supplies moved 

 well, too. 



Samuel Murray had a fine supply of 

 Cattleya Trianae of his own growth. 

 These sold for $60 per dozen. Mr. Mur- 

 ray sold all the Beauties he could get 



Start the 



New Year right 



Use 



Bragues' Cut Ferns 



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At, 



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L. B. Brague & Son 



EatablUhed 1867 



HINSDALE, MASS. 



at $36 per dozen and was sold out on 

 cut flowers early Wednesday afternoon. 



W. B. Reid made up all the plant bas- 

 kets at Samuel Murray's. At Christmas 



