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The Florists^ Review 



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support a florist, that florist's business 

 is increased through the publicity af- 

 forded by the campaign. If aU florists 

 were to base subseriptions on even a 

 small percentage of their increased busi- 

 ness since the opening of the campaign 

 and would voluntarily send them in to 

 the secretary, our committee would not 

 now have to make an appeal, for funds 

 would be ample. But thousands of 

 otherwise astute florists are hanging 

 back, content to let others of their 

 brethren shoulder the expense of this, 

 the greatest and most beneficial move- 

 ment ever promulgated in the trade, or 

 in other trades. Unlike other trade 

 slogans, "Say It with Flowers" con- 

 veys a message so widely appreciated 

 that perhaps only one class of people is 

 unaffected by it and that class has our 

 sympathy and gratuitous service when 

 in need of flowers — the poor and desti- 

 tute. 



Arouse yourself, then, Mr. Nonsub- 

 seriber. Help us to help you to still 

 further increase your business by in^ 

 creasing the demand for your products. 

 You should believe in this campaign as 



?ou do in your religion, and support it. 

 ou share in the benefit resulting, so 

 why not in the expense of conducting 

 itf If you think the matter over at all 

 seriously, you will, afterward, send a 

 check to the secretary for an amount 

 which your conscience dictates you 

 should send. John Young, Sec 'y. 



ST. LOUIS, MO. 



The Market. 



The wholesale market conditions last 

 week brought many worries upon the 

 commission men and the retailers. The 

 great shortage of stock caused business 

 to suffer considerably. Many of the 

 retailers resorted to the use of artificial 

 flowers to make up much of their work 

 and many orders for fresh flower de- 

 signs had to be turned down. The 

 weather has been fine and it is hard to 

 understand the big shortage, when 

 usually at this time of the year there is 

 plenty of everything and prices are 

 low. The market cleared early every 

 day. Many of the local growers came 

 in only every two days instead of daily 

 as they used to do. 



Carnations played a big part during 

 the week. The cuts were good, but the 

 great demand for them caused the price 

 to advance to $25 per huddred for the 

 extra fancies, while the bulk of them 

 brought $20. These prices mark a 

 record in this market for carnations. 



Boses advanaed in price, as not many 

 of them came in at any time during the 

 week, and the quality was not good. 

 Violets are in good supply and at rea- 

 sonable prices for the best, but an ad- 

 vance is looked for by the end of the 

 week, when the demand will be heavy 

 for St. Valentine's day. 



In bulbous stock, prices are higher 

 than ever. The supply of freesias, 

 jonquils, tulips, Paper Whites, Romans, 

 valley and callas is not enough for the 

 demand. 



There is plenty of good heather to be 

 had. Other stock, such as candytuft, 

 mignonette, calendulas, daisies and 



Looking Back to 

 the Time of Washington 



Whenever Washington's Birthday approaches. I often 

 think of a delightful summer's ride taken with a horse 

 and buggy some twenty-five years ago. 



A two weeks' ride'following along the historic points 

 that range from the wonderful old Headauarters at 

 Newburgh, N. Y.. to the delightful one at Morristown. 

 N.J. 



Among the most interesting of all was the old mine 

 and ruins of the blast lurnace where was dug and 

 smelted the iron for the chain that stretched across 

 the Hudson. 



A chain with hngellinks half your height and length, 

 that protected Washington's Headquarters from the 

 approach of British men of war. 



Some of the links are still there for'you to look at and 

 ponder about. 



When I think of those links, they always stand for 

 the unbroken strength of the links of this Govern- 

 ment of ours. 



Links which Washington really fashioned. Links that 

 neither outward nor inward foes ha\e been able to 

 break. 



With the recent round -up of the reds still in mind, this 

 thought is one of reassurance and inspiration. 



Washington's Birthday should, this year, mean more 

 than ever to us. 



Its floral messages carry an expression of content- 

 ment and security. 



New York's 

 Favorite Flower Shop 



F^th Avenue at 58th Street 



snapdragons, shares with the others in 

 price and demand. Spencer sweet peas 

 are all sold before they come in and are 

 placed on orders on arrival at top prices 

 of $6 per hundred. All greens sell at 

 sight, especially asparagus, galax, 

 leucothoe and adiantum. 



Growers' Meeting. 



The St. Louis County Growers* Asso- 



ciation held an interesting meeting 

 Wednesday, February 4, at the Eleven 

 Mile House. There was plenty of inter- 

 esting matter up for discussion. The 

 formation of the national growers' as- 

 sociation at Chicago, January 22, was 

 discussed and approved of as a help to 

 the grower. It was decided to change 

 the membership rules so as not to con- 

 fine eligibility to the county alone, but 



