MabCU 11, 1920 



The Florists^ Review 



69 



n* florists wbo«* eax&B avpMur on the paces eamrlnc tlile bead* are prepared to lUl orders 

 ..__ from otberflorlsts tor local dMiverr on tlie oanal basts. 



appreciation of the gift may oftentimes 

 bo greatly enhanced." 



Following out this idea, Mr. Olds has 

 written and copyrighted several short 

 poems, some called forth by special oc- 

 casions and others suitable for a va- 

 riety of uses. In one case, a Sunday 

 school class wished to send a number of 

 valentines to its sick members; a pot 

 ot' daffodils, with appropriate verses en- 

 tilled, "The Message of the Daffodils," 

 proved a quite adequate valentine. 

 Another greeting in rhyme was sent 

 with a pot of primroses at Christmas 

 time to each member of a Bible class. 

 Somewhat more timely just at present 

 is the following welcome to spring: 



THE OALIj of the DAFFODIL.S. 

 (Copyrighted by W. J. Olds.) 



Here's a little pot of gold 



We're sending you. 

 Telling that the winter cold 



Will soon be through. 

 Daffies, yellow as the sun. 

 Speak of brighter days to come; 

 Jack Frost's reign will soon be done. 



Who will rue? 



When the earth Is bare and brown. 



Like a stone, 

 And all nature wears a frown, 



Joy has flown; 

 Ah! How welcome! From the mold, 

 Daffy, with her green and gold. 

 Comes, like fairy queen of old, 



With her crown- 

 She, with scepter In her hand. 



Calls to spring; 

 Gently waves her magic wand. 



Bluebirds sing. 

 So shall care and pain depart, 

 Loose their shackles from the heart, 

 Hope's sweet flowers In rerdure start. 



Swift of wing. 



Sorrow's sway will soon be o'er. 



With its pain; 

 Grief will bind onr hearts no more 



With his chain. 

 As the winter yields to spring 

 And the chrysalis finds wing. 

 So with Joy our hearts shall sing 



Yet again. 



ST. LOUIS. MO. 



The Market. 



Last week the wholesale cut flower 

 market favored the retailer almost daily, 

 as stock of any seasonable sort was in 

 good supply and prices on big lots were 

 lower than in the previous week. The 

 slump is, of course, charged to the 

 Ticnten season and the retailers say that 

 there is little activity in work for social 

 affairs, but transient trade with the 

 downtown florists has been brisk and 

 plenty of funeral work has helped to 

 keep them quite busy. 



Shipping trade in the wholesale dis- 

 trict has been excellent all through this 

 season and many orders have already 

 l>een booked for Easter. 



Roses have been in good supply aiid 

 of the best quality. Some of the local 

 growers have sent in extra select stock 

 in Premier, Bussell, Ophelia, Milady, 

 Columbia and Killamey. Carnations, 

 too, are in adequate supply for all de- 

 mands, with prices ranging from $4 to 

 $8 per hundred and running somewhat 

 lower for lots of 1,000 to 5,000. 



Sweet peas are fast coming into their 

 own and great quantities are seen daily 

 lit the wholesale markets; the long fancy 

 ones hold their own in price, but shorts 

 are sold cheap in lots. Violets are not 

 going out so fast as the wholesaler 

 "^onld like them to go and the market 

 ^ad plenty of excellent stock on sale 

 every day. 



NOTHING TO SELL- 

 JUST A JUGGLER 



PENN, of Boston, says he "has nothing to sell." Still 

 you and I know his sales are in the hundred thousands. 



BROWN, of Gasser's, Cleveland, says: "We have 

 nothing to sell." Still, on Saturdays, it's no uncom- 

 mon thing for them to sell a thousand or fifteen hun- 

 dred of their special boxes. 



DANKER, of Albany, says he " has nothing to sell." 

 But he has a wonderful little shop on Maiden Lane 

 that's always as busy as a bee hive. 

 What, then, are these bank-roll fellers trying to do 

 — kid us ? 



Or are they sleight of hand artists, who take rabbits 

 out of silk hats, or pick twenty-dollar gold pieces from 

 the end of folks* noses ? 



No, they are neither or nor. 



Then, what are tbejr 7 And what do they mean by 

 such talk? 



1 would consider it a real favor if you will write me 

 your opinion. 



You can depend on my treating it in strictest confidence. 



Kindly address it to me, marked persoDsl. Otherwise 

 Jimmy the Hibernian Hybrid might get it. 



New York's 

 Favorite Flower Shop 



Fifth Avenue at S8th Street 



In bulbous stock, the market has been 

 loaded up all the week with a good sup- 

 ply of tulips, Paper Whites, jonquils, 

 freesias and Von Sions. Extra good 

 valley is quoted at $8 per hundred and 

 cattleyas sell at $6 per dozen. 



There is little change in the supply of 

 greens, as the market had an excellent 

 supply of asparagus, smilax, adiantum 

 and galax. Flat ferns are exceedingly 



scarce and for a few days during the 

 latter part of last week none were to be 

 had at any of the wholesale markets. 



Comity Growers' Meeting. 



The St. Louis County Growers' Asso- 

 ciation held its monthly meeting Wed- 

 nesday, March 3, at the home of Philip 

 Goebel, Jr., in Eirkwood. 



The attendance was small, owing to 



