March 18, 1920 



The Florists^ Review 



51 



jjujis. The supply of short grades is 

 better and the short sizes can be had at 

 ^l jier hundred, with the better grades 

 up M( $15 per hundred and one or two 

 varieties bringing a little more. Amer- 

 ican Beauty is not plentiful^ but there 

 is quite enough to go around, the best 

 gtill bringing $75 per hundred. 



Carnations are plentiful and $3 per 

 huiulred is about the top price for select 

 stook, with white varieties somewhat 

 scarce at $4 per hundred. 



(;attleya<s are quite plentiful, but 

 reaHy fine blooms are scarce. The 

 range of prices is from $15 to $75 per 

 hundred, the latter figure applying also 

 to hybrids. Gardenias are in too heavy 

 supply for the market and, while the 

 quality of arrivals is excellent, the flow- 

 ers move only within the small range 

 of 50 cents to $3 per dozen. 



Easter lilies are plentiful and their 

 movement is fairly good. Some partic- 

 ularly fine potted stock for Easter de- 

 liveries is finding purchasers. Lily of 

 the valley is almost a drug on the mar- 

 ket and only the best commands $4 

 per hundred. 



Tulips are to be had in every shade of 

 color common to the type and the qual- 

 ity was never any better. Daffodils 

 also are in large supply and move fairly 

 well. Freesias are plentiful, with ar- 

 rivals including an extensive choice of 

 colored hybrids. 



Sweet peas are overplentiful and sac- 

 rifices are necessary to effect clearances. 

 There is an abundance of miscellane- 

 ous flowers, which move at prices de- 

 pending upon quality, but they are 

 lower than for some time. The varie- 

 ties are extensive and include cannas, 

 iris, lilacs, acacias, buddleias, stocks, 

 pansies, myosotis, wallflowers, daisies, 

 violets, mignonette, calendulas and 

 snapdragons. 



Various Notes. 



The center of attraction this week is 

 the flower show and little else is talked 

 about. While the exhibits expected 

 have materialized largely, transporta- 

 tion has been considerably hampered 

 by the condition of the roads. John 

 Canning, superintendent for Adolph 

 Lewisohn, Ardsley, N. Y., the largest 

 exhibitor at the show, had a gang of 

 forty men engaged for several days 

 shoveling through snowdrifts in and 

 around Ardsley in order that his stock 

 might be brought in. Wallace E. Pier- 

 son, of A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, 

 Conn., brought nine motor truck loads 

 of exhibition stock by road from Crom- 

 well without mishap and considered 

 himself lucky. The storm and low tem- 

 perature of Saturday night, March 13, 

 'li(l no damage as far as is known, al- 

 though some large plants arriving at 

 the Grand Central Palace showed signs 

 "f severe chilling. 



lohn Mallon, for many years a sales- 

 n';in for William Burns, the Sixth ave- 

 »|ie florist, and later with W. P. Sears, 

 ''"'d March 13 from heart failure. 



I^ouis Hanfling, of Eussin & Han- 

 ^^"g, was receiving congratulations 

 -^londay, March 15, on the birth of a 

 ^ ' pound son. 



Karly arrivals in New York for the 

 snow were G. C. Pollworth, Milwaukee, 

 l^'s.; Fred Meinhardt, St. Louis, Mo.; 

 i;win Bertermann, Indianapolis, Ind., 

 Jiid John H. Dunlop and his manager, 

 '■'^orgo M. Geraghty, of Toronto, Can. 



The annual dinner of the New York 



f^rists' Club, which took place at the 



Hotel Biltmore the evening of March 

 17, was a brilliant affair. Over 350 

 seats were reserved, in, addition to 100 

 or so for out-of-town guests. J. H. P. 



CINCINNATI, O. 



The Market. 



Market conditions are in bad shape. 

 Much stock is being dumped owing to 

 a lack of buyers. The best roses are 

 now quoted at $6 to $25 per hundred, 

 according to the length of stem. At 

 these prices nearly all stock of any con- 

 sequence moves well, but in some in- 

 stances the poor stock finds no sale at 

 all. 



Carnations are now quoted at $4 to 

 $6 per hundred, with some increase in 

 the price of whites likely at St. Pat- 

 rick's day. Single daffodils are selling 

 at $4 per hundred, with long-stemmed 

 P]mperor bringing $6 per hundred. 

 Sweet peas are good and meet a ready 

 sale. Other items in bulbous stock and 

 greens stand about the same as last 

 week. 



Easter lilies have become plentiful on 

 short notice and are quoted at $25 per 

 hundred for stock with stems of fair 

 length, while the cut blooms are offered 

 at $15 per hundred. 



Callas are not numerous, but what 

 stock makes its appearance is readily 

 sold. Funeral work has fallen off, 

 which is evidence that the flu epidemic 

 is over. To make up for this, the stores 

 have been taxed to the limit of the 

 palm and plant supply to meet the re- 



quirements of spring openings. In some 

 instances artiflcial palms were used, but 

 the results were unsatisfactory. Many 

 carnations have also been given away 

 as souvenirs. A favorite arrangement 

 of flowers in connection with decoration 

 work is a low basket arrangement with 

 the flowers all in water. These baskets 

 are distributed upon the show cases 

 throughout the establishment. 



Nearly all the leading florists were 

 unfortunate in having palm shipments 

 from the east arrive m a frozen condi- 

 tion. Since the weather here was un- 

 usually mild, the fault must be at the 

 other end. The express company seems 

 willing to be fair in the adjustment of 

 damages. 



Various Notes. 



G. E. Tromey's, 921 Vine street, is 

 making flne window displays this week 

 with carnations of good quality. 



Fred Gear, 1113 Vine street, has some 

 attractive plant combinations arranged 

 on buff and rose colored mats. 



Eck Bros., 1233 Vine street, have 

 enough business to keep them busy at 

 all times. When not making up work 

 they are selling talking machines, ice- 

 boxes and washing machines. 



H. W. Sheppard's force is kept busy 

 with spring openings of some of the 

 most exclusive stores. 



W. G. Matthews, of Dayton, O., was a 

 visitor last week. H. E. K. 



Moline, HI. — Mrs. A. L. Friedel is 

 planning to add nursery stock to her 

 present lines of operation this spring. 



The Mohawk Greenhouses, Schenec- 

 tady, N. Y., supplied a beautiful floral 

 piece, along with a large number of 

 others, at the funeral of the late post- 

 master of the city. E. V. B. Felthousen, 

 who is on the postoflSce staff, had charge 

 of the floral arrangements, which in- 

 cluded a large plaque of American 

 Beauties, which cost $2.50 per flower at 



wholesale. 



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The Rosendale Flower Shop, Schenec- 

 tady, N. Y., is brilliant with spring 

 flowers. Commenting upon the severe 

 storm which affected the country busi- 

 ness, Henry Eberhardt said, "It was 

 remarkable how business kept up and I 

 attribute it to the good front that was 

 backed up by service of the same 

 grade." 



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E. V. B. Felthousen, Schenectady, 

 N. Y., commented upon the splendid 

 manner in which his new houses with- 

 stood the strain put upon them by the 

 last snow storm. The second storm has 

 left a depth of five to six feet a short 

 distance below the ridge and, with ex- 

 ception of a few panes of glass, prac- 

 tically no damage has been done. 



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A. D. Carpenter, Cohoes, N. Y., re- 

 ports things in fine shape. Bulbous 

 stock is relieving the shortage when 

 funeral work gets heavy. Easter pros- 

 pects are bright, both in supply and in 

 demand. 



Joseph Traudt, Canajoharie, N. Y., 

 said that he gladly contributed to the 

 national publicity campaign fund be- 

 cause he was convinced that it was the 

 right thing to do. He compared the 

 benefits of the advertising with the re- 

 sults of the campaign of the Beech Nut 

 Corporation in his city, which is getting 

 ready to meet the demand for that well 

 known brand of goods. They are well 

 known because of advertising and are 

 being bought because they are well 

 known. He said that our product, being 

 from nature, is subject to its call and, 

 no matter how much glass is erected, 

 there will be periods of lean and fat 

 crops. The prospects for good business 

 with Mr. Traudt were never brighter. 



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William C. Gloeckner, of Albany, 

 N. Y., mentions the fact that the recent 

 storms have made rural deliveries al- 

 most impossible, but the demand has 

 kept up with the supply. 



• • • • 



A. J. Hilton, Amsterdam, N. Y., re- 

 ports things in excellent shape in spite 

 of the recent severe weather and antici- 

 pates a banner Easter business. 



• • • • 



Hotaling's Flower Shop, of Amster- 

 dam, N. Y., passed through a severe test 

 during the unfavorable weather condi- 

 tions, but bobbed up serenely. The 

 greenhouses withstood the strain and 

 are filled with choice stock for Easter. 



W. M. 



