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The Florists' Review 



Mat 13, 1920. 



peony night, and it was possible irises 

 could also be exhibited then. 



C. H. Totty, for the flower show com- 

 mittee, reported that the committee had 

 been in session that afternoon, when 

 ways and means for making a complete 

 change in the layout of next spring's 

 flower show were discussed and special 

 features considered. 



New Members. 



The following were elected to mem- 

 bership: Samuel J. Clark, Mount Ver- 

 non, N. Y.; W. S. Murtfeldt, Newburgh, 

 N. Y.; Alonzo J. Bryan, Washington, 

 N. J.; A. C, Palm, Portchester, N. Y.; 

 T. A. Weston, New York; T. E. King, 

 Irvington-on-Hudson, N. Y.; Wm. A. 

 Finger, Jr., Hicksville, N. Y.; J. P. 

 Mossmann, Hackensack, N. J. 



Eight candidates were nominated for 

 election at the next meeting, as follows: 

 A. Lehman, of the Quality Brands Co., 

 New York; Eichard W. Young, Clifton, 

 N. J.; Louis Bacos, Fulton and Hoyt 

 streets, Brooklyn; William Farrell, 82 



East Two Hundred Thirty-sixth street, 

 New York; George J. Okkerse, 65 Fifth 

 avenue. New York; Richard T. Nanse, 

 Prince Bay, N. Y.; Carl Donhauser, 

 Flushing avenue, Astoria, N. Y., and 

 Lawrence C. Knapp, East Orange, N. J. 

 T. A. Weston, newly elected member, 

 being present, was formally introduced 

 to the members. 



A. T. De La Mare presented resolu- 

 tions on the death of Mrs. Hammond, 

 wife of Benjamin Hammond, Beacon, 

 N. Y., which were, on motion, adopted 

 and ordered to be spread upon the min- 

 utes of the club and a copy sent to Mr. 

 Hammond. 



Richard Vincent, Jr., and E. C. Vick 

 spoke of the forthcoming exhibition, 

 September 27 to 29, of the American 

 Dahlia Society, and asked the assistance 

 of the club and the members individu- 

 ally in making it a success. 



After recess, the gathering was en- 

 tertained by a series of conjuring tricks 

 performed hj an export in this line. 



J. H. P. 



MOTT-LY MUSINGS 



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"White for the departed; pink for 

 those with us," was the wording of the 

 advertisement of the Rosendale Flower 

 Shop, Schenectady, N. Y., for Mothers' 

 day. It was followed up with a special 

 notice that a fine grade of roses was of- 

 fered of the same value as carnations 

 at normal prices. The result was highly 

 satisfactory. "We prepared for the 

 run and reached the goal," observed 

 Henry Eberhardt, who is, by the way, 

 a confirmed publicist. 



• • • • 



George Dobbs, of Dobbs & Sons, Au- 

 burn, N. Y., commenting upon the ex- 

 traordinary conditions in the trade, men- 

 tioned that as his boys show no desire 

 to succeed him, he advertised the busi- 

 ness for sale and had but two replies. 

 As the terms were stated, this result is 

 looked upon as being the more remark- 

 able and it is attributed to one of two 

 things, either no one is in the market 

 to buy, or, if anyone is and has the 

 wherewithal, he is not seeking an 

 established business or an old range, 

 however well it may have been kept up. 

 Mr. Dobbs is of the opinion that the ad- 

 vertising department of the trade pa- 

 pers is a most reliable business barom- 

 eter. 



• • • • 



W. & T. Cass, Geneva, N. Y., had their 

 usual demand for Mothers' day, selling 

 more plants in proportion to cut flowers. 

 They have a first-class stock of bedding 

 plants, headed with geraniums. William 

 Cass observed that a recent ten per cent 

 advance in the price of pots will help 

 reduce profits. 



• • • • 



Mrs. Alfred Patrick, Auburn, N. Y., 

 called attention to the fact that al- 

 though the business had been quite ex- 

 tensively advertised for sale, only one 

 reply had been received. Since the death 

 of her son, Percy, it has been decided 

 either to sell or rent what has been a 

 lucrative greenhouse range, doing retail 

 trade entirely. 



• • • • 



"Tell me, have you met anyone who 

 can trace big business through the me- 



dium of special drives at low prices?" 

 queried Robert H. C. Bard, Syracuse, 

 N. Y., who is well known as an advocate 

 of high prices for top-grade stock; in 

 other words, equal values. He has built 

 up a lucrative business in the midst of 

 keen competition by sticking close to 



this policy. 



• • • • 



C. F. Baker, Utica, N. Y., observed 

 that it seemed appropriate to have a 

 large amount of funeral work around 

 Mothers' day. They were exceptionally 

 busy and found no ill effects from the 

 adverse propaganda circulated from 

 New York through the daily press. 



• • • • 



Some twenty years ago Bernard 

 Myers, manager of the range of W. J. 

 Palmer & Son, Lancaster, N. Y., planned 

 a range of eleven houses to be erected 

 at the Dr. Jackson sanatorium, Dans- 

 ville, N. Y. That they were built wisely 

 and well is evidenced by their being in 

 excellent condition today. In addition 

 there are ten acres of fruit land and a 

 handsome dwelling on the property, 

 which Mr. Myers recently acquired with 

 the intention of "retiring upon," using 

 his own expression. But, upon the sug- 

 gestion of Mr. Palmer, these plans were 

 changed so that "Barney," who has 

 had charge of the Palmer establishment 

 since 1890, will retain his old post and 

 will make his second son, Leo, who has 

 had charge of a carnation range at 

 Palmer's, manager of the Dansville 

 range. The new firm will be known as 

 the B. S. Myers Floral Co. Commenting 

 upon his purchase, the Enterprise, Lan- 

 caster's daily newspaper, paid high 



tribute to its active townsman. 



• • • • 



Fred G. Lewis, Lockport, N. Y., has 

 the usual quantity and quality of gera- 

 niums and other bedding plants which 

 have made his place famous. 

 • • • • 



A. L. Stroh, of L. C. Stroh & Sons, 

 Batavia, N. Y., feels proud of a house 

 of Columbia, Ophelia and Evelyn roses. 

 From 1,100 plants 30,000 blooms have 



been cut between July 15, 1919, and 

 May 1, 1920, and he wants to know ii 

 expert growers consider this a fair re 

 turn. The quality is the best and not 

 one goes to waste. Walter Stroh dropped 

 in and mentioned that funeral work 

 more than kept them busy. S. W. Mor- 

 gan, Le Roy, N. Y., happened along for 

 stock to help out on funeral work and 

 incidentally mentioned that it was the 

 small town florist who most appreciated 

 The Review. "Without it we should be 

 lost, ' ' he said, and Mr. Morgan has been 

 so successful as to be coupled with 

 his namesake of Wall street fame. 



• • • • 



"There is a shortage of nothing but 

 ferns," observed H. B. Stringer, of 

 George B. Hart's wholesale house, 

 Rochester, N. Y., ' ' but freight is playing 

 havoc with things generally. ' ' 



• • • • 



Hart & Vick, located under the same 

 roof as George B. Hart, had a similar 

 story, plenty of seed stocks and good 

 orders, but they cannot ship them. 



W. M. 



WOBCESTEB, MASS. 



The Market. 



In spite of an editorial in a Worces- 

 ter newspaper, stating that, owing to 

 the high price of flowers, people should 

 wear flags in honor of Mothers' day, a 

 big business was done. Thursday morn- 

 ing, May 6, a half -page advertisement 

 was placed in the newspapers by the 

 retail florists. Carnations retailed at 

 $3 per dozen and roses from $3 per dozen 

 up. All plants were plentiful. Hydran- 

 geas, lilies and begonias were sold at 

 $1.50 and up. 



Cut lilies have been selling well lately 

 and one retailer, who grows his own and 

 always has them in bloom, has been 

 cutting an average of 200 per day. 



Various Notes. 



A few large weddings have kept some 

 of the florists busy this spring. The 

 wedding of Councilman Parker Trow- 

 bridge and Lydia Dyke was a big event. 

 The church was decorated with palms, 

 rambler roses and lilies. At the home 

 pink rambler roses, Darwin tulips and 

 iris were used. All the lights were 

 covered with asparagus. 



The largest wedding decoration this 

 spring was that at the marriage of Miss 

 Nancy Smith, a well known society girl. 

 The church was banked with lilies and 

 the pews along the aisle each had a 

 bunch of lilies. The reception was held 

 in the art gallery of the late Buckley 

 Smith. The side of the gallery was cov 

 ered with southern smilax and at each 

 end was a large arch entirely covered 

 with lilies. Vases of lilies, Darwiri 

 tulips and white snapdragons were also 

 used. H. F. A. Lange had the decora 

 tions and Fred B. Madaus had the bon 

 quets. 



Harry Randall is going to rebuild hif 

 home, which was destroyed by fire a 

 short time ago. Although it was fully 

 covered by insurance, it will cost con 

 siderably more to build it now. H. L. 



HIGH COST HITS LONDON. 



Because of the high prices of flower? 

 and plants, the homes in the Mayfair 

 and Belgravia districts of London, 

 where flowers arc usually to be seen in 

 profusion, are said to be comparatively 

 bare. Many women have grown bulbs 

 in their drawing-rooms this season. 



