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Tfe^» Florists^ Review 



June 3, 1920 



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ROSES and CARNATIONS 



Choice stock in large supply. Fine quality in all leading varieties. 



Russell, Columbia, Premier, Milady, Hearst, Ophelia, Sunburst, Weiland, Killarney, 

 Richmond, Double White Killarney, besides Nesbit and Brunner, the Miniature Roses 



CARNATIONS— Red, White, Deep Pink and Light Pink. 



All colors-^P^Ofii^S-^ll good 



Easter Lilies, Callas, Snapdragons, Sweet Peas, Daisies, 



Calendula, Pansies, Lupines 



and all other seasonable Cut Flowers, including Greens of all kinds. 



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Wc ire ia coastait toach with Market coadUioas aad whca a dediae takes plKC yoa caa rely apoa orders seat as receiviag sack beaefits. 



the woatlier is on tlio morning; of Memo- 

 rial day. The way tlie iiicklcd stuff 

 pulled down the averages will give the 

 growers great ])ain. 



There really was no shortage of any 

 kind of stock. Naturally, with the de- 

 mand so enormous, some orders could 

 not be filled exactly as given, but this 

 was more because of lack of time than 

 because the flowers would not be avail- 

 able. The shipping was tremendous and 

 took the greater part of the receipts. 

 The principal shipping houses worked 

 far into the night May 27, 28 and 29, 

 sending truckloads of flowers to the de- 

 pots in the small hours, long after the 

 express company ceased to give service. 

 In several houses the men did not go 

 home Thursday or Friday nights, but 

 got three or four hours' sleep in a neigh- 

 boring hotel. 



The peony is the special flower of 

 Memorial day. The season was so late 

 a shortage was feared, but none devel- 

 oped. While tlie (piantity handled was 

 not so large as in some other years, it 

 was sufficient. I'rices were well main- 

 tained on all peonies that were of qual- 

 ity to appeal to the retailer and a large 

 and satisfactory business was done. The 



quantity of peonies in cold storage was 

 the smallest in many years; nearly all 

 the peonies were fresh cut and were 

 shipped the day they arrived from the 

 fields. There were a few that were put 

 un with the usual care, but the major- 

 ity showed the scarcity and inexpe- 

 rience of the labor with whicli the grow- 

 ers are contending. Some of the grow- 

 ers also niiglit as well make u]> their 

 minds to replant; such old favorites as 

 Queen Victoria, a splendid keener, is 

 quite outclassed and never will sell 

 when the larger, heavier varieties are 

 available. Peonies did not betrin to 

 accumulate until after the Memorial 

 day demand subsided: now they are ero- 

 ing into cold storage in large quantities 

 because of the impossibility of selling 

 them on arrival at any reasonable price. 

 There were two grades of roses tnat 

 were in oversupply at Memorial dav, 

 the open flowers that could not b" 

 shippe<l and the long stems for which 

 too much money was asked. Both 

 grades were sold below what the grow- 

 ers probably expected to sret for them. 

 Eose crops were, probably, at their 

 height and all varieties were available 

 in quantity; the short and medium 



grades sold in huge quantities at excel- 

 lent prices for the season. 



There were more carnations than had 

 been expected, but not too many for 

 the orders. The only carnations that 

 were slow to move were those that had 

 been held so long on the j)lants or in 

 the growers' cellars that the wholesal- 

 ers were afraid to ship them. It was 

 a curious fact that it was easier to sell 

 good, crisp carnations at $80 per thou- 

 sand than ii was to move the sleepy 

 stuff at 2 cents apiece, and sales were 

 reported as low as $7.50 per thousand, 

 though it would be bettet/^pr the trade 

 as a whole if such stock could be 

 thrown away. 



Sweet peas were in large supply, but 

 seemed to have passed the peak of the 

 pick the week before. The sweet pea . 

 is not showy enough for cemetery use 

 and was among the flowers least easy to 

 sell. There was little bulbous stock, 

 but with the large supply of peonies, 

 roses and carnations it was not in spe- 

 cial request. Such items as giganteum 

 and caila lilies, mignonette, snapdrag- 

 ons, daisies, feverfew, pansies and val- 

 ley shared in the large volume of busi- 

 ness, but would have brought better 



