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The Florists^ Review 



J0NB 24, 1920 



ST. LOmS, MO. 



The Market. 



Last week activity was still dis- 

 played by the retailers at the various 

 wholesale markets. All were kept busy 

 with weddings, school work and the 

 season's end in social functions. 



The first part of the week the weather 

 was extremely hot and stock arrived in 

 bad condition from outside points, but 

 quality revived somewhat the last three 

 days, when there came a change to a 

 cool spell. 



The supply last week was quite large 

 and everything of good quality was 

 consumed daily; there was enough 

 seasonable stock to supply all demands. 

 "While the retailers report excellent 

 trade, the wholesalers report good ship- 

 ping trade to points west. 



Eoses are none too good at present; 

 still they clean up. White Killarney, 

 the only white rose coming in, had the 

 greatest demand. All colored stock, 

 too, sold well, especially Premier, Co- 

 lumbia and Ophelia. Prices held to 

 quotations, except in white, which sold 

 slightly above. 



Carnations had a large demand, with 

 the best commanding $4 per hundred. 

 The quality was not of the best, the 

 blooms being small. Sweet peas are 

 showing somewhat better quality; the 

 week's consignment was large and the 

 demand good all through the week. 

 Valley is in fine demand and the supply 

 equal. Easter and candidum lilies and 

 callas are still plentiful. 



Gladioli in all varieties are coming 

 in. With the indoor crop almost over, 

 the outdoor crop is beginning to arrive 

 and the local growers say that it will 

 be the largest ever, as all have gone 

 heavily into growing gladioli this 

 season. 



These, with a fine supply of yellow 

 and white Shasta daisies, cornflowers, 

 snapdragons, feverfew, delphiniums and 

 a few dahlias, make up the daily 

 market. 



The green market, as usual, cleans up 

 daily on asparagus, with fancy ferns, 

 new flat ferns and a good supply of 

 galax in reserve. 



State Association Officers. 



L. H. Archias, president of the Mis- 

 souri State Florists' Association, has 

 appointed the following as district vice- 

 presidents: R. L. Ishcrwood, Chilli- 

 cothe; C. C. Sanders, Clayton; W. H. 

 Rutherford, Hannibal; Hugo Busch, 

 Jefferson City; Samuel Murray, Kansas 

 City; Paul C. Stark, Louisiana; Im- 

 raanuel Wittrup, Marshall; Edwin 

 Denker, St. Gharles; Frank A. Windier, 

 St. Louis, and S. Bryson Ayres, Inde- 

 pendence. J. J. Bcnekc, 1316 Pine 

 street, St. Louis, is secretary. 



Various Notes. 



The St. Louis Association of Gar- 

 deners has postponed its meeting from 

 July 4, the time first selected, to July 

 11, in Forest park; a number of impor- 

 tant discussions will take place. 



The Florists' Club's trustees, Oscar 

 Ruff, Jules Bourdet and W. A. Rowc, 

 say they are open for any suggestions 

 from anyone in the trade as to new 

 features to make up an attractive pro- 

 gram for the annual florists' picnic at 

 Normandy grove July 22. 



Henry G. Berning and Mrs. Berning 

 arc spending a few weeks at Okawville, 



m., and the refreshing baths at this 

 resort will benefit them both in prepara- 

 tion for their convention trip. 



Several important meetings and the 

 Florists' Club's thirty-fourth anniver- 

 sary banquet are keeping Vice-presi- 

 dent A. H. Hummert, of the St. Louis 

 Seed Co., from attending the conven- 

 tion of the American Seed Trade Asso- 

 ciation at Milwaukee, June 22 to 24. 



A stockholders' meeting of the St. 

 Louis Wholesale Cut Flower Co. was 

 held in the company's office, 1406 Pine 

 street. The interest of the late J. T. 

 Milligan has been sold to L. A. Hoerr, 

 who now holds the controlling interest 

 in the company. 



George H. Pring, horticulturist at the 

 Missouri Botanical Garden, left June 

 21 for Cleveland, O., where he will teach 

 a summer course in gardening at the 

 Normal High school. In his absence 

 L. P. Jensen, the aboriculturist, will 

 have charge of his department. 



William Sanders, until recently at 

 the Mullanphy Florists' downtown 

 store, has opened an establishment of 

 his own at 1302 North Grand avenue. 

 It will be known as the Kissell Flower 

 Shop. 



Miss Marie Richardson, of Carr & 

 Richardson, left with her mother for 

 Detroit, June 21. Her trip will include 

 Cleveland, Buffalo and Niagara Falls. 

 The trip will consume a month. On Miss 

 Richardson's return, T. C. Carr will 

 take a northern trip which will include 

 the S. A. F. convention at Cleveland. 



Vincent J. Gorly, of Grimm & Gorly, 

 entertained thirty Rotarians June 19 at 

 the Hotel Statler and the party left for 

 Atlantic City the same evening to at- 

 tend the annual convention of Rotary 

 Clubs. On Vincent Gorly 's return, 

 Frank Gorly will take his usual north- 

 ern trip. 



Ella Grant Wilson, of Cleveland, O., 

 spent a day in this city last week, visit- 

 ing the trade and showing her work in 

 publicity. Mrs. Wilson is on her way 

 west; her first stop after leaving this 

 city is Kansas City and she expects to 

 go as far west as California. 



W. C. Smith, A. Brix and L. J. Bour- 

 det, all three enthusiastic fishermen, 

 are making weekly fishing trips in the 

 western part of Missouri. Their last 

 week's catch was a large one, especially 

 Mr. Smith's catch, which was displayed 

 in the wholesale district. 



The window display at Grimm & 

 Gorly 's new Washington avenue store 

 had great attraction for shoppers in 

 this crowded district. The big water- 

 fall with the old mill on the hill, the 

 fancy fish in the stream and the animals 

 of all kinds in the wooded part were 

 the chief features. This was the work 

 of J. H, Harvey and was highly com- 

 mended. 



Frank Weber, of the H. J, Weber & 

 Sons Co., and H. W. Endres, of the 

 Westover Nursery Co., Clayton, are in 

 Chicago this week attending the annual 

 convention of the American Association 

 of Nurserymen, June 23 to 25. 



W. J. Pilcher, state vice-president of 

 the S. A. F. for eastern Missouri, who 

 has charge of the transportation of the 

 Florists' Club, reports that he is as- 

 sured of a large representation from 

 this city to the S. A. F. convention at 

 Cleveland. The rates and the official 

 train will be reported at the Florists' 

 Club meeting July 8. 



Luther Armstrong, the oldest mem- 



ber of the Florists' Club, is on the road 

 to recovery. 



Edward Buechel, president of the 

 Riessen Floral Co., passed a satisfac- 

 tory week. 



George Waldbart is up and around 

 again, after a recent sick spell. 



George Schmidt, formerly rose grow- 

 er for Werner Bros, and W. J. Pilcher, 

 is now with A. C. Brown, at Springfield, 

 111. 



Herman Knoll celebrated his first 

 wedding anniversary June 19 at his 

 home, 800 Kansas street. Mr. Knoll 

 reports an excellent business season. 



The early closing among wholesale 

 florists caused many discussions last 

 week, as some are closed Sunday. The 

 retailer would not object to their clos- 

 ing all day Sunday if he could obtain 

 stock as late as 5 p. m. Saturday. Clos- 

 ing from Saturday noon to Monday 

 morning would cause hardship to the 

 retailers. J. J. B. 



2n!W YORK. 



The Market. 



Toward the end of last week the 

 market gained strength and at the close 

 business was good. Staple supplies 

 commanded prices which might be con- 

 sidered normal for the time of year. 

 Peony shipments were lighter and cov- 

 ered mainly late varieties from local 

 sources. Heavy rains have nearly 

 ended the peony crop, and prices of 

 other commodities have in consequence 

 had an upward tendency. There is al- 

 ways a feeling of relief when the height 

 of the peony season has passed, but this 

 year the street men saved many con- 

 signments from actual waste and few 

 shippers have had to mourn the loss of 

 express charges. 



The graduation season is now in prog- 

 ress and roses are in good demand, 

 particularly the lower grades. Ameri- 

 can Beauty is in fair supply, the best 

 of the specials bringing $40 per hun- 

 dred, with quotations on stock of lower 

 quality down to $15 and short grades 

 to $3. Hybrid teas are in good supply 

 and move well at an advance over last 

 week's prices for the longer grades. 

 For ordinary varieties the range is $2 

 to $15 per hundred and for fancy va- 

 rieties $3 to $20. Francis Scott Key 

 commands Beauty prices. Quality, gen- 

 erally, is unusually fine for the time of 

 year. 



The supply of carnations continues 

 quite large, but the quality of most of 

 the arrivals is of the summer kind. One 

 or two growers, however, are sending in 

 blooms of really good substance and 

 size, and these bring $5 to $6 readily. 

 Inferiors are clearing at $2 to $3. 



While cattleyas are not plentiful, the 

 demand for them is anything but 

 strong. The finest gigas bring as much 

 as $1 per flower, with other grades down 

 to 50 cents. A few gardenias are avail- 

 able, short-stemmed stock, at $1 to $3 

 per dozen. 



Lily of the valley is scarce, tempo- 

 rarily, and the price has soared to $2') 

 for the highest grade, with a short 

 supply. There is, of course, much 

 grumbling over this figure, but as one 

 grower recently said, few retailers stock 

 up on valley, and when the supply is 

 bountiful no effort is made to exploit it, 

 so when it is short the law of supply 

 and demand must govern. Easter lilies 

 are plentiful, with movement rather 

 slow, at $5 to $8 per hundred. 



Sweet peaa are in oversnpplf and th« 



