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AuoBST 26, 1920 



The Rorists^ Review 



29 



NEW YORK. 



The Market. 



Last week was, perhaps, the dullest 

 so far this summer, but scarcely more 

 so than is usually expected. Arrivals, 

 except those of outdoor-grown mate- 

 rial, were light and the demand waa 

 anything but regular. The only ex- 

 citement was provided by the lily situ- 

 ation. There is always some demand for 

 lilies, but every grower seemed to have 

 a good crop, with the result that there 

 wi^re too many on the market at one 

 time and the price went down to $3 

 per hundred. 



' With the crops somewhat off again, 

 lilies sold at $6 to $8 per hundred, 

 Monday, August 23, with the demand 

 dull. Gladioli are arriving in large 

 quantities and the prices are from 50 

 cents to $2 per hundred, with two or 

 tliree of the leading varieties com- 

 manding as much as $5 per hundred. 

 Asters also are in heavy supply and the 

 quality is nothing to boast about. They 

 move slowly at $1 to $3 per hundred. 



Boses are not overplentiful, but suf- 

 ficient to meet the demand. The qual- 

 ity is poor in most varieties, but Ophe- 

 lia and Sunburst are good, while some 

 nice flowers of Crusader are available. 

 American Beauty is off, in both quality 

 and supply, but its movement is bal- 

 anced in consequence without change 

 in prices, which remain $15 to $40 per 

 hundred for specials. There are fewer 

 of the better grades of hybrid teas ar- 

 riving and outside of Crusader, which 

 commands $15 per hundred, scarcely 

 any variety brings more than $10 per 

 hundred for the top grade, excepting 

 Scott Key, the best grade of which 

 brings $50 per hundred, which is better 

 than American Beauty. There is little 

 complaint on the part of the growers 

 regarding either movement or price of 

 roses this summer. 



There are no greenhouse carnations 

 to be had. The few that are coming 

 in are from plants in the field. 



Cattleyas are short in supply and the 

 price of the best gigas has moved up 

 to $2, with a selected few at $2.50. 

 Inferior blooms, mostly Gaskelliana, 

 may be had as low as 50 cents each. 



There is a plentiful supply of Easter 

 lilies and a few of the rubrum variety 

 of speciosum, but lily of the valley is 

 exceedingly scarce and not in much de- 

 mand. 



The supply of miscellaneous stock, 

 while it has decreased a little, is still 

 too large for the demand. Zinnias are 

 prominent and quantities of dahlias 

 are in evidence, the latter selling at 

 about $1 to $2 per hundred, accord- 

 ing to variety and quality. 



Varlons Notes. 



Friday, August 13, lightning struck 

 and set on fire a big potting shed at the 

 establishment of the Julius Boehrs Co., 

 at Rutherford, N. J. The shed was prac- 

 tically destroyed, but the loss is covered 

 b.v insurance. 



Charles Futterman has withdrawn 

 from the firm of Futterman Bros., 101 

 West Twenty-eighth street, and is going 

 into business for himself under his own 

 Jiame at 110 West Twenty-eighth street, 



T. K. Domoto, of Domoto Bros., San 

 Francisco, is spending a few days in 

 town and is visiting the trade. He 

 fame here after attending the Cleve- 

 land convention. 



A. M. Henshaw, of the Henshaw 

 Floral Co., and Wallace B. Pierson, of 

 Cromwell, Conn., with their wives, are 

 returning from Cleveland by automo- 

 bile. 



Henry Weston and wife, of Hemp- 

 stead, returned August 21 from an auto- 

 mobile trip to the Thousand Islands. 



Antonio Martin, of Carballo & Mar- 

 tin, Haxan^^Cuba, retail florists and 

 growe^/isin^ town and expects to re- 

 main |a few weeks. He is accompanied 

 by S6nora Martin and Senorita Hilda 

 Mapin and a niece and nephew. Mr. 

 Martin's many friends here are greatly 

 pleased to renew his acquaintance. 



J. H. P. 



NEWASE, N. J. 



The Market. 



Gladioli, asters, marigolds and a few 

 other late summer flowers comprise most 

 of the stock of the local florists now. 

 Eoses, valley and a few other kinds of 

 flowers are kept in limited quantities or 

 they are ordered as they are needed. 

 The average florist has little variety 

 and not a large stock. Ferns are doing 

 double duty as fillers and for display. 

 Prices are low compared with the high 

 prices that flowers have been bringing. 

 They are not, however, down to what 

 they have been in years gone by. 



Various Notes. 



Henry Hornecker, Central avenue 

 near Grove street. East Orange, has 

 painted his store and greenhouses thor- 

 oughly and is making other renovations 

 preparatory to the opening of the new 

 season. 



F. A. Kuehn, 621 Central avenue, also 

 has been improving his place, prepara- 

 tory to the new season. He has already 

 painted his greenhouses and the inside 

 of his store and plans soon to paint the 

 outside of his store. 



Alexander Forbes & Co., seedsmen, at 

 115 Mulberry street, have had an at- 

 tractive summer window display. It is 

 a large window with much floor space 

 and glass on three sides. About two- 

 thirds of the way back from the front is 

 a miniature house, about 14x18x24 

 inches, and to the left and back of that, 

 a neat little garage. Except for the 

 road and walk, all in front of the house 

 and garage is green, in imitation of 

 grass. At the right of the house and oc- 

 cupying about a fifth of the entire space 

 is a real garden, with small plants 

 growing in it. K. B. M. 



CIiEVELAND. 



For Bay Chapman's funeral the 

 Jones-Eussell Co. had the orders from 

 five baseball league clubs. Knoble Bros. 

 Co. received the commission for a floral 

 blanket from the big contribution of 

 dimes by fans of the city. Each re- 

 ceived $500. The blanket took 2,000 

 Ophelia roses, which Manager Mc- 

 Laughlin, of the Cleveland-McCallum 

 Co., took care were the finest to be had 

 at this time. 



Adam Graham 11 and James Eadie 

 are en route to Florida, part business 

 and part pleasure. The aquarium in the 

 public square will possibly be enriched 

 with a contribution of southern reptiles. 



Walter E. Cook & Co., Inc., enter- 

 tained a number of trade visitors last 

 week, who were profuse in their praise 

 of the new store, the newest and most 

 complete in town. 



A. C. Kendel, of the Kendel Seed 

 Store, commenting upon the S. A. F. 

 conventions of 1896 and 1920, expressed 

 the opinion that in many respects we 

 have not advanced in proportion to 

 many other professions, even in com- 

 parison with the seed trade. It gives 

 food for thought. 



Manager Shepherd Norris, of the 

 Friedley Co., piloted several parties 

 through the place and was pleased with 

 comments passed upon the big stock of 

 cyclamens, poinsettias and Begonias 

 Pride of Newcastle and Mrs. Patten. 

 Pteris ferns growing in benches had 

 been transplanted from flats, thus sav- 

 ing the time and labor of the passage 

 through the 2-inch pot stage. Now 

 when the plants begin to touch one 

 another they are lifted and potted into 

 4-ii^ch pots, making fine stock, which 

 grows much more freely. 



Edward Tracey, of the Albany Cut 

 Flower Exchange, taken sick during the 

 convention, recovered sufficiently to be 

 able to return home. W. M. 



CHICAQO. 



The Market. 



Several days of cool weather have 

 had a decidedly beneficial effect on 

 the market. Supply has been reduced 

 and the demand increased. The reduc- 

 tion in receipts has been particularly 

 noticeable with roses, which always 

 check up sharply when hot weather 

 is followed by a sudden drop in tem- 

 perature, as was the case last week. 

 The rains have done some damage to 

 outdoor flowers, but of these there still 

 are plenty. The cold, wet weather had 

 the effect of bringing many people 

 home from the summer resorts and it 

 may almost be said that the vacation 

 season came to a sudden end a week 

 or two earlier than usual. The dif- 

 ference in the demand is perceptible. 



Although the market has not yet 

 cleaned up, it is in much better shape 

 than at any time in August. There 

 is no shortage of flowers, except per- 

 haps of valley and one or two other 

 specialties, but the supply is not greatly 

 in excess of the demand, except perhaps 

 of gladioli. Of gladioli this market 

 never has seen such great quantities 

 as have come this season. It has been 

 impossible to clean up at any time since 

 full production was reached. Some of 

 the stock is extremely fine and is sell- 

 ing at fair prices, but the average is 

 pulled down at the clean-up sales. 



Asters are in heavy supply, but the 

 average quality has improved and they 

 are selling moderately well. There are 

 few carnations as yet. Giganteum 

 lilies continue in good supply and there 

 are considerable quantities of rubrums, 

 which are freely used in funeral work. 

 Otherwise there is no considerable sup- 

 ply of stock, though many varieties 

 of outdoor fiowers are seen in mod- 

 erate quantity. 



Greens are plentiful, except galax. 

 Many dealers have none to offer and 

 others have advanced the price to $3 

 per thousand in the effort to conserve 

 their small supply. 



August Poehlmann Injured 



August Poehlmann is in the Presby- 

 terian hospital with broken ribs, a frac- 

 tured left forearm and a shoulder in- 

 jured by dislocation. His injuries are 

 painful, but not serious, and he is ex- 

 pected to be out by the end of the week. 



