SlFTBHBBB SO, 1920 



The Florists^ Review 



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at an early date. The annual meeting 

 of the Hamilton club will be held Octo- 

 ber 4, when the election of officers will 

 take place, 



Stephen Green, of H. Bayersdorfer 

 & Co., Philadelphia, has been calling on 

 the trade in Toronto. 



A new store has been opened by Mr. 

 Goldie, formerly manager of the floral 

 department of Liggett 's drug store. 



Hamilton florists have been visiting 

 the greenhouses near-by in a body. 

 Recently they, visited the range of the 

 Georgetown I^ral Co. and were enter- 

 tained there. September 29 they en- 

 joyed a com roast at Mrs. Guthrie's, 

 at Port Nelson. 



The Toronto Gardeners' and Flo- 

 rists' Association will hold its meet- 

 ings the third Monday of the month. 

 Its meeting place is at 22 College street. 



The next meeting of the Toronto Re- 

 tail Florists' Club will be held October 

 4 instead of on the regular meeting 

 night, to permit as many members as 

 possible to make the trip to Indian- 

 apolis for the F. T. D. convention. 



J. J. H. 



INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 



The Market. 



Business has been brisk and stock 

 has hardly been sufficient to take care 

 of the accelerated demand. Cut flow- 

 ers were in exceptional demand last 

 week, due to receptions, luncheons and 

 parties given by the various branches 

 of the G. A. R., Sons of Veterans and 

 similar organizations. September wed- 

 dings have also called for a consider- 

 able quantity of flowers. 



Roses are not adequate in supply and 

 range in price from $4 to $15 per hun- 

 dred. Carnations are more plentiful 

 and the quality has been improving. 

 Prices have risen to $2.50 and $4, ac- 

 cording to quality. 



Lilies continue scarce. A few callas 

 have put in an appearance, and there 

 continues to be a limited number of 

 Easter lilies. 



Gladioli and asters are few in num- 

 ber and have deteriorated in quality. 

 On display are a few greenhouse-grown 

 asters of good quality, but these are not 

 on the market in commercial supply. 

 Splendid dahlias are now available, 

 ranging in price from $4 to $6 per hun- 

 dred. These are pink, lavender and 

 bronze. 



Greens are scarce and high. Fern 

 leaves are of poor quality and funeral 

 work has been heavy, causing a big 

 consumption of them. 



Potted plants have not been so popu- 

 lar in the last two weeks, due perhaps 

 to the limited variety. 



Various Notes. 



The Indiana State Florists' Associa- 

 tion has been making extensive prepa- 

 rations for entertaining the members 

 of the F. T. D. when they convene in In- 

 dianapolis October 12 and 13. At a re- 

 cent luncheon of the various chairmen, 

 reports were satisfactory and indicated 

 a successful meeting. O. E. Steinkamp 

 reports that there is a limited amount 

 of space for special displays at the F. 

 T. D. convention yet for sale. Those 

 desiring space should communicate at 

 once with Mr. Steinkamp, 3800 Rook- 

 wood avenue, Indianapolis. 



The October meeting of the Indiana 

 State Florists' Association will be held 

 at the Claypool hotel the evening of 

 October 5. All final arrangements and 



£. E. Temperley. 



(Chairman of Indianapolis Entertainment Committee for F. T. D. Convention.) 



reports will be made at this time and 

 the secretary is desirous of a large at- 

 tendance. 



E. E. Temperley will go with the 

 Murat Shriners on their pilgrimage to 

 Logansport, Ind., October 5. 



The intense heat of the last two 

 weeks has been hard on early chrysan- 

 themums. The cool weather in August 

 had put them in splendid condition, but 

 September has been hot and dry and 

 this has retarded their growth. 



Scenes that will long be remembered 

 by citizens of this city were witnessed 

 last week during the G. A. R. conven- 

 tion here. Soldiers from coast to coast 

 were represented. September 22, the 

 day of their large parade, the schools 

 were closed and thousands of school 

 children gave the veterans an ovation. 

 Rose petals were strewn in their path 

 and the majority of the veterans wore 

 flowers in their lapels. Flowers were 

 in demand all the week for special 

 luncheons and gifts. E. E. T. 



now relief is in sight in the arrival of 

 the first pot mums and cyclamens. There 

 were several big weddings last week, 

 which brought more than the usual busi- 

 ness. 



Various Notes. 



Denver thieves have taken a liking to 

 florists' automobiles. A Cadillac be- 

 longing to N. A. Benson was stolen 

 from in front of a downtown hotel. Mr. 

 Speth's car was taken from the garage 

 in the rear of his home. 



The Park Floral Co. is bringing in 

 some fine cyclamens. This company had 

 the Bennett wedding, one of the largest 

 affairs of the season. 



The City Floral Co. is sending in its 

 first cyclamens. 



FVed C. Maler is cutting October 

 Frost and Golden Queen now and some 

 fine carnations. Mr. Maler is bringing 

 in some pot mums. R. E. H. 



IiANCASTER. PA. 



DENVER, COLO. 



The Market. 



Business prospects were considerably 

 brighter last week. Practically every- 

 one reported a fine trade and, in fact, it 

 appears that the fall business has start- 

 ed. Carnations are coming in much more 

 heavily and are of good quality. Roses 

 are a little scarce and the demand has 

 been good. A few gladioli meet a fair 

 demand. Prices remain the same. Among 

 the chrysanthemums, October Frost is 

 moving nicely and Gelden Queen is be- 

 ginning to arrive. Pot plants have prac- 

 tically been off the list for months, but 



The retail florists here were busy last 

 week. The death of Major H. B. Kei- 

 per occasioned much funeral work. 

 Some of it was done by J. J. Haber- 

 niehl's Sons, Philadelphia. 



Eugene Weiss, of H. Weiss & Sons, 

 Hatboro, Pa., was a visitor last week 

 and called on many of his friends in 

 the trade. 



Maurice J. Brinton, of Christiana, 

 Pa., was married September 21 to Miss 

 Teresa Phillippy, of Greencastle, Pa. 

 Their many friends in the trade ex- 

 tended them hearty congratulations. 



The prospects are that a large num- 

 ber of the Lancaster county florists 

 will attend the dahlia show at White 

 Marsh, Md. H. K. R. 



