The Florists' Review 



Sbftucbkb 80, 1920 



to install a ticker in the stores of some 

 of the florists most active in telegraph 

 delivipry work, to take, care of orders. 

 If this business were given the attention 

 it deserves, is it too much to expect 

 that the day will come when a Morse 

 key and operator will be part of the 

 equipment of every first-class flower 

 store f You will, of course, say I am 

 optimistic, to say the least. Let me re- 

 mind you that I once rode in street 

 cars drawn by mules; that I have left 

 the greenhouses with a load of plants 

 behind old Dobbin and have been the 

 best part of the day delivering them; 

 to make those deliveries today, an hour 

 would be ample. Did you ever on a cold 

 night sit up and watch half a dozen old 

 brick and flue furnaces? We never 

 thought at that time that today florists 

 would be burning oil. There is nothing 

 impossible in this world. American 

 brains can develop the telegraph de- 

 livery business just as the many other 

 things have been developed that at one 

 time seemed impossible. Tate, 



CINCINNATI, O. 



The Market. 



Business is increasing as the fall 

 comes on and stock is plentiful enough 

 to go around at popular prices. 



Gladioli and asters are still holding 

 on, but are of an inferior grade. 

 Dahlias are arriving in larger numbers 

 and better condition and are going well 

 at $4 to $8 per hundred. Some of the 

 largest and best sellers are Hortulanus, 

 King of the Autumn and Springfield. 



Boses promise a slight glut, brought 

 on by the exceedingly good weather, 

 hut at that they are holding their owm 

 as to price, ranging from $4 to $15 per 

 hundred. 



Lilies were a little more plentiful 

 last week than they had been previous- 

 ly and were welcomed by all the re- 

 tailers, because they are unexcelled for 

 funeral work. Carnations are showing 

 the result of sunshine by arriving in 

 excellent condition and by the greater 

 length of stem. Some good delphiniums 

 arrived and also some excellent mums, 

 both yellow and white. 



New southern smilax is finding n 

 good market, due to the fall openings 

 at the department stores and the fall 

 weddings. 



Various Notes. 



Fred Gear's window trim is quito 

 clever and snappy and shows unusual 

 taste. 



E. G. Gillett is receiving excellent 

 Sunburst rosos and also some good as- 

 ters. 



C. J. Jones, of Walnut Hills, reports 

 his brother in the Highlands as danger- 

 ously ill. 



<S. E. Critchell is receiving some ex- 

 tra fancy dahlias and some good mums. 



H. W. Sheppard was especially busy 

 last week on weddings and store open 

 ings. Mr. Sheppard reports btisiness ex- 

 ceptionally brisk. 



Charles Lantry, of G. Mickley's 

 force, has returned from a vacation 

 trip through Indiana. 



J. Baer was on the market every day 

 last week three or four times, -wliirli 



Largest 

 Retailers 

 in 

 Canada 



Cw. St CaliKriM mt Buy ttnets 



• St. Mm St.. QOf BEC. CM. JUff^n f rO0 1 

 Member Floristi' Tel. DeUvwy iVlUIllI t/Cii 



VANCOUVER, B. C. 



BROWN BROS. & CO., lid. 



48 HASTINGS STREET. E. 



525 BRITISH COLUMBIA orders 



Members Florists' Telegraph Delivery Assn. 



Mflinbgr 

 F. T. O. AM'n. 



WESTERN 

 ONTARIO'S 

 FLORIST 



LONDON, 

 ONT., CAN. 



St. Catharines, Ont. 



R obL L Dunn '^I'^^ll'^' 



REGINA, SASK., CANADA 



REGINA FLORIST CO., Ltd. 



SPECIAL ATTENTION TO F. T. D. ORDERS 



means that his force was on the jump 

 constantly. 



Charles Pommert has sent in some 

 excellent Peak gladioli, which found a 

 ready market. 



Mr. Janzen, manager of Buck's Green- 

 houses, Washington Courthouse, O., and 

 Mrs. Buck were in this city to visit 

 the automobile show and went back in 

 .1 new car. G. H. K. 



PITTSBUBGH, PA. 



The Market. 



I'ittsburgh is commencing to get back 

 into its stride. Conditions have changed 

 considerably in the last week. Business 

 along all lines is improving and the de- 

 mand for good flowers recalls old times. 



The wholesalers, after the glut of the 

 last several weeks, are beginning to 

 clean up all their good stock every day. 



There are still some good gladioli 

 (•(imiiijj in, which bring good prices. 

 Asters are holding up in quantity, but 

 too many of them are of the poorer 

 (|Uiility. The large, fine stock brings 

 splendid prices, but the poor stock 

 moves with difficulty at any price. Roses 

 are much improved. There are just 

 enough good roses to take care of the 

 demand, but there are quantities of the 

 shorter grades. Chrysanthemums are 

 not plentiful. Golden Glow and Smith 's 

 Advance are the only ones on the mar- 

 ket. Orchids are scarce and demand 

 good prices. Carnations are improvinfj 

 every day and there are enough of them 

 to supply all demands. Plumosus strings 

 are still scarce at $1.50 per string. Adi- 

 antum and other greens are quite plen 

 tiful. 



The supply houses are busy making 



CANADA'S FLORIST 



8-10 W. 



Adelaide 



Street 



Toronto 



Member Floristo' Telegraph DeUwy A— o d a t te n 



CANADA 



JOHN CONNON CO., Limited 



HAMILTON, ONT. 



Mamben riorirta' Telegraph DeUTery A aeo d a M on. 



London, Ont., Can. 



J. GAMMAGB & SONS, Ltd. 



*'7%e Hoaoa of Flower*" 



All Orders Carefully Executed 



Members Florlato' Telagraph D^ay^rr AM'n. 



WINNIPEG. S 



MANITOBA 



R. B. Ormiston 



96 Osborne Street 



'elegraph 

 Deliverj 



Winnipeg, Man., Can. 



THE "KING" FLORIST 

 270 Hargrave St. 



Member 

 F. T. D. Aaa'n 



SCRIM'S, FLORIST 



OTTAWA. CANADA 



Saskatoon, Sask., Can. 



Victoria Nursery ^iS^'S^lPt^^'^^l 

 Central and Eastern ONTARIO 



Orden earefally aeeatad 



THS PETERBOROUGH FLORAL CO.^ 



Peterborough. CuuuU 



Montreal, Que., go^BiksoN 



825 St. Catherine St., W. ^f^g^ 

 VANCOUVER. VICTORIA. 



B. C. B. C. 



A. J. WOODWARD 

 BON VOYAGB ORDERS my specialty 



TRURO, No^!g?.T'A 



f!th\ SUCKUNG & CHASE. Ltd. 



shipments. It looks like real holiday 

 times to see the baskets, poinsettias, 

 ruscus and all the things sold at Christ- 

 mas. 



Various Notes. 



The Pittsburgh Cut Flower Co. is cut- 

 ting some Madame Butterfly. Pilgrim 



