November 20, 1919. 



The Florists^ Review 



Exterior and Interior Views of the Park Flower Shop at Youngstown» 0.> one of the first in Albert Barber's Chain. 



6-day per week florists. At the October 

 meeting of the Portland Floral Society 

 the following resolution was adopted: 



Whereas, The leadin^r florists throughout the 

 United States advocate and are putting into prac- 

 tice the rule of closing their retail establish- 

 ments on Sunday, 



Be It Resolved, That the Portland Floral So- 

 ciety endorses such action, believing it to be to 

 the best Interests of employers and employees 

 that the city retail stores be closed on Sunday 

 except at times when a holiday which demands 

 floral worls occurs on that day. 



F. A. Vankirk, Sec 'y. 



RIBBON VIEW NOT ROSEATE. 



What the prospects are to secure 

 fuller supplies of ribbons in this trade 

 are indicated in the following clipping: 



RIBBONS, RIBBONS, RIBBONS, WHO HAS 



THE RIBBONS? 

 Getting to Be a Gama to Find Merchandise, 



The ribbon trade is feeling tlie same shortage 

 of merchandise that the broad sillt trade is feel- 

 ing. One large selling agent said yesterday that 

 they could not begin to get the quantity of rib- 

 bons that tliey needed to take care of the busi- 

 ness they were receiving, and so far there does 

 not seem to be any relief in sight. 



AM sorts of styles and varieties are in de- 

 mand, with wide fancies of any sort in marlced 

 demand. Warp prints, embroidered effects, tin- 

 seled effects, as well aa plain colors, are selling 

 and it is difficult to find anything for any s*rt 

 of nearby delivery. 



In mill quarters the ribbon market is little, 

 if any, different from the mill situation in the 

 broad silk trade. Unrest seems to be ruling all 

 qnarters. and as a result production is far from 

 what it should be. No improvement is in evi- 

 dence, so most quarters seem to have made up 

 their minds to make the best of tlie present. 



FLYING FLOWERS. 



Airplane Delivery at Toronto. 



Ill Toronto, Ont., the ceremony of 

 flag-raising which was the signal for 

 the opening of the Navy League cam- 

 paign Wednesday, November 5, was 

 also the opportunity for a quite new 

 departure in flower delivery. 



During the ceremony three airplanes 

 were circling the city hall tower and 

 just as soon as the blue flag had been 

 raised by Miss Church, the sister of the 

 mayor, one of the airplanes swung into 

 position high above her and a silk para- 

 chute was dropped. Swaying gently 

 from the parachute was a long-handled 

 basket full of the new Frank W. Dun- 

 lop rose. The white parachute, trimmed 

 with Union Jacks and long, blue stream- 

 ers, sailed safely down, narrowly escap- 

 ing being wrecked by some wires, and 

 was carried from the landing-place by a 



sailor boy of the naval brigade to the 

 platform, where amid hearty applause 

 little Miss Britannia presented them to 

 Miss Church. The chairman of the To- 

 ronto committee, Mr. Stapelis, then an- 

 nounced that the flowers had been de- 

 livered by airplane. 



This is the first time in America that 

 flowers have been thus presented from 

 the skies. Credit is due to Dunlop's, of 

 Toronto, who arranged the aerial de- 

 livery at the request of their customers, 

 whom they told that there is no way in 

 which one cannot "Say It with Flow- 

 ers." 



WHY DOLLARS ARE CHEAP. 



Money in circulation throughout the 

 country November 1 totaled $5,816,923,- 

 779, compared with $5,943,801,171 No- 

 vember 1, 1918, and $5,806,571,880 Octo- 

 ber 1, 1919, according to treasury esti- 

 mates made public last week. The per 

 capita wealth in money in circulation 

 November 1, 1919, was estimated by the 

 treasury at $54.63, compared with $55.84 

 November 1, 1918, and $54.58 October 1, 

 1919. This estimate was made on the 

 basis of 106,481,000 persons in the coun- 

 try November 1. 



HARDY SALVIA. 



Hardy salvia, otherwise known as 

 meadow sage, is a perennial which 

 should be in every hardy garden col- 

 lection. Beginning to bloom in the first 

 jiart of August and continuing until well 

 along in October, when other blue flow- 

 ers have passed and gone, it is indeed 

 a welcome addition. This plant has 

 many varieties, biit the two principally 

 used are Salvia smirea and Pitcheri. 

 The former is a Rocky Mountain variety 

 and has beautiful sky-blue flowers. It 

 can be grown easilj' from seed, which is 

 started in a greenhouse or hotbed the 

 latter part of March. 



Salvia Piteheri, the most popular va- 

 riety and one of the best sellers, is of 

 more branching habit and has larger 

 flowers. The color is of a striking, rich 

 gentian blue. This is the most conspicu- 

 ous of all blue flowers in the perennial 

 garden. This variety is grown from 

 divisions or cuttings, the latter being 

 the more practical. No valuable space 

 is needed; fifty or 100 plants packed 



close together in a cool house or in deep 

 flats in December will produce many 

 cuttings during February and March, 

 giving sufficient stock for the entire 

 season. They need the same treatment 

 in the propagating bench as hardy pinks, 

 or mums. Thomas J. Murphy. 



USINGER'S UTTERANCES. 



C. Peterson & Sons, of Escanaba, 

 Mich., were so busy on Armistice day 

 that it was impossible to close the store 

 for the half holiday in honor of the 

 soldiers. To emphasize the spirit of 

 "Say It with Flowers" week, this" firm 

 decorated the graves of all soldiers 

 gratuitously, besides donating many 

 flowers for the various festivities given 

 in honor of them November 11. 



In the copper country. Dale & 

 Nicholas, of Hancock, Mich., grow all 

 of the flowers grown in this neighbor- 

 hood, as they have the only greenhouses 

 here. This year 10,000 feet of glass 

 were built, giving them a complete 

 range of 30,000 feet. A general assort- 

 ment of cut flowers and plants is grown 

 and some fine Cincinnati begonias and 

 poinsettias were seen. The entire out- 

 put is disposed of in three up-to-date 

 stores, one each in Calumet, Hancock 

 and Houghton. A Wliite truck and a 

 Ford supply the motive power in deliv- 

 ery. Messrs. Dale and Nicholas have 

 been growers in this region for many 

 years and note with pride that today 

 they alone are in the field, because of 

 honest and efficient growing and retail- 

 ing. 



It is a concrete fact that "Say It 

 with Flowers" will live as a motto, for 

 E. R. Tauch, of Marquette, Mich., has 

 it imprinted in cement above his name 

 on the new store which he opened re- 

 cently. 



Alphonse„Peters, of Marquette, Mich., 

 who leased the Sorenson greenhouses 

 last spring, speaks of a steady growth 

 in his business. Funeral work especial- 

 ly has been heavy and at the reeent 

 gathering of Shriners he had the decora- 

 tion of the banquet hall. 



Eli Cross, Grand Rapids, is showing 

 some fine chrysanthemums. Repairs at 

 the greenhouses are soon to be done. 

 He is adding a storeroom for cut stock 

 and supplies. W. T. U. 



