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November 20, 1919. 



The Florists^ Review 



27 



Banquet of Indiana and Kentucky Florists at the Claypool Hotels Indianapolis, Noveirbrr 14. 



to the point where the game is called. 



Roses are in good supply, with the ex- 

 ception of red varieties, which are not 

 plentiful. Some growers look for a 

 material shortening of supply after 

 chrysanthemums move out, which will 

 jtrobably be earlier than usual this year, 

 for the j-ea-son that weather conditions 

 have interfered with the growth of 

 ])lants, in that they have not been 

 l)reaking freely. American Beauty is 

 in shorter supply and prices are much 

 stronger in consequence. Hybrid teas 

 now are of excellent quality and are 

 meeting a fair demand, each day's sup- 

 jily cleaning up pretty well. 



tarnations are not ovcrplentiful, but, 

 despite the fact that the quality is poor, 

 they clean up well, $0 i)er hundred 

 being obtained for the best. White 

 varieties drag a little on account of a 

 heavy supply of other white flowers. 



Orchids are short and the supply is 

 not at all regular. There is a good de- 

 mand for them, in spite of the high 

 ])rices asked. There is no doubt that 

 cuts have been hehl for the week of 

 Xovembor 17, which promises well for 

 the growers of these flowers on account 

 of the more than ordinarily important 

 social functions scheduled to take place. 

 The top price on cattleyas outside of 

 hybrid varieties is $2.. 10. 



Few Easter lilies are coming in; in 

 fact, they are hardly a commodity and 

 the price for such as can be obtained is 

 $30 to $35 per hundred. Lily of the 

 valley is in fair supi)ly, but the quality 

 is poor. Prices for the best range from 

 $10 to $15 per hundred sprays. A few 

 gardenias are arriving. The stems are 

 rath?r short. Their movement is good 

 at $6 to $9 per dozen. 



There is a good su])ply of sweet peas, 

 1 ut the qualitj' is nothing to boast of. 

 With cooler weather, crops now matur- 

 ing should be greatly improved. Paper 

 White narcissi are i)lentiful and sales 

 at times are slow; about 50 cents per 

 dozen is the top price. Calendulas, snap- 

 dragons, bouvardias and eallas are in 

 good sujtply and clean up well. 



Various Notes. 



It is announced that tlr.^ business 

 formerly carried on by Riedel & Meyer, 

 at 49 West Twenty-eighth street, will 



in future be conducted under the name 

 of Riedel & Williams. Fred C. Williams, 

 a brother-in-law of Mr. Riedel, is the 

 new partner. The business will be con- 

 tinued under the management of Mr. 

 Kiedel. 



A. L. Young, of 54 West Twenty- 

 eighth street, has leased the basement 

 of the Coogan building, at Twenty-sixth 

 street and Fifth avenue, and with Her- 

 man Weiss, now of 130 West Twenty- 

 eighth street, will conduct a wholesale 

 florists' business in part of the quarters. 



Dolansky & McDonald, of Boston, 

 are occupying part of the store of i*. J. 

 Smith, 131 West Twenty-eighth street, 

 where thoy are sj)ecializing in orchids, 

 the (punters being in charge of Wm. 

 Sullivan, formerly with the United Cut 

 Flower Co. 



Peter F. McKenney, the retail florist 

 at 503 Fifth avenue, is recovering from 

 a serious attack of bronchitis, which 

 has confined him to his home for several 

 days. 



The body of Oscar Hauschild, fornu'r- 

 ly of the Hotel McAlpin flower store, 

 arrived from Denver Friday, November 

 14, and the fun-'ral was held Sunday, 

 Xovend)er 1(5. It seems that he was 

 riding in an automobile near Denver, 

 on his way to a shooting range, when, 

 in going over rough ground, his gun 

 was accidentally discharged. He bled 

 to death before surgical assistance could 

 be obtained. 



Arthur Herrington, of Madison, X. J., 

 lectured Wednesday evening, X'ovember 

 19, before the Horticultural Society of 

 Xew York at the American Museum of 

 Xatural Historv on "The Fall Planting 

 of Bulbs." 



The Von Tilzer song, "Say It with 

 Flowers," is being featured at the 

 Palace theater this week by Miss Grace 

 La Rue, a not?d vocalist. Local florists 

 are assisting in the setting of the piece. 



While automobiling in N^ew Jersey 

 Sunday, Xovember 16, at Hackensack, 

 Wm. KessliT, who was accompanied by 

 his wife, collided with armther machine, 

 tlie collision resulting in j)am^ul injuries 

 to Mrs. Kessler. After a feW days in 

 a hos])i'.al, she is now recov?ring at her 

 home in Lynbrook, L. I. 



Charles Weber, of Lynbrook, L. I., 



\\2^ for some days been incapacitated 

 through a serious attack of sciatica. 



Xotice of the death of John T. Shore, 

 of Harrison, N. Y., appears in this 

 week's obituary column. 



The roof garden seems likely to be- 

 come a feature in the future construc- 

 tion of large residential buildings in 

 Xew York. Three large buildings are 

 now under construction in which pro- 

 vision for gardens is being made: Hol- 

 brook Hall, at 100 West Fifty-fifth 

 street; the Presada, at 50 Central Park, 

 w?st, and the Town House Club, at the 

 corner of Central Park, west, and Sixty- 

 seventh street. 



The horse show, discontinued through 

 the war, reo])ened in Madison Sipiare 

 Garden Monday, Xovember 17. An 

 elaborate decoration was installed, 

 calling for quantities of shrubs, foliage 

 and other decorative materials. The in- 

 terior* of the building is transformed 

 into an Englisli village, the ar?na being 

 the village green, encircled by a laurel 

 hedge. The design is taken from the 

 village of Chilham, near (Canterbury. 

 Cut flowers and plants are liberally 

 used. J. H. Pepper. 



DEUTZIA FOR EASTER. 



How should field-grown Deutzia 

 gracilis be handled to get it in bloom 

 for next Easter in a carnation tempera- 

 ture ? E. A. R.— 111. 



Start the jilants ten to (deven weeks 

 in advance of the time you want them 

 in flower. Move to a lower temperature 

 as they open, if they are a little earlier 

 than you want them. C. W. 



BRIEF ANSWERS. 



R. E. T., 111. — For red spider use a 

 strong spray of water; for sow bugs 

 and snails, poisoned bait. 



M. P., Minn. — An article on the sub- 

 ject is in jjreparation. 



Greenville, Mich. — The Eureka Green- 

 house Co. has been incorporated with a 

 capital of $25,0()() to engage in the 

 greenhous" and nursery business. The 

 incorporators are Marcellus G. Hillman, 

 Mary E. Phillips and Stacey Rowley. 



