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The Florists^ Review 



NOVEMBKH 20, 1919. 



a collection of souvenirs taken from the 

 enemy. Then there was a bulletin board, 

 on which were placed the copies of 

 forty-two individual citations of ** mem- 

 bers of the unit of which he Wa/s a 

 member, the U. S. Army Ambulance 

 Corps of the First Division. This win- 

 dow attracted a great deal of atten- 

 tion, and Mr. Johnston received a lot of 

 commendation for the manner in which 

 he had worked out the idea. ' Tate. 



DETROIT, MICH. 



Tlie Market. 



Several decorations of note occurred 

 last week which moved some of the sur- 

 plus in the market, but large quantities 

 still remained. Business picked up a 

 bit compared to the previous week, but 

 it is not yet equal to the increased cuts 

 of several of the larger mum growers. 

 It must be remembered that Detroit' 

 retailers buy a good amount of stock 

 from out of town, so that it can be said 

 that more stock is being sold in Detroit 

 than was the case last year. 



American Beauties are of high-grade 

 quality; their demand was a bit slow 

 the first part of the week, but the latter 

 part of the week they \Vere all marked 

 sold for one order going to the De- 

 troit soldiers who died in Eussia and 

 whoso bodies reached Detroit Sunday, 

 November 16. The short-stemmed Beau- 

 ties are in a glut. Premiers continue 

 high grade, meeting a poor demand, but 

 as they are short in supply they usually 

 find a buyer. Columbias are fair in qual- 

 ity, short in supply with the demand 

 good, all grades clearing each day. 

 Ophelia is also short in supply, but, as 

 there are more Ophelia growers, there is 

 a larger supply of Ophelia than of any 

 other variety. Sunburst is inclined to 

 be small in bud and weak stemmed, but 

 as it is short in sui)ply it finds the buyer. 



Carnations are becoming better in 

 quality, with large quantities of all col- 

 ors. The demand is only fair, while the 

 supply keeps increasing. At times 

 even the best grades are inclined to glut. 

 Mums are in profusion, in all grades of 

 quality and variety of color. Large white 

 and yellow Turners, all beautiful speci- 

 mens, are to be had, the demand being 

 about equal to the supply. Bonnaffons 

 of fair quality are plentiful. Eatons are 

 of fine quality, also Chadwicks, and are 

 readily disposed of. The first Patty 



mums of the season made a big hit with 

 the buyers, being of strong stem and 

 large in bloom. Mums are clearing each 

 day, excepting white, which are slower 

 to move. Pompons find the market wait- 

 ing for them, and many boxes are moved 

 each morning. Only a small amount of 

 the poorer grades is inclined to stock up. 

 Mum plants are in good supply, with a 

 poor demand. 



Sweet peas are on the increase and 

 are quickly disposed of, being of espe- 

 cially high quality. Violets are improv- 

 ing in quality and find a brisk demand. 

 Calendulas are plentiful and help to fill 

 in, being of good quality. Paper Whites 

 are increasing in supply, but as yet the 

 demand is poor. Calla lilies also are in- 

 clined to go to waste. Greens of all 

 kinds are abundant. 



Bowling Club Meets. 



The Detroit Florists' Bowling Club 

 met Thursday evening, November 13, 

 with the following scores for the eve- 

 ning: 



Tigers. 1st 2n(l 3rd Bisons. 1st 2n(l 3rd 



Rabe 150 131 161 Streit 1.S3 177 170 



Radke 147 142 154 Moss 129 159 108 



Berlin 127 145 127 HertUnc ..121161119 



Charvot ...162 158 190 Davis 166 145 152 



Bloy 142 149 181 Klang 177 152 147 



Totals ...728 725 813 Totals ...726 794 696 



Indians. 1st 2nd 3rd Beauties. 1st 2nd 3rd 



Fetters 178 191 117 Sylvester ..146 171 157 



Browne 102 164 131 Taylor 156 162 125 



Papes 1.57 182 1.58 Bezemer ...1.S5 201 16;i 



Kirkpatrick 176 158 210 Meisel 157 154 113 



Totals . . .613 696 616 Totals . . .594 688 558 

 The evening's results in games fol- 

 low: 



Won Lost 



Indians 3 



Tigers 2 1 



Bisons 1 2 • 



American Beauties 3 



The present standing of the teams is 

 as follows: 



Won Jjost 



Indians .' 12 9 



Bisons It 10 



Tigers 10 11 



American Beauties 9 12 



A. Bezemer rolled a high game of 201, 

 but Mr. Kirkpatrick bettered that by 

 nine pins; the latter also had high 

 average of 181. 



Mr. Kirkpatrick lias the high average 

 for the season of 168, George Doemling 

 has 167 and Joe Streit 166. 



Various Notes. 



Sunday, November 16, tlie dead of the 

 .'?.31)th Infantry, composed of Michigan 

 boys who served in Russia, returned to 

 this city and were placed on army trucks 



at the Michigan Central depot, whence, ] 

 with proper escort, they were taken to' ' 

 the Detroit armory. The line of mar- h ■ 

 was lined with school children wlio | 

 threw bouquets of flowers on the flat;- I 

 covered caskets. The armory was elc- " 

 gantly decorated with flowers. The De- 

 troit florists sent wreaths of flowers, 

 enough for each casket, and many others 

 for decoration. Many florists had large 

 orders for the dead soldiers. One order 

 called for nineteen sprays of American 

 Beauties, from three to four dozen long- 

 stemmed Beauties to a spray. Several 

 stores had impressive window displays 

 in honor of the boys. The window of 

 John Breitmeyer's Sons' Park Flower 

 Shop had 800 long-stemmed Beauties on 

 display in connection with flags and 

 memorial wreaths. 



The annual mum show opened at the 

 Belle Isle conservatories under the su- 

 pervision of Robert Flowerday, with a 

 display of 3,500 mums of all colors and 

 varieties. Among the large varieties are 

 Glenview, Daily Mail, Nagirroc, Golden 

 Wedding and Nerissa. A freak flower 

 developed by Mr. Flowerday last year 

 is a shaggy Japanese variety in mixed 

 colors. Four huge hanging baskets filled 

 with trailing varieties of the smallest 

 pompons completed the show. 



The Detroit Florists' Club held its 

 regular meeting Tuesday evening, No- 

 vember 18, at the Statler hotel. 



Tom Browne, of Greenfield, Mich., is 

 cutting quantities of the best mums 

 grown in this vicinity. His Patty is of 

 wonderful quality, measuring six inches 

 and more acros.s. 



R. Y. Leslie, of the Detroit Green- 

 houses, Redford, Mich., is cutting sweet 

 peas of good quality in the long-stemmed 

 Spencer varieties. 



Fred Breitmeyer, of Mount Clemens, 

 is cutting a fine lot of Bonnaffon mums, 

 also pompons. 



The Mount Clemens mum growers are 

 experiencing some difficulty in shipping 

 their mums so that they arrive in good 

 condition. The flowers are slightly 

 marred as if from the print of the news- 

 papers with which some are covered or 

 else from the vibration of the motor 

 trucks that bring them in each day. 



Peter Papes, of the Central Flower 

 Co., has returned from Chicago, where 

 he has been for the last three weeks. 



H. Wells, formerly of the Michigan 

 Cut Flower Exchange, is now with the 

 Peter Eeuss Co., on Broadway. H. T. 



Wanted and For Sale Department 



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 line, cash with order from all who do not do other 

 advertising. In sending remittance count six words 

 to the line. 



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 net, for one inch space. 



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Plant advertisements not admitted under this head. 



SITT'ATION WANTED— By flrst-class propaga- 

 tor, carnations, bedding stock, etc. Address 

 No. 162, care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— By No. 1 ro«€ grower; 

 17 years' experience; good cliaracter. Address 

 Loots Jobansen, 1848 Lincoln Ave., Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— As foreman; 20 years' 

 experience witli Christmas and Easter stocli; 

 roses, carnations, mums, orchids and bulb stulT; 

 good propaRat<^)r and salesman; single, age 36: 

 New England preferred. Address No. 160, care 

 Florists' Review. 



SITUATION WANTED — Industrious young man 

 experienced in orchids and plants generally, 

 perennials, fruit and landscape work; life ex- 

 perience in good places; have had responsibility; 

 flrst-class references; Pacific coast; private or 

 commercial. Florist, 010 3rd Ave., Seattle, Wash. 



SITUATION WANTED— As grower or foreman; 

 twenty years experience in all lines; please 

 state salary and particulars in first letter; ref- 

 erences. F. W. Sabransky, 5507 50th Ave., S. B., 

 Portland, Ore. 



VjITUATlON WANTED— By all-round florist, a« 

 O working foreman; can take full charge of 

 place; I can produce No. 1 stock for Xmas and 

 Easter; can handle help, etc.; have life expe- 

 rience, both European and American; single, age 

 83; sober, hustler. Address No. 144, care Flo- 

 rists!^ 



SITUATION WANTED— By practical all-round 

 working grower; life experience, roses, car- 

 nations, mums, sweet peas, bulbs, all kinds pot 

 plants, bedding stock and propagating; steady, 

 reliable, single man; state wages and full par- 

 ticulars in first letter. Address No. 169, care 

 Florists' Kevlew, Chicago. 



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SITUATION WANTED— By life experienced flo- 

 rist ; twenty years' experience in growinf,' 

 roses, tarnations, uiiims and general line of cut 

 flowers and potted plants; thirty-nine years o; 

 age, single; state salary and particulars in first 

 letter; Colorado or Arizona preferred. B. S. 

 Hoth, Salida Greenhouse, Salida, Colo. 



BLP WANTED — First-class grower. L. H. 

 Beams, SOON. 2eth Street, Co uncil Bluffs, l a. 



HELP WANTED— A skllled^rower for fancy 

 pot stufT, write us about your qualiflcations. 

 Enid Floral Co., Enid, Okla. 



HELP WANTED— Experienced young woman 

 for retail florist's establishment. Address 

 No. 181, care Florists' Review. Chicago. 



HELP WANTED — First-class rose grower; good 

 wages, with room and board, to good man. 

 Grove Floral Co., Arlington Heights, 111. 



