The Rorists^ Review 



December 25. 1919. 



We are the larg^est manufacturers of Floral Wirework in the 

 United States. We defy all competition in price and quality. 



Prices will not be lower than at present. 



Raw material is scarce and getting 



scarcer. Better place an order. 



SEND FOR LIST 



SAVE MONEY 



and let us quote you on your 

 <" / / next order. ' """ "\ 



B. E. and J. T. COKELY 



Everything in Fiorists' Supplies. 



20 1 North Seventh Avenue, 



Establislied 22 Years 

 SCRANTON, PA. 



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WELCH BROS. CO., 262 Devonshire St., Boston, Mass. 



New England's Largest Wholesale House 



Offers to the trade the most complete collection of- 



NEW ROSES FOR THIS SEASON 



Cut nowens of PILGRIN, CRUSADER, PREMIER, RUSSELL, HADLEY f^°D»'c'U'm?f^ 



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ALL FLOWERS IN SEASON FURNISHED AT MARKET PRICES 

 Phone or w^ire your orders. Be convinced and satisfied. Main 6267-5948. 



reached Seattle in safety. Keen com- 

 petition among the importers, the short 

 crop and the fact that the Japs learned 

 from our papers the prices that lily 

 flowers brought in this country last 

 Easter, ran the prices up to an un- 

 dreamed-of extent. Bulbs that a few- 

 years ago brought an average price of 

 $45 per thousand are now being sold at 

 $183 per thousand. They would prob- 

 ably have all been sold at these extraor- 

 dinary prices but for one weak link 

 in the chain. The importers were un- 

 able to make delivery. True, the bulbs 

 reached Seattle on time, but here the 

 trouble began. They are shipped east 

 in refrigerator cars, to avoid freezing 

 in transit. There were no refrigerator 

 cars to be had. The hurry-up orders 

 were received to ship by express. Never 

 mind the cost — get them there. The 

 express was held up. There were rail- 

 road strikes. Finally the bulbs arrived 

 in the east, but not until this month. 

 That is too late according to the old rule 

 for forcing green bulbs for an early 

 Easter. That rule called for twelve to 

 fourteen weeks. While the bulbs were 

 still coming east many of the growers, 

 alarmed by the coal strike and by the 

 lateness of the bulbs, canceled their 

 orders. The result is that, despite the 

 small crop, there are a great many bulbs 

 in cold storage. Now that the time for 

 starting for Easter has passed, the 

 price is declining. I think that lilies 

 will be plentiful in Philadelphia next 

 Easter, because there are several large 

 growers here who got their bulbs, but 

 that they will be scarce, extremely 

 scarce, nearly everywhere else in this 

 country." 



Boston Floral Supply Co. 



1 5 Otis Street and 96 Arch Street 



Phones, Main 2574-3525 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS 



BOSTON, MASS. 



The Lar^rest Producers of Wax Flowers in the World 



Cut Flowers 



Place your orders for Cut Flowers 

 with us and save yourself many disap- 

 pointments. 



Try our $25.00 Assortment of 

 Baskets 



Cycas 



Size Price per 100 



8 to 12 $ 3.25 



12 to 16 4.00 



16 to 20 4.75 



20 to 24 5.75 



24 to 28 7.00 



32 to 36 U.50 



36 to 40 11.50 



40 to 44 13.25 



44 to 48 15.00 



Various Notes. 



William Bergcr underwent an opera- 

 tion in the Samaritan hospital Decem- 

 ber 19. He is doing well. Mr. Berger 

 is one of this city's leading florists and 

 is deservedly popular. His many friends 

 will wish a speedy recovery. 



Marcus Stephenson is ill at his home 

 on Oak Lane. He has been missed by 

 the workers in the big house where a 

 fine Christmas crop of roses has been 

 maturing. 



Myers & Samtman have a fine house 

 of the new rose, Premier. 



Coal shipments are being resumed. 



Emile H. Geschiek is, unfortunately, 

 laid up at home over Christmas. 



The modern plan is for the whole- 

 salers to furnish the growers with cards 



to be filled out with their prospective 

 Christmas crops. Sales are made from 

 these cards. 



Franklin Ely, of the Henry F. Michell 

 Co., says advance, flower seed orders are 

 coming in freely. 



Edward Reid was agreeably surprised 

 by one of his growers adding 1,500 roses 

 to his pre-holiday figures. 



A. M. Larson had a crop of sweet 

 peas for Christmas. 



Happy New Year! Phil. 



WASHINGTON, D. C. 



The Market. 



In spite of the thermometer being 

 around the zero mark and flowers freez- 

 ing, business kept up to standard last 



