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The Florists^ Review 



January 13, 1921 



shows up well, and in most cases was 

 found to be entirely beyond expecta- 

 tions. 



The artistic window decoration of Al- 

 berts the Florist, which was of birch 

 bark boxes of white hyacinths, was un- 

 usually attractive. In the window was 

 also seen a fine bird of paradise plant, 

 which attracted much attention. Small 

 colonial bouquets of strawflowers were 

 arranged in the foreground. H. J. H. 



CINCINNATI, O. 



Ky.; Julius Dillofif, of Wertheimer 

 Bros., New York; W. C. Hughes, of the 

 Weller Pottery Co., Zanesville, O. ; 

 Fred Euff, of Aurora, Ind., and Walter 

 J. Gray, of Hamilton, 0. G. H. K. 



The Market. 



Last week saw no change of condi- 

 tions at this market, so far as the 

 amount of stock and the demand were 

 concerned. Carnations were down to 

 the usual pre-war January prices, but 

 not so with roses. These are selling for 

 about the same as last year, because 

 of the limited amount arriving. The 

 scarcity is due to the cloudy weather 

 prevailing last week. Koses last week 

 brought from $10 to $30 per hundred, 

 but the outlook for this week was bet- 

 ter, since there has been more sunshine 

 lately. Sweet peas are still doubtful; 

 only a few are to be had and they show 

 signs of the cloudy weather. 



The first daffodils were to bo had last 

 week, but so few were available it was 

 hardly worth recording. Miscellaneous 

 stock, including primroses, narcissi, 

 both vellow and Paper White, Roman 

 hyacinths and many others are moving 

 well. An exceptional \ycek was noted 

 in green goods and supplies. 

 Various Notes. 



E. A. Fortcr staged a large order for 

 a wedding held at the Madison Presby- 

 terian church, including the decoration 

 and bouquets. Business at this store 

 has been brisk lately. 



The Cincinnati Cut Flower Exchange 

 reports the first daffodils and freesias 

 of the season. . 



E. G. Gillett is receiving some choice 

 Governor Herrick violets, which he re- 

 ports clean up well. 



The bowling battle between the 

 growers of Murphvsville and the retail- 

 ers was staged and proved a complete 

 victory for the retailers, who won by 

 250 ii'ins. Those participating were: 

 Growers— Charles Murphy, Al Sand- 

 man, Joseph Witter, Charles Witter, 

 Joseph Hauser, Louis Muri.hy, William 

 Bross, Jake Bross, Ben Reilly and Fred 

 Murphv; retailers — "Ray Murphy, 

 Charles Phipps, Richard Pliipps. Stuart 

 Jones George Durban, Joseph Durban. 

 George Kesson, Lee Witter, Michael 

 Hanks and Ron Ooorge. A delightful 

 lunch was served, which the growers 

 willinglv paid for, realizing what a ter- 

 rible mistake they had made. Every- 

 body had such a good time that another 

 challenge will be given in the near 

 future. 



n. W. Slioppard has been changing 

 his cstablishnient around and now it 

 looks like the most thriving shop in 

 town. Miss Betty Ferdinnndsen, of this 

 store, spent a week-end at her home in 

 TJrbana. 111., where her mother is se- 

 riously ill. 



The Peebles Corner Flower Shoppe 

 is doing quite a rushing business, it 

 seems, because it has been some time 

 since the able proprietor, Sam Urlage, 

 has been seen on the market. 



R. A. Kelly showed excellent taste 

 in his window display last week. 



Visitors to Cincinnati last week in- 

 cluded William F. Kerb, of Louisville, 



PROVIDENCE, R. I. 



The Market. 



Business last week was brisk, but a 

 shortage in supply caused prices to hold 

 up slightly above normal. Two or 

 three large wedding decorations gave 

 impetus to trade, which was further 

 accelerated by the call for flowers for 

 tlie state inauguration, January 11. 

 There was also an unusual demand for 

 funeral work, numerous large pieces 

 being used. 



Various Notes. 



Charles Hunt, who has been sick for 

 the last two months, is convalescing. 



Herbert West, well known from his 

 long association with the retail trade 

 of this city, has the sympathy of the 

 trade in the death of his wife from 

 pneumonia. Mr. West is also .just re- 

 covering from the same malady. He 

 has two small children. 



Edward C. Scott has resigned his po- 

 sition as manager of the Westminster 

 Greenhouses and has started in busi- 

 ness for himself, at 777 Broad street. 



One of the automobile delivery cars 

 belonging to Otto Hassard, of the Plain- 

 field Street Greenhouses, burned up the 

 other night, following an accident. 



The Flower Growers' Depot, at the 

 Crown hotel, of which M. Liptman is 

 proprietor, has discontinued business at 

 that location and is looking for a new 

 location. 



The Rhode Island Wire Works has 

 been incorporated under the laws of 

 Rhode Island by John H. Campbell, 

 George H. Campbell and Harold P. 

 Curtis, with a capital stock of $50,0Q0, 

 with headquarters in Providence. The 

 concern will manufacture, buy, sell, ex- 

 port and import wire and apparatus. 



Miss Hannah G. Kinder, of Bristol, 

 left last week for Eustis, Fla., to fill 

 an engagement as pianist in an orches- 

 tra at Hotel Orlawaka. 



Elmer E. King, of Attleboro, has 

 several houses of unusually fine bulbous 

 stock almost ready for market. He has 

 an extra large supply this year. 



V. J. Beraducci is receiving congrat- 

 ulations on the arrival last week of a 

 baby boy. 



Howard Vose has been having some 

 attractive window displays recently. 

 Two weeks ago he had a tennis court 

 with potted plants and cut flowers and 

 last week a large stork occupied the 

 center of the window, with a number 

 of dolls and a pair of scales, while 

 flowers dressed the window appro- 

 priately. 



The annual meeting of the Rhode 

 Island Horticultural Society will be 

 held at the Providence public library, 

 Wednesday evening, January 19. 



W. H. M. 



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The J. 0. Graham Estate, Little Falls, 

 N. Y., reports excellent holiday business, 

 with prices in keeping with conditions, 

 which here, as elsewhere, are tighten- 

 ing up. 



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.T. B. Keller Sons, Rochester, N. Y., 

 did a sjdendid holiday business. 

 "A/aleas are badly missed," said 

 Michael Keller. "While there is a 

 good call for other plants, the azalea 

 stands in a class by itself." 



• * • • 

 "Admirably written," commented 



Colin B. Ogston, superintendent of the 

 Kimball Conservatories, Rochester, N. 

 Y., referring to the description in The 

 Review of orchids exhibited recently at 

 Boston and Providence. " 'Tis such 

 that will keep up interest among orchid 

 specialists, of wliom there arc, alas, far 

 too few." Mr. Ogston advanced the be- 

 lief that such exhibitions, whether pub- 

 lic or private, are big factors for pub- 

 licity. The Kimball Conservatories, he 

 said, were so well known as to be con- 

 sidered one of the show places of 

 Rochester. Owing to the satisfactory 

 fuel conditions, the houses will be kept 

 open through the winter. Just now 

 there is a fine showing of laelias and 

 cypripediums. One variety of the lat- 

 ter, C. Actfpus, langleyensis, and also 

 three varieties of the double slip- 

 per are believed to be seen only in the 

 houses of this establishment. Many 

 hybrids look promising. Hybridizing 

 is fascinating work and, Mr. Ogston 

 said, results seldom disappoint the hy- 

 bridizer; on the other hand, they are 



full of pleasant surprises. Mr. Ogston 

 incidentally mentioned that the lure of 

 California was strong, attributing it to 

 the description given by his daughter, 

 Jessie, who is secretary to the secretary 

 of the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce 

 and boasts of the floricultural possibili- 

 ties of the country. 



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Richard Salter, of Salter Bros., 

 Rochester, N. Y., notes advanced taste 

 in the selection of combination plant 

 baskets, which require considerable 

 space for display. "It pays at any 

 time where it is possible to give the 

 room," he says. 



• • • • 



George B. Hart, Rochester, N. Y., 

 reports a big gross increase as com- 

 pared with his business of any pre- 

 vious year, with overhead expenses 

 and worry in proportion. Informed 

 that an oid friend, Robert H. C. Bard, 

 of Syracuse, N. Y., was en route for 

 Florida, following the busiest season of 

 several years as a retailer, Mr. Hart 

 observed that "possibly the whole- 

 saler was a means to this end." 



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W. E. Day, of Syracuse, N. Y., sees 

 a continuance of good business, basing 

 the opinion upon the steadily increasing 

 and more varied uses for both natural 

 flowers and prepared foliage, at which, 

 however, the line is drawn by his own 

 high-class patrons. 



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Benjamin Hammond, Beacon, N. Y., 

 is fighting the grip. W. M. 



