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The Florists' Review 



1)K( KMliKIl '.'. r.l_'H 



I'oiitiuued in S('i)tenib(>r, uxv in jjddd 

 lilooni. Tlicy make iical, l)iisliy jihints. 



Jinddlcia asiatici), tlic wliite wiiitci- 

 il()\v<-riii;^ Cliiiu'sc lilac, ojirnod its )ir.st 

 ia<cni(>s Dc'ccndicr 1 and, in a 1 tiiipcva- 

 tnii' of 5i) di'grci's at. nij;lit, will he in 

 tint' condition for Cliri.stinas. Tlif 

 graceful, drooi)inj^ racoincs of liowcrs 

 and their delightfnl odor make tliis 

 now well known buddleia a welcome 

 • 'liristmas i)lant. En])liorbia Jaciiuiniaj- 

 tlora, of the same family as the more 

 lirilliaiit poinsettia, is an old plant, 

 lieautiliil for cut sprays and fine in 

 [lots or pans containing Hcvcial jilaiits 

 each. It is of a real Christinas hue, 

 ranking with the pcdnsettia in its i ich 

 idloring. 



Some nice, bushy snapdragons in pots 



cial article to mention all the more de- 

 sirable sorts. Jfel'erence has been 

 made ]irincipally to the llowering and 

 berried plants, some of which are al- 

 ways associated with ("hristinas, and it 

 is desirable that others, now but little 

 known and api)reciated, may soou be- 

 come standard commercial favorites. 



W. N. C. 



FLOWERS ARE FROZEN. 



Court Awards Damages. 



A case of interest to greenhouse men 

 was decided by the Kentucky Appellate 

 court at Frankfort, Jvy., in A. ,1. 

 Humphreys vs. Central Kentucky Nat- 

 ural Cias Co., Noveml)er 30. Mr. Ilum- 

 ]direys, wlio has a store and greenhouse 



Poinsettias Carry the Christmas Colors. 



are occasinnaily >i-fn. They an- muiii' 

 thing ol a nuvilty at (,'hristmas; yet 

 why lo't ^;ni\\ more of tlu'iu in jiots .' 

 Siimc niiily flowered Swainsona galegi- 

 folia alba would also adil to the list of 

 liidiilay pl;iiits. Orchids, except <'ypii 

 )i<Mliums, are not numerous at Christ 

 mas, but C. insigne, including bfith the 

 ordinary and yellow ftirms, makes inie 

 (if the linest of the flowering jilaiits idr 

 the liiiipie and no other ])!ants will loild 

 llieir llowei- fre^li fur so long a jieriod. 



Grow More Varieties. 



This is not a complete list of Clirivt 

 mas plants, liut it goes to show tliat, 

 a^iiile friim the few largely culli\.ited 

 ~iots. :i wide assortment is available. 

 It i^ til iie hojieil that some growers, ;it 

 least, iri.iy take courage and try nue er 

 Hinic (.t' the aforementioned rar( r serts 

 I'nr .■Mint her year. 



Plenty of beautiful crotons. draca- 

 ii.-is, tieus, jialiiLs, ferns, selaginelhis, 

 etc., .are available and they always are 

 in huge denian<i. It would n 1 a spe 



.■it Mount Sterling, Ky., m the winter 

 of 1!)I8 failed to get liis sujiply of gas, 

 upon which he dejieuded for heating his 

 house. As a result, practically all of 

 his line stock was frozen, the loss 

 amounting to, .as he estimated, $710. 



lie brought suit .■ijj.'iiiist the gas com- 

 piniy, cl;iiming d;im;iges for this amount, 

 but the lower court threw out the case. 

 Last week, however, the Appellate 

 i^eiirt reversed this decision and award 

 eil Mr. Iluniiihreys damages to the 

 :i mount of $710. 



''In the absence of an express con- 

 tract of this character,'' stated the 

 'ourt in lianding d(>wn this decision, 

 "\\f think the coinjiany may be made 

 liable in ,'in ;ic1iciii for damages at the 

 Instance of ;iny customer who has suf- 

 t'efed loss through its negligence or 

 'tiiiliire to fulfill the obligations ini- 

 plieilly assumed by its solicitation and 

 accejitance of the franchise contract 

 with the city under which it a('f|uired 

 the ri^jlit to and did use the streets for 

 the purpose of su]i]ilying flu' city and 



its j'eople with gas for heating pur- 

 jioses. ' ' 



Court Implies Contract. 



The court held that if the terms of 

 the contract were expressed in the 

 franchise, then the case would be gov- 

 erned by the terms of the I'ontract, but 

 where there is an absence of an express 

 contract "the law will raise an implied 

 and enforceable contract to take the 

 place of the omitted express contract 

 and impose on tlic company the obliga- 

 tions to render the service that was 

 reasonably within the contemplation of 

 tlie piirties when the contract was 

 made. " 



Tlie defendant company claimed in 

 this case that the failure to sujjply the 

 florist was because the gas was sujv 

 plied to the citizens. In this regard, 

 the court states that when the comjiany 

 secured a franchise it was contemplateil 

 it would take reasonable and practica- 

 ble care and diligence, considering all 

 of the existing circumstances, without 

 disi;rimination and favor, to render the 

 ser\ ice re(juired. 



CINCINNATI, O. 



The Market. 



\Vith tlie passing of Thanksgiving, 

 business is not so brisk as before the 

 holiday. Reaction I'omes after every 

 holiday. Mums are now past their 

 zenith and on their downward graile, 

 and only a few of the select and late 

 kinds are to be had. Pompons of the 

 Wilcox variety are still arriving in good 

 numbers, but other varieties suffer the 

 same fate as the larger mums. 



Carnations are holding tlieir own in 

 price, now bringing $<> per hutiilrod and 

 going well. Roses are arriving in just 

 enough numbers to take care of the 

 demand nicely. Sweet peas look more 

 jiromising, which is ,'i welcome .le\-elo])- 

 ment for th(> retailer. 



Sn.-i jidragons are arriving; in more 

 .■ibundauce and always go well. The best 

 bring $12.00 jier hundri'd. N.ircissi. 

 both yellow and white, liud only a fair 

 market, the white bringing $•) per liun- 

 ilred and the yellow only $8 ])er hundred. 

 The latter is not a good seller on this 

 market. Violets, baby primroses. Cecile 

 I'.ruuner roses ;ind other misc^ellaneous 

 stock are selling only fairly well. 



Various Notes. 



The bowling l)etweeu the wlmlesalers 

 and retailers was a whob's.'ile success, 

 the former winning by a m;irgin of 

 twenty points in three g;imc-. 



< '. E. Critchell h:is recei\ei] a new 

 shipment of southern smilax 



.Julius H:ier has been busy with fu- 

 neral work and debutante ])arties. 



IF. W. Sheppard reports ;i record week 

 in decorations, haviiij; seven in uin' day. 



H. A. ]'''orter has had <'im>' unusual 

 w imlow displays lately. 



lia <'l:irk, of Greensburg. Tiid , w.is in 

 town visiting various florists an, I also 

 buying his winter supjilies. 



(ieorge Buehler, oi London, O., was 

 .■i!s(i in the city buying supjilies. 



1. M. Rayersdorfer, of H li.-ivers- 

 dorfer & Co., Philadelphi.i. P.i., tiii'd H. 

 P. Smith, of Pi(|ua, (>., w.^-,- imon^ the 

 \ isitors to this city. 



Last week Cincinnati lo>t on< of her 

 jiioneef florists when .lulius Schumann. 

 of Newport. Ky., whoso de;itli is re- 

 ported elsewhere in this is^uc. passed 

 ;iwiiv. i;. IT. K. 



