Decembke 23, 1920 



The Florists^ Review 



41 



Philadelphia, Pa., 

 December 23, 1920. 



To All the Florists, 

 Dear Friends: 



We wish every one of you a very Merry Christmas and a 

 very Happy and Prosperous New Year. We would like to write 

 separately to each one of you so you would know that we 

 appreciate the many courtesies you have shown us, only you 

 have kept us so busy getting off your orders right up to the 

 last minute that we have to do it this way. 



We want to thank you heartily for your confidence in us 

 as shown by your generous patronage. Should we have been 

 unfortunate enough to vex you in any way, please think kindly 

 of us and believe that we did our best to please you. 



With every good wish, we remain. 



Cordially yours, 

 Harry Bayersdorf er, 



Paul Berkowitz, H. BAYERSDORFER & CO. 



Sydney H. Bayersdorfer. 



ready been erected. Mr. Coates has 

 been a grower for this market for over 

 twenty-five year?. 



The dullness in other lines has been of 

 great benefit to the trade in prompt ex- 

 j)ress service at this time. The M. Bice 

 Co. stated. December 18, that orders re- 

 ceived that morning had gone out by 

 express. Phil. 



NEW YORK. 



The Market. 



Last week brought little improvement 

 in the cut flower market. With supply 

 at a low mark and demand in propor- 

 tion, it is rather hard to imagine what 

 form an improvement would take. 

 Clearances have been fairly easy, ex- 

 cept as regards a few items not gener- 



ally considered as staples. Taken all in 

 all, the situation could hardly be con- 

 sidered as bad, although, admittedly, 

 far from normal. 



Monday, December 20, arrivals were 

 quite light, lighter tlian usual for the 

 first day of the week, and buyers are 

 throwing out the usual hints as to 

 "pickling" for the Christmas trade. 

 It may be said for the grower, however, 

 that plenty of stock is coming in that 

 could easily be held, so there is not much 

 evidence to warrant the suspicion. 

 Again, during recent periods of un- 

 usual demand the growers' returns gen- 

 erally have shown better results from 

 the markets a day or so in advance of 

 a holiday. Experiences, in fact, are in 

 favor of uninterrupted cutting and 

 shipping, and it is believed that the wise 

 ones follow this plan. 



Roses are not in heavy supply, but, 

 outside of short grades, arrivals more 

 than fill the demand. Long-stemmed 

 flowers of excellent quality are slow to 

 clear. American Beauty specials liave 

 advanced to $150 to $175 per hundred, 

 and other roses show advances all along 

 the line. 



In the hybrid teas, Premier and 

 Columbia are of noticeably high qual- 

 ity, the top grades having stems long 

 enough to carry them into the "big" 

 rose class. Hadley and other reds are 

 meeting the best demand, which is, of 

 course, natural at this season. 



Carnations are not in great supply, 

 making clearances fairly easy. The 

 price range is about $5 to $8 per hun- 

 dred, with superior flowers of Mrs. C. W. 

 Ward bringing $10 and Laddie $12. 



