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The Florists' Review 



March 3. 1921 



noted and each is promising. One or 

 two beds of seedlings under test con- 

 tained a wide assortment of colors and 

 the best will be further tested. New 

 varieties to be planted next season will 

 include Maine Sunshine, Lassie and 

 Hope Henshaw. 



Food and Talk. 



Following an inspection of the carna- 

 tion houses, the party adjourned to the 

 packing room, where a collation was 

 served. Short addresses were made by 

 W. N. Craig, W. J. Kennedy, James 

 Wheeler, J. F. Briry, H. H. Bartsch and 

 James Methven, all commending the 

 grand display of plants seen. Mr. Sim 

 suitably replied and was given an en- 

 thusiastic vote of thanks. The outing 

 was a pleasant one, weather conditions 

 being as nearly perfect as possible. 



W. N. C. 



IN THE SUNNY SOUTH. 



[Robert Q. Shoch returned to Phila- 

 delphia the last week in February from 

 an extended trip through the south and 

 southwest. Mr. Shoch described a few 

 of the things he had seen so entertain- 

 ingly that they are given here in his own 

 words with the hope that you will add in 

 fancy the happy, boyish manner and 

 jolly laugh that lent charm to the re- 

 cital.— Phil.] 



Here is a little picture I have brought. 

 This is James McCallum, store manager 

 for Scholtz the Florist, of Charlotte, N. 

 C. This is his son, James McCallum, 

 Jr., and your humble servant. Mr. Mc- 

 Callum is the son-in-law of Mr. Scholtz. 

 Mr. Scholtz 's son manages the green- 

 lioiises. 



The south is producing more flowers 

 now than formerly. I think this will en- 

 courage business. The south draws on the 

 north for a lot of fine stock, but it is 

 an advantage to have a lot of good stock 

 of their growing, too. 



Savannah is a splendid flower town. 

 There are three large growing establish- 

 ments there: John Wolf's, where many 

 fine flowers are grown; Oelschig & Sons, 

 which was entirely rebuilt last season, and 

 William Richardson's. 



Thomas Joy, who trades as the Joy 

 Floral Co., is a hustling business man. 

 He has just put up a new range of 150,- 

 000 square feet of glass all at once. The 

 Jov Floral Co. has three stores now; the 

 main store, at Nashville, Tenn., and 

 branches at Chattanooga, Tenn., and At- 

 lanta, Ga. Mr. Joy manages the Nash- 

 ville store himself. He has most compe- 

 tent assistants. Mrs. Goetz, who man- 

 ages the Chattanooga store, is one of the 

 best business women I have ever met. 



I have been as far southwest as Okla- 

 homa City on this trip. By the way. I 

 saw something interesting at Kansas City. 

 Wliat would you think of a flower store 

 away off by itself? Suppose a store here 

 were dropped down on the Roosevelt 

 boulevard at Bustleton pike! There is 

 such a store out there at the corner of 

 two highway's; not a liouse anywhere 

 uc.ir. only a gasoline filling station and 

 a flower store. When I went in I said, 

 "Where are the people!" It was ex- 

 j'lained that the finest residential district 

 of the city, two squares away, was reached 

 l>v a back track and there were the mo- 

 tors. It is a beautifully appointed store. 

 Chandler's, built last fall. It is semi- 

 circular in shape, thoroughly equipped 

 and is owned and operated by a nursery 

 firm which has greenhouses there, too. 

 They grow their nursery stock, Easter 



and bedding plants and depend on the 

 wholesale market of the city for their 

 cut flowers. I was there about 11 o'clock 

 and lots of customers came in and bought 

 flowers while I was there. 



DENVER, COLO. 



The Market. 



In spite of all predictions to the con- 

 trary, cut stock is still scarce. The ab- 

 sence of roses was noticeable St. Valen- 

 tine's day. There are more carnations, 

 but not enough to meet the demand. 

 Sweet peas and violets are fairly abun- 

 dant. Bulbous stock is arriving in large 

 quantities now. The indications are 

 that there will be a fair supply of high- 

 grade lilies for Easter. 



Various Notes. 



G. L. Roberts and J. M. Mulvahill, of 

 the Elitch Gardens Co., visited Chicago 

 last week. They attended the Amuse- 

 ment park convention. 



Mr. and Mrs. Edward Johnson, J. 

 Hagenmeyer, William Crump and Henry 



In the Sunny South. 



Goodban, all of the Pikes Peak Floral 

 Co., Colorado Springs; Ben Boldt, of 

 Pueblo, Colo.; C. F. Edgar, of the Mc- 

 Callum Co., of Pittsburgh, Pa., and 

 Rebert Newcomb were among the vis- 

 itors in the city last week. 



C. Fred Maler has returned from Cali- 

 fornia. 



Henry Weischlander, of the N. A. 

 Benson establishment, has had remark- 

 able success growing roses of the Dunlop 

 variety. 



Trimmer & Son are beginning the ad- 

 dition of a new rose house. 



Adolph Koenetchy is contemplating 

 building this year. R. E. H. 



TORONTO, ONT. 



Judging by the cheap sales of flowers 

 being carried on by some stores at To- 

 ronto, there is some difference in the 

 prices being asked by the different 

 growers. It is felt that there should be 

 a little more cooperation between the 

 growers and the retailers in the han- 

 dling of stock at low prices and all the 

 florists should have an opportunity of 

 buying at the low prices when there is 

 an oversupply in any line. 



At Winnipeg the growers and retail- 

 ers have formed a joint association and 

 it might be a good idea for the Toronto 

 Retail Florists' Association to discuss 

 asking the growers to join with them. 



The cold weather and Lent had their 

 effect in curtailing the sale of flowers 

 last week and this probably accounts for 

 the accumulation of stock in certain 

 lines. There has been a good supply of 

 bulbous stock, almost an oversupply, 

 and roses are coming in now in quantity 

 and of fine quality. 



The Canadian Florists' and Garden- 

 ers' Association will meet in Peterbor- 

 ough, Ont., August 9 to 11. A meeting 

 of the executive committee was held at 

 that place Monday, February 21, when 

 a list of probable speakers was made up 

 and other arrangements were discussed. 

 The Retail Florists' Association asked 

 for a section as provided for by the 

 new constitution and the request was 

 granted. The usual exhibition will be 

 held in connection with the convention. 



J. J. H. 



INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 



Tlie Market. 



The first part of last week business 

 was dull and stock dragged a little on 

 the market. Friday and Saturday, how- 

 ever, the demand was brisk and every- 

 thing was well cleaned up. 



Roses are more plentiful. Prices have 

 changed to no noticeable degree. Sweet 

 peas continue to be scarce. Those avail- 

 able are short-stemmed. A good many 

 freesiag are on the market, but these, 

 too, are short-stemmed. These sell at 

 from $3 to $5 per hundred. 



Galla lilies are plentiful and sell at $2 

 and $2.50 per dozen. These have been 

 in good demand. 



Daffodils, jonquils and Paper Whites 

 are in evidence. The market on the 

 Paper Whites has been none too brisk. 

 However, the daffodils sell well at $6 to 

 $8 per hundred. 



Indications seem to point to a meager 

 Easter supply. Of course, the weather 

 is the leading factor and if it continues 

 favorable there may be a larger supply 

 than is at present expected. 



Various Notes. 



Len Elder and Fred Kiel visited Rich- 

 mond, Ind., last week. 



The Indiana State Florists' Associa- 

 tion met at Portland, Ind., with Frank 

 & Sons Tuesday, March 1. 



Frank Stuppy, of St. Joseph, Mo.; 

 Sam Murray, of Kansas City; A. F. 

 Bar be, of Kansas City; Glen Wilcox, 

 of Council Bluffs, la., and Irwin Frey, 

 of Lincoln, Neb., visited Baur & Stein- 

 kamp's establishment last week to see 

 their new carnations. Their new red 

 sport of Rosalia is in fine condition. 



Ed Siebrecht, of Marion, Ind., visited 

 this city last week. Charles Schwake, 

 of New York, called on the local grow- 

 ers- E. E. T. 



Bath, Me.— n. B. Oliver opened his 

 flower shop Saturday, February 19, and 

 reports excellent business thus far. 



Ripon, Wis. — Andrew J. Brown, owner 

 of the Brown Bros, greenhouses, was 

 united in mariage with Miss Helen 

 Schniitz, of St. Louis, Wednesday, Feb- 

 ruary 9, at St. Mary's church. Rev. C. 

 Stehling conducting the ceremony. Mr. 

 Brown was formerly connected with the 

 Haentze Floral Co., of Fond du Lac, Wis. 



