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The Florists' Review 



March 3, 1921 



ST. Loxns, MO. 



The Market. 



The wholesale market was in such a 

 condition that the local trade could at 

 any time obtain a full supply of their 

 wante last week. There was no glut 

 of anything. Gluts seem a thing of the 

 past in this market. Through the work 

 of the local publicity committee, the re- 

 tailers have plenty of business now to 

 consume nearly all the stock coming to 

 this market, with the help of the ex- 

 cellent shipping trade reported by the 

 wholesalers. During the week prices 

 were lowered a few cents on roses in all 

 grades. Premier had the call over Kus- 

 sell, and Columbia and Ophelia sold 

 well, when in high color. White Killar- 

 ney was in plenty, with a demand for 

 the fancy grades. Many thousands of 

 carnations arrived daily and the de- 

 mand used up the best grades every day. 

 Enchantress varieties were at their best 

 last week. Some excellent White Won- 

 der, Nebraska and Laddie were noted 

 from local consignors. 



Sweet peas arrived with long stems 

 and well flowered. Violets had a good 

 demand and the supply was sufficient to 

 satisfy it. Callas and Easter lilies had 

 a strong demand, but were scarce last 

 week. Valley of excellent quality met 

 a poor demand. In other bulbous stock, 

 such as Boman and Dutch hyacinths, 

 jonquils, tulips, freesias and Paper 

 Whites, the call was good all the week. 



Other stock coming to this market, 

 such as calendula, mignonette, snap- 

 dragon, heather and pansies, had a good 

 market daily. All last week there was 

 a heavy demand for greens. The supply 

 was good in smilax and plumosus. Flat 

 ferns, Mexican ivy and galax met a 

 heavy demand. 



Various Notes. 



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The St. Louis Florists' Club will hold 

 an important meeting Thursday after- 

 noon, March 10. An interesting pro- 

 gram is being arranged by the officers, 

 which should attract a large attendance. 

 The place of holding this meeting will 

 be decided upon at the officers' meeting. 

 All members will receive notice from 

 the secretary in ample time. 



The full-page advertisement to ap- 

 pear Palm Sunday, contracted for by the 

 publicity committee, is now filled with 

 retail advertisements. Only those who 

 pay into the funds were solicited and 

 the committee in charge report that all 

 space is taken. 



R. E. Blackshaw, of the Ove Gnatt 

 Co., LaPorte, Ind., showed a complete 

 line of supplies and Easter novelties 

 to retailers last week at the Hotel Stat- 

 ler. Allan Humason, of the Baedlein 

 Basket Co., Chicago, also called on the 

 trade last week. 



The Lady Florists' Home Circle was 

 entertained last week by Mrs. Oscar 

 Euflf at her home, 3117 South Grand ave- 

 nue. All the ladies were in attendance 

 and enjoyed a pleasant afternoon. 



Pierre Schneider, of Creve Coeur, Mo., 

 is consigning to C. A. Kuehn a fine cut 

 of carnations, including some fancy 

 Laddie. 



It costs you ten cents to appear at 

 any of the meetings without a flower 

 now. The Florists' Club and the pub- 

 licity committee have adopted this plan 

 and the Retail Florists' Association 

 should do likewise. All money collected 

 will be turned over to the publicity 

 committee. 



Where 



Will I Get 



the best 

 Flowers 



? 



Mail 



EASTER 



IS NEAR 



Write us about 

 the stock you 

 expect to need 



Your 



Order to 

 PYFER & CO. 



CURRENT 



ROSES 



Premier, Columbia and Russell 



Per 100 



Shorts $10.00 to $12.00 



Medium 15.00 to 20.00 



Long I '25.00 



Ophelia, Sunburst, Hearst, Maryland, 

 White Killarney, Mtlady, Hoosier 

 Beauty nnd Montrose. 



Per 100 



Shorts $10.00 



Medium $12.00 to 15.00 



LoHK 20.00 



PRICE LIST 



VIOLETS 

 Home-grown Single 



CARNATIONS 



Choice assorted, fancy. 



BULBOUS STOCK 



Paper Whites 



Tulips 



Jonquils 



Freeiia 



Per 100 

 .$5.00 to $6.00 



Per 100 



$6.00 



$6.00 to 8.00 



6.00 to 8.00 



4.00 to 6.00 



Per 100 

 ....$0.75 to $1.00 



Home-grown Double 1.00 to l.AO 



Fancy New York Double 75 to 1.00 



SWEET PEAS 

 Fancy Spencers. 



Per 100 

 .$1.50ito$3.00 



MISCELLANEOUS Per 100 



Calendulas $6.00 to $10.00 



Valley 8.00 to 10.00 



Pussywillow 3.00to 6.00 



Mignonette Do/., $1.50 



FLORISTS' GREENS 



Dwarf Baby Boxwood, per lb $0.30 



Asparagus and Sprengeri, 



per bunch $0.35 to .50 



Ferns, evtra good, ter 1000 5.00 



Galax, per 1000 2.00 



Leucothoe, per 100 i.oo 



Adiantum, per 100 $1.50 to 2.00 



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