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I'hc Florists^ Review 



Fbbboaet 17, 1921 



maker. Mr. Staack's purchases from 

 Bassett & Washburn alone amounted to 

 all that could be loaded on a one-horse 

 express wagon. 



BOSTON. 



The Market. 



The present week opens with an en- 

 couraging volume of business. St, Val- 

 entine's day has brought numerous 

 orders and all retailers are doing a good 

 businesb, with sweet peas, roses, gar- 

 denias, orchids and violets as the lead- 

 ers in popularity, the last named selling 

 in the greatest numbers. Last week 

 proved somewhat disappointing till near 

 its close, but February 11 a good clear- 

 ance was effected and the week closed 

 with few left-overs. Prices, on the 

 whole, are as good as a week ago and 

 in some cases even better, in spite of the 

 greatly increased arrivals. There was 

 one wintry day with six inches of snow, 

 but clear skies followed and the sun 

 rapidly melted it. 



Eoses are improved in quality and are 

 coming in more freely. The newer sorts, 

 like Madame Butterfly, Premier, Colum- 

 bia and Pilgrim, hold the front ranks 

 in favor, with Ophelia, Hadley, Cru- 

 sader, Russell and Francis Scott Key 

 next in favor. American Beauties are 

 mostly long-stemmed. These have 

 dropped a little in price. Carnations are 

 fine and much more aTbundant, especially 

 Matchless, selling all the way from $4 

 to $8 per hundred, the highest price 

 being for Laddie. Violets, under the 

 impetus of St. Valentine's day demand, 

 advanced from 75 cents to $2 and met 

 with a heavy sale February 14. Sweet 

 peas were also much in favor and sold 

 at $1 to $3, with some fancies at $4. 



Marguerites are better and realize $2 

 to $5. Calendulas, on the other hand, 

 have declined in favor: Snapdragons in 

 pink sell well, much better than mignon- 

 ette and bachelor's buttons. There are 

 increased supplies of daffodils and 

 tulips, with prices running a little 

 lower. Some fine Darwin tulips have 

 made their appearance. Freesias are 

 poor stock and meet with a fickle de- 

 mand. Paper Whites are practically 

 over. Pansics are abundant and good 

 and are selling well. 



Valley is lower, as Lent weddings are 

 few. Gardenias are also a little lower. 

 Cattleya Trianro continues fairly abun- 

 dant and of other orchids the supply is 

 ample and of a wide variety. Aspar- 

 agus moves rather better. 



Horticultural Society.. 



Schedules for 1921 of the Massachu- 

 setts Horticultural Society are now is- 

 sued and ten exhibitions are announced 

 for the year. The opening and most 

 important one comes April 6 to 10, but 

 a 5-day grand fall show will be held 

 November 2 to 6, at which much larger 

 premiums are offered than in former 

 years. Influential friends of the society 

 have financed the May and July shows 

 and one lady has secured lecturers to 

 speak daily at eight of the exhibitions, 

 which will be a pleasing innovation. 



At the big spring show, among other 

 interesting exhibits, will be a group of 

 100 finely and naturally grown speci- 

 mens of Kurume azaleas, from John S. 

 Ames, a group of the yellow Rosa 

 Hugonis, from Farquhar & Co., and a 

 fine display of the new hardy azalea, 

 ' Miss Louisa Hunnewell, from Walter 



Washington's 



Birthday 



Next 



Feb. 22 



First in War 

 First in Peace 

 First in the Hearts 

 of his Countrymen- 

 just as 



PYFER'S FLOWERS 



are First in the 



Hearts of our Customers 



We offer a large and fine supply 

 of cut flowers at moderate prices 



ROSES 



Premier, Columbia and RuMell 



Per 100 



Shorts ?lf»00 to $12.00 



Medium lo.ooto 20.00 



Long ■■i^.OO 



Ophelia. Sunburst, Hearst, Maryland, 

 White Killarney, Milady, Hoosier 

 Beauty nnd Montrose. 



Per 100 



Shorts $1000 



Medium $1'2.00 to 15.00 



Long 20.00 



CARNATIONS Per 100 



Choice assorted 15.00 to $6.00 



Fancy :.. h.oo 



CURRENT PRICE LIST 



VIOLETS Per 100 



Home-grown Single $0.75 to Sl.OO 



Home-grown Double 1.00 to 1.60 



Fancy New York Double 75 to 1.00 



1000 lots at $15.00 



BULBOUS STOCK 



Paper Whites 



Tulips 



Jonquils 



Freesia 



I or 100 



fc.oo 



$(•,.00 to 8.00 

 li.OO to 8.00 

 1.00 to 6 00 



SWEET PEAS 

 Fancy Spencers. 



Per 100 

 .$1.50 to $3.00 



MISCELLANEOUS Per 100 



Calendulas $6.00 lo $10.00 



Valley 8.00 to 10.00 



Pussy Willow 3.00 to 5.00 



Mignonette Do/., $1.50 



FLORISTS' GREENS 



Dwarf Baby Boxwood, per lb $0,30 



Asparagus and Sprengeri, 



per bunch $0.35 to .50 



Ferns, extra good, ler 1000 5.00 



Galax, per 1000 2.00 



Leucothoe, per 100 1.00 



Adiantum, per 100 $1.50 to 2.00 



Oar Motto: 'Nothing Is too much trouble to please a cactomcr." 



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L. D. Phones. Central 3373, 3374 



SPECIAL: Chiffon 



Three Stripe Edge— All Colors 



4-inch, per yard 7c 



6-inch, per yard 9c 



40 yarda to bolt 



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