Fbbruary 17, 1921 



The Florists' Review 



159 



CliEVELAND, O. 



The Market. 



The wholesale market last week 

 continued to drag, with an abundance 

 of bulbous stock especially. Roses were 

 scarce, while good carnations cleaned 

 up nicely, although the poorer grades 

 dragged considerably and at times had 

 to be sacrificed at a low figure in order 

 to move them. Daffodils are coming in 

 better and have been bringing $6 and 

 $8 per hundred. Freesia has been mov- 

 ing slowly, and so have mignonette and 

 calendulas. Calla and Easter lilies 

 have been moving fairly well. Violets 

 seem to be plentiful, as the price this 

 year is considerably lower than that of 

 a year ago. 



Orders for St. Valentine's day did 

 not arrive in advance as usual, on ac- 

 count of the unusual conditions this 

 year. Most of the retailers are a little 

 skeptical about placing their orders far 

 ahead. 



Various Notes. 



Frank Eitzenthaler is quite sick at 

 his home. His doctor sent him south to 

 recuperate, but instead he seemed to get 

 worse and had to return home, where he 

 j confined to bed. 



Allan Humason, of the Raedlein 

 Basket Co., Chicago, was a recent 

 visitor. 



Herman King is again on the job, 

 after a recent illness. 



Oscar Leistner and Charles Schwake 

 were visitors last week. W. A. R. 



INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 



The Market. 



Last week stock was fairly plentiful, 

 but the supply for St. Valentine's day 

 was small. A few bright days brought 

 in a good supply of carnations and 

 sweet peas and then some dark days 

 just previous to St. Valentine's day de- 

 creased the supply, causing a shortage. 



Roses continue scarce and in good 

 demand. Prices remain about the 

 same. Carnations were in good supply 

 last week. The supply for St. Valen- 

 tine's day, however, was much smaller. 

 Bweet peas are hard to rely upon, as 

 the supply depends entirely upon the 

 weather. In a day's time they change 

 from a plentiful to a meager supply. 



Bulbous stock has been holding a 

 good place in the market. Freesias have 

 been plentiful, but are scarce now, and 

 the stems are short. Paper "Whites have 

 been in good supply and sell well. Ca- 

 lendulas have come in slowly. 



Lilies have been short all winter. 

 Heavy demand for funeral work has 

 kept the market well cleared. Pussy 

 willows have been in good demand for 

 spring baskets. 



Various Notes. 



Oliver Steinkamp has just returned 

 from St. Louis, where he was royally 

 entertained by the Florists' Club. He 

 exhibited the new carnations, Edna, 

 Maine Sunshine and Harvester. 



The Smith & Young Co. had an ex- 

 cellent crop of orchids for St. Valen- 

 tine's day. 



Chris Schwomeyer is back at work 

 again after a three weeks' illness. 



The state fair committee met last 

 week to revise the premium list. 



T. D. Hepler's little grandson was 

 struck and killed by an automobile 

 February 12. 



Greenhouse 



Materials 



Since 1860 



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But you will have to hurry to take advantage of this 

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The same offer holds good in Pecky Cypress in 2 x 4 

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Man ufacturers 

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The opening of the new Loew State 

 theater, St. Valentine's day, was a 

 notable event in Indianapolis. Twenty 

 movie stars were in the city. Numerous 

 elegant baskets and designs were every- 

 where conspicuous. Scores of telegraph 

 orders were received, besides the heavy 

 local demand. 



Irwin Bertermann was in Richmond 

 last week, visiting the various green- 

 houses. ^E. E. T. 



PROVIDENCE, R. I. 



The Market. 



Business is moving along satisfac- 

 torily, the supply being about siiflBcient 

 for a good clean-up every day; in fact, 

 the local market is maintaining a happy 

 medium, with prices about normal, al- 

 though with a tendency to decline. 

 Bulbous stock is more plentiful than it 

 was a week ago and will continue to in- 

 crease until Easter, most of the grow- 

 ers having their stock timed to keep it 

 coming in quantities that will insure 

 ample supply and choice. From all sec- 

 tions the reports from the growers in- 

 dicate that there will be an adequate 

 supply, with prices probably slightly 

 under those of the last few years. 



Various Notes. 



George W. Fraser, who was recently 

 burned out at Arctic, R. I., is tempo- 

 rarily located in Stone's store, Arctic. 



Lester Adams has severed his con- 

 nection with the Attleboro Flower Shop 

 to accept a position at Binghamton, 

 N. Y. 



Peter S. Byrnes, of the Homogansett 

 Greenhouses, has been elected president 



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JOHN J. KELLER 

 631-3 S. 3rd St., Columbus, O. 



of the Narragansett Veteran Firemen's 

 Association at Wickford, R. I. 



Fred Dietz is building a 2-car garage 

 on Louisa street. 



Archie C. Akin, secretary of the 

 Colonial Flower Shoppe, is at the Hope 

 hospital, where he underwent an opera- 

 tion February 8. He is doing well. 



Eugene McCarron reports decorations 

 for two large society weddings recently. 



Because of rebuilding operations fol- 

 lowing the recent fire, there is a possi- 

 bility that T. J. Johnston & Co. and 

 Burke & Burns may have to move. 



W. H. M. 



