Fbbbuaet 24, 1921 



The Florists^ Review 



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husband stayed in New York for a few 

 days to transact business. He says that 

 while traveling he did not see anything 

 new in the way of florists' accessories 

 worth mentioning, practically everything 

 he saw being available here and manu- 

 factured in America. 



George Stumpp, St., expects to sail for 

 Europe about the end of this week. 



John S. Nicholas, proprietor of the 

 flower and fruit store at the Grand Cen- 

 tral Terminal, died suddenly at his resi- 

 dence, 270 Riverside drive, February 15. 

 Further obituary notice appears elsewhere 

 in this issue. 



The New York and New Jersey Plant 

 Growers' Association held its annual 

 dinner February 23, in the Green room 

 of the Hotel McAlpin. 



Park Commissioner John N. Harmon 

 is directing in Brooklyn a vigorous cam- 

 paign for the destruction of the gypsy 

 moth. Large quantities of the moth eggs 

 have been discovered on trees in the 

 borough. Every effort is being made to 

 save the evergreens in Prospect park from 

 destruction. 



The sympathy of th€( trade goes out to 

 Alfred H. Langjahr, the death of whose 

 wife was reported last week. The funeral 

 took place from the family residence, in 

 Jamaica, on Sunday, February 20, dur- 

 ing the big snow storm. J. H. P. 



KANSAS CITY, MO. 



The Market. 



St. Valentine's day business was 

 good. In some instances it was better 

 than a year ago and in no shop was it 

 below that of 1920. This time last year 

 the influenza was at its worst stage and 

 St. Valentine's day was busy on account 

 of funeral work rather than holiday 

 buying. So this year the straight gift 

 buying far surpassed previous records. 

 Stock was plentiful and good. Basket 

 arrangements and spring plants were as 

 good sellers as cut flowers. In green- 

 houses where plants were the chief fea- 

 ture these were put forward and sold 

 without any trouble. The newspaper 

 advertising is said to have helped busi- 

 ness to a great extent. Advertisements 

 were run several days preceding Feb- 

 ruary 14. Another thing that en- 

 couraged buying was the stationary 

 prices. A few of the florists charged 

 $3 a dozen for carnations, but this was 

 an advance of only 50 cents on the 

 dozen and was on account of the large 

 demand for these flowers. 



The first half of the week was busy, 

 but the last three days were quiet, ex- 

 cept for shipping, which has been good. 

 Prices have taken a decided slump with 

 the slower demand and the increased 

 amount of stock. Roses are coming in 

 well and carnations are more plentiful. 



Various Notes. 



Mrs. T. A. Moseley found plants more 

 popular than cut flowers for St. Valen- 

 tine's day gifts. 



An orange tree six feet high and in 

 full bloom is attracting much attention 

 at the store of the C. A. Chandler 

 Landscape & Floral Co. The tree was 

 received last fall and was kept in the 

 greenhouse all winter. 



Lloyd O. Monson, of the William L. 

 Roc^k Flower Co., has been away from 

 business all week owing to a severe at- 

 tack of pleurisy. 



Samuel Murray and A. F. Barbe left 

 February 18 for Chicago. They were 

 accompanied by Frank Stuppy and 



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B. F. Letson. 



ALTHOUGH not so widely known in the trade as are some other Bostonians, 

 li. l'\ Letson 's qualities and accomplishments are so well thought of in his 

 own community that he has been elected president of the Boston Florists' Asso- 

 ciation for 1921. That he is a live wire and one who will better anything with 

 wliich he is connected, is a fact known by all who have the pleasure of his 

 acquaintance. Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, October 23, 1877, Mr. Letson came 

 with his parents to the Hub wlieu only 2 years of age. He became a citizen of 

 the United States eighteen \ears ago. About eleven years ago he married Miss 

 Harriet Milk, who at tiiat time was a popular clerk at the store of P. L. Carbone. 

 >Mr. Letson became associated with Carbone 's twenty-one years ago and has been 

 a most conscientious and enthusiastic worker for this noted firm ever since. The 

 fact that mucli of his time is occupied with the extensive decoration business 

 of the firm has prevented his becoming more widely known. As a lecturer on 

 florists' art he ha^ addressed a number of critical audiences. The March number 

 of Country Life in America will contain a 4,0li0word illustrated article on this 

 subject troni his facile pen. W. N. C. 



Ernst Mueller, of St. Joseph, Mo., iiinl 

 Glen Wilcox, of Council Bluffs, la. The 

 party will be joined by Josejih Hill at 

 Richnu)n(l, Ind., and will go to Cincin- 

 nati, O. 



T. J. Noll attended the hog sale at 

 Longview Farm, February 16. Mr. 

 XoU is interested in hog raising as a 

 diversion from the flower business. 



The Humfeld-Orear Floral Co. could 

 have sold many more violets and sweet 

 peas St. Valentine's day. The company 

 has been short on these flowers all the 

 season. 



Adolph Mohr has fi.OOO Easter lilies. 

 Thev are in fine condition. 



Till' Muehlebach Flower Shop had a 

 Ixiiutit'ul window for St. Valentine's 

 diiy. The base was covered with panne 

 velvet of a rich green shade. The upper 

 part was draped with the same material 

 in dark red. There were 1,.jOO lilies of 

 the valley and two dozen orchids. All 

 of these were sold before noon. Be- 

 sides the store business, Mr. Neff had 

 twelve decorations for that day. 



Miss Falkner, of the Apollo Flower 

 Shoji, made up a $15 corsage on special 

 order, February 1(5. It was of valley 

 .111(1 orchids. The Apollo has had a riMl 

 on rvilaiiien and cineraria plants latclj^. 



J. E. 



