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The Florists' Review 



May 12, 1921 



Broad street, Columbus, O. At the 

 opening of the store about 1,200 persons 

 registered and received a flower. Many 

 of the brother florists of Columbus were 

 present at the opening. 



Back of the refrigerator a nice office is 

 arranged and the workroom is in the 

 rear. A large basement under the room 

 has proved quite convenient. Mr. Brust 

 is ably assisted by his wife, Mrs. W. J. 

 Brust, and Mrs. Elsa Trevitt, formerly 

 with S. F. Stevens & Son. He reports 

 that he enjoyed a fine Easter trade and 

 has been busy since with wedding deco- 

 rations and funeral work. The store is 

 surpassing all Mr. Brust 's expectations. 



Last year Mr. Brust leased the green- 

 houses of his father, John Brust, at the 

 corner of Hawkes avenue and Mound 

 street, and has been boosting his busi- 

 ness quite successfully under the name 

 of Brust Florist^ John Brust has retired 

 from the bu^nessj 



BRIEP ANSWERS. 



A. & T. E., Miss. — The vine is Am- 

 pelopsis Engelmannii. 



E. B., Ind.— No. 1, Jean Viaud; No. 

 2, Alphonse Eicard; No. 3, La Favor- 

 ite; No. 4, too badly crushed to be iden- 

 tified. 



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"Capital idea," observed John F. 

 Horn, of J. F. Horn & Bros., Allentown, 

 Pa., when told of the plan of B. F. 

 Barr, of Lancaster, in recommending 

 old-fashioned plants for Mothers' day 

 sales, having a fine stock of geraniums, 

 fuchsias, marguerites and forget-me- 

 nots in such quantity \s usually sells 

 before Memorial day, but, for various 

 te;isons, move more slowly than usual 

 this sonson. 



• • • • 



M;ix Schiiiig, New York, who adver- 

 tised tliat he would present a bouton- 

 niere of a single carnation to any 

 caller previous to Mothers' day, had up 

 to Saturday night, April 7, 1,700 ac- 

 ceptantt^. ' , , , , 



T. .F, Oi)ip«'rnian, Camp Hill, Pa., re- 

 ports that the demand for carnations 

 on Mothers' day exceeded supply and 

 that he is .'uiticipating with more satis- 

 faction Mcriiorinl day business, when 

 blooming [ihiiits take precedence and 

 the crop of peonies will be at its height. 



• • • • 



"When carnations cost 1;") to 18 cents 

 we cannot retail at less than at the 

 rate of $4 per dozen," observed Mrs. 

 .\shley, of Ashley's Flower Store, Allen- 

 town, Pa. "At that, stock was all sold 

 two days in advance of Mothers' day." 



• • • • 



Andrew Yeager, Allentown, Pa., took 

 down some carnation houses last fall 

 and now wishes they had been up and 

 supplying the demand for Mothers' 

 day. He says he will be in lino for 

 next season. 



• • • • 



•Jolin Sykos, Allentown. Pa., pushed 

 the sale of blooming plants in baskets 

 to help out the shortage of carnations 

 on MotliiTs" (lav and he reports good 

 sales. • . , , 



If. A. Schroyer, Lancaster, Pa., has 

 developed pneumonia since arriving at 

 Hot Springs, Va., where he went to 

 recuperate. The latest report is en- 

 couraging. , , , , 



Y,. P. Hostetter, Manheini, Pa., the 

 dean of sweet pea growers in this local- 

 ity, pif-ked the final crop, with a fine 

 cut of marguerites, for Mothers' day. 



• • • • 



"Is it possible that Jupiter Pluvius 

 is weeping concerning mother-in-law?" 

 asked Albert M. Herr, Lancaster, Pa., 

 as the gentle rain wasfalling, while he 

 picked off the yellow leaves from the 

 geranium cuttings in the sand bed. 



The continued moisture and dull 

 weather make damping off almost cer- 

 tain unless the closest attention is 



paid. 



• • • • 



"When we received quotations from 

 the wholesale houses on carnations for 

 Mothers' day, with a doubtful supply," 

 observed B. F. Barr, of B. P. Barr & 

 Co., Lancaster, Pa., "we turned our 

 attention to blooming stock and adver- 

 tised them as old-fashioned plants, 

 highly appropriate for this occasion. 

 Sales fully justified making the 

 change." Mr. Barr, at the last meet- 

 ing of the Lancaster County Florists' 

 Association, was appointed chairman 

 of the executive committee for the fall 

 show. , , , , 



-\ catch crop of Grand Rapids lettuce 

 at the H. D. Rohrer place was the talk 

 of the Lancastrians who came out to 

 see and purchase. 



• • • • 



Charles Dillon, of the J. L. Dillon 

 Greenhouses, Bloomsburg, Pa., was un- 

 packing a shipment of Rose Mme. But- 

 terfly, intended to figure largely in this 

 season's planting, and observed that 

 invariably stock from afar seems longer 

 in becoming acclimated, but once the 

 roots touch this soil, the plants quickly 

 respond. Plans for Some building addi- 

 tions are on the tapis. 



• • • • 



George R. Clarke, Scranton, Pa., was 

 a busy man just before Mothers' day, 

 attending the funeral of a close friend 

 in addition to making up some choice 

 floral pieces. A seedsman, nurseryman 

 and florist, the three branches under 

 one head, is somewhat rare and he has 

 a unique establishment, demonstrating 

 the possibilities of what can be accom- 

 plished under one roof and in a small 

 space. • . , , 



C. E. Rossiter & Son, Rnnbury, Pa., 

 were compelled to advise the wearing 

 of other than white carnations on 

 Mothers' day and found that their 

 patrons took kindly to the change. 

 Many blooming plants were sold. 



• • • • 



The Penn Florist Co., Kingston, Pa., 

 is specializing in pot plants in great 

 variety and of first quality. It is in- 

 tended to return to roses and carna- 

 tions such as were grown here by that 

 grand old veteran, Benjamin Dorrance, 

 who, though retired, yet keeps in close 

 touch with the profession. W.alter 



Hoover and E. Salzer are cooperators 

 in the new concern. Thomas Phillips 

 is manager. He is also superintendent 

 of the public gardens of Wilkes-Barre. 



• • • • 



C. J. LeDuc, DanvUle, Pa., is planning 

 to change from the growing of plants 

 and vegetables to roses, carnations and 



sweet peas. 



• • • • 



D. W. Davis, Berwick, Pa., returned 

 from the international flower show 

 with several new ideas, which are going 

 into effect at the retail end of the 



business. 



• • • • 



"What has the future in store for 

 him?" queried Stanley C. Barnes, of the 

 Flower Shop, Binghamton, N. Y., as he 

 fondly gazed upon the lusty son and heir 

 presented him by his charming wife. 

 Was it appreciation that prompted our 

 worthy confrere to lend the use of the 

 store and donate the stock on National 

 Hospital day, May 12, to help swell its 



fund? 



• • • • 



E. H. Quinn, Norwich, N. Y., had a 

 large funeral order previous to Mothers' 

 day business that made heavy inroads 

 upon the fine crop of roses and carna- 

 tions. Memorial day promises to be 

 fully up to the usual high-water mark, 

 with blooming plants aplenty. 



• • • • 



'' 'To be or not to be?' that is a ques- 

 tion we are seriously debating," ob- 

 served C. E. Fancher, Binghamton, N. Y., 

 referring to opening a store downtown. 

 ' ' We have built up a flourishing business 

 at the greenhouses, but son Arthur, who 

 is now a partner, argues that a store is 

 more up-to-date, and that one must move 

 with the times." W. M. 



B. Hammond Tracy, Jr. 



Mr. and Mrs. B. Hammond Tracy, of 

 Wenhani, Mass., received a cablegram 

 from Paris, France, May 7, stating that 

 their only son, B. Hammond Tracy, Jr., 

 had been drowned that day with a 

 companion, Harry Island. Late cable- 

 grams tell that the body has been re- 

 covered and will be sent home for burial. 



The deceased was graduated from 

 Harvard college last June and was 

 studying landscape architecture abroad. 

 He served with sections 8 and 10 of the 

 Harvard ambulance unit for two years 

 during the late war. Later he was with 

 the first recruit group in the aviation 

 service. He saw service at Verdun, at 

 Salonica and in Italy. 



He was a young man of great promise 

 and extremely popular.' Universal sym- 

 pathy is felt for his parents, who are 

 noted growers of gladioli and other 

 flowers at Cedar Acres, Wenham, 

 Mass., and for his two sisters who sur- 

 vive him. 



Herman Kreenberg. 



Herman Kreenberg, who was well 

 known as a salesman for the Leo Nies- 

 sen Co., died at his home in Philadel- 

 ])hia, Saturday, May 7. Mr. Kreenberg 

 was 48 years of age, and had been with 

 the company for twelve years. 



Funeral services were held at the 

 home Wednesday, May 11, when many 

 of his old-time associates and comrades 

 attended. 



