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The Florists' Review 



J INK 2, 1921 



lilddlUS ol this tlowt'T lirrniiir \V(Jli ll 

 tlifir wfi^'ht in silxcr if ikiI in ^olil, 

 urj^cnt lUH'cssity ln'ciunc Ihr iiMilhri' (if 

 in\ciit ion in ll()rist^' lirains, .■nnl in:iny 

 i|('|p;irt nrcs wrri' in.-iilc Irnni thr time 

 iionurcd flowers in wciMin;; liciii(|ni't s. 

 I'oiiay the variity is wide. 



'I'lir llorist 's own inyrnnity ;inil tii^tc 

 ;,'o\crii more tli.'in 1 rml it inn in llic ln'st 

 llowiT sliops iiownilays. 'I'ln' ii>i' of tlic 

 blooms of cacii srnson, instrad of nio 

 notonons r(']i('tition ol' ycai' aroniol 

 staples, has become more and more jiX'n 



eral Nor is anytliirij,' lost in dijiiiity 

 and lieaiity thereby. Consider the two 

 boii(|nets in the illust rat ioMs on the pre- 

 ceding pa}.;e. No bride could ask l»et- 

 \i'V. Indeed, they were, in fact, carrie(l 

 by two brides in New "^drk 's best fami- 

 lies, to whom they were furnislieil by 

 Max Sidilinji, whose ability in a(diiev- 

 iii},; distincti\-e lloral effects is well and 

 wiibdy known. These boiKpiets are both 

 of spriiif; flowers, and eacli florist may 

 ask himscdf if In' hati brides' boiKpiets 

 of s[irinj; flowers in the last three 



months or if he failed to see the oppor- 

 tunity I'or them. 



Many Opportunities. 



In addition to the flowers shown in 

 these illustrations, many others have 

 been employed in the brides' bouquets 

 by some of the leadinjj florists of the 

 country. Snapdrajrons have been 

 used to splendid effect. Gladiolus 

 blooms admit of many effects, because 

 of the numerous dainty shades and 

 markings. The spikes may be short- 

 ened, or the florets may be pulled off the 

 s])ike and wired in place in the midst 

 of accompanying blooms. 



In the fall of the year swainsona has 

 come to bo deservedly popular. It 

 makes a charming shower bouquet. 

 Some of the baby pompon chrysanthe- 

 mums can be used; they are more gen- 

 erally employed in the bridesmaids' 

 boutpiets. In the latter, indeed, any- 

 thing and everything is now being used 

 -cosmos, dahlias and many flowers 

 scarcely used at all a few years ago. 

 The list might be much i)rolonged, to 

 include, indeed, nearly everything the 

 florist uses. The results depend upon 

 the individual florist's ability. But you 

 will be surprised at what you can do 

 and what ])raise customers will return 

 if you try something new for the bou- 

 quets of the brides of June and of the 

 other eleven months of the year, not 

 to speak of their bridesmaids. 



NEW YORK. 



S'weet Peas Are Often Used for the Bride's Bouquet. 



The Market. 



After a dull period preceding Memo- 

 rial day, it was expected that the holi- 

 day would materially change condi- 

 tions, but, as far as the cut flower busi- 

 ness was concerned, the results of the 

 Friday, Saturday and Sunday business 

 were rather disappointing. There was 

 no dearth of stock in any line, but it 

 could not be said that the market was 

 crowded. The peony supply was large, 

 but not so large as in some previous 

 years, and much of the stock arriving 

 was too tight in bud, with prospective 

 opening a future from the holiday. 

 Herbaceous flowers arrived in large 

 ipiantity, and, in the face of a three- 

 clay holiday, clearances were forced, 

 but, nevertheless, returns were satis- 

 factory. Oriental poppies, in red, sold 

 well, and stood liandling and shipping 

 satisfactorily. There was a good de- 

 mand for green material for making up, 

 and plant sales were good. Several of 

 the wholesalers had stocky, well-flow- 

 ered plants of Hydrangea otaksa. 



Hoses of all staple varieties were in 

 good supply, but prices did not soar, as 

 the demand was <iuiet. American 

 Beauty moved at summer figures, and 

 the supply was liberal. Red roses were 

 stronger in values, with a better de- 

 mand. 



Carnations met with good sales up to 

 Saturday night. It would be interest- 

 ing to know how many shijpments some 

 growers made within two days. 



Orchids were not in particular de- 

 mand, and the supply was in accord- 

 ance with the demand. Spray orchids 

 were hardly a commoditv in the mar- 

 ket. 



White lilies were in ordinary supply. 

 There was plenty of lily of the valley, 

 which met a moderate demand. Sweet 

 peas -were in somewhat of an oversup- 

 ply. but their movenn'Ut was fair. 



The market Monday, May 30, was. 



