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The Florists' Review 



JONI 2, 1921 



BOSTON. 



The Market. 



Everyone seems well pleased with 

 Memorial day trade. Kverything in the 

 nature of a flower was sold and prices 

 were quite good, although a little lower 

 than they were a year ago. The weather, 

 which was extremely liot at the start of 

 last week, was normal after May 27, al- 

 though just before that it was ex- 

 tremely cold, with light frosts on low 

 lands. Each year it would seem as 

 though growers had bigger home calls for 

 Memorial day flowers, as market re- 

 ceipts were not particularly large. 



Roses cleaned up easily. The demand 

 for long-stenmied flowers is never great 

 and these made but little advance, ex- 

 cept iu the case of reds, which, as usual, 

 were in active demand. Growers, as a 

 rule, insist on buyers taking so many 

 white and light pink flowers along with 

 the reds in the case of both roses and 

 carnations. There was a fair lot of 

 American Beauties and these sold well. 

 The available supply of carnations 

 cleaned up quickly. At noon, May 28, 

 the wholesale markets were cleaned out 

 of everything and only a few shipments 

 came in later in the day. 



There were a great many sweet peas. 

 Large numbers of white and yellow 

 marguerites were sold. The supply of 

 gladioli was far smaller than expected 

 and all cleaned up quickly. For ten 

 weeks' stocks, double feverfew, gypso- 

 phila and candytuft average prices 

 were good. Most of the snapdragon of- 

 fered was short-stemmed, but realized 

 good prices, as did bachelor's buttons 

 and other miscellaneous flowers. 



The supply of callas and Easter lilies 

 was not large. Little outdoor material 

 was offered, lilac, valley and other ma- 

 terial being over. Deutzia sold well 

 and some Iris germanica, Hemerocallis 

 flava and other flowers were offered. 

 Hardy ferns and asparagus sold well. 

 In plants, geraniums, pansies, forget- 

 me-nots, hydrangeas and baby rambler 

 roses were in greatest quantity. All sold 

 well. Some fine pink, white and laven- 

 der spiraeas were also offered. 



The feature of the present Memorial 

 day business was the immense number 

 of artificial wreaths offered. The whole- 

 salers cleaned out on these, but some 

 of the retailers were left with consider- 

 able on their hands. The retailers ad- 

 vertising iu the daily papers made lit- 

 tle reference to natural flowers, and 

 they filled their stores and special ad 

 ditional salesrooms with the artificial, 

 which also were offered iu ()uautity on 

 street stands and also at dry goods, gro- 

 cery, hardware, meat and other stores. 

 at a wide range of prices. Considerable 

 commotion followed action by the 

 American Legion favoring a boycott on 

 artificial flowers made in Germanv. 

 There were denials that more than a 

 small number were imported from there, 

 but rumors jtcrsisted and certain stores 

 accused of handling them, no iloubl, 

 suffered. 



There was a small market on IMcmo- 

 rial day morning, and supiilies were 

 speedily absorbed. No jieonies of local 

 growing came in, but a fair number 

 from south of us were handled by 

 wholesalers. May 31 business was quiet, 

 with a considerable recession in prices, 

 but June business prospects nre good, 

 with a considerable number of wedding 

 decorations included. 



At Horticultural Hall. 

 The exhibition of the Massachuaetta 



SUGGESTIONS FOR JUNE OCCASIONS 



SHOWER RIBBONS 



Nos. 1, IK, 2 and 3, satin, Pattern 1701 

 No. 2, gauze, best quality 



CORSAGE RIBBONS 



Nos. 5, 7 and 9, satin, Pattern 1802 

 Nos. 5, 7 and 9, tafleta, Pattern 973 



WIDE RIBBONS 



Any size, satin, in all colors. Pattern 1801 



CHlrF ONS in many attractive patterns and 



designs, representing 27 colors 



THE KERVAN COHPANr, 119 W. 28tii St., NEW YORK 



AMUNDSON 



SPHAGNUM MOSS 



Cleaa, dry, good texture, bales 14x16x45 inches, burlapped, weight 

 about 25 lbs. per bale. 



10 to 25 bales, 80c each, F. O. B. here. 



Deduct 3 per cent if you send cash with order. 



If you buy car lot quantities get our wholesale price. 



We PRODUCE and guarantee our product. 



A. J. AMUNDSON CO., 



CITY POINT, WIS. 



EJctra Long, Fancy euid Dagger 



FERNS 



Gathered Fresh Daily from the Woods 

 $2.50 and $3.00 per 1000 



Laurel Festoonins. Fresh stock supplied on 

 short notice; use it for your weiidings and 

 other similar decorations; nottfin« better. 



Sphagnum Moss, $'>.iio per lari^e bale. 



Ground Pine, Uc i>er lb. 



Branch Laurel, lar^e bundles, 50c. 



Hemlock, large bundles. {I.UO. 



Telegraph Address, New Salem, Mass. 

 Post Office niul L. D. Phone Afltlress 



MILLINGTON, MASS. 



llArURAy 



Igreen ^^ 



iSHEET 



Our Spring ship- 

 ments of good, 

 dry, Green Sheet 

 Moss. Just the 

 kind for hanging 

 baskets. Place 

 your orders early. 



Per bag... $2.00 

 Ten -bag lots, 1.50 



PITTSBURGH CUT FLOWER CO., 



116-118 Seventh Street, 



PinSBURGH, PA. 



