JuMB 9, 1921 



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The Florists' Review 



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House of Specimen Plants of Cyclamen Selected for Seed at Westwood> Photograptied in January. 



Smith the Florist, Harry Popkins, 

 says tlie concentrating of Iiis two stores 

 has proved a master strol<e and that lie 

 handled the biggest stock in his ex- 

 perience. 



Williams Bowers was booked to his 

 capacity several days ahead, but was 

 able to handle all transient business 

 with good returns. 



Mr. Page, at the Colonial Flower 

 Shoppc, said: "It was our first Me- 

 morial day, but the people found us and 

 kept us hustling. We had a l)ig trade 

 and a good clean-up." 



Theodore Peterson wore a satisfied 

 smile when asked as to his ])usiness. 

 "Pretty good," he said. 



Various Notes. 



A white frost, sufficient to kill liean. 

 tomato and pepper plants and young 

 flower plants, was reported June 3 by 

 growers throughout the western and 

 northwestern parts of Rhode Island, 

 who declare that in many instances the 

 cold weather has destroyed their entire 

 crops. Fruit buds of all kind-; were re- 

 ported some time ago as having fared 

 <lisastrously from late frosts. .Record- 

 ing to the weather bureau at Provi- 

 dence, a frost in Juno is a rare occur- 

 rence, particularly one of sufficient 

 strength to kill growing plants. Re- 

 ports now indicate that Rhode Island's 

 big fruit crop, which this year prom- 

 ised to prove a record-breaker, has been 

 ruined by the frosts and wet weather. 

 Orchards, which a short time ago were 

 brilliant with an unprecedented luxuri- 

 ance of early blooms, now stand 

 blighted by the killing touch of unsea- 

 sonable cold. 



M. Sweeney, Broad and Pine streets, 

 has begun the overhauling of benching 

 and houses. 



M. B. Saunders & Co. have so much 

 outdoor work that they find it impossi- 

 ble to secure help enough to handle it. 



M. J. Leach & Sons are making gen- 



eral renovations at their store, at 20 

 Broad street, Pawtucket. 



Joseph E. Crook has filed a statement 

 at the city clerk's office that he is the 

 sole owner of the Revere Flower (tar- 

 dens, at 149 Academy avenue. 



The item in the Providence letter last 

 week relative to a lawsuit by Cohen 

 Bros, did not refer to the firm oi)erat- 

 ing the Lowell Avenue Greenhouses, but 

 to .a firm of similar name from Boston. 



Michele lannotti & Sons have com- 

 menced the renovation of the green 

 houses, recently purchased from Tliomas 

 Curley. on Harkness and Slocum streets, 

 ami are preparing for the coming sea- 

 son. 



Lapham the Florist, Inc., of Paw 

 tucket, has been granted a charter to 

 carry on a general florists' business. 

 The company is capitalized at .^nO.OiKJ, 

 the incorporators being Charles Lap- 

 ham, Matilda F. Lapham and <'li:irles 

 K. Lapham, all of P.awtucket. 



John Marshall. Ct^nterdale, is cutting 

 some fine Regina lilies that are meeting 

 an active demand. W. H. M. 



BRIDGEPORT, CONN. 



Memorial day this year was fairly 

 Lfood so far as the trade was concerned. 

 This was due to the business conditions 

 which are prevalent in nearly all parts 

 of the country at the jiresiiit time. 

 Prices obtained for stock were not 

 <iuitc so high as last year, though in 

 some cases theri' w.'is not much differ- 

 ence. 



Geraniums, as u«ual. were the leaders 

 in the bedding plants. These brought 

 from 20 cents to 35 cents each. Be 

 gonias, alternantheras, fuchsias, vines 

 and ferns sold well. There were not so 

 many vt>randa boxes and vases filled 

 this year as in former years, .and nearly 

 all of this planting was done by the 

 customers themselves, in order to save 

 the charge which the florists would have 

 to make for doing this work. 



Julius Reck is putting up two more 

 houses, which he expects to finish this 

 fall. They will be used for palms .and 

 general stock. Trade with him for Me- 

 morial day was quite good, considering 

 the times. He has a few weddings 

 booked for th<> near future. Carnations 

 and mums will soon be planted inside. 



.lames E. Beach has had much fu- 

 neral work lately, which cleaned up all 

 surplus stock. Bedding plant trade with 

 him was good. 



.Fames Horan & Son had a good 

 Memorial day trade. Among their list 

 of weddings for this month was the 

 Henshaw-Paxton wedding, which was 

 an elaborate affair. The house was 

 prettily decorated with the usual 

 greens, Easter lilies, peonies, etc. The 

 bride's bouquet was composed of valley 

 and orchids. The bouquets carried by 

 the attendants were jiink and lavender 

 orchids and Columbia roses. 



Robert Hawkins says trade has V)een 

 fair. Memoriiil day's trade was satis- 

 factory, though not up to last year. 



.John Reek & Son are getting their 

 houses in readiness for their usual 

 ]ilanting of mums and carnations. They 

 exi>ect to have six houses in mums this 

 year. Their Memorial day trade w.'ts 

 fairly good. I. L. P>. 



WESTERLY, R. I. 



Henry Hughes has accepted a posi- 

 tidii as landscape gardener at the 

 Watch Hill estate of John Meyers, of 

 Washington, D. C. 



• ieorge L. Stilhnan has been appointi'il 

 a member of the reception committee 

 lor the annual show of the American 

 Dahlia Society, to be held at the Hotel 

 Pennsylvania. New York, the latter 

 part of September. John Kennedy, also 

 of this town, has been named as one of 

 the judges. W. H. M. 



Troy, N. Y.— Guy R. Sipel is planning 

 to erect two greenhouses either thi- 

 I oming fall or in the following spring. 



