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The Florists^ Review 



Dbcembbb 1, 1921 



next iiioct Di'ci'iiil)t'r liii, wlu-ii oftircrs 

 will bo I'U'ctod and tlioro will l)e sevcrjil 

 short, j)r;icticiil talks on cyi'laiuciis ami 

 winter-blooming licgonias. ' 



Frank Kd^ar, of Wjivcrloy, has made 

 some larj;e shipments of cyelamcns to 

 New York recently. His plants are of 

 remarkablv fine quality this season. 



AV. X. ('. 



PITTSBURGH, PA. 



The Market. 



We have just passed through the week 

 of Thanksgiving, whieh, as usual, in- 

 creased the demand for cut flowers. 

 There was, however, sufficient stock to 

 meet the requirements of all those who 

 demanded it; in fact, none of the 

 florists made any advance preparations, 

 but purchased stock only after receiv- 

 ing the orders from their customers. At 

 the close of business November 23, the 

 wholesale houses had disposed of most 

 of their stock, with the exception of a 

 few pompons. These, during the week, 

 arrived in largo quantities and, in some 

 instances, were sold at a nominal price. 

 Mums were plentiful, but the demand 

 was present and the prices ranged from 

 $2 to $5 per dozen. The quality of pom- 

 pons and mums was exceptionally good. 



Boses were also plentiful and of a 

 good quality. The varieties seen on the 

 market were as follows: White Ophelia, 

 Ophelia, Columbia, Crusader, Richmond, 

 Premier, Eussell and Sweetheart. Yel- 

 low daisies were also in the market and 

 moved at fair prices. Carnations were 

 received during the week in large quan- 

 tities, but did not move so well, due to 

 the fact that chrysanthemums and pom- 

 pons were in the market. The price of 

 these ranged from $4 to $6 per hundred 

 and the quality was good. Orchids were 

 scarce and a greater quantity could have 

 been disposed of had the wholesalers 

 been able to secure it. Lily of the val- 

 ley was in the market in large quanti- 

 ties, but the demand was only fair. 

 Lilies were also plentiful, but did not 

 move rapidlj'. American Beauty roses 

 were in the market and moved out at a 

 good price, particularly the s])ecial and 

 fancy grades. The short-stemmed ones, 

 however, were, not in demand. Sweet 

 peas were in the market and the quality 

 improves each week. The d<>niand for 

 these, however, is still limited. Cal- 

 endulas were also received and moved 

 out at a good price. There was a large 

 ilemand for Asparagus plumosus and 

 Sprengeri, but the supply was sufficient 

 to take care of the demand. 



Shipments of boxwood sjir.'iys and 

 ground pine are being received daily by 

 the wholesale houses, and the quality is 

 good this year. Boxwood is being 

 offered at $20 and lycopodium at .tl4 

 per hundred j)ounds. Coontie leaves are 

 also a new feature in this market and 

 are taking well with the florists. The 

 demand for these leaves is exceptionally 

 good. Green leucothoe and green galax 

 are also being offered in the market at 

 the present time. Wild smilax is an- 

 other decorative material that is being 

 used by the majority of florists and the 

 demand is good. 



Various Notes. 



H. C. Beuchler, proprietor of the Brad 

 dock Floral Co., Braddock, Pa., died 

 November 23. Mr. Beuchler "s sudden 

 death came as a great shock to all of his 

 friends in the trade. 



.11. J. Anderson, of A. N. I'ierson, Inc., 

 Cronjwell, Conn., was in Pittslmrgh 

 last week and s[ient a day visiting the 



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Florists' Trade 



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NOTE: As shown in illustration, trees 

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Trees are packed in wooden cases and 

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