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The Florists^ Review 



DSCBMBEB 8, 1921 



the mum season of 1921 is to clean up 

 the accumulation still on hand. Tlie 

 season began late and has lasted about 

 ten days or two weeks later than usual. 



Many of the wholesalers concur in 

 the opinion that the market is about to 

 uiake one of its celebrated chanffos from 

 feast to famine — and they regret it. 

 After several weeks of extremely low 

 prices it will create a lot of ill feeling if 

 the nuirket advances as sharply as now 

 seems probable. It appears, however, 

 that the public has not shared to any 

 great extent in recent low prices and 

 that the high swing, if it comes now, 

 will be like the low one, a little matter 

 strictly between us florists. 



If the mums and pompons had been 

 renu)ved from the market last week there 

 would have been little left. Koses are 

 not in heavy crop, nor are carnations, 

 but some strange combinations resulted. 

 Because of the dull weather, sweet peas 

 were almost unobtainable, and cattleyas 

 were held at $.3 each, but Paper Whites 

 were jobbed as low as $2 per hundred, or 

 considerably less than the bulbs cost. 

 Poinsettias made their appearance, while 

 mums still were a glut. 



The Cliristmas Supply. 



It is a little early, but attention has 

 begun to turn toward Christmas. There 

 is considerable difference of opinion and 

 much uncertainty as to both supply and 

 demand. One of the shrewdest of the 

 retailers, however, last week took advan- 

 tage of the depressed state of the whole- 

 salers' minds and placed all his Christ- 

 mas orders — larger ones than ever be- 

 fore, but at slightly lower average 

 prices. 



No unusual supply of stock for Christ- 

 mas is in sight anywhere. Indeed, it is 

 certain the supply of roses will not be 

 so large as last year. Weather condi- 

 tions are partly responsible for this, but 

 several large growers who cropped nearly 

 all their houses for Christmas last year 

 shortly thereafter concluded it was a 

 tactical error and have aimed at a Janu- 

 ary crop this season. It all has a bearing 

 on the market. There is wish for clear, 

 cold weather to restore quality. The 

 rose is the principal item so far as the 

 shipjiing business goes, overshadowing 

 all the rest. There will be the usual 

 supply of miscellaneous flowers. 



Orders are coming in well, even before 

 prices are out, but there is an apparent 

 tendency to lay off the high-priced 

 grades. Buyers will take large quanti- 

 ties of roses at from 15 cents to 2.5 cents, 

 but seem to figure they will not need so 

 many as last year of the grades from 

 30 cents up. In a general way, prices 

 on short and medium roses are being 

 quoted about as last year, but longer 

 grades are reduced ten to twenty per 

 cent. 



November Weather. 



The condition of the market may be 

 clear to many if the weather man's rec- 

 ords .'ire shown. 



The mean temperature for November 

 was almost 2 degrees above normal, but 

 the percentage of possible sunshine was 

 only thirty-five, whereas November nor- 

 mally gives forty-eight per cent of the 

 possible duration of sun. In other 

 words, with slightly warmer weather 

 than usual, we had less than three-quar- 

 ters the usual amount of sun. There 

 were only four clear days. The rainfall 

 was 3.:")! inches, whereas in November, 

 1920, there was less than an inch of rain. 



From January 1 to December 1 the 



EXTRA 



Well grown stock in all the best varieties. 



ROSES 



Premier, Columbia, Rusaell Per 



Shorts $10.00 



Medium 15.00 



Long 35.00 



Extra long 



Ophelia, Sunburst, Hearst, Maryland and White Killamey 



Shorts .$ 8 00 



Medium 12.(X) 



Long 18.00 



Extra Long 



Milady, Hoosier Beauty, Montrose and Crusader 



Limited Stock 



Shorts $10.00 



Medium ]5.(K) 



Long 25. (H) 



100 



$12.00 

 20.00 

 30.00 

 25.(K) 



$10.00 

 15.00 

 20.00 

 25.00 



$i2.ro 



20.00 

 35.0(J 



CARNATIONS 



We will have our usual supply of high-grade, fancy stock, 

 with plenty of RED for all orders. Per 100 



Fancy Assorted $12.00 $15.00 



Choice Assorted 8.00 10.00 



SWEET PEAS, VIOLETS, CALENDULA, STEVIA 

 and PAPER WHITES. 



BOXWOOp,_dwarf Bahy and Bush 50-11). crates, $12.50 



4.00 

 .50 

 1 .50 

 4.00 

 2.(H> 

 8.(KJ 



RED BERRIES, choice, well berried stock case, $3.00 



ASPARAGUS and SPRENGERI per bunch , .35 to 



ADIANTUM Per 100, 



FERNS Per 1000, 



GALAX, Bronze and Green Per IGCO, 



HOLLY Per case, 



SUBJECT TO MARKET CHANGES. 



Our Motto: "Nothing too much trouble to please a customer." 

 L. D. Phone Central 3373 164 N. Wabash Ave., CHICAGO 



