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The Florists' Review 



IJeckmuek 15, 1021 



tank for a week and in four lioiirs tho 

 entire i)lac(! is "blooded" throuf^h the 

 iiose. No time is spent, as a matter of 

 faet, for the benches would have to ))e 

 watered anyway. A water agitator con- 

 sisting of perforated Jiipes, through 

 wliich the water is forced at liigh ])res- 

 sure, keej)s the mixture stirred up and 

 insures a uniform strengtli. Mr. Arnia- 

 cost lias a scheme back of his licad by 

 which all spraying will be done the same 

 way, but the details are not as yet 

 worked out; so of this " more anon." 



Improvements in Rose Houses. 



!Si)eaking of the rose houses, there are 

 now in the new section sixteen houses, 

 each ;i(ixl-(()(), or approximately 300x60(1 

 feet, all under one roof. Nine of these 

 were finished this fall and all are of the 

 most np-to-date pipe-frame construction. 

 So rigid are the houses that even in the 

 highest winds there is not a quiver in 

 them, while every possible improvement 

 in detail has been carried out. For 

 instance, the steam mains are carried 

 on rollers from each end to a loop in the 

 center of the house, where an expansion 

 of about eight inches each way is taken 

 care of. Condensation is taken care of 

 by fre([uent drop traps, which carry it 

 by gravity back to the boih^s. Every 

 section man has a locker in his section 

 for boots, aprons, tools or whatever he 

 wishes to keep there, and in every 

 gutter a i)ipe is taken up and a valve 

 fitted, so that the hose can be attacTied 

 for washing the roof glass. 



In this new section the varieties most 

 grown are Kussell, I'remier, Milady, 

 Hadley, Iloosier Beauty, Columbia, 

 Crusader, Golden Ophelia, I'ilgrim and a 

 few l)enches of Cecile Brunner and 

 American Beauty. The plants are in 

 jierfect health all through, while the 

 crop now Ix'ing allowed to develop for 

 the Christmas trade is magnificent. Not 

 only the roses, but everything else in 

 this ]ilace is in first-class order. Mr. 

 Armacost sprung a surprise when he 

 said that at least two-thirds of the rose 

 cro]) grown here is taken by retailers 

 in Los Angeles an<l vicinity, only one- 

 third or tliereabouts being shipped away. 

 Jncideiitally, this shows the really iiiar- 

 x'elous growth of the flower business in 

 the Angel citv and towns adjacent. 



' H. R. R. 



NEW YORK. 



The Market. 



A slij;lit improvement is noted in the 

 cut flower market, due not so much to an 

 increase(l demand as to a sliditeiiing sup 

 ply. Chrysaiithenmiiis still are arriving 

 heavily, chiefly of the varieties Bonnaffon, 

 Seidewitz and Jones, and aie unusual- 

 ly plentiful for the season. These, with 

 a good croj) of jionipons, extend the sea- 

 son far longer than is good for other 

 flowers more or less staple. At best, the 

 buying is listless and fs a guide to the 

 re(jiiirements of the jpublic, which retail- 

 ers say are in small bouTids. A lull is al- 

 ways looked for in the weeks of Decem- 

 ber preceding the holiday.s, and a round 

 of the department stores shows clearly 

 where the jiublic cash is going. 



The (juestion of the Cliristmas supi)ly 

 is just now engaging attention, and re- 

 tailers are trying to feel out Christmas 

 price ])ro|)ositions. One tiling is on the 

 mind of everyone, the rose situation, and 

 the bolstering the market got last Christ- 

 mas, wlien roses soared to the highest 

 imaginable point, only to leave in the 



trail a vast (juantity of unsold stock to 

 dominate the market at sacrifice jirices 

 fur a few days; this condition has little 

 promise of dujjlication this season. 



The rose supply is not large, but ample 

 for the demand, which is not at all active. 

 American Beauty is in liberal sujijily and 

 moves fairly well at last quotations. The 

 supply of hybrid teas is good, but tliere 

 is sufficient demand for them to strength- 

 en prices and in some cases advance 

 them, i 



The supply of carnations is not large, 

 and if growers are to be believed, it is not 

 going to be generous for ('hristmas. The 

 (|uality is nothing to boast about; stems 

 are shorter than might be exi)ected at this 

 season. 



The su])ply of cattleyas has increased 

 materially, but with a demand not in- 

 creased in projiortion the price range has 

 gone down. Oncidiums are scarce, and 

 cyjiripediums rather in oversupply. 



The supply of lilies is smaller and the 

 price range lias gone to $25 to $30 per 

 hundred flowers. Lily of the valley in 

 supply is only regulated by the cut that 

 growers are inclined to send in, and their 

 best estimate precludes a iR'tter price 

 than $6 for top being obtained. There 

 seems to be little disposition to feed up 

 retailers with cheap valley. 



There is a good supply of miscellaneous 

 flowers, with pansies, wallflowers, corn- 

 flowers, daisies, del]iliiniums and calen- 

 dulas, sweet peas, stevia, Paper White 

 and Soleil d 'Or narcissi, and ii few Ro- 

 man hyacinths are prominent in the as- 

 sembly. 



Various Notes, 



John A. Foley, who for many years 

 has conducted an express business with 

 headquarters on West Twenty-eighth 

 street, has opened a store on Springdale 

 .avenue. West Orange, N. J., as a retail 

 florist. 



John Thielmann, who for many yeiirs 

 was in the retail business in Brooklyn, 

 .•md who solium time ago moved to Los 

 Angeles, died jit his home in that city 

 December 7. See obituary notice in 

 another column. 



The N.-irrows Nursery Co., of Marine 

 avenue and Orch.'ird street, Brooklyn, 

 filed a petition in bankrujttcy last week, 

 with liabilities of $8,71.") and .tssets of 

 $2,700. 



The sympathy of the trade is extended 

 to David Faulkner, the rose grower of 

 Chatham, N. .1., whose wife died sud- 

 denly, Decemlier it, of heart trouble. The 

 funeral was held December ]1, from the 

 home on Hillside avenue, Cli.'itham, N. ,1. 



C. n. Totty, Madison, N. J., was in 

 attendance at a meeting of the Florists' 

 ('lull of Fhiladeijihia, December (i. 



A'isitors last week were F. (!. Hill. 

 Kichmond, Ind., and S. S. I'ennock, 

 I'hiladelidiia. .lohn Doiuildson, of 

 Patchogue, L. I., was around the mar- 

 kets December !>, shaking hands with his 

 old friends. 



A meeting of the flower show com- 

 mittee of the New York Florists' Club 

 was held December 12 at the secretary's 

 oflice, when nuudi detail busiitess was 

 acconi[dished. 



Charles L. Stanley, retail florist of 

 Plainfield, N. J., has disposed of his 

 retail store to .1. ,T. .Jacobs, who will 

 continue the business under the name of 

 the Stanley Flower Sho]). 



The New York Wholesale llorists ' 

 Protective Association held its annual 

 dinner December 10 at Cavanagh 's 

 restanr.Tnt, West Twenty-third street. 

 Frank H. Traendly was toastmaster, and 



a jdeasant evening was spent. K. (J. 

 Hill, Richmond, Ind., and C. H. Totty, 

 Madison, N. J., were guests. J. H. 1*. 



Eugene Dailledouze is resting at 

 Hotel Chalfonte, Atlantic City, N. J. 



James S. Brown is no longer with the 

 American Greenhouse Mfg. Co. Mr. 

 Andrews, who came here fro.ni the head 

 office at Chicago, has taken charges of 

 the New York office. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY. 



Examining Committees' Reports. 



The committees appointed by the 

 Chrysanthemum Society of America to 

 examine new varieties of chrysanthe- 

 mums have submitted rejiorts of the 

 season in those that follow: 



At Ciucinimti, 0., Novomber 26, Elizabeth 

 Rioliter, white, anemone, submitted by W. F. 

 Kichler, Cullman, Ala., scored as follows: Oolor, 

 M; form, 17; substance, 17; stem and foliage, 

 IG; total, 86. 



At Cincinnati, 0., November 26, Clare, white, 

 jKimpon, submitted 1>.V Klmer D. Smith & Co.. 

 Adrian. Mich., scored as follows: Color, M: 

 form, 18; stem and follaKe, 19; fullness, 17; 

 total, 88. 



At Cincinnati, O., November 26, Adrian's 

 I'ride, .vellow, reilexed Japanese, submitted l).v 

 Elmer 1). Smith & Co., Adrian. Mich., scorcil 

 as follows on the exhibition scale: Color. 18: 

 form, 14; fullness, 10; stem, i;^; foliage, 14; 

 substance, 14; size, 9; total, 92.i 



Charles W. Jftlinson, Sec'y. 



SIDE BRANCHES OF STOCKS. 



In growing stocks is it advisable to 

 remove the side branches? My stocks 

 are branching a great deal and T am at 

 a loss as to what it is best to do. 



S. M.— Kan. 



Do not rub off the side branches; they 

 will all flower. This is especially true 

 of the giant ten weeks' stocks. C. W. 



BUSINESS EMBARRASSMENTS. 



Baltimore, Md. — In the bankruptcy 

 ease of .1. Bolgiano & Son, Willis F. 

 Myers, referee, filed, December 7, 1921, 

 in the district court at Baltimore, Md., 

 an account showing fifial distribution to 

 the creditors who had filed their claims. 

 The dividend is at the rate of 18.137') 

 per cent on claims of general creditors 

 filed and allowed, and payment of said 

 dividend will be made by William Ingle, 

 Waldo Newcomer and AUiert D. (Jra- 

 h:uii, trustees, after December li>, unless 

 exceptions thereto are filed on or before 

 that date. 



Brooklyn, N. Y. The Narrows Nurs- 

 ery Co., Marine avenue and Orchard 

 street, filed a petition in bankruptcy 

 last week. The li.-ibilities of the firm 

 totaled $8,7].") and the .assets were found 

 to be $2,700. 



Kansas City, Mo.— Creditors of the 

 I'inehurst Floral Co. have received let- 

 ters explaining the financial condition 

 of the company, in order to ascertain the 

 attitude of each. Upon the resignation 

 of J'. A. Manson as general manager of 

 the company and the succession of R. L. 

 Isherwood to his i)lace, the latter found 

 it necessary to place a labor lien against 

 the company for approximately $7,000. 

 Since there are $.")3,000 in bonds out- 

 standing, secured by first mortgage deed 

 of trust, $(i,000 of which were due No- 

 vember ], it is jiroblematical, the secre- 

 tary of the company states, whether 

 creditors would receive anything unless 

 a plan of refinancing the company were 

 worked out, to enable it to continue. 



