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The Florists^ Review 



Fkbuiaky ». 1922 



nets ill tlio st:it('. Kju'ly liist yaw tlic 

 ;tiiiiouiii'i'iiu'iit wan made hy tlic oilicials 

 dl' the Kliode l.slaiid Horticultural So- 

 rii'ty that a medal woiilil Ito awarded 

 Cor exccdlt'iice in oxliil)its ^staf;od at the 

 soeiety 's Juno, We])teiiiln'r and N'oveiii 

 l)er exhibitions. Tlio most sueecssful 

 exhil)itt)r is determined l)y ])oiiits. On 

 this basis, the exliiliits of llowers, fruits 

 iind vef^etables entered in the prot'es 

 sional classes and {^rown by Mr. I'eck 

 on his ]iarrinj(ton estate attained a total 

 of ]r)7 points. His exhibits were awaid 

 ed, dUriiij^ the last year, thirty nine (list 

 prizes and twenty second prizes. 



(Miarles K. (Jreene and Samson Aliny. 

 who have been eonductinj^ the Kast 

 (Jreeiiwich greenhouses, have dissolved 

 and sold their interests to Harold .\. 

 (ireeiie, who will continue thi' business. 



Max Viller has been on a business 

 trip through southeastern New England 

 for .losepli F K(>j)i)elnian, of this city. 



William Doel, of Pascoaji, K. I., was 

 a business visitor in this city last week. 



The Ai)ponaiifj Flower Sliop|H! has 

 .■idded a new department for handlinir 

 a side line of art floods under the name 

 of the Apponauf^ Art Shoppe. Hoth are 

 under tlic same management. 



Timothy O'Connor had the casket 

 blanket for the II. A. Carpenter funeral 

 Thursday, February 2. It was of Pre- 

 niier roses, freesias and adiantum. The 

 floral display was one of the largest ever 

 seen in Providence, nearly 'Jt'O large di' 

 signs being massed. 



William E. Bowers, of Bowers i!>: lies 

 nick, was a business \isitor in Boston' 

 last week. 



Smith the Florist is ('oiiteiii])lating 

 numerous changes in his jilai-e at Wester 

 ly this spring. 



S. A. Dawson was in town last week 

 taking orders for the liurlingtoii ^Vil 

 low Ware Shops, Burlington. la. 



City Forester Alexander .I(dinson, with 

 a largo force of men, is eiig.-iged in re 

 moving nearly KM) shaile tr(>es from 

 Broad street, jireparatorv to widening 

 the highwav. \V. II. .\r. 



iiiaiket knows Sam ;iiid so clo many in 

 the trade in other cities. .Mr. liloom 

 has for iii:niy ye:irs been an .active figure 

 in the gri'at central market. He holds 

 .111 interest in several tlower stores in 

 '.tlier cities and does the buying for 

 them on the Chicago market, but it is 

 iiecause of his Chicago retail store that 

 this note is written. Mr. Bloom has for 

 several years conducted a store near the 

 corner of Sixty-thinl street and Cottage 

 <iro\'e avenue, in the district whidi has 

 come to be known as the south side 

 riaito. Here tlii' bright lights burn most 

 of the night but never more brilliantly 

 tli.an in Bloom's flower store. Last sum- 

 mer Mr. Bloom secured a ten years' ex- 

 tension of the lease on the store ho oc- 

 cupied and completely refitted it. The 

 work was done by William Abrahainson, 

 who has charge of the stor(5 fixtures 

 department of the A. L. Randall Co., 

 .111(1 the accompanying illustration shows 

 what the refurbished place looks like. 

 It is new from floor to ceiling, including 

 the jianeled walls. As not infrequently 

 hajiliens, Mr. Bloom found that the re- 

 outfitting of his store produced marked 

 results on his business; it not only in- 

 creased the number of his sales, but it 

 raised the average value of the sales — 

 people who wanted to spend only $3 in 

 the dingy, old-fashioned store were will- 

 ing to spend .$.1 in the bright, new, np- 

 todate one. 



TORONTO, ONT. 



WHERE BLOOM SELLS BLOOMS. 



Do you know S;uii Blociiii, the florist.' 

 Pretty nearly I'veryone in the Chicago 



The Market. 



Business is good and stock is getting 

 inoro jilentiful. Roses are, probably, 

 more plentiful th:ui ;it any other time 

 since Christmas. 



Bulbous stock is ]ileiitiful anil some of 

 the windows are be.'iiitif ully .'irranged 

 with pans and hampers of daffodils, liy;i- 

 cinths, tulips, etc. The appearance of 

 these spring flowers has always brought 

 .III increase in piirch.ases for f;ible use, 

 .■ind this y(>ar has been no exception in 

 that resjiect. 



The demand t'or design work con- 

 tinues. .\liiiost e\i'r\' da\' the jiapers 

 record the de;ith of jirominciit iiiiii. The 



(h'signs ill tliesc eases are Ix-aiit ifuland 

 numerous. 



Club Doings. 



The Toronto Retail Florists' Club had 

 a big social evening Monday, January 

 ;>0. There was an attendance of about 

 eighty. Cards and dancing wero greatly 

 enjoyed by those present. Following 

 this there was a supper served by a 

 caterer in a nearby lunch room. Some 

 of the growers wero represented. 



The club's annual dance will be held 

 at the Metropolitan Assembly rooms, on 

 College street, February 22. From pres- 

 ent indications, it will be the usual big 

 affair. All friends of the florists are in- 

 vited. It will be informal and tickets 

 may be secured from any member of the 

 club. J. J. n. 



INDLANAPOLIS, IND. 



Tlie Market. 



Due to the bright weather, stock has 

 been quite plentiful. The demand has 

 been good. Roses have been clearing 

 well at from $6 to $25 per hundred. The 

 carnation market has been somewhat 

 sluggish. The best quality has been 

 bringing from $4 to $6. Laddie, how 

 ever, has been bringing from $8 to $10 

 and more could be used. Inferior grades 

 are abundant and do not sell readilj-. 



Narcissi are not bo plentiful and bring 

 from $4 to $6. Lilies, both calla and 

 Easter, are extremely scarce. The 

 former bring $2.50 to $3 per dozen; the 

 latter, $3. Jonquils are in demand at 

 $8. Freesias clear well at $4 to $6. 

 Calendulas are welcome, at $4 to .$6. 

 Sweet peas bring from $1 to $2.50; these 

 in the shorter lengths are quite abun- 

 dant. 



New York double violets sell at $1 and 

 $1.50. Local single violets are greatly 

 in demand, but are scarce and bring 

 $1.50. Plenty of orchids are available 

 at $1 each. Some excellent lilies of the 

 valley are to be had at $6 to $8. 



Bulbous stock predominates in the 

 jiotted plant market and sells readily. 



Various Notes. 



Report of the coming to Indianapolis 

 of the fifth national flower show appears 

 on another page of this issue. 



The holding of the national show here 

 was the absorbing topic at the meeting 

 of the Indiana State Florists' Associa- 

 tion, at the store of the Smith & Young 

 <^o., Tuesday evening, Februarj 7. 



Cicorge Asmus, S. S. Pennock and .1. J. 

 Hess departed for Kansas City, Mo., bo- 

 fore returning home from here. 



Clarence Thomas, a former resident 

 and now at Los Angeles, Cal., was a vis- 

 itor this week. E. E. T. 



PITTSBURGH, PA. 



Wbtre Bloom Sells Blooms to Those Who "Sav It with Flowers. 



The Market. 



Conditions are just about the same 

 ;is last week. The demand for stock 

 ■ iliout equals the production, but there 

 arc, however, some days when we find 

 a few roses and carnations left over. 

 The end of the day finds the wholesalers 

 just aliout cleaned up. The supply of 

 roses is about enougli to take care of 

 the demand. The v.arieties on the m;ir- 

 ket are White Ophelia, White Killarney, 

 Premier, Russell, Pilgrim, Columbia and 

 Ophelia. The supply of carnations last 

 week was much better than for a long 

 time. They are of fine quality, Laddie 

 bringing the best price. 



Jon(|uils and tulips have made their 



