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The Florists^ Review 



Febkuarv 23, 1922 



gave a resume of the club's visiting 

 trip to the place of E. P. Hostetter. 



The meeting was presided over by the 

 president, H. K. Eohrer. The program 

 committee has secured S. S. Pennock, 

 president of the S. A. F., to give his 

 illustrated lecture on European gardens 

 and the relief work in Germany. The 

 Eeading Club has been invited to meet 

 with us on this occasion, which will be 

 March 16. Prior to this a visiting trip 

 will be made, in honor of the Reading 

 florists, to a number of the Lancaster 

 county growers. 



Various Notes. 



In spite of the heavy snowfall and 

 cold weather, seven of the club's mem- 

 bers called on E. P. Hostetter to see 

 his wonderful sweet peas. Some years 

 ago there appeared among his Rose 

 Queen sweet peas a plant producing 

 maiiimoth blooms on stems from eight- 

 een to twenty-four inches long, of a 

 wonderfully intensified shade of pink. 

 Mr. Hostetter has honored the variety 

 l)y naming it after his wife, Mrs. E. P. 

 Ilostetter. 



Mrs. E. P. Hostetter and mother are 

 spending the winter in Florida. 



At M. H. Hostetter 's are to be seen 

 some fine carnations. The solid beds 

 in which they are planted are supplied 

 with moisture by drain tile, twelve 

 inches beneath the surface, and it is 

 most interesting to note the satisfac- 

 tory results. 



At the place of Charles S. Hostetter 

 many houses are devoted to calla lilies. 

 Many of these are grown for blooms and 

 other houses are devoted to small tubers 

 for growing on. H. K. R. 



SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. 



The Market. 



The cut flower shortage still prevails. 

 Weather conditions the last month have 

 been adverse to growing. Snow has 

 fallen most of the time, and when it has 

 not been snowing, zero weather has pre- 

 vailed. Considering these facts, it is 

 no wonder that prices are high and 

 stock is scarce. The outlook, however, 

 is somewhat better at this writing, as 

 the weather has begun to moderate, 

 and it looks like rain instead of snow! 



Valentine Business. 



Reports of valentine business show 

 that tlie retailers were well satisfied 

 with results. The growers, while selling 

 everything they had to offer, would have 

 been much better satisfied had it been 

 possible to fill their orders. Cut flowers, 

 especially, were scarce, with the result 

 that many orders had to be turned 

 down. Prices were about the same as 

 last year. 



Roses ranged in price from $8 to $25 

 per hundred. Carnations were $4 to $S, 

 with Laddie at $12 per hundred. Daf- 

 fodils were offered in limited amounts at 

 $8. 



Potted blooming plants sold exceed- 

 ingly well, on account of the cut flower 

 shortage. Hyacinths, tulips, daffodils, 

 cinernrias and cyclamens were the chief 

 offerings. The Ijulhous stock was most 

 sought, and all plants offered cleaned 

 up early. 



Various Notes. 



C. Cramer, of the Cramer Floral Co., 

 reports an excellent valentine business. 

 •'Much better than was expected," was 

 the way Mr. Cramer put it. 



Miss Buble, of the Evans Floral Co., 

 has just purchased a new Ford delivery 

 truck. 



The plant growers of the Miller Floral 

 Co., at Farmington, can truthfully be 

 called "early birds," as they put hya- 

 cinths, tulips and daffodils on the mar- 

 ket fully two weeks earlier this season 

 than last, and, as is always the case, 

 the early offerings were easily sold at 

 good prices. 



Some artistic valentine windows were 

 in evidence in this city, to induce the 

 public to let flowers impart their valen- 

 tine message. These windows, along 

 with the cooperative advertisements of 

 the local retailers, were undoubtedly 

 responsible for the good business every- 

 one enjoyed. 



Robert Miller, of the Miller Floral 

 Co., has been chosen to act as one of 

 the rose judges at the national flower 

 show, to be held in Indianapolis next 

 month. 



L. B. Westholder, who formerly oper- 

 ated a retail store in Evanston, Wyo., 

 recently purchased the store of John 

 Norton, at 2223 Washington avenue, Og- 

 den. He is more than satisfied with re- 

 sults so far. G. J. B. 



INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 



The Market. 



The market has stiffened since last 

 week. While prices have undergone no 

 change, the demand has been more 

 brisk. 



Roses are not adequate to meet the 

 demand and sell readily at $6 to $25 

 per hundred. Carnations clear at $6 to 

 $8. Laddie brings $12. These have been 

 meeting a ready market. 



Narcissi sell at $4 to $6 and jonquils 



$6 to $8. These continue to be good sell- 

 ers. Narcissi are on the wane, but jon- 

 quils are increasing in number. 



Lilies are scarce and more could be 

 used. Calla lilies are $2.50 to $3 and 

 Easter lilies bring $3 per dozen. 



Miscellaneous stock includes sweet 

 peas, calendulas, violets and valley. 



Potted plants have been good prop- 

 erty, especially bulbous stock. Prim- 

 roses have been good sellers. 



Various Notes. 



H. P. Knoble, of Cleveland, and John 

 Young, of New York, will attend a 

 flower show committee meeting here this 

 week. 



C. H. Perkins II, of Jackson & Per- 

 kins, Newark, N. Y., was a visitor here 

 last week. 



Ernest Rieman suffered a loss from 

 fire last week. The roof of his residence 

 was burned. His furnishings were also 

 damaged by water. 



Harry Dietz is back from a trip 

 through the southern part of the state. 

 He reports stock in the greenhouses in 

 good condition through that section. 



Fred Millis, of the Indianapolis Cham- 

 ber of Commerce, has been at Cleveland 

 to discuss publicity for the coming 

 flower show. Earl Mann, of Richmond, 

 has also been at Cleveland and will take 

 a trip through the east before return- 

 ing. 



In regard to stock for the coming 

 year, Harry Dietz reports that carna- 

 tion cuttings are abundant and rooting 

 quite well. Chrysanthemum stock is not 

 so abundant. The carnation crop at the 

 present time is excellent. 



The St. Valentine's day business at 

 Vincennes and Evansville was espe- 

 cially flourishing, an advance over last 

 year's. E. E. T. 



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The Schneider Flower Shop, Spring- 

 field, O., experienced the best business 

 ever at St. Valentine's day and at- 

 tributes much of the success to pub- 

 licity backed up with the goods. Note- 

 worthy were the windows, one arranged 

 with a doll of life size, encircled by 

 thirty red lights, and Cupid with his 

 dart, surrounded with gifts appropriate. 

 The other window had a permanent cir- 

 cular aquarium, in which fish sported 

 and birds flew about. 



• • • • 



The Zetlitz Flower Shop, Dayton, O., 

 had a cash-and-carry special window for 

 St. Valgntine's day. Cyclamens were 

 featured. In an opposite window flower 

 baskets in choice arrangements caught 

 the eye and brought out the pocketbook. 

 Big business is reported here from the 



greenhouses. 



• • • • 



B. F. Engle, Rochester, Pa., is se- 

 riously ill and the burden of the busi- 

 ness rests upon the shoulders of his 

 good wife and daughter, who have no 

 complaint to make concerning the sea- 

 son's returns. 



• • • * 



The Munk Floral Co., Columbus, O., 

 did a large business on St. Valentine's 

 day. A large funeral the day before 

 called for a great deal of stock. 



The Canton Flower Shop, Canton, O., 

 made special floral attractions for St. 

 Valentine's day. Tlie results of these 

 offerings were fully up to expectations. 



• • • • 



The Brown Floral Co., Canton, O., 

 featured a St. Valentine's day window 

 with profitable results. Public taste 

 seems to be fairly well diversified. 



• • • • 

 Stuhldreher Bros., of Mansfield, 0., 



did a good business in blooming plants 

 and cut flowers on St. Valentine's day. 

 Cieorge Stuhldreher, who has charge of 

 the greenhouses, fully intended to com- 

 pete in one of the classes at the national 

 flower show, but it looks now as if the 

 local demand will absorb the best of the 

 stock. An attractive display is main- 

 tained at the store. 



• • • • 



Joseph II. Cunningham, of Delaware, 

 0., made .a fine display at the store for 

 Ht. Valentine's day. He is now work- 

 ing up stock for the spring. 



• • • • 



J. W. Rodgers, Dayton, O., made a 

 strong bid for St. Valentine's day busi- 

 ness and was well pleased with the re- 

 turns. Evidence that the firm's patrons 

 are well pleased with the returns is the 

 appreciation shown in many ways by 

 customers. W. M. 



