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The Florists^ Review 



FbAbcabz 23, 1922 



the business St. Valentine's day was 

 better than for a good many years past. 



Lubliner the Florist and the Tonseth 

 Flower Shop made a good showing last 

 week. 



R. E. Gehr, of the Wilson-Crout-Gehr 

 Co., has been confined to his bed with 

 a severe cold. 



The Smith Flower Shop made a satis- 

 factory show for St. Valentine's day. 



The Van Kirk Floral Co. is bringing 

 in fine freesias and reports a good call 

 for them. N. V. H. 



SEATTLE, WASH. 



The Market. 



Better business was noted on all lines 

 for the retailers last week, with potted 

 offerings and funeral pieces con- 

 tinuing as sales' leaders. Istock con- 

 tinues scarce on most cut ofinerings, vio- 

 lets being hardest of all to get. 



The demand for potted offerings It&s 

 been holding up in fine style, in adcji- 

 tion to the call for hospital and sick 

 room gifts. Combination boxes and 

 baskets of tulips and hyacinths have 

 been good sellers where offered, and 

 some fine late cyclamens are also show- 

 ing. Cinerarias are coming to hand in 

 fine order, but their large size is some-- 

 what against them as to prices. Potted 

 valley proved enough of a novelty to 

 clean up nicely. The medium size of 

 primrose has been easy to move. 



Improvement in quality is still noted 

 on roses, but the cut is short of trade 

 needs still. However, California prices 

 have been such that the tendency has 

 been to run along on short supplies 

 rather than order California stock. Maud 

 Dean mums prove the leaders here. Car- 

 nations are more plentiful and some nice 

 lots of Laddie are coming to hand. The 

 cut of orchids is still heavy. 



Various Notes. 



Robert Newcomb, representing the 

 Burlington Willow Ware Shops, Burling- 

 ton, la., called on the trade last week. 

 He had completed his California run, 

 and advises that frost damage there 

 was equal to anything reported and, in 

 some cases, worse. 



The Orpheum Floral Co. has had 

 a heavy run of funeral work and a bet- 

 ter demand on potted offerings. 



Two attractive windows for St. Valen- 

 tine 's day were developed for Rosaia 

 Bros, by P. L. Rosaia. In one a fountain 

 basin was planted with tulips in bright 

 hues and potted spring items were 

 grouped about it, while in the other win- 

 dow a profusion of orchids, in hanging 

 containers, acacia and roses were used. 

 This window led back to a velvet drape 

 reaching the show space ceiling, before 

 which hung a double row of perfect 

 cattlcyas. This naturally attracted the 

 attention of every passer-by. This shop 

 reports an increase in the demand for 

 cut flowers. 



Jack Sahli, who formerly operated a 

 greenhouse of his own at Kent, Wash., 

 is now with the Thomas Floral Co. 



The B. E. Hammond Co. is now put- 

 ting out Oregon grape leaves in bunches 

 like those in which fern leaves are 

 shipped. There is a good wholesale de- 

 mand for this item. 



The committee from the Seattle Flo- 

 rists' Association which attended the 

 meeting of the Tacoma Florists' Asso- 

 ciation, Friday, February 10, reports a 

 splendid reception. The members of the 



SEE LAST WEEK'S AD 

 GET CATALOGUE 



Mastodon Miracle Mixed— 1-16 oz. 85c, 

 'A oz. $1.60, H oz. $2.76, H oz. $5.25, 

 1 oz. $10 GO, 2 ozs. $19.00. 



Steele's Mastodon Greenhouse— Spec- 

 ial mixed (O.K. Outside). 1-16 oz. 65o, 

 'A oz. $1.00. M oz. $1.75, H oz. $3.25. 

 oz. $6.00. 3 ozs. $16.00, 4 ozs. $21 00. 



Steele's Mastodon Private Stock - 

 Mixed, 1-16 oz. 6.50. A oz. 75c, H oz. 

 $1.50. !4 oz. $2.76. oz. $5.00. 3 ozs. 

 $13.60, 4 ozs. $17.00. 



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PORTLAND, OREGON 



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Primula Obconica 



My well known strain 



2)i-inch pots $ 6.00 per 100 



4 -inch pots 20.00 per 100 



Primula Obconica Seed, mixed or separate 



varieties. 



76c per package of 1000 seeds. 



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