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APBIL e, 1922 



The Florists^ Review 



63 



W. L. Morris. 



His many friends throughout the 

 United States will regret to learn of 

 the death of William L. Morris, who had 

 been engaged in the flower business in 

 Los Angeles for many years. Mr. Mor- 

 ris died at his home, 1279 West Adams 

 street, in that city, March 26, and the 

 funerjil was held March 28. Mr. Morris 

 had not been well for several years, but 

 only a few days before his death he was 

 around as usual. He was formerly in 

 business at Des Moines, la., leaving 

 there to go to New Orleans, from which 

 city he moved to Los Angeles about six- 

 teen years ago. He was formerly con- 

 nected with the H. N. Gage Co. and 

 more recently with S. Murata & Co. and 

 the L. A. Floral Co., with which he was 

 at the time of his death. He was also 

 in business for himself on Broadway 

 for some time. Mr. Morris was 66 years 

 of age, and his wife and daughter sur- 

 vive him. H. R. E. 



Robert A. Black. 



Eobert Alexander Black, for twenty- 

 two years superintendent of the Juniper 

 Hill cemetery, Bristol, E. I., and a land- 

 scape gardener and forester for many 

 years in Scotland, before he came to 

 America, died at his home on Federal 

 street, Warren, E. I., Sunday, March 

 26, at the age of 72 years. 



Mr. Black took a deep interest in 

 everything pertaining to floriculture and 

 was apprenticed to learn the gardeners' 

 trade when still in his teens. After_ 

 completing his apprenticeship, he was" 

 associated with several large horticul- 

 tural enterprises in his native land, and 

 became a recognized authority and ex- 



Eert gardener, forester and floriculturist, 

 n April, 1898, he came to Bristol, E. I., 

 to assume charge, as superintendent of 

 the Juniper Hill cemetery, where he had 

 since remained. 



He is survived by his wife, Margaret 

 M. Black, and one sister. W. H. M. 



NEW YORK. 



The Market. 



Last week was a rather hard one in 

 the New York cut flower markets. Ar- 

 rivals were heavy and they did not meet 

 with a demand sufficiently responsive to 

 make clearances easy, and concessions 

 were conuno<i. T)ie oversupply was 

 largely in the bulbous flower section, 

 warm days having brouglit in an im- 

 mense quantity of tulips, narcissi and 

 the like. A lot of stock intended for 

 Easter matured in spite of all precau- 

 tions, and added to the legitimate sup- 

 ply. Both markets were dumping 

 grounds for a lot of potted stock, which 

 was moved at low values, but, even so, 

 insured money back to the growers. 

 With such a wealth of this material, 

 staples, of course, suffered, in that mini- 

 mum values only were maintained, in 

 spite of shortenings in outs, which, or- 

 manly, would mean advanced prices. 



Arrivals of roses are less than they 

 have been for two or three weeks, grow- 

 ers evidently looking to an Easter crop. 

 American Beauty is in supply rather 

 greater than the demand, and prices of 

 specials have dropped to a range of $2.'j 



to $60 per hundred, with shorter stock 

 not so much affected. Last week's quo- 

 tations still apply to the hybrid teas, 

 although prices are firmer, and, when 

 quality is an object, some advances are 

 noted. 



Carnations, are plentiful, but seem to 

 hold their owa, the best of them sell- 

 ing within a range of $4 to $6 per hun- 

 dred. The quality is generally good, 

 with a good choice as to variety. 



The orchid supply is plentiful, with a 

 demand only moderate, so that prices 

 are somewhat normal, within a range of 

 $25 to $75 per hundred for ordinaries 

 and specials bringing as much as $100 

 per hundred. There seem to be few 

 signs of holding flowers for the Easter 

 market. 



Lilies are plentiful, with sales within 

 a price range of $15 to $20 per hundred. 

 Much stock arriving is short in stem, 

 although no fault can be found with the 

 flowers. Some of the wholesalers are 

 posting announcements of the booking 

 of Easter orders at $25 per hundred. 

 A few rubrums are coming in, but sales 

 drag at $8 to $15 per hundred. Lily of 

 the valley continues in oversupply, and 

 sales of freshly arrived stock command 

 only a range of $1 to $5 per hundred 

 sprays, the top price rather difiScult of 

 accomplishment. Gardenias are in bet- 

 ter supply, but stock moves slowly at 

 $2 to $4 per dozen. 



The list of miscellaneous flowers is 

 large. Darwin tulips of good quality 

 bring from 60 cents to $1 per bunch. 

 Ordinary tulips bring from 30 cents to 

 $1 per bunch. Daffodils range from 30 

 cents to 60 cents per bunch, meeting the 

 competition of quantities of southern- 

 grown outdoor stock. Mignonette brings 

 35 cents to 75 cents per bunch, and 

 snapdragons 25 cents to $2. Callas are 

 plentiful at $1.50 to $3 per dozen. Vio- 

 lets are irregular, the quotations being 

 about 25 cents to 50 cents per hundred, 

 with the quality at minimum. Other 

 items available are myosotis, pansies, 

 bouvardia, stocks, wallflowers, gladioli, 

 freesias, daisies, calendulas, buddleia, 

 acacias, hyacinths, irises, lilacs and 

 primroses. Sweet peas are in immense 

 supply, and it is hard to get $2 per 

 hundred for flowers of exhibition 

 quality. 



Various Notes. 



Frank H. Traendly, of Traendly & 

 Schenck, arrived home from Indian- 

 apolis, where he attended the national 

 flower show, Thursday, March 30, and 

 was able to give first personal impres- 

 sions of the show. He says it was a 

 fine show, and the S. A. F. is to be con- 

 gratulated on having staged it under 

 the conditions with which it was con- 

 fronted. He speaks highly of the noble 

 support given the show by the Indian- 

 apolis trade; in fact, the trade within 

 a wide radius of the city. C. H. Totty, 

 of Madison, N. J., was around the mar- 

 kets Monday, April 3, and he confirms 

 Mr. Traendly 's impressions. Roman J. 

 Irwin has also returned from the In- 

 dianapolis show. 



A meeting lias been called of the Al- 

 lied Florists' Trade Association, for 

 Friday, April 21, at 3 p. m., in the En- 

 gineering Societies' building, for all 

 growers, retailers, seedsmen, supply men 

 and greenhouse builders. This is to be 

 a mass meeting, at which publicity is to 

 be discussed and a program of pub- 

 licity will be outlined. J. H. P. 



florists June 27. This year, however, 

 it will last but five days instead of ten, 

 since' the period last year seemed too 

 long for many to remain away from 

 their businesses. From the number of 

 inquiries already received, the list of 

 those in attendance is expected to be a 

 large one. 



CHICAGO. 



Max Schling will begin his school for 



The Market. 



Last week was a dispiriting one in 

 the Chicago market. There were seven 

 consecutive davfi during which we had 

 scarcely a,glii*ipse of the sun. The bad 

 weath^effollowed one of the most active 

 days the market had seen this season, 

 and it seemed as though the stock then 

 purchased by the retailers hung on their 

 hands as long as the clouds hung in the 

 sky. Of course, production was light 

 under such dismal weather conditions, 

 but, the demand being still lighter, 

 prices lost most of the good gains of the 

 preceding fortnight. April 1 the sun 

 came out, the snow melted, all the world 

 was cheerful and the market had a big 

 day, but it was nature's All Fools' day 

 joke on the trade, as rain fell nearly all 

 day Sunday and the retailers were left 

 with Saturday's purchases on hand 

 Monday to start the new week — which 

 is a situation similar to getting off on 

 the wrong foot. 



Business was so dull and dispiriting 

 last week that wholesalers and retailers 

 alike sought to forget it for a day or 

 two by a trip to Indianapolis to see the 

 national flower show. Enthusiastic re- 

 ports by those who returned early en- 

 couraged others' to go, and by the end 

 of the week pretty nearly everybody 

 had given the display the once over. 

 The general report was, "If you didn't 

 go you missed the best show I've ever 

 seen." 



Wholesalers who went to the show 

 devoted a good share of their attention 

 to canvassing the Easter prospect, seek- 

 ing the well known retailers to get their 

 orders for Easter or at least to get their 

 ideas as to the probable demand. Tak- 

 ing the buyers as a class, the sellers 

 found there is general prediction that 

 there will be a large demand, perhaps 

 the largest ever, but they were not quite 

 ready to record their confidence in the 

 tangible form of orders, not even for 

 lilies. It is the almost universal belief 

 that the public will buy extensively of 

 the moderately priced articles, but that 

 the sale for high-priced stock will be 

 limited in most localities. Inquiry in- 

 dicates that there will be few lilies, es- 

 pecially in pots. One would think the 

 condition would lead to the desire to 

 place orders without delay, but it does 

 not. Retailers recognize that the ad- 

 vance order price of 25 cents for good 

 lilies is fully justified under the circum- 

 stances, but only a small number of 

 buyers have ordered. Wholesalers be- 

 lieve there will be a last-minute rush 

 which will send lily prices up. Local 

 retailers are hunting pot plants, but find 

 few. Most of the lilies are in benches, 

 which means irregular blooming. Some 

 growers already wore cutting heavily 

 last week, when there was almost no 

 demand. Warm, bright weather now 

 may give the growers a problem. 



Roses will be the chief item of 

 Easter supply. Carnations will be less 

 abundant than in other years. Bulbous 

 stock, too, will be in smaller supply, due 

 to the lateness of Easter. Violets will 



