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The Florists^ Review 



April 20. 1022 



WIZflRb 



TRADE- 



BRiqND 



MARK 



Shredded Cattle Manure 



is selected quality manure taken from brick paved Stock Yard cattle pens — dried and sterilized by a high temperature direct 

 heat process which kills weed seeds, fungus and disease germs. Packed in 100 lb. bags in coarse shredded form for mulch- 

 ing or lop-dressing. Largely used for mixing with bench and potting soil and liquid manuring. Unequaled for lawn and 

 garden fertilizing. 



Insist on WIZ/VRD BRAND through your supply house or write us direct. 



THE PULVERIZED MANURE CO., 33 Union Stock Yards, CHICAGO 



PITTSBUBGH, PA. 



The Market. 



At this writing the retailers are, no 

 doubt, in the midst of their busiest 

 time. From the way orders were re- 

 ceived by the wholesalers, business in 

 general will be good. The wholesalers 

 are practically cleaned up in every- 

 thing. In fact, in many instances they 

 could have made use of additional 

 quantities of roses and carnations. The 

 supply of lilies, however, especially 

 Easter lilies, far exceeded the demand 

 and this is one item of which there 

 will be plenty left after the rush is 

 over. Daffodils and tulips were also 

 seen in large quantities and the de- 

 mand was limited. Valley, however, was 

 especially in demand and the supply 

 was hardly sufficient to meet the re- 

 quirements. Violets were in the market, 

 but were of a poor quality. Weather 

 conditions are responsible. Sweet peas 

 are being received in large quantities, 

 but the quality is not there. Custom- 

 ers complain that the peas are soft and 

 weather conditions account for this. 

 There have been some fine yellow dai- 

 sies with extra long stems on the mar- 

 ket and the florists have been using 

 tliese in preference to sweet peas and 

 valley. Rome fine gladioli were in the 

 niarkot during last week and also ship- 

 ments of southern lilacs. The demand 

 for orchids far exceeded the supply, and 

 many customers were disappointed. The 

 (juality of roses was exceptionally fine 

 and there were the following varieties: 

 Pilgrim, Richmond, Crusader, Premier, 

 Columbia, Butterfly, Ophelia, White 

 Ophelia, Eussell and White Killarney. 

 The demand for American Beauties was 

 limited this year. However, there were 

 Bufticient in the market to take care of 

 the demand. 



Various Notes. 



Conditions in this market are chang- 

 ing each year. The florists from the 

 surrounding suburbs do not depend 

 upon express or parcel post shipments 

 at the holiday season and a number take 

 advantage of the good roads to call for 

 their flowers. We believe that this is 

 the sensible thing to do, as often many 

 disappointments are caused by the 

 negligence of the carrier. 



The hail storm of April 10 caused 

 some damage to the greenhouses of the 

 Pittsburgh Cut Flower Co., at Bakers- 

 town, Pa., in the way of broken glass. 

 Fortunately, injury to plants proved not 

 so serious as earlier reported. In fact, 

 the plants were so little harmed that 

 the company 'a supply continues as 

 usual. 



The florists in this vicinity all report 

 a clean-up Easter business, even as to 



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CONCRETE BENCHES 



No! Concrete benches are not too cold if properly constructed. 

 As a matter of fact, they make possible a more unifoim heat and 

 better drainage than is possible with wood. Concrete benches 

 prove to be the least expei sive kind of bench to build. Th^re 

 are other points jou should be acquainted m\h. A request will 

 bring facts and figures that will mean a saving of money for you. 



MEAD-SUYDAM COMPANY, Newark, New Jersey 



Feed Your Plants Now 



Use PRENIER BRAND PODLTRY NAME 



The best feed for Mums, thoroughly heat dried and pulverized. 



Does not bum and will produce better flowers and more luxuriant 



foliage than is possible with any other fertilizer. Use as a top dressing 



at rate of 75 lbs. to 500 square feet of bench space. 



Shipped from either Kankakee, Illinois, or Buffalo, New York. 



$3.00 per 100 Ibt., $13.75 per 500 Ib>., $25.00 per 1000 lb*., $48.00 per tM. 



A. HENDERSON & CO., 166 N. Wabash Ave., CHICAGO, ILL 



BUY YOUR OWN RAIN! 

 IRRIGATION SYSTEMS 



OUT OF DOOR AND GREENHOUSE 



FACTORY BUILT— ANY SIZE 



ROCK RIVER IRRIGATION COMPANY 

 FACTORY AND MAIN OFFICE: ROCKFORD, ILL 



their plants. Weather conditions, which 

 were perfect, naturally had something 

 to do with this, although potted plants 

 in some instances were sold quite cheap. 

 However, summing up the entire Easter 

 business, gratifying rejjorts liave been 

 received from all our retail florists. 



The est.iblishment of Kinder & Wat- 

 kins, at Moncssen, Pa., burned Satur- 

 day evening, April 15. They estimate 

 their loss at about $3,000. Mr. Kinder 



Ai^li.K TOCB OWN IBBIOATOB WITH 



MARCH PATENT FLEXIBLE NOZZLE 



PATENTED 

 JUNE 7, 1921 



Saapb Hani* wMh 

 (■D iBitnictMai ■■lUJ 

 M raceipi gi lea ccats. 



March Aotoniatic Irrigator Ca., NiskegflH, Nkh. 



WemanDfaetoraaeaaipleta line of irrismtor eqaipment. 

 Auk o«. 



and Mr. Watkins purchased this estab- 

 lishment from H. A. Irwin last January. 



£[. J. H. 



