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The Florists^ Review 



Mabch 16. 1922 



was found difficult to move them at 

 from $5 to $7.50 per thousand. 



Easter lilies moved well, those of 

 short stems bringing 15 cents each, 

 while the long-stemmed stock brought 

 20 cents. Callas have been quite scarce 

 and were offered at $2.50 per dozen. 



The wholesale houses report that 

 stock moved fairly well all through the 

 week, but at lowered prices. Carna- 

 tions were to be had at $5 and $6 per 

 hundred, while roses ranged in price 

 from $G to $30, according to variety, 

 grade, and length of stem. Hadley and 

 fancy varieties brought slightly higher 

 prices. The quality of American Beauty 

 roses is beginning to improve material- 

 ly and prices on these range from $6 

 to $9 per dozen. "Wholesalers and grow- 

 ers alike are com])laining that prices on 

 roses are not what they ought to be. 



Snapdragons in all colors are coming 

 into the market in plentiful quantities, 

 at from $1.50 to $2 per dozen. Migno- 

 nette is only fair in quality and is sell- 

 ing at $4 per hundred. 



Resuscitate the Corsage. 



The local retailers are commenting 

 on the lack of sales of violets this year. 

 For several years the sales have been 

 decreasing slowly, until now one fails 

 to notice any quantity of corsage bou- 

 quets worn by Washington women. 

 Years ago the majority of promenaders 

 of F street on Saturday afternoon wore 

 bouquets of violets or violets and gar- 

 denias, but the fad seems to have died 

 out. The women say that flowers stain 

 their dresses and too many garments 

 are ruined.- This same complaint is held 

 to be responsible for the failure of the 

 [florists to sell as many of the large yel- 



ow and white chrysanthemums during 



the fall months. It was formerly the 



custom here for the young women at- 



iiding football games to wear school 



rs as far as possible in the shape of 



chrysanthemums. The retailers are bc- 



inning to realize that something 

 should be done to- popularize again the 

 wearing of the corsages. It is believed 

 that it will take a great deal of pub- 

 licity between now and Easter to safe- 

 guard the corsage this year for that 

 occasion. If the antipathy of the 

 women continues, the Easter corsage 

 bouquet business will be shot to pieces. 



T. N. 8. 



STARTING BULBS IN TIME. 



When should tuberous-rooted begonia 

 and fancy-leaved caladium bulbs be 

 started? O. B.— Minn. 



You can start the tuberous-rooted be- 

 gonias at any time. Place the tubers 

 in a flat or flats of either pure sand, or 

 sand mixed with leaf-mold or fine 

 sphagnum moss. Water moderately un- 

 til growth starts and pot the plants off 

 before the roots become too active. 

 Place them on a bench where they can 

 get some bottom heat and protect them 

 from direct sunshine. You will succeed 

 better with fancy caladiums if you 

 delay starting them until the weather 

 is rather warmer, unless you have a 

 house where a minimum temperature of 

 60 degrees can be maintained. Place 

 the tubers on a bench with heating pipes 

 below, so that they can get a nice bot- 

 tom heat. Cover them with sharp sand, 

 give them some water, then go easily 

 on it until the tubers throw up leaves. 

 Too much moisture and a low tempera- 

 ture will soon rot the tubers. Fancv 



caladiums must have a warm, moist 

 heat to start them properly. C. W. 



HILL'S GOLDEN WEDDING. 



Monday, March 13, was celebrated at 

 Richmond, Ind., as the golden wedding 

 anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Hill. 

 Telegrams poured in from all sections 

 of the United States, from members of 

 the trade who bear high esteem and af- 

 fection for the noted rosarian and his 

 wife. Both are known to thousands in 

 the trade, by reason of their hos])ital- 

 ity at Kichmond and by their presence 

 at the trade's gatherings year after 

 year and their fre(iuent trips to many 

 [larts of the country. The illustration 

 on this page shows the couple at Seat- 

 tle on their tour of the west not long 

 :igo. So well are they known, indeed, 

 that little need be said here save 

 enough to carry the congratulations 

 and the well wishes of the trade in 

 general for this estimable couple. 



In this connection it is of interest to 

 note the testimonial presented Mr. Hill 

 by the Illinois State Florists' Associ- 



Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Hill. 



ation, at its meeting at Urbana, 111., 

 March 14. A reproduction of the tes- 

 timonial a])pears «n page .'50 of this 

 issue. 



MOTT-LY MUSINGS. 



"Really wonderful," exclaimed Ma- 

 bel Harding, of Banker's, Albany, N. Y., 

 in describing the latest creation in deco- 

 rative floral art, as seen at Thorley's 

 Fifth .avenue store, Manhattan. Imag- 

 ine a mirrored picture in a gold frame 

 nine feet square and almost level with 

 the sidewalk, illuminated by electricity 

 from the outside. Two sjiecimens of 

 Adiantum gloriosum, a combination bas- 

 ket of orchids and sweet peas made up 

 the picture, according to our artistic 

 confrere, who also described to Danker 

 patrons the i)reparations at the Grand 

 Central Palace for the national flower 

 show, among which are white birch trees 

 twenty feet tall and in full leaf. "Some- 

 what more advanced than with us," 



observed Fred A. Danker, "though we 

 look for a busy planting season and an 

 early one." A fine showing of Darwin 

 tulips and Narcissus King Alfred, with 

 azaleas and also Gerbera Jamesonii, 

 which pays the retail grower to grow 

 for basket work, was seen here. 

 • • • • 

 Fred Goldring, Slingerlands, N. Y., 

 will have the usual supply of Easter 

 lilies. 



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W. W. Hannell, Watervliet, N. Y., 

 is to the front with ramblers and hy- 

 drangeas in fine shape. 



» • • « 



Ivor Ringdahl, Rome, N. Y., renowned 

 as one of the leading plant growers in 

 the east, will have a grand lot of Easter 



stock. 



• * • * 



C. I. Baker & Son, Utica, N. Y., pre- 

 dict one of the best Easters on record, 

 judging from inquiries made and orders 

 placed. Mr. Baker, Sr., has promised to 

 address the Albany Florists' Club at an 

 early date on the subject, "How We 



Have Made Good." 



* * • • 



Joseph Traudt, Canajoharie, N. Y., 

 will have a fine batch of lilies at Easter, 

 a stand-by for the retailer in the small 

 town who relies on his own stock for 



regular patrons. 



* • • * 



Mohawk Greenhouses, Schenectady, 

 X. Y., are strong on flowering stock for 



Easter. 



• • • • 



W. E. John has not the largest place 

 in the Electric City, but does a snug 

 business and is contented. W. M. 



BEATRICE, NEB. 



At their recently held annual meet- 

 ing the stockholders of the Dole Floral 

 Co. heard the reports of the business 

 done during the last year, which were 

 quite gratifying. The new board of di- 

 rectors was elected and chose the 

 officers for this year. E. M. Dole, who 

 has been the president of the company 

 for twenty years, having disposed of 

 his stock to G. M. Johnston, W. S. Dole 

 and Peter Durham, retired from the 

 business and the new board elected as 

 their president, to succeed him, G. M. 

 .Tohnston, who was also chosen as treas- 

 urer. Walter S. Dole was named vice- 

 president and Peter Durham, secretary. 

 "The other two members of the new board 

 are Walter W. Scott and H. Williamson. 

 E. M. Dole, the retiring president, plans 

 to go into business on a fruit and berry 

 farm at Peru, Neb. In a recent report 

 the firm showed that every square foot 

 of actual bench space cost $1.50 and 

 showed a production of $3 to $4. A 

 dividend of four per cent was declared, 

 with a liberal surplus in the sinking 

 fund. 



West Plains, Mo.— A fire occurring 

 at the Cottage Greenhouse & Ozark 

 Pansy Gardens, March 2, caused the loss 

 of $400 or $500 in plants destroyed and 

 in damage to the building. The fire 

 originated under a packing bench and 

 was eating its way into a packing shed, 

 in which was stored a large quantity of 

 moss, when the firemen gained control of 

 it. A large number of cyclamen plants 

 were slightly damaged, but are still sala- 

 ble. The proprietors are C. W. Harold 

 and M. E. Harold. As a result of the 

 shock caused by the fire, Mrs. Harold, 

 who had been ill with neuritis for the 

 last few weeks, was in a serious condi- 

 tion. 



