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The Florists^ Review 



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^llril M- til.- \ :illc\ . ;i litl \r l>\ it v|i,,|||,| 

 III' ll-(i| ill tllr illlstn-.. 



'I'hf iiiytli(ii.l iif :i ri;iii;;iii^; tlir lliiwds 

 will ili|irlli| --iMIliW ll.-lt ll|i(in till- l>lii' 

 111' lll;i nkrl ilr^il I'll. I I it i'N 1 n hr I'll 

 tii'i'lv (it nisi";, the lldwrl's will lir sent 

 ti'li'ij siinii'W li;i t rvclliy (i\ rl' I lir rlltirr 

 ->ill'I';ici', with sliftic ii'iil tiiri;i^i' til jz\\r ;i 

 |i|r;isili<; rITcrt. 'I'llr liisc i- 1 list cl'-^ sjuilllil 

 III' l.'iiil ill |(isitiiiii .'iihI iMstcllcil ijdW II 

 li\ MH';iMs of will' luMiks iiVfV file sti'liis 

 wjirl-f tlii'V ;iri' Jnilicil. I'!;uli liiiwir 

 sJKiulil :i}.;;iili lie t'.'ist rllnl iliiwn Just lie 

 l(i\v tlir i-;il\'\, so th.-it wlirii llir lil.-nikcl 

 is (|r;i|>i'il o\i'l till' ril;;r iit' tlic c'lskrt 

 the tlowii-s will not lilt ii|i lliilii tlir 

 liiirl:i|i. 



If Inr^i' .•Mill siiiiili tlowiTs ;ii'c iisnl 

 toyi-tlicr. siicli ,'is roses .'iiiil pi'iis, tlir 

 s|ii;ill Howrrs ni.'iy lie iisril iis ;i friiij^c 

 .•lliout till' I'll^c .-IS well .-IS to till ill lip 

 twi'i'll fill' kil'f^i' mil's. \ .'illey ;ilso liKlki'S 

 :i lic.MUt i f 111 colli lii m;i1 ion witli roses. 



Tile renter in:iy lie linislieil ofT the 

 s;iine jis the ieiii;ii lidri' of the lil;inki't 

 111- may lir Imilt up as .a i-enlial |iaiiel. 

 The centiaj llowers may also lie .-ii' 

 laii^i'il as .'! vini]ile or ihnilile heailer 

 s|ii-ay ami then t'.'ist eiieil in |ilace. Pol' 

 liest effect the center liillst not lie lniilt 

 too hi};li. 



After the 1,'ist llowei's are in |iosition, 

 the lilaiiket shoiilij I,,' renioveil from 

 the stretcher, the llllilel' half of the lilir 

 la)i st raijillt elleil out allil the eil;;es 

 |iililiei| together: the uiiiler side sholllil 

 lie siiHiotli ami with no wires showing:. 

 This secoiol layer of Imrlaii is not aliso 

 liltelx' necessary. Init ;^i\i's .a linish th.'it 

 .'ill tii'st cl;iss work shonhl have. 



NEW YORK. 



The Market. 



The cui llowi r iiiarkel is taking on 

 a siiinnier as|iect. AriHXals ;ire shhm' 

 what in excess ol the ileinanil. 1 ill char 

 .'iiici's ji'e fairlv ;;ooi|. ,'i It hoil^jh values 

 .ire not well est a lilisheil. .\lmost e\ er\ 

 item on the list of a\aii.'ilili' llowers has 

 ■ lecliiii'd in \;ilui. lull this w.-is to have 

 liiell e\|iecti'i| .'IIkI was in lille with 



iiiisiiii'ss in foriiier \ears ,'ii this se.-i^on. 



reonies ;i|e .'illivilie ||eel\ IlliW. tloni 

 sollTliern |loillts. lull the ,'l I isellce of the 



oM \;uirties, iisiialU t Hreiuii iiei's ot' an 



;i\ alaiiche, is |i;i it iciil.i rly not icea lile. 

 Most ani\;ils uii- nl s.alaMo i|iiality, 

 ainl the mo\ eineiit is fairly ^;oi>i|. witliiii 

 a |irice laii^e of .'f I to ■t-l.-'iH per iloy.eii. 



Iris, nsiiall\' in lii;^ supply .-it this sea 

 son, is in poor e\ iileiice, lull there is 

 an aliuml.'iiice of iithir materials. 



Koses are a liii ml.'iiit , .'iml prices li;i\e 

 siiffeieil. With .Mothers' i|a>' out of the 

 \\ay, summer coiiilitions li;i\<' Itronj^lit 

 roses down to a iniicli lower raiiK«' "f 

 pi'ices. .\iiiericaii Heaiit.v' is selling; at 

 1 1 "1 to ;+;lll jier hundred for sjiecials, Mini 

 hyliiid teas are mo\ iiij; slowly at ^l.-'lt, 

 for No. 2 i;raile, to i+^lL', f<ir extras. 



('attleyas are in ;;ood sii|ipl\-, liut the 

 demand for them is luit ;ieti\('. The 

 price raiiye is .+ 7") to $1.")() pel- lilliidred, 

 the latter tieure for the liest ;iit;Ms. 



Lilies are not ov erpleiit i f ill, luit (piite 

 siiflicieiit for the sui.all deiiiand. Lilies 

 of the \alley continue in oxersupply. 

 with a price ranee nf .'fl..'iil to $li jier 

 hundred sjirays. 



< 'ariiat ions are in heavy supply, with 

 ijiiality del ei'iorat iiiji. I 'rices are any 

 where from -tl.-'itl to +4 per liiiiidl-ed. 

 Laddie is liriiif;iii^ ■+'^. 



llerliaceoils stock is iiioie than pleii 

 titul and the list ot' items is larj;e. 

 I)aisies, j^ladidli, myosotis, coriilloweis, 

 cent aiiieas. cali'iidiilas, paiisies, didpliiii 

 ,iums, lupines, sii;i|iilrat;oMs. candytuft, 

 mignonette, lion \ .•irdia, iris .-iinl slniili 

 tlowei's ciimm;iiid a f.'iir pal l'oii;i;;e. 



Various Notes. 



l-'rank .M . .lohuson and .\rtliiir .\iiiler 

 son. 111' the .\. L. Waiidall <'o.. I'hicayn. 

 Well' visitors hist week. 



.\t the meeting; of the \'eW ^'ork 

 florists" dull, .luiie !■_'. S. S. reuiKick. 

 president of the S. .\. I"., will lecllll'e on 

 •■Six .Months ill l-iiirope with the 



l''l'ii'llds' belief t 'onilliit t ei. ' ■ lie will 



,'ilso tell of visits to various Liiropean 

 holt iciilt lira I est ;i lilish meiits ilurinji the 

 period of his visit. He will show numer- 

 ous screen pictures ill collllectiiill with 

 his .liscoiii'se. All i'\ h i Idl ion of pennii's 

 will lie st.'i^ed on this (icc'lsiiin . 



The .\mi'i'ic.'in Iris Societv h.'is .ad 

 vaiiced the date of its annual meeting 



,'llld exhiliit ion, to 111 held at the New 



^ (Ilk l'.iit,'iiiic,'il li.'irdeii, to .M.'iv :.'7. All 



exhibits, to lie stii^cd ill the .Miiseiim 

 liiii Idi 11;;, must lie in place on the pre- 

 ceding day. .1. II. I'. 



II. I iayei sdorfer (!i: Co. are pleased 

 with the iiit crest "^l a 11 li a 1 1 a 11 is showing 

 in their new siore, at 1 Ki West Ki^lit 

 eeiitli street. .Manhattan's attitude was 

 Ndiced liy .Max S(hliiif;, when he said: 

 '•I don't iif'eil anything. Iiiit iiere is an 

 order just to show we are lilad to see 

 von. 



KANSAS CITY. MO. 



The Market. 



Hose stock is sejirce. There ;(re a ffooil 

 many sweet peas and e.aiiiat ions. Hoth 

 are l>etter tliaii tliev were a week or two 

 ;i^'o. The iiitilits have Iieeii cool aii<I the 

 (lavs liriyht and these favorable eoiidi 

 tioiis have lirou<;lit on y;oo(l stock. 

 Peonies are at tludr liest, hut the early 

 \aiieties will lie irone before the end of 

 the week. Some of the best varieties 

 are now in cold storage, or will lie 

 within a few (l;i.\s. ( il.ailiidi, cornflow 

 ers, daisies, larks|iui's ;iiid ealeiidiilas. 

 all i^ood stock, are coming in jdeiit if iilly. 



Club Meeting. 



The Kansas ('itv I'lorists" ( liib met 

 Wednesd.i.v. May 17, at iL'L'H (iraiid 

 .avenue. This location will be the meet 

 illy )ilace of the club throui^li the sum 

 iiier niontlis. and pei'lia|is ]iei'inaiieiitlv'. 

 On iiiotion ot' W. .1. Hariies, the dues ot" 

 einployees were reduced frolll $.") to +1 

 pel vear. W. L. Kock. y;eiieral chaiiinan 

 in cli.arye of arranjfeinents for the S. .\. 

 I'\ coil vent ion, aiinounced that the list 

 of c(inilliit t ees w;is complete ;ili(i would 

 be mailed to the v:irious chairnieii and 

 .'ill iiieinliers III' 1 lie club in a short time. 

 K.acli cli.a irina II will also be instructed 

 specific-lily .IS to what is expected o!' 

 him .'ind he will be held persoiiall.v re- 

 sponsible fill his Work. These commit 

 tVf/^.are as follows: ibneral chainniin. 

 William L. Hock: con v cul ion hall .-ind 

 biisiiiisv meetiii;.;s: W. .1. I>;n ucs. chair 

 111:111: Samuel Muii;i\ :iiid Willi.ain L. 

 Kock: eiit ert :u n meiit c(imin i 1 1 ee, lookiii;^ 

 .'liter barbeciie ;iiid iniisic: Kd. A. Hum 

 feld. (ileiiii K. I'aikcr. .M . 11. I'artci. 



Casket Blanket of Lilies Interspersed with "Valley, with Ribbon and Asparagus Draping the Sides. 



