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The Florists^ Review 



Al'lili. 7, 1921 



son, as well as plenty of Pai)er White 

 narcissi. 



Mrs. R. E. Darbee's staff worked haril 

 at Easter and were sold out; not once, 

 but three times. The store is showing 

 some fine ranunculus in gorgeous colors. 



Albert (). Stein has, as usual, been 

 executing many decorations for society 

 events. A recent dinner for sixty 

 guests in the Colonial ballroom of the 

 St. Francis hotel was carried out in 

 colonial style. The table, 18x40 feet, 

 carried sixteen gilded colonial columns, 

 garlanded and surmounted by spring 

 flowers. In the center of the table, in 

 tessellated style, were black carpets on 

 little platforms. They were two feet 

 square, garlanded, and were the back- 

 ground for little dancing girls, in colors. 



M. M. 



SEATTLE, WASH. 



The Market. 



Generally speaking, entire satisfac- 

 tion is expressed among florists over 

 the result of Easter. All those wlio 

 bought carefully were able to clean up. 

 Taking the trade as a whole, it is safe to 

 estimate that there were as many buy- 

 ers of flowers this Easter as there have 

 been in previous seasons, and in 

 some cases the piling up of an equal 

 sales total clearly shows that there was 

 an increase in the number of patrons 

 buying flowers. All of the lilies offered 

 early were of fine quality, but in most 

 cases it was noticeable that the plants 

 having two, tliree or four blooms were 

 the quickest sellers. Still another proof 

 that the buyers were anxious to secure 

 medium-priced items was to be found in 

 the fact that the larger and higher- 

 priced rose plants had to be carried 

 over. There was less of a concentra- 

 tion on Piaster lilies this year than in 

 previous years, according to many flo- 

 rists, who said they found the brighter- 

 colored spring offerings in pots moving 

 freely. 



There were no new offerings brought 

 in for the Easter week itself, but 

 heavier deliveries of lilacs and 

 rhododendrons were noted. Potted 

 tulips are in lighter demand at this 

 time, since this was the first of the 

 spring offerings to become plentiful, 

 but hyacinths are Just as free sellers 

 as ever. There has been a surprisingly 

 good demand for ferns of late, the 

 larger plants catching the buyers' eyes 

 first. Hydrangeas are coming to hand 

 in splendid condition, the greater share 

 of current deliveries being far stronger 

 as to stem than were those grown in 

 former seasons. Primroses and cinera- 

 rias are in large enough supply to care 

 for the current demand. 



There has Vieen some increase seen 

 in the local cut of orchids, but this still 

 falls short of normal. Lily of the valley 

 is more plentiful, while the cut of 

 bouvardia is less. Tliere is still rather 

 a shortage of gardenias. 



Marked improvement is seen in the 

 quality of the local carnations. There 

 has been a still further increase in the 

 cut of local roses. 



Various Notes. 



J. L. Bourn, of Bourn & Sons, Yakima, 

 was a visitor last week. This firm is 

 shipping a good many carnations ;ind 

 sweet peas into the Seattle market at 

 this time. The latter flowers are of 

 especially fine quality. A good crop of 

 asters for shipment to eastern cities is 

 [Contlnned on page 130.] 



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