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The Florists* Review 



Mat S. 1921 



which occurred Thursday, April 28, is 

 reported in the obituary column. 



The death of S. Taylor Sheafiter, presi- 

 dent of the Indiana Floral Co., of In- 

 diana, Pa., which occurred Monday 

 morning, April 25, is contained in the 

 obituary column. 



The regular meeting of the Eetail 

 Florists' Association is to be held at 

 the Seventh Avenue hotel, Thursday eve- 

 ning, May 5, at 6:30 p. m. The subject 

 to be discussed is "Cooperation." It is 

 the hope of the officers of this associa- 

 tion that every member will take an 

 active part and derive the benefits now 

 being reaped by all the members of the 

 present organization. 



H. A. Frishkorn, representative of the 

 Pittsburgh Cut Flower Co., has just re- 

 turned from his southwest trip through 

 Ohio and Indiana. He reports business 

 as picking up in this vicinity. 



W. T. U^inger, formerly with the 

 McClement- Co., of Pittsburgh, has 

 severed his relations with this concern 

 and is now located with the McCallum 

 Co. He expects to cover local territory 

 for this firm, 



William R. Wampler, formerly repre- 

 sentative of the Pittsburgh Cut Flower 

 Co. in eastern Pennsylvania and central 

 Ohio, has accepted the position as man- 

 ager of the cut flower department of this 

 company. Mr. Wampler has been in the 

 employ of the company for the past six 

 jyears and is well known to all of the 

 florists in Pennsylvania and Ohio. He 

 has the best wishes of all of his friends 

 in his new undertaking. H. J, H, 



pected that all the floral and horticul- 

 tural organizations will pass resolutions 

 opposing it. 



Both Toronto and Hamilton florists 

 are doing considerable cooperative news- 

 paper publicity for Mothers' day. 



C. J. Tidy has returned from Ber- 

 muda, where he spent the winter. 



J. J. H. 



TORONTO, ONT. 



Tbe Market. 



Business in decorations for weddings, 

 receptions and teas has been good re- 

 cently and there has been a good demand 

 f«r design work. The cut flower trade 

 has been slow, except orders for delivery 

 by telegraph, both incoming and out- 

 going. In this connection, it is of in- 

 terest to know that the Canadian Na- 

 tional Telegraph is cooperating in the 

 development of the telegraph business by 

 circulating thousands of folders with 

 telegrams. 



The outlook for stock for Mothers' 

 day is not so bright as desirable, but 

 the quality is good. There is every evi- 

 dence of a big business. Orders are be- 

 ing received daily by florists for deliv- 

 ery at the end of the week. 



Various Note& 



H. G. Dillemuth delivered addresses 

 on flowers before the Rotary Club and 

 the Electric Club at their luncheons re- 

 cently. He pointed out the importance 

 of the business, its extent and the or- 

 ganization which permits delivery by 

 telegraph anywhere. 



Some of the florists are contemplating 

 the installation of mechanical refrigera- 

 tors. Tidy & Son have already installed 

 one and Dunlop 's is having plans made 

 for an installation at that store. 



W. G. Peacock, of the Dale Estate, 

 and Mrs. Peacock have left for a six 

 weeks' stay in the old country. Mr. 

 Peacock will visit France on a business 

 trip. 



A bill is proposed to license nursery- 

 men and have them put up a bond of 

 $1,000 for seven years. The smaller 

 florists will be affected. There is strong 

 opposition to the measure and it is ex- 



PBOVIDENCE, B. I. 



fit. They intend to derelop the farm 

 into nurseries and to erect greenhouses, 

 from which they expect to secure a part 

 of the supplies for their store, 



Jeremiah J. Triggs has been appointed 

 by the Board of Park Commissioners to 

 succeed the late Frederick C, Green as 

 superintendent of parks and play- 

 grounds maintenance, W. H. M. 



INDIANAPOLIS, IND, 



The Market, 



liast week was one of the busiest in 

 a long time. Several large funerals, 

 a number of weddings and antenuptial 

 functions caused a brisk demand that 

 kept the .good supply well cleaned up. 

 Prices as a whole were a few cents above 

 those of the previous few weeks, but well 

 scattered orders gave everybody a chance 

 at the business. 



Two rainy Saturdays in succession 

 have played havoc with the receipts of 

 the dealers in seeds and garden supplies, 

 although the trade during the week has 

 been exceptionally good. The fact that 

 a large number of men are working short 

 time has occasioned an unusual demand 

 for seed for home gardens and small 

 farms. 



Various Notes. 



Alexander H. Johnson was elected to 

 membership in the First Light Infantry 

 Veteran Association Tuesday evening, 

 April 26. 



Johnston Bros, furnished a large cas- 

 ket cover of orchids and lily of the 

 valley for .the funeral of Michael J, 

 Slattery last week, 



A casket cover of roses and maiden- 

 hair was furnished by William A. Bow- 

 ers for the funeral of Jeremiah Hig- 

 gins. 



A. B. Ferreira, 19 Bridge street. South 

 Warren, is booking considerable garden- 

 ing and landscape work for this season. 

 John Macrae, of Smith street, has 

 several houses of geraniums and other 

 bedding stock, all of which is looking 

 fine. 



Lawrence Hay, of East Providence, 

 made a business trip through Connecti- 

 cut last week, looking for new stock. 



Gene McCarron has been busy the 

 last few weeks on both funeral and 

 wedding work. He contemplates con- 

 siderable renovation at his range on 

 Hope street this summer. 



The Colonial Flower Shoppe had the 

 decorations for the Aldrich- White wed- 

 ding Saturday, .Anril 30. Gardenias, ap- 

 ple blossoms, Spanish iris and Adiantum 

 Farleyense were used in the house dec- 

 orations. 



Gordon Macrae is preparing to take 

 au extended trip for his health, his 

 itinerary including Connecticut, New 

 York and narts of Canada. 



Joseph Koppelman was in New York 



and I'hiladelphia on business last week. 



Smith, the Florist, had a special sale 



of Boston ferns at 69 cents Saturday, 



April 30. They found ready sale. 



T. J. Johnston & Co., of which Ed 

 Brooke is the manager, has taken a 

 store farther up Washington street. The 

 company will move there after Memorial 

 day. 



Kinder Bros., of Bristol, had the wed- 

 ding decorations for the Gififord-McGov- 

 ern wedding in that town last week. 



Archie C. Akin and Page F. Potter, 

 of the Colonial Flower Shoppe, have 

 purchased a 15-acre farm, with modern 

 house, barn, coldframes and poultry out- 



Tlie Market. 



Business has been dull, Tke early 

 part of last week was decidedly so, but 

 the latter part was a little more brisk. 



Snapdragons were numerous and the 

 majority were of good quality. Consid- 

 ering the general lethargy, tkese were in 

 as good demand as anything. Sweet peas 

 were numerous, but continued to sell at 

 a good price. 



Carnations were plentiful last week, 

 but the supply is decreasing every day. 

 Roses were none too plentifni. Lilies 

 were in fair supply. 



Prospects for Mothers' day are poor. 

 Stock will be scarce. While it seemed 

 that everything was in abundance last 

 week, it was due largely to the poor de- 

 mand. Then, too, in numerous eases, 

 flowers which were going oW crop were 

 still available last week. Snapdragons 

 will be, perhaps, the most plentiful flow- 

 er. Carnations and roses will be scarce. 

 Sweet peas will be in fair supply, but it 

 is doubtful if there will be a supply that 

 is even close to enough. Outdoor lilies 

 of the valley are coming in and will help 

 out in corsage work. A few calendulas 

 are to be obtained, but they are not in 

 large supply. Gladioli are greatly wel- 

 comed, but as yet they are high and 

 scarce. 



Various Notes. 



The trade extends sympathy to the 

 bereaved relatives of Mrs, Jacob Forest, 

 who passed away last week at her home 

 in Greenfield. 



The Florists' Supply House is moving 

 from its old address on East Ohio to 

 229 West Delaware. As this is a fine, 

 large room, it will be possible to carry a 

 much larger stock with which to accom- 

 modate their customers. This firm is 

 now operating a basket factory of about 

 fifty workers and expects to increase it 

 to about three or four times that num- 

 ber in the near future. The new room 

 will be ready about May 15. 



Glen Moore, of Rushville; Edwin 

 Mourner, of Shelbyville; Henry Beming, 

 of St. Louis, and Nic Zweifel, of Mil- 

 waukee, were visitors last week. 



E. E. Temperley went to Lafayette, 

 May 2, with the Shriners. They pre- 

 sented their extravaganza, "Bagdad." 



Smith & Young Co. is cutting from a 

 large crop of orchids. 



Morris Marer has purchased another 

 stand in the city market, 



Baur & Steinkamp will have a fine 

 lot of gladioli for Mothers' day. Their 

 present large crop of carnations will also 

 hold over for the occasion. E. E. T. 



Fulton, 111, — Since the death of John 

 Aggen, his son. Render Aggen, has con- 

 tinued to operate the business. 



Taunton, Mass. — Victor B. Olson, who 

 succeeded E. F. Rose as proprietor of 

 the Bay ;Street Greenhouses, has opened 

 an up-to-date retail store in the Strand 

 Theater building, calling it Olson 's 

 Home of Flowers. 



