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JULY 20, 1922 



The Florists^ Review 



21 



Lines and Pumps that Bring Oil to the Boilers at the Range of Stielow Bros. 



to get it where he wants it. On the 

 other hand, if storage space is ample, 

 oil can be purchased in the open mar- 

 ket and advantage taken of price fluc- 

 tuations. This cannot be done so well 

 with coal, because the quantity that can 

 be stored with safety is limited. 



The fluctuations in the price of oil 

 are not seasonal. They are governed 

 entirely by the supply and demand. For 

 instance, a great deal of crude oil may 

 be produced at the wells and tlie de- 

 mand may be such that much of this 

 oil has to be stored. In this way there 

 would be a large supply created and the 

 l)rice would go down in consequence. 

 On the other hand, however, the fact 

 that crude oil is being stored would indi- 

 cate a supply on hand, which in turn 

 would induce jiurchases. I'nder these 

 circumstances the price of the crude oil 

 would go up in consequence of tlie in- 

 creased demand. 



Weighing Advantages. 



It must be borne in mind, in discuss- 

 ing the relative advantages of coal and 

 oil heating systems, that the former is 

 established and fully tried, while the 

 latter requires some experimenting be- 

 fore fullest satisfaction is reached. For 

 this reason greenhouse owners, who can- 

 not afford risking their crops in win- 

 ter, are slow to adopt oil heating. But 

 in the instances where the experiment 

 has been undertaken, as in the cases of 

 Stielow Bros, and the Grant Floral Co., 



the owners appear strongly against re- 

 turning to coal. 



CHIFFONS NOT AFFECTED. 



William F. Gude, Washington repre- 

 sentative of the S. A. F., has been look- 

 ing into the matter of the tariff rates 

 on florists' chiffon. 



"I have been given to understand," 

 states Mr. Gude, "that the rates pro- 

 vided in the McCumber-Fordney tariff 

 bill on cotton goods will not be reflected 

 at all in the price of chiffons for use in 

 the florists' stores. As a general thing 

 jirices on domestic goods advanced to 

 the extent of the tariff protection given 

 them by Congress. That means higher 

 prices must be paid by the consumers 

 for these goods. However, I have been 

 assured by experts attached to the Sen- 

 ate finance committee that in the case 

 of florists' chiffon, cotton goods rates 

 will have no effect on prices. 



"A revolt has made its appearance 

 in the Senate among the Republicans, 

 who have felt that the tariff rates in 

 many instances are far too high. There 

 is the complaint that the rates adopted 

 on metal goods, for instance, are inde- 

 fensible. ^ Scissors, shears, lawn mowers, 

 knives, cbrsage pins and wire all come 

 under the metals schedule of the tariff 

 bill, and in each case the rates of duty 

 of the present Underwood-Simmons law 

 are advanced away beyond recognition. 

 These are matters of direct interest to 



the florists, because they are com- 

 modities which they use in large quan- 

 tities. I have an idea that before the 

 tariff bill is enacted into law, however, 

 many of the rates of duty on the com- 

 modities that the florists use will be cut 

 materially. The Senate leaders expect 

 that the bill will be passed bv the Sen- 

 ate about August 15. " 'T. N. S. 



NEW YORK GLADIOLUS SHOW. 



The annual gladiolus exhibition of the 

 Horticultural Society of New York, in 

 cooperation with the New York Botan- 

 ical Garden, will be held in the Museum 

 building, New York Botanical Garden, 

 Bronx park, New York, August 19 and 

 20, 1922. 



The prize list for this year has been 

 much enlarged and will include prizes 

 for almost any variety of exhibits. 

 Special prizes have been offered for 

 both the ordinary and the primulinus 

 types; for displays arranged for effect, 

 for dinner table decorations, vases, bas- 

 kets, etc. Garden clubs are especially 

 invited to compete and will have classes 

 open only to them. 



Luncheon will be served to all ex- 

 hibitors, and every facility placed at 

 their disposal. Those who are unable to 

 come in person may send their exhibits 

 by express prepaid to the museum, 

 where they will be taken care of and 

 staged. The schedule of prizes is now 

 ready, and may be had on application 

 to the secretary of the exhibition com- 



