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The Florists' Review 



OCTOBHB 2, 1913. 



PITTSBUBOH. 



The Market. 



Pittsburgh has had a week of de- 

 lightful fall weather, which has helped 

 to increase ,the quantity of stock com- 

 ing in, but the shortage of carnations 

 and chrysanthemums continues. A few 

 dahlias have been used in this market 

 this season. The retailers are busy 

 arraying their places in their fall dress 

 and another week will probably see 

 most of them fully prepared for the 

 season 's trade. There were a number 

 of extensive funeral orders last week. 

 The general feeling is that we may 

 confidently look forward to a busy 

 yrimlkt, as orders are already being 

 booked for many social affairs, and 

 these orders, some retailers say, are 

 larger than for several years. Accord- 

 ing to reports, September, while fair, 

 was not beyond the average in the 

 amount of business done. '>^ 



Various NoteB. 



W. H. Carney has reopened the 

 wholesale cut flower store at 122 San- 

 dusky street, formerly occupied by 

 J. B. Murdoch & Co. This makes four 

 wholesale houses in this city, and there 

 will undoubtedly be some hustling for 

 business this winter. 



C. Godwin & Sons, of Bridgeville, 

 Pa.^ have been cutting some fine 

 Smith 's Advance chrysanthemums, 

 which have found a ready market. 



Pittsburgh and Allegheny county 

 celebrated their one hundred and 

 twenty-fifth anniversary last week by 

 holding parades of some kind every 

 day. Friday was the day for the auto- 

 mobile and truck parade, in which the 

 B. C. Ludwig Floral Co. received first 

 prize, for the most beautiful and orig- 

 inal decorated truck. Some honor goes 

 with this, as keen competition pre- 

 vailed. The John Bader Co. also was 

 represented in the parade by a floral 

 truck. 



Fire destroyed the large barn of 

 P. S. Randolph & Sons, at Verona, Pa., 

 last week. 



Randolph & McClements executed an 

 order last week for a floral blanket 

 which contained several thousand pink 

 roses, besides valley aud orchids. 



Clarke. 



Florence, S. C— De Witt House, who 

 does a general florists' and nursery 

 business under the name of the Pal- 

 metto Nursery, formerly the Florence 

 Nursery, says "times is sure hard this 

 season here." 



Bloomington, Dl.— Leo Wellenreiter, 

 of Danville, 111., expresses satisfaction 

 with the business done here since June 

 1, when he opened a retail store in 

 partnership with Mrs. C. V. Hale. Mr. 

 Wellenreiter has greenhouses and nurs- 

 ery at Danvillp. Mrs. Hale came from 

 St. Louis to enter the employ of the 

 Phoenix Nursery Co., in its retail flower 

 store, where she spent six months prior 

 to starting in business on the partner- 

 ship account. 



Fresb 



Autumn 



Importations 



ORCHIDS 



C. Trlanae C. Olras 



Semi-eatabllBhed : 

 C. Triana« C. Ga*k«inana O. Labiata 

 O. Olsaa C. 8chroedera« C. Bfosslae 



And all the best commercial Orctaida. 

 Host reasonable prices. Write to 



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