October 9, 1913. 



The Florists^ Review 



31 



THE FLORISTS' SUPPLY HOUSE OF AMERICA 



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been extremelj^ scarce, are arriving in 

 good supply now and their color, as 

 well as length of stem, is quite satis- 

 factory for the early season. A few 

 good red dahlia;^ are on the market, but 

 the grower who usually tinpplies most 

 of the trade was unfor'[ipll»te enough 

 to lose them by frost, and the loss is 

 quite heavy. Cattleyas are of fine 

 quality and color, but there is no great 

 demand. Violets are accepted quite 

 readily and their fragrance is good. 

 Valley, which has been scarce, has been 

 obtained from Canada to meet the de- 

 mand. Easter lilies are also somewhat 

 scarce. A large quantity of hardy 

 phlox has also been sent to mi^ket, but 

 does not move at all well. Eoses in 

 about all grades are in fine condition, 

 and the greater length of their stems 

 makes them more salable. Prices keep up 

 about as usual. White, yellow and pink 

 chrysanthemums are arriving in good 

 quantities and retail prices range from 

 $2 to $4 per dozen. Chrysanthemum 

 plants are also potted up and sell well. 

 Most of the florists are making up lots 



of baskets this fall, which are sold from 

 $1 up. Greens of all kinds are plentiful. 



Will H|ld Flower Show. 



A special meeting of the Rochester 

 Florists ' Association was held at the 

 office of James Vick 's Sons, on Stone 

 street, October 2, to reconsider the ad- 

 visability of holding a flower show this 

 fall. As announced in the last issue, 

 the association had thought it best not 

 to hold a show this year, for various 

 reasons, but at the enthusiastic special 

 meeting it was decided that Rochester 

 will have a flower show this year, and 

 it will be the biggest and best yet. 

 The show will be held in Convention 

 hall, beginning November 4 and lasting 

 five days. As a proof of the assertion 

 that the show will be bigger and better 

 than ever, it was announced that at 

 present more exhibits had been pledged 

 than ever before. The exhibits will in- 

 clude displays from the collection of 

 Mrs, Gilman Perkins, Hiram W, Sibley, 

 Mrs. William S. Kimball, George East- 

 man, Mrs. W. D. Ellwanger, and Mrs. 



Herbert Wadsworth, of Avon, N. Y., 

 and it is expected that many others will 

 make known their intention to exhibit 

 now that a show is assured. 



President Dunbar, who is assistant 

 superintendent of parks, stated that the 

 park board had arranged for a larger 

 exhibit than it had ever made before, 

 and representatives of private owners 

 spoke in a similar vein. Several prom- 

 ises of unusual exhibits were made, 

 among them one of chrysanthemum 

 plants said to be seven to eight feet in 

 diameter and eacb plant having an 

 average of 2,000 blossoms, from Mrs. 

 Kimball 's conservatories. 



Various Notes. 



H. E. Bates has just returned from a 

 business trip to Pittsburgh, Pa., and 

 reports a good business done there, 

 having sold to Fred Burki, of the 

 Pittsburgh Cut Flower Co., a new Lord 

 & Burnham house, 42k100, and conserva- 

 tories to E, N, Statler, of Buffalo, and 

 to W, O, Chapin. 



Visitors this week include Arnold 



