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The Florists' Review 



OCTOBSB 28, 1918. 



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Crepe Flowers last longer than any others; 

 they are next to nature in form and color 

 too, making: them irresistible to lovers of 



the beautiful. They are particularly appropriate with Magrnolia Wreaths, thoufifh this is only 



one of the many ways in which they may be used to advantage. 



Crepe Flowers come in many forms — Dahlias, Chrysanthemums, Sweet Peas, Roses, 

 St. Joseph Lilies, Carnations, Calla Lilies. The colors range from white in the lilies, 

 through many colors in the other flowers: white, pink, lavender, red, pink tint and 

 purple tint. ^ ^, .^^ « ' 



ORDER NICE ASSORTMI^NT OF CREPE FLOWERS FROM 



H. BAYERSDORFER & CO 



1129 Arch Street, 



PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



help much. Cannas are making rapid 

 growth and promise a better yield than 

 had been thought possible. Tuberoses 

 are almost a failure. 



The new flower store on Bridge ave- 

 nue is beginning to get hold of the 

 business. Mr. Corbitt's grower is con- 

 ducting this store. The stock in the 

 houses is looking fine, F. B. 



DETROIT. 



The Market. 



Trade, considering the unfavorable 

 weather, has been fine. Many excel- 

 lent mums are on the market; in fact, 

 the only poor kinds are Unaka and 

 October lYost, many of these being 

 left over. Pompons and anemones are 

 now making their appearance and find 

 a ready sale. Dahlias, which were ex- 

 ceptionally fine this year, are gone. 

 Roses are of a good quality and plen- 

 tiful. Ehea Reid and Sunburst are 

 especially good. Double violets are 

 coming along nicely. Easter lilies and 

 callas are in fair supply and are 

 cleaned up daily. 



Carnations were fairly plentiful dur- 

 ing the week, but on Monday a great 

 scarcity was noticed, with no white 

 to be had at all. The best in the mar- 

 ket is Philadelphia and it is in great 

 demand. One of the leading retailers 

 had a large table decoration in which 

 he used 700 of this flower and reported 

 a well satisfied customer. 



Club Meeting. 



A well attended meeting of the 

 Florists' Club was held October 20. 

 Many retailers were present, as it was 

 retailers' night. 



John De Carteret, gardener for Led- 

 yard's, showed some specimen blooms 

 of the bronze mum, Ongawa, which 

 were pronounced exceptionally fine by 

 the members present. Fred Pautke 

 also was on hand with a beautiful 

 early pompon seedling known as Bronze 

 Beauty. 



Fred Schneider was elected a mem- 

 ber of the club. 



Several speakers were on the pro- 

 gram, as follows: Walter Taepke, on 

 "Funeral Work"; E. A. Fetters, on 

 "Buying"; J. F. Sullivan, on "Sell- 

 ing"; A. Pochelon, on "Expenses," 

 and Hugo Schroeter, on "Estimating 

 Decorations." 



Mr. Fetters, in speaking on "Buy- 

 ing," said among other things that 

 buying and selling are among the prin- 

 cipal factors in business. "Do not 

 buy too many," he S8>'l, "of any one 



Wietor Bros. 



162 N. Wabash Ave,, •- "'.ESSSph aosi CHICAGO, ILL. 



A GOOD SUPPLY OF FINE STOCK 

 BEAUTIES, ROSES, CARNA- 

 TIONS AND MUMS 



CURRENT PRICE LIST 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



AMERICAN BEAUTIES Perdoz. 



48-lnch stems '. $3.00 



36-Inch stems 2.50 



30-lnch stems 2.25 



24-inch stems 2.00 



15-inch stems 1.50 



12-lnch stems 1.26 



KILLARNEY Per 100 



Extra special $8.00 



Selects 6.00 



Fancy i 5.00 



Medium 4.00 



Good 3.00 



Short stems 2.00 



WHITE KILLARNEY 



Extra special 8.00 



Selecto 6.00 



Fancy 5.00 



Medium 4.00 



Good 3.00 



Short 2.00 



ROSES, Our Selection, 



per doz , S2.00 @ $3.00 



SUNBURST Per 100 



Selects $10.00 



Fancy 8.00 



Good 6.00 



Short 3.00 



MY MARYLAND 



Extra special 8.00 



Selects 6.00 



Fancy 5.00 



Medium 4.00 



Good 3.00 



Short stems 2.00 



RICHMOND 



Extra special s.OO 



Selects 6.00 



Fancy 5.00 



Medium 4.00 



Good 3.00 



Short stems 2.00 



CARNATIONS 



Goodstock $1.50to "00 



MISCELLANEOUS STOCK 



Lilies, fancy per 100. $10.00 to 12.50 



Ferns, new per 1000, -00 



Smilax perdoz., $2.00 to JS" 



Adlantum per 100, 100 



Oaiax per 1000, 1 50 



Sprenseri or Asparaarus Sprays.per bunch, .50 



$3.00 per 100 



kind of basket or ribbon. Job lots of 

 ribbons do not pay. I always take 

 a chance on a good job lot of cut 

 ftowers, however, and find that it pays. 

 The buyer must have a reputation for 

 honesty, so as to have the confidence 

 of shippers." 



Though J. F. Sullivan had been an- 

 nounced as the speaker on "Selling," 

 Philip Breitmeyer took the task off 

 Mr. Sullivan's hands. "We should 

 appreciate having a local commission 

 house," he said, "It is difficult to 

 measure the profit we should have on 

 goods bought. Selling ig most im- 

 portant of all; salesmanship is what 

 counts. A good salesman can get any 

 reasonable price." 



Mr, Breitmeyer also carried out Mr. 

 Pochelon 's part of the program, as the 



^A saleBinan in the Boston FloT^er 

 Exchange, 32 Otis St., Boston, would 

 like consignments from Rose and 

 Carnation growers on commission. 

 Address W. J, Thurston, Manager. 

 Boston Flower Exchange. 



latter was absent. One of his points 

 was that "we should know each weok 

 just where we stand or what our fX- 

 penses and profits are. ' ' 



In J. F. Sullivan's opinion, the rent- 

 ing of palms is a most important sub- 

 ject and few get enough rental for 

 them. The question as to what should 

 be charged was most thoroughly dis- 

 cussed and many good points were 

 brought out. 



