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The Florists' Review 



May 14, 1914. 



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PAWTUCKET, R. I. 



The Market. 



With thousands of carnations sold on 

 Mothers' day, the local florists are pre- 

 paring for Memorial day. Conditions 

 point to the fact that cut flowers will 

 not be used in such large quantities -«s 

 in previous years, as the customary 

 bouquet will be replaced by the galax 

 wreath, with one side carrying a cluster 

 of wax flowers. 



Numerous teams laden with potted 

 plants have made their appearance on 

 the streets and the owners report an 

 excellent business. 



Various Notes. 



The S. S. Kresge Co. is doing excellent 

 business on a large stock of pansies in 

 baskets and is booking orders for 

 Memorial day wreaths. 



Mineral Spring Greenhouses report 

 everything in good condition for 

 Memorial day. T. F. B. 



PROVIDENCE, R. I. 



The Maxket. 



Mothers' day brought an abnormal 

 demand for white flowers, particularly 

 carnations, causing a slight stiffening in 

 price. For the first time the day was 

 generally observed, owing largely to the 

 advertising done by a number of the 

 local florists. Business for the week was 

 good, the warm spring weather accel- 

 erating the call for cut flowers. 



Various Notes. 



Small Easter lily plants with one, two 

 and three buds and blooms offered by 

 Macnair for Mothers' day found ready 

 sale. More than 3,000 were handled. 



Joseph Koppelman has purchased the 

 greenhouses of Mrs. Hannah Olsen in 

 East Providence, known as the Brook- 

 side Greenhouses, and will take posses- 

 sion June 1. They will be in charge of 

 Con Sullivan, for many years grower 

 with Timothy O'Connor. 



John A. Macrae has just registered a 

 ten horse-power Cadillac motor truck. 



Edward M. Pope has filed a statement 

 with the city clerk that he is owner of 

 the Providence Horticultural Co., 265 

 Broad street. 



T. J. .Johnston & Co. have purchased 

 a new twenty-two horse-power Ford 

 truck. 



John Foster has removed from 16 

 Fenner street to 462 Westminster street. 



Max Viller, formerly with Johnston 

 Bros., now is with Galvin in Boston. 



W. H. Lowe has started in the flo- 

 rists' business at Edgewood. 



Maurice Torgen, formerly with Jo- 

 seph Koppelman, now is with Johnston 

 Bros. 



Mr. Lamont, formerly with the J. A. 

 Budlong & Sons Co., at Auburn, now is 

 conducting his own greenhouses on 

 Public street. Providence. 



Visitors: Miss Williard, Townsend, 

 R. I.; S. T. Greene, with Bayersdorfer 

 & Co., Philadelphia; George Herrmann, 

 with A. Herrmann, New York; 8. S. 

 Skidelsky, Philadelphia; Wm. Cromp- 

 ton, of East Greenwich; Mr. Lefnourix, 

 of Norton, Mass. W. H. M. 



Wholesale Cut Flower Prices. 



Boaton, May 13, 19U. 



Per 100 



Beauty, SpedalB $16.00 Q $20.00 



Extra 6.00 @ 10.00 



ShortBtems 2.00 @ 4.00 



Shawyers, Russells 1.00 @ 6.00 



Klllarney l.CO © 5.00 



White Klllamey 1.00 @ 5.00 



Dark Pink Klllamey 1.00 @ 6.00 



Double White Klllamey 1 0) @ 5.00 



Klllamey Queen 1.00 @ 8.00 



Mrs. Aaron Ward l.oa @ 6.00 



Lady Hlllingdon l.uo @ 5.00 



Richmond, Rhea Reld 1.00 @ 8.00 



Sunburst 1.00© 6 00 



Rlvolre (Bolgarle. Taft) 1.00© 6.00 



Gamationi 1.00 © 3.00 



Cattleyas 26.00 © 30.00 



Lily of the Valley 2.00© 3.00 



Easter Lilies 6.00 © 8.00 



Gardenias 8.00© 25.00 



Pansies 26 © .30 



Double Violets 40© .60 



Martruerites 50 @ 1.00 



Antirrhinums 2.00© 4.00 



Sweet Peas 36© 1.00 



Callas 4.00 @ 6.00 



Tulips 1.00© 1.50 



Daffodils 1.60 O 2.00 



Spanishlrls 2.00© 4.00 



SmallGladioli 4.00© 5.00 



Larsre " per doz..Sl.60G$2.00 



BOSTON. 



The Market. 



Business held up well last week. The 

 demand May 8 and 9 was good; not so 

 good as some of the growers expected, 

 but better than a year ago. The great 

 trouble was that growers held back on 

 cut flowers and threw too many on the 

 market May 9. They evidently imag- 

 ined the demand would be equal to that 

 of Easter or Christmas and forgot that 

 this is a comparatively new flower day, 

 which must be gradually built up, not 

 through any injudicious bolstering of 



prices, but by using every legitimate ef- 

 fort to popularize the buying of flowers 

 on this occasion. 



Carnations sold well. Fancies made 

 $6, whites going the best, though col- 

 ored ones were worth nearly as much. 

 Large numbers were sold at $4 and $5, 

 but prices tumbled toward night. Roses 

 sold well at from $2 to $6 per hundred, 

 only a few fancies making $6. Special 

 Beauties made $15 to $20 per hundred, 

 but could scarcely be classed as Moth- 

 ers ' day flowers. The main demand was 

 for small lots of carnations or roses, or 

 small baskets, few large orders being 

 given. 



Since Mothers' day business has been 

 fairly good. Carnations have taken a 

 considerable tumble and roses are lower. 

 The snapdragon surplus still is heavy. 

 Good sweet peas, valley, bachelor's but- 

 tons and yellow marguerites are in de- 

 mand. Lilies are of slow sale. Callas 

 are nearly over. Spanish iris is getting 

 druggy. A considerable quantity of 

 Gladiolus Peach Blossom and Blushing 

 Bride is coming in; also smaller lots of 

 America, Mrs. F. King and other large 

 sorts. Some double violets still arrive, 

 and Dutch bulbous flowers, thanks to 

 the cool spring, are lasting wonderfully 

 and selling well. Some of the growers 

 expect to have tulips and narcissi from 

 inside until Memorial day. Hardy ferns 

 continue scarce. Adiantum and aspara- 

 gus trade is dull. Bedding plant busi- 

 ness is starting up. 



Various Notes. 



F. W. Holbrow, of Dorchester, was 

 the first to bring Gladiolus America to 

 the local market. Of this he has some 

 grand spikes. He is just finishing his 

 Emperor and Victoria narcissi, but has 



Just received new importations of 



CATTLEYAS AND DENDROBIUMS 



Prices on application. 

 Few mora Gardenia Planta from 2ia-ln. pota at $8.00 and $10.0O par lOO 



F. J. DOLANSKY, 



LYNN, MASS. 



WELCH BROS. CO., 226 Devonshire Street, BOSTON 



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