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The Florists' Review 



Mat 21,- 1914. 



WASHINGTON, D. C. 



The Market. 



Weather conditions during the last 

 week were anything but conducive to 

 the production of first-class stock. On 

 one day the mercury approached the 

 100 mark, while on succeeding days it 

 hovered below 40 degrees. Thus the 

 flowers were alternately forced and re- 

 tarded, causing the prices to jump 

 around considerably. While there is 

 plenty of greenhouse stock, there is not 

 an oversupply of any one inside flower. 

 There is an oversupply of snowballs, 

 dogwood and fruit blossoms, and the 

 competition ])roduced by these is felt 

 to no little extent. Sweet peas are 

 moving better than they have been and 

 are bringing better prices. Good 

 Spencer sweet peas command as high as 

 $15 per thousand, while other varieties 

 are selling at from $5 to $6 per thou- 

 sand. Gladioli have made their ap- 

 pearance and are in some demand at 

 $8 per hundred. Some few special 

 Americas sold at $10. The supply of 

 carnations has slackened greatly and 

 the ruling i)rice is about $2 per hun- 

 dred. Stejjhanotis is coming into the 

 market in large quantities and is in 

 good demand because of the large 

 amount of funeral work. Gardenias 

 are plentiful and are meeting with a 

 ready sale. Some good snapdragon is 

 to be had, but is not in demand. 



Various Notes. 



Gude Bros. Co. last week furnished 

 for the fire department of the District 

 of Columbia nearly 100 wreaths to be 

 placed on the graves of deceased fire- 

 men, following a custom that has been 

 in vogue for many years. Saturday, 

 May 9, was the department's Memorial 

 day and early in the morning three of 

 the large supply wagons, each heavily 

 loaded with wreaths, accompanied by 

 detachments of firemen, proceeded to 

 the various cemeteries throughout the 

 city. 



Corporation Counsel Syme has an- 

 nounced that a storeman or huckster 

 who sells flowers in connection with 

 other merchandise for a limited period 

 nee«l not be considered a regular florist 

 and thus required to obtain a florist 's 

 license, the fee for which is $15 per 

 annum. This opinion was rendered in 

 connection with the recent agitation to 

 drive from the streets of Washington 

 the many flower venders who ha^•« 

 been competing with the stores, at the 

 request of attorneys for A. B. Garden, 

 of Anacostia, who has been wholesaling 

 flowers and plants to marketmen an(i 

 others who have been haled into the 

 police courts for selling flowers with- 

 out a florist's license. 



Mr. and Mrs. William Eehder, of 

 Wilmington, X. C, paid a visit to this 

 city while en route to Pittsburgh, Pa., 

 last week. Robert Shoch, of M. Eice 

 Co., and Sidney Bayersdorfer, both of 

 Philadelphia, Pa., made their periodic 

 visits to the local stores. C. L. L. 



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