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The Florists^ Review 



DecembKb 17, 1014. 



tiold at lower prices than usual, unless 

 all signs fail. This does not seem to be 

 a year for fancy prices; the people will 

 buy only if the prices are right and it 

 is to be hoped they can be kept right. 



The retail stores look all Christmas- 

 like, with wreaths of boxwood, ruscus, 

 fltatice, magnolia, thistles and all kinds 

 of combinations. Plants are being 

 pushed hard. In fact, we hear the old 

 cry, ' ' We are going to sell plants and 

 cut out the cut flowers," but after 

 •Christmas, no doubt, we shall find that 

 the same fellows have sold as many cut 

 flowers as ever. There were several 

 good funeral days last week and there 

 were two or three social affairs that 

 helped create a demand for flowers. 



The trade in greens, pine, laurel and 

 holly, is almost out of the hands of the 

 regular florists. Even wild smilax is 

 gone until after Christmas, as a few 

 dealers who just handle this stock for 

 about ten days have such quantities 

 and have cut the prices to such an ex- 

 tent that the regular florists will not 

 touch the stock. It is reported that 

 there are seventy carloads of Christmas 

 trees here now, with such quantities of 

 other greens that it is doubtful whether 

 the shippers will get worth-while re- 

 turns. 



Various Notes. 



Billy Lowe, the green goods man, is 

 back in the business. He is furnishing 

 the trees for the public Christmas cele- 

 bration. His largest tree is forty-two 

 feet high, but it will be made up to 

 seventy-five feet when set up. 



Mrs. V. Bergman and her son, of 

 Chicago, are here to visit her parents, 

 Mr. and Mrs. Gus. Ludwig. She will 

 remain until after the holidays. 



F. W. Eomer, representing the Briar- 

 clifif Greenhouses, Scarboro, N. Y., was 

 in town December 12, calling on the 

 Pittsburgh Cut Flower Co., their repre- 

 sentatives, and assuring them of all 

 the choice Beauties they will need. 

 Other visitors were: J. H. Tasker, of 

 the Walton Floral Co., Rice's Landing, 

 Pa.; J. S. Hennon, of New Castle, Pa.; 

 M. E. Ready, of Donora, Pa., and Miss 

 Weber, of Fairmont, W. Va. 



Clarke. 



WASHINGTON, D. 0. 



The Market. 



There has been little change in busi- 

 ness during the last week or ten days, 

 during which time the skies have been 

 overcast and rain has fallen nearly 

 every day. Pink roses are off color. 

 Sweet peas are quite scarce, and on 

 several occasions during the week it 

 was impossible to obtain chrysanthe- 

 mums. Carnations have taken a slight 

 drop. Violets are more plentiful, and 

 the singles, bringing about 75 cents 

 per hundred, have long stems and large 

 flowers. These are in better demand 

 than the Rhinebecks, for which $1 and 

 $1.25 per hundred is being asked. The 

 mignonette to be had is exceptionally 

 good, with long, full spikes. The price 

 of valley has fallen somewhat. A few 

 poinsettias are coming in and the first 

 of these brought $4 per dozen. There 

 has been a marked decline both in the 

 price and demand for narcissi. Gar- 

 denias are poorer in quality on account 

 of the weather. 



Various Notes. 



There are far more debutante bou- 

 <]uets being sold this year than ever 

 before, according to John Henry Small, 



of J. H. Small & Sons. However, there 

 is evidence that the outlay in each in- 

 stance was small, that the purchasers 

 were curtailing expenses and had paid, 

 in a majority of instances, from $1.50 

 to $3 only. 



Among the visitors of the last week 

 were: Charles E. Meehan, of S. S. 

 Pennock-Meehan Co., Philadelphia, Pa.; 

 C. Albert Small, of J. H. Small & Sons, 

 New York; Edward Reid, Philadelphia, 

 Pa.; J. W. Grandy, Norfolk, Va.; R. J. 

 Irwin, New York; J. W. Gregg, of Vir- 

 ginia Nursery Co., Purcellville, Va.; 

 E. H. Flood, Atco, N. J., and William 

 P. Craig, of the Robert Craig Co., 

 Philadelphia, Pa. 



J. M. Rankin, of the Department of 

 Agriculture's plant introductions field 

 station has left this city for Florida, 

 North and South Carolina, and Georgia, 

 where he will confer with commercial 

 nurserymen as to the propagation, culti- 

 vation and handling of nursery stock 

 for commerce. 



But few orders were placed with 

 local florists for the funeral of the 

 late Sereno E. Payne, member of Con- 

 gress from New York, which took place 

 from the House of Representatives Sun- 

 day, December 13. A number of orders 

 were, however, telegraphed to Auburn, 

 N. Y., to which place the body was sent 

 for burial. J. H. Small & Sons 

 furnished three pieces. C. L. L. 



NASHVILLE, TENN. 



The Market. 



The week ended with a heavy snow, 

 but there has been no cold weather and 

 the snow promises to be gone by night. 

 There is not so heavy a supply of 

 flowers as there was last week. Busi- 

 ness has been generally pretty good. 

 Some even say they are doing as much 

 business now as they were a year ago. 

 All agree that trade is improving from 

 week to week. The windows are full 

 of poinsettias that came into bloom a 

 little sooner than was desirable, and 

 they are selling well. Peppers have 

 been offered for almost a month and 

 have been pretty well sold out. They 

 are not selling so well as they were a 

 fortnight ago. Holly is on the streets 

 in plenty and of excellent quality. 

 Mistletoe has not appeared as yet. 

 Good azaleas are appearing in small 

 numbers, and are selling pretty well. 

 Other holiday plants have not appeared 

 as yet. 



In cut flowers, roses and carnations 

 are by far the most abundant and both 

 are of good quality. Carnations whole- 

 sale at about 3 cents and roses from 4 

 to 10 cents, with Beauties too scarce to 

 be wholesaled, though there is a fair 

 supply for local use. Violets are not 

 yet plentiful and peas are almost a 

 negligible quantity. 



It is stated that there are more 

 people out of work in the city than for 

 years and this is sure to have its effect 

 on the Christmas business. The large 

 dealers in holiday goods agree that 

 business is light for the season. Some 

 comfort may be got from the fact, how- 

 ever, that such firms had a light busi- 

 ness a year ago, while the florists did 

 the best business ever done for the 

 holidays. 



Various Notes. 



McTntyre Bros, have some of the 

 best Hillingdon roses I have seen for 

 some time. They are the only growers 

 who have this varietv this season in 



any quantities, and they have succeedied 

 in getting strong stems, the one thihg 

 that this rose has always lacked here. 

 Their carnations are the largest I have 

 seen this season. 



Geny Bros, are selling some fancy 

 cyclamens, fringed and picotee varie- 

 ties, that are fine. They are the first 

 I have seen offered in this city. 



The Joys have put a new delivery 

 car and a motorcycle delivery in com- 

 mission this week. The motorcycle de- 

 livery appears to us to be a mighty 

 convenient thing for small deliveries. 

 The bed will hold several large boxes, 

 too. 



Haury & Sons have a good line of 

 Christmas plants and wreaths on sale. 

 Their windows make a good showing. 



Frank Cornell hopes to have some 

 Dutch hyacinths ready for the Christ- 

 mas sales. ' F. B. 



FORT WAYNE, IND. 



The Market. 



Christmas wreathing, ruscus, heather, 

 etc., are decorating all the flower shops 

 and the retail florists report that the 

 demand is excellent. Yards of red and 

 green roping are displayed, and com- 

 bination baskets and wreaths are al- 

 ready made up to attract the pur- 

 chaser's eye and loosen his purse- 

 strings. 



The supply of roses is limited, al- 

 though there is some fine long-stemmed 

 stock on the market, which brings good 

 returns. Carnations are still weak- 

 stemmed, owing to atmospheric con- 

 ditions, but are not so scarce as they 

 were a week ago. A large crop is ex- 

 pected for the holiday trade. 



Violets arc unusually scarce for this 

 season of the year, and those available 

 find a ready market. Sweet peas are 

 good, and the demand is fair. For- 

 mosa lilies are in good supply. The 

 demand recently, outside of the Christ- 

 mas trade, has been principally for 

 funeral work. 



Some excellent cases of boxwood have 

 been received, and holly is expected to 

 arrive soon. 



Various Notes. 



A. J. Lanternier & Co. keep their 

 delivery automobile busy these days. 



Some fine poinsettias vie with the 

 other Christmas decorations in the win- 

 dows of the Bradley Flower Shop. 



Herbert Zur Muhlen had an effect- 

 ive table decoration at the English tea- 

 room last week, which was carried out 

 in a combination of heather and pink 

 roses. R. F. 



Howell, Mich. — Walter Hubel, who 

 for a year had charge of the Howell 

 Greenhouses, has bought a greenhouse 

 at Williamston, which is being torn 

 down and moved to Howell. He will 

 grow vegetables for shipping. 



Columbus, O. — Thomas J. Ludwig, for 

 many years with the Livingston Seed 

 Co., will start in business for himself 

 after the first of the new year. He 

 has leased quarters in the new White- 

 Haines building, 82 North High street. 



Miles City, Mont.— The Flower Store 

 has been moved from 617 Main street 

 to the corner store in the Arnold build- 

 ing, at Eighth and Main streets. Mr. 

 and Mrs. Gregory have purchased the 

 stock of goods from Arnold's and will 

 conduct the business in connection with 

 their flower business. 



