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The Florists^ Review 



DXCHfBIB 81, 1914. 



under the sash bow at the back of an 

 evening dress for summer wear, and at 

 a new play staged in New York thd 

 leading lady wore a flat bouquet at the 

 baek of her girdle. 



The next regular meeting of the Flo- 

 rists' Club of Vvashington will be held 

 Tuesday evening, January 5, at 1214 F 

 street, northwest. A special program 

 ifi being prepared for this first meeting 

 of the year and arrangements are being 

 made for a motion picture exhibition 

 showing war conditions in Europe and 

 current events, at that time. C. L. L. 



BALTIMORE. 



GhilBtmas Trade. 



There was only one redeeming feature 

 of the Christmas just passed, and that 

 was the increased plant sales. Azaleas, 

 cyclamens, poinsettias and, in fact, all 

 blooming plants were in good demand, 

 and most of the stores were completely 

 sold out. But in cut flowers quite a 

 different story must be told; in this 

 line, sales were only a small part of 

 the usual amount. A snowstorm came 

 up on the morning of December 24 and 

 continued throughout the day, giving us 

 the first "white Christmas" in many 

 years, to the retailers' disadvantage. 



The condition of the wholesale mar- 

 ket is rather hard to describe. There 

 was chiefly the oversupply of carna- 

 tions, of all colors; even red bloomB 

 were unsold, something which has never 

 before occurred in this city. The great- 

 est demand was for the best grade of 

 roses, principally Beauties. . Orchids, 

 violets and gardenias also sold well. 

 Medium and short roses were unsalable, 

 except a limited quantity for funeral 

 work, showing Jhat cut flower* sales 

 were confined to those who "Lou^t the 

 best of quality. Even among the 

 wealthy class of people, economy seemed 

 to be the rule. A well known retailer 

 spoke of the business in this way, 

 which pretty well fits the case: *'*A 

 customer who in former years spent $10, 

 this year spent $5; he bought the same 

 quality but a smaller quantity. * ' 



There was a large supply of greens, 

 a large quantity being left unsold. Calla 

 lilies were scarce and for some oraers 

 it was necessary to substitute Harrisii, 

 of which there was a good supply, but 

 sales were not large. Cut flower novel- 

 ties were in good demand, and the sup- 

 ply of Sweetheart and Fireflame roses 

 and, in fact, anything out of the ordi- 

 nary, was pretty well cleaned up. Cut 

 poinsettias were in fair demand and 

 good supply, with some left over. 



The sales of artificial designs for 

 cemetery use were much smaller than 

 usual, and a number of florists had a 

 large quantity left over. Holly and 

 holly wreaths were plentiful and prices 

 were low, but, even so, no large quan- 

 tity was disposed of. 



Olnb Meeting. 



The regular meeting of the Garden- 

 ers' and Florists' Club of Baltimore 

 was held Monday, December 28, with 

 President Johnston in the chair. The 

 weather was warmer, and there was a 

 good attendance of members. H. Sny- 

 dam, representing the Garland Mfg.; 

 Ck)., Des Plaines, HI., gave some good; 

 hints on using a cement putty product; 

 of his firm, which a number of mem-: 

 bers had trouble in using. Thfere was 

 considerable discussion of last week's, 

 business, partieulariy wtth TCf^crd to' 





Domestic Baskets 



NOW 1)1 GREATER DEMAND FOR 



•,^ri? 



The Holiday Season 



MT Mall us your order early. We have a 



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complete stock for present delivery, 

 and will endeavor to supply your 

 wants promptly at all times. 



If you have not previously done so, 

 this is a favorable time to try out our 

 baskets. Tti'ey are very attractive 

 and will Increase your sales. 



NO CHANGE IN OUR PRICES 



The Madison Basket 



craft Co. Nadisen, Lake Co., 



MaattOB Th« B^Tlew wbwi yon write. 



Boxwood Branches 



The Pick ol Old Virariala 



bright, clean stock, no surplus 

 wood. 



Packed in burlap bags, containing 

 26 pounds, $3.00 per bag. 



Correspondence inrited. 



H. AUSTIN, Feltwi, M 



Mention Thg Rerlgw when yoa wrtt». 



T. A. BUCHANAN 



Wholesaler of 



GKI-MX and PERNS 



Bronze Oalaz. t3.S0 'per case of 10.000: Green 

 Oalax. 13.60 per case of 10.000; Dasser Ferns, 60c 

 per 1000. Prompt service. 



Wire me Toecane, N. C. HAWK, N. C. 



Mention The Berlew when you write. 



WILD SMILAX 



12.00 per case: half case, 11.25 

 Eight 60-lb. cases .115.00 



Check with order. 6i off. 



Anjrqnantlty. Freeh stock. Prompt. Wire or write. 



S. S. BRANTLEY, Pine Apple. Ak. 



Ueathm The Kevlew When ytn writs. 



BOXWOOD 



Short fancy stock, no branch, the 

 kind you are looking for, 20c per lb.; 

 26 lbs., 18c; 50 lbs. and oyer, 16c. 



Plenty of flowers for January. 

 Heavy shipping and good local bus- 

 iness since Xmas indicates we haye 

 satisfied our customers. 



Reaenber we hne Fbristf' Sipflies 



T. J. NOLL & CO. 



\m QtuA Ati^ KANSAS CITY. FN. 



PHONES {|,°S>«j»S^5}2 



Mention The ReTlew when yon write. 



Wild Smilax 



Ready for shipment, $2.00 per case; 

 half case, $1.25. Heavy-berried Holly, 

 $2.00 per case. Wire or write. 



H. L. TkonpsoD & Co. VmS'e?"h/' 



Alw»r* nMmtloii tli* norlsta' 

 wrttln« 



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