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The Florists^ Review 



JANOABT 14, 1916. 



CINCINNATI. 



The Market. 



The supply last week contiuued 

 strong, while the demand was indif- 

 ferent. Shipping business, however, is 

 fair. The cut of roses is still large, 

 but there are indications of its letting 

 up somewhat. For the present, plenty 

 of good ones of all varieties may eas- 

 ily be had. Carnations, too, continue 

 to be plentiful. Narcissi are a glut and 

 many more are coming in than can 

 be used by the retailers. The supply 

 of lilies is easily sufficient for imme- 

 diate needs. Callas are excellent, but 

 meet with no especially strong call. 

 The oflferings in violets, orchids and 

 valley are sufficient for present re- 

 quirements. The first jonquils of the 

 season made their appearance during 

 the last fortnight. Other offerings in- 

 clude Roman hyacinths, stevias and 

 wallflowers. 



Various Notes. 



C. E. Critchell was the first in the 

 market to offer jonquils this season. 



P. J. Olinger made a trip to Indi- 

 auapolis, Tnd., this week. 



Among recent visitors was Mrs. Lam- 

 port, of Xenia, O. C. H. H. 



WASHINGTON, D. C. 



The Market. 



The warm weather has caused a large 

 increase in the supply. Roses and car- 

 nations, with the exception of special 

 grades and novelties, can practically be 

 had »t the buyer's own price. Bed 

 roses have been far more plentiful tkan 

 usual, but are fast going off the mar- 

 ket. Sweet peas are sent into the mar- 

 ket in large quantities, but have been 

 selling fairly well at from 75 cents to 

 $1.25 per hundred. Gardenias are more 

 plentiful, but' maintain $2 to $4 per 

 dozen. Some exceptionally fine locally 

 giown lilac has appeared. There is lit- 

 tle demand for it, although the prices 

 obtained are good. Both double and 

 single violets are hanging fire, and fine 

 northern stock can be obtained at 50 

 ctnts per hundred. An extra fine qual- 

 ity of stevia is selling readily at $3 

 per hundred. 



Club Meeting. 



The members of the Florists' Club 

 of Washington spent an enjoyable eve- 

 ning Tuesday, January 5, as guests of 

 the officers, who had provided an elabor- 

 ate entertainment in connection with 

 the regular monthly meeting. About 

 100 were present. The feature of the 

 evening was a real moving picture show. 

 This exhibition was given by Sidney 

 B. Lust, manager of Warner 's Features, 

 Inc., who was given a most vociferous 

 vote of thanks upon the conclusion of 

 the entertainment. 



A series of monologues and songs were 

 presented by Leo Garner, a talented 

 amateur, and Prof. Wall, a member of 

 the Sheldon School of Business Science, 

 Chicago, gave a short talk on<the, bene- 

 fits to be derived from such gatherings 

 as these. Additional entertainment 

 was jirovided bv a Victrola presided 

 o\er by Mr. 1^6u8er, manager of the 

 A'ictrola department at the .store of E. 

 F. Droop & C!o. 



A Dutch .supper was served during 

 the evening, and the meeting was de 

 clared to have been one of the most 

 successful ever held hv the club. 



Among those present was Dr. W. W. 

 Evans, of Hamilton, Va., who brought 

 with him a choice collection of carna- 

 tigns of his own production, which were 

 exhibited for the benefit of the club. 

 William F. Gude acted as toastmaster. 

 Various Notes. 



Ernest F. Hoehl, representing S. S. 

 Skidelsky & Co., Philadelphia, called on 

 the local trade last week. 



William F. Gude has declined reelec- 

 tion to the presidency of the Washing- 

 ton Chamber of Commerce, as this of- 

 fice and the many other organizations 

 with which he is connected are taking up 

 considerably more of his time than he 

 feels he can devote to such purposes. 

 He has, however, consented to allow his 

 name to remain on the ballot for elec- 

 tion to the board of directors. 



C. L. L. 



FOET WAYNE, IND. 



The Market. 



Business last week kept the majority 

 of florists on the run from Sunday 

 morning until Saturday night. Funeral 

 work, decorative work, weddings and 

 parties constituted the chief demand. 

 The season of social activities seems 

 to be at its height. The supply of 

 cut flowers has been unusually good. 

 Roses have arrived in large quantities 

 and of excellent quality. Sunburst 

 leads the varieties in yellow, while 

 Mrs. Shawyer is the best pink rose. 

 Rhea Reid and Richmond roses are both 

 of fine quality, with good color and 

 long stems. Beauties are being re- 

 ceived in fine shape and command good 

 prices. Carnations are scarcer than 

 any other flower, owing to several dark 

 days. Violets are plentiful, both 

 single and double, and meet with a big 

 demand. Valley is in good supply, with 

 long, stiff stems and good flowers. 

 Narcissi are now overabundant. Sweet 

 peas are somewhat scarce. Gardenias 



and cattleyas are readily available. 

 Cecile Brunner and Fireflame roses at- 

 tract attention, but do not sell so well 

 as the larger varieties of roses. Cal- 

 las and Easter lilies are plentiful. 



Various Notes. 



January 2, Miss Marguerite Flick, 

 who was home for the holidays from 

 Guerin hall, St. Mary-of-the-Woods 

 College, gave a delightful dinner at 

 the English tea room, announcing the 

 engagement of her sister. Miss Ruth R. 

 Flick, to Richard I. Blossom. Three 

 quaint hats of straw lace, filled with 

 Killaruey and Sunburst roses, formed 

 the charming table decoration. Toward 

 the end of the menu, each guest was 

 given a corsage in which was hidden a 

 small card announcing the engage- 

 ment. Miss Flick is a graduate of St. 

 Catherine 's Academy, in this city, and 

 of St. Mary-of-the-Woods. She is a 

 member of the Flick Floral Co. Mr. 

 Blossom is an artist and is connected 

 with the S. F. Bowser Co., of this city. 

 The wedding will take place in the 

 spring. 



Herbert Zur Muhlen, of the Auger 

 Flower Shop, reports a rushing demand 

 for funeral work last week. 



W. J. & M. S. Vesey furnished the 

 elaborate decorations for the annual 

 banquet of the S. F. Bowser Co., at 

 the Anthony hotel, January 4. The 

 decorations consisted mostly of red 

 roses. A small French boutonniere 

 was given to each guest at the affair. 



The Country Club dance, which was 

 held at the Commercial Club ballroom, 

 January 6, was the occasion for beau- 

 tiful and effective decorations, which 

 were, carried out by the Flick Floral 

 Co. Numerous cases of southern smilax 

 were used and many thousands of 

 roses. 



Recent visitors included A. W. Herre, 

 representing the A. L. Randall Co., 

 Chicago, and John yan Zonneveld, 

 of Sassenheim, Hollanid. R. F. 



Dighton, Mass.— Wm. Macker is 

 building another <.'reenhouse on Main 

 street. 



Plymouth, iilass.— Fritz Schlecht, pro- 

 prietor of the greenhouses on AUerton 

 street, opened a store for the holiday 

 season at 11 Court street. 



Watertown, Mass. — Alfred Daven- 

 ])ort was held up by three men on his 

 way home from Boston late at night 

 •January 6. They demanded his valu- 

 j»])les, but after talking for a short time 

 ran away when he had given them a 

 $2 bill. 



New Bedford, Mass. — At the an 

 nual meeting of the New Bedford Hor- 

 ticultural Society, January 4, the fol- 

 lowing officers were elected: President, 

 D. F. Roy; viCe-presidtnt, Frank C. 

 Barrows; Mnancial secretary, W. K. 

 Smith; treasuier, W. A. Luctf; secre- 

 tary, J. M. Taber; executive commit- 

 tee, F. G. Tripp, C. W. Young, J. H. 

 McVicker, J. W. Wooster, A. E. Griffin, 

 J. Gathby niid J.. J. Hathaway, ,Jr. 



Hartford, Conn. — John Coombs has 

 added a second automobile to his de- 

 livery service. 



Concord, N. H.— C. V. Kimball has 

 sold an interest in his business to S. R. 

 Bilker, of Belmont. 



East Bridgewater, Mass.— J. K. Alex- 

 ander is sending a large shipment of 

 dahlias to the Panama-Pacific exposi- 

 tion. Mr. Alexander's dahlias are to 

 be grown and exhibited in connection 

 with the Massachusetts state exhibit, 

 and are in competition for the gold, sil- 

 ver and bronze medals offered for the 

 finest growing exhibit of dahlias. This 

 exhibit is to occupy 2,728 square feet 

 of space and is to be in the form of 

 a large circular bed. Mr. Alexander 

 had an exhibit of equal proportions at 

 the Louisiana Purchase exposition, in 

 1904, winning the silver medal, the 

 highest honor awarded to any American 

 firm. H. Cannell & Son, of Swanley, 

 Kent, England, were the winners of the 

 gold medal. 



