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The Florists' Review 



APRib 15, 1015. 



sisting mainly of bulbs donated by Hol- 

 land firms. The awards were: 



D!affodiIs, six pans — Holm & Olson, first. 



Single tulips, six pans — Holm & Olson, first. 



Double tulips, six pans— Holm & Olson, first; 

 L. S. Donaldson Co., second. 



Dutch hyacinths, six pans — Holm & Olson, first; 

 Iv. S. Donaldson Co., second. 



Easter lilies, sir pots — Holm & Olson, first; 

 Merrlam Park Floral Co., second. 



Specimen lilac— Holm & Olson, first; L. S. 

 Donaldson Co., second. 



Specimen hydrangea — Holm & Olson, first; 

 I J. S. Donaldson Co., second. 



Polyantha rose, any variety — Holm & Olson, 

 flrst: Merrlam Park Floral Co., second. 



Climbing rose, any variety — N. Nellsen, Man- 

 kato, first; L. S. Donaldson Co., second. 



Azalea, any variety — Holm & Olson, first; O. 

 Amundson, Minneapolis, second. 



Rhododendron — L. S. Donaldson Co., first; 

 Holm & Olson, second. 



Double violets — J. E. Sten, Red Wing, diploma. 



Single violets — L. S. Donaldson Co., certificate 

 of merit. 



Group of blooming plants — L. S. Donaldson Co. 

 and Merrlam Park Floral Co. both awarded cer- 

 tificate of merit; Holm & Olson awarded a 

 diploma; Minneapolis Floral Co., honorable 

 mention. 



Carnations — N. Nellsen, awarded certificate of 

 merit for White Wonder, Rosette and Pink En- 

 chantress; L. S. Donaldson Co., certificate ot 

 merit for White Enchantress, Pink E^nchantresa 

 and Winsor; Bassett & Washburn, Chicago, 

 awarded diploma for Belle Washburn. 



Snapdragon — J. A. Webber, Jumbro Heights, 

 diploma; Holm & Olson, honorable mention; Hol- 

 ton & Hunkel Co., Milwaukee, honorable mention. 



Roses — Gust Ruscb, Milwaukee, diploma for 

 American Beauties, Mrs. Taft and Mrs. Russell, 

 and certificate of merit for Pink Klllarney, Mrs. 

 Shawyer, Richmond and Klllarney Brilliant; Hol- 

 ton & Hunkel Co., Milwaukee, diploma for 

 Ophelia and Klllarney. 



J. A. Webber awarded a certificate of merit 

 for Minnesota-grown strawberries. 



Gust Malmquist, of Minneapolis, and 



C. E. Schaefer, of La Crosse, Wis., 



acted as judges. 



FOR PITTSBURGH OPENING. 



For the opening of the new depart, 

 ment store of the Eosenbaum Co., at 

 Pittsburgh, Wednesday, April 7, Harris 

 Bros., 511 Market street, furnished a 

 large quantity of flowers, most of them 

 in elaborate basket arrangements. In 

 the accompanying illustration the flow- 

 ers appear as they stood, waiting for de- 

 livery, on the sidewalk in front of the 

 store of Harris Bros. 



INSPECTION OF MAILED PI.ANTS. 



Florists, seedsmen and nurserymen 

 who send plants through the mail have 

 doubtless followed with interest the 

 steps toward carrying out the provision 

 added to the last agricultural appro- 

 priation bill for the further enforce- 

 ment of the plant quarantine act. The 

 gist of the provision was given in The 

 Review for March 18, the most impor- 

 tant point being that all plant pack- 



ages should be marked with a descrip- 

 tion of the contents. The machinery 

 for carrying out the enactment is given 

 in the rules just promulgated by the 

 PostofBce department. 



According to these regulations, when 

 a package of plants subject to terminal 

 inspection is received at the postoffice 

 of address, or destination, the postmas- 

 ter shall at once notify the addressee of 

 the amount of postage required to for- 

 ward the package to the place of in- 

 spection and return. Upon receipt of 

 this amount, he shall affix sufficient 

 postage to carry the package to the 

 place of inspection and attach an en- 

 velope containing the postage for its 

 return. The postmaster at the place 

 of inspection delivers the package to 

 the state authorities for inspection, and 

 if it is passed, affixes the postage for 

 its return to the postoffice of address, 

 where it is delivered to the addressee. 



If the package is found to be in- 

 fested and incapable of disinfection, 

 the postmaster at the place of inspec- 

 tion notifies the sender of that fact 

 and of the amount of postage required 

 for the return of the plants. Upon re- 

 ceipt of the postage, the package will 

 be returned to the sender. If the post- 

 age is not furnished within a certain 

 time, the plants will be turned over to 

 the state authorities by the postmaster, 

 for destruction. The postage furnished 

 by the addressee for the return of the 

 package from the place of inspection 

 to the postoffice of address will, in 

 this case, be remitted to him, together 

 with a notification of the circumstances. 



If the addressee fails to furnish the 

 postage for' sending the package to 

 the place of inspection and return, the 

 state inspector shall be notified. If 

 he supplies sufficient postage, the pack- 

 age will be forwarded for inspection 

 and returned to the postoffice of ad- 

 dress. If neither the addressee nor 

 the inspector will pay for Bending the 

 parcel to the place of inspection and 

 returning it to the postoffice of ad- 

 dress, the package will be treated by 

 the postmaster as is any other unde- 

 liverable fourth-class matter. 



From this it may be seen that the 

 buyer of plants bears the expense of 

 inspection, which is only a few cents 

 postage. If the plants prove to be in- 

 fested, the sender pays for their re- 

 turn to him, but the buyer is out the 

 amount he furnished for postage from 



his postoffice to the place of inspection. 

 The question of delay and other doubt- 

 ful issues which arise in the plants- 

 man's mind will be settled, or per- 

 haps aggravated, by the working out 

 of this new species of inspection. 



TOLEDO, O. 



The Market. 



It is anxazing to see how blooming 

 plants are still finding sale after a 

 rush Easter week. Florists naturally 

 had an idea the town was completely 

 supplied with potted plants, after loads 

 of them had been sent out for Easter 

 gifts, but all through the week past 

 there has been a heavy demand for 

 blooming plants. Large aealeas, rhodo- 

 dendrons and hydrangeas have been 

 in great demand, and florists who had 

 stock left over that was not in condi- 

 tion for sale at Easter can dispose of 

 it now. 



The price of cut flowers has decreased 

 considerably, and the demand is heavy, 

 especially for the hospital trade. The 

 usual Easter weddings have been oc- 

 cupying florists, and several large 

 church and house decorations, with 

 lilies and azaleas as the prevailing 

 flowers, have helped considerably to in- 

 crease the sales for the month. 



Boses are fine, with the new crops 

 coming on. Among the better varieties 

 are Mrs. Russell, Killarney Brilliant, 

 Ophelia, Richmond and Sunburst. Prices 

 range on these from $6 to $10 per hun- 

 dred. Carnations are plentiful, but do 

 not keep well. They sell at $1 and $2 

 per hundred. Bulbous stock is scarce, 

 but growers will have another fine crop 

 in a week or two. Violets, valley and 

 sweet peas are in prime condition. 

 There have been some choice mignon- 

 ette, snapdragons and daisies in the 

 downtown windows. 



Various Notes. 



Considerable excitement reigned in 

 the store of Max Spanner last week, 

 when a pet tomcat went mad and be- 

 gan to scurry around the store. Sev- 

 eral lady customers ran into the street, 

 and Max began to pull his hair out in 

 bunches when the vicious feline sprang 

 into the icebox and stampeded over a 

 beautiful display of orchids, valley and 

 sweet peas. Mr. Spanner estimates his 

 loss at about $50. 



Harry Turvey, formerly with Max 

 Spanner, has started in business for 

 himself in West Toledo and reports that 

 his Easter business far surpassed his 

 expectations. Mr. Turvey is a member 

 of the choir of Trinity church, and 

 sang several selections each day at the 

 noon-day services during Lent. Now 

 that these and the Easter flower rush 

 is over, he says he can breathe a little 

 more easily. 



Schramm Bros, have been quite busy 

 with several large wedding decorations. 



T. Magee also reports -several large 

 decorations. 



Among the visitors last week 'were 

 Mr. Markson, of the Chas. Meyer Corp., 

 New York, and Mr. Nelson, of the Raed- 

 lein Basket Co., Chicago. . G. B. S. 



Flowen Supplied by Harris Bros., for Opening of a Pittsburgh Department Store. 



Williamsport, Pa. — Ground was 

 broken March 31 for the erection of 

 two greenhouses, each 20x100 feet, on 

 North Michael street. The buildings 

 will be completed, it is expected, by 

 May 1, and will be occupied by the 

 City Floral Co,, a new concetn. 



