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20 



The Florists^ Review 



September 2, 1915. 



G. W RENARD 

 JUiriBt 



AVONDALE. CHESTER CO.. PA. 



Augiist 17, 1915. 



Illoriste' Publishing Co., 

 Si08 So. Dearborn St., 

 Ohioag^f 111. 



dentlemen:- 



f lease discontinue vy ad In The Reriew as I aa sold out. 



Kindly aooept these few words of aoknowledgement of the 

 good results obtained from the expenditure of a small sum for adver- 

 tising in The RoTlew. 



There are many growers like myself, who do not grow 



plants as a speoiaJLty for the trade, but who grow for their own use 



and, to be sure of having enough, usually produce some surplus. 



Frequently these surplus plants find their waCy to the dump, although 



some brother florist would like to buy them. In faot, I used to 



dump my surplus plants the way a great many other floriste do until 



I found how easily I oould sell them through OlflMsified ads in The 



Review. 



Very respeotfullyjrours. 



DOUBLE DAISIES FOB FOBCING. 



Please tell me whether there is a dou- 

 ble daisy that is profitable for forcing. 

 If so, please give its name and the de- 

 gree of heat for it. S. M. — Kan. 



Marguerite Mrs. Sander comes the 

 nearest to being double of any of the 

 so-called daisies. A good proportion of 

 the white flowers come semi-double in 

 winter, and from April through the 

 summer the majority of the blooms 

 come quite double. A night tempera- 

 ture of 50 degrees in winter, with a 

 corresponding rise later in the season, 

 suits this and other marguerites. 



C. W. 



SCBANTON, PA. 



The Market. 



Business has been uneven. Most days 

 last week were quiet ones. The heavy 

 rains we have been having did consid- 

 erable damage to outdoor crops. There 

 seems to be a little more funeral work, 

 but aside from this trade is poor. 



The market is glutted with asters, 

 gladioli and sweet peas. The 5 and 10- 

 cent stores are selling bunches of fifty 

 Bweet peas for 10 cents and asters at 

 10 cents per dozen. Amateur growers 

 are selling the stores these flowers. 

 Roses are plentiful, and are selling 

 at from 75 cents to $2 per dozen. We 

 are receiving a few of the new carna- 

 tions, which are small. 



Various Notes. 



G. R. Clark reports a busy week with 



funeral work. This firm executed a 

 large order for the funeral of the late 

 Mr. Dorrflinger, at White MiUe, Pa., 

 the well known cut glass manufacturer. 

 Mr. Clark has returned after summer- 

 ing at Wyoming, Pa. 



John P. Brovfn reports business quiet. 

 Miss Hattie Atkin, designer for Mr. 

 Brown, is spending her vacation at 

 Lake Ariel. 



Daniel Evans, of Porter street, _ is 

 cutting some large asters and gladioli. 



Anton Schultheis's mums look prom- 

 ising this year. Mr. Schultheis expects 

 to cut some mums in two weeks. 



Miss Alice Zeigler, of A. L. Besancon 

 & Co., has returned from a two weeks' 

 vacation. 



C. W. Baldwin has returned after 

 spending the summer at Whites Ferry. 



A card from J. T. Cokely, who is 

 traveling through New York state, re- 

 ports business on the road good. 



S. Edelman, of the M. Rice Co., Phil- 

 adelphia, has been showing a fine line 

 of florists' supplies at the Hotel Casey. 

 F. J. M. 



DAYTON, O. 



The Market. 



Business last week experienced a 

 small improvement. A large number 

 of funerals caused some of the lucky 

 florists to work hard to secure stock for 

 the pieces. The demand appeared to 

 center on asters, gladioli and lilies. 

 Good asters are hard to find. The out- 

 door-grown asters are practically ruined 

 by the excessive rainfall and high 

 winds. Gladioli are fast disappearing. 



The new crop of carnations is begin- 

 ning to arrive. The blooms are fair, 

 but the stems are short. Roses are of 

 medium quality. 



Olub Picnic. 



The Florists' and Gardeners' Asso- 

 ciation held its first annual picnic Au- 

 gust 24, at the N. C. R. Country Club 

 grounds. A game of baseball between 

 the florists and gardeners resulted in a 

 victory for the gardeners, by a score of 

 17 to 5. Races were participated in by 

 the young people. The picnic was a 

 success from start to finish. 



Various Notes. 



Dayton will build greenhouses for 

 growing plants for the public parks and 

 gardens. Material will be furnished by 

 the J. C. Moninger Co., Chicago. 



W. S. Kidder is building a conser- 

 vatory and greenhouse for private use. 

 The materials were furnished by the 

 Lord & Burnham Co., of New York. 



H. H. Ritter has returned from a 

 pleasure trip to Pittsburgh, Philadel- 

 phia, Cleveland and Columbus. 



The Advance Floral Co. has discon- 

 tinued its Arcade stand and will open 

 a store on North Main street, about 

 September 10. 



Arthur Schmidt, of the firm of M. D. 

 Schmidt & Son, has returned from a 

 two weeks' vacation. B. E. 



NEW YOBK. 



The Market. 



No change yet for the better in the 

 New York wholesale cut flower mar- 

 ket. Surely, before the middle of Sep- 

 tember the season will open, and pros- 

 perity will be general. Retailers are 

 optimistic and enterprising. Sales of 

 palms and ferns have been heavy for 

 future delivery. 



Shipments of roses are increasing 

 daily. One wholesaler says his receipts 

 last week were nearly 100,000. Another 

 says his average now is 30,000 a day. 

 There are over twenty varieties of 

 roses reaching the market. The mar- 

 ket is flooded with No. 2s. From 

 25 cents to 50 cents is the quotation 

 for these. The specials have risen 

 slightly. Some of the novelties sold 

 as high as $6 per hundred. The best 

 grades of American Beauties are in- 

 creasing. Prices are steady at last 

 week 's figures. 



Few new carnations are arriving. 

 The best of these brought $1.50 per 

 hundred August 28. Valley, which was 

 scarce a week ago, is now abundant, 

 and prices are back again to normal. 

 Lilies have been firm at better prices, 

 some wholesalers asking $5 per hun- 

 dred. 



There are few orchids. The best 

 bring 60 cents and up, Dendrobiums 

 can be had at 25 cents and under. 

 Early mums are here, but the demand 

 has not materialized. October is early 

 enough for these, especially if the flood 

 of asters continues. Apart from Amer- 

 ica, there are few gladioli selling, and 

 50 cents per hundred is the figure asked, 

 with many thousands unsalable at any 

 price. 



Some fine asters are now offered, but 

 the flood of mediocre stock keeps prices 

 low. Dahlias are coming fast, and will 

 be at their best at the time of the ex- 

 hibition of the American Dahlia So- 

 ciety in September. 



There is an abundance of tritomas, 



