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The Florists' Review 



SumSMBBB SO, 1916. 



business -was better than it would have 

 been otherwise, for many of the city's 

 leading people were entertaining the 

 visitors. 



Inquiries among business men who 

 are leaders in their several lines lead to 

 the general impression that business is 

 back to about where it was before the 

 war. At least this is so in most lines, 

 and there is a general feeling that the 

 winter will see things even better. One 

 florist, after carefully looking the mat- 

 ter up, said that the last two months 

 were about the same as corresponding 

 months before the war opened. An- 

 other reported that the last three 

 months have been a little better than 

 normal. 



Flowers are coming in freely and the 

 demand is strengthening decidedly. An- 

 other week will see chrysanthemums 

 in good quantities, and from the looks 

 of the growers' houses, the quality will 

 be of the best. Dahlias are more than 

 plentiful, but they are selling well. 

 Boses are improving in quality with 

 the cold days lately and carnations 

 have hardened up wonderfully. 



Most of the bulbs are in stock now 

 and the counter trade is opening up 

 fairly well, especially in the last few 

 days. The quality seems to be unusu- 

 ally good. Perhaps this is because deal- 

 ers in this country can get a better 

 grade of bulb while the war prevents 

 other countries demanding them. 



Various Notes. 



J. P. Corbitt reports that while 

 there has been nothing unusual at his 

 place this week, business has been good. 

 He says he has never before had things 

 in as good condition as at present. 



A. N. Kinsman, of A. N. Kinsman & 

 Son, owners of the Austin Greenhouses, 

 at Austin, Minn., was in the city last 

 week. He says that business is boom- 

 ing with him. He will spend the win- 

 ter in Florida, Cuba, and the Canal 

 Zone. He is motoring to Florida. 



T. H. Joy says that their bulbs this 

 year are the best they have ever re- 

 ceived. They will begin cutting mums 

 heavily this week. He says that the 

 fair brought them good business. Dur- 

 ing the fair their firm showed 300 feet 

 of moving pictures, taken at their 

 greenhouses, using one of the best pat- 

 ronized theaters. 



Floyd Bralliar, of the Hillerest School 

 Farm, has been taking treatment at 

 the Rural Sanitarium recently. 



F.B. 



KANSAS CITY. 



The Market. 



The market last week was excellent. 

 As fast as stock arrived at the whole- 

 sale houses it was bought up at fair 

 prices. All stock was in the best of 

 condition. An abundance of roses of 

 many varieties was received. There 

 was a heavy out-of-town run. Boses 

 were most in demand. Carnations sold 

 readily also. They have improved won- 

 derfully in quantity and quality in the 

 last three weeks. The home-grown stock 

 was the best that has ever been seen 

 here in September. Chrysanthemums 

 are becoming more plentiful, although 

 the demand is not strong. This is due 

 to high prices, say the retailers. A 

 general clean-up is expected for next 

 week, as it is Fashion Show week. 



Dahlias sold well last week. There 

 is a fine stock of this flower arriving 



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every day, but prices are low. Lilies 

 are plentiful and bring a fairly good 

 price. 



Various Notes. 



The J. G. Peppard Seed Co. is keep- 

 ing its force busy preparing for a lively 

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