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The Florists' Review 



October 7, 1915; 



BIBMINaHAM, ALA. 



The Market. 



When the bad weather came last 

 ■week, the bottom dropped out of the 

 market and since then it has been a 

 problem for the salespeople to keep up 

 a semblance of activity. Even the fu- 

 neral trade, which is a mainstay of 

 Birmingham florists during hard times, 

 has dwindled to nothing. 



Everybody is anxiously awaiting the 

 ■chrysanthemums. A few have shown 

 up elsewhere in Alabama, but as yet 

 we have only had a little coloring to 

 show. Every retail store is laying in 

 supplies and stock, in anticipation of a 

 heavy fall business. One of our best 

 reasons for this view is an official re- 

 port to the effect that November 1 

 will see every unit of the iron and 

 steel industry in this section in full 

 blast. This will make current thou- 

 sands of dollars and the florists are de- 

 termined to get their share. It has 

 been several years since the steel com- 

 panies have been in full operation. 



Various Notes. 



Herman Owens, of T. G. Owens & 

 Sons, reports that the rose stock is in 

 a better condition than ever before. 

 Mr, Owens has had some wonderful Ea- 

 diance and Mock on display at the 

 Second avenue store. This fifm ex- 

 pects to handle a large amount of whole- 

 sale trade this fall. 



The McDonald flower store, on First 

 avenue, has had several improvements 

 made during the last month. The dis- 

 play window recently featured a minia- 

 ture Japanese garden. 



The Parker estate reports a splendid 

 crop of cyclatoen. The carnations are 

 doing well. 



The Elmwood Nursery Co. has some 

 excellent .azaleas coming on and predicts 

 a price of $7.50 each during the holiday 

 season. "W. J. Z. 



COLUMBUS, O. 



The Evans Floral Co., with green- 

 houses on East Main street, has opened 

 a cut flower branch in the lobby of 

 the Virginia hotel, at Third and Gay 

 streets. Miss Griswold is in charge of 

 the new place, which has a nice coun- 

 ter, icebox and some window space, 

 which makes a nice showing. 



Miss Thompson is to entertain a num- 

 ber of the younger folks in the trade 

 next week and they are to try to or- 

 ganize a social club and have a. differ- 

 ent member entertain them once a 

 month. Miss Thompson is connected 

 with the Columbus Floral Co. and 

 thinks they can work up a good mem- 

 bership, having about forty at present. 



J. M. 



PANSY SEEDLINGS 



Our mixture is best giant flowers, 

 all colors, containing many varie- 

 ties which produce light, showy 

 flowers (pastel shade); also strong 

 seedlings of Coreopsis Gtarandl- 

 flora, Aqullesla (Columbines), 

 ■ngrUsli Daisy (Bellis), Hardy 

 Pinks, rorgret-me-nots. Sweet 

 WllUams, Wallflowers, Canter- 

 bury Bells and Foxgrloves. 



85c per 100; $2.45 per 1000; $10.00 per 5000. 



WILLIAM RILEY 



ToiT*adal«, Pa. 



Mcatlon Tb* R«Tlew when yoa write. 



A. F. J. BAUR 



O. E. STEINKAMP 



POINSETTIAS 



This is the time for panning them and here is your opportunity. We are 

 in great need of room for Geranium cuttings and will offer a few thousand 

 Poinsettia plants cheap enough to move them quick. This offer will last 

 until we hare enough room for the Geraniums. The plants are as fine as any 

 we have shipped this season. Out of 2^-inch pots. 



$3.50 per 100; $15.00 per 500; $25.00 per 1000 



CARNATIONS 



Here's your chance to get some fine plants to fill in those vacant spots 

 or that belated bench, and cheap enough so there will be no excuse for not 

 having them. White Perfection, Enchantress. Beacon, Pocahontas. 



$5.00 per 100; $40.00 per 1000 



GLOIRE de CHATELAINE 



No retailer can afford to be without this valuable Begonia. Should not 

 be confused with the Lorraine type. We offer strong 3-inch stock, which 

 will make fine Xmas plants. 



$8.00 per 100 



You have heard a lot about the Godfrey Calla lately. Well, every word 

 of it is true. It's the finest Calla today and the most profitable. We have 

 300 fine, large, flowering size bulbs to offer at $10.00 per 100. 



BAUR & STEINKAMP, 



Carnation Breeders, 



INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 



Mention Tli« B«Tlew when yon write. 



FORCING GRADE, FIELD-GROWN ROSES 



>XX Grade $12.00 per 100 



Properly Graded, Properly Packed 



Dorothy Perkins 



Excelsa 



White Dorothy 



Hiawatha 



Crimson Rambler 



Magna Charta, XX, extra heavy ^ 12.00 per 100 



Baby Rambler, XX, very bushy 12.00 per 100 



A full list of all Boses on demand. The 

 above are leaders for Easter pot plants. 



The Storrs & Harrison Co., 



Painesville, Ohio 



Mentton Tbe R«Tlew when yon write. 



NO BETTER STOCK TO BE HAD 



200 Stevia Plants, field-grown stock, very bushy .at $10.00 per 100 



100 Celestial Peppers, field-grown plants, extra strong.. at 8.00 per 100 



100 Jerusalem Cherry Plants, in field, full of berries.. at 8.00 per 100 



Boston Ferns, 5-inch pots, extra good at 25.00 per 100 



Boston Ferns, 4-inch pots, extra good at 15.00 per 100 



Whitman! Ferns, 5-inch pots, extra good at 25.00 per 100 



Primula Obconica Gigantea, 4-inch, bushy plants at 8.00 per 100 



Primula Chinensis, assorted colors, 4-inch, basby at 8.00 per 100 



German Iris, in four named sorts, strong divisions, 



at $2.00 per 100, 10.00 per 1000 



Shasta Daisies, large, undivided clumps at 10.00 per 100 



Cash with Order 



J. S. WILSON FLORAL CO., Pes Woinos, low 



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