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The Florists' Review 



NOVEMBSH 4, 1915. 



'KBWAEK, J^. ;r^ 

 Tlie Market. 



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The weather last week was unusually 

 warm and the dahlias and cosmos that 

 were not killed by the early frosts 

 were flourishing. This means a drop 

 in sales, for many people will not buy 

 flowers when they can have them in 

 their own gardens. However, weather 

 suflBciently cold to kill the outdoor 

 stock cannot be long delayed. Chrys- 

 anthemums are now arriving in much 

 larger quantities and in more varieties. 

 The larger blooms are more abundant. 

 With the larger quantity of mums there 

 has been a reduction in price, though 

 good flowers still bring fair prices. 

 Carnations also are more abundant and 

 the prices for them are slightlv lower 

 than those of two weeks ago. The qual- 

 ity of carnations is better than that of 

 the earlier blooms. Roses are of good 

 quality and not overabundant. Violets 

 are arriving in small lots. Cosmos is 

 abundant and in good demand for bou- 

 quets. There are a few dahlias to be 

 had. Orchids are fairly abundant and 

 bring good prices. Gardenias have ap- 

 peared. 



Large quantities of bulbs are being 

 sold in flower stores. Some of the flo- 

 rists say that business is excellent, 

 others that it is good but still too quiet 

 to please them. 



Various Notes. 



O. Kemp reports better business at 

 his store. Mr. Kemp's store is located 

 near a Catholic cemetery and, there- 

 fore, had a large sale of flowers No- 

 vember 1, which was observed by Cath- 

 olics and Episcopalians as All Saints' 

 day. 



Kimmerle & Minder find business 

 brisk and expect a banner season. They 

 had a large quantity of funeral and 

 wedding work during the last few 

 weeks. 



The Ivy Flower Shop reports sales 

 as being numerous during the last two 

 weeks. A nearby church recently ob- 

 served Rose Sunday, everyone attend- 

 ing the service being expected to wear 

 a rose. A large number of roses were 

 sold. 



Davis & Davis, who recently started 

 in business as growers and wholesale 

 florists, at Central avenue and Grove 

 street, East Orange, have made an 

 excellent start, business developing 

 more quickly than was expected. 



W. Fiers has moved from 4 North 

 Nineteenth street to 3 Greenwood ave- 

 nue. East Orange. 



May's Flower Shop, 285 South 

 Orange avenue, enjoyed a big October, 

 with much funeral and wedding work. 



Mrs. C. M. Hutchinson, of Hillside, 

 has completed the erection of two 

 greenhouses, 28x96 feet. The workshed 

 has been lengthened twelve feet and 

 two sections have been added to the 

 boiler. 



The Union Square Floral Shop has 

 moved from 841 Elizabeth avenue, 

 Elizabeth, to 807 Elizabeth avenue, 

 where the facilities are much greater. 

 Since moving, business has greatly in- 

 creased, showing that the new store is 

 a better stand, though not far from the 

 old one. The proprietors are W. R. 

 Carter and G. B. Fink, 



Charles Witheridge reports business 

 better but still capable of much im- 

 provement. 



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the bulb business is booming. Mr. Wil- 

 son states that the demand for bulbs 

 seems to be much greater than last 

 year, while the available supply cer- 

 tainly is smaller. Mr. Wilson, who re- 

 cently returned from a business trip, 



believes that the improvement in busi- 

 ness is permanent and not merely a 

 spurt. 



J. H. Ilarvey, of 406 Broad street, has 

 noticed an increase in his counter sales 

 during the last two weeks. B. B. M. 



