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June 30, 1004. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



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NEW CROP CAPE FLOWERS 



Fine Cycas Leaves 



Our QJheat gheaves, gjolored Qmmortelles and Qopplies 



or ALL KINDS ARE THE STANDARD OF EXCULENCE WHEREVER THEY 60. 



You may hunt the World all over, 

 As carefully as you please, 



But in spite of all your trouble, 



You will find no goods like these. 



THE LARGEST FLORISTS* SUPPLY HOUSE IN AMERICA. 



H. Bayersdorfer & Co., ISk'l^^t Philadelphia, Pa. 



Mention Tlif R«»Tlew wh«»n yon write. 



RETAIL FLORISTS. 



(CONTINUED.) 



Wl». SCOTT CO. 



Main and Baicom Sts. 



Buffalo, N. Y. 



J. J. BENEKE, 



OUTe street, ST. LOUIS9 MO. 



Shibeley The Florist, 



sui^yB ST.. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 



GRAND RAPIDS. 



The late, backward spring so retarde'l 

 planting out that it was not until about 

 ten days previous to Decoration day that 

 business was in full swing and then it 

 was pushed with a vigor that is only now 

 beginning to show signs of diminishing. 

 It was a season in which it was no trick 

 to get orders, the trouble being to got 

 them properly and promptly filled. At 

 Decoration day the shipping demand for 

 cut flowers was double the extra heavy 

 supply that existed and many an order 

 had to go out short. Little towns that in 

 previous years needed only 100 to 200 

 carnations in addition to the roses, called 

 for 1,000 each and later wanted more. One 

 noticeable feature in the retail depart- 

 ment was that there was less complaint, 

 in fact hardly any, at the price charged 

 for plants and cut flowers. The green- 

 houses are now cleared out of all salabl". 

 stock. There cannot be found 100 plants 

 of S. A. Nutt, even not in bloom. Late 

 propagated stock out of .3-ineh pots, and 

 old plants that have been under th»^ 

 benches all winter, are now being used 

 for filling, etc. Now that business is be- 

 ginning to slack up a little, attention is 

 being gi%'en to replanting and bv the end 

 of the week this will be under full head- 

 way. 



Wm. Cunningham is having trouble 

 with his water supplv and is installine a 

 gasoline engine, so he will not be alto- 

 gether dependent on the wind for filling 

 his tank. 



Eli Cross has a laree chrysanthemum 

 houee ready for the glass. 



TTenry Smith will build several more 

 houses for cut flowers. 



Dagger and Fancy FERNS. 



A Ho. 1 quality.... $1.00 per 1000, 

 discount on larger orders. 



Very fine bronze and Rreen Oalaz, 

 selected stock, $1.00 per lOGO. 



Iianrel Festooningr, band made. 

 Kood and full, »5.00 and W.tO 

 . per 100 yards. 



Oreen Koss, $1.00 per bbl. 



Sphagnum Moss, 50c per bag ; 



$1.00 per bbl. 



Branch Xianrel, 60c per bundle. 



Orders by mail, telegrapb or telephone will 

 receive our prompt and personal attention. 

 L. D. Telepbone 2618 Main. 



HENRY M. ROBINSON & CO. 



11 Province St., BOSTON, MASS. 



Mention Tbe Review when /on write. 



Crabb & Hunter will erect an addition 

 to their office 16x40 feet running to Mad- 

 ison avenue. It will be fitted up with 

 all modern improvements. 



Bain is much needed as carnations and 

 other field crops are beginning to suffer, 



G. F. C. 



ONdNNATL 



The Market. 



Business the past week was very dis- 

 appointing. It was considerably behind 

 last year, but we have to console our- 

 selves with the fact that this falling 

 off of trade is is not confined to the flor- 

 ists alone but nearly every other busi- 

 ness is suffering likewise. Never before 

 have I seen such a glut of carnations 

 during this month. During May we al- 

 ways expect such a state of affairs but 

 .Tune usually finds the supply somewhat 

 limited and in most cases scarcely iip 

 to the demand. Carnations, and all were 

 of extraordinarily good quality, were 

 sold at whatever the buyer cared to offer 

 and thousands found their way to the 

 dump. Sweet peas were almost as bad 

 and $1 per thousand and less were com- 

 mon selling figures.* Roses were scarce. 

 Beauties especially so, and the quality 

 was especially bad. 



Things look much better this week, 

 though, and prospects are that the over- 

 supply of carnations is a thing of the 

 past. Prices are much better and there 

 are enough orders booked in advance to 

 make it certain that there will be a 

 good demand all through this week. 



Various Notes. 



The annual election of officers of the 

 riorists' Society was held Thursday 

 evening and the following members were 

 chosen to constitute the board of govern- 



ors for the ensuing year: Geo. Murphy,. 

 Gus Adrian, Ben George, D. Kusconi and 

 Wm. Eodgers. They will meet durinj,' 

 the present week and choose their officers. 

 The entertainment furnished by the so- 

 ciety was first-class in every respect and" 

 was highly appreciated by all those pres- 

 ent. 



The S. A. F. convention at St. Louis- 

 is now being talked of and I would not 

 be surprised 'to see a large representa- 

 tion of the Cincinnati craft present. Th$- 

 fact, too, that most all of the eastern 

 delegations will pass through this city 

 has also served to stir up interest. 



C. J. OHMfeE. 



BUTTE, MONT. 



Butte has had some changes in the^ 

 florist business recently. The Butte- 

 Floral Co. has bought out the business- 

 of Law Bros, and will continue their 

 store as the Bosary. The L<aw green- 

 houses will be used for the potted plants. 

 The Butte Company's plant at Gregsoik 

 will be devoted to roses. Bobt. Miller,, 

 from Natick, Mass., will have charge 

 of the Gregson plant and G. Seitz will 

 be in charge of the plant at Butte. 

 O. A. C. Oehmler is at the Butte Floral 

 Co. store and A. C. Wilhelm at th* 

 Bosary. 



The State Nursery Co. is pushing car- 

 nations at its Butte store, offering thenv 

 as low as 25 cents per dozen the pastr 

 week, the other stores selling them for 

 75 cents and $1 per dozen. 



We had a heavy snow storm June L'2" 

 and flurries all through the day. It was 

 down to 32 degrees at 8 a. m. and over- 

 coats and furs are worn here. 



Stock here is very good and the cut 

 equal to the demand. 



The Butte Floral Co. lost severnr 

 boxes of cut stock on the recent hold-up- 

 on the Northern Pacific. They fared 

 the same when the train was held up a 

 year ago. 



The Florists' Club will elect officera 

 at the next meeting. 



^Fr. Law is in Spokane, Wash., looking 

 for an opening. Ho may locate there. 



Bambler. 



Milwaukee, Wis.— The Holton & Hun- 

 kel Co. is adding two houses 21x61 to itjr 

 range. 



We find much valuable information in 

 the Beview and would not care to do- 

 without it.— W. G. MouLTOK & Son-,. 

 York Village, Me. 



