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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



JuND 16. 1906. 



KANSAS QTY. 



The Market. 



There has been very little let-up in 

 business the past week, an unusual 

 state of affairs for this time of year. 

 There is an unusual number of wed- 

 dings, even for the month of weddings, 

 and the decorations have been very 

 generous for most of them. Stock sold 

 well and the offerings during the week 

 have been very good. Sweet peas are 

 almost a glut on the market. The sup- 

 ply exceeds the demand. Daisies, corn- 

 flowers and the different outdoor flow- 

 ers are coming in and are crowding 

 carnations and roses off the boards, A 

 large number of weddings are booked 

 for the coming week and things promise 

 to be lively. 



Business has fallen off considerably 

 at the market the past week, as every 

 one seems to be supplied with bedding 

 stuff and the market looks lonesome. 

 Some of the growers have sold out 

 everything and were forced to buy 

 stock plants, while a very few had 

 some stock left over. 



Various Notes. 



John Vesey, who has had the lease of 

 the Baker Bros.' establishment the past 

 two years, has closed up his business 

 and will return to his home in Indiana, 

 where he will engage in the real estate 

 business with his father. We regret to 

 lose him, as he has made many friends 

 among the florists here, who will miss 

 his genial presence. 



Mrs. Eola Shiras, who has charge of 

 the retail division of the Kansas City 

 Floral Co., has returned to work after a 

 vacation of two weeks. 



The Budd Park Greenhouses report a 

 very satisfactory business since the 

 firm took charge of the property last 

 fall, and they are contemplating mak- 

 ing quite a number of improvements 

 that will bring it to an up-to-date 

 standard. 



Clarence A. Doty, one of the repre- 

 sentative business men here, who is 

 now in the confectionary line, is about 

 to open a flower store on Main street. 

 Mr. Doty intends to handle all kinds 

 of first-class blooms and is making ar- 

 rangements to open a first-class estab- 

 lishment by September 1. Mr. Doty is 

 an energetic, up-to-date business man 

 and we predict for him success in his 

 new venture. 



The Harvey Floral Co. reports a very 

 satisfactory business the past week and 

 Mrs. Harvey, the manager, is confident 

 that they will handle a generous share 

 of the business. 



D. Fruedenthal is handling the finest 

 sweet peas seen here this season. They 

 come from Ed. Bunyar of Independence. 



Narcissus. 



COUNCIL BLUFFS, lA.. 



For last week's firemen's tournament, 

 J. F. Wilcox had a window display which 

 attracted much attention. It was a floral 

 reproduction in miniature of a wide 

 lawn, dotted with flower beds and edged 

 with foliage plants. At the rear was a 

 three-story dwelling house constructed of 

 white carnations, and having balconies 

 and porches. A red sheet of flames, rep- 

 resented by red carnations, was mounting 

 the building, and from a window on the 

 third floor two golden haired tots ap- 

 pealed for help. . A macadam drive 



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crossed the lawn, over which an auto 

 chemical engine, preceded by a hose cart 

 drawn by three horses, was hurrying to 

 the rescue. 



The entire design covered a space the 

 width of the show window, and at about 

 equal depth. The work was done by Wil- 

 liam Speth. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



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The Market 



The demand for choice roses and 

 sweet peas continues brisk, the former 

 being scarce, the latter plentiful. The 

 advent of the sweet peas grown from 

 seed sown outdoors has increased the 

 supply. The quality is very fine. Prices 

 are declining. Carnations of medium 

 and poorer grades are an absolute drug, 

 only the better grades bringing satisfac- 

 tory returns. Peonies are waning and 

 this week will probably see the end of 

 the local stock, making room for those 

 put in cold stdrage. Centaurea imperi- 

 alis, white, yellow and pink, with large 

 flowers and long stems, may be seen in 

 quantity at the Leo Niessen Co. 's. The 

 white pyrethrum prize for design work 

 is now handled by the Philadelphia Cut 

 Flower Co. Beauties and Kaiserins are 

 scarce. S. S. Pennock is getting some 

 fine Maids from down east that com- 

 mand about double the price of good 

 ordinary stock. 



A Pretty Sight 



Green is universally recognized as the 

 most restful color on which the eye can 

 dwell. When the green is of deep hue, 

 rich and glossy, the pleasure of seeing is 

 enhanced. Such a sight may be seen at 

 Wyncote, where Joseph Heacock has 

 house after house of kentias in perfect 

 condition, robust and vigorous. This is 

 the age of the specialists. Mr. Heacock 

 is one of these. Ten years ago they 

 were rare in our profession. Today their 

 number is increasing. He believes that 

 there is but one palm, the kentia, just 

 as he believes there is but one rose, the 

 American Beauty. Of course, this is fig- 

 urative language. He has other palms. 



He has also other roses. All are good, 

 but the kentia and the Beauty stand out 

 pre-eminent. 



I suppose you will expect a detailed 

 account of the Belmoreanas and For- 

 sterianas in medium sizes, as well as of 

 their big sisters in larger pots and in 

 shapely grass-green, tubs, of the made-up 

 plants and single specimens, of the are- 

 cas and the co^s, of tfie cibo'tinms, and 

 the Scottii, and the Barrowsii, but ypu 

 will be disappointed. Some pen more 

 facile than mine will gladly do this for 

 you. I can only say that while many 

 choice kentias were in "sixes" and in 

 "sevens," these symbolic numbers in no 

 wise describe the condition of the place, 

 for a neater, cleaner, more orderly and 

 systematic place than that of .Toseph 

 Heacock it would be scarcely possible to 

 find. 



A Novel Proposition. 



"I am Miss Belle," the sweet voice 

 said. "1 want to tell you that I was 

 disappointed about sailing for England 

 today and all the lovely flowers that my 

 friends sent me from your shop have 

 come to mamma 's from the steamer. Now 

 I want you to send here for the flowers, 

 sell as many of them as you can and send 

 their value in fresh flowers next Wednes- 

 day to my steamer in New York, charg- 

 ing me with the expressage. You see," 

 the sweet voice added, "I do not want 

 my friends to be disappointed. They ex- 

 pect me to enjoy your lovely flbwers on 

 the ship." 



"But, Miss Belle," the astonished 

 young man replied, "it is not our fault 

 that you did not sail today." 



"Please ask Mr, White himself to 

 come to the telphone. ' ' The sweet voice 

 was quite stern now. The proposition 

 was repeated in fuU. 



"Certainly, Miss Belle. Do not give 

 the matter a moment 's anxiety. But you 

 shall have all the boxes of flowers in 

 New YorR next Wednesday exactly as 

 you received them this morning," was 

 Mr. White's gracious answer. 



Various Notes. 



The many friends of Henry F. Michell 



