336 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



December 21, 1905. 



NEPHROLEPIS PIERSONI 



ELEGANTISSIMA 



Grand stocky in all sizes* Very popular in New York and all the larg^e cities* 



INPRECEDENTED SALE OF LARGE SPECIMENS 



Prices from 75c each ; $9.00 per doz.; $50.00 per 100, up to $2.00, 

 $3.00, $5.00 and $7.50 each. Satisfaction Guaranteed. 



F. R. PIERSON CO., TARRYTOWN, N. Y. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



KANSAS CITY. 



The Market. 



The market was quieter the past week. 

 The supply of stock seems to be none 

 too plentiful and prices are steadily ad- 

 vancing as Christmas approaches. The 

 unusually mild weather that we have 

 had for the last week has had a depress- 

 ing influence on trade and a drop in 

 the temperature would undoubtedly have 

 a beneficial effect on the Christmas busi- 

 ness. The wholesalers are receiving 

 many out-of-town orders, and this branch 

 of the business is lively. 



Various Notes. 



A visit to the Alpha Floral Co. found 

 that establishment a regular bee hive 

 of industry, preparing for the rush of 

 Christmas trade. They have rented a 

 large double store adjoining their main 

 store on Walnut street to handle the 

 extra business, and a large force of 

 girls is employed here making up Christ- 

 mas material. This firm has a Jiandsome 

 display and if appearances are any indi- 

 cation the Alpha Floral Co. will do its 

 share of the business. 



There are no idlers at the Shaeffer 

 Floral Co. store this week. Mr. Bastian, 

 the popular manager of the wholesale 

 department, is having his hands full, 

 filling orders and overseeing a large 

 force of lively young women at work 

 making up holly and Christmas green. 

 The retail store is also doing a lively 

 trade and Mr. Shaeffer is looking forward 

 to a' big holiday business. The retail 

 store is now in charge of C. A. Klunder, 

 formerly with Klunder in Chicago. 



The Wm. L. Eock Flower Co. has one 

 of the most handsomely decorated stores. 

 Mr. Rock is an artist in this line and 

 his store this week is certainly a tribute 

 to his ability as a decorator. 



Samuel Murray's store is, as usual, 

 up-to-date and his Christmas display is 

 second to none. Mr. Murray has a repu- 

 tation for keeping only the highest grade 

 in everything and his store will be one 

 of the popular places for holiday buying. 



We found Lawrence Schwager very 

 busy preparing for Christmas. He had a 

 good business last week and expects to do 

 his share this week. 



Mrs. James Hayes and daughter, Mrs. 



Benton L. Holloway, of Topeka, were 

 visitors here the latter part of the week. 

 Mrs. Hayes reports business as being 

 very satisfactory the past season an<l 

 has bright prospects for the future. 



Mrs. J. E. Lord was another Topeka 

 visitor. Mrs. Lord had a very success- 

 ful opening of her new store. She is 

 doing a nice business. 



Hiram Hulse, one of the oldest flo- 

 rists in Topeka, will retire from the busi- 

 ness in the spring and will go on to his 

 farm in Jewell county, Kansas, where 

 he will engage in fruit raising. The 

 retirement of Mr. Hulse will be a cause 

 for regret to his many friends. 



E. H. Smith, of Fort Scott, was also 

 a visitor last week. Kay-See. 



PACIFIC COAST. 



SEATTLE, WASH. 



Qub Meeting. 



Election of officers for the coming year 

 was the order of business at the meet- 

 ing of the Seattle Florists' Association, 

 December 5. Joseph Chalmers was 

 re-elected president, as also was J. W. 

 Thompson, our genial superintendent of 

 parks, to the office of vice-president. 

 Julius Anthon was elected treasurer and 

 A. Balmer was re-elected secretary. 



Now that the flower show has been 

 successfully disposed of, the executive 

 committee is down to business and will 

 have the list of essays and papers put 

 in order to be read at the coming bi- 

 monthly meetings. The pleasing feature 

 of this is that the subjects assigned to 

 the different members are accepted with- 

 out any fuss and everyone does his 

 utmost to make it pleasant and instruc- 

 tive. The club membership is now over 

 forty and the finances are in a flourish- 

 ing condition. 



State of Trade. 



Thanksgiving trade was up to the 

 usual good standard. The best mums 

 brought $6 per dozen, ranging down to 

 $2 for ordinary. Carnations were scarce 

 and roses very scarce, Richmond bring- 



ing $5 per dozen. The growers here are 

 gradually beginning to find out the ways 

 and means of having good roses all win- 

 ter. The present season has been very 

 favorable. So far the rainfall is far 

 below the average and we are getting a 

 glimpse of the sun occasionally. The 

 fogs, though, have been thick and heavy, 

 mornings and evenings, with white frosts. 

 The Christmas outlook points to a 

 scarcity in all lines and there is "hur- 

 rying to and fro" among the retailers to 

 get stock engaged ahead of time. Holly 

 will retail at 75 cent^and $1 per pound; 

 of course not Delaware holly, but the 

 holly that is grown mostly in Victoria, 

 B. C, the glossy, clean stuff, berried to 

 perfection and fresh cut a few days be- 

 fore Christmas. No lycopodium is used 

 here, wreathing being made from the 

 native cedar, which lasts well and 

 answers the purpose. 



Various Notes. 



The Pacific Seed and Floral Co. is 

 again in business at 1332 Second ave- 

 nue. After New Year's they will move 

 one block lower down, having sold their 

 lease of their present store for the com- 

 fortable sum of $1,200. 



Our Frisco friends will not be sur- 

 prised to know that the Japanese have 

 made a start in Seattle. They have 

 rented a place at Green Lake, and are 

 preparing to go into the business ex- 

 tensively. 



Bishop Burdett, of the Burdett Co., is 

 in the hospital with typhoid fever. 



The Bon Marche department store has 

 opened a flower and plant department 

 under the management of Walter Retzer. 



E. Gill, the veteran nurseryman and 

 rose grower of West Berkeley, Cal., vis- 

 ited the trade recently. He was return- 

 ing home after a tour of the world, com- 

 ing here via Australia and New Zealand. 

 A. B. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



The Market 



Christmas is almost with us, and busi- 

 ness has received a huge boost during 

 the past few days. Stock of all kinds, 

 with the exception of fancy roses, is in 

 good supply and is being moved with 



