APRIL 11, 1907. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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nnie erowers grew fewer daffodils and 



f„ ins and more light colored hyacinths 



t would be a good thing for their pocket- 



V )ks Violets are becoming smaller but 



, selling well. Smilax is at a pre- 

 ^ni'iim Ferns are also scarce and poor. 

 Tiie Michigan Cut Flower Exchange is 

 lo'.ikiiig forward to a shipment of snow- 

 ]jii-(ls this week. 



Qttb Meeting. 



yo well attended have the meetings of 

 the Detroit Florists' Club been lately 

 that it was found necessary to add a 

 dozen chairs to the seating capacity. 

 j-'ally half the members were present at 

 the meeting April 3. D. S. Kimball was 

 elected to membership. 



j{. W. Unger read an interesting paper 

 on ' ' Plant Bedding and Bedding Stock, ' ' 

 and answered a number of questions put 

 to him by the members. 



]S'ext on the program was J. F. Sulli- 

 vau with a paper on ' * The Benefits of a 

 Florists' Club." As usual, he offered 

 many valuable suggestions on club man- 

 agement. 



Quite a lengthy discussion of Easter 

 trade followed. The growers seemed well 

 pleased with the results. The retailers 

 all joined in proclaiming this a banner 

 Easter. Several said that 15 cents per 

 bud is too much for any but extra fancy 

 lilies. 



The opening of the question box 

 brought forth the query: ''Why not 

 get $8 per hundred for geraniums, whole- 

 sale?" It was decided that, although 

 strong plants are easily worth $8 per 

 hundred, the public will not pay more 

 than $1 per dozen, retail, as long as 

 they can get them on the market for 

 that. There was a prolonged discus- 

 sion, but no solution was possible. 



James Taylor has promised to read a 

 paper on the evening of July 3. 



Various Note*. 



Ed Phillips, for many years with 

 Beard Bros., has opened a saloon. 



For the first time in about twenty 

 years B. Schroeter has had to take to 

 his bed on account of illness. He sut- 

 fered a severe cold during the Easter 

 rush which kept him home for a week, 



J. F. Sullivan was laid up for several 

 (lays following Easter. 



E. A. Scribner says that the money 

 taken in during the holidays does not 

 pay for all the trouble and worry. 



George Reynolds, for many years gar- 

 tlener at W. C. McMillan's place in 

 lirosse Pointe, has engaged in the tree 

 !<l)raying business. 



William Brown was fortunate in not 

 having to engage much outside help last 

 week. This keeps some of the profits 

 ill the family. Business was exceedingly 

 i,'ood. Being on the main street, many 

 tliousands of violets were sold. 



A. B. Lewis, of Pontiac, is highly 

 'lated over Easter. Mr. Lewis is prob- 

 'il)ly the only florist in this vicinity who 

 iiolds rhododendron over for a second 

 yoar. He claims he gets a larger num- 

 l»er of blooms than on the newly import- 

 ed stock. 



Albert Stahelin is one of the wise 

 f>nes. He grows a large percentage of 

 ''\hite carnations. His Eose-pink En- 

 chantress is fine. 



The Thursday evening before Easter 

 •^ German band marched into Taepke's 

 store and, surrounding Walter Taepke, 

 struck up a lively tune. While the flo- 

 rist was going through the sign lan- 

 guage, trying to explain to them that 

 ^hey were in the wrong stall, Al- 



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bert Pochelon's mischievous countenance 

 loomed up in the doorway, thoroughly 

 enjoying the situation. H. S. 



Haerisbueg, Pa. — Charles Schmidt, 

 whose flower store was destroyed in the 

 fire which recently wiped out the block, 

 has found a new location at 313 Market 

 street. 



Marquette, Mich. — E. E. Tauch, who 

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 take charge of the Stafford Greenhouses, 

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