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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Mat 2, 1907. 



DETROIT. 



The Market. 



The weather remains unusually cool, 

 but has been much more pleasant than 

 during the previous week. The heavy run 

 of funeral work still keeps up, draining 

 the market of all short stock, especially 

 white. There is little doing in the way 

 of wedding flowers, but inquiries as to 

 prices are being made more frequently, 

 and some of these inquiries will, we 

 hope, soon materialize as orders for deco- 

 rations. The few orchids available in 

 this market seldom go to waste. 



Hoses are arriving in good quantity. 

 The stock is fine and speedily picked up, 

 excepting short reds. Prices range from 

 3 cents to 8 cents. 



Carnations are of fine quality and the 

 large shipments arc usually sold in ad- 

 vance. About the only plants going to 

 waste are daffodils. Some good ferns, 

 this season's pick, are arriving at the 

 commission houses. Smilax is still at a 

 premium. Where formerly a foot was 

 thrown in it is counted up to the inch 

 now. 



Various Notes. 



Much interest was manifested by the 

 Detroit public in the lecture on "Home 

 Garden Work and Civic Improvement," 

 as delivered at Harmonic hall May 1 by 

 E. R. Thomas, of Welfare League, Na- 

 tional Cash Register Co., Dayton, O. Mr. 

 Thomas deserves much- credit for the ex- 

 cellent manner in Avhich he handled this 

 subject. President Wm. Dilger, of the 

 Detroit Florists' Club, under whose aus- 

 pices the lecture was held, introduced 

 Secretary J. F. Sullivan, who, after de- 

 livering a short address as a preliminary 

 to the lecture, in turn introduced Mr. 

 Thomas. The daily papers were gener- 

 ous in the space devoted to advertising 

 the affair, publishing all the copy sup- 

 plied by the press committee. A num- 

 ber of posters were also distributed 

 among the stores, for displaying in the 

 windows, so there was a good attendance. 



Louis Charvat, of the Michigan Cut 

 Flower Exchange, was laid up with a 

 severe cold last week. 



William Dilger spent several days last 

 week at the Cincinnati Zoo in connec- 

 tion with his duties as park superintend- 

 ent. 



Ferdinand Beyer, the hustling young 

 head gardener at the Wayne County 

 House, is contemplating the growing of 

 violets as a side line. There is a rumor 

 afloat that Ferdinand is soon to join the 

 benedicts. 



Herbert Pierce, manager of the De- 

 troit Cut Flower Supply House, is again 

 back in harness after three weeks' ill- 

 ness. 



The Memorial day business in Detroit 

 is of such little account that there is 

 little need of making any special prepa- 

 rations in the cut flower line. The only 

 florists who are busy are those located 

 near the cemetery entrances. H. S. 



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