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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



January 2, 1908. 



Of the MONEY that is coming to the advertisers who offer their stocic in the 



■" "....ANNUAL.... 



Carnation Number 



WJBf 



TO BK FUBI.I8H£D 



JANUARY 30, 1908 



Containing a full report of the Washln8:ton Convention 

 and Exhibition of the American Carnation Society, and much 

 otiier sensouable matter. 



TIMELT for Special Advertising of 

 ' ....NOVBLTIES.... 



Carnation CuttinKS Buildine Material Florists' Seeds 



Decorative Plants Insecticides ^^ Ribbons 



Forcing Stock Rose Plants r-^ Bvnch Material 



Easter Specialties Bedding Plants ^* iBoilers 



also Wholesale Cut Flowers and many other stocks in strong 

 demand at this date. 



" Our clearing' sale adv. in the Special Autumn Number broupbt us 

 three times as mauy orders as we could fill." Fkanken Bro!^ 



EARLY COPY IS A GREAT HELP 



toward'good display and poBltion. If the size of your stock does not 

 reqoire.a page adv. send a clasBltied, but SEND IT EARLY. 



cry and the result was an advance in 

 price. To add to this, the cases were 

 lightly packed and short weight. A few 

 of the shops gave up the attempt and 

 sold boxwood and pine wreaths. Pine 

 roping seemed to be losing favor to the 

 laurel. All the big stores were using the 

 laurel in preference to other greens. 



Statice wreaths, which were such a 

 big seller last year, did not take this 

 year, for some reason or other. 



K. A. S. 



BALTIMORE. 



The Market. 



Business last week was in a rushing 

 state. The ideal weather we are having 

 brought out large crowds of busy buyers 

 and stock of all kinds sold well. The re- 

 tail florists had a big week and some 

 tried to close a half day on Christmas, 

 but tlie trade still sought flowers up to a 

 late hour. One of our new florists re- 

 ports he had several extra wagons and 

 hands making deliveries of flowers and 

 had little Christmas for himself. The 

 markets had a rushing trade and nearly 

 sold out entirely. Christmas trees this 

 year were a glut and thousands went to 

 waste. The nursery trees sold only fairly 

 well. Holly was scarce and was easy to 

 dispose of. Mistletoe was plentiful and 

 sold reasonably. Yarding and various 

 decorating greens had a good demand. 

 Wreaths of all kinds moved nicely. Roses 

 were not so plentiful. Carnations were 

 scarce, sold at a high figure and some 

 growers sold their entire blooms in their 

 houses, as the stock stood for 4 cents 

 each. Paper White narcissi were plenti- 

 ful and one grower had about 1,000 



blooms that he said he would sell at 1 

 cent each to work them off. 



There was quite a demand for funeral 

 work and at present writing our city is 

 in the clutches of the dreaded grippe and 

 the disease has become epidemic here and 

 the death rate is telling. The thermome- 

 ter registered 72 degrees December 28. 



Various Notes. 



F. N. Powell, of Fullerton, has retired 

 from the florists' business. 



James Hamilton, Mount Washington, 

 Md., had a fine house of carnations ready 

 for Christmas and is still making exten- 

 sive improvements. 



J. Bartell, Radnor avenue, Govans- 

 town, has erected a number of new 

 houses and will improve his place. 



N. Terry, Owings Mills, reports a 

 heavy trade during the holiday week. 



N. O. Strand reports trade at his new 

 store in good condition. 



R. L. Graham, Waverly, Md., had a 

 fine collection of cyclamens, which found 

 ready sale. 



E. Holden, Catonsville, reports he had 

 a large crop of Lorillard tomatoes and 

 picked 1,000 pounds of the fruit, and he 

 is growing a large quantity of lettuce 

 and radish. J. L. T. 



INDIANAPOLIS. 



The Market. 



(Christmas has come and gone and it 

 proved to be a happy one for most flo- 

 rists, as the prices were higher than ever 

 before and the business done was above 

 the average. Both cut flowers and 

 plants went like hot cakes. Poinsettias 

 in any form sold at sight and late mums 



held their own. Christmas tree» and 

 greens seemed to be a little overdone. 

 Toward the close of December 24, trees 

 could be bought at your own price and 

 there were lots to be hauled away the day 

 after. Every street corner had its ven- 

 dor and while the business done must 

 iiave been immense, there was too much 

 stock laid in. Tiie stores did not dec- 

 orate as much as usual. 



Variotis Notes. 



Mr. and Mrs. A. F. J. Baur spent 

 Christmas at Richmond. While there 

 Mr. Baur visited the various growers and 

 all report a fine holiday trade. 



Homer Wiegand is going after the 

 rabbits, now that the rush is over. He 

 believes in the strenuous life and makes 

 things "git" wherever he is, rabbits in- 

 cluded. 



The next meeting of the City Florists' 

 Club will be held at the South Side Tur- 

 ners' hall, January 8. A good social 

 time will be had. 



The State Florists' Association of In- 

 diana will hold its annual meeting at 

 the Commercial Club rooms, Wednesday, 

 January 15, in the afternoon and even- 

 ing. Parties concerned will please take 

 notice of change in date. There will be 

 the usual trade display and all members 

 are requested to bring an exhibit of some 

 kind. The election of oflBcers will also 

 take place in the afternoon. There will 

 be a supp6r in the evening. S. 



Pekin, III.— Holiday trade was fully 

 up to last year. One of George A. Kuhl's 

 specials was cutting Trumpet Majors on 

 Christmas morning. Mr. Hansen, for- 

 merly with Long Island growers, now 

 has charge of his roses. 



