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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



January 23, 1908. 



E. F. WINTERSON CO 



Wholesale Commission Florists 



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tion Winona because it makes such a 

 pleasant effect under electric light. They 

 use it largely for dinner-table work. 



Frank Beu is again marketing wall- 

 flowers, which find a good sale. 



January 18 was the thirtieth anniver- 

 sary of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. 

 A. L. Randall, and the employees of 

 the company to the number of thirty 

 made it the occasion for a surprise which 

 was complete. They took along a salad 

 and ice cream set as mementos of the 

 evening. Carl N. Thomas made the 

 speech of presentation, and it was up 

 to Mrs. Randall to reply. The festivities 

 lasted until a late hour. 



C. M. Dickinson says tlie last order for 

 a 10-gallon locked-faucet cask of To- 

 bak-ine came from Alabama. 



C. L. Washburn says that in his 

 opinion there never will be any difficulty 

 in selling cut flowers in this market; 

 the only thing which concerns him is 

 ways and means of providing the higher 

 quality of goods which the trade steadily 

 demands. 



Fred Sporry, of Vaughan & Sperry, 

 says that ninety-five per cent of their 

 Christmas business was on the credit 

 basis, but that collections have been 

 coming in first-class shape this month, 

 a report to which many of the whole- 

 salers subscribe. 



Poehlmann Bros. Co. in the last few 

 daf s has begun to receive Purity freesia, 

 which is so much ahead of the old va- 

 riety that there is no comparison. 



Wietor Bros, this season grew a large 

 part of their carnations indoors all sum- 

 mer, and are so well pleased with the 

 results that they are preparing to work 

 it the same way for next year. They 



have had a good, steady cut of high 

 quality all season. 



H. N. Bruns has been at Detroit to 

 place his daughter in school there. 



George Bros., a firm of Greeks formerly 

 in the basement at 68 State street, have 

 closed up since the holidays and their 

 reappearance in the market is being 

 anxiously awaited by some of the whole- 

 salers. 



ONONNATL 



The Market 



Everything is moving along satisfac- 

 torily in our business and no one has a 

 kick coming. There is nothing rushing, 

 but there is just about enough demand to 

 take care of the supply. There has been 

 a good deal of funeral work and, in 

 fact, this did constitute by far the 

 greater part of the retail business. There 

 has been scarcely anything doing in so- 

 ciety. So, with conditions as above, the 

 demand has been mostly for the poorer 

 grades of flowers and these, in propor- 

 tion, brought the highest prices. The 

 best grades of flowers sold at com- 

 paratively cheap prices. 



American Beauties were in fair de- 

 mand, but the prices were low for the 

 grade of goods. Brides and Maids and 

 other standard varieties averaged bet- 

 ter. Other red roses were in demand, 

 with but few coming in. Carnations were 

 just equal to the demand, and though the 

 price was a little lower on the best 

 grades, it would seem that the average 

 price was well up to what it ought to 

 be. Enchantress heads the list in the 

 demand, with red a close second. Lilies 



are in demand and at good prices. Val- 

 ley, Romans, narcissi and tulips are go- 

 ing nicely. Violets in some eases are 

 a drug, but those grown near home, and 

 which have some suggestion of perfume 

 left, sell well and at good prices. 



We are well supplied with gteen goods 

 of all kinds and the demand is good. 

 Galax is selling finely this year and leu- 

 cothoe sprays are a close second. 



Various Notes. 



Samuel Batson, of Kalamazoo, Mich., 

 is in with a good cut of his specialties 

 and they are in as good demand as 

 ever. He grows Baby primrose, wall- 

 flower, forget-me-not and snapdragon, 

 also carnations and Sprengeri. He also 

 grows stocks of all kinds to perfection, 

 and usually gets a fine crop of them in 

 for Easter. 



Geo. FuUe, of Richmond, Ind., was 

 a caller January 17. He was busy pur- 

 chasing supplies for the range of 10,000 

 feet of glass he will erect in the spring. 



The sick list is receiving new recruits 

 almost daily, but as luck will have it, 

 very few are serious. Chas. Jones is just 

 recovering from a severe case of the 

 grippe and hopes to be able to go to 

 his store by the last of the week. Wm. 

 Murphy has also been laid up with the 

 grippe. Wm. Gear has been confined 

 to his home for some time, but is now 

 slowly recovering. 



I regret to report the death of H. 

 G. Conger, father of J. T. Conger, which 

 took place January 16, at Mount Airy, 

 O. Futher particulars will be found in 

 the obituary column. 



Visitors were B. Eschner and Martin 

 Reukauf . C. J. Ohmer. 



