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The Weekly Rorists' Review* 



Apbil 2, 1908. 



take the 12:30 p. m. train at North Sta- 

 tion for Lynn, where the party will be 

 met by Mr. Eoland. 



Dutch bulb travelers have been fairly 

 numerous the last few days. They re- 

 port business as much less than a year 

 ago. One admitted a slump of fifty per 

 cent, another of twenty-five per cent. 



Arthur Zirkman, assisted by Charles E. 

 Schackerman, representing M. Eice & Co., 

 of Philadelphia, had a fine exhibit of 

 Easter novelties, baskets, ribbons and 

 Decoration day goods at Young's hotel 

 for a whole week and were kept busy 

 •with their many in and out-of-town cus- 

 tomers. Business in the Boston district 

 is better than ever with them, no signs 

 of depressed times being evidenced. 



W. N. Cbaig. 



COLUMBUS, OHIO. 



The Market. 



Trade has been holding up well for the 

 last two weeks, with plenty of stock to 

 go around, except carnations, which were 

 short on several occasions. Roses are 

 coming in fine at this writing and the 

 indications are there will be a good crop 

 for Easter. Carnations being off crop 

 here for the last few weeks helps the 

 outlook for a big cut about Easter, as 

 all the growers report stock in fine con- 

 dition. The outlook for Easter lilies is 

 a gloomy one, as some of the growers 

 report losing their entire crop from dis- 

 ease, while others report plenty of lilies 

 before Easter and plenty after Easter, 

 with a big blank between, just when they 

 are most wanted. 



Bulbous stock still is plentiful and the 

 demand for it light, outside of funeral 

 work. 



Everyone here is looking forward to a 

 heavy business for Easter. Growers all 

 report their bedding plants in fine condi- 

 tion. 



Vaxiotts Notes. 



The Florists' Club held a short busi- 

 ness meeting Tuesday night, March 24, 

 Ab there was nothing special on the 

 docket, the meeting adjourned early to 

 give way to a little hop, which all en- 

 joyed. The first annual ball of the club 

 will be given Monday night, April 20. 

 As this is a new feature with our club, 

 everyone is looking forward to a big time. 



There was some damage done here by 

 the recent hail storm, but all are thank- 

 ful it was no worse. 



Qus Ackerman, a member of the craft, 

 has the sincere sympathy of all in the 

 loss of his beloved wife of only a year, 

 from tuberculosis. 



Wm. Graff is in Chicago, looking up 

 Easter stock. 



Mr. Gibson was able to be removed 

 from the hospital, but it will be some 

 time before he is on deck again. 



A. Knopf returned from the south. 

 "While somewhat better, he could not con- 

 tent himself away from business. 



J.M. 



WAYSIDE NOTES. 



John Coombs, of Hartford, Conn., is 

 around after a hard struggle with the 

 grippe, which at one time looked serious 

 for our veteran fellow craftsman. He is 

 much pleased with his new Hitchings 

 house, 40x175 feet, and thinks of dupli- 

 cating it next summer. 



Wm. Schlatter & Son, of Springfield, 

 Mass., report large sales for the pin 

 for attaching ferns to funeral designs, 



I THE FLORISTS' SUPPLY HOUSE OF AMERICA | 



Are Yon Preparing for Yoor Easter Trade ? 



Easter Baskets 



and 



Easter Novelties 



ARK WHAT MAKK A BUST SEASON 

 AND PLENTT OF SALXS. 

 WS HAVK THK RBQUIRKD STOCK 

 TOR TOUR WANTS. 



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Fern Pan Baskets for Perns 

 Azalea Covers for Azaleas 



Plant Basket Covers,allkinds,for Plants 



Crepe Paper Pot Covers 



Waterproof and Pleated Crepe, all Colors 



OUR CATALOGUK IS FREE IT'S FULL OF GOOD THINGS. 



H. BAYERSDORFER & CO. 



1129 Arch St., PHILADELPHIA. 



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Mention The Review when you write. 



as they are shipping as far as the Pa- 

 cific coast. 



The Yuess Gardens Co., of Newburgh, 

 N. Y., reports a steady increase in the 

 seed branch of the business. The firm 

 has excellent facilities for handling big 

 lines and an excellent field. The green- 

 houses are in charge of Donald Cameron, 

 a grower of the old school. 



L. C. Midgley, of the Worcester Con- 

 servatories, Worcester, Mass., finds time 

 to take an active interest in the Hor- 

 ticultural Society, which plays a promi- 

 nent part in the business here. With 

 a compact range of 100,000 feet, he 

 finds the local demand steadily increas- 

 ing and contemplates further additions. 

 He has a fine crop of roses and carna- 

 tions in sight for Easter. Lawson is 

 very heavy. 



Chas. D. Thayer, of Worcester, Mass., 

 has rented extra houses to accommodate 

 the large stock of bedding plants. He 

 has no doubt but that the demand this 

 spring will be up to last year. 



Fred Keyes, of Worcester, is con- 

 tinuing the business founded by his 

 father and expects to make many im- 

 provements after the spring rush is 

 over. 



H. F. A. Lange, of Worcester, has a 

 grand stock for Easter. 



H. F. Littlefield, of Worcester, says 

 his two stores are taxed to the utmost 

 during the holiday season and he may 

 expand yet more. 



Saxe & Floto, of Waterbury, Conn., 

 report business as increasing right along. 

 The new house built by Lord & Burn- 

 ham will be duplicated this summer. 



Alexander Dallas, of Waterbury, has 

 leased the plant owned by the late Mr. 



Cut Flowers for Sale 



You can buy your Narcissi, Jon- 

 quils. Tulips, etc., direct from the 

 largest growers in the South. For prices, 

 etc., apply to 



Hubert Bulb Co. 



Gold Medalists, Jamestown, 1007 



R. F. D. No. 2 PORTSMOUTH, VA. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



Cottle, and is seriously thinking of giv- 

 ing up his city greenhouses to build an 

 up-to-date range farther out of town. 



J. Burgevin's Sons, of Kingston, 

 N. Y., report an extra big demand for 

 green blooms on St. Patrick's day. They 

 had tulips dyed to perfection. M. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Rising Eastern Market 



Business conditions are not as good 

 as they were one week ago. The warm 

 weather of the last three days of last 

 week brought in so large a quantity of 

 flowers that the market weakened under 

 the load. Prices fell and it was impossi- 

 ble to dispose of the poorer grades ad- 

 vantageously. Conditions have not im- 

 proved with the first half of the present 

 week, despite the cooler weather. 



The quantity of carnations coming 

 into the market is large, much larger 

 than was generally anticipated. Choice 



