Jdnb 11, 1908. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



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VALLEY, fancy, never better per JOO, 4.00 Shorter ones, too— less money. 



PLUMOSUS STRINGS, extra value .._ per JOO, $50,00 



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from a large field of competitors. Mr. 

 Sibson attributed bis success as much to 

 his exhibit being properly staged and 

 labeled as to its quality, some of his 

 competitors getting badly tangled in both 

 respects. One exhibitor, believing that 

 "the more the merrier," had an im- 

 mense exhibit of medium quality blooms, 

 all mixed up together. The stern judges 

 promptly disqualified this exhibit. 



S. Mendelson Meehan's resignation 

 from the executive committee, owing to 

 his appointment on the Poor Board, was 

 accepted with regret. James T. Scott, 

 in his address advocating the accept- 

 ance, said that the society could only 

 lend Mr. Meehan to the Poor Board, and 

 must have him back later. Secretary 

 Bedles said that to Mr. Meehan the so- 

 ciety was indebted for the suggestion of 

 an executive committee, which had been 

 the making of the society. 



The G>-operation Paper. 



Much comment is heard on the street, 

 both from retailers and wholesalers, con- 

 cerning the paper read by Arthur A. 

 Niessen at the June meeting of the Flo- 

 rists' Club on "Cooperation Between 

 Retailer and Wholesaler." (You see, I 

 do not dare add, "in times of over- 

 production.") Samuel S. Pennock, in 

 discussing Mr. Niessen 's paper, said that 

 he believes that if the retailers would 

 educate their customers to the idea that 

 at certain times flowers can be had at 

 low prices, they would greatly increase 

 their sales. He heartily commended Mr. 

 Niessen 's illustration of strawberries, 

 saying that the public understands per- 

 fectly that strawberries can only be had 

 at certain times at low prices, and that 

 at those times they buy freely, not ex- 

 pecting to receive their berries for the 

 same money early or late in the season. 

 Mr. Pennock said he feels that the mar- 

 ket has become too large for the retail- 

 ers to buy carnations, for instance, at 

 $1 per hundred and sell them at 75 cents 

 per dozen, when there is overproduction, 

 and that, were they to give this matter 

 serious consideration, they would greatly 

 increase their own profits and the gen- 

 eral welfare by adopting special sales 

 at certain times, or some measures of 

 that nature, to move the surplus. 



The general feeling on the street is 



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that at least a portion of the July meet- 

 ing should be given up to the discussion 

 of Mr. Niessen 's paper, which was inter- 

 rupted by the ending of the business 

 session of the June meeting. 



Various Notes. 



John W. Mclntyre, Jr., made his first 

 plunge into the wholesale sea on Monday. 



Edward Reid is particularly pleased 

 with the fine quality of the American 



Beauty roses that he is now receiving 

 from his growers. 



The vaudeville and smoker arranged 

 by the entertainment committee of the 

 Florists' Club for the June meeting was 

 greatly enjoyed by a large attendance 

 of members. 



"William Robertson, gardener to John 

 W. Pepper, Jenkintown, Pa., should have 

 been credited with a splendid collection 

 of hardy outdoor roses shown at the rose 



