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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



Deckmbkk 31, 1908. 



complaints to make of the Christmas 

 business. They say everything sold at 

 fairly good prices, and up to the standard 

 in every sense, if not somewhat better. 



The last Tri-City' Florists' Club meet- 

 ing was held at the residence of Julius 

 Staack, Sr., of Moline, November 10. At 

 Mr. Staack's greenhouses everything was 

 found in apple-pie order for the holiday 

 trade. The next meeting of the club will 

 be held at the Davenport Outing Club 

 rooms, Davenport, December 14. A cor- 

 dial invitation is extended to all florists 

 who happen to be in the city at the time. 



H. M. 



ONCINNATL 



The Market 



Never have I been able to report a 

 more satisfactory Christmas business. No 

 matter the angle from which you look at 

 it, the result is the same. The volume of 

 business Avas far in excess of any other 

 Christmas, and there never before was 

 a holiday when there were so many flow- 

 ers; in fact, so many that nearly every 

 order could be filled in full and with just 

 what the buyer wanted. Another thing 

 which looks well for the business is that 

 prices have never been higher. 



With all of these things taken into 

 consideration, it is easy to see that the 

 general verdict that this was the greatest 

 Christmas business ever is not only cor- 

 rect, but that it hardly expresses the gen- 

 eral satisfaction. Even now, with the 

 Christmas rush over, several of our best 

 retailers are busy with large decorations 

 for holiday entertainments, and all stock 

 coming in is sold out at prices not so far 

 below the Christmas high mark. 



In the wholesale district, C. E. Critch- 

 ell was working day and night and is 

 well satisfied ; L. H. Kirk says that busi- 

 ness was at least double what he did last 

 year; Wciland & dinger handled a fine 

 lot of stock and hit it especially right 

 on Beauties; Wm. Murphy was well sup- 

 plied with carnations, which brought the 

 • highest price ever, and also did a good 

 business in holiday greens; the Ohio Cut 

 Flower Co. had a fine lot of mums that 

 sold well, and Gillett & Ohmer report a 

 satisfactory increase. 



In the retail district the reports are 

 equally good. Hardesty & Co. had a 

 rattling business. Julius Baer reports 

 by far the most satisfactory business he 

 ever had. E. A. Kelly & Co. and the 

 Bletcher Floral Co. had all they could 

 do. A. Sunderbruch 's Sons are always 

 there when there is business on, and are 

 well satisfied. The Over-the-Ehine flo- 

 rists were equally pleased. George Tro- 

 mey and Fred Gear both report a fine 

 business, as well as do Otto Walke and 

 Wm. H. Gear. J. O'Malley was highly 

 pleased and Coulthard & Pogue, whose 

 store was decorated in fine style, report 

 business over double that of last year. 

 They did a large business in potted 

 Christmas trees. Of the hill florists, the 

 Walnut Hills Floral Bazaar were rushed 

 as never before. George & Allan report 

 a fine trade. The Avondale Floral Co. 

 and Edith Kyrk handled large quantities 

 of high grade stock. J. A. Peterson says 

 his plant trade reached a high mark this 

 year. The report from the growers 

 throughout this section of the country is 

 the same. They all sold out clean and at 

 good prices. 



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 dow, a ripe watermelon some eighteen 

 inches long. * 



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