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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



Febroaby 25, 1009. 



DAYTON, OHIO. 



Q>a<lition of Business. 



The demand for flowers continues 

 good, and business in the last two weeks 

 has been such that there is no reason to 

 complain. The outlook for the coming 

 week is also most encouraging. While 

 numerous parties, receptions and ban- 

 quets have consumed a large quantity of 

 flowers, still we cannot compare their re- 

 quirements to the amount of stock used 

 in funeral designing. All of the flo- 

 rists report a busy week on this line of 

 work. 



The weather conditions are improving 

 and consequently the crops are increasing 

 somewhat. The carnation supply is first- 

 class, while roses are still scarce and it 

 is an impossibility to find enough to sup- 

 ply the demand. Callas and longiflorums 

 sell readily, as do narcissi, Bomans, jon- 

 quils, etc. 



Various Notes. 



Tlie fourth annual banquet of the 

 Miami Valley Nurserymen's Association 

 was held at the Phillips house, of this 

 «ity, February 18, following a business 

 meeting of the association, held during 

 the afternoon. The members were ac- 

 companied by tlieir wives, and about 

 forty persons sat down at the festal 

 board. Friends and business associates 

 from allied trades were included in the 

 company. Music and flowers added to 

 the pleasure of the scene and the after- 

 dinner speeches were all in harmony 

 with the good feeling that marked the 

 occasion. J. W, McNary, in responding 

 to the toast, ' ' Our Association, ' ' re- 

 ferred to the fact that the nursery busi- 

 ness was the only one of sufficiently high 

 character to make "grafting" respect- 

 able, and followed with a parody on 

 Poe's "Raven." with appropriate local 

 hits. Mrs. T. J. Dinsmore, wife of 

 the president of the association, gave an 

 interesting reading, entitled "How Ruby 

 Played." L. M. Brumhall, a prominent 

 attorney of Troy, O., "closed the banquet 

 hour with a felicitous speech on the 

 nobler phases and purposes of the 

 nursery business. 



H. H. Ritter has a very contented look 

 on his face. A good business last week 

 seems to be the cause. 



Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bartholomew left 

 February 19 for Chicago, where they are 

 spending a few days with friends. 



Warren G. Matthews has been very 

 busy during the last few weeks. He has 

 had some large funeral orders. 



Arno and Julius Hendrichs left Feb- 

 ruary 17 for New Orleans, where they 

 -will enjoy two weeks with friends and 

 also attend the Mardi Gras. 



Visitors last week were: Mr. Johnson, 

 of the Chillicothe Floral Co., Chillicothe, 

 O. ; E. C. Pruner, representing E. H. 

 Hunt, of Chicago, and Herman Ehrhard. 

 of Sidney, O. R. B. 



Athens, Ga, — The Athens Floral Co. 

 has had a fine business in the last year 

 and is preparing to build another house, 

 20x100. 



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