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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



DKCBMBBR 30, 1000. 



MINNEAPOLIS. 



The Market. 



Christmas, with its hurry and bundles, 

 came and went with the usual inadequacy 

 of time to cover the amount of orders 

 and get out the amount of stock ordered. 

 Dark weather prevailing for about three 

 weeks before made a marked shortage in 

 blooms, but the demand was good, and 

 every house pronounced itself sold out 

 Christmas morning. American Beauties 

 and violets were not to be had at any 

 price; 24-inch Beauties sold at wholesale 

 for $9 per dozen. Azalea, cyclamen and 

 poinsettia plants filled baskets of every 

 variety and size. Primroses were scarce. 

 Cut poinsettias were more plentiful than 

 usual and less expensive. 



Various Notes. 



B. A. Latham cleaned out his stock of 

 almost every cut flower and plant, and is 

 thoroughly satisfied with the Christmas 

 business. 



L. S. Donaldson Co. secured the decora- 

 tion of the new Hotel Radisson, and fol- 

 lowing the success of that will decorate 

 for the opening of the Commercial Club 

 rooms on the top floor of the same build- 

 ing. 



O. C. Swanson had the decoration for 

 Miss Partridge's wedding, which was a 

 thoroughly Christmas wedding. Tall 

 Christmas trees and cathedral candles 

 with white flowers were used almost en- 

 tirely throughout the entire scheme of 

 decoration. 



James Souden had a busy time and 

 increased his sales by a large amount 

 over last year's. A number of pretty 

 baskets sold readily here. 



The Minneapolis Floral Co. cleaned out 

 everything that was ready to go, and had 

 a busy week shipping out plants, and 

 the usual rush for cut flowers at the last 

 minute. The immense stock of poinset- 

 tias was cleaned out completely, and busi- 

 ness was extremely good this year. 



M. E. M. 



Chilucothe, O. — C. A. Johnson, of 

 the Chillicothe Floral Co., says Christ- 

 mas trade was double what it was last 

 year, though he did not have the down- 

 town salesroom as before and handled all 

 the business from the greenhouses. A 

 considerable shipping trade in carna- 

 tions and roses is done. 



Lisbon Falls, Me. — H. W. Blethen, 

 who began business here in the spring of 

 1906, has added to his houses until he 

 now has over 26,000 square feet of glass, 

 and the whole range is of fine, modern 

 construction. He has a first-class steam 

 heating system and is planning further 

 improvements. He grows both flowers 

 and vegetables. 



BOBBINK & ATKINS 



Nurserymen and FloristB 



RUTHERrORD, N. J. 



Cheice Evergreens and Conifers, 



Shade and Ornamental Trees, 



Herbaceous Plants. 



Large collection of Decorative Plants, such as 

 PALMS, FERNS, BAY TREES, ETC 



Ask for Wholesale Catalogue. 



GERANIUMS 



We are HEADQUARTERS and offer the finest collection in 

 AMERICA, from 2-in. pots, at $2.00 per 100, $18.50 per 1000; 250 

 of a kind at thousand rates. 



For $18.50 we will send you 1000, 50 each of 20 distinct kinds, 

 a collection on which we are willing to stake our reputation. A 

 customer in writing this week says, "We used your Geraniums last 

 year and had the finest collection we ever had, sold clean out, had 

 nothing left for stock." 



We have a splendid stock in 2-in. pots of the following, at 

 $2.00 per 100: Double Lobelia Kathleen Mallard; Alyssum, Giant 

 and Double; Lemon Verbenas; Fuchsias, 6 Varieties; Ivy-leaved 

 Geraniums, 6 Varieties; Scented Geraniums. 



Double Petunias, mixed colors, $3.00 per 100. 



Canna Roots, home-grown, 1,000,000 '^od strong divisions, at 

 $18.50 per 1000. King Humbert, $6.00 per 100; $50.00 per 1000. 



New Geranium Price Liat is Now Ready 



R. VINCENT, JR., & SONS CO., WHITE MARSH, MD. 



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