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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



Jandahy 6, 1910. 



was below zero, going to fiv^ different 

 states and to Canada. They were de- 

 livered to the depot in a special wagon, 

 and. so far but one lot has been reported 

 frosted. 



Another thing highly important is to 

 bear in mind the sudden changes in tem- 

 perature the plants are likely to encoun- 

 ter. Pack as if for zero weather, for 

 you do not know but it may be that 

 when your box reaches its destination. 

 A shipment bound, for Ohio left Chicago 



with the thermometer registering 40 de- 

 grees above zero, and the next morning 

 found it 10 degrees below. It does not 

 pay to take chances. Add to the expense 

 and care you have had to grow your 

 plants and flowers the little more that is 

 necessary to carry them in comparative 

 safety to their destination, and you will 

 usually have nothing to regret. 



Some plants from the east came into 

 Chicago two weeks ago wrapped in one 

 newspaper only and placed in an un- 



lined box. The soil on them was f roz( n 

 solid, of course. If you want the dollas 

 for your stock at Christmas or any oth. r 

 time, do not slight your packing. 



Take some plant and try your ov. n 

 experiments with it. , Wrap and pacli 

 just as carefully as if for a long shi,.- 

 ment and place it out of doors, say for 

 two hours, and if it stands the test you 

 can be reasonably sure you have f oun I 

 out what ordinarily is meant by "plenty 

 of packing. ' ' Jas. G. Hancock. 











Bethel, Me.— E. B. Davis had a 

 vacant downtown store for the holiday 

 trade and did a large business. 



Batavia, III.— The Batavia Green- 

 house Co. is adding a second story to its 

 oflSce building on South Batavia avenue, 



Stevens Point, Wis.— W. E. Macklin 

 had 2,000 Chadwick and Yellow Chadwick 

 for the Christmas trade and found them 

 first-class property. 



North Cambridge, Mass. — Just at the 

 height of the Christmas rush, John Mc- 

 Kenzie was laid up with a troublesome 

 foot, which recently required an opera- 

 tion. 



MuNciE, Ind. — Mrs. Geo. F. Miller 

 says that the Christmas trade in Muncie 

 was good in spite of the bad weather, 

 which prevented people from getting out 

 as much as in former years. 



Salem, Mass. — The greenhouses of 

 Wm. T. Walke, on Loring avenue, were 

 damaged by fire on the night of Decem- 

 ber 20. The flames started near the 

 boiler and swept through one of the 

 houses, causing a loss of $300. 



WooDSFiELD, O.— A fire at the estab- 

 lishment of J. M. Bishop, on the morning 

 of December 20, destroyed his office, with 

 all its contents, and also a part of one 

 of his greenhouses. A pet dog, which 

 sleeps in the office, awakened the family 

 by its cries, and thus saved the residence 

 and the rest of the houses from destruc- 

 tion. 



Lancaster, Pa.— J. P. Siebold had an 

 active trade during the whole of last 

 year and an especially brisk business at 

 the holidays. He finds ready sale for all 

 he can produce, in plants, flowers and 

 vegetables, and during the winter sea- 

 sons he handles considerable quantities of 

 hothouse vegetables from other growers, 

 as he cannot grow enough for his trade. 



South Portland, Me. — The store and 

 greenhouse of Frank W. Dyer, on Ocean 

 street, were completely destroyed by fire 

 December 27. The fire started in a shed 

 at the rear of a neighboring grocery and 

 spread rapidly, on account of the fact 

 that the fire department was delayed by 

 the deep snowdrifts. Two buildings, in 

 addition to Mr. Dyer's property, were 

 burned to the ground. Mr. Dyer's loss 

 amounted to some thousands of dollars, 

 with only $700 of insurance. 



Wheeling, W. Va.— W. F. Zane & Son 

 made a large number of ground pino 

 wreaths for holiday decorations. They 

 secure the pine from Michigan. 



Newton, Mass. — A small greenhouse 

 owned by John McCarthy and situated 

 near his dwelling, at 37 North street, was 

 destroyed by fire December 5. 



Des Moines, Ia. — Carl L. Olson, a 

 florist connected with the Iowa Seed Co., 

 and Hazel L. Divilbiss were married De- 

 cember 22. 



Stoughton, Mass. — Horace W. Mann, 

 the Washington street florist, was drawn 

 for jury service in the Norfold superior 

 court, which convened at Dedham, Mass., 

 December 13. 



Cambridge, Mass. — One of the green- 

 houses of Wm. E. Doyle, on Cambridge 

 street near Leonard avenue, was damaged 

 by fire early on Christmas morning. The 

 loss amounted to several hundred dollars. 

 The fire was caused by an overheated 

 boiler. . 



Lexington, Ky.— The store of Honaker 

 The Florist, on Main street near Upper 

 street, was one of the finest show places 

 in the city during the holidays and the 

 amount of trade easily eclipsed that of a 

 year ago. The window display included 

 a dozen or more small orange trees, grown 

 at Honaker 's greenhouses, and bearing 

 good-sized oranges. 



Fort Madison, Ia. — J. M. Auge re- 

 ports that Christmas trade was consider- 

 ably larger than in former years, with 

 cut flowers as the main feature, because 

 the stormy weather of December 24 made 

 the delivery of plants practically impos- 

 sible. Ked carnations were scarce, with 

 demand in excess of the supply. Funeral 

 work was heavy and cleaned up all white 

 stock. 



Augusta, Ga. — Christmas trade, with 

 all the florists, was better than the pre- 

 vious year. Good weather was experi- 

 enced until Friday, when rain set in, 

 which lasted till noon Christmas. This 

 of course cut down the sales somewhat 

 below the mark that continued good 

 weather would have made. Balk's Nur- 

 sery proved equal to the emergency in 

 effecting temporary repairs to the dam- 

 age it suffered from the fire, December 

 13, and handled a larger trade than it 

 did the previous Christmas. 



Jacksonville, Fla. — The Jacksonville 

 Floral Co. secured a neighboring vacant 

 store for its Christmas business in greens 

 and potted plants. 



Cincinnati, O. — J. A. Peterson sent 

 the trade a unique New Year's card, his 

 own portrait surrounded by a wreath of 

 holly embossed in colors. 



Lawrence, Kan. — C. A. Hicks reports 

 an excellent holiday trade. Everything 

 was sold out and there was a heavier call 

 for plants than ever before. 



Hamilton, O. — The greenhouses at the 

 country home of Col, J. C, Hooven, south 

 of Hamilton, were partly destroyed by 

 fire December 10. Neighbors went to the 

 rescue and saved much of the property, 



Augusta, Ga. — Stulb's Nursery, which 

 conducts a business in plants and cut 

 flowers, near the office of the City ceme- 

 tery, reports that everything is selling at 

 good prices and business is entirely satis- 

 factory. Christmas trade was more than 

 double that of a year ago. 



Gloucester, Mass. — During the storm 

 of Sunday, December 26, the ocean tide 

 rose so high as to flood the greenhouse 

 boiler-rooms on the estates of Lester Le- 

 land and the late Robert C. Hooper, caus- 

 ing serious damage to the plants and 

 other property. The loss on the Leland 

 estate was estimated at $10,000. 



Philadelphia, Pa. — The Diamond 

 Flower Shop is the name of a store 

 which was opened last summer at the 

 corner of Ridge avenue and Diamond, 

 street, by Geo. W. Grover & Son, fov- 

 merly located at 3441 Ridge avenut . 

 Trade at the new place was somewhat 

 dull for a time, as might be expecteu. 

 but the holiday business was profitable' 

 and the outlook for 1910 is quite hope- 

 ful. 



Nashua, N. H.— W. W. Powers' holi- 

 day trade this year was far ahead of hi^ 

 expectations and surpassed anything i" 

 former years. Trade commenced early 

 and increased steadily until everything 

 was sold out. Flowering plants of all 

 kinds were in great demand, and theri' 

 was a good sale for brass jardinieres, of 

 which he handles a large line. Cut flow 

 ers were sold out clean. Christmas green:^ 

 also were in great demand. A number 

 of extra help were kept constantly on the 

 move and all orders were properly packed 

 and sent out on time. 



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