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Sbvtbubbb 17, 1914. 



The Florists^ Review 



17 



BALTIMORE. 



The Market. 



During the last week the "star span- 

 gled centennial" celebration was the 

 chit'i attraction, to the utter disruption 

 of Die local flower market. Little busi- 

 ness outside of funeral work is being 

 don-, although plenty of stock of all 

 kini!s is available. Eoses of all varieties 

 are ;ibundant and are becoming of bet- 

 ter ijuality, but the demand is poor, ex- 

 cept for whites, which sell fairly well. 

 Ast' rs continue to produce some good 

 floRirs, although plenty of smaller ones 

 are i ' evidence and the wholesale houses 

 link 'd vast numbers on the street boys, 

 who are offering them at ridiculously low 

 figii'^s. With cool weather, dahlias are 

 impiDving and are selling fairly well. 

 Gladioli have greatly decreased in nlim- 

 bers, although a few are still seen. Car- 

 nations are a little longer in stem, but 

 are still in poor demand. A few chrys- 

 anthemums are seen, but the demand is 

 limited, as outdoor stock must be over 

 before they will find much of a market. 



Various Notes. 



The floral auto parade of September 

 8 was a disappointment to the majority 

 of florists, as only a few cars were dec- 

 orated by florists and the rest were done 

 at home by the owners, chiefly with 

 artifieial flowers. A number of florists 

 decorated their own cars and entered 

 them and two were prize-winners. Fort- 

 huber Bros, entered a large touring car, 

 well decorated with asters, gladioli and 

 greens, and it won a silver loving cup. 

 R. L. Graham's car was artistically ar- 

 ranged with red gladioli and asters and 

 he received a valuable touring outfit for 

 his efforts. Charles Hochstedt had his 

 ear entirely covered with plumosus and 

 outlined with red, white and blue asters, 

 with a dove, composed of white asters, 

 over the hood. George Lurssen also had 

 a machine in line, well decorated with 

 hydrangeas, asters and gladioli. 



Chris. Gregorius, of Pimlico, is sending 

 some excellent asters to the Leo Niessen 

 Co. 



Samuel Feast & Sons had the decora- 

 tion at the Fifth Regiment armory for 

 the military and naval ball held there 

 September 11. The building was artis- 

 tically decorated with flags, bunting, 

 laurel wreathing, palms and ferns. Only 

 a few cut flowers were used. This was 

 "ne of the gala nights of the celebration 

 'ind was a great success. 



The Leo Niessen Co. is handling large 

 quantities of asters. On some days last 

 ^PPk as many as 15,000 were moved. 



W. F. E. 



NASHVILLE, TENN. 



The Market. 



^'k' last two weeks have been cool. 

 Everything is growing well and from 

 the looks of the stock we are to see a 

 "'ce ( „t of iDQins before the month is 

 °^t. Business has been dull, except for 

 * heavy run of funeral work that lasted 

 ^°st of last week. There are few sur- 

 Mus flowers at present. Eoses are rather 

 Pjent.ful and are of good quality. 

 ' arv|;,n^ and Kaiserin are the two that 

 je most in evidence. There are a few 



J'c^'tions on the earlier benched stock 



" Hime of them are quite good. In 

 ^"'•' "^juarters there is an abundance of 

 ^^I ' Valley is the scarcest we re- 



""r-r having seen it in this city. 



The growers have a pretty good supply 

 in cold storage pits, but they mean to 

 keep them there until later in the sea- 

 son. Dahlias are coming in slowly, but 

 we have some good ones. Gladioli are 

 plentiful and of the best quality of the 

 season. 



Various Notes. 



The Dutch bulbs are coming in, at 

 least one firm having received all of 

 theirs and others a part. The quality is 

 better than it was last year. There will 

 be fewer French bulbs grown here than 

 there have been for years, not because 

 they cannot be had, but because the}' 

 are too expensive. There are several 

 things being planted to take their place, 

 but sweet peas seem to be the favorite 

 substitute. It is safe to say that there 



igVERY now and then a weU- 

 ■9l pleased reader speaks the word 

 which is the means of bringing a 

 new advertiser to 



Such friendly assistance is thoroughly 

 appreciated. 



Give us the name of anyone from 

 whom you are buying, not an adver- 

 tiser. We especially wish to interest 

 those selling articles of florist^s use 

 not at present advertised. 



FLORISTS' PUBLISHING CO. 

 530-60 Caxton Bldg. Chicago 



will be more peas grown here this sea- 

 son than ever before. 



I venture Ji guess that more people 

 have stopped in front of the window of 

 the Joy Floral Co. this week than in the 

 whole year before. The reason is not far 

 to seek. The window has a real living pic- 

 ture of a stream of water, a mill, a mill 

 pond, ducklings, a boy fishing, a snake 

 sunning himself on the bank, and a 

 lighthouse with two boats. The effect 

 is irresistible. I do not know how many 

 of the people go in, but they certainly 

 stop, look and then send their children. 



Floyd Bralliar has just returned from 

 a business trip in the gulf states. He 

 reports things as rather unsettled in 

 most of the extreme south, as a result 

 of the lack of a market for the cotton. 

 Some of the florists are cheerful and 

 look for things to be back to normal 

 soon, while others are pretty pessimistic. 

 On the whole, there is little if any ex- 

 tension of business at present. Collec- 

 tions are much slower than they have 

 been for a long time. 



Geny Bros, are having a good sale on 

 bulbs. Thus far they have had things 

 pretty much their own way, as no one 

 else seemed to have any to offer. 



We are told that Mr. Green has his 

 houses in good shape for the fall busi- 

 ness. He has been here but one season, 

 but he means to get his part of the busi- 

 ness this fall. 



The Haury houses are looking the best 

 we ever have seen them. They bid fair 

 to have the best cut of flowers this sea- 



son that they ever have had. The early 

 mums are looking well, and will be in 

 as soon as they are needed. F. B. 



ST. PAUL, MINN. 



Tlie Market. 



Conditions during the last week have 

 been quite satisfactory to the florists. 

 Last week was state fair week and this 

 is fashion show week. On account of 

 these, most of the retailers are doing 

 more than their ordinary run of busi- 



npss. 



State Fair Flower Show. 



At the state fair last week $1,308 was 

 distributed in prizes to florists. The 

 plant stock exhibited this year was of 

 about the same quality as that shown in 

 previous years. The cut flower exhibits, 

 however, brought out some exceptionally 

 fine stock. The best of stock was used 

 in making thrf^pecial pieces, as well as 

 a high grade of workmanship. Outside 

 of the gladiolus classes the prizes were 

 divided among four firms, two of Minne- 

 apolis and two of St. Paul. The Minne- 

 apolis Floral Co. and John Vasatka rep- 

 resented the former city, while Holm & 

 Olson and the Eiverside Greenhouse Co. 

 upheld the standard of the latter. The 

 complete awards were as follows: 



Decorntive plants, covering 100 square feet — 

 Holm & Olson, first; Minneapolis Floral Co., sec- 

 ond; John Vasatka, third. 



Decorative plants, covering flft.v square feet — 

 Holm & Olson, first; Minneapolis Floral Co., sec- 

 ond; Jolin Vasatka, third. 



Decorative plants, covering twenty-five square 

 feet — Holm & Olson, first; Minneapolis Floral 

 Co., second; John Vasatka, third. 



Blooming plants, covering 100 square feet^ 

 Minneapolis Floral Co., first: Holm & Olson, sec- 

 ond; Riverside Greenhouse Co., third; John Va- 

 satka, fourth. 



Blooming plants, covering, fifty square feet — 

 Holm & Olson, first; Mlnneabolis Floral Co., sec- 

 ond; Riverside Greenhouse Co., third; John Va- 

 satka, fourth. 



Blooming plants, covering twenty-five square 

 feet— Holm & Olson, first; Minneapolis Floral 

 Co., second: Riverside Greenhouse Co., third; 

 •Tol'i Vasatka, fourth. 



Iictlon of ferns, covering 100 square feet — 

 M . ..eapolls Floral Co.. first; Holm & Olson, sec- 

 ond: John Vasatka, third. 



Collection of ferns, covering fifty square feet — 

 Minneapolis Floral Co.. first; Holm & Olson, sec- 

 ond: John Vasatka, third. 



Collection of ferns, covering twenty-five square 

 feet — Holm & Olson, first; Minneapolis Floral 

 Co., second; John Vasatl-.a, third. 



Collection of fancy caladiums — Holm & Olson, 

 first: Minneapolis Floral Co., second. 



Coll?etion of coleus — Holm & Olson, first; Min- 

 neapolis Floral Co., second: Riverside Greenhouse 

 Co., third; John Vasatka, fourth. 



Specimen kentia — Holm & Olson, first: Minne- 

 npolls Floral Co., second. 



Specimen Phoenix Roebrlenil — Holm & Olson, 

 first; Minneapolis Floral C^o.. second; John Va- 

 satka, third. 



Specimen any otlier palm — Holm & Olson, first; 

 Minneapolis Floral Co., second; John Vasatka, 

 third. 



Si)ecimen pandanus — Holm & Olson, first; Min- 

 neapolis Floral Co., second; Jolm Vasatka, third. 



Pair of pyramid bay trees — Minneapolis Floral 

 Co., first; Holm & Olson, second; John Vasatka. 

 third. 



Pair of standard bay trees — Holm & Olson, 

 first; John Vasatka, second; Minneapolis Floral 

 Co., third. 



Speci.nen Borton fern — Minneapolis Floral Co., 

 first; Holm & Olson, second; John Vasatka, third. 



Specimen crested nephrolepis— Holm & Olson, 

 first; John Vasatka, second; Minneapolis Floral 

 Co., third. 



Fern disli, filled— Holm & Olson, first: Minneap- 

 olis Floral Co., second; John Vasatka, third; Riv- 

 erside Greenhouse Co., fourth. 



P'our hanging baskets of ferns — Holm & Olson, 

 first; John Vasatka, second; Minneapolis Floral 

 Co., third. 



Asters, 100 blooms — Riverside Greenhouse Co.. 

 first; Holm & Olson, second: Minneapolis Floral 

 Co., third: John Vasatka, fourth. 



Asters, fifty blooms — Riverside Greenliouse Co., 

 first; Minneapolis Floral Co., second; Holm & 

 Olson, third. 



Asters, twenty-five blooms — Riverside Green- 

 house Co., first; Holm & Ol^on, second. 



Ten American Beauties — Holm & Olson, first; 

 Minneapolis Floral Co., second. 



Twenty Richmond — Holm & Olson, first; Mln 

 iicnpolis Floral Co., second; Riverside Greenhouse 

 Co., third. 



Twenty Killarncy — Holm & Olson, first; Minne 

 apolis Floral Co., second; Riverside Greenhouse 

 <"o., third. 



Twenty White Killarney — Holm & Olsnn. first: 



