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The Florists^ Review 



OCTOBKB 15, 1014. 



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MOTT-LY MUSINGS. 



Mangelsdorf Bros. Co., of Atchison, 

 Kan., expects an advance in the price 

 and a shortage in the supply of alfalfa, 

 as the harvest of home-grown seed is 

 short and the shipments from Turke- 

 stan, where this year the yield was 

 he^vy, are tied up in Germany. Last 

 year the home yield was enormous, and 

 farmers received so small a return that 

 the majority have made several cuttings 

 instead of allowing the crops to go to 

 seed, figuring the green crops of more 

 value to them. Hence the scarcity of 

 -seed. A fine, commodious warehouse is 

 in the course of erection, into which 

 Mangelsdorf Bros. Co. expects to move 

 about December 1. 



The Chesmore Seed Store, of St. 

 Joseph, Mo., is making extra efforts 

 for bulb business this year by means 

 of special advertisements in the local 

 papers. This concern has the order 

 for bulbs for the parks and believes 

 that the demand will increase. One 

 amateur is planting 1,000 narcissi. 



W. C. Kennedy, of St. Joseph, Mo., 

 is looking around for more space to 

 enable him to carry on the various 

 branches of his increasing business to 

 better advantage. 



The Stuppy Floral Co., of St. Joseph, 

 was fortunate in capturing the two 

 boys who, by means of a stolen key, 

 obtained access to the company's mail 

 box and were caught in attempting to 

 cash a check taken from one of the 

 stolen letters. One boy had been on 

 parole; the other was, I understand, a 

 trusted messenger boy in the store. 



Kramer & Son, of Cedar Rapids, la., 

 have found a good thing in the ever- 

 bearing strawberry known to them as 

 Progressive. At the time of writing 

 they were picking from a moderate 

 sized bed two to three crates weekly, 

 going over the beds three times per 

 week. Although this has been a dry 

 season, the crop has been regular and 

 the fruit luscious. While speaking 

 with the veteran head of the firm, who 

 is rounding out his eighty-third year, 

 I was sitting under a white oak which 

 was planted by him and is his par- 

 ticular pride. Vines are grown here 

 by the thousand, and I noted Wm. 

 Tricker's new introduction doing well, 

 considering the dry season experienced 

 in this section. W. M. 



BOCHESTEB, N. Y. 



The Market. 



There has been no marked improve- 

 ment in the last two weeks and, accord- 

 ing to last year's figures, business is 

 away behind. It is the general belief, 

 however, that as soon as cooler weather 





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comes business will immediately bright- 

 en. There is an abundance of outdoor 

 stock arriving daily, and it is in fair 

 condition. Unusually good dahlias of 

 all shades arrive fast, but are cleared 

 at low figures. Gladioli are nearing the 

 end. Cosmos in lavender and white sells 

 well. Snapdragons sell quickly and are 

 used extensively with anemones in bas- 

 ket work. Bachelor's buttons are seen 

 in small quantities. The sweet pea con- 

 signments are not so large as they have 

 been, but good flowers are still seen. 

 Asters are almost at an end. The car- 

 nation crop is fast improving. The 

 supply is not yet equal to the demand. 

 American Beauties are not selling as 

 fast as usual, but there is a good de- 

 mand for other roses. Violets, on ac- 

 count of the warm weather, have not 

 sold readily. Chrysanthemums are each 

 week larger and of better quality. 

 Golden Glow and Smith's Advance are 

 the two leaders, but a good lavender is 

 on the market. Easter lilies, callas and 

 valley are in moderate supply, but do 

 not move extra fast. There is a con- 

 stant call for potted flowers, but a few 

 cyclamens and quantities of primulas 

 are all that are to be had. Green goods 

 are meeting all demands. 



Various Notes. 



Miss Huitweller, of J. B. Keller Sons, 

 entertained Mr. and Mrs. William 



Keller, Mr. :i^d Mrs. Ferdinand Keller 

 and all of thtf-itore '■force at her home 

 on East avenue, f ittslord, recently. An 

 excellent dinner was provided, and 

 sports and various games made the 

 evening a happy one. 



H. E. Wilson is growing some fine 

 long-stemmed Golden Glow chrysanthe- 

 mums, for which he finds a ready sale. 

 His Main street store, which has re- 

 cently been undergoing extensive alter- 

 ations, is now in fine shape. The rear 

 room, which was formerly used for a 

 stock room, is now completely changed. 

 A new icebox has been built and coun- 

 ters have been installed. New double 

 windows and shelves and extra heat 

 will be thoroughly appreciated during 

 the rush season. In the shipping room 

 a large balcony has been built, which 

 will also help out considerably later on. 



Miss Rose Brown was away from 

 business the last half of last week, hav- 

 ing contracted a severe cold. 



Mr. and Mrs. Harry Merritt, of Iron- 

 dequoit, N. Y., have been visiting 

 friends in Brockport, N. Y. 



For a recent formal opening of a 

 New York cloak house in this city, J. B. 

 Keller Sons furnished four good-sized 

 horseshoes, basket^ and vases of flow- 

 ers. H. E. Wilson also did his share of 

 work for the same firm. 

 . The Rochester Florists' Association 

 commenced its winter season with 



