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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



Januaby 4, 1912. 



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of the florists. This is unusual, as the 

 demand for supplies generally falls off 

 when the florists are busiest. It in- 

 dicates, Mr. Berkowitz says, that the 

 stock was being cleaned out even be- 

 fore the holiday had come. 



George Burton cut 1,800 special 

 Beauties December 23. Phil. 



NEW YORK. 



The Mar)Eet. 



The Christmas week maintained an 

 encouragingly steady market, with 

 values naturally on a considerably 

 lower level than the holiday itself pro- 

 vided, but satisfactory, nevertheless, 

 to the majority of the growers and 

 causing no serious complaint from the 

 retailers, who had an excellent busi- 

 ness throughout the week. The univer- 

 sal Verdict seems to be: "The best 

 Christmas the retailers of the big city 

 have had in a generation." The finest 

 of weather, continued until the middle 

 of the week, and good, seasonable tem- 

 perature is here for the New Year's 

 greeting. The greatest break of the 

 Christmas holidays was in the price 

 of valley and orchids. Valley accumu- 

 lated all the week and orchids were for 

 sale by the street merchants on Christ- 

 mas day. 



The shipments of stock during the 

 flast week have been comparatively 

 light, and this has held prices at their 

 present level. The usual January decline 

 is anticipated, now that New Year's is 

 over. Beauties are not overabundant, 

 but Christmas levels could not be main- 

 tained. The best fell to 50 cents and 

 under. All varieties of roses are arriv- 

 ing in suflScient volume for the demand, 

 with a probable surplus of Brides,* 

 Maids and Killarneys. Good Kich- 

 monds bring record prices, and there 

 are not enough of them. Carnations 

 are selling well and the market could 

 use more of the higher grades. The 

 prices are well maintained and the new 

 kinds meet with popular favor. 



Lilies have held well at Christmas 

 prices. Valley moves slowly, as do all 

 white flowers, and no advance is prob- 

 able. There are a lot of mediocre 

 gardenias offered, only the long- 



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