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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



JANUABT 11, 1912. 



J. A.VA1.ENTINE. Denver, Pres. 



Other Directors: Ernst Wlenhoe- 

 ber, Philip Breitmeyer, A. B. Cart- 

 led(». W. F. Oude, Oeorgo Asmus, 

 Fred H. Meinhardt. 



Mitaal DlRconnts 80 per cent. 

 ProTliioB for KHtranteed seeoniitB 



W. J. PAIiMER, Buffalo. Ylce-Pres. 



W. L. ROOK, Kansas City. Treas. 



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r lonsts 1 elegrapn Delivery «™ »«"?t i""^ 



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Indianapolis. Ind. 



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DETROIT. 



The Market. 



New Year's business was fair in De- 

 troit this year and a good amount of 

 stock was cleaned up. Eoses were 

 scarce and red roses were not to be 

 had at any price. Ked carnations were 

 also scarce, but other colors were fairly 

 plentiful in the carnation line. Violets 

 we had in quantity and the call for 

 these was not as great as anticipated. 

 A great many were used, but the sale 

 of this flower was disappointing. The 

 business between Christmas and New 

 Year's was fine, but stock of all kinds 

 was scarce. Carnations during last 

 week continued on the short side, but 

 Easter lilies were to be had and met 

 with a good call right along. Paper 

 Whites and yellow narcissi were in 

 heavy supply and had to be forced in 

 order to move them out to the trade. 

 Bomans were in good demand; in fact, 

 better than they have been for some 

 time. Valley was rather scarce and 

 some of it extremely poor. 



On Thursday of last week carnations 

 came in heavier and did not move out 

 as the wholesalers would have liked 

 them to and Saturday night found a 

 few bunches left over. Monday morn- 

 ing, January 8, there was a good supply 

 of dark carnationa, with the light shades 

 rather scarce. Eoses were in good de- 

 mand and the market cleaned up well 

 in this line. Violets and valley also 

 had a good call, owing to several large 

 funerals in town. Lilies have short- 

 ened up and from the outlook will be 

 short for some little time now. Single 

 daffodils are off for a time, but will be 

 back again with a heavy supply the 

 latter part of this week. Yellow tulips 

 are in the market and are fine, as also 

 are the freesias. Greens of all kinds 

 are selling well and stevia is still to 

 be had. 



Various Notes. 



Eobert Klagge is sending in some 

 fine Ehea Eeid and Mrs. Aaron Ward 

 roses, also some fine single daffodils 

 and freesias. 



Chas. Plumb is in the market with 

 single daffodils and tulips and will be 

 heavy in this line right along. 



Fred Breitmeyer is still cutting heav 

 ily on roses and also has some fine sin- 

 gle violets. 



Beard Bros, cut a nice lot of poinset- 

 tias for Christmas and are now send- 

 ing in some good carnations and nar- 

 cissi. 



Hubert Pearce, of the Detroit Cut 

 Flower Supply House, is exhibiting his 

 new steam trap at the rose and car- 

 nation show this week. 



" Sprinkleproof " Sam Seligman is 

 with us again. 



S. S. Skidelsky is in town. 



Geo. Hampton, Jr., of the H. F. 

 Michell Co., spent a few days with us 

 last week. 



A. Miller, of A. Henderson & Co., 

 was in town for a week during the holi- 

 days and expected to return for the 

 show this week. H. S. 



Do You Sell Plants? 



€t You can sell twice as many if they are in Paper Pots. 



€C Jos. L. Briggs, Bridgehampton, N. Y., writes: "My customers 

 refuse to buy plants of me unless they are in Paper Pots." 



€L And you can not only sell bedding plants and tomato and egg 

 plants, but you can sell a hill of beans, or corn, or cucumbers. In 

 fact, you can sell the whole garden if yOU have Paper Pots. 



41 MR. CARNATION GROWER, our 2%-inch Paper Pots 

 are just what you want. They come flat, and 5000 of them go into 

 a strawberry crate and you can make them up with little trouble. 

 E. R. Tinette says, in Farm Journal: "An active boy or girl with a little 

 practice could make up several thousand a day." They are square, 

 there is no waste space, and cost 8>^c per 100. The time saved in 

 transplanting pays that, to say nothing of the finer plants you get. 



PRICES (SHIPPED FLAT, LOW TRANSPORTATION RATES): 



2 -inch $3.75 for 5000 I 3-inch $5.00 for 5000 



2 J^-inch 4.25 for 5000 I 4-inch 7.50 for 5000 



r. B. CROSBY & SON, CatonsvOie, Balto., Nd. 



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PROTECTION ! ! ! 



of yonr plants from freezing. This can only be done 

 by usinc a celebrated 



LEHMAN WAGON HEATER 



17*400.000 are Id aee by Florists. horBemen, doctors and 

 farmers. They burn Lehman Coal (from which there Is no 

 smoke or danger), at a cost of less than ^c per hour. 





CAN TOU AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT ONE? 



BEWARE OF IMITATIONS 



LEHMAN BROS. 



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MANTJTACTUBKBs ^- ^' ERR'NGCR, Gcnefil Westera Sales AgL 



10 Bond St. NEW YORK 20 L Randolph SL, CHICAGO, ILL. 



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Plants Sell Better 



when the mrly clay pots 

 are hidden by the at^ 

 tractive and artistic 



■VKR-RKADT 



POT COVERS 



Strong cardboard 

 foundation. Best qual- 

 ity waterproof crepe 

 paper, silk fiber ribbon 

 ties at top and bottom. 

 Firmly held with im- 

 proved metal fasteninffs. Furnished in four 

 colors and many sizes. Write for samples 

 and price list today. 



EVEB-BEADT FLOWEB POT COYER CO. 

 146 Hushes Ave.. Bnffalo. N. T. 



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OwosBO, Mich. — M. A. Herrick, the 

 West Main street florist, is well pleased 

 with the volume of business. He has 

 25,000 square feet of glass and has a 

 retail trade which calls for more stock 

 than he can grow. 



SPLIT CARNATIONS 



Quickly, easily and 

 cheaply mended. 

 No tools required. 



Pillsburr Carnation Staple 



Patented 1906. 

 2000 for tl.OO pootpald. 



I. L. PHiLSBURY 

 6AI.KSBURG, ILL. 



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BUY YOUR FLORISTS' SUPPUES FROM 



L. BAUMANN & CO. 



3S7-359 W. Oiicif* Ave, CHiaCO, ILL 



We hare the largest and most complete stock. Sea 

 Moss, or Japanese Air Plant; Natural prepared 

 Ferns, Oyoas Leaves, Magnolia Leaves. Oycas 

 Wreaths, Magnolia Wreaths, Moss Wreaths. MetalUc 

 Dedgns and a big line of Novelties. 



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New Haven, Conn. — H. A. Grove is 

 building a greenhouse at the rear of hla 

 place on Canner street. 



