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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



Februaby 29, 1912. 



Fifteenth and North Market streets, is 

 having a nice run of trade. Mr. Eotter 

 imports quite a lot of artificial flowers 

 every year. 



Guy Eeburn, of A. Henderson & Co., 

 Chicago, was a recent visitor. 



C. Young & Sons Co. have an extra 

 force in their seed department pre- 

 paring for the usual spring rush. 



^___ J. J. B. 



WICHITA, KAN. 



Tbe Market. 



The business for Valentine 's day was 

 not marked by any special features, 

 except, perhaps, the sale of more than 

 the usual number of plants with ap- 

 propriate trimmings. The volume of 

 business was slightly greater than last 

 year. The stock was excellent in qual- 

 ity and sufficient in quantity, the de- 

 mand being hard on the violet supply, 

 as usual. Cut flowers were sold mostly 

 in ordinary arrangements, not much ex- 

 citement being evidenced over fancy 

 boxes. Trade conditions are good, 

 though there is little that is unusual 

 going on. There have lately been sev- 

 eral occasions when a prominent funer- 

 al has made things more than interest- 

 ing for the stores. The stock exhibited 

 is of good quality and assortment and 

 is commanding good prices. 



The weather has remained compara- 

 tively mild for February, which is a 

 relief after the extreme cold of Janu- 

 ary. This winter seems • to be marked 

 for an unusual quantity of snow, and 

 as the humor or this community re- 

 flects somewhat the humor of the sur- 

 rounding agricultural population, we are 

 willing to put up with the inconven- 

 ience underfoot for the good that is to 

 follow. As most of the florists here 

 rely on motorcycles for the majority of 

 their deliveries, there is a united hope 

 that the streets will not get much 

 worse, as a slimy ooze seems to appear 

 on the pavements, regardless of clean- 

 ing. The extreme cold of January 

 made things inconvenient for the grow- 

 ers who kept bulb flats outdoors and 

 who had taken only the usual precau- 

 tion against freezing. Most of the flats 

 were frozen solid and required coaxing 

 with a pick to loosen them. Bulbs of 

 the narcissus type seem none the worse 

 for their enforced storage, but the hya- 

 cinths seem to think it was intentional 

 and refuse to respond when brought 

 into warmth. 



From the quantity of seedlings and 

 young bedding stock coming on ati 

 the various plants, it would seem that 

 a splendid spring business is the ex- 

 pectaiibn of everyone. The new seed- 

 liijgs and cuttings share first place for 

 attention with the lilies for Easter. 

 B(^th Formosa and giganteum are be- 

 ing giown for this important crop. The 

 gelneral idea' .of the Formosa seems to 

 b€J to 'bloom and have it over with as 

 sopn as possible, while the giganteum 

 will require a little extra steam to 

 bring it along in time. If all the bulbs 

 planted for Easter flowers at the vari- 

 ous plants come in on time, there will 

 ceHainly be no trouble for the ordinary 

 individual to find a place to purchase 

 his Easter lilies this year. 



Various Notes. 



Bixby & Co. have three houses set 

 aside for lettuce and are starting a 

 large number of vegetable plants for 

 the spring demand. This firm devotes 

 the remainder of its glass to carnations 



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