October 20, 1010. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



13 



John Bertermatm. 



TOLEDO, OHIO. 



The Market. 



Since violets and chrysanthemums 

 have made their debut, there has been 

 a marked improvement in business 

 throughout the city. Although society 

 has not as yet seen fit to open its doors 

 for the season, nevertheless florists 

 have been quite busy with autumn 

 weddings and flowers for various occa- 

 sions, as well as the usual tributes to 

 those who have "traveled to that un= 

 discovered country from whose bourne 

 no traveler doth return." As an editor 

 in a recent periodical says: "Flowers 

 greet us as we enter this world, aid us 

 on our way, and bid us God-speed when 

 we leave," 



Ideal Indian summer weather pre- 

 vails, for whicl^ all are grateful after 

 last month's cold and rainy spell. Car- 

 nations, although quite small and short- 

 stemmed as yet, are coming in better 

 every day, as are also the roses. Dah- 

 lias have been so large and varicolored 

 as almost to vie with chrysanthemums. 

 Cosmos, gaillardias and tritomas are 

 still quite plentiful, and are seen in al4 

 the florists' windows. 



Various Notes. 



Harry Heinl has some specially fine 

 carnations this season. He had large, 

 long-stemmed flowers when the others 

 were small, due to the fact that the 

 plants in two of his houses have always 

 been under glass, never having been 

 started in the field. 



Mrs. E. Sufler has been doubly rushed 



in the last few weeks, both with an ex- 

 ceptional run of funeral work and the 

 work on her new house. She has made 

 some particularly fine funeral pieces 

 lately, among them a large broken pipe 

 of American Beauties, as a tribute to 

 the president of one of the local sewer 

 pipe lines. 



Mrs. J. B. Freeman, who has succeed- 

 ed George Heinl, has been doing a 

 large business. B. B. S. 



CLEVELAND, O. 



The Market. 



Last week found more flowers of all 

 kinds in the market. Mums are coming 

 in freely; some good October Frost, 

 Halliday and Pacific Supreme are to be 

 had. Carnations are improving daily, 

 the quality of flowers from early 

 planting from pots being nearly up to 

 winter form. 



Violets are being received daily, val- 

 ley is fine and sells well, and some good 

 giganteum lilies are in the market. 

 There has been no severe frost in this 

 locality, and quantities of dahlias and 

 cosmos can be had. 



Various Notes. 



C. M. Wagner decorated his automo- 

 bile for the Centennial parade, and the 

 car made a most magnificent appear- 

 ance. 



The Smith & Fetters Co. had some 

 most beautiful fall windows during 

 Centennial week, which attracted a 

 great deal of attention. 



Frank Schoen, lately with the Taylor 



Flower Shop, has returned to the J. M. 

 Gasser Co. 



Michael Bloy, formerly a grower for 

 the J. M. Gasser Co. and other places 

 about Cleveland, and now the owner of 

 a retail iplace in Detroit, was in town 

 last week visiting old friends. He re- 

 ports the business done as quite satis- 

 factory. 



The Jones-Eussell Co. has been show- 

 ing some fine fall novelties in wreaths, 

 etc., in its window, B. 



The Cleveland Florists' Exchange 

 was recently incorporated here, with a 

 capital stock of $15,000, 



From Another Correspondeut. 



There was a remarkable slump in 

 nearly all lines of the flower business 

 last week, owing to the Centennial cele- 

 bration, but this week is much better 

 and there is a big demand for cut flow- 

 ers, house plants and some wedding 

 decorations. Dahlias still are plentiful 

 and of splendid quality. With the ex- 

 ception of some fine cosmos, they are 

 the only outdoor stock on the market. 

 The chrysanthemum season is on and 

 there are plenty of them to supply the 

 present demand. 



Fred Griffin is receiving some fine 

 Killarney and White Killarney, also 

 good carnations. 



The J. M, Gasser Co. decorated seven 

 of the automobiles in the Centennial 

 auto parade, three of them winning 

 first prizes in different classes, 



F. J, Schoen is again with the J. M. 

 Gasser Co., after an absence of several 

 months. 



The Jones-Bussell Co. had the entire 

 exterior of its store decorated in south- 

 ern smilax during Centennial week, 

 which created quite a sensation, since 

 all the parades passed that way, 



C, M. Wagner had a decorated auto 

 in the parade which deserved honorable 

 mention, 



Bramley & Son had their automobile 

 delivery wagon decorated in dahlias and 

 American Beauties, taking first prize in 

 Class 5 of the parade. 



Smiling Ben Feldner, of the Koseville 

 Pottery Co., paid Cleveland a visit this 

 week. 



M. Bloy, of Detroit, has been calling 

 on old acquaintances during the last 

 few days. 



The Ohio Floral Co. will soon move 

 to its new quarters in the Sargent 

 building, on West Twenty-fifth street, 



C, D, F, 



DENVER. 



The Market. 



The warm weather during October has 

 had its effect on the demand for flowers. 

 There is nothing going on in the way of 

 social functions and if it were not for 

 the funeral work that has been used it 

 would be quiet indeed. 



Stock of all kinds is plentiful enough, 

 no great amount being required. Roses 

 are abundant and the quality never was 

 better at this time of the year. Beauties 

 also are fine. Some excellent loBg- 

 stemmed stock is finding good sale at 

 current prices. In the other roses Kil- 

 larney has the call, both in pink and 

 white. Carnations are now of good 

 stem and color and the blooms are of 

 nice size, selling pretty well. Chrysan- 

 themums are beginning to come more 

 plentifully and the quality of most of 

 them is good. There is not much call 

 for violets as yet. 



