OCTOBEU 20, 1910. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



13 



John Bertermann. 



TOLEDO, OHIO. 



The Market. 



Siuct' violets and chiysiintheimiins 

 have iiKulc tlioir tiebut, tliere lias been 

 a inarkt'd iiii|)rovoiiitM)t in business 

 throughout the citv. Although society 

 lias not as yet seen tit to open its doors 

 tor the .season, nevertheless florists 

 have been quite busy with autumn 

 weddings and flowers tor 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 

 m a recent j)eriodical says: "Flowers 

 greet us as we enter tills world, aid us 

 on our way, and bid us (iodspeed when 

 wo leave. ' ' 



Jdeal Indian suniiner weather pre 

 vails, for which all are gr:iteful after 

 last month's cold and rainy spell. Car- 

 nations, altliough (|uite small and short- 

 sfemmed as yet, are coming in better 

 I'very day, as are also the roses. Dah- 

 lias have been so large and varicolored 

 IS almost to vie with chrysanthemums. 

 Cosmos, gaillardias and tritomas are 

 ^till quite plentiful, and arc st^in in aU 

 the florists' windows. 



Various Notes. 



Harry Ileinl has some specially fine 

 tarnations this season. He had large, 

 long stemmed llowers when the others 

 were small, due to the fact that the 

 plants in two of his houses have always 

 b(vn iHnler giiiss. never having been 

 started in the field. 



Airs. i;. Sii'icr \\:\< In'cn duiiblv 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. 



I..ast week t'ouiid more flowers of all 

 kinds in tlie market. Mums are coming 

 in freely; some good October Frost, 

 Ilalliday and Pacific Supreme are to be 

 had. Carnations are ini[>roving daily, 

 the quality of flowers from early 

 jilaiiting from |iots being nearly up to 

 winter form. 



Violets are being received daily, val- 

 ley is fine and sells well, and some good 

 giganteiiiii lilies are in the market. 

 There has lioeii no severe frost in this 

 locality, ."ind (plant ities of dahlias and 

 cosmos can be had. 



Various Notes. 



C. M. Wagner decorated his automo- 

 bile for the Centennial jiarade, and the 

 car made a must magnificent appear- 

 ance. 



The Smith & Fetters Co. had some 

 most beautiful fall windows during 

 Cenfeiini.il week, which attracted a 

 ureat deal of attention. 



Frank Schoen. 1 ifdv with the Tavlor 



Flower Sluqi, has returned to the J. M. 

 Gasser Co. 



Michael Bloy, formerly a grower for 

 the ,1. M. Gasser Co. and other places 

 about Cleveland, and now tiie owner of 

 a retail place in Detroit, was in town 

 last week visiting old frien<ls. lie re- 

 ports the business done as quite satis- 

 factory. 



The .Jones Russell 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 Correspondent. 



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-Russell 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 Felducr, of the Roseville 

 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 Twentv-fifth street. 



C. D. F. 



DENVER. 



The Market. 



The warm weather during Dctolier has 

 had its effect on the demand for flowers. 

 There is nothing going on in the way of 

 social functions and if it \yere 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 long 

 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 tiow of good 

 stem and color and the blooms are of 

 nice size, selling pretty well. Chrysan- 

 themums are beginning to conte more 

 plentifully and the quality of mnst of 

 them IS good. Th(>re is not much call 

 for \ inlets as vet. 



