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April 15, 1909. 



The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



73 



MILWAUKEE. 



The Market 



Judging from reports, Easter trade 

 was most satisfactory to all concerned. 

 Pot plants sold better than ever and most 

 cut flowers found a market. There were 

 plenty of roses, violets and sweet peas, 

 and they sold well. 



The market for carnations was a pe- 

 culiar one. "With prospects of a limited 

 supply, the Easter price lists quoted them 

 at from 3 cents to 6 cents, and this had 

 a tendency to hold back quite a few 

 buyers. At this time more could have 

 been sold, but the end of the week found 

 that some growers had held back, thus 

 filling up the market the last few days, 

 instead of making regular shipments. It 

 was the colored varieties that sold best. 



More Harrisii, both in pots and cut, 

 could have been used. The same can be 

 said of valley. 



During the last week we were treated 

 to all kinds of weather imaginable, and 

 Friday and Saturday were such as to 

 necessitate the wrapping of most plants. 



Various Note*. 



Charles Dettmann finds that he has 

 outgrown his present quarters and is 

 about to erect several new greenhouses 

 at Third street and the city limits, for 

 a general line of stock. He had several 

 good-sized church decorations for Easter 

 Sunday. 



The Currie Bros. Co. says Easter trade 

 was fine, cleaning up on all cut flowers 

 and plants. While they sold a large 

 quantity of cut flowers, the plant trade 

 was ahead of last year. 



The Edlefsen-Leidiger Co. reports the 

 Easter trade as very satisfactory, with 

 special demand for the lily of the valley 

 grown in the firm's own houses. There 

 was a shortage here in Harrisii. 



The "Wisconsin Floral Co., which is one 

 of the firms which depend mostly on tran- 

 sient trade, reports that even with an in- 

 creased force of help they were kept go- 

 ing all the time. As their store is not 

 any too large, they found it diflScult to 

 handle both stock and customers. 



The Baumgarten Floral Co. says every- 

 thing sold at sight. 



William Zimmerman was more than 

 pleased with Easter business ami reports 

 an increased demand for sweet peas and 

 violets. 



On Easter Sunday, at noon, Eobert 

 Zepnick, 147 Lincoln avenue, said: 

 "I'm sold out; only the furniture and 

 fixtures left. ' ' Rhododendrons sold well, 

 but spiraeas were not so popular. Pan- 

 sies were quickly disposed of. 



The Holton & Hunkel Co. enjoyed a 

 fine shipping trade the greater part of 

 the week. The heavy snow storm on 

 Thursday and Friday, in the northe^'n 

 part of this state and Michigan, reduced 

 the sales to some extent. 



To sell all good pot plants out of such 

 a large lot as the C. C. PoUworth Co. had, 

 certainly speaks for itself. Shipping 

 trade with them was also very satisfac- 

 tory. 



Visitor: J. J. Karins, of the Henry 

 Dreer Co., Philadelphia. 



Just during the busy week William 

 Manke, of Manke Bros., of North Mil- 

 waukee, was confined to the house with 

 an attack of grip. E. 0. 



. Huntington, Ind. — George Pastor was 

 'Djured recently by falling from a table 

 '•n which he was working, at his green- 

 houses on Frederick street. 



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