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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



Febbuabx 0, 1011. 



Gu-nation Growing Establishment of A. Jablonsky, Olivette, Mo. 



of 1893 — which came just in time to 

 destroy the spring trade of that year. 

 The outlook was indeed gloomy, but 

 Mr. Jablonsky remained at the same 

 place until 1907, when he moved out to 

 Olivette, where he had previously 

 bought ten acres of good land and had 

 bnilt a range of six Dietsch houses in 

 1904, for the purpose of growing carna- 

 tions. Since then he has about doubled 

 the size of the range and is now using 

 all of the space for the growing of car- 

 nations, with the exception of one 

 house, which is devoted to Easter lilieSr 

 The giganteum type of lilies is the only 

 kind he grows. The Enchantress vari- 

 eties of carnations are the most favored 

 by him; in red he prefers Beacon. Part 

 of a house of his carnations is shown in 

 one of the illustrations. Everything is 

 economically arranged, and the appear- 

 ance of the place, both inside and out- 

 side, bears evidence of good workman- 

 ship and good management. 



Olivette, Mr. Jablonsky states, is 

 truly a country place, although only ten 

 miles from the courthouse in St. Louis, 

 as there is no street car within two 

 miles. It is fine, he says, to be sur- 

 rounded by the best comforts of civil- 

 ization and yet live in the country. 



DETBOIT. 



The Market. 



Last week found stock coming in 

 much better. Roses were just about 

 enough to go around. The price on 

 roses is holding up to from $5 to $12 

 per hundred. Carnations are coming in 

 stronger and along toward the latter 

 part of the week showed a tendency to 

 pile up. The price on these ran from 

 $2 to $4 per hundred. Sweet peas are 

 in good supply, but are cleaning up. 

 Easter lilies and callas are just about 

 equal to the demand and there is no 

 oversupply in this line. Dutch hya- 

 cinths are in good supply and are the 

 finest ever shipped into the market. 

 These are selling well at from $4 to $5 

 per hundred. Tulips and daffodils are 

 also in good supply and doing well. 

 Paper Whites are not in heavy supply, 

 but are plentiful enough to meet all de- 

 mands. Roman hyacinths are hard to 

 move at any price. Freesia is to be had 

 in quantity. This flower has not been 

 cleaning up, owing to the increased sup- 

 ply. Single and double violets are being 

 received in large quantities and in order 

 to move them wholesalers are obliged, at 

 certain times, to make a clean-up price 

 on them. 



Smilax and other greens are of good 

 quality. Fancy ferns are scarce and 

 from the reports from the large dealers 



this will be a scarce and high-priced 

 article before Decoration day. 



Monday, February 6, stock of all 

 kinds was scarce, owing to one of the 

 heaviest blizzards in years, and the out- 

 look for the next few days in the way 

 of getting in stock was not encouraging. 



Various Notes. 



The meeting of the Florists' Club 

 Monday evening, February 6, was well 

 attended. It was with deep regret that 

 the members learned of the absence of 

 the essayist of the evening, Irwin 

 Bertermann, of Indianapolis. Mr. Bert- 

 ermann's paper, entitled "Retail Store 

 Management," was read by J. F. Sulli- 

 van, and was pronounced as being very 

 high class. An interesting discussion 

 fftllowed. M. Bloy showed a fine vase 

 of Freesia Purity. 



Ferdinand Beyer has taken a position 

 as gardener with W. T. Barbour, Bir- 

 mingham, Mich. 



Philip Breitmeyer, who left last week 

 for Cuba, will return about March 1. 

 Before returning, it is his intention to 

 visit some of the cities along the south- 

 em coast and attend the Mardi Gras 

 at New Orleans. Mrs. Breitmeyer ac- 

 companied her husband as far as Phila- 

 delphia. 



Harry 6. Smith, for many years em- 

 ployed as a private gardener, opened a 

 store opposite Evergreen cemetery last 

 week and is now busy building several 

 greenhouses. This part of the suburbs 

 of Detroit is building up rapidly and 



soon Mr. Smith will be in the midst of 

 a prosperous community. 



In addition to a big rush of funera) 

 work, Albert Poehelon, of the Bemb 

 Floral Co., was exceedingly busy this 

 week with an important table decora- 

 tion, one feature being a Roman gar- 

 den scene carried out with minutest de- 

 tail. 



Notice was served "on B. Schroeter 

 February 1 that the property on which 

 his store and greenhouse are located ha& 

 been leased to a large building com- 

 pany, who take possession March 1. 

 This means that Mr. Schroeter will have 

 to find temporary quarters until fall, 

 when he will locate at 60 Broadway. 

 H. S. 



GLADIOLI FOB MEMORIAL DAT. 



Will you kindly tell us what time to 

 start bulbs of Gladiolus Colvillei, in 

 order to cut blooms for Memorial dayt 



A. A. S. 



Keep your gladioli in a cool pit or 

 greenhouse, just clear of freezing, unti) 

 April 10. Then place the plants in a 

 light, sunny house, where an average 

 night temperature of 50 degrees is main- 

 tained. Colvillei The Bride, the whit» 

 variety, will come into flower eight or 

 ten days earlier than Blushing Bride 

 and Peach Blossom. None of these 

 small flowered gladioli will stand harcl 

 forcing. C. W. 



In A. Jablonsky's Carnation Range. 



