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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



May 11, 1911. 



THE FLORISTS' SUPPLY HOUSE OF AMERICA 



FOR 



EMORIAL DAY FOLIAGE 



MAQI^OLIA LEAVES— Green and Brown, very choice 



CYCAS LEAVES— All sizes. A large stock of the handsome leaves 



for which we are noted 



BAY LEAVES— A most useful foliage for Memorial Day worlc 



CI Y^Vi/i:?DCiC*^EPE ROSES CREPE DAHLIAS CREPE HYACINTHS) f_ ^11 ^^1^--, 



r'L^LyyVCK^t CREPE MUMS CREPE WISTARIA CREPE ORCHIDS } lu Oil COIOrS 



These are all perfect flowers, true to nature. They will make up beautifully. We are confident 

 that you will like them. Everything in Florists' Supplies. We will make a specialty of 

 making anything in Florists' Supplies that is not carried in stock. 



H. BAYEBSDORFER & CO., 



1189 Arch Street, 



PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



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Edward Eeid received a visit from a 

 stranger the other day who wanted 

 some flowers for a funeral. He saw 

 what he wanted, bought a good many 

 at full retail price and then explained 

 that he had called at three retail stores 

 where they had nothing to show him, 

 but wanted him to leave the order. He 

 said he liked to see what he was buy- 

 ing. Better carry stock, gentlemen; 

 take a chance. 



M. Rice & Co. report an early de- 

 mand for wedding outfits. Mr. Bice's 

 importations are already arriving. 



Alexander B. Scott says that now 

 that cut flower prices have reached a 

 lower level it is up to the growers to 

 produce more stock from their plants. 



Miss Tillie Held, of Baltimore, was 

 in town in the last days of April. By 

 :an error her name was misspelled last 

 ■week. Accidents will happen, you know. 



Stewart Miller is ill with pleuro-pneu- , 

 tnonia. A bright, cheery, hard working 

 youngster, who is everybody's friend 

 and for whom all breathe a prayer for 

 his testoration to health. 



H. Bayersdorfer & Co. report heavy 

 orders for Memorial day. Mr. Berko- 

 witz comments on brisk business condi- 

 tions. 



Stephen Poryzees, back from Chester 

 is with Charles Pappas in the Broad 

 street station flower stand. 



Walter P. Stokes enjoyed two days 

 trout fishing near Mt. Pocono. 



Z. D. Blackistone 's paper read before 

 the Florists '• Club May 2 was aimed to 

 show how the retailer may take advan- 

 tage of an oversupply in the wholesale 

 market. Phil. 



BOSTON. 



The Market. 



With the exception of May 6, when 

 there was a fairly good clean-up, espe- 

 cially on carnations, business has re- 

 mained poor, with prices quite low even 

 for May. It was hoped that the arrival 

 of cool weather following a hot wave 

 would brace prices up a little, biit it 

 failed to do so and the present week 

 values are again on the downward 

 grade, with the return of hot weather, 

 but grrowers are hopefully anticipating 

 bptter business May 13, for Mothers' 

 day, and the coming of that best of all 



ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS OF PAPER 



Beautiful aad inexpensive decorations for Churches, Weddings, etc. 



Send 50c for full line of samples, with wholesale prices attached. 



Ask for our handsome new catalogue. 



The Chicato Artificial Flower Co., 48ims Nirth 40tii Afe. chicato, m. 



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g Budlong's 



E Blue Ribbon Valley 



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cut flower festivals, Memorial day. 

 Roses continue of good quality, but 

 prices are away down, large quantities 

 being hawked on the streets at 25 cents 

 per dozen, or even less. Carnations 

 have been going at all the way from 

 300 for a dollar to $3 per hundred. A 

 good average price for flowers has been 

 $1, on occasional days there being a 

 little spurt. Violets are gone and bulb- 

 ous flowers, such as tulips and narcissi, 

 are chiefly grown outdoors, and owing 

 to the dry weather are short-stemmed. 

 Spanish iris is abundant and selling 

 more slowly. 



Lilies are moving only at low prices, 

 as are callas. Sweet peas are the best 

 selling flowers on the market. The 

 Spencer forms are now coming good. 

 Stocks, antirrhinums and mignonette 

 are all hard to sej^ Yellow marguerites 

 sell much betteHMthan white ones. Pan- 

 sies are overabundant. Cattleya Mos- 

 sisB is now quite plentiful, but the de- 

 mand is not good. Valley is also sell- 

 ing rather poorly. Adiantum is of good 

 quality and selling well, while there is ' 



We have fine large buds with 

 good foliage. Buds are very 

 scarce this year. Order early. 

 Small orders being filled now. 

 Prices are : Per 1000 



Short to medium. ... $ 8.50 



Long stems 13.00 



By 100, $1.00 and $1.50 



j 500 at 1000 rate. 



Woodward Floral Co. 



ALVIN, TEXAS 

 V / 



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quite a shortage of Asparagus Spren- 

 geri and plumosus. 



While it is a little early for bidding 

 plant trade to start up, quite a number 

 are being sold, and the arrival of need- 

 ed rains would further stimulate buy- 

 ing. Geraniums, as usual, are in the 

 heaviest demand, while there is a great 

 sale for pansies. 



Various Notes. 



One of Carbone's windows on Boyls- 

 ton street was this week unusually pret- 

 ty. Branches of Cornus florida, with blue 

 pansies, violas, Spanish iris and anem- 

 ones made a charming combination. 



The tulip display in the Boston Pub- 

 lic Qardens is this week at its best. 

 Especially fine are Pink Beauty, Proser- 



