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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



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AiMtiL 18. mil'. 



<';ill;is ;ii(' Imrk 



'rulijis sell slowly 



iii'w ildulilc \aiic 



oiicc (|ii('('ii ot' tlu' iiKirkct. 'I'lu'ic live 

 |i|('iity 111' ra mat ions; from -"lU cents to 

 ■•r^L' |i('i' liiiinl rcil is tlic laiij^i'. (uxnf 

 stoil'; Mi|i| at $10 ]n'r llioiisaiid April 

 l"i. \'allcy luilds iiji well. csiKM-iallx 

 the lam-y stock. Imt lilies ot' all kinds 

 lia\(' tallcii. sidliiii;- at t'loni •+."> down 

 to ."r.") ]i('r lumdi'cil 

 to .*].i;."i a do/cn. 

 '■xcfpt a J'cw of tin 

 t ics. 



Spring tlowers ol' all kinds crowd 

 the windows, and most i>\' them stay 

 there. iiari-issi .-inionL; them, and 

 mi.Linonettc. ^\■alltlow•ers and daisies. A 

 L,'reat deal of the ji'ardeiiia arrivals 

 I'eacli 1h<> street men. The s(de('t(Ml 

 and ]on<; stemmed llowers lu'ver uq 

 .alK)\(> ."i^'' ii do/.oii. Orchids are in 

 fj;reat supply, especially iSehroodera', 



tion for the >»ational Flower Show ot 

 llH.'l, meeting;- at tlio (Jriiiid Central 

 I'alace evt'^^■ -Monday. 



The ]'enno(dvMe(dian Co. \vill move 

 into its new store -May 1. The whole 

 liuildiny; will be utilized and th(> sup- 

 ]ilv and liMion depaitinent j^reatlv vii- 

 lai-ed. 



Ileniy M. lioliinson was in New 

 ^'ol■k from '\\'ediiesday until Saturday 

 Last wtud; and is mucli pleased with 

 the encouraji'ement lu' has received in 

 his ]iran(h liere, realizing already the 

 necessity for yii-ater sjiace for his sup- 

 ply dep.-irtment. 



Julius ]\oehrs. Sr., -was slijj;htly ill 

 from the <!rippe last wecdv. The Easter 

 sales by the coinpauy were the larg- 

 est on record. Three new orchid 

 lu)uses. similar to those which make 



Store Front of Wm. Kessler« New York. 



which sidls far below its real value. 

 ()nly the best of the cattleyas realize 

 anythiiii; a]ipioacliin<; satisfactory fig- 

 ures. These conditions should speed- 

 ily impro\('. ^Vide ]ire]iarations are 

 beiii<r madt> by the jdantsmen for -Me- 

 morial day. Of all brantdu^s of the 

 tracie. tlh'se s(>em to lia\"e the j:;reatest 

 c;iuse lor stdf-coiigratnlat ion. 



Various Notes. 



A s(Mious accident on Sunday. Ajiril 

 14. at llarrin<,'ton J'ark, X. J., in the 

 collapse of a churih tloor. numbered 

 ain(Uiy' its se\-erely injured Mr. and 

 ^Frs. Herman C. Steinholf, of West Ho 

 boken. A'. J. 



.Mr. ami .Mrs. William l\(>ssler .are 

 cnioyinj: a wccdc's recu])ei'at ion in the 

 mountains alter the Easter strain and 

 its sleepless nights. I'oriMnan I'rad 

 ^liaw is ;.;i\iiii.; worth-while ijaily les- 

 sons in window decoration. 



The I'lant au<-tions are drawini:' bi:j; 

 cidwiis c\i'iy 'I'uesday ami l-'ridiiy. 

 Ml'. MacXitf ^a>s last week's Tuesday 

 -•all' was the hir^est (Ui record, oxer 

 >L'.."pOii wditl: lit' sto(d< liein:; c|is|iosed 

 ■ d' bet w rcn 11 a. III. and 4 ]>. ui. 



The Ma nli.'it tan I'loiist Shop has 

 iieeii rciiiii\ed tci tlie corner ot' Sixth 

 axt'iine and West T\V(>nty liftli street. 



I'resideiii r.aiiiiw h;is furnished .laci^ 

 • niiitliei. Ill' (liintlier llin-... with a se.a 

 son |.a<-. to ;ill the ball park-^ of his 

 le.-iyile. 



.Messis. Totty and liunyard lunc se 

 cured tlieir staterooms de luxe, for tin' 

 tri|i to the l.ondim llow(>r show, and 

 are busy, with Chairman T'racMolly and 

 the rest of tlu^ committee, in ]tr(>]iara 



up the present range, are being erect- 

 ed, thus making this the largest 

 amount of glass devoted to orchids in 

 this country. 



A. ,T. Guttman has removed his head- 

 quarters to the front of the first tloor 

 (d' the Coogau building and has incor- 

 porated the Alex. J. Guttman Cut 

 Flower Co. _ 



The nursery business is at high tide 

 with ]iol)bink & Atkins, Rutherford, 

 where ")('0 men arc employed during 

 the shipping season. Over 300 acres 



are now devoted to the growing cit' 

 nursery stock. ^loro greenhouses are 

 being built this spring. Orders for 

 s|)ring planting are far^-i4i\idxaiL(c 

 of any season in the "iivrii's liistoryy^ 



A. L. Young & C^o. were ncwtATocn- 

 to a small conilagration last iU'j^. bin 

 they and all their tenants escaped evei. 

 a scorching. 



Large importations of bays, ever 

 greens ami boxwood arc arriving. 



Woodrow & IMarketos will continue 

 their branch ]dant store on Sixth ave 

 nue until Memorial day. The linn dii 

 an enormous Jvister business. ^Irs. 

 Woodrow, who was so severely burned 

 bv gasoline some weeks ago, is rapidl\ 

 recovering. 



Charles Millang continues to im 

 ]irove and is in the market every day. 

 Jle is taking out his revenge on the 

 dog that bit him by selling automo- 

 biles to the trade, F. ii. Pierson, of 

 Tarrytown, being one of his latest 

 patrons. 



A. Hermann says he enjoyed his 

 usual prosperity at ]"]aster, both in 

 large imrcliases by florists and in his 

 branch enterprise in the confectionery 

 trade. 



James Coyle, of College Point, for 

 nu'rly with H. K. FronuMit. is ill at 

 his home. 



The Johnston lleating Co. has the 

 contract for the heating pl.ant for the 

 new lange of .">,■), 000 square fe(>t of glass 

 Avhich is to be erected by A. S. Jiurns. 

 .Ir., the widely known lily grower. 

 Theie are five houses to be built, the 

 material furnished by the King Con- 

 struction Co. 



,J. R. Nugent. Sr., who celebrated his 

 ninetieth birthday, is under the 

 weather. He is the oldest florist in 

 New York. J. Austin Shaw. 



Wertheimer Bros, say that since 

 Easter there has been a large increase 

 in the orders for gauze shower ribbons 

 and other ribbons and chiffons for wed- 

 ding work. 



THE KESSLER STORE. 



, The accompanying illustration shows 

 the store of William Kessler, New 

 York, as it appeared when filled with 

 iming plants for the Easter trade, 

 the store is in the heart of 

 the New\York business district, one of 

 its appuruHjances is a conservatory in 

 the rear. 



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Alt! 



Conservatory of Wm. Kessler at Easter. 



