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The Weekly Rorists' Review. 



May 16, 1012. 



Decoration Day 



THE GREATEST FLORAL HOLIDAY OF THE YEAR. 



Your customers will want more flowers, and you'd better buy from 

 Welch Bros., the reliable house. We will control the largest 

 and best stock of any wholesale dealer in the country. 



40,000 Astflbe, 100,000 Carnations 75,000 Roses 



Lflics, Stocks, Ulics, Valley, Tulips, Sweet Peas, Pinsies, 



unlimited quantity, top quality. 



Stock up now on ferns, s^alax, cycas, leucothoe, wire designs, 

 immortelles, sheaves, wreaths, boxes, ribbons, doves, and the 



thousand and one other things you will need for this big day. We 

 can supply all, and as cheap as you can buy anywhere. 



WELCH BROS., 226 Devonshire SL Boston, IVIdSS. 



MentlOD Tbe Raview wImo you write. 



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tion never took root; it remained merely 

 a suggestion, for which we are truly 

 thankful. The demand for carnations 

 has been enormous; almost as heavy as 

 for Decoration day. Of course, white 

 were preferred, but when they could 

 not be supplied, no one hesitated to 

 take colors. The wholesalers had to re- 

 fuse many orders and cut down nearly 

 all orders for white. Celluloid buttons 

 painted to represent a carnation were 

 sold on the streets and the proceeds de- 

 voted to charity, but they did not seem 

 to hurt the sale of the real flowers. 

 Club Banquet. 



The banquet of the Colorado Florists ' 

 Club at the Adams hotel on Monday, 

 May 6, was well attended, there being 

 sixty-eight at the tables. Sixteen out- 

 of-town florists were present. The ban- 

 quet hall was beautifully decorated with 

 palms, ferns, bay trees, potted plants, 

 carnations and calla lilies. Tulips, car- 

 nations and snapdragons were used on 

 the tables. The decorations were in 

 charge of E. P. Neiman and T. W. 

 Hannah. 



J. A. Valentine acted as toastmaster 

 and some interesting responses were 

 made. The affair was a great success 

 and was enjoyed by all, including those 

 who confessed to having a headache 

 the next day. 



The out-of-town guests were Messrs. 

 J. Edw. Johnson, John Berry, C. U. 

 Tohn, Carl Hagemeyer, Frank Sauer- 

 wald, Kelly, Cummings and Bierbower, 

 Colorado Springs; L. J. Beid and Nich- 

 ols, Fort Morgan; G. Fleischer, Pueblo; 

 C. A. Espelin and T. J. Warren, Fort 

 Collijis: A. Gardner, Greeley; N. E. 

 D© Go!i«r, Loveland, and Chas. F. Faw- 

 cett, Boulder, Colo. 



CAPE JASMINE BUDS FOR MEMORIAL DAY 



Buy ALABAMA BUD8, they are tbe BEST 



We deliver, express paid, at prices that defy all competition. 



Write or wire us how many you want, and we will make prices tiiat will please you. 



We will have fifty thousand or more choice Buds and we know how to pick and pack them. 



L. H. READ & CO D««r Park, Ala. 





Mention The Review when you write. 



Various Notes. 



O. E. Sandberg, recently rose grower 

 at W. C. Walter's place, has moved to 

 Brighton, Colo., where he is conducting 

 a flower store. 



J. A. Sked, who for many years has 

 been superintendent at the greenhouses 

 of the Park Floral Co., was recently 

 elected a member of that company, in 

 recognition of faithful services ren- 

 dered. The private branch exchange of 

 the Park Floral Co. has been moved 

 to the store at Colfax avenue and Jose- 

 phine street, and the telephone numbers 

 have been changed. During the day 

 call York 2999 instead of Main 6868, as 

 heretofore. Some elegant specimens of 

 schizanthus plants were on exhibition 

 recently in this firm's store. 



A daughter was born recently to 

 Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Kintzele. 



The City Floral Co. is bringing in 

 some fine America gladiolus, which is 

 in great demand. 



Visitors: 8. Lundy, representing the 

 A. L. Randall Co., Chicago; Fred D'Al- 

 lemand, Longmont, Colo. M. B. J. 



Olevdand, O. — C. B. Hinckley has 

 taken out a permit for the building of 

 a greenhouse at 1503 Spring road, at a 

 cost of $4,500. 



prrTSBUEOH. 



The Market. 



Trade conditions generally are not 

 highly satisfactory. The cut flower 

 business has been quiet generally and 

 none of the retailers seem at all busy. 

 The fact that lilac and outdoor flowers- 

 have been so plentiful probably had 

 something to do with this. While a few- 

 bedding plants have been sold, it is not 

 only rather early, but also too cold and 

 wet for much progress in that depart- 

 ment. Those handling trees and shrub- 

 bery, however, are right in it, as the 

 cold is prolonging the season and the- 

 cold last winter seems to have killed 

 a good deal of the privet hedges and 

 other shrubbery. 



The wholesale cut flower houses all 

 seem to be pretty well stocked and 

 there is not much excitement along any 

 line. Some peonies and iris are comings 

 but there is no special demand for them. 



Mothers' day had its effect, but the 

 demand was all for white carnations. 

 All of these in sight sold at a fair 

 price, but there was no special demand 

 for anything else. 



It is unfortunate that all could not 

 do as did one florist in one of our ad- 

 joining cities, who had his local paper 



