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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



Mat 16, 1912. 



DETROIT. 



The Market. 



Business was quite brisk last week, 

 with stock rather scarce. The weather 

 was warm in the early part of the week, 

 causing a sudden swamping of the mar- 

 ket with sweet peas, but the latter part 

 of the week found these well cleaned up. 



While our always optimistic wholesale 

 house had anticipated quite a demand 

 for Mothers ' day and was well prepared, 

 the supply was not nearly equal to the 

 call. Out-of-town orders were many, 

 especially for white carnations. Local 

 business far outstripped all expecta- 

 tions, and not only white flowers, but 

 carnations, peas and roses in all colors 

 sold well. There was a marked short- 

 age of green all the week. 



The local florists got together and in- 

 serted half-page ads in the best papers 

 Friday and Saturday. No individual 

 florists' names were mentioned in these 

 advertisements. In fact, little refer- 

 ence was made to florists at all; it was 

 merely stated at the bottom that the 

 florists were prepared to handle all or- 

 ders. Many people have to be shown, 

 but the most pessimistic florist in De- 

 troit is now fully convinced that in 

 Mothers' day there is a future. Satur- 

 day it rained until noon and on Sunday 

 it rained all day, but there was a con- 

 tinual stream of people in the flower 

 stores. Nor did they buy cut flowers 

 alone. Some bought plants for mother 's 

 grave or a pretty rose bush to take 

 home to mother. One noticeable feature 

 was that few left orders for delivery, 

 as they took the flowers home them- 

 selves. Here is a point in favor of 

 Mothers' day. 



Various Notes. 



Herman Klagge, who is now fully es- 

 tablished in his own store, was the re- 

 cipient of a handsome gold watch from 

 Philip Breitmeyer, by whose family he 

 had been employed for over thirty 

 years. 



J. F. Sullivan's touring car took fire 

 in front of his store on Sunday, May 

 12, and, but for the timely arrival of 

 Martin Keukauf, of Bayersdorfer's, who 

 emptied the contents of a large vase 

 over the flames, the car would have 

 been a total loss. 



Considerable hard feeling was caused 

 among local retailers when a large ship- 

 ment of carnations received from Chi- 

 cago was advertised at 25 cents per 

 dozen for Saturday, May 11. H. S. 



Avon, Mass. — Ember F. Oliver has 

 been unable to supply the demand for 

 stock and is building an addition to his 

 greenhouses. 



rOlNSETTIAS 



(TRUE TYPE) 



JULY AND AUGUST DELIVERY 



We will have a fine lot ready early in 

 July. 2^-in. pot plants. 



Per 100 Per 1000 



Extra ■•l«ot $S.SO $50.00 



StroBK plmnta .... 9.00 45.00 



A. HENDERSON & C0.»" ^bSlfflS" *" 



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SEASONABLE 

 BEDDING STOCK 



2-in., $2.00 per $100, $18.80 per 1000 



Abutilon Savitzii, 



Ageratum, Blue, White, 5 vars., 



Begonia, Luminosa, Vernon (white), 



Cigar Plants, 



Cineraria, Maritima Candidissima, 



Hardy English Ivy, 



Hardy Phlox, 10 varieties, 



Ivy-T^aved Geraniums, 



Moonvines, White and Blue. 



Swainsona, Lemon Verbenas, 



3in.. $3.00 per 100; $2S.OO per 1000 



Achyranthes, Emersoni, Besteri Mo- 



saica, 

 Alternantheras, Red and Yellow, 8 



varieties. 

 Hardy Chrysanthemums, fine ass't, 

 Salvia, Bonfire and Zurich, 

 Coleus, Golden Bedder, Verschaffeltii, 

 Scented Geraniums, 

 Parlor Ivy. 



Heliotrope Lantanas, 6 vars. 



Geraniums— Mt. of Snow, Mrs. Pollock, Silver Leaf Nult, $3.00 per ICO. 



Cannas— 3-in. pot plants, $3.00 per 100; $25.00 per 1000. 

 Alph. Bouvier, Florence Vaughan, Gladiator, J. D. Eisele, Jean Tissot, 

 Louisiana, Mme. Crozy, Patria, Pennsylvania, Queen Charlotte, Venus, 

 Richard Wallace, King Humbert, $5.00 per 100; $40.00 per 1000. 



Dahlias— Plants in 2-in. pots, $2.00 per ICO; $18.50 per ICOO. 

 Aater Plants— See special adv. 



Send for our complete list. 



LTmceoUr, & Sois Co., "".T" 



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ARGUERITES... 



Our own selected strain, bushy, well flowered plants from 41^ -in. pots, fine 

 for window boxes, etc., $2.50 per doz. ; $20.00 per 100. 



For growing on from 4-in. pots, $8.00 per 100; 3-in. pots, $4.00 per 100. 



MRS. F. SANDER 

 From 214-in., $4.00 per 100; 4-in., $10.00 per 100. Fine for Decoration day. 



500 Gardenias, from 2^4 -in. pots $ 6 00 per 100. 



500 Gardenias, from :5-in. pots 10.00 per 100. 



DAISIES A SPECIALTY. 



MAOSEN & CHRISTENSEN, 



Wood Ridge, N. J. 



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CHOiCE FERNS 



We have a largre stock of medium-sized and large ferns FOR SELECT STORE TRADE. These 

 will be found very profitable plants for retailing. Plants are of the very higrhest quality and of ex- 

 ceedingrly good value. We know they will please the most critical buyers. 



Nephrolepia QUtraail (improved Scottii), 8-in.. 

 $1.50 each ; 10-in., extra fine specimens, |3.00 to 

 15.00 each. 



Nephrolepis Harriall, 8-in., $1.50 each: 12-in., 

 fine specimens, $7.50 each. 



Nephrolepis BostonlensU, S-in.,$1.00each ; 10-in., 

 $2.00 to $3.00 each : 12-in., $5.00 each. 



Nephrolepis Scottii, 8-in., $1.00 each; 10-in., $2.50 

 each. 



Nephrolepis Eleffantlsslma, 6-in., 50c each; 12- 

 in., $3.00 each. 



Nephrolepis Vlridissimm. 3>«-in., 25c each: 6-in. 

 50c each: 8-in., $1.00 each; 10-in., $3.00 each. 



Nephrolepis Masrnifica and EleKantissima Com- 

 pacta. 3^-in., 25c each. 



Nephrolepis Muscosa (the Moss Fern), a beauti- 

 ful new variety, introduced by us in 1911. Very 

 distinct. 214-in.. $3.60 per doz.; $25.00 per 100. 

 4-in.. $5.00 per doz.; $35.00 per 100. 6-in., $1.00 

 each. 



Small Ferns for Fern Pans, strong young plants, 

 nice assortment. 2*4-in., $3.50 per 100. 



F. R. riERSON CO., TarrrtownonHndson, NEW YORK 



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ORCHID SALE 



Having purchased of the Dr. Little Estate all of the Orchids in his choice collection, I 

 have now to offer hundreds of Cattl«yas, D*ndrobiums, Cyprlpadlum Insicn* and its 



varieties at ridiculously low prices. Pans, pots and baskets of 4 to 12 bulbs, at 50c to $1.00 

 each. Write for varieties. 



A.J. BiitLEY. Florist. GLENS falls, n. y. 





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