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The Florists' Review 



Mabch 13, 1913. 



marks that Killarneys are showing un- 

 usual color for this time of the year 

 . and believes he has never seen better 

 roses in general just before Easter. 



John F. Kidwell, of the Chicago 

 Flower Growers' Association, has just 

 completed a deal with the Burlington 

 for a siding of about 400 feet to Well- 

 worth Farm. The siding had been re- 

 quested for some time, but until the 

 railroad found it wanted to purchase 

 some of Mr. Kidwell 's land no oflfer 

 was made to put it in. 



Mrs. K. N. Cooper, manager of the 

 Auburndale Goldfish Co., is registered 

 at the St. Charles hotel, New Orleans, 

 La., where she is spending a few weeks ' 

 vacation. 



The Clay Products Exposition, at the 

 Coliseum last week, proved to be in- 

 teresting to quite a number of florists. 

 The exhibit of the Peters & Reed Pot- 

 tery Co., South Zanesville, O., attracted 

 a great deal of favorable attention 

 from ■ those who had an eye for the 

 beautiful, and the ideas in the art of 

 decoration, displayed in this booth, 

 were Tfell worth the price of admission. 

 The concern makes decorated ware as 

 well as red pots. 



Visitors: A. C. Brown, Springfield, 

 111.; Wm. Swinbank, Sycamore, 111. 



BOSTON. 



The Market. 



With carnations going oflF crop with 

 most of the growers, and the near ap- 

 proach of Easter, conditions show an 

 improvement over a week ago. Boses 

 continue the weakest spot in the mar- 

 ket and are not selling at all well. The 

 comparatively new sorts move the best, 

 including Melody, Radiance, Bulgarie 

 and Cardinal, while Sunburst, Hilling- 

 don, Ward and long-stemmed Beauties 

 are in fairly good demand. Killarneys 

 are overabundant, as are Richmonds. 

 The carnation market shows some im- 

 provement, due more to decreased ar- 

 rivals than to better demand. Benora, 

 Rosette and St. Nicholas are all fine 

 now. The leaders in popularity still 

 are Pink Delight, Gloriosa and White 

 Wonder. Some superb sweet peas are 

 arriving. These sell well, but there is 

 a surplus of short-stemmed stock still. 



Dutch bulbous flowers are moving 

 somewhat better; the xjuality is first- 

 class all around. Violets are now 

 flowering heavily, with little change in 

 price. With an early Easter, the sup- 

 ply will this year be larger than for 

 several years. Marguerite Mrs. Sander 

 sells well, as do the larger-flowered yel- 

 lows, but small flowers are too plentiful. 

 Snapdragon, especially pink, remains 

 popular. Lilies are mostly quoted at 

 $12.50 per hundred, with second grades 

 at $10. At this time an adequate sup- 

 ply seems likely. Of blue cornflowers 

 the supply is as yet inadequate. Pan- 

 sies are now of good quality, as is 

 mignonette. English primroses, wall- 

 flowers, calendulas, gerberas, larkspurs, 

 lupines, anemones and quite a variety 

 of miscellaneous flowers are seen. 



The cattleya market seems a little 

 stronger, as the supply has shortened 

 up. Gardenias are good and Boston 

 growers will have a grand Easter cut 

 of these. Lily of the valley has been 

 moving fairly well. The call for as- 

 paragus shows an improvement. Pot 

 plant trade is becoming brisk. Lilies 

 are now appearing in the windows, and 



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The owner of the outfit pictured above 

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Flowers can be kept for days in United 

 Refrigerators and retain their brilliancy 

 and fragrance. 



With United Refrigeration you can stock 

 up while flowers are cheap and when Easter, 

 or any other occasion requiring flowers, ar- 

 rives you are in position to satisfy your 

 customers and make more profit than if you 

 were compelled to buy your supply at 

 the last minute. 



Let us tell you what we can do for you. 



United Refrigerator and 

 Ice Machine Company 



Kenosha, 



Wisconsin 



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of ramblers there is a wide assortment, 

 while acacias, genistas, ericas, bulb 



pans and hydrangeas are all much in 

 evidence. 



