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The Florists' Review 



December 19, 1912. 



such as to make any recession in prices 

 highly improbable; the market is fairly 

 bare, demand good, production not 

 large and the season short. Steady if 

 not advancing prices are looked for 

 up to the time of starting up again 

 next fall, which is farther ahead than 

 one in the glass trade usually under- 

 takes to look. 



The present price puts the greenhouse 

 sizes around $3 per box. The green- 

 house trade would be satisfied with that 

 figure if it would hold steadily. It is 

 far better for the trade that glass 

 should command a fair price than that 

 it should be first high and then low. 



PBOVIDENCE, B. I. 



The Market. 



The market since Thanksgiving has 

 held up satisfactorily, both as to quan- 

 tity and quality of stock and activity 

 of business. The coming-out functions, 

 together with numerous weddings, have 

 called for much work on the part of 

 the decorators, while several large fu- 

 nerals have added to the general de- 

 mand. The largely increased demand 

 for carnations and roses since the close 

 of the chrysanthemum season has kept 

 those flowers closer than some of the 

 dealers would like. Carnations are up 

 in price. They are expected to be 

 scarce for Christmas. 



Various Notes. 



F. Macrae & Sons have purchased 

 a handsome forty-two horse-power 

 Eoyal touring car. 



Fred B. Luther 's automobile was con- 

 siderably damaged December 13 by col- 

 lision with an electric car. 



Edward Murray, formerly employed 

 by different retailers in this city, but 

 now of New York city, was a visitor 

 recently. 



Eugene Buchanan, of Fall Eiver, was 

 in the city December 13 and reported 

 that his boiler gave out during the cold- 

 est night of the season, December 10, 

 but fortunately he was able to save 

 his houses by using portable heaters. 



Eugene McCarron has had several 

 large decorations among the east side 

 set during the last fortnight. 



Walter D. Macrae, of F. Macrae & 

 Sons, has been elected a trustee of 

 Roger Williams lodge of Odd Fellows. 



George L. Cook has been appointed 

 custodian of the estate of the late Wal- 

 ter S. Nichol, of Barrington, pending 

 probate proceedings. 



Charles H. Hunt had the largest job 

 of his business career last week, for 

 St. Bernard Chapel. 



W. S. Pino has the sympathy of a 

 large circle of acquaintances in the 

 death of his wife December 10. 



The decorations for the banquet of 

 the Rhode Island Rotary Club at the 

 Elysium were by the Westminster 

 Greenhouses. 



Maurice Miller, formerly with Hoff- 

 man, at Pawtucket, and also with 

 William B. Hazard, has opened a retail 

 store at 637 Westminster street. 



Timothy O'Connor has recently 

 added a White auto truck to his de- 

 livery facilities. 



James W. Shaw has completed a large 

 greenhouse at his place in Slatersville. 



R. H. Higgins is having his auto de- 

 livery rebuilt with a larger body. 



The .greenhouses of the Norwood Flo- 

 ral Co., at Norwood, were menaced De- 

 cember 10 by a fire believed to have 



been set by some boys in the nursery 

 adjoining. When the blaze was discov- 

 ered by Mrs. Nathan D. Pierce, wife of 

 the proprietor, the flames were rapidly 

 nearing the greenhouses. An alarm was 

 given and a score of men turned out 

 with shovels and brooms and succeeded 

 in extinguishing the flames. 



The Providence Market Gardeners' 

 Association, recently formed, was 

 granted a charter in this state last 

 week. W. H. M. 



DAYTON, O. 



Tbe Market. 



The greatest problem which con- 

 fronts the Dayton florists at present is 

 the carnation crop, which seems to bd 

 extremely scant, and it is an utter im- 

 possibility to fill more than half the 

 orders. Judging from the present out- 

 look, they will be a scarce article at 

 Christmas, and customers, being aware 

 of this fact, are placing their orders, 

 though it does not seem possible to fill 

 more than a quarter of them. White 

 roses have been more plentiful than 

 anything else, but the prospect is that 

 they, too, will be off crop at Christmas. 

 Fortunately, red and pink roses will be 

 coming in well. Giganteums will also be 

 rather scarce. Of yellow and white 

 narcissi there will be a good supply. 

 The majority of Dayton growers have 

 a fine crop of poinsettias coming in for 

 the holiday trade. Cattleya gigas, Ro- 

 man hyacinths, bouvardias, valley and 

 sweet peas will be plentiful. In 

 pot plants there will be plenty of prim- 

 ulas, cyclamens and cinerarias. Many 

 of the florists also have a fine trade in 

 Cincinnati begonias and azaleas. There 

 is likely to be an abundant supply of 

 green goods. 



Last week's trade was exceptionally 

 good. Flowers of all varieties found 

 a good market, while some encouraging 

 Christmas orders were booked. 



Various Notes. 



William Niehaus, of Cincinnati, spent 

 a pleasant week here with relatives 

 and also visited several of the Dayton 

 florists. He reports trade as excellent 

 in his city. 



The Oakwood Pottery reports busi- 

 ness as highly satisfactory, and says 

 there are enough orders booked ahead 

 to keep the whole force hustling for 

 some time to come. 



N. O. Selby, who has just started in 

 the florists' business at Middletown, O., 

 was in town last week looking up stock 

 for his Christmas trade. 



The Heiss Co. is improving the inte- 

 rior of the Main street store by putting 

 in a balcony, which will be used as an 

 oflSce. 



Miss Bonnie Ewing has just recov- 

 ered from a severe attack of the grip. 



W. W. Horlacher reports a most satis- 

 factory trade last week, with a great 

 deal of work for parties and receptions. 



John T. Conger, of Cincinnati, was 

 in town last week, with a fine specimen 

 of Begonia Glory of Cincinnati. H§ 

 says he is doing finely with this be- 

 gonia and has just completed two new 

 greenhouses which he will devote to 

 the growing of it. 



The Dayton Floral Co. has a fine lot 

 of stock coming in for the holidays. 



J. W. Rodgers and James Ewing vis- 

 ited at Richmond, Ind., last week, and 

 while in the city were pleasantly enter- 

 tained by E. G. Hill and John Evans. 



George Bartholomew, formerly man- 



ager of the Miami Floral Co., is now 

 engaged in the florists ' business at 1117 

 South Broadway, in this city. The new 

 firm will be known as the Edgemont 

 Floral Co. 



Le Roy S. Tice, of the Miami Floral 

 Co., was quietly married to Miss Effie 

 Rose, December 7. The young couple 

 will make their home with Mr. Tice's 

 parents for the present. 



M. Anderson has just opened a cut 

 flower department with the Elder & 

 Johnston Co. 



Among the visitors last week were: 

 F. H. Mutchler, of the Elixir Chemical 

 Co., Columbus, O.; C. J. Speelman, Jr., 

 of Ollioules, France; E. G. Hill, Rich- 

 mond, Ind.; George L. Huscroft, repre- 

 senting Wm. Hagemann & Co., of New 

 York city; Mr. Evans, of the State 

 Agricultural Department; Fred Gear, 

 of Cincinnati; Louis Schellhaas, of 

 Miamisburg, O., and Sam Seligman, of 

 Wertheimer Bros, New York city. 



The new greenhouses of the National 

 Cash Register Co. are nearing comple- 

 tion. 



Warren G. Matthews had the pleasure 

 of furnishing sixty-eight long-stemmed 

 American Beauties for the sixty-eighth 

 birthday of John H. Patterson, presi- 

 dent of the National Cash Register Co. 

 Mr. Matthews is making a specialty 

 of boxwood and red ruscus wreaths, for 

 which he is receiving some nice orders. 



Miss Alberta Engle will be in Dayton 

 through the holidays, and will assist 

 Miss Katheryne Young with the Christ- 

 mas trade. 



Mr. and Mrs. Jos. I. Schaeffer were 

 in Cincinnati on Sunday, December 15, 

 and visited Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Peterson. 



R. A. L. 



MOBILE, ALA. 



All indications are pointing toward 

 an unexcelled Christmas trade, and al- 

 though the local supply never was larger 

 or better in quality, there will not be 

 enough to go around. 



The Minge Floral Co. 's roses are in 

 excellent shape, with prospects of a 

 large cut for the holidays. Their Beau- 

 ties, Richmonds and Marylands look 

 especially well. Anticipating a great 

 rush and consequently a fat bank ac- 

 count, this firm has taken fate by the 

 forelock and invested in a fine auto de- 

 livery car, and the holiday air has in- 

 vaded the whole store. 



At Ravier & Sons' establishment 

 everybody is as busy as a bee. A house 

 full of poinsettias is a grand sight. Two 

 new houses of late mums look as if they 

 will prove a money-making investment. 

 There are 3,000 hyacinths in full bloom 

 and lots more coming on. Callas, Paper 

 Whites and sweet peas are all coming 

 on. The two energetic brothers, Louis 

 and Fred Ravier, are catering to the 

 plant trade, and if stock can do it they 

 have got it. They report a splendid 

 trade since business opened up on All 

 Saints' day. 



Mrs. Goodbrad has some nice roses 

 and other stock in her new house and 

 she reports business as better than 

 usual for this time. 



The Industrial Gardens are bringing 

 in a fine lot of decorative plants, and 

 their large stock of palms and ferns is 

 in great demand for weddings, balls 

 and other swell affairs. 



The Mobile Floral and Horticultural 

 Society was organized in October, with 

 fifteen members. The membership is 

 not confined to the trade, but anybody 

 interested in ornamental horticulture 



