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May 15, 1913. 



The Florists' Review 



47 



DECORATION DAY 



AND EVERY DAY 



Basket designs appropriate for 

 Banquets, Weddings and Receptions 



Handsomely Illustrated Catalogue 

 yours for the asking 



No. 485 Flora 



^o. 789 Molon 



Madison Basketcraft Company 



MADISON, LAKE COUNTY, OHIO 



Mention The Rerlew when yon write. 



WIRE HA NGING BASKETS 



SHEET NOSS IN BAGS 



D^^-- D^ ^«. (tiO f\t\ O"*" Sheet Moss is the best v 

 kGT OeLgf «p^«Ul/* for the money in the market. 



Pl^"* Per doz. 



8-inch $1.00 



10-inch 1.36 



12-inch 1.75 



13-lnch 2.00 



14-inch 2.50 



16-iDch 4.00 



18-Inch 6.00 



Measure, diameter of top ring. 



FANCY Per doz. 



12-lnch $1,50 



13-Inch 2.00 



14-lnch 2.50 



15.1nch 325 



16-inch 4 00 



18-inch 5.00 



Measure, diameter of border. 



Writ* for WIro Work 



Michigan Cut Flower Exchange, 38 40 Brotiway, Detroit, Mich. 



Mention The ReTlew when yon write. 



PITTSBURGH, PA. 



The Market. 



We have had a cool week, but the 

 weather has been clear. There was a 

 heavy frost May 9; in fact, it made ice. 

 No reports have been received of any 

 damage to vegetation. It is getting ex- 

 tremely dry and rain is badly needed. 

 Most of the growers have had to water 

 carnations in the field. Stock is more 

 plentiful than it has been for several 

 weeks, but trade has kept up with the 

 increase in stock and business is gen- 

 erally good. Mothers' day was quite 



an event with the trade; in fact, it 

 was a small Easter, the only unfor- 

 tunate thing being that white carna- 

 tions were not plentiful. The whole- 

 salers were compelled to ask extremely 

 high prices to keep down the demand, 

 make the supply meet it and try to 

 force the sale of other stock. 



The retailers are all busy, but, as 

 Mothers' day customers are usually 

 small buyers, it is doubtful whether 

 they appreciate the day as much as 

 the wholesalers; however, their busi- 

 ness must show a largely increased 

 volume. This is the only day in the 

 year when people will pay the same 



price for a fine carnation as they are 

 willing to pay for a medium grade rose. 



A Visit to Salem, O. 



"V. A. Cowgill, of Salem, 0., was the 

 host. May 7, of a party of florists who 

 invaded his town at his invitation. 

 They were met at the train with auto- 

 mobiles and visited some of the green- 

 houses of Wallace Pettit, who has 35,- 

 000 feet of glass, all devoted to vege- 

 tables except a block of sweet peas 

 about ten feet high, just coming into 

 bloom. The party went from there to 

 Joseph E. Bonsall's new place, which is 

 planted with vegetables. Mr. Bonsall 



