. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. jANUAEt 16, 1919. The Florists^ Review 69 are more moderate. Callas and cold storage Easter lilies are in good supply and bring good prices. Paper Whites and Soleil d'Or narcissi are becoming more plentiful; sweet peas and violets are in better supply and snapdragon and calendulas are being cut. Pussy willows were noticed in some of the store win- dows, adding greatly to the attractive- ness of the display. Many of the florists report that bulbous stock is coming along well and will be on time for the Easter trade. Now that the coal restric- tions
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. jANUAEt 16, 1919. The Florists^ Review 69 are more moderate. Callas and cold storage Easter lilies are in good supply and bring good prices. Paper Whites and Soleil d'Or narcissi are becoming more plentiful; sweet peas and violets are in better supply and snapdragon and calendulas are being cut. Pussy willows were noticed in some of the store win- dows, adding greatly to the attractive- ness of the display. Many of the florists report that bulbous stock is coming along well and will be on time for the Easter trade. Now that the coal restric- tions are raised, some of the florists who closed their houses on that account prob- ably will stock them for the coming season. Various Notes. The Park Garden and Flower Shop re- port a splendid crop of carnations on hand. The concern is also cutting a good supply of sweet peas and violets and its snapdragons are just commenc- ing to bloom. Funeral work is still in great demand here. James Horan & Son recently designed several of the largest wreaths made by them in some time for the Bullard fu- neral. One, a 5-foot wreath, consisted of white camellias, Ophelia roses and maidenhair fern; another immense wreath, a tribute from the employees of the Bullard factory, was made of orchids and white camellias and narcissi and Columbia roses were used in the base. Stephen Horan has the sympathy of the trade in the death of his brother, James H. Horan, which is reported in another column of this issue. John Beck & Son made a pall of violets last week. An immense spray of orchids and lily of the valley was designed to place on top of it. The general run of business is good, although people are still objecting to the high prices. Bobert H. Hawkins reports that fu- neral work still keeps up. An attractive window decoration consisting of potted plants was noticed here recently. Fred C. Kolb expects to cut an im- mense crop of carnations before spring, although these flowers are off crop a
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