. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. I THE RETAIL. I FLORIST si?iMi!^*^^''^^'^^'^0^^^^S4^^^^^'id:^-1^!m-^^^ CIBOTIUM AND CATTLEYAS. One of the favorite large designs of the Fleischman Floral Co., Chicago, is the cross; whenever George W. Wien- hoeber is approached by a customer who wants a piece that will overtop all others at the funeral of some proitninent citizen, where there is sure to be a wealth of flowers, he is rather apt to locommend a big cross—and he makes many of them six or seven feet high. The accompanying illustration shows one of Mr. Wienhoeber's crosses. It was, as th
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. I THE RETAIL. I FLORIST si?iMi!^*^^''^^'^^'^0^^^^S4^^^^^'id:^-1^!m-^^^ CIBOTIUM AND CATTLEYAS. One of the favorite large designs of the Fleischman Floral Co., Chicago, is the cross; whenever George W. Wien- hoeber is approached by a customer who wants a piece that will overtop all others at the funeral of some proitninent citizen, where there is sure to be a wealth of flowers, he is rather apt to locommend a big cross—and he makes many of them six or seven feet high. The accompanying illustration shows one of Mr. Wienhoeber's crosses. It was, as the picture shows, of massive l)roportions. The cross itself was made of prepared magnolia leaves on a mossed wire frame. At the intersec- tion of the arms there was a mass of cattleyas with which a little Mexican ivy was used. The base of the design of course had to be large, in proportion to the height of the cross, but it could not be heavy. Cibotium Schiedei ap- pears to be the ideal material for the purpose, with a few kentia leaves to break the line and orchids to lend rich- ness of coloring. IS THE WHOLESALER UNFAIR? I was much interested in a letter from A. T. P. in The Review of May 8, page 11, under the title of "What Is the Wisest Course?" The letter tells of "an old established firm that dis- poses of its surplus flowers, principally carnations, to fruit stands around town at an extremely low figure, low enough 80 that they retail at 35 cents per dozen, while the market price at pres- ent is 75 cents.'' Now, it would almost seem that the old established firm that A. T. P. speaks of must be the wholesaler that furnishes private parties in our town with flowers at wholesale prices, for receptions, pink teas, auction bridge, etc., and causes the poor retailers to be looked upon as highway robbers. Nobody seems to think that we retail- ers are at any expense at all, or that we have to live, though the cost of just existing is considerable these days. Besi
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