. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 'V^T TT, ^y^ »f**7^' —^VT -'Tspri ^?'WTT-'.'^'r'T'-' 120 The Florists^ Review January 1, 1920. CLEVELAND, O. The Market. ?the market was well cleaned up after the Christmas rush. Business was ex- ceptionally heavy and everything moved nicely with the exception of a few delayed shipments. Many retailers were cleaned out of flowers completely. Plants sold well. Poinsettia plants were scarce and brought a good price. Christ- mas weather was good and gave the florists near the cemeteries a good chance to clean up their stock of wreaths. Cut flowers pro
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 'V^T TT, ^y^ »f**7^' —^VT -'Tspri ^?'WTT-'.'^'r'T'-' 120 The Florists^ Review January 1, 1920. CLEVELAND, O. The Market. ?the market was well cleaned up after the Christmas rush. Business was ex- ceptionally heavy and everything moved nicely with the exception of a few delayed shipments. Many retailers were cleaned out of flowers completely. Plants sold well. Poinsettia plants were scarce and brought a good price. Christ- mas weather was good and gave the florists near the cemeteries a good chance to clean up their stock of wreaths. Cut flowers proved more satisfactory this Christmas than in previous years, as there was little "pickled" stock in the market; few complaints were heard. Boses and carnations arrived in good quantities. Eoses brought from $15 to $35 per hundred. Carnations cleaned up at $15 per hundred. American Beau- ties were scarce and there was little de- mand for them because of the high prices asked. Violets were short of the demand and brought $3r per hundred. Sweet peas were scarce. Stevia was aviiilable in good quantitioa-and cleaned up well. Narcissi were short of the de- mand and brought $8 per hundred. Cut poinsettias were scarce and sold at from $3 to $6 per dozen. The poinsettias were the best seen on this market for some years, the bloom and color being good. Daisiesj calendulas, wallflowers and other novelties were in demand. SThe market was well supplied with greens. ''.'^i, v.:> Various Notes. All wholesale houses, with the ex- ception of the J. M. Gasser Co., were closed Christmas day. Walter Havlichek, in the employ of -the Cleveland Cut Flower Co., was mar- ried Christmas day. L. Anderson cut some of the best poinsettias seen in this market. W. F. B. Helena, Mont.—The State Nursery & Seed Co. used a half-page for its Christ- mas advertisement in the Montana Rec- ord-Herald and reports a general clean- up on plants and cut flowers. Cycla- mens were particularly go
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