. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. .. v-*. • ? ''^Tv ? ^ 74 The Florists' Review March 0, 1916. bly buttercups and poppies, but they are rather scarce. Stocks, forget-me- not, etc., are in better supply. Carna- tions are cheap again, with plenty of stock. No increase is expected in the cut of roses for several weeks. There are few Beauties, and everything else is high in price, being quickly sold out. Eussell, Ward, Shawyer and Sunburst are probably the most popular vari- eties at present. Orchids have been in heav^ demand for large funeral pieces. Fhalsenopsis is coming in fairly w
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. .. v-*. • ? ''^Tv ? ^ 74 The Florists' Review March 0, 1916. bly buttercups and poppies, but they are rather scarce. Stocks, forget-me- not, etc., are in better supply. Carna- tions are cheap again, with plenty of stock. No increase is expected in the cut of roses for several weeks. There are few Beauties, and everything else is high in price, being quickly sold out. Eussell, Ward, Shawyer and Sunburst are probably the most popular vari- eties at present. Orchids have been in heav^ demand for large funeral pieces. Fhalsenopsis is coming in fairly well, but Cattleya Trianae is about gone, with C. Schroederiana not yet plentiful and C. MossisD several weeks off. Many azaleas still are sold, rhodo- dendrons being scarce. Camellias are in fair supply and potted wistaria in full bloom is an attractive novelty. Pansies, etc., for bedding, are in strong demand, and many pansies are used in decorative work. Nursery stock, gla- diolus bulbs, dahlia tubers and seeds are moving in good shape. Varioos Noies. Podesta & Baldocchi have added as a decorative feature to their store a handsome garden table of Italian mar- ble, with verd antique top, which makes a handsome setting for some of their vase and basket displays. They have had an exceptionally large orchid busi- ness recently, an important item being a large pall of phalsenopsis. A. J. Eossi, of Pelicano, Bossi & Co., mentions as an indication of the condi- tion of business this winter, that they ordered at the first of the year what they thought was a year's supply of galax leaves, and by the end of January practically the whole stock had been used. Mr. Traversaro, an old employee of Pelicano, Rossi & Co., is expected back at the store in a few ^ays after spend- ing a month in a hospital. The Fairmont Floral Co. is making some improvements in its window ar- rangement. Negotiations have been under way with a view to increasing the store frontage, but the matter is
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