. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. r ? .- ^''^.>rf^^'',:. .y ?•-.,. \i ? APRIL 8, 1915. The Florists' Review 17 superintendent of the city parks. He has been head gardener on the Fisk estate for 28 years. W. H. M. NEWARK, N. J. The Market. What had started out to be a good Easter trade received a sudden check by a blizzard which began early Sat- ' urday morning, April 3, and raged all day with great fury. Many flowers and plants were sold earlier in the week, an<l Friday, April 2, there was a rush of orders. The biggest sale of the week was expected for Saturday, and although
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. r ? .- ^''^.>rf^^'',:. .y ?•-.,. \i ? APRIL 8, 1915. The Florists' Review 17 superintendent of the city parks. He has been head gardener on the Fisk estate for 28 years. W. H. M. NEWARK, N. J. The Market. What had started out to be a good Easter trade received a sudden check by a blizzard which began early Sat- ' urday morning, April 3, and raged all day with great fury. Many flowers and plants were sold earlier in the week, an<l Friday, April 2, there was a rush of orders. The biggest sale of the week was expected for Saturday, and although many people gave their orders despite the storm, local florists un- doubtedly lost thousands of dollars' worth of business. Flowers were plenti- ful and of good quality, while prices were medium. There were large quanti- ties of carnations and sweet peas. Giganteums were of good quality and prices reasonable. Many varieties of azaleas of excellent quality were on the market at slightly lower prices than last year, ranging in price from $2 or $3 to $10 per plant. Snapdragons in pots, about a dozen spikes to the pot, were a novelty. They sold for about $2 a pot. Acacia was rather scarce, but the quality was good. Orchids were somewhat higher than last year, and sold from 50 cents to $1 a bloom. Plants as well as cut orchids were on sale. Roses were fine and brought good prices. Hiawatha and Tausendsohoii were in good demand. Beautiful Pink Pearl at from $3 to $6 each. Marguerites, daffodils, nar- cissi, tulips, hyacinths, valley and spirfeas were among the other ready sellers. Various Notes. The storm made delivery difficult. Thousands of dollars' worth of plants had been packed Friday night ready for delivery Saturday morning. .The snow so impeded traffic as to cause much lost time in deliveries, just at a time when every minute counted. Philips Bros, had some choice bougain- villeas at from $2 to $12 each, being the only florists in Newark to make this a sp
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