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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



roses, and eiiougli of the smaller sizes to 

 fill the demand for funeral work and 

 bouquets. Best grades are bringing from 

 $2 to $2.50 per dozen, leaving a supply on 

 hand that should sell at from $1 to $1.50 

 per dozen, since $4 to $6 per 100 is all 

 the buvfis wisli lo pay for "working" 



roses. T.ijiit . ,| ,1 carnations still re- 



niair,- II': , , , uood ones going at 



$3 ;iii.: -I ,11 ,.|ii:iliy good Scotts and 

 Joosi- -, !hn^ ,,, ,~j ;,nd $3. 



Tlic term ■■Inilbuu.s goods" means more 

 than at any other time so far during the 

 present century, being represented now 

 by Roman and Dutch hyacinths, freesias, 

 jonquils, paper whites and tulips. Val- 

 ley, too, is beginning to look up a bit. 

 But prices are fairly good on all these 

 linos and the wliolo cut has moved so fur. 



Various Notes. 

 For one thing, a man who has so many 

 goods to sell as I have will not take 

 much time to look up news items, even if 

 he has no more conscience than I am 

 laden with. News is "off crop," too. 

 But all the local stand-bys know that 

 Paul E. Richwagen, one of our best 

 liked youn-g growers, went out to Need- 

 ham a \(.!ir :ii'n and leased a plot of land 

 ■witli li;.oii,i (,,.( ,,f glass, a large, old- 



fashicn.-l ri.l :i| mansion and out-build- 



ings. Siiihl.n iiHuniiig one of his chil- 

 dren awak,.,„Ml liiiii al :1 u'rlik railing 

 tor water and he I.,,,,,,] ,|n. Inai-e sS 

 thoroughly in (ianu- ilui iln iimiUes 



ten 



cloth,... fa„l ^^,„,a„l^ u.ll u.-.nrd'on 



his lMll-rl],,M .J U -,. it lllrlr j, no 



hitdi in -niLaiirnt 1m- «,!I „ni !,,-,■ verv 

 heavily a. il„_. Ham., wcc cuulined to 

 the dwelling liouse of which a good, clean 

 job was made. J. S. Manteu. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



There are many occa.sicms which raise 

 the spirits of some of us to a high pitch- 

 when a new greenhouse, a marble-tiled 

 icebox or a trip across the great big pond 

 seem widiin ra-\ i.m.Ii ■JlH-rr -in' jii-t 

 thre.. .».,-,-.,,. »Ih„ ,|„. .,,,,,1- ,,r ;,il ,,, 



us, piral ail, I -ni.ilL -oai -,. lipjl,. ||i,.\ 



the ]ii, l,,iih II in-li. We are now in the 

 thic-k •,! Ill, ,_,.! I. I i,,;; that are so closely 



before Lent. 

 \ 



retail. ■! apilv 

 ditinn- \.y -■ 

 bought ll<.\Mi 

 wanted them 



'" ""■ k-'l"'' "I- 



'li,l -,, lirra.o,. tlioy 

 t because they were 

 cheap. They are not cheap now. Beau- 

 ties of the special grade, large, perfect 

 blooms borne erect on four-foot stems, 

 bring $9 a dozen. They are very, very 

 scarce. Jledium grades bring from $4 to 

 $7.50 a dozen; short stems, $2 to $3 a 

 dozen. The purchasing power of $2.50 

 was on one occasion lately only equal to 

 one dozen Beauties actually blue from 

 age or cold, and with only twelve-inch 

 stems. Such stories are too sad and I 

 refrain. 



.Brides and Bridesmaids of first qnalitv 

 bfing $.12 a 100, .a ff» :*!.-. Imf n,,.,,. .«S 

 and $10; they are n.nv iln,. ml -,.\\ „,|| 

 Carnations are comin- m n, i.ii -|,it,(, 

 $2 to $4 a 100 is til. i,i,," i,,| ■■'..,„,.] 

 ordinaries." White i- in hrisU deniand 

 and in the hands of the skillful manipu- 

 lator bring a cent more for each bloom 

 than the colored sorts, at least once dur- 

 ing the week. Violets continued rather 

 quiet: $1 a 100 was a good price for 

 doiiblcs; many changed hands at lower 



figures; for singles 35 to 50 cents a 100 

 was asked. 



Tulijis are in their glory now. Besides 



the market; various shades of pink and 

 white are most plentiful; yellow and 

 varie<i;ated complete the list. Price $3 to 



.*( II 'mo. ri.iir„lil-. I.,,|li ,l,aililr mhl sin- 



it. Now lli.> air -Miallri. alhl I'a ._,|,,nv- 

 ers say hs- irli.iM<,; .< I ,i lnii i- ihr pi i,a'. 

 Single dall.s bring the .same liguie and a 

 larger sort $5. 



Froesia is on the wane, though not 

 scaive yet. It is gotten up in tine shape, 



being pretty well cut out; the demand is 

 brisk. 



The events of the week were the mid- 



wiiitrr ainl S|,v,,val otlirv balls, including 

 nil., ,jn,ii ^.^ ilir iiLirric-d ladies. The 



rliil, Mirj wa- lirlii on Tucsday. 



(Iiarlr, \\ . ( ,i\ i.a.l a [laper on ferns for 

 ferneries, giving the best varieties for the 

 imrpose. Piiir.. 



CHICAGO. 



The Market. 



,s $10. Of the I 

 large and price 



-i,,rk -ales are made as low as 75 cents. 

 Mmm i- a considerable increase in the, 

 jiiiiiili, 1 of poor grade carnations in the 

 iiiaikel. 



There is an abundant supply of bulbous 

 flowers and they move slowly. The finest 

 tulips bring $4 and poor ones in job lots 

 I an-.- frniii s:; a hundred down to $1 a 



li 1 1 1 , 1- 1, liiiL' lo one dealer. Daffodils, 



iiiii, 1 wliii,- mil Roman hyacinths move 



to 



■kbone of 

 Icasantly 

 riv equal 

 I." 

 rding de- 



There is sonif |,l.i I 



lay in shipmcnl- •,! m 



the heavy snow -l, lan, aihl -,.iiie losses 



have resulted. 



Violets are still in the dumps, and 

 prices on any except the very best depend 

 upon the sort of an offer the dealer can 

 get. One wholesaler holds out a ray of 

 hope for the violet grower by expressing 

 the belief that the violet will be in as 

 f:."iil demand as ever when weather con- 

 In nii- permit the wearing of violets on 



Klilim's novelty tulips are arriving at 

 Kenn'icott's and they are strictly first- 

 class. 



Various Items. 



At the meeting of the Florists' Club 

 tomorrow (Friday) evening a paper is 

 expected from Mr. E. Buettner on grow- 



ing mignonette, and one from Edwin 

 Kanst on the best bedding geraniums. 



The. rcicnt heavy fall of snow has 

 ia\i-iil uiiHn- r.iii-i,liT,ililr trouble and 

 i\],, ii-r, ^,iiii,' lia\., li.nl 1.1 have gangs 



beU\ia-u tnuiiciUd huu^cj. Bassett & 

 Washburn tilted their coal wagons with 

 bob sleds and have made the haul much 

 easier in that wav. 



McKellar & Winln -m, liavc put in a 

 stock of cloth ai I ill. III ll.,». I - and plants 

 which are nnw lai^il\ n-, 1 by window 

 trimmers. Tlni mr il-., having new 

 signs made fm iln ii"iii ,,| their .store. 



There wasaii iii,|iiiix m t hr market last 

 Tuesday for "taiiir -iiiila\. 



Wm. Hagemaiiii. ol. lla.L;Liiiann &, Mey- 

 er, New York, was a recent visifwr. 



Mr. and Mrs. 0. P. Bassett are at Palm 

 Beaili. Fla., and Mr. B. reports that the 

 lliii iiiiiiiii 111- registers 90 degrees in the 



liiliii Z, 1 h was unfortunate enough to 

 111' laiil tip again last week. He has cer- 

 tainly had more than his share this win- 

 ter. 



Chicago to Baltimore. 



A number of those expecting to attend 

 the Baltimore convention of the American 

 Carnation Society next Thursday and 

 Friday have arranged to take the train 

 leaving Chicago at 11:45 p. m. Tuesday, 

 Feb. 1!), on the Pennsylvania railroad, 

 which arrives at Baltimore at 6:35 a. m. 

 Thursday. The fare is $17.50 each way. 



Any one in the trade desiring to join 

 the party is cordially invited to do so. 



Iioine and G. L. 



BllsilM — 



week. 1 liii 



of Sinrk. X.l 



lytii-l-iki- 

 eomiiii--inii 

 have 1,1 li, 

 Shipiiiii- 1, 

 heavilv th.- 

 ly til loll. . 



Tllr ».at 



This n„,Miii 

 fall 111 till ■ 



The slal„l,, 

 Brides. .\lv 

 from $5 to 

 $4 per doz. 

 down to $1 



time ami -i 

 briny- .-^:;, 

 houses, i'h 

 and $2 per 

 white have 

 Bulbous s 



brisk the past 

 Liieat scarcity 

 lively. Real- 

 -1 aree and the 

 I t liat orders 

 iml class stock. 

 ■ 11 coming in 

 i h are jirompt- 



111 I I ill- week a little higher. 

 .1 v.ui.iies in roses, such as 

 eoi.s. .Maids and Perles are 

 $8. Beauties keep scarce at 



for the best, and from that 

 for short-stemmed ones. 

 I- kr.p 1. iniii- better all the 



iliii' r\lia lamy stock, which 



I- -I'M 111 the commission 

 c .>l,uui.ii,l \aneties are $2.50 

 100. Daybreak, Scott and all 

 the best call at present. 



fork was better the past week. 



1,1,,, I, ,1m, ,1 rl,,| ,,,i,I mm sell- 



but II. ' !■', 1,' :!■ ,'■,,,!- - ;; In- 



made Ihiii- aiipcaraiirc and sell at $2 per 

 doz: callas, $10 and $15; valley always 

 in demand at $4 for the best. 



Violets are about the same as reported 

 last week, only not so plentiful ; price re- 

 mains the same. The same can be said of 

 smilax. 



