DECEMBER 29. 1S9S, 



The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



in 



New Scarlet Carnation Evanston, at M. Weiland's, Evanston, 111. 



of shipments, indicating that stocit 

 travelled well. Violets were in as 

 good demand as ever, but there seemed 

 less call for valley. Poinsettias were 

 distinctly "in it." 



Taking an average of the reports of 

 the various dealers we estimate that 

 the total increase of sales in money 

 value over last year was about 20 to 

 25 per cent. 



Trade and prices have held up well 

 since Christmas and there is no mate- 

 rial change as yet from Christmas 

 quotations. Shipping for New Year's 

 trade has already begun, and indica- 

 tions are that it also will show a 

 marked improvement over last year. 



The retailers all report an excellent 

 Christmas trade, many of them being 

 unable to properly take care of cus- 

 tomers in the rush at the close. 



Seen at the Retailers. 

 At Samuelson's: Cyclamens and 

 azaleas in silvered and olive green pot 

 covers with sash of 2-inch scarlet rib- 

 bon; pots of the same covered with 

 pink crepe paper and a sash of pink 

 ribbon; pans of pink tulips with pink 



crepe paper and pink sash; same with 

 green crepe paper and green sash; 

 poinsettias in silvered hamper with 

 big bow of red ribbon on corner of 

 open cover; heavily made holly 

 wreaths tied with red ribbon; many 

 little bells of red immortelles; artis- 

 tically arranged drapery of numerous 

 narrow red ribbons in the window. 



At Wienhoeber's: Many plant ar- 

 rangements in baskets and dressed 

 pots and pans of blooming plants, in- 

 cluding cyclamens, primulas, azaleas, 

 ordisias, ferns, Roman hyacinths, etc.; 

 a large artist's wreath of leucothoe 

 sprays with pine cones interspersed. 



At Smyth's: Window boxes of 

 primulas covered with red frilled crepe 

 paper tied with sash of narrow white 

 ribbon; the same boxes filled with Be- 

 gonia incarnata and cyclamens and 

 covered with pale pink crepe paper, 

 and broad sash of pink ribbon; same 

 filled with primulas; many baskets of 

 mixed plants, nearly always with sash 

 of ribbon on the handle; window dis- 

 play of plants and flowers framed in a 

 drapery of red bunting. 



At Halle's: Many dressed blooming 

 plants in pots and pans; many fern 

 arrangements in expensive dishes; 

 heavily made holly wreaths with star 

 of red immortelles in center; wreaths 

 of galax leaves tied with broad red rib- 

 bon; window display mainly of decora- 

 tive plants with group of Christmas 

 wreaths at one side. 



At Silliman's: In window a mantel 

 decoration flanked by groups of aza- 

 leas and decorative plants. 



Various Items. 



Tops of Dracaena terminalis sold 

 readily at Amling's at $3 a dozen. 



Chas. A. Johnson, formerly of Ra- 

 cine, Wis., bought out C. Gerhardt at 

 1317 N. Clark St., last September. He 

 continues the title "Limits Florist." 



Bassett & Washburn cut 12,000 fancy 

 carnations from the plants in their big 

 house during Christmas week. 



Archie Spencer paid a visit to St. 

 Louis this week. , 



The bowlers were all in the Christ- 

 mas rush and there was no time for 

 the weekly roll. 



