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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



JANUARY 3, 1S99. 



INDIANAPOLIS. 



Christmas Trade. 



The week before Xmas was disa- 

 greeable, dark and cloudy, and most of 

 our florists were ready to throw up 

 the sponge, but a change came Friday 

 when it settled down to clear, cold 

 weather and everyone got ready for 

 the fray. As usual a great many saved 

 their "stock for Saturday, making 

 flowers scarce throughout the week, 

 and prices high. Everyone concedes 

 that the week just ended was the best 

 Xmas known. In fact it was so good 

 that someone whose head must have 

 been swelled at the increase in trade 

 saw one of our local reporters, and a 

 flaring report of our local trade was 

 published. 



Plants were in great demand, many 

 people buying plants because cut 

 flowers were too high. Azaleas were 

 about the best sellers and brought 

 from $1.50 to $5. Cyclamens also sold 

 well. Palms were in great demand 

 and brought good prices. 



With the exception of Am. Beauties 

 and Meteors the rose supply was good 

 and brought some fancy prices. Car- 

 nations met with good demand, espe- 

 cially colored varieties. Prices were 

 from 75 cents per dozen up, according 

 to ciuality. Although nearly everyone 

 sold out on carnations, it is said that 

 one firm had quite a large supply left. 

 Violets were scarce and sold well, the 

 double varieties having the preference. 

 Bulbous stock was not much sought 

 after and there was not much of it. 



The market florists had a busy time 

 Xmas week. Prices there are generally 

 lower than at the stores and as prices 

 were high and flowers scarce their 

 customers were surprised when asked 

 75 cents for a dozen carnations or 

 from $1.50 up for a dozen roses. Many 

 a one said that they would look around 

 a little as they were too high, but 

 nevertheless they all had a good trade. 



Green goods and Xmas trees, though 

 not handled much by florists sold well, 

 everything being disposed of. 



So you can all see that we had a 

 merry Christmas and are looking for 

 a happy New Year. Fred. 



ST. JOSEPH, MO. 



Christmas trade was quite heavy as 

 ■was funeral work during the holidays. 

 Flowers plentiful and prices stiff. 

 Beauties $8.00 to $12.00 a dozen, roses. 

 $2.50, carnations $1.00, single violets 

 $2.00 per 100. 



Holly, mistletoe and.green sold well; 

 great scarcity of the latter. Never be- 

 fore was the demand for palms and 

 blooming plants so strong. On the 

 whole business was 25 percent better 

 than last or previous years. F. 



AURORA, IIjL. — Roscoe Saunders 

 has returned from a six months' stay 

 in the east. 



CATSKIDL, N. Y.— R. D. Miller has 

 sold his greenhouse business to Henry 

 Hansen, who will continue same. 



LET 

 IS 



POST 

 YOl. 



January Price Ust=1899 



CARNATION ROOTED CUTTINGS 

 NOW READV. 



Rebacco. seedling l)y Dorner. fancy stem as long 

 as Plngree and bloom same size, yellow, brown, 



splashed light pink, fine per 100 



. $5.00 



.\rgvle. fine dark pink b.OO 



Tidal Wave, discarded for .^rgyle. 

 Bridesmaid, " 



Empress, one big crop 4.00 



Meteor, discarded for Empress. 



Evelina, best paying white we have 3.00 



Lizzie McGowan. discarded for Evelina. 

 Ivorv, discarded for Evelina. 



.\laska. Mayor Plngree, large cream 1.50 



Gold Nugget, best yellow, but small 6.00 



Painted Lady, painted 3.00 



Psyche, variegated — 3.00 



Marv Wood, this is all right 2.00 



Mrs. G. Bradt, a dandy 3.00 



Helen Keller, discarded lor Bradt. 

 .\rmazindy, " " |[ 



Lilv Dean, " " 



Flora Hill, big white 1.50 



Daybreak, shell pink 1.50 



Triumph, big pink 2.00 



Will. Scott, dfscarded for Triumph. 



Jubilee, scarlet 1.50 



Morello. scarlet 1.50 



Portia, discarded. 



.Above are all healthy, strong, rooted cuttings, 



up-to-date bloomers. 

 Estimates given on 1.000 to .50.000 lots. 



September Rooted 2'+ -in. Pot Plants, Perioo 



New Coleus. Brown ia, a fine bedder $5.00 



Velvet Plant, big seller 3.00 



Geranium. Dekoo Mitting. across between 

 S. A. Nutt and Cloth ofGold, foliage like 

 Cloth of Gold and bloom like S. A. Nutt, 



double, per plant S5.00 each. 



Geranium. Mme. Salleroi 2.00 



Geranium, fancv foliage, varieties 3.00 



Geranium. White, White Swan. Hermine, 

 La France, Mrs. G. M. Gaar. Cts. de Har- 



court, .\lpine Beauty and Mme. Rozain 2.00 



Geraniums, our selection of up-to-date var. .. 2.00 



Feverfew, Little Gem 2.00 



Southern Thyme 2.00 



Iresine, in 2 colors, red and yellow, makes a 



fine border for Canna beds. 2.00 



Salvia, 3 good varieties, Clara Bedman, Le 



President and \'ernon 2.00 



Abutilons, Souv. de Bonn and Triumph de 



Louvii 2.00 



Smilax 1.00 



Petunias. Dreer's 7 best varieties 2.00 



Heliotropes.White Lady, .Albert Dix and Czar 2.00 



Ivy Geraniums, mixed 2.00 



Coleus, up to date, 14 varieties 2.00 



Mums. Florence Pullman, Modesto, Mrs. 

 Northcot. Mme. des Granges. Varnel's 



Beauty and Mrs. R. Mc.Xrthur 2.00 



Mesembryanthemum Erectum.. 5.00 



Begonias.' flowering, 20 varieties, our select'n 2.00 

 Five plants at 100 rates. Spot cash. 



The Morris Floral Co. 



MORRIS, ILL. 



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50,000 Rooted Cuttings 



Per 100 



Begonia Incarnata Gigaiitea $2.00' 



Rex, mixed, Mrs. Pollock 2.00 



" Rex, 3D named varieties 4.00 



Coleus, 50 varieties 1.00- 



•' mixed $5.00 per 1.000 BO' 



separate colors, B.OO " 75 



Ageratum, Geraniums, mixed 1.00 



Geraniums, separate kinds 1.50' 



" bronze, lemon verbena 1.50 



" silver leaf, rose scented 1.50 



Mme. Sallerii.Vinca var 1.25- 



Impatiens Sultana, assorted 2.00 



Pelargoniums, assorted, named 4.00' 



POTTED PLANTS. 



Begonia Incarnata Gigantea 2?i2-m. 4.00 



" Rex. mixed " 4.00 



Rex, 30 named varieties " B.OO 



Cinerarias, best strains " 3.00 



.\sparagus Plumosa Sprengerii " 6.00- 



Jmpatiens Sultana " 3.00 



Geraniums, Silver Leaf " 4.00 



Lemon Verbena 4.00 



Forget-me-not, winter flowering 3.00 



Viiicas Var.. 2-inch, 3-inch, extra $2.00 to 4.00 



Its** Write for prices on other stock or for 

 large quantities. Terms Cash or C. O. D. 



GREENE & UNDERHIIiL, 



Watertowu, N. Y. 



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Herr's Carnations. 



YOU RUN NO RISK. 



All Carnation Cuttings are sent out with 

 the privilege of returning them at my 

 e.\pense if they are not found satisfac- 

 tory on receipt and your money re- 

 turned in full. 



I have from i,ooo to 5,000 stock plants of 

 each of the leading varieties, and offer 

 Rooted Cuttings at very reasonable 

 prices. Correspondence solicited. 



ALBERT M. HERR, 



LANCASTER, PA. 



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GERANIUMS. 



;.oo pc 



BOUGAINVILLEA. 



S. A. Nutt. Marvel, and other 

 standard varieties, 2-inch pots, 



10*). 



ASPARAGUS SPRENGERII. f^^ll^'lt^er'^^ 



Large, bushy plants, 4-inclk 

 pots, $10.00 per 100. 

 CARNATIONS all sold. 



NATHAN SMITH & SON, Adrian, Mich. 



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The MODEL Extension Carnation Support. 



Read what some of our best growers say concerning it. 

 \V. HoBOKEN, N. J.. Feb. iS, iSg?- 



Mr. Theron Parker, Brooklyn, N.Y. Dear Sir:— It 

 gives me much pleasure to congratulate you upon your 

 success in getting up Carnation Supports. I think that 

 those I have had from you are about as perfect as any- 

 body will be able to make them. They certainly fill my- 

 bill for an ideal carnation support, a thing I have been 

 looking for for a long time. Wishing you every success 

 in the sale of them, 1 am, Yours truly, E. Asmus. 

 Other testimonials will appear weekly. Write for prices.. 



THE MODEL PLANT STAKE CO.. 

 22 Morton Street. Brooklyn. N. Y» 



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