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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



JANUARY 5, 1899. 



MILWAUKEE. 



Everybody reports a large Christmas 

 business, away beyond expectations. 

 The plant trade was unusually large 

 and everything in the way of blooming 

 plants found ready sale, also palms, 

 ferns and ferneries. In cut flowers 

 there was a shortage of colored stock 

 both in roses and carnations; plenty 

 of whites could be easily obtained. 

 Violets took a drop toward the end of 

 the week, in consequence of growers 

 holding stock until the close of ship- 

 ping business. 



The scarcity of green caused a larger 

 sale of other decorative stock, and 

 holly, wild smilax, needle pines and 

 palmettoes sold largely in excess of 

 former years. 



Volk & Stewart, Currie Bros., A. 

 Klokner, M. A. McKenney & Co., Bin- 

 zell & Kellner and Wm. Edlefsen. all 

 had elaborate window displays, which 

 acted as a reminder of flowers and 

 plants for Xmas gifts, and many a sale 

 can be attributed to this cause. 



New Year's business was a disap- 

 pointment in comparison with last 

 year. First class colored stock moved 

 fairly well, but there was an overstock 

 of white. John. 



SPRINGHELD, ILL.; 



The 43d annual meeting of the Illi- 

 nois State Horticultural Society was 

 held here Dec. 27 to 29. It was an in- 

 structive and largely attended meet- 

 ing. 



The following officers were elected 

 for the ensuing year: President, Hen- 

 ry Dunlap, of Savoy; vice-president, 

 H. A. Aldrich, Neoga; secretary, L. R. 

 Bryant, Princeton; treasurer, J. W. 

 Stanton. Richview; executive board, 

 Henry M. Dunlap, Savoy; L. R. Bry- 

 ant, Princeton; J. L. Hartwell, Dixon; 

 G. J. Foster, Normal; H. L. Doan, 

 Jacksonville; J. W. Stanton, Rich- 

 view; C. W. Barnard, Manteno; L. M. 

 Beal, Mount Vernon. 



The society determined to meet again 

 in this city in December, 1S99. A res- 

 olution was adopted urging the com- 

 ing legislature and all Illinois con- 

 gressmen and United States senators 

 to secure the enactment of a pure food, 

 pure seed and pure drug law. 



DALLAS, TEX. 



We had the best trade in Dallas dur- 

 ing Christmas week that we have had 

 in a number of years. Big demand 

 for holly and plants; all cut flowers 

 sold readily. Flowers that were 

 shipped here came in good shape, ex- 

 cept carnations, which came in bad 

 shape, and the price, $6 per 100, left 

 no profit for the florists, as the carna- 

 tions were very ordinary stock and 

 appeared to have been cut too long and 

 went to sleep as soon as unpacked. All 

 the florists are well satisfied with 

 Christmas trade. Big demand for cut 

 flowers now and stock very scarce. 

 Have had beautiful weather for the 

 last two weeks. Wishing you success, 

 TEXAS SEED & FLORAL CO. 



New Carnation Evanston 



A Glowing 

 Scarlet Sport 

 From Tidal Wave. 



It has been a "Money- 

 maker" with us the 

 past three years and 

 will be the same with 

 you. Treatment same 

 as for Tidal Wave. 



Rooted 

 Cuttings... 



$700 per 100 

 $60.00 per 1000 



500 at the 

 Thousand rate. 



M. WCIbAMD, Evanston, li>u. 



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FERN SPORES 



Collection of 6 

 Collection of 12 



HEADQUARTERS FOR FRESH FERN SPORES. 



N'liw IS the proper time to sow. AU varieties of Aspidium. 

 Adiantum. A^plenium. Alsophila. Blechnum. CyrtomJum. 

 Chilanthe. Pteris. etc. 50 cts. per trade packet. 

 Distinct Varieties for $2.50, 

 Distinct Varieties for S5.00. 



EMERSON C. McFADDEN, 



Successor to' 

 PITCHER & MANDA. 



Proprietor AHERICAN BL'LB CO. 



Telephone Connection. United States Exotic Nurseries, SHORT HILLS, N. J. 



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JUST ARRIVED from 



FRANCE --'^""/"eSaT'eTc';'' """''''"'' JAPAN 

 HOLLAND -- ">='^l'i'';f' Zfp'- ''"''''"''■ CHINA 



Lilium Longiflorura, all sizes. 

 Crop short. 



Hyacinths, Tulips, Narcissus 

 Crocus, etc. 



On hand : — Extra selected Iiily of the Valley, 2,000 in a case $24.00 

 From cold storage : — A tine lot of Arancarias. 

 State quantity needed and prices will be cheerfully given by 



Chinese Secred Lilies. 



F. W. O. SCHMITZ. 



JERSEY CITY, IN. J. 



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IJl^ VSN REYPER 



Perfect Glaziers' Points 



No riglits or lefts. Trice per box of 1,000, 60c; 

 by mail, 75c; in lots of 5,000 by Kx., 55c per l.OOO. 



HENRY A. DREER, ^UChe.tnut street 



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