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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. 



A summer quietness has settled 

 down over business. The heat has 

 deteriorated the quality of roses as 

 well as carnations. Rain is badly 

 needed. Koses are poor and scarce. 

 Since Decoration Day the quantity of 

 carnations on the market has been 

 wonderful and the supply still hohJs 

 out; prices 10 to 25 cents per dozen, 

 and the demand extremely light. We 

 are daily expecting to see some such 

 sign as "Carnations. .5 Cents Per 

 Dozen. Saturday Night a Rosebud 

 Thrown In." 



Crabb & Hunter have all their roses 

 replanted, as have also the Floral 

 Company. 



Henry Smith has a 250x2G rebuilt 

 carnation house planted to roses and 

 is tearing down his old rose house to 

 rebuild before planting to roses again. 



Cunningham has one house replant- 

 ed and the rest are in various stages 

 of planting. 



A resume of spring trade shows that 

 all predictions were fully realized. 

 Trade was good— better than ever be- 

 fore: there has hardly been a good, 

 salable geranium left in town. Vines, 

 although seemingly plentiful, were 

 very short in supply. Never in the 

 history of Grand Rapids have so many 

 vines been used as this season, and 

 people are getting more particular 

 than formerly. Window boxes are on 

 the increase and hanging baskets are 

 slightly on the decrease. Although 

 cheap enough, the price has been so 

 thoroughly cut that the public has a 

 strong hold and knowledge of the 

 price; 50 cents for refilling fi 14 to IG- 

 inch basket occasionally, but not oft- 

 en does one get a higher price. 



GEO. F. CRABB. 



HUNT'S REVIEW OP THE CHICAGO 

 MARKET. 



With the advent of hot weather busi- 

 ness has fallen flat. Locally, ruinous 

 prices prevail, with country trade only a 

 notch better. Roses are still being re- 

 ceived in quantities, but the scorching 

 weather has thrown them off in color 

 and produced small blooms. Sleepy car- 

 nations are the order of the dav and very 

 few are coming in that are fit to ship 

 any distance. Few Beauties are seen on 

 the market with the demand good. The 

 regular summer glut ot sweet peas is on 

 and demand not equal to the supply. 



Some very good longiflorums and aura- 

 tums are in the market and meeting with 

 fair sale. Ferns, common, are ot fine 

 quality with a downward price. The war 

 and victories seem to engross the atten- 

 tion of the wholesalers more than the 

 condition of the market. 



Chicago, July 5. '98, 



IT WILL BE to your advantage to 

 mention The Florists' Review every 

 time you write an advertiser. 



FLORISTS' STOCK gL^N"."'""' 



.'\lternantheras, Coleus. Geraniums. Pansies, 

 Daisies, Verbenas, Fuchsias, Salvias, etc. 

 Write tor prices. Florists are invited to loolc over 

 our stock when in Milwaukee. 



ARCHIE MIDDLEMASS, 

 1019 Forest Home Ave., MILWAIKCE, Wis. 



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SAMIEL S. PENNOCK, 



Wholesale 

 Florist, 



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To be had on short notice 



LONG DISTANCE 

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1612-14-16 Ludlow Street, 



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H. Bayersdorfer & Co. 



11 TMB l^ARGBST 

 , -I. SUPPL.Y HOUSE 

 II IN AMERICA 



New Catalogue of all Florists' Supplies or application. 



For the trade only. 



60 to 56 N. 4th Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 



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PLANTS 



White Plume, Golden Self- 

 Blanching and Giant Pascal. 



Field-grown plants at $1.00 per l.tMO ; $,s.50 per 

 10,000. Cash with order. Samples free. 



C. M. GROSSMAN, 



WOLCOTTVILLE, IND. 



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493 Washington St.. BUrFALO, N. Y. 



and Wii 



WM. J. BAKER, 



WHOLESALE 

 CUT FLOWERS, 



1432 S. Penn. Square. PHILADELPHIA. PA. 



Original Headguarters for CARNaTIOKS. 



Mf-nliMn Flcirisls' K-vi.w wb.-n v.ni write. 



EDWARD REID, 

 Wholesale Florist 



1526 Ranstead St.. PHILADELPHIA. PA. 



Wm. C. Smith 



Wholesale Florist, 



40 So. 16th St. PHILADELPHIA. 



LO^G DISTANCE PHONE 5008 A. 



Consignments of Choice Stock Solicited. 



Our central location enables us to fill out-of-town or- 



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Boston Fern 



Special Offer on account of moving'. 



6-inch pots. $10.00 per dozen. 



8-inch pans, very fine. $1 5.00 per dozen. 



Splendid for growing on or fnr store decoration. 



JOHN WELSH YOUNG, 



Upsal Station, Penna. R.R. Germantown, Pa. 



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ClLlKY rLANTo Blanchmg"and'Hartweirs 

 Perfection. Nice outside plants from ^tarch sowing. 

 90c per looo; $7. SO per 10,000. Cash please. 

 WM. S. HERZOG. Littleton, N J. Morris Co. 



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