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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



NOVEMBER 3. 189S. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



Business Conditions. 



Peace Jubilee week, the greatest 

 week in the history of our city, is 

 over, and we florists had a real good 

 time. Business was, however, very un- 

 unsatisfactory. You would hear how 

 H. H. Battles had the table decora- 

 tions for the dinner given to the Pres- 

 ident; how Hugh Graham decorated 

 the Academy for the reception given 

 the same distinguished guest, and 

 other like stories. But the vast ma- 

 jority of the retailers, however, had 

 little to do. Most of them took a half 

 holiday on Thursday and some of 

 them on Friday. The result was that 

 what stock was sold was on the street. 

 All the growers regard these sales as 

 simply covering a loss, hence there 

 was really no business most of the 

 week. The street men offered carna- 

 tions at 10 cents a dozen and roses at 

 2 cents each, 3 for 5 cents. They did 

 not seem to have many good violets. 

 Chrysanthemums are becoming more 

 plentiful and make a very pretty show 

 in the store windows. The present 

 week brings All Saints' Day, with its 

 demand for cemetery decorations, 

 sometimes the choicest flowers being 

 used in this way. There are still 

 many visitors in town, which should 

 cause some quiet entertaining. 



Notes. 



The lease of the city gas works bv 

 the U. G. I. affects the fuel supply of 

 some of the growers. F. Hahman finds 

 that ninety bushels of coke bought 

 now do not more than equal sixty 

 bushels under the careless system of 

 measuring formerly practiced by the 

 city employes. The price also is not 

 allowed to drop, but is held firmly at 

 5 cents a bushel. It is said that some 

 of the growers who have been burning 

 coke will substitute coal. 



The removal of David Landreth & 

 Sons from Sixth street to their hand- 

 some new store brings the neighbor- 

 hood of Tenth and Market streets in- 

 to greater prominence as a seed, bulb 

 and implement headquarters. The 

 pioneer seedsmen in this locality fail- 

 ed, but now we have Michell, Buist 

 and Landreth, all in successful oper- 

 ation, with Burpee, Dreer and Wat- 

 son not far off. 



A most attractive program of a 

 Chrysanthemum and Floral Exhibition 

 to be held by the St. Louis Florists' 

 Club has reached this city. Philadel- 

 phia wishes Mr. Beneke and his col- 

 leagues success in their undertaking. 

 J. W. Y. 



GREENFIELD, MASS.— A chrysan- 

 themum show will be held here early 

 in November under the direction of 

 Edward B. Beals, the florist. 



WHENEVER you need any rade 

 supplies not offered in our advertising 

 columns, write us about 1'. We will 

 place you in communicition with 

 some one who ran supply what you 

 want. 



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Order of us if 

 you want 



Extra Select 



Months a^K wc made arrangements with some of the best and largest 

 growers aliont Chicago tn handle their entire cut of Chrysanthemums: 

 Glory of Pacific, Ivory. Yellow Queen. Wanamaker. Vivland-Morel. Bonnaffon. 

 Frank Hardy and others, and 



THEY'RE COMING IN. 



Now we're Icioking for buyers fur splendid blooms at from $1.25 to 

 $2.50 per dozen. F.verv nrdcr shipped within two hours of its receipt 

 at any time. WE GUARANTEE SATISFACTION. 



WE ALSO HAVE A FINE STOCK OF 

 ROSES AND CARNATIONS. 



Randolph St. CHICAGO. 



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A. BUDLONG, 



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PALMS 



Areca Lutescens, Latania Borbonica, 

 Kentias, Bel, and Forst. CocosWeddeliana, 

 Livistona Rotundifolia, Phoenix Reclinata and 

 Rupicola, FJGus Elastica and Elastica Var. 

 Pandanus Veitchii and Pandanus Utilis, 

 Dracaena Sanderiana, etc. 



Hardy, stocky and Perfect. An immense stock of all sizes up to elegant 

 specimens. If you do not know the ciuality of my stock ask some one who 

 does. I can guarantee satisfaction as to quality, prices and everything. 

 .•^F.Nn FOR WHOLES.^LE PRICE LIST. 



CHAS. D. BALL, Holmesburg, Philadelphia, Pa. 



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Surplus Field Grown 



Carnation Plants.. 



Clean, healthy, strong plants with plenty of roots. 

 bite. 



White Cloud 

 JohnVoung, " 

 Mary Wood, 

 Storm King, 

 New York, pink. 

 Painted Ladv, pink 

 Mrs. C. H. Duhme. 1 

 Send for Price L 



C. A. Dana. pink. 

 IJaz/le, scarlet. 

 Jubilee, •• 

 i.iold Nugget, yellow. 

 Psvche, variegated. 

 Lilv Dean, - 

 Meteor, crimson. 



pandanus Veitchii, 



I 20 to 24 inches al.in e pot, 7-in., $1.50 each. 



•.'4 to SO S-in., 2.00 ■• 



Also specimens 3 to 4 feet aliove 9, 10 and 12- 

 inch pots- 



JOHN WELSH YOUNG, Germantown, Pa. 



Upsal Station. Penna. R. R. 

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CARNATIONS. 



plants, f 111,00 per 100. 



ind. 



F. DORNER & SONS CO., 



La FAYETTE, IND. 



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vhen you write 



E. G. HILL & CO. 



RICHMOND, IND. 



Armazindy Carnation... 



1st Size, $3.00 per 100. 



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Kathlee 

 Red W; 



HOFP & I.EMKE, 



(Paul Post Office I East Grand Rapids, Mich. 



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CARNATIONS. 



H. -WEBEB & SONS. - OAKI-AITD. MD. 



RikRHAINS '^ SHRUBBERY 



DAnuMinp xm evergreens 



spla 



ud stock 2 



nptini; 



Allfirst-< 

 prices, .send lor ^urplus i.isi. 

 E. S. PETERSON, - - Montrose, N. T. 

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