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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



AUGUST 24, 1899. 



J. AUSTIN SHAW. 



The report in a contemporary that 

 Mr. Shaw fractured his skull in the ac- 

 cident at the Oriental Hotel, Detroit. 

 last Thursday night, or rather Friday 

 morning, was an error. He escaped 

 with a severe scalp wound and a slight 

 concussion of the brain. 



The accident took place in the swim- 

 ming baths of the Oriental Hotel. 

 While running around the swimming 

 pool Mr. Shaw slipped on the wet tiled 

 floor and struck on the back of his 

 head, inflicting a severe scalp wound, 

 but fortunately nothing worse. We 

 print below a letter from Mr. Shaw 

 under date of Aug. 21: 



My Dear Grant: I have your kind fa- 

 vor of the 19th and I am glad to tell vcm 

 that the report of my skull being Jfrac- 

 tun-d is inc-'irriTt, and that apart from 

 a scalp wound and slight concussion of 

 the brain I am in a fair way to recovery 



To-night is the first time I have en- 

 joyed any solid food for four days, and 

 I need not tell you what a sad thing this 

 has hern for a fat fellow like me. I 

 think I have test about IT lbs., and if so 

 I could not enter the fat man's race if I 

 wanted to. 



I have had four days of headache, but 

 I hail the good look to be unconscious 

 the lust twelve hours, so I can't tell 

 whether 1 suffered during that time or 

 not, although my nurse savs 1 have been 

 an exemplary patient. He has kept me 

 full of wine and hypodermic injections 

 with cracked ice on tne outside of mv 

 head, and I hope by Wednesday to be 

 sitting up and by Saturday to get away 

 from these lovable people to mv home 

 once more. 



Everybody here has been very kind to 

 me. Nearly every florist in the city has 

 called on me. My room has been filled 

 with Dowers daily. President-elect Wood 

 sent me two magnificent bouquets before 

 he left for Boston. And many letters of 

 sympathy and kindness have reached 

 me. Please send my love to all the 

 florists who have so thoughtfully remem- 

 bered me, and tell them that f hope to 

 be spared to welcome them to the con- 

 vention in New York 



I am yours faithfully, 



J. AUSTIN SHAW. 



WASHINGTON. 



Business now is at a standstill al- 

 though there is plenty of good stock 

 to be had. Some very nice field grown 

 carnations are coming in. Roses 

 bring 3 to 4 cents; carnations 1 cent; 

 asters 1 cent. Lots of out door stock 

 which can be bought at any price. 



The heaviest wind and hail storm 

 that any florist ever witnessed passed 

 over this city and did a great deal of 

 damage. Among the heaviest losers 

 was the American Rose Co., their loss 

 was quite severe; five houses are a 

 total wreck. Clark Bros, and J. R. 

 Freeman were also heavy losers. 



N. Studer and J. H. Granor have re- 

 turned from their European tour very 

 much delighted with their trip. 



W. R. Smith, of the Botanical Gar- 

 den and W. F. Gude, of the firm of 

 Gude & Bro., have left for an extended 

 trip through Scotland. 



Mr. Wood of Richmond. Va., was a 

 recent visitor. F. H. KRAMER. 



GALESBURG. ILL.— E. R. Gesler is 

 building three new houses and making 

 other improvements. 



491, 



REGULAR SHIPPING ORDERS RECEIVE 

 SPECIAL ATTENTION. 



.I&TORBROS. 



Wholesale Growers of 



Cut Flowers, 5 T» a , b c a ^o Ave 



WHOLESALE PRICE LIST. 



American Beauty. 21-inch stem per doz , $2.50 



20 •' .... " 2.00 



15 " .... " 1.50 



12 " .... " 1.25 



8 " .... " 1.00 



Meteor per 100, $3.00 tojl.00 



Bridesmaid " 3.TO to 4.00 



Bride " 3.00 to 4.0M 



Perle " 2.00to 3.00 



Carnations " 1.00 to 1.50 



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l» CONTRACTS ttH 



Now I ain open to quote prices on all Bulbs, Plants ami Roots 

 for next season. Send in your list of wants tor quotations. 



F. W. O. SCHMITZ, Jersey City, N. J 



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 869 



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Greenhouse Real Estate, 

 and Pipe, Glass, 



Fittings, and other 

 Greenhouse construction 

 material. 



We have an exceedingly good bargain — 

 Suburban Greenhouses and City Store- 

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Primrose. 



CHINESE PRIMROSES, single, mixed. 2-mch pot-, 



per 10U $2.00 



Obconica Granditiora, 2-inch pots, per 100.. 2.50 

 Forbesi. "Babv Primrose." 2-in. pots, " .. 4.00 

 A8PARAGU8 8PRENGERH, 2^ in. pots, " . 4.00 



CARNATIONS, held grown " .. 4.0(1 



PANSY SEED, Benary ne plus ultra none better, 

 Per o/. 4.00, J*r C\sh with order, 



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Geranium Mme. Jaulin, ^• c f^ „rBrTant The 

 Mine, de la Roux, ,.■ sou. 



ihlltilnn SaVlt7Ji 3-in., $5.00 per IOO. A grand 



HUUIIIUII OullUII, bedding plant, grows dwari 



and bushy — capital plant to use with Crotons. 



Russelias Multiflora and Elegantissima, 



2J --in., $2.50 per doz. Magnificent basket 

 plants, forming a shower of blazing coral red 

 when well grown. Grown as easily as the old 

 German Ivy. 



Browalia Gigantea, an sold. 

 Acalypha Sanderii, an sold. 



READY NOW. 



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