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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



T. Simmonds, of the same place, is 

 Ipuildiiig a range of rose houses at hia 

 new place on Central avenue. 



I'\ Aebi, Soutli Berkeley, will erect 

 1 wo tiouses 16x75 for American Beauties. 

 Mr. Aebi has been very successful \vilh 

 til is rose. 



J. Cook. East Berkeley, has finished 

 l)liuiting 600 American Beauties. 



J. Gilmore, KInihurst, is at work on 

 I wo houses, 12x400 each. In one he 

 will grow roses and in the other Portia 

 and Scott carnations. Jack will not 

 iackle fancies yet a while. His roses 

 have started into splendid growth. 



II. S. Sanborn, Oakland, is busy with 

 line house 12x50 for pot plants. 



F. A. Miller, Hayes street, has opened 

 :i new store at loC'l Market street. 



Domoto Bros., Fruitvale, are buildinij 

 a carnation house 25x150. 



A. Fronmuller, Elmhurst, has armed 

 himself with a new Atlas boiler. 



Peter Nickelson, San Lorenzo, is busy 

 putting in a cement boiler pit, into 

 which will be placed a new 20 H. P. 

 Atlas boiler. The roses at this place 

 have not yet been started into growth. 

 J. N. 



GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. 



Trade Conditions. 



Pioses and carnations are very scarce 

 <niid the few obtainable are of very poor 

 quality. No really good material is to 

 be found in this market. The extreme 

 heat has simply cooked everything. We 

 have had the longest spell of tropical 

 heat ever known in this section, but, as 

 if to make it more endurable, it has been 

 accompanied by heavy rains, the heaviest 

 in years. Some carnation fields have 

 been under water so long that the plants 

 are ruined. 



The most profitable flower just now, for 

 the retailers, is swainsona, it being espe- 

 cially valuable in funeral work. No 

 florist should be without a good sized 

 bench of this profitable summer flower. 

 Ordinary retail trade is barely worth 

 mentioning aside from funeral work of 

 which there is plenty. The scorching 

 weather having burned up the flowers 

 all around the country, dependence has 

 been placed on the grower; this has 

 made shipping very active. 



Prices: Eoses, $1 per doz. Carna- 

 tions and swainsona, 25 cents per doz. 

 lieauties, when there are any, bring -$2 

 and $2.50 per doz. 



Vajioas Items. 



Rose and violet planting is now about 

 over. The hot weather was very severe 

 on violets which, however, are looking 

 tine since the last heavy rains. 



The topic of conversation exciting the 

 most interest is the convention of the 

 S. A. F. It has not yet been decided 

 whether we will go by boat or rail,, the 

 latter route, being quicker, may* win 

 out. Those goins, as far as heard from, 

 are: Henry Sinith, Eli Cross, Alfred 

 Hannah, Chas. Chadwick, James Schols 

 and wife, Geo. F. Crabb, wife and son, 

 and Wencel Cukerski, superintendent of 

 parks. 



The Hills Floral Co. are building sev- 

 eral new rose and carnation houses; 

 Henry Smith, one new house; Paul Goe- 

 bel one new house for bedding stock. 

 The Wealthy Ave. Floral Co., one new 

 house and rebuilding one rose house, 

 and .James Schols is rebuilding three 



houses and giving all a tliorough over- 

 hauling. Jean Davis, a lettuce grower 

 of prominence has rebuilt his entire 

 plant. G. F. C. 



WASHINGTON. 



n,i.l,'i-i;,rHl «ii;it tliiil in.Mns in Wash- 

 iiijl.i,, 1,11 ih,y -v Inr llirn, -rives. 



I.I 'ivi. i, idmiit ihc unly real busy man 

 in town. He is hustling the carpenters, 

 painters and electricians and when he 

 gets through Washington will have as 

 fine a floral establishment as can be 

 found anywhere. The entire store is 

 done in white and gold and is studded 

 with electric lights. His ice box is a 

 beauty, something on the order of that 

 in Thorley's Fifth Avenue store. The 

 windows on 13th and F Streets take in 

 the entire store. He expects to open in 

 a few weeks. 



One florist has a card in the window 

 announcing that .$5 funeral designs can 

 now be had for $2. 



About fifteen of the craft here will 

 attend the Buffalo convention, going 

 with the Baltimore club who will have 

 special cars. 



Wm. Gude leaves Saturday for Europe. 



Mr. Haase, formerly with Loose, has 

 taken a position with the Gudes. 



There is some whispering of a new 

 branch store up town when the snow 

 flies. 



Z. D. Blackistone is on a week's outing 

 down the Potomac. Baron. 



JoLiET, III. — The J. D. Thompson 

 Company has been organized with a 

 capital stock of $40,000. John Lambert 

 and Fred P. Story are the largest stock- 

 holders, each having $10,000. The busi- 

 ness of the company is to grow, handle, 

 sell, market and deal in flowers, plants, 

 greenhouse supplies and horticultural 

 supplies and produce of all kinds. The 

 first board of directors consists of John 

 Lambert, W. M. Cochrane, J. D. Thomp- 

 son, Adam Groth and E. E. Howard. 



LooMis. C'AL. — Mr. A. Hitting, for- 

 merly manager of the Morris Floral Co., 

 Morris, HI., is now located here and will 

 grow carnations, pansies and Asparagus 

 plumosus nanus. 



WANT ADVERTISEMENTS. 



AdvertlsementB under this head one cent a 

 word, cash with order. Plant advertisements 

 not admitted under this head. 



Ever.v subscriber is entitled to a free advertise- 



f OR SALE OR LEASE — Long es i 



Address Grower, care Florists' 



WANTED — 150 feet ol V4-luch second hand 

 pipe; must be in good condition. Address 

 Box ir.s. Lenox, Iowa. 



QITV AH 



fOR SALE— The fc'reatest barealn 



Address Florist. Box t 



rOR SALE— 50 boxes double strength U-ln. A 

 and B glass; also one Hltchings No. 16 corni- 

 ited fire-box boiler, in use five seasons; as good 

 J new; write for prices. Carl Eauth, Spring- 



FOR SALE— The most profitable retail cut flow- 

 er-store in the finest residence district of 

 Chicago (Rogers Pai-k); stock, ice 1 

 etc.; price, I30O.O0. Address. 



care Florists' 



OR RENT — An establishment consisting of 

 five acres of land, one dwelling house ' '" 

 ge rooms i " 



fine condition, 

 reenhou 

 iv heated; new boiler put in last October 

 of heating double the present requirements, or 

 will lease the greenhouses separately. Address 

 A. care Florists' Review. 



FOR SALE— $35.00 cash bu.TS hot water circula- 

 tor with heavy door, frame and grate bars; 

 will heat about 4.000 ft. and is in perfect condition. 

 Geo. Stafflinger. Springville. N. Y. 



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\TT ANTED— Rose propagator of long experience 

 »» and undoubted skill; state age. experience, 

 wages; send written testimonials. TheHowland 

 Nursery Co., Los Angeles. Cal. 



WANTED— Expert rose propagator, capable of 

 •» taking full charge of growing; must take 

 -" - *- " tho 



stock in corporation, one to three thousand dol- 

 lars; either cash or to be paid out of salary, 

 stated sum per year; salary $1,000: location ex- 



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'ATION WANTED— Private or commercial, 

 iharge or foreman; would rent good place. 

 5.00U ft. or less and land, between New York City 

 and Montreal; have been in business and have 

 tools; German: married: family; A 1 refer- 

 ences. Address Joseph Braum. Lawrence Street, 

 Glens Falls. N. Y. 



ANTED— 100 each— Passifloras in three best 

 varieties: 3-inch bushy plants. 



The McGregor Bros. Co.. Springfield. O. 



WANTED— As partner, in a well established 

 florist business, a man with lijOO to 11.000 

 capital: must have an Intelligent idea of grow- 

 ing bulbs and carnations, etc.; thisls an excell- 

 *nt opportunity for a pushing man. Address 



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M. R., care Florists' Review. 



1 1TU ATION 'SV .ANTED— As working foreman 

 ) on commercial place; 16 years' practical ex- 

 frience; best of references; single. Address 

 id. ■Wlsem;m. 601 N. lOth St.. St. Joseph. Mo. 



?OR SALE CHEAP— One second hand 20 horse 



power Atlas horizontal tubular boiler, with 



ome attached: complete for setting up except 



old at a bargain: has be 

 G. 'Van Bochove & Bro., 



SITLATION WANTED 



Bs a thoroughlj up-to-date 



young man. 33 years of age. 



A Decorator and Designer second to none, 



with best references In the country, 



wants a permanent position. 



Address Salesman, care Florists' Beiriew. 



