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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



NOVESIDEIt 21, 1001. 



ter make a regal picture to look upon, 

 more pleasing to my eye than any house 

 of blossoming plants I ever saw. The 

 condition of everything can hardly be 

 improved, but just now the two 465-foot 

 pink and white rose houses are quite 

 ofl' crop. However, you can hear the 

 next crop coming. The main plumosus 

 house, 200x110 and 30 feet high, makes 

 the prettiest sight, with its thousands of 

 green linen threads running perfectly 

 perpendicularly from the ground to the 

 glass, each with a feathery vine closely 

 trained upon it. This house, like most 

 others on the place, is cut on the ^(as 

 to make it fit the steep eastern slope of 

 the hill. 



In the two long rose houses already 

 spoken of is a system of tying down old 

 bushes that seems new to me. Perhaps 

 a committee of rose experts should ex- 

 amine into it to pronounce either praise 

 or censure. As the results look all right 

 I think I will maintain a discreet 

 silence. In several smaller houses are 

 found a big growth of fine Carnots, 

 .Kaiserina (now off duty), Meteors, a 

 magnificent house of Liberties and a 

 house of very dormant Jacks. A good, 

 clean growth of American Beauties in 

 one end of the long houses also suggests 

 where the stock is coming from to sup- 

 ply the large new house now being built, 

 as heretofore reported, upon his late 

 New Hampshire purchase. And over and 

 above all hangs the aroma of the de- 

 parting glory of a quite numerous chrys- 

 anthemum output, which has filled all 

 the stray corners and high shelves. Good 

 solid construction, repairs well kept up, 

 plenty of work room space, fine office ar- 

 rangement, perfect equipment every- 

 where is the word. Thirteen of those 

 automatic ventilators have the general 

 oversight of their part of the business. 

 I forgot to inspect the heating appar- 

 atus, but I think it is safe to imagine 

 they have something of the kind, as I 

 saw a chimney about a dozen feet square 

 sticking right up through a glass roof, 

 which is a peculiarity I never noticed 

 elsewhere. More room in Brighton and 

 of course an unlimited space upon his 

 New Hampshire farm for additional 

 growth, coupled with Mr. Elliott's im- 

 proved health during the past year, 

 makes him a very probable disciple of 

 expansion, on the installment plan, for 

 years yet to keep pace with increase of 

 business. 



Mr. Sutermeister fully appreciating 

 the honor conferred upon him by the 

 picture episode, has expressed to me his 

 gratitude towards all contributors there- 

 unto. J. S. Manter. 



CHICAGO. 



The Market 



The supply has materially shortened 

 up and prices on roses and carnations 

 have stiffened. The best Brides and 

 Maids now easily bring $6, and prices 

 grade from that down to $2 for the poor- 

 est. There are still many weak ones and 

 there is a scarcity of top grade stock. 

 In fact, we hear of sales at $7 and $8 

 for some specially select stock. Beau- 

 ties hold their price level and there are 

 about enough to meet demands. Carna- 

 tions have become really scarce, espe- 

 cially white ones. Anything at all good 

 ■will bring $1.50, good ordinary will 

 fetch $2 and fancy from $2.50 to $3. 



Chrysanthemums are moving very 



well. There is, however, a shortage of 

 whites, most growers having run to yel- 

 low in their midseason varieties. White 

 .should not be overlooked. It is in as 

 much demand at midseason as other col- 



E. E. Pieser, of Kennicott Bros. Co., 

 says that too many sorts of odd shades 

 and doubtful substance are still grown 

 and suggests the following as being the 

 most salable and most satisfactory to 

 handle: Ivory, Pink Ivory, Robinson, 

 Bonnaffon, White Bonnaffon, Eaton and 

 Chadwick. He hears of several growers 

 that will discard Appleton on account of 

 its weak neck. 



Referring to our remarks on the lower 

 prices mums are bringing in this market 

 this year, Geo. Stollery says prices will 

 average fully 25 per cent lower than in 

 previous years, if not more. Blooms 

 that they formerly received $4 a dozen 

 for brought only $2.25 this year. 



Valley is going well at $5 for the best 

 and the demand is steadier than in pre- 

 vious years. 



The outlook for supply for Thanks- 

 giving is that there wiil probably be 

 enough Beauties but a shortage of other 

 roses, and probably nearly enough car- 

 nations. At date weather conditions are 

 favorable for the season. A number of 

 Thanksgiving price lists mil be found 

 in the advs. in this issue. 



Dorothy carnation is taking very well 

 in this market, the best blooms now 

 bringing $3 readily. 



Club Meeting. 



At the last meeting of the Florists' 

 Club seven new members were elected, 

 as follows: Geo. Stollery, Fred Stollery, 

 John Sinner, Chas. M. Miller, E. Enders, 

 E. A. Asmus and M. Luetschg. A larger 

 meeting hall has been secured in the 

 same building and the meetings will 

 hereafter be held on the second and 

 fourth Wednesdays of the month instead 

 of the first and third Fridays. 



The next meeting ^vill be held Wednes- 

 day, Dec. 11, and at this meeting a first 

 premium of $4 and a second premium of 

 $2 will be awarded for best exhibit of 

 flowering or decorative plant suitable for 

 holiday trade. A committee consisting 

 of Messrs. A. McAdams, John Reardon 

 and George Weinhoeber was appointed 

 to arrange a schedule for awards for ex- 

 hibits at future meetings. The intention 

 is to have discussions upon the plants 

 exhibited at the meetings. There was 

 also talk of arranging for various en- 

 tertainments during the winter season, 

 and John Degnan, P. J. Hauswirth and 

 E. Enders were appointed as an enter- 

 tainment committee. 



Various Items. 



John Niederkorn, the north side flor- 

 ist, died Nov. 13 of pneumonia, aged 43 

 years. 



J. A. Peterson, of Cincinnati, is in 

 the city and is displaying some splendid 

 samples of Begonia Gloire de Lorraine, 

 Pandanus Veitchii and cyclamen at his 

 room in the Palmer house. 



Herbert Heller, of the South Park 

 Floral Company, telegraphed E. C. Am- 

 ling to suitably celebrate the winning of 

 first prize on 100 Beauties at Kansas 

 City, and that the command was exe- 

 cuted is testified by two empty cham- 

 pagne bottles attached to the telegram 

 and displayed on the wall of Mr. Am- 

 Ung'a establishment. A. C. Kohlbrand 

 admits that he had a share. 



Quite a number of those in the trade 

 went from here to the big show in Kan- 

 sas City. 



"Cash" Bridgeford has gone to Los 

 Angeles, Cal., and will probably remain 

 there all winter. 



Recent visitors: Martin Reukauf, 

 representing H. Bayersdorfer & Co., 

 Philadelphia; M. F. Kyle, Kalamazoo, 

 Mich. 



John Refakes has offered the city $9,- 

 120 a year for ten years for the exclus- 

 ive privilege of maintaining fruit and 

 flower stands under the elevated loop 

 stations, and John G. Lambros says he 

 will offer $12,000 a year. 



Bowling. 



In the league games last Tuesday 

 night the Growers won three games 

 from the Miscellaneous and the Whole- 

 salers two from the Retailers. Follow- 

 ing are the scores: 



GROWERS. 



F. stollery 158 133 ' 801 



L. Schafer 218 189 151 



E. Enders 146 142 131 



J. P. Sinner 145 156 140 



G. StoUery U7 160 137 



784 780 760 

 MISCELLANEOUS. 



C. Balluff 145 155 124 



C. Pruner 137 147 121 



G. L. Grant 110 156 121 



P. M. Miller 150 180 141 



W. Kreitling 91 HI 104 



633 749 601 

 WHOLESALERS. 



Jos. Foerster 192 162 159 



W. S. Heftron 130 149 136 



C. Hughes 130 122 133 



Jno. Sterrett 138 158 164 



E. Wlnterson 169 184 137 



759 775 719 

 RETAILERS. 



P. J. Hauswirth 176 157 175 



J. Heubner 122 161 170 



J. Lambros 128 162 144 



E. Hauswirth 141 133 175 



AMERICAN BEAUTIES. 



The prize-winning vase of American 

 Beauties of which an engraving ap- 

 peared on the title page of last week's 

 issue was filled with blooms grown by 

 Peter Reinberg, Chicago. 



Mr. Reinberg's Beauties have been 

 much in evidence among the prize-win- 

 ners at the exhibitions this month. In 

 addition to winning first and second 

 prizes in the leading Beauty competi- 

 tion at Chicago, his Beauties won three 

 prizes at St. Louis, including the best 

 prize offered there for Beauties (the 

 blooms being exhibited for him by a St. 

 Louis florist), and this week he won 

 third prize in the hotly contested com- 

 petition for the big premiums for 100 

 Beauties at Kansas City. 



SPIREA ANTHONY WATERER. 



T. A. I. asks the best way to handle 

 the above to have it in bloom for Easter. 

 I have never forced this spirea, but its 

 treatment cannot differ much from that 

 of other kindred hardy shrubs. 



Whether you have imported them or 

 lifted them, they should be heeled in 

 either in a root-house or cold-frame, and 

 can be potted at the time you begin to 

 force. Fifty degrees at night will do 

 very well for the first few weeks, and 

 more heat can be given, if necessary. 

 Plenty of syringing till the flowers are 

 open. 



The time it will take to bring them in 



