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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



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whkh are to be seen nowhere else 

 but here. This is the Ivind oC stock 

 we would like to show in New Yorlj 

 next August, and it is safe to say Mr. 

 Mangold will exhibit i£ a real good 

 show is arranged for. D. 



ST. LOUIS, 



'_ „ , ; Market Conditions. 



Trade is quiet, particularly so the 

 city trade. Shipping trade is quite 

 brisk and if there was an active de- 

 mand there would not bo nearly 

 enough flowers to go arouml, as most 

 of our growers are oft' crop and the 

 cloudy weather the past week has been 

 most discouraging. 



Roses in particular are short. Brides 

 and Bridesmaids are selling at $3 and 

 $6 per 100, some very select stock go- 

 ing as high as $S; Meteors the same; 

 Perles and Woottons, $4 and $5; Beau- 

 ties are poor in quality and scarce; 

 price away up. Carnations also suf- 

 fered from the cloudy weather and 

 became scarce, up in price and active 

 in demand. From $1.50 to $4 was 

 asked for fair stock; some fancies 

 brought $5. Bulb stock became scarce 

 and best Romans sold at $3; paper 

 whites, same for the best; second 

 choice from $1.50 to $2; valley sold 

 well at $4; freesias not in yet; callas, 

 $10; Harrisii, $12.50; violets are plen- 

 tiful and sell from 40 to 60 cents per 

 100 for the best Californias; smilax is 

 plentiful and very little demand for it. 



Floral Euchre. 



The floral euchre will be given on 

 Friday night, February 23, at Concor- 

 dia hall, 1441 Chouteau avenue. The 

 committee, consisting of Fred Weber, 

 .John Kunz and J. J. Beneke, have 

 made all arrangements. The tickets 

 and show cards are out and can be ob- 

 tained from any of the trustees, who 

 are C. C. Sanders, Dr. A. S. Halstedt 

 and H. G. Ude; also from any of the 

 arrangement committee and at Kuehn's 

 and Berning's. Every florist in town 

 should try to sell all the tickets pos- 

 sible and donations of plants, etc., 

 should be sent to the hall on the day 

 of the euchre. 



Notes. 



Our old friend, John Zeck, with J. 

 A. Budlong, Chicago, was a visitor this 

 week; also Mr. Canaga, of Shelbyville, 

 111. Mr. Canaga, who has sold his in- 

 terest in the North Side Greenhouses 

 at Shelbyville, will remain in St. Louis 

 and is thinking some of going into 

 business. 



Dick Prow, out on the Natural 

 Bridge road, reports that he is well 

 again, but had a narrow escape. Dick 

 says: "Renew my subscription for the 

 Review; it is the best." 



At the opera at Music Hall the past 

 week quite a lot of flowers made up in 

 all shapes were used, some being very 

 large and well made. Mrs. Ayers, on 

 Grand avenue, had a large bouquet at 

 each performance. Each day different 

 flowers were used with good taste. 



The bowling club rolled tour games. 

 Five nicnilici's were at the alleys and 

 made some fair scores. Next Monday 

 night every member is expected to bo 

 present. As something must be done 

 to have a better attendance, perhaps a 

 few prizes hung up to be rolled for will 

 bring tlicni out. The scores of last 

 Monday niglit were as follows: 



1 2 3 ■! To. Av. 



C. .\. Kuohn 107 lt;3 134 14S (i:!2 l.'.K 



J. \V. Kunz 127 l.V. 14G 160 .1*8 147 



.7. J. BL-ilfku 142 lis 114 158 562 140i,i 



F. C. Weber 153 132 14S 123 650 139 



KmU Schray 104 12U 140 1T4 547 137 



J. J. B. 



BOSTON. 



ThQ situation here and in Natal is 

 much the same. Last week was one 

 of general inactivity, with a "recon- 

 noissance in force" now and then one 

 side or the other to gain an advan- 

 tage in new positions. Saturday the 

 salesmen charged fearlessly upon the 

 enemy and carried the first line of 

 "kopjes," which they held until this 

 morning, hoping for another advance. 

 They were, however, just able to hold 

 this position against a rather feeble 

 attack today. No large artillery com- 

 ing into action on either side; goods 

 decreasing in quality and not many 

 large bills offered for breakage. 



Superior grades of roses of all kinds 

 are selling at from 3 to 8 cents, and 

 better ones up to perhaps 25 cents for 

 a very few, with best lines of Beauties 

 bringing .$(; or $7 per dozen. Carna- 

 tions are ranging from $1.50 to $2.50 

 per 100 for good ones and up to $5 for 

 a few fancies. 



Bulb goods have acted peculiarly 

 this winter. Roman hyacinths, valley 

 and paper white have been very plenti- 

 ful indeed; double jonquils very scarce 

 and tulips just waking up. Customers 

 seem to be more scarce than anything 

 else and the predicted great wave of 

 prosperity has not yet begun to ruffle. 



Weather still favors the coal bin. 

 Only one little cool wave yet, and not 

 a heavy one at that. Simply balmy to- 

 day, with official forecast for warmer 

 in immediate future. B. T. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



Since the holidays business has been 

 dull, as might be expected, with a 

 downward tendency in values all 

 along the line. A few of our florists 

 are kept busy with decorations and 

 funeral orders, which helps to keep 

 life in the trade in some parts of the 

 city. The rains have let up for the 

 present and the days are bright and 

 warm, bringing forth green fields and 

 native flowers that put us in mind of 

 the fast approach of spring in Calior- 

 nia. The mean temperature so far this 

 winter has been 45 to 50 degrees, 

 which is not so mean after all, when 

 compared with that of our eastern 

 cities. 



All kinds of cut flowers are still im- 

 proving right along in quality. A few 

 daffodils are to be seen in market this 

 week, and sell very well. Also sprays 

 of Acacia mollissima, which sells very 

 readily at this time of the year. Vio- 



lets are coming in thick and fast, dou- 

 ble violets being somewhat scarce. 



Wholesale prices are as follows: 

 American Beauties, $2.50 to $3.00 for 

 best grade; Brides, $1.00; Bridesmaids, 

 .^>(ic, $1.00, $1.50; Perles, 5()c to $1.00; 

 .Meteors, 25c to $1.50; Cecil Brunners, 

 12 l-2c per dozen; violets. Princess of 

 Wales, 50c and 75c; California, 50c; 

 double violets, 75c to $1.00; outside 

 chrysanthemums, whites, 50c to $1.00; 

 yellows, $1.00; lily of the valley, 40c 

 to 73c per dozen; freesias, $1.00 per 

 100; paper whites, 50c to 75c per hun- 

 dred. Carnations are plentiful; Ethel 

 Crocker, 50c; Hobarts, $l.(to; Bradts, 

 35c; Gold Nugget, 35c; Flora Hill, 25c 

 to 35c; Portia, 15c to 25c; Scotts, 15c 

 to 20c. 



('harles Stappenbeck reports his hol- 

 iday business 60 per cent better than 

 last year. Charley's store is most at- 

 tractive at all times, he always having 

 on hand the best stock to be had in 

 market. He is really the "old relia- 

 ble." 



Mr. William J. Dingee's fine mansion 

 at Fernwood, lately destroyed by Are, 

 will be rebuilt at once. The green- 

 houses, although near the burning 

 building, escaped damage, and just 

 now are aglow with a fine display of 

 orchids in variety, and well worth a 

 visit. Head Gardener Robert Arm- 

 strong reports Mr. Dingee's intention 

 of building a handsome residence in 

 Sonoma county, Cal., on land contain- 

 ing 3.000 acres. The land is nicely sit- 

 uated and has a natural waterfall of 

 great beauty, which will be a great 

 help to Mr. Armstrong In his endeavor 

 to improve the beauties of the land- 

 scape on the place. Mr. Armstrong 

 will find plenty to do in superintend- 

 ing both places, so more strength to 

 your arm. Bob. 



Peter Nicholson, at San Lorenza, 

 intends to erect two more greenhouses 

 soon, in size 25x125, and will be plant- 

 ed with American Beauties. 



Stevenson, on Powell street, is hav- 

 ing his store remodeled, and when 

 completed it will look 100 per cent 

 better than before. Mr. Stevenson has 

 added another new branch to his flo- 

 rist's business, in the way of breeding 

 and raising Japanese pug dogs. He 

 received from Japan last week two 

 dogs costing $500, both being very fine 

 specimens of the breed and direct from 

 the palace. These little dogs are 

 greatly admired and petted by Mr. 

 Stevenson's lady customers, but one 

 of the little pugs. Coco by name, rebels 

 against the attention of the ladies and 

 will not allow himself to be handled. 

 I wish I were Coco. 



Madame Prentice, Washington St., 

 Oakland, did the decoration at the din- 

 ner given by Mrs. W. E. Sharon, in 

 honor of Madame Emma Nevada. The 

 color in fiowers used was yellow and 

 white, and it was very pretty and 

 tastefully got up by Madame Prentice, 

 whose ability as a decorator is well 

 known. 



The nurserymen are kept right busy 

 at present filling out orders in trees, 

 shrubs, roses, etc., the weather just 

 now being right for that kind of plant- 

 ing. 



