APRIL 5, 33011. 



The Weekly Florists' Review, 



553 



the rose show. They deserve to be in 

 every florisfs store; it's a good thiiiK. 



Horticultural buihlers report a rush 

 of orders which in itself is the best 

 evidence of prosperity all around. 



Thos. Young, .Jr., will have a splen- 

 did lot of hybrid perpetual roses, gar- 

 denias and select stock for Easter. We 

 reeomiHend this house to out of town 

 buyers. 



Howling lasi night was- sufficieni to 



jar one. 



F. Fraendly 2I:i l-'7 121 



W. Slebricht i'i' H'^i I'il 



J. Lans 77 i:!l ^9 



A. Burns 141 MV^ I'.l 



\j. H;ifner 1«; Ml IS'i 



a MciKly lis 121 ll!i 



J. H. Taylor 12) im :«> 



T. Lang KIS 22-i IQ 



D. 



fine warm weather eontinuos. The cut 

 flower supply will no doulit he as large 

 as usual for the Easter trade, with 

 prices ju.^^t a little higher than at the 

 present time. 



The regular quotations on (ir.-t class 

 stock are about the samp as las-t week. 

 Fieauties have weakened somewhat, the 

 e.xtra select bringing $1 per dozen and 

 some very good stock is offered at $2 

 and $3; Brides and Maids from $2 to 

 $1) ptr 100 for first class s:o k: Mete- 

 ors are very plentiful at $2 and $5; 

 Woottons and Por'.es from $2 to $4. 

 Perles have been a lilile scarce the 

 past week. 



The supply of carnations has been 

 good. Fancy stock brings from $2 5(i 

 to $3, and common varieties from $l..")j 



Ostertag Bros, fuinisheil the flowi rs 

 and designs for the opening of the 

 new millinery house of Strau.ss & Stu- 

 mer. One of the featuri s being a large 

 floral ball, 25 feet in circumteren e. 

 filled with live doves and flowers. Each 

 dove had tied around its neck a car<l 

 bearing the name of some article in 

 the store. At noon, Monday, the b: 11 

 opened and the roses and doves we.e 

 released to the waiting crowd helcw, 

 and the one catching the bird rcLeiv nl 

 the prize written on the card. Th^- 

 other designs were neatly gotten up 

 and admired by all. The decorations 

 were a great credit to the bays. 



Hiessen Floral Co. made the beauti- 

 ful decorations and floral designs at 

 the spring opening of We:ner Bros. 



Carnal ons at the meeting of the New York Gardener^' Society. 



ST. LOUIS. 



Market Conditions. 



The past week stock was decide.lly 

 more plenty, but no actual glut as yet, 

 although the supply in some lines was 

 more than could be disposed of, espe- 

 cially violets and bulbous stuff. Under 

 such conditions there was more or less 

 cutting of prices. The latter part of 

 the week the supply shortened up 

 somewhat; the prices stiffened and 

 the wholesalers have some room in 

 their large ice boxes. 



There is a good deal of speculation 

 as to Easter supply and Harrisii is of 

 course one of the main features. After 

 canvassing this vicinity we can report 

 that the output will be much smaller 

 than last year and that the supply will 

 be very small for Easter week in both 

 cut flowers and plants. Of other Esster 

 plants the supply will be about the 

 same as usual, and perhaps larger. 

 From what we can see much of the 

 stock intended for Easter week will 

 come in much too early, that is, if the 



to $2. The demand is quite steady 

 and although the cut at present is 

 large there is no great accumulation 

 of surplus stock. 



Bulbous stock was quite plentiful 

 the past week at prices quoted in the 

 last issue. The present week will no 

 doubt find the stock a little scarce, as 

 the growers will hold it back as much 

 as possible for Easter, 



Violets have been a great glut tha 

 past week. On every corner the fakir 

 had plenty of them for sale. Califor- 

 nias sold as low as 20 cents per 100, 

 and less in 1,000 lots; southerns cs 

 well as local sold about the same. Smi- 

 lax is better at the same pi ice. 



Notes. 



Tom Peterson, formerly with Young 

 and also a member of our bowling 

 club, is now foreman for C. C. San- 

 ders, on Delmar avenue. 



Alex Siegel has moved his floral 

 store to the corner of Sixth street and 

 Washington avenue. A much better 

 stand, so Alex says. 



Mis. Buechel reports that they have 

 been very busy with all kinds of work 

 during the month of March. 



John W. Kunz has betn very busy 

 the past week with funeral work. On 

 Tuesday John worked up the biggest 

 order he ever had. 



The Shaw Banquet. 



The Shaw banquet on Saturday night 

 last was attended by distinguished ed- , 

 ucators. Men of science and letters, 

 who have won a place for themselves 

 in the fields of discovery and inven- 

 tion, and whose knowledge has made 

 them benefactors of mankind, honored 

 the memory of Henry Shaw at the an- 

 nual banquet of the board of trustees 

 of the Missouri Botanical Garden. The 

 banquet was given in compliance w-ith 

 a provision of one clause of Mr. Shaw's 

 wall, which set aside $1,000 annually 

 for the purpose. The banquet was 

 served at the Southern hotel. Twenty- 

 five of the guests sat at the speakers' 

 table. Plants and cut flowers in great 

 profusion decorated the room. Behind 



