January 



1902. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



187 



Christmas Plant Arrangements at the Store of Mr. C. A. Samuelson, Chicago. 



hope for tlie_ revival of the good old 

 times of long ago at New Years, when 

 we had to work all night the night be- 

 fore. 



Mr. C. C. Sanders' success in growing 

 fine poinsettias is partly due to the re- 

 sult of looking through Scott's Manual. 



Kllison & Tesson found on opening 

 their store at C25 Olive street that the 

 place had been flooded during the night 

 owing to a frozen water pipe above 

 them; damage about .$100. 



The Florists' Bowling Club will have 

 a ladies' night on the first Jlonday in 

 the Xew Year, which will be the Gth. 

 All members and invited guests will 

 bring their ladies. A nice spread will 

 be on hand. J. J. B. 



BUFFALO. 



Christmas and New Y. ars. 



The general opinion is that Christ- 

 mas business was no improvement over 

 last year. It is the first time in many 

 years that we have been unable to an- 

 nounce some advance. However, there 

 is nothing to grumble about. Business 

 has been at high water mark for several 

 years and if we do as much and do it 

 right we should be satisfied. Perhaps 

 in iome localities biisiness has still 

 forged ahead, and perhaps we are suf- 

 fering from that "tired feeling" after 

 the six months' excitement of the Pan- 

 Amei ican. Society is very gay this 

 winter, and balls, receptions and parties 

 of many kinds are going on all the 

 time. 



New Year's has not been in many 

 yea-s anything approaching Christmas 

 as a llowei- festival, and no one prepares 

 himi'If for it, but decorations make up 

 for llie counter trade. There is no sur- 

 plus of Towers, or even a low /ring of 



Christmas prices, and everything has 

 brought a good round figure. American 

 Beauties are retailing from $10 to $24 

 per dozen. Brides and that type $4 to 

 $.5; carnations, $1 to $2; violets, $4 to 

 $5, and some extra quality were a dol- 

 lar more. I think if these prices were 

 compared with ten years ago they would 

 be found to be a considerable advance, 

 and so they ought to be. for it costs more 

 to raise or produce them and consider- 

 ably more to sell them. There is at 

 least 25 per cent more expense added to 

 their disposal in the way of fancy boxes, 

 paper, clerks and general all-'round 

 style. 



The Late E. M. Wood. 



Although tardy in remembering to 

 say a word on the death of our friend. 

 E.' M. Wood, I have felt and realized 

 what our loss is as much as any one. 

 Of all the ex-presidents of the S. A. F. 

 he was the first to leave us. I believe 

 the whole trade owes much to ilr. Wood. 

 It is true possibly (I do not know) that 

 he .started the Waban Greenhouses with 

 the view of making them profitable, but 

 the way they were conducted was an 

 example to all of us. Flowers of the 

 very highest quality were grown and the 

 best prices were obtained. That's the 

 kind of establishment that does not hurt 

 the man of small capital and moderate 

 establishment; rather it helps us all. 

 It raises the standard of flowers, prices, 

 methods of building and management 

 all along the line. He was an example 

 of how to treat and appreciate the ser- 

 vices of his employes. For sterling char- 

 acter and magnificent gardener that 

 Alexander Jlontgomery is. he could not 

 have made the sp'endid success he has 

 without the most cordial relations and 

 support of bis worthy employer. 



Hundreds of florists knew Mr. Wood 



most intimately and wdiere he was best 

 known he was most honored and loved. 

 The writer had the pleasure of a very 

 intimate acquaintance and never has it 

 been our fortune to know a man more 

 amiable, more harmless to his fellow 

 man, or one that spread more sunshine 

 wherever he went or with whomever he 

 associated. I sympathize deeply with 

 the friends and community that will 

 know him no more. W. S. 



CHICAGO. 



The Market. 



New Y'ear's trade showed a very sat- 

 isfactory advance over that of last year, 

 witli plenty of stock to meet demands. 

 The supply of stock was much larger 

 tluin that for Christmas and it is re- 

 markable where all the flowers came 

 from so soon after the great holiday 

 which naturally cleaned up all supplies. 

 Local demand "has been rather lifeless 

 and it looked as though the market 

 would be overloaded at one time, but 

 shipping orders came thick and fast at 

 the last and cleaned up stock very well 

 on Monday. On Tuesday there was more 

 than enough to meet demands in white 

 carnations and roses and there was more 

 than plenty of violets. 



On roses prices ranged from $8 to 

 $12, with some sales of extra select 

 at $15. And some lower grade whites 

 went as low as $4. Beauties held at $8 

 a dozen for the best and from that down 

 through the usual gradations. Carna- 

 tions sold at $3 to $4, with some spe- 

 cials at $5 and $6, and some lower grade 

 stufi' went at $2, and even $1.50. 



Some little weakness had developed on 

 Tuesday and prices will no doubt have 

 dropped considerably all along the line 



