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The Weeldy Florists' Review. 



JANTAIIY 2. 1902. 



KANSAS CITY, MO. 



Christmas Trade. 



It was a cut flower Christmas, with ,a 

 good increase in sales in nearly all lines 

 of stock. Cut flowers were the most 

 sought for, and while the supply was in- 

 suflicient the quality was excellent. 

 Prices were high, yet the public bought 

 liberally, a good indication that people 

 generally are well supplied with the nec- 

 essary. The best Brides and Maids re- 

 tailed at $4 per doz.; violets at $4 per 

 hundred, and carnations, fancy grades, 

 from $1 to $2 per doz. 



We were never better supplied with 

 flowering plants for the Christmas trade 

 than this year. The biggest man on thJ 

 heap was Samuel Murray, whose store 

 and conservatory were filled with a gor- 

 geous display. The Begonia Lorraine, 

 decorated with the Porto Rican mailing, 

 w^iich sold for $10 each, headed the list 

 in plant sales. The poinsetlia, grown 

 extensively here now, and which is rap- 

 idly growing in favor in this market, 

 took second place. Those grown in pans 

 sold better than the single potted plants. 

 There were plenty of azaleas, and they 

 all went at $3 and $5 each. 



Mr. Murray got his entire supply of 

 cut flowers from that big city on bake 

 Michigan, and says that in quality and 

 length of stems he has never seen the 

 like since he has been engaged in busi- 

 ness. We have always had to depend 

 on a foreign market for our best sup- 

 ply, and the Chicago commission houses 

 realize that we have a great and grow- 

 ing market and nothing but the best 

 grade of stock will suffice. 



During the week preceding Christmas 

 we experienced a few days of real win- 

 ter, but fortunately on Sunday it de- 

 parted as suddenly as it came. To the 

 florist an open Christmas would seem 

 to have its advantages and disadvan- 

 tages. A falling oft in the sales of holly 

 and other green material was noticeable, 

 while the sales of cut flowers and bloom- 

 ing plants exceeded our fullest expecta- 

 tions. 



The American Beauty has always been 

 a good seller here, and Arthur Newell, 

 wliose nerve never fails him when a mill- 

 ionaire enters his store, got $30 for one 

 dozen just before sitting down to a big 

 dinner on Christmas day. 



The Rock-Hcite Company was strictly 

 in it at the right time on carnations, 

 and several hundred of the best blooms 

 are cut daily from this new establish- 

 ment and retailed at Mr. Rock's two 

 downtown stores. 



The general impression of the craft is 

 that the Christmas trade of inOI was 

 more profitable and handled with better 

 satisfaction than in any previous year 

 in the history of the trade here. 



A Decoration. 



Samuel jNIurray arranged a very beau- 

 tiful decoration for the annual banquet 

 of the Commercial Club at the Coates 

 House. 



The ceiling, walls and pillars of the 

 dining room w-erp loosely covered with 

 wild smilax, relieved by clusters of poin- 

 settias. The table centerpieces consisted 

 nf flat baskets of American Beauties 

 and Farleyense ferns and bunches of car- 

 nations pinned to the tablecloth. 



The next morning one of the distin- 

 guished guests of the evening called upon 

 Mr. Murray and personally compliment- 

 ed him upon the decorations. 



H. J. SI. 



£ 



Marnation Cuttings i 



Well Rooted, Healthy Stock. READY NOW. 3? 



Per 100 Per 1000 



HiRinbiithaiii $1'2.00 $100.00 



Prosperity i',.00 Sd.OO^ 



Xorwav 5.00 40.00 



Irene 5.00 40,00 



Estelle r>M 40.00 



Lawson 4.00 3.1.00 



Bon Homme Richard 3.00 2.S.00 



HoosierMaiil 3.00 25.00 



Crane 2 00 17.,50 



The Marquis l.-SO 12,50 



Genevieve Lord 1-50 12. .50 



Areyle 1.50 12.,50 



Guardian Angel 1.-50 12..50 



Frances .Joost 1.-50 12..50 



All Root€(i Cuttings sold under 

 they are to he returned immediately. 



Per 100 Per 1000 



rerise yuecn SI 50 $12.50 



Kthel Crocker 1.50 12.50 



Triumph 1.50 12.50 



Flora Hill 1.50 12..50 



White Cloud 1.50 12..50 



Peru 1..50 12.50 



America 1..50 12 50 



Mrs. I,. Ine 1..50 12.50 



Chicago 1..50 12.50 



Mrs, Bradt 1.50 12.,50 



.^rmazindy 1.50 12.50 



Morning Glory 1.50 12. .50 



Kviinston 1 ..50 12 .50 



Write tor prices on large quantities. 



express contlitions that if not satisfactory when received 

 when money will l>e refunded. 



ROSE PLANTS from Z'.-mch pots. 



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Liberty ver 100. ^-i-OO per 1000. $75.00 1 Meteor per 100. $.'.00 



Bridesmaid " 3.00 " 25 00 1 (ioUicn Gate — " 3.00 



Bride " 300 " 2.5,00 I Perle " 3,00 



Kaiserin per 100, $:!,00: per lOOO. $25.00 



ROOTED ROSE CUTTING^. 



Bridesmaid per 100, 



Bride '] 



Meteor 



SI, .50 

 1..50 



1.60 



per 1000, $12.50 

 12..50 

 12..50 



Golden Gate.. 



Perle 



Kaiserin 



per 100, S1..50 

 1..50 

 1..5n 



per 1000. $25,00 

 25.00 

 25.00 



per 1000. $12 50 

 12.50 

 12.,50 



PETER REINBERG, 'lltf^ CHICAfiO, ILL. | 



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CARNATION CUTTINGS. 



PERFEtni HEALTHY, 



ITopaKated from CHOlfE STOCK. 



READY NOW. 



QUEEN LOUISE, 



the best white com 

 mercial carnation. 



$5.00 i;^^ $40.00 is 



1000. 



Per ICO Per 1000 



Prosperity $6.00 



Mrs. Thomas Lawson 4.00 



Gov. Roosevelt 6.00 



Hnosier .Maid 4.00 



Irene 4.00 



Nwrwav 4.00 



Kt-ypt 4.00 



Mrs Itertram I.ippincott 3.00 



Morning (ilory 2.00 



Mat'iuis 2. .50 



Mrs (i. M. Bradt 3.00 



Chicago ■. 3.00 



Maceo 2.00 



Buttercup 1,00 



$.50.00 

 35.00 

 .50.00 



25.00 

 15.00 

 20.00 



Per 100 Per 1000 



Gomez $2.00 



Crocker l.riO $12.50 



Genevieve Lord 1..50 12.50 



G.H.Crane 2.00 15.00 



Victcn- 2.00 



Wm. Scott 1.50 12.50 



Daybreak 1.50 12.50 



Eldcirado 1.50 12.50 



.Jubilee 1..50 12.50 



FlriraHill l.,50 12,50 



Triumph 1..50 12..50 



Portia 1..50 12..5(T 



White Cloud 1..50 12,50 



J. L. DILLON, - - Bloomsburg, Pa. 



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ifnfnTnmfnfnnt 



ROOTED 



CARNATION 



CUTTINGS 



stock clean, vi^rorous and healthy 

 in every respect. 



Per m\ Per luoo 



PRO.'iPERlTY ■. fl.CU $611.11(1 



gCEEN LiirlSB o.lKI f^W 



MRS. LAWSON I.IKI :i5.ciu 



MARQUIS 3.00 2d.UU 



BON HOMME RICHARD 3.U0 26.IIU 



MRS. BR-ADT 3.5U 2U.UU 



G. H. CRANE 2.110 1T.50 



FLORA HILL l.oO 12.50 



WHITE CLOUD l.oU 12.50 



EVANSTON 1.60 12.50 



AMERICA 1.50 12.5U 



TRIUMPH 1.60 12.MI 



MRS. INE 1.5U 12.611 



GUARDIAN ANGEL l.iU 12.,iO 



JOHN MUNO, 



51 Wabash Avenue, CHICAGO. 



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CARNATIONS 



Wcll-Rooted, Clean Healthy Stock 



Per Per Per 



100 lOOo 100 



Prosperity $i;,00 S.50,on C, H, Crane. ..$2,00 



lorna i;,00 .50-00 Mrs, CM. Bradt 2.00 



.50. Ill Gen. Maceo.. . 2.00 



Nomay. ii.OO 



Roosevelt . i^Oii 

 Elma . 5.00 



Dorothy 5.00 



Irene 5.00 



Lawson 4.00 



Ttie Marquis . . 3.00 

 Morning Glory. 3.00 



.50.00 While Cloud... 1..50 



40. C" Mrs. F. Joost. l.,50 



40.00 Triumph . .. 1..50 



40.00 Gene»eive Lord 1.50 



35.110 Ethel Crocker . 1.50 



i.OO Glacier 1..50 



Per 

 lOOO 

 $17.50 

 17.50 

 17.50 

 12.25- 

 12.25 

 12.25 

 12.25 

 12.25 

 12.25 



25.00 

 Cash or t , <>, D. 



W. J. & M. S. VESEY, Ft. Wayne. Ind. 



ROOILD CUTTINGS - Roses and Carnations. 



strongly rooted Brides. Meteors. Maids. Perlea. 

 $1.60 per lUO; »I2.(10 perlUUO. Kalsei-ins. t2.00 per 

 100: *17.60 PIT 1000. 



Carnations— Hill. Armazindy. Jubilee. Joost, 

 Scolt. $1.5Upi-r lUO; $12.00 per lUllU. White Cloud, 

 Crane. Genevieve Lord. $2.UU per IIH). Marquis, 

 Bradt. 13.00 per lUO. Specially nire strongly rooted 

 stock. Splendid 3!^-lnch Maids, to plant early, 

 »4.60 per lOU: J40.00 per ICiid. B.-st stock Mums, 

 $5.00 per 100. W. H. GlLLfcTT & SONS. 



LINCOLN, ILL. 



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