FEEIIIAKY 6, 1902. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



S53 



Greenhouses of W. J. and M. S. Vesey, Ft. Wayne, Ind. 



tity begins to increase. The same can- 

 not be said of the quality. Ameiiciin 

 ]5cauties in this market, at the present 

 time, are 71011 est. Carnations are more 

 plentiful, and prices arc a shade lower 

 ranging from $1..50 to .$;i ]ier 100. good 

 Flora Hills, White Clouds and "reds 

 bringing .$;i. and fancies .$.3. .50. Green 

 stuff is scarce; violets are scarce also, 

 and not up to the standard by any 

 means. 



There is little news to report. Some 

 building will be done, of which notice 

 njay appear hereafter. 



The Oardeners' Club will hold a car- 

 nation show on the '24th. 



A bill has been introduced into the 

 legislature to remodel the park board, 

 providing that the president shall be a 

 landscape gardener, who must have been 

 for five years in the actual practice of 

 his profession. His salary is fixed at 

 $3,000 a year, and the other members are 

 to be selected from the various geograph- 

 ical districts of the city. 



It is reported that cupid has invaded 

 the domain of Flora and that several 

 maids and bachelors more or less inti- 

 mately connected with the trade here 

 will shortlv change their conditions in 

 life. ' R. 



ST. LOUIS. 



The Market. 



The cut flower trade has been generally 

 brisk the past week, and prospects are 

 bright for a good trade from now until 

 Lent. The quality of the rose stock com- 

 ing in is vciy inferior and fir.st-class 

 stock is scarce. The commission men 

 say that good prices are obtained for all 

 stock and that they are soon sold out 

 each day. Funeral work was plentiful 

 the past week; nearly every florist in 

 town reports trade as brisk in this line. 



but that the delivery of large pieces was 

 difficult owing to the very cold weather. 



Wholesale prices on stock the past 

 week were as follows: Good Beauties, 

 .$5 to $6, and ver^' scarce at that ; sec- 

 onds. $1 to .$2 per doz. ; Brides, Maids, 

 Meteors and Gates, from $5 to $8 per 

 100; good I'erles, very scarce at $5 and 

 $G. 



Carnations are quite plentiful and the 

 demand is very good, ver}' few being left 

 after the morning sales are over. Day- 

 l)reak. Scott and Joost sell at $2 and $3 ; 

 first grades in Law.son, White Cloud and 

 Crane bring $4; scarlets are not over- 

 plentiful. 



Violets have gone up to $\ ])er 100 for 

 California and.are not any too plentiful: 

 doubles are down to .50 cents, with very 

 little sale for them. 



In bulb stock Romans and paper whites 

 are very plentiful, but owing to the 

 scarcity of other stock have a good call. 

 The different grades sell at from .$1.50 

 to .$3; dalTs. $3 to $4; valley, $3 to .$4. 

 The tulip market is very uncertain and 

 these flowers are selling very slowly. 

 Harrisii is small and soft and brings 

 from 10 to 15 cents; callas are in good 

 demand at 10 cents eacli. Smilax is sell- 

 ing much better than for some time past 

 and there is a good demand for all 

 greens. 



Tlie above prices will no doubt hold 

 until Lent, which begins February 12. 



Visitors. 



Visitors in town this week arc: Ar- 

 nold Ringier, representing W. W. Bar- 

 nard & Co.. Chicago; Jos. Rolker, of 

 New York : J. E. Killen, of Detroit, and 

 Wni. Trillow. of Chicago. . All are selling 

 florists' supplies. 



Mr. J. F. Ammann. of Edwardsville, 

 was in town the past week and reports 

 having had a good time while in Chicago. 

 He says he learned a great deal by visit- 

 ing the large places around Chicago. 



Qub Meeting. 



The next meeting of the club will be 

 held Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock and 

 President Meinhardt expects a full at- 

 tendance. The carnation show promises 

 to be large and all the new varieties 

 will be on exhibition. Two essays on 

 carnations will be read, and other im- 

 portant matters will come up for discus- 

 sion which will require every member to 

 be present. 



Bowling. 



Tlie Florist bowlers had lots of fun 

 last Friday night at the expense of the 

 Olympic bowlers, and the three games 

 went to the former's credit. Our club 

 is now second in the race for the cham- 

 pionship. 



Following are the scores, which show 

 how the games were won: 



Florl!!ts. B. E. 1 2 3 Total. Av'ge. 



.T. J. Beneke 1 6 182 149 l,*! .512 170 2-3 



C. A. Kuehn 4 4 174 162 199 539 179 2-3 



Carl Bever 3 2 1S2 194 163 539 179 2-3 



J. Sturtz 5 7 13S 145 160 443 147 2-3 



.\. y. Ellison.... 4 3 169 169 177 515 171 2-3 



17 22 849 819 880 2548 169 13-15 



B. E. 1 2 3 Total. Av'ge. 

 Olvmpias 18 58 677 722 717 2118 141 3-15 



J. J. B. 



MISSING REPORTS. 



The mails have been seriously delayed 

 by the very severe weather, which no 

 doubt accounts for the fact that matter 

 has not been received in time for this 

 issue from several of our regular corre- 

 spondents. 



Salt Lake City, Utah. — Tlie Salt 

 Lake Floral Co. has filed articles of in- 

 corporation. The capital stock is $25,- 

 000. 



I LIKE the Review and would not be 

 witliout it. — Frank Mcssmiller, Rich- 

 mond, Va. 



