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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



December 10, 1903. 



wero especially popular. Spiraeas an- 

 also selling well. 



A Christmas Wedding. 



The Eeview always aims to give the 

 events of the day, rather than of the 

 past; when, owing to the paper being a 

 \yeekly, it becomes necessary to choose 

 between today and tomorrow the choice 

 is easy. Know then, kind reader, that 

 while you are glancing over these words 

 a novel Christmas wedding is taking 

 place. The bridal party stands before a 

 background of Christmas trees. The 

 bride carries a bunch of mistletoe, and 

 probably takes the consequences blush- 

 ingly, while the bridesmaid's bouquets 

 are made of holly, with its bright red 

 berries. This arrangement was designed 

 and executed by Hugh Graham. 



Notes. 



■\Villiam K. Harris has a house of gar- 

 denias which has passed through many 

 fall dangers and safely entered the home 

 stretch leading to the coveted goal, mid- 

 winter flowers. 



Eobert Craig & Son have fitted up 

 handsome new offices on their place at 

 Forty-ninth and Market streets. 



Edward Eeid secured a new customer 

 while west tliis summer, to whom he 

 shipped a wedding order November 2.3. 

 The flowers reached their destination at 

 Valley City, N. D., and elicited a warm 

 letter of commendation. 



The ei'perts are giving kind words to 

 John A. Shellem 's new rose. 



An out-of-town amateur stated, when 

 hero recently, that he was experimenting 

 with leucothoe and galax as house plants 

 with encouraging results so far. 



James Heaeock, of Wyncote, was 

 elected a member of the Florists' Club at 

 the December meeting. 



John Burton has a very large stoc'- 

 of Cypripedium insigne in bud and 

 bloom. 



James Cole had a well grown lot of 

 chrysanthemums in pots the past season. 

 This stock went poorly at first, but sold 

 well toward the close of last month. 



B. Eschner, of M. Rice & Co., has re- 

 turned from a successful trip. Phil. 



FLOWER SEED NOVELTIES. 



Frederick Roemer, Quodliiiljurg, Ger- 

 inany, is olTeriug a new Begonia semper- 

 florens, Golden King, the flower a rich 

 crimson and foliage golden yellow. Also 

 a new yellow fringed primula ; the leaves 

 are a deep purplish green, the flower_- 

 quite large and make a nice contrast with 

 the dark foliage. Cineraria Scarlet Queen 

 is said to have flowers a brighter red 

 than any heretofore introduced. Pansy 

 Rosy Morn and Volcano are of the giant 

 flowering class. His list of new annual 

 asters comprises some really charming 

 sorts. 



The Michigan authorities state that 

 the acreage of clover seed harvested 

 in Michigan compared with an average is 

 sixty-one per cent. The average yield 

 per acre this season is 1.16 bushels. 

 Owing to unfavorable weather much of 

 the clover failed to fill and consequently 

 was cut for hay. 



Omaha, Neb. — Forest Lawn Ceme- 

 tery has a part of its new greenhouse 

 range ready for use. The rest will be 

 finished in the spring. 



You may omit our adv.; we sold all 

 our plants in a very short time; your 

 paper is O. K. — C. B. Flick, Fort 

 Wayne, Ind. 



ST. LOUIS. 



The Market. 



The business the past week was very 

 irregular, but as a whole trade can be 

 classed as good. Thanksgiving prices 

 prevailed all through the week and a bet- 

 ter feeling was observed by all in the 

 trade. Good fancy stock has shortened 

 up considerably, with second and third 

 grade stock not over-plentiful. We are 

 enjoying most beautiful weather at the 

 present time and plant decorations can 

 be made without the wagon htaters. 

 The retailers say, "that colder weather 

 is needed to keep the fakirs off the 

 streets. ' ' Some of the down-town stores 

 are o-ssumiug Christmas appe-irancc, be- 

 ing decorated with wreathing and holly 

 and from reports of some of our florists 

 they have big orders ahead in that line. 

 The pro.'jpects are good for a heavy de- 

 mand for ground pine, holly and mistle- 

 toe. 



The demand for choice roses is big 

 and not enough come in to supply the 

 demand. The quality of Meteor, Caruot, 

 Bride and Maid is fine. Beauties' are in 

 good supply and more plentiful. The 

 demand is best on medium-stemmed flow- 

 ers. Prices remain the same. In vio- 

 lets the market is only half supplied and 

 those that come in are very fine and bring 

 $1 per 100. The only variety is Califor- 

 nia. Chrysanthemums are all cut ovit; 

 tne last came in on Saturday, small Ea- 

 tons and Golden Weddings. 



The bulb stock is somewhat scarce and 

 only a few hundred Romans and Paper 

 Whites are in daily, which sell quickly. 

 Valley is in good demand and of extra 

 fine quality. There are calls for eallas 

 and HarrisLi, but none are in the market. 

 Tho bulk of the carnations that come in 

 are fine, but not over plentiful and the 

 carnation growers realize clean sales 

 these days. AVhite has the biggest de- 

 mand. Fine Queen Louise were in the 

 past week, also fancy Morning Glory. 

 Law son, Nelson and Estelle; $4 to $5 per 

 100 is asked for these. A few fine En- 

 chantress and Prosperity bring as high 

 as $6. Good common varieties bring $3 

 per 100. 



Wild smilax is having a big run witli 

 the West End florists. Greenhouse smi- 

 lax is fine, with plenty of it in the mar- 

 ket. Same can be said of other greens, 

 except asparagus, which seems scarce in 

 this market. 



Various Notes. 



L. Baumann, of L. Baumann & Co.. 

 Chicago, was in town last week selling 

 florists' supplies. Mr. Baumann reports 

 business in his line rushing. 



Fred Ammann, of Edwardsville, 111., 

 and A. S. Halstedt, of Belleville, were 

 callers the past week, buying supplies for 

 their home trade. 



Chas. L. Connon has opened the store 

 recently vacated by the Lupe Sisters, in 

 the Columbia candy store. Charlie is 

 now a neighbor to his friend, Fred Fos- 

 ter. 



C. A. Kuehn is having a big run on 

 wire work, and the cut flower and sup- 

 ply departments are busy, filling orders. 



Theo. Miller, accompanied by John 

 Steidt-1, visited the Clayton florists the 

 past week and reports everything look- 

 ing lovely for Christmas supply. 



Henry Berning is handling a fine lot 

 of violets and carnations grown by F. 

 TJde, Jr., of Kirkwood. 



A. Jablonsky, at Wellston, has a fine 



lot of Gloire de Lorraine begonias which 

 will come in handy for Christmas sales. 

 Mr. Jablonsky is past master in the ai't 

 of growing these. 



F'-ed Breunig, A. Felter and F. W. 

 Mass, of the St. Louis Seed Co., have 

 made application for membership to the 

 Florists' Club. These applications will 

 be presented at the meeting of the club 

 this week, Thursday. 



Frank M. Ellis reports some large 

 shipping orders for Thanksgiving. Mr. 

 Ellis is receiving a lot of fancy stock 

 these busy days. 



The poultry show the past week was 

 visited by a number of the florists. 

 Messrs. Kuehn, Koenig and Pilcher were 

 rivals for prizes, each receiving a num- 

 ber of premiums of the first and second 

 classes. The florists who visited the 

 show, besides the exhibitors, were J. F. 

 Ammann, A. G. Fehr, R. J. Mohr, F. M. 

 Ellis- and your correspondent. 



Bowling. 



In the four games bowled by the Flor- 

 ists' Club on Monday night, the scores 

 of the first three men were of a high or- 

 der. The. record for the games is as fol- 

 lows : 



Player. 1st. 2d. Sd. 4th T'l. 



Ciirl Bever 1.S9 1S9 2.S4 146 75S 



J. 3. Beneke 197 173 193 167 730 



C A. Kuehn 165 190 177 185 717 



Theo Miller 158 164 154 144 620 



F M. Ellis 148 162 135 160 6 'B 



O R. Beneke 105 140 154 133 632 



F. C. Weber 2iie 136 114 ... 456 



F. J. Meinhardt 124 161 134 ... 419 



John Young Ill 130 119 ... 360 



J. J, B. 



CHICAGO. 



The Market. 



Toward the close of last week the 

 market began to stiffen, on light re- 

 ceipts and under the stimulus of increas- 

 ing demand. This week there is com- 

 paratively little stock in the market and 

 tiie tone is good, with excellent pros- 

 pects ahead. 



Beauties continue among the most 

 plentiful of items and quality is still ex- 

 cellent with most growers, but prices 

 are under those of last year at this 

 date. There are comparatively light re- 

 ceipts of Brides and Maids and some 

 crops are of low average quality. Good 

 stock is selling well, some specials hav- 

 ing been taken by local buyers at as 

 high as 12 cents, but this is by no means 

 a market price, far more flowers having 

 been sold at 1 cent than at the first 

 named rate. Other roses are also in 

 only moderate supply. 



Carnations have held stiff all week. 

 There is a greater scarcity in this de- 

 partment than the market has seen in 

 a long time, and yet some flowers have 

 gone to waste this week, such poor stock 

 that the buyers could not use it at any 

 price. However, most of the receipts 

 are of very good quality. Violets are 

 another item which have been short thi.H 

 week, but it is suspected that there are 

 plenty on the plants. There is still some 

 call for chrysanthemums, but few at 

 hand, and not many of them of good 

 quality. The low grade stock is poor 

 property. 



Valley is good, also plentiful, and 

 Romans and Paper Whites are also 

 equal to demand. Sprengeri is selling 

 well and so are bunches of plumosus 

 tips. Smilax is selling steadily and the 

 shortage of bouquet green is serving 

 to stimulate the demand for asparagus 

 strings. 



