Decembeu 10, l'J03. 



The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



125 



Chrysanthemum Sunbusl. 



nil Dr. Eii;-'UeliaiiL 



Two of Nathan Smith & Son's J 903 set of Chrysanthemum Novelties. 



Chrbtmas Prospects. 



There is considerable variation in 

 views as to the outlook for Christmas 

 supplies, but a summing up would be 

 about as follows: There is likely to 

 be a good Beauty crop, with enough 

 long-stemmed and the usual shortage in 

 the medium grades. Good tea roses will 

 be scarce, with plenty of "our selec- 

 tion, ' ' for this is not what the best 

 buyers want for Christmas. Red is sure 

 to be short. Carnations are already un- 

 der the demand and good colored stock 

 is sure to be short for the holiday. 

 Undoubtedly more or less aged blooms 

 will develop to break down growers' 

 averages, but he who holds back white 

 at aJl on such a market as the present 

 deserves no sympathy and as the market 

 is now $3 to $5 on first class stuff no 

 wise man will store colored stock more 

 than a day. Violets are likely to be 

 fairly plentiful. There will be the usual 

 supplies in miscellaneous lines. 



Various Notes. 



The third trade exhibition of the Chi- 

 cago Florists' Club will be held in room 

 522 in the Atlas block on Wednesday, 

 December 16, from 3 to 7:30 p. m. 

 Tho exhibits are to be holiday plants, 

 novelties and new carnations. F. F. 

 Benthey is manager and the judges are 

 to be C. A. Samuelson, J. F. Kidwell 

 and George Stollery. Gratuities are of- 

 fered by Peter Eeinberg and Wietor 

 Bros. The regular meeting of the club 

 will follow at 8 p. m., when papers will 

 be read by "W. J. Smyth and J. S. Wil- 

 son on "Desirable Holiday Plants Not 

 Found in this Jlarket. " Every membe"- 

 of the trade should turn out for this 

 meeting. 



C. W. McKellar has recently visited 

 a number of western and southern cities. 

 He found the trade prospering every- 

 where but says Chicago is good enough 

 for hira, without doubt the center of 

 the florieultural industry. 



At Wietor Bros. ' the rose houses never 



looked better and the carnations arc 

 fine. They have some White Bonnaf- 

 fon mums which will be in just right for 

 Christmas. 



E. H. Hunt is turning out some 

 splendid birch bark ware novelties in 

 the line of pedestals and zine lined 

 vases. 



J. W. Canaga has started a iiower 

 store at Fifty-fifth and Indiana avenue. 

 It is a good location, with no competi- 

 tion anywhere near. 



E. E. Pieser says he is looking for 

 a new record for Christmas trade if the 

 growers will land their stock in the 

 market when it is wanted, Tuesday and 

 Wednesday. 



Last Friday Bassett & Washburn re- 

 ceived 100,000 English Manetti stocks 

 for rose grafting. They are grafting 

 practically all the stock for their own 

 use and also going more extensivelj- than 

 ever into the cutting and plant busi- 

 ness. 



Paul Blome has opened a retail store 

 on North Clark street, near the George 

 AVittbold Co., with whom he was em- 

 ployed for several years. 



Louis Mohn, brother of Mrs. Will 

 Kyle, of Kennicott's, was fatally in- 

 jured in the Nevada railroad wreck men- 

 tioned last week. The body was brought 

 here for burial at Mt. Greenwood. 



John Poehlraann is pessimistic as to 

 Christmas; he says that roses are off 

 crop and Beauties shortening up. so that 

 he does not look for large supplies. 



Bassett & Washburn have been close 

 to the anxious seat on the coal question, 

 receiving only three cars in ten days. 

 Mr. Washburn made a trip to the mines 

 at Streator last week. 



The steadily increasing cost of boxes 

 is making P. & D. quite a question with 

 those houses which make no charge for 

 it. The box makers are in a close com- 

 bination and have been steadily tighten- 

 ing the screws for a long time. 



Weber Bros, have a splendid cut of 

 Brides and Maids coming on, just right 

 for Christmas. Theirs are all old plants 



and the quality is excellent. Amling is 

 their selling agent. 



Peter Reinberg thinks Chatenay is 

 the only rose, unless it is Sunrise; cer- 

 tainly these two are giving him good 

 results this year. 



Poinsettias are likely to be a none too 

 plentiful article this Christmas. Win- 

 terson has his usual source of supply, 

 but many growers have dropped them 

 and others are late. 



M. Winandy is reported to be about 

 to put up nine more short-roofed green- 

 houses, filling in his corner. 



The Foley Mfg. Co. has a new sash 

 lifting machine of very simple construc- 

 tion which several good growers have 

 tried and of which they speak highly. 

 They will push it this season. 



Visitors: F. H. Holfon, Milwaukee; R. 

 Peterson, Cincinnati; Wm. Dittman, New 

 Castle, Ind. 



NEW YORK. 



The Market. 



Prices have been fairly well maintained 

 since the level reached just after the 

 scarcity and increased demand for 

 Thanksgiving had subsided. Beauties of 

 the highest grade held at 35 cents, best 

 Brides and Maids at 12 cents. The in- 

 ferior grades have fallen off materially 

 from last week 's prices. Carnations also 

 .failed to maintain the high rates of last 

 week, and violets were again in excess of 

 requirements; thousands were sold as 

 low as 50 cents, while the special selected 

 stock seldom went above $1.50. Better 

 quality of stock will, however, scarcely be 

 seen tliis esason. Chrysanthemums are 

 noaring the end and very few will hold 

 iintil tho holidays. 



With the Retailers. 



The retail stores begin to put on gay 

 attire and demonstrate already the near 

 approach of the festive holiday season. 

 Poinsettias, Begonia Gloire de Lorraine 

 and azaleas especially make the windows 



