DECE5IBER 24. 1903. 



The Weekly Florists* Review. 



231 



GOOD ROSES. 



Everything has been cut close for Christmas, but several of our growers are on with big crops of 

 Roses which will hold well over New Year's into January. Our Brides and Maids are second to none 

 in this market. 



Give us your New Year's Order. We shall have everything seasonable. 



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CINCINNATI. 



The Market. 



This market is quiet at tliis writing, 

 but it is the lull before the storm. There 

 is very little stock at any of the ^vhole- 

 sale houses, but I do not doubt but that 

 if you were to visit the cellars at the 

 various greenhouses you could find au 

 abundance of nearly everything. Taken 

 in all branches business is better than 

 last iveek, but is still nothing to brag 

 about. Carnations are shorter than ever, 

 if possible. Eoses are in fair supply. 

 Harrisii lilies, also callas. are coming in 

 and meet with ready sale. Violets are 

 scarce and many more could be sold. 

 Valley and narcissi are in good form. A 

 few short and medium chrysanthemums 

 now and then are quickly snatclied up by 

 the retailers, as white iJowers are scarce. 

 Sniilax is in over-supply at present, but 

 Aspargus Sprengeri, plumosris and adi- 

 antum are not equal to the demand. 



Various Notes. 



.T. A. Peterson has returned from his 

 trip through the east and reports the de- 

 mand for his specialties as being very 

 good. His son, Eodger, is also on the 

 road and has been sending in some nice 

 orders. 



Sherman Thomas, of Port Thomas, 

 Ky., suffered a loss through fire which 

 destroyed a propagating house and one 

 greenhouse. 



A visit to Eichmond and Xew Castle 

 <luriug the past week was very interest- 

 ing in showing the various florists round- 

 ing things into shape for the holiday 

 rush. At Richmond the B. K. & B. 

 Floral Co., the E. G. Hill Co., G. E. 

 Gauso and E. T. Grave were visited. 

 The B. K. & B. Floral Co. 's carnations 

 were by far the best that I saw, but 

 Chas. Knopf, the manager, was in dire 

 distress owing to the failure of his water 

 supply. The new roses at the E. G. Hill 

 plant are a sight worth going far to see. 

 ■Tohu F. Lemon is in the best of health, 

 but still finds the warmth of the house 

 more to his liking than outdoors. 



At New Castle. Heller Bros, are right 

 in it with a large crop of long-stemmed 

 Beauties, but short ones are scarce. They 

 also have a good crop of tea roses on. 

 Reinberg & Weiland are cutting some 

 fine Brides and Maids. L. A. Jennings 



51 Wabash Avenue, 



froR Bros. 



Wholesale Florists, 

 CHICAGO. 



NEW YEARS PRICE LIST. 



Per 100 



Bride $8 00 to$rJ 00 



Ivory 8 00 to 13 00 



Liberty 6 00 to 15 00 



Golden Gate 8 00 to 12 00 



Perle. f. 00 to 10 00 



Carnations, grood 4 00 



fancy 6 00 



extra fancy 6 lio to 8 00 



All other stock at lowest market rates. The above prices are for select stock. Extra select or 

 Interior stock billed accordingly. Prices subject to change without notice. 



Mention the Review when yon write. 



had the best roses I ever saw at that 

 place. C. J. Ohmek. 



KALAMAZCK), MICH. 



At the time of writing Christmas or- 

 ders are coming in fine shape, and evi- 

 dently the volume of trade will be in 

 excess of last year. The supply of 

 roses is good and quality excellent. 

 Beauties are fine and cannot be said to 

 be scarce, but the orders exceed the sup- 

 ply. Carnations are fine and a fair cut, 

 but these also will be short of the de- 

 mand. The demand for jiot plants, such 

 as azaleas, cyclamen, lilies, primroses 

 and poinsettias is brisk and prices good. 

 Green goods of all kinds are plenty ami 

 command ready sales. 



At the Duukley establishment JI. F. 

 Kyle has a fine batch of poinsettias, 

 which are in great demand. 



The Van Bochove's have a very fine 

 <-ut of Beauties and other roses. Their 

 carnations have also given a fine cut, 

 but apparently there will be a shortage 

 on this item. They have just put into 

 commission a handsome new delivery 

 wagon, which is a real work of art. 



John Meints (De bloemen kweekker) 

 has been setting them up for the boys. 

 He is rejoicing over the home-coming of 

 a twelve pound boy. E. 



GOT TIOLETS 



WANTED 



Will Large Eastern Growers send 

 a sample. Single and Double, also 

 price for season. Can use 10,000 

 to 20,000 weekly. 



Al A|k|pP 47 & 51 Monroe St. 

 • LMIlUtj CHICAGO, ILL. 



Mention Review when yoo write. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY. 



Work of Committees. 



New Yokk, Dec. 9. — The seedling va- 

 riety John Burton, described as a Japan- 

 ese incurved, light rose pink, silvery re- 

 verse, giving a shell pink appearance, 

 shown by Nathan Smith & Son, Adrian, 

 llich., scored 8.5 points commercial scale. 

 Fred H. Lemon, Secretary. 



Your paper does the work, all right.- 

 J. C. Schmidt, Bristol, Pa. 



