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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



Februabt 4, 1904. 



SAMUEL S. PENNOCK, 



Gardenias,Orchids,WhiteLilacs.,6,2T£tpSSHiA. 



Mention the Review when yon write. 



Pittsburg Cut Flower Co., Ltd., piTTseuRCPa. 



ROSES, VALLEY, BEAUTIES and CARNATIONS. 



WHOLESALE 

 FLORISTS. 



Ifectlon the Eertew when you write. 



RANDOM NOTES. 



•' Hurrah: the world looks bright to me. 

 The winter's slipping past: 

 I face the future hopefully. 

 My coal bids fair to last." 



This may possibly be the song of some 

 of our western fellow-craftsmen, but 

 those I have met while making a tour 

 through the Empire state are what is 

 commonly termed ' ' on the anxious seat, ' ' 

 for the coal pile is diminishing and the 

 predictions are for more cold weather. 

 Today was the first bright day in two 

 months. No wonder flowers have been 

 scarce when most needed. Yet in con- 

 versation with several retailers, they feel, 

 and perhaps justly so, that no condi- 

 tions warrant the tremendous advance 

 in prices around the holidays. It is 

 forcing many into adding to plants al- 

 ready deemed sutficient for ordinary 

 purposes and it means that at a no very 

 distant date the business of the com- 

 mission man so far as out-of-town ship- 

 ping is concerned, wiU be a thing of the 

 past. Want of confidence between the 

 two parties is to be deplored, and will 

 be the means of bringing about an un- 

 desirable state of things. 



L. E. Marquisee, of Syracuse, N. Y., 

 is doing his utmost to fill the pile of 

 orders placed for Flamingo. Stock is so 

 badly cut to pieces for cuttings that it 

 is doubtful if a very good showing can 

 be made at the coming convention. Even 

 visions of the gold medal have failed to 

 stay the knife of the propagator. Alba- 

 tross is a beautiful white and has sold 

 well. 



Frank Baker wished me not to men- 

 tion anything regarding the new place 

 he has purchased just on the border of 

 Utica, so I will not do it. J. C. Spencer 

 may exhibit specimens of his seedling, 

 Jubilee X Red Jacket, the same parentage 

 from which sprang Flamingo. TMs 

 seedling is more serrated in bloom, 

 lighter in grass and stem, but very free. 

 Flower is a shade brighter than Fla- 

 mingo. 



J. C. Hatcher, of Amsterdam, N. Y., 

 was hammering away on the rafters of 

 a new 200-foot house, when I looked in 

 at his new place at Hoffmans, situated 

 about five miles from the home plant. 

 ' ' Must rely more upon ourselves, ' ' re- 

 marked Mr. Hatcher, "we know what 

 we can grow and can see what we grow. ' ' 



J. O. Graham, of Little Falls, N. Y., 

 reports business about as usual at this 

 season. Being unable to enlarge his 

 present plant, he is looking for a de- 

 sirable location near by. 



C. A. Dole, of L/ockport, N. Y., re- 

 ports business not nearly as good as 

 usual. Thos. Mansfield speaks in a sim- 

 ilar vein, but doubtless with a spell of 



A Specialty. 



I can always Bupply limited quantities on 

 sbort notice. With reasonable notice can 

 - - supply large quantities. 



Cattleyas, 86 doz. Paellas, 82 to 83 doz. Cypripedinms, 82 daz. Calanthes, 82 doz. 

 All other seasonable flowers at Current Chicag'o Market Prices. 



CHAS. W. McKELLAR, 51 



WABASH 

 AVENUE, 



CHICAGO. 



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Our 1st and 2nd Quality 



TEA ROSES 



Many of our customers tell us are the equal 

 or better than others sent out as higher 

 grade. Then, you know they are "fresh." 

 Sent out the same day they are cut. The 

 prices are 3c and 5c for these grades. 



HELLER BROS., 



Sonth Park 

 Floral Co., 



NEW CASTLE, IND. 



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bright weather, the brighter side of 

 things will be visible. 



C. H. Eoney, of Jamestown, N. Y., of 

 the Lake View Eose Gardens, says he 

 does not remember so long an absence of 

 sunshine at this season of the year. Car- 

 nations could not be persuaded to unfold 

 their petals or even to burst their calyxes. 

 Eoses were much freer. Paper Whites, 

 lilacs and lilies are forced in large quan- 

 tities and have sold well right along. 

 The growth and sale of smilax and as- 

 paragus seem as good as ever. The 

 weekly bulletin issued by this firm makes 

 interesting reading. Invariably opti- 

 mistic, it tones up the spirits of its 

 readers in addition to being a valuable 

 price list to its patrons. 



Dropping in on Wm. Scott, of Buffalo, 

 N. Y., I found him preparing his week- 



ly batch of valuable notes, and I won- 

 dered how he manages it, pausing be- 

 tween whiles to ask some pertinent ques- 

 tion of his able aides or to reply to a 

 volley of inquiries from a customer. 

 W. M. 



Every day or two we receive a query 

 to which it is impossible to reply be- 

 cause the writer does not sign his name. 

 Give as much detail as possible in your 

 letter and sign your full name and the 

 address to which your Eeview is sent; 

 you will then receive a prompt reply. 



We felt there was something missing 

 from our business and note we have not 

 renewed our subscription to the Eevtew; 

 here is the dollar; please send the back 

 numbers. — Eggeling Floral Co., St. 

 Louis. 



