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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



March 3, 1904. 



THE FLORISTS' REVIEW 



a. L. GRANT, Editor and Manager. 



PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY 



The Florists- Publishing Co. 



530-535 Caxton Bnlldlng, 

 334 Dearborn Street, Chicago. 



New York Office: 201 West I35th Street. 

 J. AUSTIN Shaw. Manager. 



Subaertptlon $1.00 a year. To Europe. 12.00. 

 Subscriptions accepted from those In the trade 

 only. 



Advertising rates: Per Inch. tl. 00; Pipage. II 5; 

 full page. 130. Discounts: 6 times. 6 percent; 13 

 times. 10 percent; 26 times. 20 percent; 62 times. 

 30 per cent. Discounts allowed only on consecu- 

 tive insertions. Only strictly trade advertising 

 accepted. Advertisements must reach us by 

 Wednesday morning to Insure insertion In the 

 ssue of the following Thursday, and earlier will 

 be better. 



Entered at the Chicago post-office as mall 

 matter of the second class. 



This paper Is a member of the Chicago Trade 

 Press Association. 



INDEX TO ADVERTISERS. 



This index covers only those having displayed 

 advertisements. There Is a host of others mak- 

 ing offers in our classified ad vs. and they wlU be 

 round there under their proper headings. 



Fi'llouris. A. J 72:) 



Pinley, C. E 718 



Florists' Hail Aaso. .694 



•oiey. J. J "22 



Foley Mfg. Co 748 



Ford Bros 723 



Poster, L.H 735 



Garland Co.. Geo. M.748 



Garland. Prank 724 



Gaaser Co.. J. M 72(1 



Geller. Sigmund 747 



Ghormley, W 722 



Gitalin * Co.... . ..760 



Good & Keese Co ....735 



Graham. H 72(; 



Grave. E. T :m 



Gude& Bro.. A 72r, 



.72U 

 .723 

 .716 

 .722 

 !7iil 

 .726 

 .U'.I4 

 S 



Akehurst&Son 721 I 



Allen. J. K 723 



Am. Gardening 716 



Amling. E. C 715 



Aschmann, Godfrey. 716 

 Bache. Semou & Co .. 744 



Backer* Co 726 



Bader. John 694 



Baer. J 726 



Baker, W. J 721 



Ball, G. D 694 



Barnard & Co 684 



Bassett & Wash- 

 burn 724-;i2 



Baur& Smith 732 



Bayersdorfer&Co. ..694 



Beckert, W. C 719 



Beneke. J. J 726 



Benthey-Coatsworth 



Co 717-24 



Berger Pros 721 



Berger. H. H. & Co... 694 



Bernhelmer. E 721 



Berning. H. G 725 



Binghampton Seed 



Co 718 



Blackistone, Z. D....726 



Blatchley, C. W 729 



Bonnot Bros 722 



Bowe. M. A 726 



Bradshaw, Geo. E...722 



Brant &Noe 724 



Brant. S. D 721 



Breltmeyer'a Sons 7?;6 31 



Brod. J 713-17 



Bruns, H. N 723 



Buckley Plant Co. ...745 



Budlong. J. A 724 



Burpee, W. Atlee & 



Co 719 



Caldwell Co.. W. E...746 

 Caldwell The Woods- 

 man Co 727 



California Carnation 



Co 728-35 



Chalfant, W. A 734 



Charlton & Sons 718 



Chicago Carnation 



Co 689-692-730 



Clarke Bros 726 



Clarke's Sons. David. 720 



Classified Advs 736 



Coles, W. W 734 



Converse Green- 

 houses 7,35 



Cook. John 729 



Cottage Gardens. 692-723 



Cowee, W. J 746 



Crabb & Hunter 733 



Crane Bros 747 



Crltchell's 7.33 



Crowl Fern Co 694 



CrookeCo., J.J 746 



Cunningham. J. H...717 

 Cushman Gladiolus 



Co 718 



Davis Bros 735 



Dearborn Engraving 



Co 717 



Detroit Nicotine Co. .747 

 Dickinson Co., Al- 

 bert 719 



Dletsch Co.. A 749 



DlUer. Caskey & Co. .749 



Dillon, J. L 731 



Dillon Greenhouse 



Mfg. Co 748 



Dlngee &. Con.irU Co. .745 

 Dorner. F.& Sons Co. 690 

 Dreer, H. A. .713-33-34-49 



Dunn &. Co., C. A 721 



Dunne & Co 746 



Eickholt. Mrs. Cha8.726 

 Elliott .t Sons, W....729 



Ellis. P. M 7-25 



Ernsti Son, H 745 



Gullett & Sons 

 Guttmau. A. J,. 



Hale J. C 



Hammond. J. A 



Hansen. H 



Hauswirth, P. J 

 Heacock. Jos .. 



Heller Bros 



Hellos-Upton 747 



Kerr, A.M 694 



Herrmann. A 747 



Hews &Co., A. H....746 



Hill. D 716 



Hill Co., E. G 689 



Hlppard, E 748 



Hltchlngs&Co 751 



Holton &.Hunkel Co. 723 



Hunt, E. H 7'24 



HuntsvlUe Whole- 

 sale Nursery 720 



Igoe Bros 716 



Jacobs & Son 749 



Johnson & Stokes ...719 



Johnston. T. J 726 



Joostou, C. H 717 



Jurgens, Aug 724 



Kasting, W. P 689 



Kennlcott Bros. Co. 689 

 King Construction 



Co 748 



Kramer & Son 748 



Kreshover. L. J 723 



Kroeschell Bros. Co. 



75U 51 



Kuebler, H 722 



Kuehn. C. A 725 



Kuhl. Geo. A ..717-21-31 



Lager & Hurrell C94 



Lange, A 726 



Langjahr, A. H 722 



Larehmout Nur- 

 series 720 



Laub & Son, A 733 



Lecakes & Co., N 723 



Limbach, C 749 



Llttlefleld.S 733 



Livingston Seed Co. 734 



Long, C 719 



Loomls Floral Co — 728 

 Lord & Buruham..7.')0-52 



Lolze. Jr.. G. A 721 



McConnell. Alex 726 



McCuUough'a Sons.. 725 



McDonald Bros 747 



McKellar, Chas 724 



McManus. Jas 7*22 



McMorran & Co 734 



MO'-lKlu, C. E 723 



Mlchell Co., H. P ....719 

 Michigan Cut Flower 



Exchange 725-49 



MlUang, A 723 



MlUang, C 7'.'2 



MiUang, P 7'23 



Miller, Bell 732 



MonlngerCo., J. C...748 



Moon Co., W. H 716 



Moore. Hentz & Nash 722 

 Moss, Isaac H ;.;i 



Murphy. Wm 721 I 



Nanz it Neuner 716 



National Florists' 

 Board of Trade.. ..723 



Ne£f. L. 1 726 



Neldlnger, J. G 694 



N.T. Cut Flower Co.7'22 



Nlepp. G. P 734 



Niessen, Leo 720-21 



O'Hagan J. H 716 



Olmsteart. C 717 



Park Floral Co 726 



Peacock, W. P 694 



Pennock. S. S 720-44 



Perkins, J. J 723 



Peterson Nursery.. 716 

 Philadelphia Whole- 

 sale Flower Mar- 

 ket 725 



Phoenix Nursery Co 74.'. 



Pierson F. A 741 



Pierson Co.. P. R . . . .689 

 Pierson -Sef ton Co... 750 

 Pine Tree Silk Mills 



Co 727 



Pittsburg Cut Flow- 

 er Co 720 



Pittsburgh Plate 



Glass Co 749 



Pnehlmann Bros. 724-30 



Poll worth Co 746 



Quaker City Machine 



Works 750 



Randall Co.. A. L .717-24 



RawUngs, E. 1 735 



Rawson &C0 719 



Raynor. J. I 723 



Reed & Keller 746 



Reea & Compere 718 



Regan Ptg. House 747 



Reld.Edw 721 



Reinberg, Geo ....724-33 



Reinberg. P 691-715 



Rice. M. &Co -694 



Ridge-Lawn Green- 

 houses 721 



Biedel& Spicer 7'22 



Robinson & Co 744 



Rock. W. L 726 



Roehrs. Julius 6.94 



Rupp. J. F 717 



Ryerson. U. C 749 



Saltford, Geo 722 



Schlllo. Adam 748 



Schmitz, F. W. 0.694-7:15 



Scollay, J. A 750 



Scott, John 694 



Scott, W 727 



Sbarp.Partrldge & Co750 

 Shepherd Co.. T. B ..719 



Sheridan, W. P 722 



Shibeley 726 



Shrewsbury Nurser- 

 ies 716 



Siebert, C. T 749 



Sinner Bros 724-31 



Skidelsky, S S 720 



Skinner. C. W 745 



Sllnn & Hughes 722 



Smith &Son.N 7'2U 



Smith, W. C 729 



Smith Co.. W. &. T.. 716 

 SoutiiParkFloral Co. 718 

 Sprague Smith Co ...749 



State Nursery Co 726 



Stein. F. D 723 



Stern. G 747 



Stern&Co.. J 746 



Stertzing, W. W 734 



Stewart. S. B 727 



Stoothofl. H. A 747 



Slorrs & Harrison ...744 

 Stumpp &Walter Co. .719 

 Superior Machine & 



Boiler Works 750 



Suytlam.J. A 732 



Swanson. Aug. S 726 



Syracuse Pottery Co 746 

 Thorburn. J. M. &C0.719 

 Tobacco Warehous- 

 ing& Trading Co . . - 747 



Tottv. C.H 735 



Traendly&Sehenck 723 



Vawter. E. J 726 



Vesey, W. J.&M. S..717 

 Vincent, Jr. R.& Son 



744 



Vredenburg & Co .... 716 

 Wagner Park Con- 

 servatories 745 



Walz, L.P 731 



Warburton- C 717 



Watson. T.R 716 



Weber. F. C 726 



Weber & Sons 730 



Weeber & Don 718 



Weiland,M 726 



Wetland & Risch ....724 



Whitton, C.E 716 



Whltton. S 745 



Wiegand & Sons 726 



Wletor Bros 715 24 



WilksMfg. Cc 750 



WintersonCo., E. P. 721 

 Wlttbold Co......693-7'26 



Wolf & Bro., A. Q....748 



Toung, John 722 



Young, J. W 721 



Young & Nugent 722 



WANT ADVERTISEMENTS. 



WANTED— Good man to grow vegetable plants 

 in a place in lUlnoia where alarpe business 

 is done: must know how to handle cold frames 

 and hotbeds. Write at once, btating experience 

 and wages wanted. Address No. 73, care Florists' 

 Review, Chicago. 



WANTED— Steady, industrious, single man, 

 with little knowledge in Orchid growing, 

 $2n per month, board md lodging. Address A. P.. 

 222 St. Marks Sq.. West. Ptiiladelphia, Pa. 



WANTED— Greenhouses, lu or near Chicago; 

 will pay part casb. balance in suburban 

 property; In replies state amount glass and other 

 particulars. Enquire Combes, care of Flower 

 Growers' Market. 60 Wabash Ave., Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— By a competent grow- 

 th er, Carnations a specialty; also good grower 

 of all kinds of cut flower and bedding siock. veg- 

 etables in and outside; private or commercial 

 references. Address No. 66, care Florists' Re- 

 view, Chicago, 



PARTNER WANTED— A florist who has lived 

 in the West Indies. dlS'^overed there a 

 method of utilizing a natural fibre of those 

 islaods. A material beiutiful. indestructible 

 by exposure and peculiarly adapted to ceme- 

 tery purposes. A party is needed with from 

 one to two thousand dollars to put the product 

 on the market, where it cannot fail to be suc- 

 cessful. Party must be willing to live part of 

 year in Jamaica. References exchanged. Ad- 

 drees Mr. Henry Still. Standard Peed Box Co., 

 701) E. Monument Street, Baltimore. Md. 



SITUATION WANTED— As grower of cut flow- 

 ers and pot plants, including Ferns and 

 Palms; Chicago preferred. Address No. 64, care 

 Florists' Review, Chicago. 



WANTED— A young man who has had a few 

 years' experience in general greenhouse 

 work : one who de sires to advance; a good open-- 

 Ing for the riglit party with good testimonials. 

 Address No. 65, care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



WANTED— To lease, with option of buying, a 

 place in Illinois or Missouri with from 3000 

 to 7000 sq. ft. of glass. Address Box 116, Waverly, 

 111. 



SITUATION WANTED— By florist. 24 years of 

 age. can grow good roses, carnations, mums, 

 and bedding plants, palms, ferns and orchids; 

 successful propagator and roseg-after; German; 

 with life experience; full charge is wauled ; 

 please state full particulars. Address E. Bahnke, 

 1001 Second Ave.. Rock Island. III. 



WANTED— Young man for general greenhouse 

 work. Address Gift Floral Co., Richmond. 

 Indiana. 



SITUATION WANTED— By young man 24 years 

 old. single and a willing worker, best of refer- 

 ence; 3 years In Cemetei'y greenhouses, where 

 mostly beddine plants are grown; private place, 

 where in and outdoor vegetables are grown, with 

 yearly position. Wisconsin or Illinois preferred. 

 Address No. 67. care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



AXrANTED— A good steady and industrious man 

 y V for rose and carnation grower on small 

 place where good flowers are wanted; slate wages 

 expected. Address Box 110. Lake Forest, 111. 



WANTED— All around florist, married man;' 

 sober, industrious and honest; steady job 

 and good wages. Address M. M. Confrey, Grin- 

 nell. Iowa. 



SITUATION WANTED— As foreman or manager 

 of an up-to-date place; 25 years' experience 

 in growing Palms, Perns, Roses and general 

 stock. Chicago or Suburb preferred. Address 

 No. 68, care Florists' Review. Chicago. 



WANTED— Florist; sober, reliable man, able to 

 take charge of retail place; 5 OCO feei: steady 

 place for right man: state wages expected with 

 board and room. Address Murphysboro Green- 

 houses, Murphysboro. 111. 



SITUATION WANTED — By expert designer, 

 O decorator, and cut flower worker, a courteous 

 salesman of good character and address; long 

 years of experience: best of references as to 

 ability and qualifications; middle States pre- 

 ferred. Address No. 69, care Florists' Review, 

 Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— As foreman or to take 

 charge of section, by rose and carnation 

 grower; 13 years' experience. Address No. 70, 

 care Florists' Review, Cbicago. 



WANTED— An Al rose and carnation grower 

 and iiropagator of hardy shrubs for cata- 

 logue business. Address No. 73, care Florists' 

 Review, Chicago. 



WANTED— Hot water heater, new or second 

 hand, in go:id order, one that is able to heat 

 9 000 feet. Address R S. Hoxle. Mattapoisett, 

 Mass. 



SITUATION WANTED— By competent grower 

 of general stock, in suburb of Chicago; age 25 

 years; several years' experience in Denmark, 

 Germany. England and America. Address No. 

 71, care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



FOR RENT— House, barn, greenhouses, and 

 large lot. together wlih piping, tools, dies, 

 and pots. For particulars address No. 60, care 

 Florists' Review. Chicago 



SITUATION WANTED-By married man as 

 foreman In commercial or private place; now 

 having charge of the most up-to-date place In 

 his vicinity: best of reference: understands 

 florists' business in all its branches; used to 

 handling men; good wages expected; can come 

 at once. Address with full particulars No. 51. 

 care Florists' Review. Chicago. 



FOR SALE— Greenhouse establishment iu up- 

 to-date city, with best of transportation fa- 

 cilities, both steam and electric; thoroughly es-' 

 tablished retail business: conveniently located 

 for wholesale if desired: a desirable property at 

 price that makes it worth investigating. For 

 complete description address No. 59, care Flor- 

 ists' Review, Chicago. 



FOR SALE— Oak Park greenhouses, lot 100x181, 

 with pood 9-room house and barn; will sell 

 at great bargain, as sickness compels immediate 

 sale. Address Clarence E. Smith, 145 La Salle St., 

 Chicago. 



FOR SALE — Desirable, paying greenhouse 

 business, 20 miles from Chicago, consisting 

 of 40.001) square feet of glass, planted with roses; 

 two acres of land. Will sacrifice for $10 000: take 

 $4 000 cash; very liberal terms on balance. Plant 

 worth about $25 000. Will rent at $150 per month 

 and sell the growing stock at a low price. In- 

 quire of Valentine Wander, Downers Grove. 111., 

 or Downers Grove Floral Co., 60 Wabash Ave., 

 Chicago. 



FOR SALE— Pumps, Rider and Ericsson's, all 

 sizes, new and second-hand, from $45.00: all 

 repairs. Boilers, second-hand 35 h. p. steam, 

 $TO.OO: 5 Weathered and Scollay, $50.CU: new boil- 

 ers. Pipe, new 2-tn., full lengths at 9?ic; second- 

 hand 2-ln.. 7Hc; l^-in., 534c: IK-ln.. ZHc\ H'^^-^ 

 3c. Pipe cutters, second hand. $125 and $1.60. 

 Stocks and dies. No. 1 stock. $4.00: No. 2 stock, 

 $5.00. Rubber hose, new -Vj-in., guaranteed 160 

 lbs. water pressure. T^c per foot: not guaran- 

 teed, 4*40 per fool. Glass, new, 16x24 double 

 natural gas made glass, $;^..S0 per box; 14x20 

 double, $3 35: 12x16 single $2.40: 10x12 and 8x10 

 single. $2.2i3 per box. Hotbed sash. No. 1 cypress, 

 complete, from 75c to $1.60. Get our prices for 

 new cypress building material, ventilating appa- 

 ratus, oil. putty, white lead, points. Metropolitan 

 Material Co., 1365 Flushing ave.. Brooklyn, N. Y. 



