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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



JJ57 



Field of Lilium Harrisii at the Establishment of Chas. A. V. Frith, Bermuda. Photographed April 4, 1904. 



the suckers till rooted. These may be 

 potted on in a sandy eompost, keeping 

 the plants well elevated to combat 

 against damp; 5^,o-inch pots are large 

 enough for table plants, confining some 

 to small pots to correspond with your 

 centre plant. 



Pandanuses revel in abundance of 

 water in summer, but in being almost 

 dry at the root and overhead in winter. 

 To propagate pandanus in a close and 

 liuniid atmosphere you will soon find out 

 that the leaves assiune a green appear- 

 ance, and the cultivator will liavo diffi- 

 culty to recover the much desired white 

 and green-striped leaves. The plants be- 

 come too large for table work iDgfore the 

 color is obtained. In table plants al- 

 ways endeavor to procure good-colored 

 cuttings to start with, as plants soon 

 pass the stage for dinner-taljle work. — 

 Gardening World. 



CHICAGO. 



The Market. 



Business has shown some impi-ovement 

 in the course of Jhe last week but it has 

 been almost wholly on shipping trade, 

 the local retailers reporting the condi- 

 tions as no more encouraging than at 

 any time since Easter. Prices have 

 stiffened slightly, the change being more 

 pronounced on carnations than on roses. 

 ■There are still ample supplies of carna- 

 tions for all requirements but the mar- 

 ket is cleaning up better each day and 

 the sacrifices which were necessary last 

 week are no longer called for. Quality 

 continues good and reports from the 

 growers are generally to the effect that 

 they have large crops in sight. The 

 weatlifr has been very unseasonably cold 

 and this has served to hold the crops off 

 for a time. 



Beauties are not in so large supply 

 as in the last two weeks and quality is 



a little off, considering the season. There 

 are, however, largt receipts of Brides and 

 ilaids in which tlio quality is all that 

 could be asked and cheap rates are still 

 quoted to the buyer in quantity. Lib- 

 ertj' is coming in mote hea\'ily, and of 

 varying quality, but a large proportion 

 of receipts are short-stemmed. 



The quantity of Easter lilies now in 

 the market is something surprising. They 

 are to be had literally by the thousands 

 and prices are very low. Callas are only 

 a little less numerous and equally slow- 

 sale. Tulips and daffodils are almost 

 out of the market. The indoor stock is 

 nearly all disposed of and the backward- 

 ness of the season has resulted in retard- 

 ing the outdoor crop. The receipts of 

 violets are growing lighter each day and 

 quality is deteriorating rapidly; the 

 prices, of course, are low. In "green 

 goods" smilax continues to grow more 

 scarce, but there are adequate supplies 

 of asparagus. Prices on common ferns 

 have been advanced 50 cents per l.OUU 

 this week. 



Various Notes. 



C. A. Samuelson is getting remark- 

 ably fine sweet peas from Aug. Von 

 Boeselager, Mt. Clemens, Mich. 



Bassett & Washburn are getting the 

 fiist cut from their big house of sum- 

 mer roses. Wietor Bros, are also cut- 

 ting in their houses of La France and 

 Kaiserin. 



One of the week 's visitors was Mr. Lit- 

 tig, representing Chas. Dannaeher, Dav- 

 enport. Iowa. 



A. L. Randall is spending the week 

 at his estate near Benton Harbor. 



Frank Garland and il. Winanely are 

 now nicely located in their new quarters 

 adjoining the Eeinbergs ' in the Atlas 

 block. 



E. F. Winterson Co. is receiving very 

 heavy shipments of jonquils from the 

 south. 



Kennicott Bros. Co. is receiving regu- 



lar shipments of Lilium candidum, but 

 K. E. Pieser says tliat with Easter lilies 

 ^ plentiful and cheap they are not badly 

 neecled. 



Emil Buettner is cutting very fine 

 Morning Glory carnations aneT the A. L. 

 Kandall Co. says they are much more 

 useful than Enchantress or Higinbotham 

 for sliipment to New Orleans and other 

 distant points. Mr. Buettner has had 

 very fine success with his white lilac 

 tliis season. 



Albert Amling will tear down a part 

 of his old range this spring, rebuild it 

 and also add several new houses, prac- 

 tically doubling the extent of his estab- 

 lishment. The Moninger Co. will sup- 

 pl.v all the material. Nearly all the ad- 

 ditional space will be given to green 

 goods, smilax and asparagus, which has 

 been his specialty this year. 



John Miller, north of town, has had 

 a very good season. He grows nothing 

 but carnations ancl his varieties are those 

 recommended for quantitv, but he gets 

 pretty fair qualitv at the same time. He 

 is figuring that he may considerably en- 

 large his plant next year. 



A. Dietseh is at Mobile. Ala., where 

 he will remain until about June 1. His 

 health is considerably improved. 



C. G. Samuel is running the Wells 

 street store formerly conducted by Benj. 

 Blameuser. 



There was a small fire April 13 in the 

 building on Clybonru avenue occupied 

 in part by the Kaemper Flower store. 



Weber Bros, have planted the house 

 vacated by the lilies with year-old plants 

 of ileteor which had been stored out- 

 side all winter and which came out in 

 fine shape. The new Weber establish- 

 ment will be rushed to completion at 

 once and planted to Beauties, reqmring 

 about 8,000 plants. 



.Tohn Mangel has leased the floor above 

 his store at Monroe street and Wabash 



