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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



Apkil 2S, 1904. 



CHICAGO. 



The Market. 



The market has been very erratic dur- 

 ing the past week. The ups and dowus 

 of the morciiry have been reflected in 

 the receipts, and also in tin- demand for 

 stock. The outoftmvn buyers are heard 

 from rtguhirly, and the number of ship- 

 ping orders going out is satisfactory', 

 but the size of the boxes is out of pro- 

 portion to tho supplies on hand. In 

 some quarters it is said that the rose 

 cut is going down, but there is still 

 more first-class stock than the trade 

 Mn use, and the better grades are many 

 times sold at a sacrifice. Cheaper roses 

 clean up better, because tho bulk of the 

 requirements is for funeral work. Carna- 

 tions have taken a relapse after the few 

 days of stiflfening prices last week. There 

 are large quantities of Easter lilies and 

 callas stiU about, but other bulb stuff is 

 little seen. Violets are practically out of 

 fhe market. 



The receipts of smilax have increased 

 slightly, and there is an abundance of 

 asparagus, but it is in very good demand, 

 as the scarcity of hardy ferns throws the 

 call more or "less to other greens. Some 

 of the dealers still have a few cases of 

 ferns in cold storage, but they are all 

 rapidly drawing near the end of their 

 supplies, and prices are going up in 

 consequence, as no one wishes to riui 

 entirely out before the new crop is in 

 sight. 



Various Notes. 



John T. Muir, manager of the estate 

 of S. Muir, has completed the construc- 

 tion of a row of stores and apartments 

 at Grand boulevard and Forty-seventh 

 street The retail flower store will 

 shortly be removed to one of the stores 

 in the new building and the structures 

 and lease at the old stand, 3530 Michi- 

 gan avenue, where the business has been 

 located so many years, are offered for 

 sale. The change was prompted by the 

 fact that trade has been steadily mov- 

 ing south for several years and by the 

 opportunity to make a favorable 

 ninety-nine-year lease on this admirably 

 located corner. 



The bowlers held a meeting Tuesday 

 evening to discuss the season's work 

 preparatory to the S. A. F. contest at 

 St. Louis." There was but one dissent- 

 ing voice on the proposition that a try- 

 .out should be had. and the proposition 

 of George Asmus, that a handicap tour- 

 nament be rolled at the same time, to 

 keep up the interest, was generally ap- 

 proved. Tlie committee of the Chicago 

 Florists' Club, which has bowling mat- 

 ters in charge, Phil Hauswirth, George 

 Asmus and George StoUery, will prepare 

 rules for a contest to begin at the 

 Gcreaux alleys on Tuesday evening, May 

 10. when everyone interested in the club's 

 bowling is asked to be present. 



P. j. Hauswirth goes to Quincy 

 Saturday night to spend four or five 

 days at' a state meeting of Red Men. 



The Fleischman Floral Co. ia moving 

 from State street to the new store which 

 was leased some time ago in the Railway 

 Exchange building, at 3 Jackson boule- 

 vard. 



Among the spring flowers in the market 

 this week were peonies from New Or- 

 leans, lilac, jonquils, narcissi and arbutus 

 from the south. The E. F. Winterson 

 Co. is getting in from 40,000 to 50,000 

 jonquils and narcissi a day. 



After May 1 N. C. Moore, who has 



bought the Morton Grove greenhouses, 

 formerly owned by Paul Kreisman, will 

 occupy tho sales counter in the Flower 

 Market recently vacated by M. Winandy. 



J. A. Budlong is putting in a new 

 and much larger ice box. 



Bassett & Washburn have 12,000 bulbs 

 of Lilium longittorum giganteum in cold 

 storage for summer and early autunni 

 forcing. 



At the Florists' Club last Wednesday 

 evening Prof. H. llasselbring read an es- 

 say on coal. The Chicago Carnation Co. 

 exhibited vases of Fiancee and The Car- 

 dinal carnations. Fiancee has been shown 

 several times this season and at each 

 appearance it makes a more favorable 

 impression. 



Albert Amling's addition this season 

 will cover ground 128.x2G5. He expects 

 to plant it to asparagus eventually, but 

 will put in other crops at first so that 

 he does not get his cut all in at once. 

 Poehlmann Bros. Co. will also build two 

 large asparagus houses this year. 



The John C. Moninger Co. reports that 

 the greenhouse material business for this 

 year is considerably ahead of last season. 



A. Lange has been ill for a couple of 

 weeks and Chas. Balluff is helping out 

 at the Monroe street store. 



Peter Reinberg is the Mayor's choice 

 for delegate to the national democratic 

 convention against Sheriff Barrett, who 

 represents the other faction of the party. 

 Thus far in the contest Mr. Reinberg 

 is ahead. 



Visitors: — L. A. Jennings, New Cas- 

 tle, Ind.; J. J. Van Leuven, Brighton, 

 Mich.; Mr. Lozier, Des Moines, la. 



NEW YORK. 



The Market. 



Monday was the hottest April 25 in 

 seven vears. The long delayed, snow- 

 bound "and sidetracked spring is hcie. 

 With a temperature of nearly 80 degrees 

 the transition from the snow storm of a 

 week ago is oppressive. From now rn 

 there will be night and day work for the 

 seedsmen and nuTserymen and the ac- 

 complishment of six weeks will have to 

 be completed in less than half the usual 

 time. Never was a winter more disliked 

 and the kick he received as '-e departed 

 was a universal one. 



Extra fine sweet peas and tullos are 

 abundant. Ford Bros, are b.iii.iring im- 

 mense quantities of thom. The extensive 

 carnation output of novelties from thj 

 Cottage Gardens still keeps the force at 

 John Young's hustling and the orchid 

 supply at this center is always abundant 

 and superb. Brunner is king just now, 

 even Beauties doffing their caps to the 

 transient favorite. The supply is abund- 

 ant. Langjahr handles a large quantity 

 of them daily. The warm spell will see 

 the farewell of the violet. '.Juality imd 

 quantity now are at low ebb. The end 

 of the week will see their finish. Prices 

 on all kinds of cut flowers are falling. 

 The decline began on Monday. The week 

 promises to still further depreciate val- 

 ues. Narcissi and tulips were in good 

 demand last week and prices were excel- 

 lent, as also were lily of the valley and 

 smilax. The spring weflding* continue 

 abundant and the retail houses share the 

 honors equally. Some nf the most elab- 

 orate of the year o'JCut thi'i week. 



Various Notes. 



Charles Millang is utilisdng his con- 

 servatories now for a choice selection of 

 bedding plants of all kinds, a great con- 



venience to the city retailers without 

 tMcilities for the proper care of perish- 

 alilo stock. 



Lager & Hurrell, the orchid special- 

 ists, of Summit, N. J., have arranged 

 with James McManus, tlje wholesaler of 

 West Thirtieth street, to handle their 

 entire supply of cut orchids and are ship- 

 ping a fine variety and quantity to him 

 .lailv. 



The American Institute of New York 

 has decided to hold a great flower, fruit 

 and vegetable exhibition at the Herald 

 Square Hall, November 8 to 17 inclusive. 

 Complete arrangements have already 

 been consummated for the big show and 

 a new departure may be noted in the 

 continuance of the exhibition over Sun- 

 day, that day being made the popular 

 day of the celebration. The committee 

 in charge includes. Dr. Hexamer, C. H.. 

 Allen, Dr. Taylor and Mr. Engleman. 



Henry & Lee, the Bermuda, China 

 and Japan importers, have moved into 

 very handsome and commodious ofliees, 

 one fUght up at the old number, 97 

 Water street. Mr. Henry is still visiting 

 his western patrons. 



The Stumpp & Walter Co. is doing a 

 biff nursery business this season. The 

 display at "both its stores includes every 

 variety of fruit tree, shrub and rose 

 worthy of cultivation. They have some 

 exceptional values in dahlias of all the 

 best kinds for September and October 

 flowering. 



William Ghormley celebrated his 

 "steenth" birthday on Friday last and 

 we noted a handsome silver headed cane 

 encrusted with violets. 



The Morris County Gardeners' Bowl- 

 ines Club is growing oui'^e chesty since 

 Mr. Duckham's recovery and Mr. Her- 

 rington's return to this country and con- 

 templates challenging that aggregation 

 of veterans, the New York Club, to a 

 series of contests. It will be a case of 

 Russia and the Japs, so far as the ulti- 

 mate result is concerned. It's a shame 

 to have to do it, but unlike the Russians 

 the New Yorkers are ready for the fray 

 and the foe. 



A week from Monday evening comes 

 the exhibit of bedding plants at tho 

 rooms of the New York Florists' Club 

 and the humorous lecture by WiUiam 

 Elliott, the veteran auctioneer, and the 

 wit of the organization. The combina- 

 tion of exhibit and discourse should 

 crowd the rooms. The promise for a 

 successful outing seems already assured. 

 Out of over 200 tickets sent to the club 

 members only two have been returned 

 and these were from members whose ab- 

 sence in Europe on June 29 would pre- 

 vent their attendance. Every member 

 with the club's welfare at heart will be 

 there. Remittances may be made to 

 Charles Schenck, treasurer. 



The new fern, Scottii, seems to grow 

 rapidly in practical, popular favor. Mr. 

 Scott has already many orders booked 

 from the leading plantsmen of the coun- 

 try. If they can grow it as well as Mr. 

 Scott there is no doubt of its general 

 popularity. 



The friends of Alex Wallace, the gen- 

 ial author of The Heather in Lore, Lyric 

 and Uiy, will be pleased to know of the 

 recovery of Mrs. Wallace from the ef- 

 fects of a severe accident that necessi- 

 tated a surgical operation. 



The Hinode Flofist Co. will soon re- 

 move its headquarters from Seeaucus, N. 

 J., fo Woodside, L. I., and will also erect 

 addiiirinal greenhouses at WTiitestone, 

 L. T., during the season. This company 



