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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



CATTLEYAS per dozen. 86 00 



BENDBOBIUMS per dozen, 2.00 



CYPRIPEDIUMS per dozen, 2.00 



Assorted Orchids, $5 to 825 per box. 



"Get in the Habit" 



Of calling' np 



Iiong Distance Phone Central 3598, 



or Telegraph, or a letter to 



CHAS. W. McKELLAR 



51 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO 



WHEir YOU WANT 



Orchids, Violels, Valley, Fancy Roses, Fancy Carna- 

 tions, Bulbous Flowers and Greens of all kinds; 

 or Supplies and Wire Work of any kind. 



Mention Tbe Review when you write. 



CHICAGO. 



The Market. 



This week sees the market burdened 

 with a very large oversupply. Keceipts 

 are hca\'y in all lines and considerably 

 more than the legitimate demand can 

 consume. There is, however, an active 

 out-of-town trade and the aggregate of 

 sales is satisfactory in comparison with 

 those of the same period last year. An 

 immense amount of stock is being moved, 

 even if the average returns, brought down 

 by the clean-up sales, are not as high as 

 the gi-owers would like to see. Local 

 buying is still light and holds forth lit- 

 tle promise of immediate improvement. 



For about the first time this season 

 long Beauties, and also the medium 

 lengths, are accumulating in the whole- 

 salers' ice boxes. Quality is very good 

 and, in fact, one of the oldest wholesalers 

 says that never in his experience has he 

 seen a time at the beginning of May 

 when the average quality of the rosf 

 crops was as good as at present. There 

 is first grade stock for all requirements. 

 and some to spare and with the low 

 grade stuff it is simply a question of 

 what the Greek salesmen will give. As 

 one grower expresses it, "they are all 

 carrying a roll" at present, for certainly 

 this is the best money making period 

 the street men have had this year. It 

 is probable that rose ruts will soon show 

 a decline as the replanting of the green- 

 houses is already underway at most of 

 the establishments. 



Carnation receipts are at full tide and 

 very good stock indeed can be bought for 

 2 cents, with the cream commanding not 

 over 3 cents. Clean-up sales are at from 

 15 to 20 cents a bunch. Probably the 

 most burdensome item in the whole list 

 is Harrisii lilies. These and callas are 

 hardly wanted at any price, although 

 the demand for funeral flowers continues 

 good. There are large receipts of lily 

 of the valley and it is comparativelv 

 slow sale. Violets are still coming in 

 and of fair quality for the season, be- 

 cause the weather has continued cool. 

 Prices range all the way from 5 to 25 

 cents a bunch. Arbutus is good and sells 

 fairly. $1.50 to $1.75 per dozen bunches. 

 There are again adequate supplies of 

 green goods in all departments. The re- 

 ceipts of fancy ferns, last year's growth, 

 spring picked has resulted in depressing 

 the market, although for the first-class 

 cold storage stock as high as $4.50 per 

 1,000 is asked, as against $3 for the 

 "snow birds." 



Grandiflora Cape 

 Jessamine Buds 



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DECORATION DAY 



Play safe and give me a part of your orders. Largest stock in the U. S. 

 Prompt service on time orders. Long experience. Most extensive trade. 



Season open now and will continue until June 10. 



STANDARD PACK 75c PER 100; $6.30 PER 1000. 



500 AT THOUSAND SATE. 



\ C. W. BENSON, Alvin, Tex. 



irOTE-IIail orders from distant states for Memorial Say use, should he 

 forwarded hy May 15 ; telegraphic orders hy May 20, 



Mentinn The Review when you write. 



Club Dates Changed. 



The new lease of the Florists' Club 

 necessitates changing the meetings to the 

 second and fourth Thursday evenings 

 of the month for tlie next year, instead 

 of the first and third Weduesdaj's. The 

 meetings will still be lield in Handel 

 Hall, the next session coming May 12. 



Various Notes. 



E. E. Pie'ser says that rejwrts from the 

 Missouri and southern Illinois peony 

 glowers are to the effect that if there 

 are no late frosts peonies will be at their 

 liest for Decoration day. 



Lubliner & Trinz, who have operated 

 as the Consumers' Flower Co., report 

 that they have made an eight-year lease 

 on the store above Kennicott Bros. Co., 

 and in the fall will fix up in first-class 

 shape. 



It is reported that one Williams, a 

 Greek, who has had a flower stand on 

 Randolph street, has secured the vacant 

 store at 37 Randolph street, and will 

 open there in the course of a few days. 



L. Coatsworth is at Xew Castle, Ind., 

 for a few days. The Benthev-Coatswortli 



Co. is already replanting some of its 

 rose benches, having discarded Golden 

 Gate and Sunrise, The space will be 

 given to Bride and Bridesmaid. 



George Schackel is in charge of the 

 Morton Grove Greenhouses, as grower for 

 N. C. Moore & Co., who opened Monday 

 in the Growers' JIarket, where Miss 

 Moore will do the selling. 



A, L, Randall is thinking of planting 

 peonies on his farm in Michigan. 



Bassett & Washburn report that 

 grafted rose plants have been selling 

 very well of late. They are entirely 

 cleaned out on Bride. 



One of the week's visitors was J. J. 

 Curran, witli his family, from Kalama- 

 zoo, Mich, Ml-. Curran was formerly in 

 charge of the greenhouses of G. Van 

 Bochove & Bro.. and is now on his way 

 to Elmira. N. Y., where he will become 

 superintendent for the United States 

 Cut Flower Co. 



Paul Blome on May 1 moved to a new 

 and better store near his former loca- 

 tion on North Clark street. 



On !\ray I, T. D. Jlosconesotes secured 

 possession of the store which he leased 



