The Weekly Florists' Review. 



715 



aSPARAGUS-Long Strings. 



The decorators in the big: cities are using Asparagus exten- 

 sively (hundreds of strings at a time for store openings, etc., 

 in Chicago) and your customer would want it if you showed 

 him how big the showing is for the money. 



We can supply the goods so you can do the work and 

 make a nice profit. Strings from 25c to 50c. 



ALL OTHER STOCK IN SEASON. 



E. C. SMLING, 



itrally Located 

 ticago. 



32-34-36 Randolph St., 



Long Distance Telephones 1978 and 1977 Ventral. 



Chicago, 111. 



AMERICAN BEAUTY. Per doz. 



24-inch stem $2.50 



20-inch stem 2.00 



15-inch stem 1.50 



12-inch stem 1.00 



Short stem $4.00 to $5.00 per 100 



Per 100 



Brides and Maids $3.00 to $5.00 



Meteors and Gates 3.00 to 5.00 



Kais»rins 3.00 to 8.00 



Carnations 1.50 to 2.00 



Auratum Lilies, per doz., $1.25 

 to SI. 50 



Gladioli 2.00 to 3.C0 



Tuberoses. 50c to 75c per doz. 



Valley 4.00 



Asparagus, per string. 25 to 50e. 



Asparatrus Sprenireri 3.00 to 6.00 



Ferns. ..per 1000. $1.25 .15 



Galax, bronze, per 10C0. S1.50 .15 



green, '" 1.00 .15 



Adiantum 50 to .75 



Smilax per doz., $1.25 8.00 



Leucothoe sprays .75 



Subject to change without notice. 



Rev 



RECENT HAIL LOSSES. 



The following losses have been paid 



by the Florists' Hail Association since 

 August 1, 1903. At present only one 

 loss remains unadjusted. 



Geo. *. Christie. Clifton Heights. Pa . . . s -T'H 



.I;iiih>s C..U\ Philadelphia l :r. :.;. 



J. Wl. Coiavsh. Philadelphia 17V. 



Win. K. Harris. Philadelphia 17::.4!l 



Joseph Esslinu.T. Denver, iol.. ... 450.35 



A. J. Pennock, LuMdowne Pa. 32 64 



Colfax Ave. Fl..ral Co.. D-nver. Col.. - I >'.-■; 



Ed. Palmer. ChiraS". Ill C.5S 



Meiers i c if !:■ ■■: . I ■] :.'.. : I 



( laus Malllo. -. .i \ ■ si .jo 



The Park Floral Co., Denver, c.d..'' 



SVV -IT .\. I-. A -• - . ■ -'". 1M oil HI 



c. & , ; L pennock, Lansdowne, Pa... 111.02 



ileolK" I':i-tor. "HinitiiiL'll.n" lild .'.'.'.. .' lluii.41 



August Lutz. Pliiladelpliia. Pa 7.40 



Geo. K. Geijier, Xazareth. Pa 2.24 



I'l'.'l'o i ' Swo'itzor, Meiul.'.la'.' Ill .'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. 244!s:i 



Waller & liieluuonil. Harnian, Colo.... 51.65 



I...uis Zailiua. South Omaha. Neb .'.'»' 



Ilenrv I'arstens, Omaha 4o.uu 



Philiii Tulmer. Cardiugtoii. Pa 34.52 



Claude J, Hurt, Harm. in. Colo 21.45 



Mrs. Annie Crannev. Mi apdis 21UI2 



Hi. -hard I '. Smith. Seean.-. Pa '13.1" 



Itobt. Seott A: Son. Sharon Hill, l'a 2" 22 



dull lilaul.er. Molitelair. clo ' I-.'. .' 



Kail Muller. Sr.. Philad. lp;. : a . . 2 i. 1.1 



Geo. H. Boreiiseheer. !'• i.vr. Colo o2.il" 



ll.>s \ SH.iho.la. inn ■: .. .V !. 



Geo. K. Kest 



it;.. 



The Market. 



In speaking today to one of our 

 most prominent Sutter street florists, lie 

 complained that never since he had been 

 in business had good flowers been so 

 scarce as they have been during the 

 past four months. He called my atten- 

 tion to his windows, in which were dis- 

 played a half dozen jars of carnations 

 and about, the same number of roses, and 

 surely they were a sorry lot. ' ' Now that 

 the asters are gone and the chrysanthe- 

 mums will not be plentiful for several 

 weeks," said he, "we are especially un- 



fortunate. They are the best to be had 

 and there is not a larger display seen 

 anywhere in town, but there seems to be 

 something the matter with the growers 

 for the entire summer and I cannot get 

 any good stuff. " I found that all our 

 retailers are of the same mind and many 

 of them claim they have been utterly 

 unable to fill the orders sent them by 

 their regular patrons. It is a fact that 

 good roses are impossible to get at any 

 price. They are either covered with 

 mildew, are "weak and puny or they are 

 off-color entirely. I have not seen any 

 fancy Beauties for months and Brides- 

 tii.i i.i and Testout are of very poor qual- 

 ity also. With carnations we have had 

 only fair flowers to offer and some of 

 our swellest florists have had to fill up 

 their windows week after week witn as- 

 ters and other common truck to make 

 any showing whatever. I am in hopes 

 that with the cooler weather that will be 

 here shortly I will be able to say some- 

 thing more" pleasant about the quality of 

 flowers grown in and around San Fran- 







Notes. 



P. McDonnell, of Alden; A. Galloway, 

 of Fruitvale, and Win. Bennett, of 

 Tamescal, are all building carnation 

 houses at present. 



One of the largest and most elaborate 

 wedding decorations ever displayed in 

 California was that at the Hearst 

 county seat at Pleasanton. The oc- 

 casion was the marriage of Miss Apper- 

 son, a cousin of W. K, Hearst. The 

 Misses Worn were given carte blanche 

 regarding material to be used and the 

 verdict of every one was that it was the 

 largest and most artistic house decora- 

 tion ever seen in this neighborhood. 



Sievers & Boland have been extremely 

 busy for the last two days. They have 

 made almost all the designs for the 

 funeral of I. Schwartz, the Gautemalan 

 millionaire, who was buried here. This 

 firm arranged a pall of orchids and 

 ferns that was about the finest piece of 

 work I have seen. » G. 



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Priced Right 



ALL RIGHT 



Grf.exfield, O.— Bobert Buck, who 

 within the past year has built up a suc- 

 cessful florists' business here, was mar- 

 ried recently to Mrs. Lizzie Ensworth, 

 matron of the Soldiers' Orphans' Home, 

 Xenia, O., vthere Mr. Buck was formerly 

 employed. 



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