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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



875 



CHICAGO . 

 The Market. 



There is a considerable variation in 

 the reports as to market conditions this 

 week, some of the houses which usually 

 are best fixed for orders reporting de- 

 mand not to their liking. City trade 

 continues below normal for the season 

 and shipping orders seem to have fallen 

 off somewhat since the chrysanthemums 

 came in, indicating that many buyers 

 have local supplies of these flowers and 

 are using them in place of the roses and 

 carnations for which they must draw on 

 the wholesale markets. E. E. Pieser, of 

 Kennicott's, also notes that practically 

 every order calls for the best grade only, 

 as though there are plenty of lower 

 qualities throughout the territory served 

 by this market, for certainly the call 

 for funeral and other made up pieces 

 has not stopped everywhere at once. 



Beauties are the one item short of the 

 demand. Cuts have shortened with most 

 growers and it is not possible to fill all 

 orders. Bride and Bridesmaid are eoua 

 to all requirements, both as to quality 

 and quantity. Red roses are not so plen- 

 tiful, but seem little called for just now. 

 Chatenay is one of the popular items, but 

 the supply is largely increased this season 

 and the quality is good, so there is no 

 difficulty in filling orders. 



There is unrest among the carnation 

 growers because returns are not up to 

 the averages of the past two seasons. 

 But it must be remembered that unusual 

 conditions for those two, seasons put 

 average prices considerably above any 

 previous record and that this year we 

 are back to normal, with larger supplies 

 than ever. Any grower who has record 

 of the average price of bis carnations 

 prior to the two unsual years will find 

 that by comparison he is doing pretty 

 well now. 



Chrysanthemums, too, are a few points 

 off from last year's prices, and that 

 before the cuts have reached full tide. 

 When the flood is on it is likely to take 

 a pretty good flower to find what the 

 producer will call a satisfactory sale. 

 It is a little too early to say much about 

 violets. They need a little brisk weather 

 to give them quality. Outdoor flowers 

 are still plentiful, but selling slowly. 

 Green goods are in fair demand. The 

 weather is fine and warm. 



Saturday's Exhibition. 



The program committee of the Flor- 

 ists' Club met last Friday afternoon at 

 the office of the chairman, C. M. Dickin- 

 son, and completed arrangements for 

 the club 's first monthly show, to be held 

 next Saturday, October 24, opening at 

 4 o 'clock in the well adapted hall on the 

 third floor at Handel Hall, 40 Randolph 

 street. The Foley Manufacturing Co. 

 has provided premiums for the most mer- 

 itorious exhibits, both chrysanthemums 

 and carnations, in addition to the certifi- 

 cates which will be awarded under the 

 rules. The judges are J. S. Wilson, 

 Ernst Weinhoeber and E. A. Kanst. A 

 good display is assured and a good 

 attendance, just how good, of course, 

 cannot be foretold, but upon it 

 will depend the club's next move. 

 If sufficient support is forthcom- 

 ing a much larger show will be given 

 in November, to which the public will be 

 invited. Everyone in the trade should 

 be on hand Saturday afternoon and even- 

 ing. At the close of the exhibition ad- 

 journment will be taken to a 50-cent din- 

 ner, where speech making will be in or- 

 der. 



Wilis N. Rudd, President-Elect of the Chicago Florisls' Club. 



The Florists' Club met last evening 

 with an attendance which taxed the ca- 

 pacity lit' tlif liall and tin' new era was 

 inaugurated with a vim which speaks for 

 the most useful season in the history of 

 the organization. Much important busi- 

 ness was transacted and the following 

 officers elected: President, Willis N. 

 Rudd; vice-president, P. J. Foley; sec- 

 retary, Geo. W. Wienhoeber ; treasurer. 

 Edgar Sanders; financial secretary, Alex. 

 Henderson; trustees, Geo. Woodward, 

 Leonard Kill, John Reardon, E. F. Bent- 

 hey and Robert Johnston. 



Various Notes. 



The Pacific Express Company, which 

 operates on the Vanderbilt lines, lias 

 been tied up this week by a strike of 

 messengers. A few southwestern ship- 

 ments wire delayed, but nothing serious. 



Several of the' big growers have lately 

 given their men either a small raise in 

 wages or reduced the number of hours 

 which constitute a day's work. 



There seems to be no scarcity of help; 

 Bassett & Washburn advertised in a daily 

 paper last week and received nearly 100 

 applications from firemen. 



The E. Wienhoeber Co. has mailed to 

 customers a very handsome ' ' engage- 

 ment" book, the work of George W. 

 Wienhoeber. 



E. H. Hunt has bought out J. A. Lynn, 

 of Charlevoix, Mich., and is now the 

 only manufacturer of the popular birch 

 bark ware. The new insecticide, To- 

 bak-ine, is having a great sale. 



N. J. Wietor is feeling pretty well 

 these days, thank you: his little boy is 

 recovering from a somewhat alarming 



illi ess ami they have a nice cut of Beau- 

 tics just when they need them. 



(iuniiar Teilmann, of Marion, Ind., is 

 sending E. i '. Amling blooms of Robert 

 Ilalliday chrysanthemum that are a credit 

 tu the grower and the reputation of that 

 sterling variety. 



E. F. Winterson and his force of as- 

 sistants are working nights right along 

 getting out orders for supplies. 



Robert Lockyear, of Frank Garland 's, 

 is on the sick list again this week. 



W. N. Rudd entertained a party of ten 

 congenial craftsmen at dinner at Ladd's, 

 on Root street, last Saturday night. 



Bassett & Washburn are cutting very 

 good lilies from cold storage bulbs of 

 Lilium longiflorum giganteum. They have 

 wholly given up the use of Bermuda- 

 grown bulbs. 



\lichael Eocklin, of Hunt's, and his 

 brother Morris are to marry two sisters, 

 the Misses Adelson, on January 23. 



Ed. Eisner, of C. A. Samuelson 's staff, 

 is the proud father of a heavy weight 

 baby girl, and all doing well. 



Will Kyle, of Kennicott's, is doing a 

 term of two weeks ' jury service. 



The daily papers have taken up the 

 matter of the failure to hold a flower 

 show this fall; the Chronicle says it is 

 due to "intestinal strife" in the Hor- 

 ticultural Society. The shows of the 

 Florists' Club come in for commenda 

 tiim. 



Bouquet green is arriving and i 

 mi ".nod quality. The price is abou 

 $5 in single crate lots. 



Visitors: H. A. Catlin, White Sul 

 I'lniT- Springs, W. v'a. : J. A. Lynn, Char 

 levuix, Mich.; Geo. Souster. Elgin, 111. 



