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The Weekly Florists* Review. 



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View in the Wholesale Store of W. E. Lynch, Chicago. 



one fine day a short time since but 

 Robert Craig and John Burton of na- 

 tional fame. We would have taken a 

 speedy ride in had we known but did 

 not get a chance. They looked well I 

 understand and John was ready to 

 shoot a match had he met a foeman 

 worthy of his steel. 



Retrospection. 



I hope my friends will allow me to 

 celebrate this day, April 4th, by a few 

 words that is not horticulture but 

 must be excused on the grounds that 

 the writer never lets the day pass 

 without a celebration of some kind 

 and ihis is a very harmless way. 

 Thirty years ago this morning we 

 sailed out of the Thames bound for 

 America, and we got there it is evi- 

 dent. We were aboard of an old ship 

 called the Atalanta. Besides emi- 

 grants the chief cargo was railroad 

 iron; that's a bad load to carry. It 

 was on this ship we were first privi- 

 leged to make the acquaintance of 

 sour krout. We felt it long before we 

 saw it. The captain was also loaded 

 the whole journey, not with R. R. iron 

 but some kindred hardware, so he 

 rested most of the time and his duties 

 were deputed to a red headed bully, 

 the first mate. We took in our beef at 

 Havre, also the sour krout and its 

 consumers. After twenty-three days of 

 rolling and pitching we landed at New 

 York. There is something remarkable 

 and pathetic about the career of this 

 old tub, the Atalanta. In '67 she 

 brought the cholera, in '68 she 

 brought W. S. & Co., and in '69 she 

 went to the bottom. It was time. 

 Strange to look back at that journey 



and think of the awful things we were 

 going to do with the captain and own- 

 ers of the ship for the miserable ac- 

 commodations and barbaric food that 

 was served us. When a few hundred 

 feet aw'ay from her on terra flrma we 

 looked back at her with a smile of 

 gratitude and forgave all her sins, and 

 soon found ourselves talking to an old 

 friend at 67 Nassau street. W. S. 



ST. LOUIS. 



Easter Indications. 



Every indication points to a very 

 active Easter trade. From the present 

 outlook stock will not be overplenti- 

 ful and the commission men say that 

 if orders keep on piling in as they 

 have of late there certainly will be 

 none too much. The shipping trade 

 will probably be large as the demand 

 from the outside was never heavier 

 than at present. 



Local trade was also quite active the 

 latter part of last week. A number of 

 large funerals the past week called for 

 a large quantity of stuff, which was 

 followed by Sunday with an unu- 

 sually heavy demand for plants and 

 cut flowers to be used for churches 

 for Palm Sunday. The last few days 

 the weather has been fine such as to 

 make the plantmen say that if favora- 

 ble weather conditions should con- 

 tinue during the critical time of the 

 next few days the trade in plants will 

 be larger than in previous years. 



The stock in Harrisii in pots is very 

 fine but scarce this year. Stock is mov- 

 ing out of the hands of the growers 

 at a lively rate, in fact, every variety 



of plants in bloom seems in good de- 

 mand. The wholesale men say that to- 

 morrow (Tuesday) the regular Easter 

 prices will take effect, the quotations 

 of which will be as follows: 



Prices. 



In Roses, American Beauties cannot 

 be quoted as the supply of this rose 

 has been scarce since the first of the 

 year. Brides, Bridesmaids, Jacques, 

 Meteor and Carnots will be for firsts 

 from $6 to $10 per hundred; La France, 

 Woottons and Perles $4 and $6. Car- 

 nations have been in great demand for 

 some time and the stock for Easter 

 should be good and plenty. The 

 price on fancy stock will be $4, others 

 from $1.50 to $3. Daybreak, Scotts and 

 Wocher are at their best just now. 

 Any kind of red is selling well but 

 fancy reds are very scarce and in great 

 demand. 



Some very good bulb stuff is seen. 

 Tulips are fine, and some large white 

 particularly so. The price on them va- 

 ries from $3 to $.5. Dutch hyacinths 

 are in excellent shape and sell at 

 from $3 to $5 for the best, some going 

 just now at $2. Out door narcissus is 

 increasing, Poeticus and single yellow 

 are sold at 50 cents and $1. 



As to cut lilies it is not likely that 

 there will be a shortage. They are to- 

 day (Monday) selling at $10 and $12.50 

 but most likely will go up to $15 and 

 some dealers think they may reach 

 $18 before the end of the week. The 

 demand for them has been steady all 

 of last week. Callas are selling at $10 

 and are plentiful at this writing. Ro- 

 man hyacinths and paper whites are 

 held at $2 and $3 for the very best and 

 are not overplentiful. Valley is very 

 fine and seems plentiful just now and 

 is selling at $2 and $3. 



Sweet peas are scarce and the few 

 that come in are ordered in advance 

 at $1.50 and $2 per hundred. Violets 

 from the present outlook are going to 

 be scarce and the demand for this 

 flower is always good. Prices in ad- 

 vance cannot be quoted. Smilax is very 

 plentiful and selling slowly at $10 and 

 $12.50. 



The seedsmen and nurserymen 

 claim that business has been good with 

 them so far this spring. 



Notes. 



Mr. Fuller, late of Henderson, Ky., 

 is still in town and is talking of open- 

 ing a wholesale house here since the 

 Mound City Cut Flower Co. has re- 

 tired. We have only three wholesale 

 houses left and they can handle about 

 all the trade for the balance of the 

 season. 



Mr. Frank Ellis, who was manager 

 of the late Mound City Cut Flower Co.. 

 is now with the St. Louis Cut Flower 

 Co. 



Mr. John M. Hudson, who opened 

 the first wholesale cut flower house in 

 St. Louis but of late in the retail busi- 

 ness, has taken a position with The 

 Krebs Floral Co. John reports that 

 the firm is now doing a good business. 



