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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



APRIL 21, 1SD8. 



CHICAGO. 



The Market. 



The usual after Easter conditions 

 prevail. Tliere is an abundance of all 

 stock and prices rule very moderate, 

 an occasional large lot selling nt rates 

 considerably below quotations. Still, 

 up to date, there have been no serious 

 gluts and the average of sales has 

 been satisfactory for the season. Quite 

 a number of belated lilies are seen and 

 the demand is very light. Beauties 

 range in price from 50 cents up to $.". 

 a dozen, and tea roses from $2 to ^'t 

 per 100, according to quality. Carna- 

 tions range from .*1 up to •'*4 per 1(H>, 

 and occasionally a few extra fancy, 

 such as Mrs. Bradt, go as high as $0, 

 but the great bulk of the stock goes at 

 rates near the lower quotation. 



Club Meeting. 



The private gardeners did not turn 

 out very liberally at the last meeting 

 of the Florists' Club. They missed an 

 interesting paper by Mr. Edgar San- 

 ders, entitled "Facts and Fancies of an 

 Old-Tinie Gardener." Mr. Sanders be- 

 gan at the beginning, starting with 

 the experiences of Adam as a gardener, 

 but working quickly up to more recent 

 times. He told many interesting an- 

 ecdotes of the experiences of the old- 

 time gardeners in this country, and 

 concluded by calling upon Mr. John 

 Reardon, gardener to M. A. Ryerson, 

 who described the products and hand- 

 ling of the greenhouses und^r his 

 charge. Mr. Reardon has been very 

 successful with fruits and vegetables 

 under glass, as well as with flowers 

 and plants. Mr. P. N. Neiglick told 

 many interesting bits of his experience 

 when a private gardener in Etnope. 



The adjourned session was held in 

 a new bowling alley, which is full reg- 

 ulation. Most of the boys are out of 

 practice and the scores wouldn't look 

 well in print. 



Various Items. 



Mr. Fred Heinl, of Terre Haute, Tnd., 

 is in the city. 



Walter Heffron. has taken his new 

 position with E. C. Amling. 



James Hartshorne has returned from 

 the east. The building of the new 

 greenhouses at Joliet will begin in 

 July. 



HUNT'S REVIE^W OF THE CHICAGO 

 MARKET. 



The market has not at this writing re- 

 covered from the bad turn that seized it 

 Wednesday last. Immense quantities of 

 flowers, especially roses, have been put 

 on sale, and while the greater part has 

 been moved through legitimate channels, 

 it has only been through the medium o( 

 very low prices. Saturday several large 

 funerals helped to clean the market up 

 in pretty good shape. Smilax continues 

 scarce, violets are nearing the end of 

 their season, as also are the common 

 ferns: valley in only fair supply; Har- 

 risii, so scarce at Easter, are now posi- 

 tively not wanted. Lilac of fine quality 

 is arriving in quantity now. 



We look for an improved condition of 

 the flower market from now on. Prices 

 will not be high, but we think stocks will 

 be moved at fair figures. 



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