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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



APRIL U, 189S. 



ST. PAUL, MINN. 



The Easter Trade. 



Easter trade was good. The weath- 

 er was perfection itself, stocli was 

 good, prices moderate and customers 

 plentiful; and what was more to the 

 point, every one Ijought more freely 

 and larger orders were given than for 

 several years. In cnt flowers, carna- 

 tions for once were more in demand 

 than roses, selling at the uniform price 

 of 75 cents per dozen at retail, a few 

 fancy going at $1. The supply was 

 short of the demand and several thou- 

 sand were shipped in from eastern 

 points. Roses also were in good de- 

 mand, retailing at .$1.50 to $:;.50 per 

 dozen. One feature of the trade this 

 year was the small demand for white 

 roses, other varieties selling more 

 readily. 



The supply was about equal to the 

 demand, though large shipments came 

 in during the week; one Chicago firm 

 sending here and to Minneapolis over 

 10,000 choice blooms. Beauties were 

 in good demand with a good stock to 

 select from, most of it coming from 

 outside. Violets were in great demand 

 with the supply somewhat short at the 

 end of the week. The local growers 

 all had good crops of violets and stock 

 was of good quality considering the 

 lateness of the season. Cut lilies were 

 in excellent demand and more good 

 flowers were disposed of in this man- 

 ner than ever before. Bulbous flow- 

 ers were plentiful and in good de- 

 mand, the end of the week finding 

 stock pretty well exhausted. 



As a whole cut flower stocks were 

 never better, even shipped in blooms 

 being in elegant shape, consequently 

 a smaller number of kicks than ever. 



In the plant line lilies, as usual, 

 were most in evidence and most in 

 demand. Azaleas, as usual, sold well. 

 Van Der Cruyssen being the favorite 

 variety. In the plant line, as in cut 

 flowers, people are disposed to prefer 

 bright colors. Hydrangeas and cine- 

 rarias sold readily, while spiraeas went 

 at sight. Hyacinths sold fairly well 

 while other bulbous stock in pots and 

 pans was a drug in the market. 



Lilies retailed at 20 to 25 cents per 

 bloom, azaleas $1.50 to $5 each, spireas 

 75 cents to $1, hyacinths 15 to 23 cents 

 per pot. Some pans of lilies. 3 to 4 

 plants to a pan, were noted, but sold 

 slowly. The best selling lilies were 

 medium sized, 3 to 6 blooms each. 



CHARLOTTE, N. C— E. J. Bush re- 

 cently added a fine rose house. The 

 demand for roses increasing necessi- 

 tated a home supply as far as possible. 

 Mr. Bush is building up a snug busi- 

 ness, and at the same time paying close 

 attention to the pretty park under his 

 charge. 



IF YOU want to buy you will find 

 it to your advantage to buy of the 

 advertisers in The Review^ If you 

 want to sell, you will find it to your 

 advantage to advertise in The Review. 



NOW READY, 1898 TRADE LIST. 



NEW CARNATIONS 

 FOR 1898; 



If you have not received it send your name and address. 



i 



John Young, 

 Gold Nugget. 



goo, I commercial 



New York, Mrs. James Dean, 



While Cloud, Bon Ton, 



A complete set, white, dark and lif,'ht pink, scarlet and yellow. A lot of 



varieties IJii.OO per <lozeii; lj;lO.(>(( per 100; $75.0I» per lOOO. 



NEW CANNAS, Prest. Mckinley and Defender, - • - 60c. each; $3.00 doz.; $40.00 per 100. 



NEW CHRVSANTHEMLMS, E. H. Spauldinq. ..... 35c. each; $3.50 doz.; $25.00 per 100. 



GERANItMS, A fine Assortment Rooted Tuttings, $12.30 to $20.00 per 1000. 



Iwo-inch pots $20.00 to $40.00 per 1000. 



THE COTTAGE GARDENS. Queens, L. I. 



New Commercial 

 White Carnation 



GENESEE 



A Carnation for everybody, A^ A K\ /^/% 



because anybody can grow it. «p | \J .\J\J pei" 100. 



L)ct;iilud Priced Circular Free. 



DAN'L B. LONG, Sales Agent, - BUFFALO. 



FOR THE EASTER SEASON. 



Azalea Indies, well set «]th buds, 40c, 60c, 

 7.')C. $1.1)11 each. 



Larger Plants, prices accordmgly. 

 .\11 tine Plants. 

 Spiraea Japonica, 'J.'>c each. 

 Hydrangeas, well set with blooms, 75c, $1.00, 



$l,.'.llr:i(. h. 



Lilies (llarrisiil. Tulips, Hyacinths, at low 



prices. 

 Exceedingly fine lot of PALMS. 

 Areca Lutescens — t-inch, "J.'ic, r)-nich, .Wc; 

 ti'inch $1. (A) each. Latania Borbonica— 4-inch, 



2lk-, $lti per 1(111; ."i-iinh, 411c; t)-nich, Ix and $1.00; 

 7-inch, $1.75 each. Phoenix— 5-nich. 4(ic; fi-inch, 

 7.^ic each. Kentia Belmoreana— 4-inch, ilk. 

 Ti-inch. 75c; ti-inch, JL'.OI) each. Kentia For- 

 steriana— 4-inch. :ir,c; 5-inch. 50c; 6-nich, Jl.oO 

 each. Cocos Weddeliana~3-incl). $J0 per KM); 

 4-nich. $.".0 per loii. Araucarias— tiOc, $1.00. $2.00 

 and up. 



Fine specimen plants of the aboveinlarger sizes 

 at low princes. Cash or satisfactory reference. 

 Special prices on Bedding Stuti. 



JOHN BADER, - . Allegheny City, Pa. 



Long Distance 'Phone 872. 



Clucas & 

 Boddington Co. 



SEEDS, BUI.BS 



AND PI.ANTS 



501-503 W. 13th Street 



New York City. 

 Tel. Call 403 18th St. 



Marie Louise Runners 



25,000 at 84 per 1000; 60c. per 100. 



U/AMTCn ^'"U Maids, 000 Brides, 200 Perles, 200 

 If Hll I LU Beauties, 2TO Meteor, 200 Belle Sie- 

 breclit, 2'--inch pots, 



HILLSDALE aORAL PARK, 



Mention Flonsts' Review, HILLSDALE. MICH. 



DOIBLE DAISIES 



in riower and l.ud, $1."25 per 100, $10,l_Mt por UHK). 

 Cash With order. 



M. W. UBAMAIN, 



Carlisle, - - - Pennsylvania. 



I Seed Stores and 

 I Flower Stores 



§ Can profitably handle our 



5 Packages of Plant Food. 



5 Attractive, take little J* J* 



S ' shelf room. Valuable Jf 



% booklet free. Good profits. 



I The WALKER FERTILIZER CO. 



f Clilton Springs, N. Y. 



N. DAMES, 



OF THE FIRM 



VANDERHORST & DAMES, 



BULB GROWERS, 

 LISSE-HEEMSTEDE, - HOLUND, 



is on liis rtiiintl-trip in .\merica. To save time 



pleasL" address all l<.-ttt_'rs up t.. May l.^th, 

 Care of KNAUTH. NACHOD & KUHNE. 13 William 



Street. New York. 



Give us list of your wants and we will send you 



our best quotations. Our specialties are: 



Double Von Sion, Hyacinths and Tulips. 



NEW GIANT ESCHSCHOLTZIAS, 



"The Golden West," 



50c pkt, $8 oz. 



New Giant Fancy Cosmos, six splendid varieties, 

 separate. $1 oz.; Giant Cosmos, splendid mixed, 

 6.1C oz.; Calliopsis "California Sunbeams,"' $1 oz. 

 Special rates given on Cosmos in quantity. Apple 

 Geranium, fresh, $1 per 1000 seeds; New Large 

 Flowering Zonale Geranium, $'J..^0 oz.; Ipoma;a, 

 "Heavenly Blue." $1 oz., $12 lb.; Laurustinus 

 grandiflora, $1 oz.; Zinnias, "New Curled and 

 Crested," 50c oz..$fJlb.; Nasturtium Good Venture 

 Mixture, BOc lb., l.'j lbs. $8; Seaforthia elegans 

 (Palm). 40c per 100 seeds. $3 per 1000 seeds. Send 

 for trade list of Seeds, Plants. Bulbs and Cacti. 

 MRS. THEODOSIA B. SHEPHERD, 



Ventura-by-the-Sea.. Cal. 



