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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



MAT 19, 1898. 



KANSAS CITY, MO. 



Terrific Hail Storm. 



Last Saturday at G:riO p. m. a hail 

 storm, tlie most severe ever seen in this 

 part of the country, destroyed all of 

 the greenhouses in Kansas City. They 

 were simply "Deweyizert," and instead 

 of the "Spanish" gone, the green- 

 houses are gone. "Heaven protect what 

 are left," for such a storm as we had 

 is beyond description. Also thousands 

 of lights througho\it the town were 

 broken. S. 



A terrific hailstorm visited this city 

 on Saturday, May 14, about i'i:;'.o p. m., 

 which caused great destruction to 

 everything in its path. All the green- 

 houses in the city and vicinity suffered 

 terribly from its destructive force. 

 The Humfeid Floral Co. lost no less 

 than twenty thousand square feet of 

 glass. Nearly all the other florists lost 

 in proportion to the size of their 

 place, and no correct estimate can be 

 given of the losses at this early date. 



Besides from hail and broken glass, 

 the stock suffered much from the 

 heavy rain which fell immediately 

 after the hailstorm. Some of the flor- 

 ists say they will not rebuild. 



The average size of the hailstones 

 was from eight to nine inches in cir- 

 cumference and some weighing sii, to 

 9 ounces. Trees, shrubs and spring 

 plants just out suffered much. 



Slate roofs were broken and pieces 

 sent flying in all directions; skylights 

 varying from one-fourth to one-half 

 inch in thickness were broken like so 

 much single strength glass. 



E. A. B. 



HUNT'S REVIEW OF THE CHICAGO 

 MARKET. 



The past week has been uneventful. 

 More flowers were on the market than 

 during the preceding week and the de- 

 mand was slightly improved, not :=uf- 

 ficient, however, to effect any advance in 

 prices. On the contrary price on some 

 things weakened considerably. Sweet 

 peas are plentiful, and price is on the 

 decline. "Old Red" paeonias are coming 

 in quite freely from southern ooinU?, and 

 while prices realized are below those of 

 former years they are selling- fairly well. 



The call for choice Beauties has some- 

 what improved and strictly fine Brides, 

 Maids and Meteors bring a fair figure. 

 The warm weather, however, is making 

 its presence known in the constantly de- 

 creasing size of both rose and carnation 

 blooms. 



In carnations, whites are not over- 

 abundant, the pinks plentiful and the leds 

 while in no very heavy supply as to quan- 

 tity are not wanted by the store trade. 

 They are worked off by the street ven- 

 der, otherwise 75 per cent of them would 

 find their way to the dump. 



On the whole the volume of business is 

 ahead of a year ago, but the immense 

 amount of flowers to be handled makes 

 the condition seem bad. 



Every indication points to an ;inusu.al- 

 ly large Decoration Day business. The 

 supply will probably be good, except on 

 white carnations. 



NATIONAL FLORISTS' BOARD OF TRADE 



CORNELIUS S. LODER. Secretary. 



Collections, Credits, Etc. 



?71 Broadway, • - NEW YORK 



GET THE BEST 



Our Prices are Low, considering the fine Quality of Stock supplied. 



.'-^etid ll» cents for samples of your wants 



Per 100. 



Ageratum, Cope's Pet and Tapis 

 Bleue. ■J'j-inch pots $2, SO 



Alternanthera, P. Major, .^urea 

 Nana, .\niahilis and Pittsburg 

 (rooted cuttings I l.W) 



Alternanthera, as above, 2M-in. 



pots 2.ai 



Alyssum, T, Tliunib and Giant 



dl>l, 'J '.--inch pots 



Begonias, tine assortment, 3-inch 



P'^ts 



Begonias, \ ernon. 2^A-incli pots 



Cannas, started, very strong, from 



:i and t inch pots: .\lplionse 



Bouvier. Chas. Henderson, and 



Mnie. Cto7\ 3.50 



Strong roots of above varieties,. .. 2..^0 



Cash with order 



( )rders amounting 



2.50 



4 00 

 3..=)0 



Per 1000 11 Per 100. 



Fuchsias, a tine assortment. 2J'i- 



$20 00 " inch pots 2 .50 



Geraniums, Bruant. Gen. Grant, 



La Favorite, etc.. 3-incll pots 4.00 



7. .50 German Ivy, 21^-inch pots 2.00 



, Heliotrope, blue. 2'.4-inch pots... 2. .50 

 15.00 ■ ■• 4 ■• '■ . .. BOO 



white, 2'4 ■• "... 3.00 

 20.00 Moon Vines ithe true Colonyc- 



tionl. 2'2-inch pots 4.00 



35,00 Rooted cuttni^ 2.50 



30.00 Salvia, Nana Erecta. or Bonfire 



{ver\ strong], 2i^-inch pots 2,. 50 



Swainsona, .\lha and Rosea 



( ver\ strong). 2'A-inch pots 4.00 



30,00 I Cannas— Fine assortment of leading 

 20,00 I Prices on application, 

 from unknown customers or c. o. d. 

 to $5 and o\ er, f, o. b. New York City, 



PerlOOO 



20.00 



35.00 

 15.00 

 20.00 

 .50.00 

 25.00 



35.00 

 20,00 



20.00 



30 00 

 arieties. 



Wm. L. S\V,\N, Prop. 

 1, C, CL.\RK. Supt 



Seawanhaka Greenhouses, 



p, o. Box 34. Oyster Bay, N. Y. 



|. AJ.j.j. f 



The Harrisii Disease 



can be prevented by immersing the bulbs 

 for ten hours in a half solution of 



..Kraft's Plant Tonic. 99°° 



This has been concltisiveh provtMi hy i.'\periments at Lincoln Park, Chicago. The Tonic also 



kills Hard Shelled Scale, Mealy Busf, and other insect pests without injury to the 



plant, A trial of a 2o-cent bottle will convince you that a really remarkable 



insecticide has been discovered. Send for circular. 



Kraft Plant Tonic Co., ^^Rockford, III. 



100,000 VERBENAS 



THE CHOICEST 

 VARIETIES IN 

 CULTIVATION 



Fine Pol Plants. $2.50 per 1 00 : $20 per 1 .000. Rooted 



No Rust or Mildew. 



Packed UIght and 



Satisfaction Guaranteed. 



Cuttings, 75c per tOO; $6 per 1.000; $50 per 10.000 



We are the Largest Growers of Verbenas in the Country. Our Plants cannot be surpassed. 



SEND FOR CIRCUUR. J.L.DILLON, Bloomsburg, Pa. 



I Burpee's Seeds Grow | 



DITCH BULBS! 



For Next Fall Importation. 



Ask for Copy of Catalogue. 



L. C. Bobbink, Rutherford, N.J. 



Do You Need 



Young- Bose Stock for 



Flauting- Out of 3-in. Pots i 



A dollar more on the hundred is nothing if \ ou get 

 better stock. Send .nU cent? or $I.(M( in stamps for 

 samples of what you want tu 



ARECA LUTESCENS, 



GEO. A. KUHL, 



Mention Florists' Review. 



PEKIN, ILL 



LARGE HEALTHY 

 STOCK. 



I'lants, In. pots. In. high. Each, 



a ti ■ 21 to :e. very bushv. . . .|1.00 



3 7 32 to 36, ■■ ... 1.50 



■i 8 36 to 42. ■• .... 2.00 



3 S 42 to 48. " .... 2.i)0 



1 10 4 to 5 feet, " ... 5.00 



.All ineasiirenients from top of pot. 



JOSEPH HEACOCK. Wyncote. Pa. Philadelphia. 



