MAY 26. IS'JS. 



l^he Weekly Florists' Review. 



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in large quantities; most of them of 

 poor quality. The reds are selling at 

 50 cents per 100; other colors at 75 

 cents and $1. and only the extra fancy 

 bringing $1.50. 



Paeonies are selling very low; price 

 $2 and $3. Sweet peas are getting 

 plentiful now. The price the latter 

 part of the past week was 50 and 75 

 cents. Cape Jasmine are selling fairly 

 well at $1 per 100. Mr. Brown, of Al- 

 vin, Tex., who is here in the interest of 

 the Grand de Flora .Jasmine and is 

 making his headquarters at Kuehn's, 

 reports orders for Decoration day com- 

 ing in very satisfactorily. 



We have plenty of ferns in the mar- 

 ket now of the common variety (dag- 

 ger), and the retailer is happy once 

 more. Smilax is also selling fairly 

 well, and plenty of it to be had at $15 

 per 100 strings. 



Decoration Day Prospects. 



A good Decoration day trade is look- 

 ed for, and many inquiries for prices 

 have been received at this date. Prices 

 will not be advanced any if stock keeps 

 coming in as it has been. 



Notes. 



Mr. and Mrs. .1. M. Jordan will soon 

 leave for Omaha to spend the summer 

 with their son. Harry. Mr. Jordan has 

 not enjoyed the best of health the past 

 season and expects that the climate in 

 that part of the country will do him a 

 world of good. Speaking of the con- 

 vention, Mr. Jordan says he expects 

 to see a great many of his friends- in 

 August, and that every florist who can 

 possibly spare the time should not fail 

 to attend. 



Mr. J. P. Gadd. formerly with C. 

 Young & Sons Co., is now with Gus 

 Eggling, the South Grand avenue flor- 

 ist. Mr. Eggling reports that next 

 month he has a wedding to furnish 

 that will equal the famous Busch af- 

 fair in size. Gus also reports business 

 good, and that he will build two new 

 houses this summer. 



The St. Louis Cut Flower Co. re- 

 ports through Mr. Frank Ellis that 

 business has been good with them all 

 through the season. 



We read in the last issue of the Re- 

 view that the convention at Omaha 

 will be held in the First Presbyterian 

 Church. This should be very gratify- 

 ing to a great many of the florists who 

 only see the inside of a church when a 

 decoration has to be made: but Sunday 

 is generally a busy day with us. 



President Halstedt, of the Florist 

 Club, would like to hear from every 

 florist who expects to attend the con- 

 vention by the next meeting of the 

 club, June 9. Those who are not mem- 

 bers of the club and wish to go can 

 address A. S. Halstedt, Belleville, 111. 



The question that will come up at 

 the next club meeting will be, "Shall 

 we have a picnic this year in the city, 

 or shall we wait and have it at Omaha 

 during the convention of the S. A. F. ?" 



John Young, of C. Young & Sons Co., 

 reports a slick swindling trick played 

 on them last week. The fellow called 

 at their store and wanted the loan of 



four large palms for a custuincr of 

 theirs, to be returned the next morn- 

 ing. He also had an express wagon, 

 as the lady was in a hurry for them. 

 The plants never came back, and the 

 customer knew nothing about them. 

 John gives this information for the 

 benefit of his fellow craftsmen, who 

 may receive a call from this same fel- 

 low. 



Fred Ostertag has returned to the 

 city and is now in the employ of Os- 

 tertag Bros. 



The bowlers rolled five games of 

 cocked hat Monday night. Kuehn was 

 high man with 189; Beneke, second, 

 with 179; Fillmore, third, with 152. 

 Kuehn was 51 in a single game; 

 Beneke, 50, and Fillmore, 45. Next 

 Monday night will end the cocked hat 

 series and then we get down to busi- 

 ness at the regular old game of ten 

 pins. J. J. B. 



NEW YORK. 

 The Wholesale Trade. 



Business and news are at low ebb 

 this week. If it rains (and we have 

 had more than our share the last few 

 months), trade is indifferent, and if 

 the weather is fine, more stock comes 

 in than there is possibly any call for, 

 and so that is how it goes. There are 

 no settled values; prices are as myth- 

 ical and as hard to locate as the Span- 

 ish fleet. 



Thousands of roses are coming into 

 the market and prices are as low as $5 

 per 1,000, and hard to sell at that. 

 Other stock it is almost impossible to 

 quote. Prices are as variable as the 

 moon's changes, and depend a good 

 deal on the other fellow. 



Decoration day, while it may have 

 the effect of improving prices some- 

 what in other cities, in New York 

 there will be very little material 

 change, as the shipping trade will not 

 be on a very extensive scale. 



Retail Trade. 



From some sources this appears to 

 be better at this time than former 

 years. While some decry and say war 

 is at the bottom of the present dull- 

 ness, others say it has been the means 

 of keeping people in the city, leaving 

 the country as they usually do at this 

 time for Europe. At the same time, 

 while there are a good many weddings 

 taking place, it seems evident that 

 social life is laying low, as they do 

 not care to incur the suspicion of the 

 masses that they are unpatriotic by 

 too many social foibles and society 

 events. 



Various Items. 



Many expressions of regret are heard 

 and expressed on all sides at the death 

 of Mr. Thomas Cartledge. of Philadel- 

 phia. He was well known here and 

 had many friends, who will miss his 

 friendly grip of the hand and welcome 

 speech. "Requiescat in pace." 



Mr. Arthur T. Boddington, of the 

 firm of Clucas & Boddington Co.. and 



Mr. Alfred Dimmock, of St. Albans. 

 England, and representing Sander & 

 Co., have both returned from their far 

 western trip, and were surprised to 

 learn that this country was at war 

 with Spain. However, they came home 

 weighted dovv'u with orders and pa- 

 triotism, and say they are willing to 

 enlist — their sympathies — at any time 

 to fight the dons. Mr. Boddington's 

 father, though an Englishman, was in 

 the navy during the rebellion, and be- 

 ing the son of his father, he is willing 

 to shoulder a musket and go and do 

 likewise. Well done, Arthur; you 

 are a chip off the old block. 



One of the events of the week is the 

 sale by auction of a collection of plants 

 from Louis Menand, of Albany, N. Y., 

 by Cleary & Co., and some sensational 

 prices are anticipated. 



Seed Trade. 



Stumpp & Walter Co. report an ex- 

 cellent counter trade, and a big call 

 for their Russian lily of the valley. 

 They expect to do quite a trade in 

 plants Decoration day, and are laying 

 in quite a stock of this class of goods. 



BOSTON. 



Review of the Market. 



The past week continued very dull 

 in all branches of the business, and 

 prices are still lower on everything 

 with perhaps the exception of red 

 roses, which are not over plenty, and 

 sell well. Beauties bring about the 

 same price as last week, while Brun- 

 ners and Jacks range from $1.00 to 

 $3.00 per dozen. Brides and Brides 

 maids are sticky, and one can buy an 

 excellent rose for 6 cents, but the 

 average are sold at prices ranging 

 from $1.00 to $4.00 per hundred. 



Carnations are coming in very free- 

 ly, whites being in better demand than 

 colors; while all grades are moving 

 slow, at from $1.00 to $2.00 per 100, 

 high grades have reduced somewhat in 

 quality owing to warmer weather, and 

 $3.00 per 100 is an outside price for 

 most all varieties. 



Violets are done for the season, but 

 there is plenty of valley, which is sell- 

 ing fairly well at $3.00 per 100 for 

 good quality. Lilies are still in suf- 

 ficient quantity for the demand and 

 bid fair to be in e-ood supply for Dec- 

 oration Day; $1.00 per dozen is the 

 ruling price. Sweet Peas have dropped 

 to 50 cents per 100. Out door Tulips 

 sell from $2.00 to $3.00 per 100. 



Outlook for Decoration Day. 



Decoration Day is now anxiously 

 looked forward to, by both growers 

 and dealers, with the prospect for 

 everybody doing a rushing business. 

 The present war will create a strong 

 patriotic feeling, which will serve as 

 an impetus to trade, which will be 

 very acceptable to the craft. The 

 season here is about ten days 

 behind, so there will probably 

 be a larger proportion of out-of-door 

 flowers than usual. Lilac and late 



