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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



December 4, 1902. 



GOVERNMENT SEEDS. 



Jlr. Heighseed (from Worcester, in 

 Italian restaurant)— Say, Si, this here 

 spaghctty's all right, ain't it? 



Mr. Meddergrass— You bet! When I 

 git home I'm a-goin' tew write tew our 

 Congressman an' have him send me a 

 package o' the seed, so's I kin raise it 

 fer mrself. — Judge. 



Waterloo, Ia.— Tlie Waterloo Floral 

 Co. has opened a store at 216 E. Fourth 

 street. 



NoRWAiK, Ohio.— Thomas Burns, ff:r- 

 merly of Clereland, has purchased the 

 Central Greenhouses here. 



Eau Claire, Wis. — A. F. T. Laurit- 

 zen, proprietor of the Oakdale Green- 

 houses, has installed a new 35-horse power 

 boiler to licit his range of glass. 



Omro, Wis.— The Omro Hort. Society 

 gave a successful chrysanthemum show 

 Nov. 20 and 21. 



Appleton, Wis.— Miles Meidam has 

 opened a floral store in the Douglas 

 building on Oneida street. 



A Christmas present of a copy of the 

 Florists' JIanual, by Wm. Scott, to an 

 employe would benefit you as well as the 

 recipient, because it \vould make him a 

 more valuable employe. 



Wholesale Cut Flower Prices. 



Cincinnati, December 3. 



Per 100 



Beauties. Specials $ j^OOO 



5^"'? 2500to 35^00 



Sh„i SOOto 1500 



onOrtS 4 on tn fi ftn 



Brides and Maids, Extra ;.'. 7:66to 800 



'.; No. 1 S.OOto 6.00 



gf'denoates ^°±::::::::: f^fo t^ 



p„,t" 2.00to 6.00 



clSi^yi^v.;::.;;-.-.-.;-.;--" '■'>^'° ^-^ 



Oamations. Commons 100 to 125 



.'. Selects i;50to 2:50 



fancies 3.00to 4.00 



Novelties tnn 



Adiantum cuneatum 75 to 1 50 



Asparagus plumosus. strings... so no 



SXs"''' 2ooto sm 



\jt»llas ..,,. ,. fi no tf\ 19 v\ 



Chrysanthemums. Ordinary" ;".!'.; glooto 1500 



n„mo„ u . • .V. ^a°ey 20.00to 25.00 



Roman Hyacinths 4 00 



LUiumHarrUii ::;; 125040 15:00 



LiJy of the VaUey 4.0oto 5.00 



^atf'ssus 30oto 4.00 



v^ f J!' °''?'°"y 50 to 1.00 



\iolet8. extra ]25tn 9nn 



Galax, per 1000. $1.00 ?? 



Leucothoe SJ 



Common Ferns ......!.!'.!! '15 



Baltimore. December 3. 



Per 100 

 Beauties No. 1 $ 2500 



i>,jj .??.'"^ ■•• 8ooto io!oo 



Brides and Maids, No. 1 4.00to 6 00 



n ,J. ^r N°-2 2.0OtO 400 



GoldenGate 300to 6.00 



l';''«rty 3.00to 6.00 



Meteors 4.00to 6.00 



Series S.OOto 5.00 



»"°™e S.OOto 6.00 



Carnations. Commons 75 to 100 



" Selects 1.26to 200 



Callas S.OOto 10.00 



Chrysanthemums. Ordinary S.OOto 6.00 



Mignonette, Ordinary 3.OO 



Narcissus 2.00 to 3.00 



Stevia l.oo 



Violets. Ordinary 50to .75 



Mnms are over. Cnmations. a drug in the 

 market a few weeks ago, were noticeably de- 

 ficient the past few days. The weather is un- 

 propitious. or some other cause keeps violets 

 very bacTjward and scarce. 



Wholesale Gut Flower Prices. 



Pittsburg. December 3. 



Per doz. 



Beauties, Specials $5.00 to 6.00 



Extra 3.00 to 4.00 



No.l l.SOto 2.00 



Shorts 50to 1.00 



Per 100. 



Brides and Maids, Specials 12.00 



Extra S.OOto 10.00 



No.l S.OOto 6.00 



No. 2 1..50to 2.00 



Cusin 2.00to 6.00 



Eaiserins 2.00to 6.00 



Liberty 2.00to 10.00 



Perle 2.00to 4.00 



Carnations, Commons 1.00 to 1.50 



Selects 2.00to 2.50 



Fancies S.OOto 4.00 



Adiantum cuneatum 1.00 to 1.25 



Asparagus plumosus, StiinE» 50.00 to 75.00 



Sprays 2.00 to 3.00 



Sprengeri " 2.00 to 3.00 



Lilium Harrisil 15.00 to 20.00 



Lily of the VaUey 4.00 



Mignonette 2.00 to 3.00 



Narcissus S.OOto 4.00 



Smilax 10.00 to 15.00 



Sweet Peas 1.50to 2.00 



Violets, Ordinary 50 to .75 



extra l.OOto 1.50 



Milwaukee, December 3. 



Per 100 



Beauties. Specials $25.00 to $30.00 



Extra 15.00to 20.00 



No.l lO.OOto 12.50 



Shorts a.OOto 8.00 



Brides and Maids. Specials 7.00 



Extra 5.00 



No.l 3.00 



N0.2 2.00 



Golden Gates 3.00to 6.00 



Kaiserins 4.00 to 7.00 



Liberty 4.00 to 8 00 



Meteors 4.00 to 6.00 



Perles 4.00 to 6.00 



Carnations. Commons 1.50 



Fancies S.OOto 4.00 



Asparagus plumosus. Strings .60 



Sprays 2.00 to 4.00 



Sprengeri, Sprays 2.00 to 4.00 



Callas 12.50 



Chrysanthemums, Ordinary 6.00 to 8.00 



Fancy 10.00 to 18.00 



Smilax 15.00 



Violets, <>rdiDary .75 



Extra 1.00 



Galax .20 



Common ferns .25 



Rutland, Vt. — Geo. E. Hunt, former- 

 ly gardener at the Industrial School in 

 \'ergennes, has purchased the Miles 

 greenhouses here. 



Oglesbt Paul has been appointed 

 landscape gardener for Fairmount Park, 

 Philadelphia, to fill the vacancy caused 

 by the death of Chas. H. Miller! 



Racine, Wis. — Owing to poor health 

 Mrs. C. W. Pike, the florist, and inventor 

 of the Clara cemetery vase, has sold her 

 florist business to Jlr. Tom Hinchliffe, 

 formerly of Boston, Mass. Mrs. Pike 

 has gone to Alabama. 



WANT ADVERTISEMENTS. 



Advertlgements under this head one cent a 

 word, cash with order. Plant advertleements 

 not admitted under this head. 



Every subscriber Is entitled to a free adver- 

 tisement not exceeding' 35 words In any one Issue 

 desired during the year. If the advertisement 

 exceeds 36 words, send at the rate of one cent for 

 each additional word. 



FOR SALE— Medium-sized boilers: steam: hot 

 water. Wnte for particulars. StaflElinger, 

 Springvllle. N. Y. 



SITUATION WANTED— Youngr man. at present 

 in charg-e of cut-flower department, desires 

 position where he can do dealg-n and made-up 

 work exclusively! experienced, temperate, a 

 g^entleman; good reference. Address 863. care 

 Florists' Review. 



SITUATION WANTED— As working foreman, 

 by flrst-clasa grower of roses, carnations, 

 mums and general line of bedding stuff. Ad- 

 dress Beauty, care Florists' Review. 



F 



OR SALE— Ice box; cheap. H. N. Bruns. UOH 

 W. Madison St.. Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED — On medium sized 

 place; 10 years' experience In roses and car- 

 nations; either private or commercial place. 

 Address C. G.. ;i8 Aker St., Johnstown. Pa. 



WANTED— A good florist that can grow roses, 

 carnations and pot plants: also good de- 

 signer, young man preferred. J. W. Rentz &, 

 Son. 325 West Second St.. Peru. Ind. 



WANTED— Man for a conservatory, to care for 

 palms and ferns and make himself gener- 

 ally useful. C. A. Samuelson, 2129 Michigan Ave.. 

 Chicago. 



FOR SALE— Cheap— My residence and green- 

 houses, if sold at once; everything in first- 

 class condition, with good retail trade. For par- 

 ticulars write to C. Hueter, Sandusky Floral 

 Co., Sandusky, Ohio. 



TO RENT— At Babylon. L. I.. 10 minutes* walk 

 from depot, three violet houses. 130x11 feet 

 wide, with 1^ acres of fine ground: good 6- room 

 house and large barn, all in good repair. This Is 

 a splendid chance for an energetic man. Inves- 

 tigate this if you want an opportunity to get a 

 good business. Wm. Wlncott, box 500, Baby- 

 lon. L. I. 



WANTED— Designer and decorator. Address, 

 with reference. Z. D. Blackistone, Uth and H 

 Sts.. Washington, D. C. 



SITUATION WANTED— As head gardener ©n 

 prlva(e place with glass by practical man. 

 German. 31 years old. married, no children: firat- 

 class references covering 13 years' experience 

 In this country; T years In charge of present 

 place. Address Florist, care Florlata' Review. 



WANTED— To rent, by early Spring, green- 

 houses containing from 20.000 to 25.000 feet 

 glaas: unstocked. Address P. W., care Florists' 

 Review. 



WANTED— First-class gardener, to go to Hen- 

 derson County. N. C. Good wages and 

 steady position. Applv 6932 Vernon Ave.. Chi- 

 cago. 111. 



SITUATION WANTED— By young man of 30 

 years as assistant florist or helper. Good 

 reference. Sober, honest and industrious. Ad- 

 dress Newton. P. O. Box 403, Petoskey, Mich. 



FOR SALE— Greenhouse sites near Wilming- 

 ton. Del. Wills Passmore, Surveyor, Bran- 

 dywlne. Del. 



FOR SALE— Horizontal tubular boiler (25 H.P.). 

 complete In every way and in good order. 

 Addreaa Samuel Van Bochove, Kalamazoo. Mich. 



FOR SALE— Two greenhouses, one 34x100 and 

 one 10x100; long lease; or will take a man 

 who understands hia business and has $1,000 or 

 $1,500 as partner. Good retail trade. Address 

 S. S,. care Florists' Review. 



FOR SALE; 



Well situated Flower Store In World's 

 Fair City, stock and fixtares complete; 

 store in operation; terms reasonable; 

 best of reasons. Correspond with 



BOBEBT F. TESSOir. Trustee, 

 4248 Olive Street, ST. I.OUIS, MO. 



Wanted-50,0000 Seeds 



Asparagus Flnmosns ITanns. 

 New Crop. Cash price. 

 From Qrowers preferred. 



Jos. H. Cunningham, Delaware, Ohio. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



^tf^rL PlAntc WbJte and Yellow Fitz- 

 OLUCH riailLd. wygram. Ivory. Dal- 

 Bkov, White and Yellow Jones. Berrmann, Rob- 

 inson. Primo, Lady Harriett. Willowhrook, Mon- 

 rovia, Opah. Parr. Polly Rose, Golden Wedding. 

 BonnaffoD. Pearson. Appleton, Halliday. Mrs. E. 

 D. Smith. Eaton, at $,'^.00 per 100. 



BOSTOK FfBKS, 2M-iD. at $6 00 ; Sin. at 



$10.00: 4-in. at $15.00; 5-in. at $25.00: 6-in. atS.50.00: 



7-in. at SIOO.OO: S in. at $125.00 per 100. Cash or C. 0. D 



W. J. & M. S. VESEY. n. WAYNE, IND. 



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STOCK CHRYSANTHEMCJMS-*o per 100. 



Toe per doz., well furnished with cuttings. White — Fitz- 

 wygram. Bergmann, Queen. Robinson. Ivory, Jerome 

 Jones. Yellow— Whilldin. Bonnaffon, Wedding. Pink 

 —Pacific. Morel, Perrin, Maud Dean. Special and 

 Scarce Kinds— Chadwick, Childs, red: Appleton, yel- 

 low; $*t.lJO per 100, 75c per doz. 



Choice Asparagus Plumosus for Christmas, 



4-in., fine. $1.S,IXI per lOU: .>in.. $-V. 00 per 100. 



W. H. OUIiIiETT & SOXrS, Iilncoln, 111. 



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