Febriauv 5. MWo 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



403 



Carnation House at the Piivafe Place of Mr. H. G. Selfridge, Lake Geneva, Wis. 



when every street in the residence dis- 

 trict will be a wide aveni:e, running be- 

 tween rows of forest giants. 



The rate granted by the Pennsylvania 

 Railroad Company to New York, in 

 connection with the meeting of the 

 American Carnation Society, to be held 

 in Brooklyn, February 1!) and 20, will 

 be $14 for the round trip from this city. 

 This is a rate of a fare and one-third 

 on the certificate ]dan, for the round 

 trip. Tickets (and certificates) may 

 be jinrchased at the Fifth avenue ticket 

 oflice as early as ]''ebruary Ki. They 

 will be good returning February 24. 



^■isitors: K. C. Keynders, of Oil 

 Cily, Pa., and Cicorge Schomcr, of Con- 

 nelisville, Pa. Hoo-Hoo. 



CHICAGO. 



The Market. 



The rose supply nuiy have improved a 

 trifle or the demand slackened a shade, 

 for though they arc still scarce prices 

 are a sbade easier. Very few now reach 

 above $12. Otherwise there is no change 

 in the market. 



Tulips are arriving more freely and 

 the best stuck brings $.1, though the bulk 

 goes at $3 and -$4. Lilies are also more 

 in evidence. Ilarrisii sell at .$2 to $2.50 

 a dozen, and callas at $1.50 to $1.75. 

 Some good lilac is noted occasionally. 



Monday demand was exceedingly brisk 

 but had. slackened perceptibly on Tues- 

 day. Tj-ade is certainly not what it 

 should be at the sea.son, but there 

 wouldn't be stock to meet the demand 

 were it normal. 



Carnation Meeting. 



The Florists' Club"s annual carnation 

 exhibition and meeting will be held next 

 Tuesday, Feb. 10. A hall 42x28 feet on 

 the sixth fioor of Handel Hall Iniilding, 

 40 Randolph street, has been secured for 

 the occasion. It is expected that the 

 ttowers will Ix" in position and ready for 

 inspection by 2 o'clock in the afternoon, 

 and the display will be maintained 

 throughout tlie afternoon and evening. 

 Exhibitors who cannot accompanv their 

 flowers may ship them (o either F. F. 



Benthey, 35 Randolph street, or E. F. 

 \\ interson, 45 Wabash avenue, who will 

 see that they are properly staged. 



Express Rates. 



Mr. E. E. Picser, of Kennicott Bros. 

 Co., 42-44 Randolph street, would like 

 to hear from out of town people who 

 v.ill secure signatures from their local 

 florists to a form of petition he is pre- 

 paring to use in an endeavor to secure 

 a reduction in the present rate. After 

 a long conference with prominent express 

 officials he believes there is a chance of 

 getting the rate reduced to the old rate 

 plus 5 cents per package if the petitions 

 are numerous and general enough. Write 

 him if you are willing to act in your 

 city or town. And certainly every re- 

 ceiver of cut dowers by express is vitally 

 interested in any eil'ort to secure a re- 

 duction of the rate. The 5 cents on each 

 ])ackago (if the plan goes through) is 

 to form an insurance fund to liquidate 

 claims for losses through damage to cut 

 lluwcrs in transit. 



A New Club. 



At a meeting held at the office of 

 I'.cnthey & Co. last Saturday steps were 

 taken to organize a social club from 

 among the members of the trade and 

 allied interests that shall have a regular 

 club room open all the time. The idea 

 is to have a membership of about fifty, 

 with dues at $40 a year, which would 

 give an income of .$2,000 a year for run- 

 ning expenses. After tlie' matter had 

 Ijeen discussed in its various phases, and 

 man}' prominent members of the trade 

 had expressed themselves favorably in 

 the matter, a committee, consisting of L, 

 t:oatsworth, W. N. Ritdd, C. M. Dickin- 

 son. Leonard Kill. G. L. Grant and Philip 

 Foley, was appointed to fornnilate a 

 idan to be definitely acted upon by a gen- 

 eral meeting to be called when the com- 

 mittee work was completed. 



Various Notes. 



Prof. J. C. Blair, chief in horticulture 

 at the State Agricultural College, Ur- 

 bana. 111., was a visitor last Saturday. 



;\frs. J. Bombenger and family "are 

 spending the winter in Europe. " They 

 liave visited several places of interest 



and expect to return to Chicago in about 

 two months. 



Mr, E, Enders is gradually recovering 

 fiom the cfl'ects of a gallon of litliia 

 water. 



The St. Louis boys have left the date 

 of the proposed visit of the Chicago and 

 Milwaukee florists to their city to be 

 determined b}' the visitors. Those wish- 

 ing to take the trip should report to 

 Mr, P. J. Hauswirth, 227 Michigan ave- 

 nue, and express a preference as to date. 



ST. LOUIS. 



The Market. 



This is ground-hog day, and as the 

 weather is most beautiful and the sun 

 is shining brightly, the troubles of the 

 grower will not be over for the next 

 six weeks. There does not seem to be 

 any marked change in the condition of 

 the cut fiowtT trade among the letailers. 

 In the wholesale market the demand 

 for first-class stock is good and not 

 enough comes in to supply it. Good 

 roses are selling well and the demand 

 no doubt will continue until Lent, or at 

 least until the production is consider- 

 ably increased. The shortage in the 

 rose cut is general in this market. One 

 of our wholesale men remarked the 

 other diiy that in his opinion the short- 

 age in tlie rose market was owing to 

 the smallness of the cut and not to the 

 increase in eonsum])tion. In carnations 

 the supply is better and the demand is 

 in keeping with the supply. Prices re- 

 main the same as in last quotations, 

 w'hite has the call and are sold out 

 clean each day, while some of the colored 

 ones are left over. There is no especial 

 rush for violets, and the supply is large 

 and quality good. Tlie price went down 

 today to 40 cents per 100. California is 

 the only variety in this market at pres- 

 ent. 



Bulb stuflT is becoming more jdentiful 

 as the season advances. Fine valley, 

 Romans, paper whites and tulips were 

 seen the past week at the usual prices. 

 Callas are quite plentiful, but Harrisii 

 are still limited in quantity. There was 

 a big demand for wild smilax the past 

 week, which indicates that decorative 

 work was plentiful. 



.■\lthough Easter is some time off, 

 some of our growers are talking of hav- 

 ing a discussion on Easter lilies at the 

 meeting of the club next Thursday after- 

 noon. This will be quite a feature and 

 those who are interested in this sub- 

 ject should be present. 



Visitors. 



Hon. A. S. Halstedt and E. W. Guy, 

 of Belleville, called on the trade the past 

 week. 



Arnold Ringier. the popular represent- 

 ative of W. W. Barnard & Co., Chieag'o, 

 was with us last week, and reports that 

 trade in his line was never better. 



Jliss Belle ililhr. of Springfield, was 

 in town looking for help, which seems 

 hard to find — tliat is, good help. 



Fred Ammann, of Edwardsville, 111., 

 was in town Saturday buying supplies. 

 Fred reports that he is ready with his 

 part of the entertainment. 



Club Entertainment. 



Invitations are out for the club's big 

 entertainment, which takes place Sat- 

 urday night. February 14 (St. Valen- 

 tine's day), in hall No. 2 Odd Fellows 

 building. Acceptance of the invitations 

 must be in the hands of the committee 

 not later than February 11. 



