Janiarv 15, 1903. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



293 



View in the Carnation Range at Geo. Reinberg's, Chicago. Photographed Oct. 15. 



enced. Tlie volume of business was con- 

 siderably in excess of former j'ears, while 

 there was a notable increa.se in the de- 

 mand for Ix'tter priced goods. Cut 

 tlowers of best grade, particularly roses, 

 were scarce, and the supply below tlie 

 demand. The weather jjreoeding Glirisl- 

 mas being variable, with only an occa- 

 sional bright day, and several of our 

 givjwcrs having their roses off crop, 

 accounts for the shortage in that line. 

 Carnations of the fancy kind were also 

 scarce, and such varieties a.s Hobart, 

 Ijawson,Spreckelsand Prosperity brought 

 fancy piices. There was a good demaml 

 for orcliids. such as cattleyas, helias and 

 Cypripedium insigne, and many more of 

 those llowers could liave been disposed 

 of. Bulbous stock was fair in supply 

 and of gofnl quality: valley and Romans 

 found ready sale. \'iolets were plentiful 

 and of excellent quality and enormous 

 quantities were disposed of. Cut poin- 

 settias came up from the southern part 

 of the state where they are grown out- 

 si<le, and although the bracts were rath- 

 er small they made a gorgeous display 

 and were used to quite an extent for 

 decorating. Good Ijerried holly was 

 somewhat scarce, while redlierries, greens 

 and trees were in liberal supply and sold 

 well. 



The demand for pot plants of all kinds 

 was exceedingly good and especially so 

 with ihnvering plants, of which there 

 were not nearly enough. Tlie shortage 

 was particularly noticeable in good 

 poinsettias. Very few azaleas were seen. 

 A limited nundjer of tulips, though very 

 short stenuni'd. found quick sale. Some 

 fine Otaheite oranges, well fruited, 

 brought good ])rices. Gloiie Lorraine 

 begonias weie rather small, but .sold 

 well just the same. Roman hyacinths in 

 pans and boxes sold well. Made-up fern 

 pans and also foliage plants were much 

 in demand. 



llu the whole, both growers and re- 

 tailers express themselves as having ex- 

 perienced a most ))rosperons and in 

 every way satisfactory holiday season. 

 A\'ith some of tlie larger stores d\iring 

 the rush the orders came in so fast 

 that they were com])elled to close their 

 doors to a.seertain whether they had suf- 

 ficient stock to fill orders. 



Various Items. 



11. Plath, of Ocean View, contemplates 



the erection of another greenhouse for 

 ferns and palms in order to meet an 

 ever increasing demand. 



Sievers & Boland, 2.5 Post street, re- 

 lently had the decorating of the cable- 

 sliip Silvertown, the occasion being the 

 farewell reception given by Mr. Clar- 

 ence ilackay before the departure of the 

 l)ig steamer on her cable laying mission 

 across tlie Pacific. It was one of the 

 largest decorations ever done here and 

 was very fine. 



Miss Fechcimer. Polk and Sutter 

 streets, found lier ]dace insuflicient to 

 aci'ommodate her holiday business and 

 rented an adjoining store which hap- 

 pened to be vacant. Miss Kecheimer also 

 iiad the decorating of the Concordia club 

 rooms for the Xew Year's banquet and 

 entertainment. It was a $500 decora- 

 tion. 



Paul Orallert, of Colma, is negoti- 

 ating for the purchase of a tract of 

 land in Onkland and if successfully car- 

 ried out intends to move his houses there 

 in the spring. 



('has. Fick, of San Mateo, was the re- 

 cipient of a very nice Christmas pres- 

 ent. It is a boy and congratulations 

 are in order. 



The Pacific Coast Horticultural So- 

 ciety held its regular meeting in the 

 Jlission opera house Jan. 3, with a large 

 attendance, some sixty-five members be- 

 ing lucsent. Jlr. Waddington read a 

 very inlercsiing paper, entitled "Gard- 

 eners as Kducators," Avhich was well re- 

 ceived. After the regular routine of busi- 

 ness luid been transacted the entertain- 

 ment conunittee had provided a most en- 

 joyable |)rogranune for the entertain- 

 ment of members and their guests, mem- 

 bers of the Hortensia, the Oakland 

 Gardeners' Society, of which quite a luim- 

 bcr had accepte<l the invitation, extend- 

 ed them to ]iarticipate in the high jinks. 



\'ocal and instrumental selections were 

 rendered by talented members; grapho- 

 phone selections and also stories and 

 s]ieeches made the evening pass most 

 pleasantly. Refreshments of beer, punch 

 and sandwiches were provided, not to 

 forget a siphon of soda water for Jlr. 

 Cleis, that gentleman having expressed 

 his opposition to any stronger bever- 

 age. 



An occasional affair of this kind is 

 very desirable, as it brings members to- 



gether, renews old acquaintances, pro- 

 motes good fellowship and strengthens 

 the society, which, though only a little 

 over a year old, has attained the most 

 gratifying membership of 132,withacash 

 balance in the treasury of over two 

 hundred dollars. Frisco. 



CHICAGO. 



The Market. 



The bitter cold weather has naturally 

 shortened up the supply and roses are 

 somewhat scarce. Of carnations there is 

 enough to meet demands though none too 

 many white, and there is occasionally a 

 small siuplus of colored sorts. Should 

 the demand increase to any appreciable 

 extent there would be a serious shortage 

 in both roses and carnations. As it is 

 lose prices are certainly high for the 

 season, quality considered. 



The receipts" of violets are much in ex- 

 cess of demand and prices have weakened. 

 Many of them are Lady Campbell and 

 these are always sold with difficulty 

 and at a sacrifice in this market after 

 Xew Year's. When there are sufficient 

 of the darker colored ones Campbell will 

 not sell. 



There is less bulb stock in the market 

 this season than usual, indicating that 

 the losses of many growers last year car- 

 ried conviction. It has sold somewhat 

 better this year on account of the sear- 

 city of other tlowers. 



Various Items. 



:Mr. C. M. Dickinson has gone to West 

 Baden, Iiid., to see if the springs there 

 will not assi.st in helping him to regain 

 his usual health. 



Fritz Balir is building a new residence 

 at Highland Park and it will be a bet- 

 ter one than the one destroyed by fire. 



W. II. Kidwell is the father of a 14-lb. 

 baby girl. 



The changes in the Auditorium Annex 

 have been completed and Mr. P. J. Haus- 

 wirth has returned to the Michigan ave. 

 side, where he has a fine large new store. 

 His address is now 227 ilichigan ave. 



January 1.'5 was the date for the an- 

 nual meeting of the Horticultural So- 

 ciety of Chicago, but as President Chad- 

 wick was unable to be present, and as 

 he had matters of importance to present 

 to the society an adjournment was taken 

 until February. 



Andrew Peterson and Mr. Sandstrom, 

 Paxton, III., were visitors last week. 



Miss Rose Zalud, for some years with 

 J. M. Sniely, Aurora, has opened a floral 

 store at 5500 Indiana ave., this city. 



Sir. Joseph P. Brooks, foreman for 

 Poelilniann Bros. Co., Morton Grove, is 

 the hajipy father of twins (a boy and a 

 girl ) , each weighing .seven pounds, which 

 arrived last Sunday. The little couple 

 are bright and healthy and they and the 

 mother are doing finely. 



Fritz Bahr reports that Ed Winterson 

 is ■■improving slow^ly." 



Tlie very severe weather has made it 

 a hard week for many growers, who have 

 had to keep on the jump to get coal 

 enough. We hear of many who have been 

 unable to keep more than a few days' 

 supply ahead, and some have been where 

 they had to have coal inside of 24 hours 

 or shut down. But no casualties have 

 yet been reported. The strain has been 

 so severe, liowever, that another stretcli 

 of zero weather might cause heavy losses. 

 .\ll are praying for moderate weather 

 tliat will give an opportunity for a 

 breathing spell. 



