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TheWeekly Florists' Review. 



March 12, 1903. 



is to have the name of the Queen Floral 

 Co. We understand that Mr. Simmons 

 is now looking for a man of some ability 

 to take the place of Mr. Sewell, who is 

 going to take charge of the Queen street 

 store. !>• J- 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



Business is dull now — duller, perhaps, 

 than usual at this season. There is a 

 feeling that conditions are changing. 

 Seasons of activity and depression are 

 more sharply contrasted than formerly. 

 Whether this is true or not time will 

 show. It seems so now. 



Prices are low and unsteady, with 

 nearly all flowers in excess of the de- 

 mand. Quite a lot of good shipping 

 orders are sent out daily and the up- 

 town stores are fairly busy at times. 

 Conditions should improve in a short 

 time. 



The Rose Show. 



The American Eose Society will hold 

 its annual show in this city in connec- 

 tion with the spring show of the Penn- 

 sylvania Horticultural Society, on March 

 24, 23 and 26. Every rose grower in 

 and near Philadelphia will help to make 

 the show a tine one by sending at least 

 one vase of his best blooms. Tliere are 

 classes in every known variety for the 

 big growers, and still others for the 

 private gardeners. Then there are the 

 big Beauty cup and cash prize, and 

 prizes for pot plants and specials with- 

 out number. Send to Secretary Rust 

 for a full list and send your entry to 

 help make the affair a big success. 



Notes. 



J. Horace ^McKarland was in town 

 photographing plants and tlowcrs. 



Suzuki & lidii, representing the Yoko- 

 hama Nurseries, are pushing business 

 among our wholesale growers. 



Isaac A. Passmore is sending some 

 fine flowers of his white seedling, No. 3, 

 to Samuel S. Pennock. 



William .J. Baker is receiving some 

 nice Brides and .\sparag\is plumosus. 



Walter P. Stokes is sending in some 

 fine valley to Jjco Niessen. 



William lieaslev is on the road for 

 David Iviuidrcth & Sons. 



Ernest lleniming spoke on "Hardy 

 Perennials," and George Redles on '"The 

 Care of the Ijawn," before the German- 

 town Horticultural Society on Monday 

 evening. Phu,. 



CHICAGO. 



The Market. 



Tlie supply is not excessive, as a re- 

 sult of tlic continued gloomy weather, 

 and demand is fair for the season. 

 Though prices remain practically lui- 

 changed on roses and carnations there is 

 a slightly firmer tone to the market as 

 a rule, with occasional relapses, these 

 being generally in the poorer grades of 

 roses. C'f carnations there are none too 

 many, either colored or white, and they 

 maintain their price level rather better 

 than roses. Tlie supply is inclined to 

 be variable, being much greater on some 

 days than others, indicating a tendency 

 on the part of some growers to ship 

 larger lots and less frequently. This is 

 a mistake. Returns will average better 

 if shipments are more frequent. 



The quotations given elsewhere give 

 the range on shipable stock, but it mav 

 be well to add here that we have heard 

 of clean up sales of roses at as low as 

 $15 to $18 per 1,000; and of carnations 

 at $10 per 1,000. 



The present weather which is keeping 

 the cut down may be a good thing in 

 the end. If it keeps the heavy cut back 

 for Easter there will be no complaint. 



Items. 



The news of the reduction of the ex- 

 press rate on cut flowers to the old level 

 was received with much satisfaction in 

 trade circles. Mention of the matter 

 will be found elsewhere in this issue. 



Mr. and Mrs. 0. P. Bassett have re- 

 turned from California. 



There are rumors of a possible break 

 in the glass market. The combination 

 is having troubles of its own. But the 

 latest quotations on imported Belgian 

 was $3.50 per box in hundred box lots 

 and $3.35 in car lots. The American 

 10x24 A is held at $4 per box in hun- 

 dred box lots and $3.65 in car lota. 



Iron pipe continues at the old level. 

 5 cents per foot for 1-inch, and 6i cents 

 for Ij-inch. 



The Dearborn Floral Co. has opened 

 a store at 215 Dearborn street. 



E. J. Fancourt, representing Samuel 

 S. Pennock, Philadelphia, was a recent 

 visitor. 



Mr. George A. Rackham's many 

 friends in this city were deeply gricve<l 

 to hear of the death of his wife. 



Bowling. 



A meeting of the Florists' Bowling 

 Club was held at the store of Mr-. P. J. 

 Hauswirth last Tuesday evening. There 

 was a good attendance and the annual 

 election was held, witli the following 

 result: P. J. Hauswirth. president; 

 Geo. Scott, vice president ; Geo. Stol- 

 lerv. secretary and treasurer; C. M. 

 Balluff, captain. It was decided to 

 start a series of thirty games on Tues- 

 day, April 14, and to continiie rolling 

 three games each Tuesday evening there- 

 after up to June IG. Entries nuist be 

 sent to P. J. Hauswirth before April 

 14 and must be acconi])anied by an entry 

 fee of $1. Twenty-one games must bi' 

 rolled to qualify. 



MILWAUKEE. 



Had weather and jiknty of stock were 

 the prevailing conditions the past week. 

 Tlie peculiar feature was the continued 

 large demand for carnations, especially 

 white, while the demand for roses was 

 extremely light. Bulbous stock was at 

 a standstill. Daffodils and hyacinths 

 were coming in from all directions and 

 prices went down considerably below 

 producing figures. Lily of the valley. 

 Romans, freesias, violets and miscel- 

 laneous small flowers used for funeral 

 work kept moving fairly well. White 

 carnations brought from $3 to $4 per 

 100. while colored stock hovered around 

 the $2 mark. 



Nic Zweifel audi C. Johansen. the 

 North Milwaukee growers, are bringing 

 in a fine lot of carnations, hyacinths 

 and sweet peas. 



Chas. Zepnick's violets are in their 

 prime, and his pansies, bunched in his 

 own peculiar stvle. find a ready mar- 

 ket. 



W. A. Kennedy, who looks after the 

 greenhouse end at the C. C. Pollworth 

 (_'o.'s plant, is exceedingly proud of his 



roses, and such Maids, Brides, Gates- 

 and Perles as he sends in were never 

 equaled in this market liefore. 



The Burlington Floral Co. is also 

 sending in some fine roses, its Maida 

 being of fine color. 



Chas. Burmeister and John Howard 

 are having excellent success their first 

 year in carnations. The former is cut- 

 ting some fine Prosperity, and both ar& 

 growing Hill, ^^^lite Cloud and Lawson, 

 which bring top figures. 



Chas. Helwig is cutting a lot of lat& 



Romans, which sell well, and hi» 



Evanstons look pretty much like Cranes. 



John Dunlop is making a reputation; 



for himself as a freesia grower. 



H. Sehwebka still has great faith in. 

 Davbreak and is doing it well. 



Heitman & Baerman are cutting a 

 grade of carnations which sells on sight. 

 Frank Dilger is growing a large (pian- 

 tity of bulb stock for Hnlton & Hunkel, 

 and Loeffler Bros, are likewise supply- 

 ing a fine quantity of violets. 



A. Billings is supplying the market 

 with a large portion of the Harrisii 

 used. 



Kapsalis & Co. opened their new store 

 Saturdav. and although the weather wa» 

 very unfavorable the store was thronged 

 with visitors the entire day. The store- 

 is a model in equii)ment and is finished 

 entirely in white, and so arranged that 

 cut flowers and |)lants can be efTectively 

 disjilayed. W. G. Schucht is the dec- 

 orator, and their spacious window the- 

 past week attracted considerable atten- 

 tion. 



The executive committee of the S. A. 

 F. O. H. will meet at the Plankingtott 

 Hotel Tuesday, ilarch 17. 



Warren ilanning. the landscape artist 

 from Ikiston, is in the city laying out 

 plans for the new addition to JlitchelV 

 Park. 



C. G. Carpenter, of Omaha, may be 

 our next park superintendent. His ap- 

 plication is receiving favorable atten- 

 tion. 



The bulb men arc coming thick and 

 fast. The recent visitors were: Kroe- 

 sclxdl, Krawel, Van Leuven, Taate, Van 

 Ziinneveldt,Hugenholz and Tegelaar,from- 

 Hcilhnid; Henry, of Henry & Lee : Wm. 

 Hageniann, Loechner. of Suzuki & lida, 

 and^Cliessman, of Vaughn's. In the supply 

 line. B. Eschner. of M. Rice & Co.; Mar- 

 tin Reukauf. with Bayersdorfer, and 

 Mr. Fancourt. showing a fine lot of 

 ribbons for S. S. Pcnnnck. 



Club Exhibition. 



Carnation night at tlie Florists' Club- 

 brought out a very large attendance. 

 Displavs were made by nearly all the 

 local growers as well as a great many 

 from outside sources. Fred DornCr, of 

 Lafayette. Ind., sent some Apollo, Dor- 

 othy' Whitney, bioyl. Alba and Stella. 

 Tliev were all well grown, large flow- 

 ers iiorne on stiff stems and made a very 

 creditable showing. 



E. T. Graves, of Richmond. Ind.. sent 

 President McKinley. a large pink and a 

 verv attractive variety. 



Chicago Carnation Co. exhibited Mrs. 

 Potter Palmer. Her Majesty, JIarsliall 

 Field, and Harlowardcn. These arrived 

 in excellent condition and all the varie- 

 ties were at their best. 



J. D. Thompson Carnation Co., exhib- 

 ited Enchantress, also Governor Roose- 

 velt, Nelson Fisher. Harry Fenn and 

 Mrs. Patten. The Enchantress showed 

 up well and was much admired. 



W. N. Rudd exhibited :\larqiiis, Phyl- 



