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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



April 23, 1903. 



GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. 



The weather was fair until Friday, 

 when late in the afternoon it began to 

 rain, continuing all night; dull and 

 threatening Saturday up to 3 o'clock, 

 not enough, though, to keep people 

 home, and business went with a rush. 

 About 3 o'clock it began to rain; by 4 

 it poured, and about 6 we experienced 

 .the most severe electrical storm, ac- 

 companied by hail, that ever visited this 

 city. It seemed as if a cloud had burst 

 and with it came a. downpour of hail, 

 large as hickorynuts, smashing glass 

 and doing other damage. About two 

 inches of water fell in those 30 minutes. 

 Business was suspended. Hail lay in 

 the streets in windrows six inches deep 

 as late as 10 o'clock. Some hail stones 

 were an inch in diameter. This storm 

 destroyed considerable business that 

 would have been done had the weather 

 remained fair. The greenhouses suf- 

 fered more or less from hail. Twenty- 

 five dollars will cover Peter Kunst's 

 loss; twice ithat Wm. Cimningham's, 

 while Ci-abb & Hunter seemed to get it 

 the hardest; yet $100 will cover their 

 loss. 



In spite of this streak of adversity 

 business was good, better than last year, 

 on an average of fully 20 per cent and 

 would have been much better if half 

 the day had not been spoiled. 



Carnations were scarce, remarkably 

 so, the demand being for double what 

 was in sight; roses about equal to the 

 demand; violets and lilies in good sup- 

 ply-, sold well and brought good prices. 

 Tulips and daffs were not in as good 

 demand as in former years, and one 

 downtown store reports that while 

 everj'thing else sold well roses did not. 

 Pot plants sold even better than cut 

 flowers, and there were lots of them. 

 Lilies, of course, led, then came Crim- 

 son Ramblers, roses, hydrangeas, al- 

 though not as freely as in former years. 

 Azaleas still hold their accustomed 

 place, while bulb stock was a drug, hya- 

 cinths selling best. The Boston store 

 had a special sale of lilies and A. Beauty 

 roses. E. J. Herrick, grocery store, 

 lilies and miscllaneous. Crabb & Hunter 

 gave a special sale at Brown's seed 

 store. Peter Kunst, Freyling & Men- 

 dais and Bruin-Slot & Sons had each 

 two to three wagons backed up on Mon- 

 roe street, all doing a good business un- 

 til the hail cut their plants to pieces, 

 knocking them out of commission. 



The next meeting of the club takes 

 place Friday night, April 24, at the 

 Board of Trade rooms. We hope noth- 

 ing will occur to cloud this meeting. 



G. F. C. 



Atchison, Kan.- — Mangelsdorf Bros. 

 Co. report Easter trade in general as 

 better than la.st year, but not so profit- 

 able, owing to the unusually warm 

 weather preceding Easter. With the 

 coolest house at 80 degrees it was im- 

 possible to hold back hyacinths, azaleas, 

 etc. Lilies were as usual in most de- 

 mand. The supply of roses and carna- 

 tions was insufficient and the warm 

 weather made the quality slightly infe- 

 rior to that of last year. Mr. Edward 

 Snell is making preparations to engage 

 in the florist business in this city. 



Sandusky, O. — The Central Green- 

 houses say Easter sales did not differ 

 substantially from those of last year. 

 There was "rain most of Friday, all of 

 Satiu-day, and Sunday morning got the 

 tail end' of the Indiana storm. 



MI^NESOTA GROWN 



HARDY ORNAMENTAL STOCK. 



3,000 Syrineras (Philadcliiluisl IS to .id-iii. 



Kiiil uii. s c'ts. In the follmviiiK varieties : 



Uvalifolia, Zeyheri, Grandifiora. Lemoinei, 



CTOlden. 

 4000 Spiraeas, Jl to 30-in.. strong. 7 cts. 



In the fiillowiiig sorts: Douglasi, Van 



Houttei. Anthony Waterer, Billardii, Pniiii- 



folia. 

 SCO Clethra, nr Sweet Pepper Bush, 



2 feet and up, 7 cts. 

 lOOO Flowering' Currants, 24 to 30-in.. 



7 ots. 



150O Altheas. Is to 30 in.. 10 cts. Choice 

 Named Sorts, single and double. 



2000 Climbing: Honeysnckles, stroni:. 

 ■2 years <ild. S cts. Si-arlct Tnnnpct. Halls 

 .Tapan. t'hinest' T\\ inin.g. Monthly Fragrant. 



2000 Matrimony Vines, extra strong 

 and heavy. .'» <-ts. 



509 Golden Elder, 2 feet, strong. Sets. 



1000 Purple Berberis, 18 to 24 in., very 



fine, .s cts. 



loco Dentzias, is to 24 in. and up. strong 

 and stocky. 7 cts. randidissima. Crenata. 

 liraiilis. Pride (if Rochester, Waterer, 



500 Upright Honeysuckles, red and 



white, 3 to .'i feet, IP ets. 



1000 Hydrang-ea Paniculata Grandi- 

 fiora, 18 to 20 in. and up, 10 ets. 



2000 Golden Glow, strong, field-grown. 



3 ets. 

 HABDY HEDGING- 

 2l00Carag'anas, or Siberian Pea Tree, 



4 t(. s in., Ir. 

 2200 Russian Olive, 4 to 8 in., le. 

 The above stock is dug and cellared ready for immediate shipment. 



PINE FOR LANDSCAPE WORK. 



L. L. MAY & CO. S£ St. Paul, Minn. 



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SALT LAKE CITY. 



The Easter trade in this city was 

 about the same as last year. The de- 

 mand for potted plants outside of Easter 

 lilies not very good. The weather being 

 warm, the imported stock came in in 

 poor condition and was a drug on the 

 market, many florists ordering more 

 than they cared to accept for some un- 

 known reason. These consignments are 

 sold by the Express Co.'s for just what 

 they will fetch. This kind of business 

 works a hardship on the honorable flor- 

 ists who place orders and expect them. 



The new firm, The Salt I.ake-Huddart 

 Floral Co., had a house of splendid Eas- 

 ter lilies which were in the pink of con- 

 dition. Their Prosperity carnation house 

 would be hard to beat, even by our east- 

 ern brothers. Business is beginning to 

 be good for the spring trade. P. T. H. 



Albiox, Mich. — M. & S. L. Dysingei 

 report Easter sales as excellent and 

 everybody delighted. There was a good 

 increase over last year, and prospects for 

 a good spring trade are fine. 



PANSIES. 



Same strain and size of 

 plants which we have 

 sold before for S2 50, now $1.60 per lOtO, Order at 

 once as we need the room and plants are very 

 fine now. Ageratum— 3 colors. 2i^-tnch, 11.26 per 

 IPO, Heliotrope— 3H in,, $2,00 per 100. PuchsiaB— 

 In variety. 2?^-in., $2 OU per 100, Geraniums— 2^- 

 lu,. 12 00 per 100, Ivy Geranium— 2H-in,, 12 60 per 

 100. DblP, Daisies— in bloom. 75c per 100, Moon- 

 vines, $3 00 per 100, Dble, Hardy Pinks — cold 

 frame, J2,50 per 100. Pelargoniums- 2".j-lu,, $3,00 



per 100, CASH WITH OIIDEU. 



H. ERNST & SON, • - WASHINGTON, MO. 



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Roses 



Pink RamblerB Macropbylla, 

 Prairie Queen, strong, fleld- 

 9 grown plants, 



18,00 per 100 : $70,00 per 1000. 



Strong plants. 18-inch to 

 2 feet long, in 3 incb pots, 

 $5,00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. 



HARDY IVY. 



ICAtn U UnCQ GOYANSTOWN, 

 ioAAU n. mUOO, BALTIMORE, MP. 



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YOING ROSES, 

 BOSTON FERNS 

 and CARNATIONS. 



This week we offer following fine stock. 

 ORDER QUICK. 



500 Cuphea, 2-in. 

 600 Heliotrope, 2-in. 

 200 Achyranthes, 2-iii. 

 400 Marguerites, 2K-in. 

 260 Rose Geraniums, 3-in. 

 800 Ageratum, R. C. 

 2000 Joost Carnation R. C. 



1000 EXTRA ASPARAGUS, in 4-incb, at 



$12.,50 per 100. 

 BOSTOir FERNS, 2}i. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7, 8 and 10- 

 inch. Send for sample lot. 



low American Beauties, rancy, 



in ."-inch. Ready to go out May 20. Get your 



order in early for these, 

 SFREirOERI. SEEDLIirGS, 2, 3 and 4 inch. 



at a bargain. 

 10,000 TRAITS FI. ANTED ASTERS. 

 SAIiVIAS, in 2 and Sinch. 

 liOBEIiIA and VINCAS, all you want. 

 Also 5000 GERANIUMS. 4-inch, in Reds. 



Wliites, Pinks and Salmon. 



Save time by ordering^ at once. 



GEO. A. KUHL, Pekin, III. 



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NATIVE EVERGREENS: 



BALSAM FIR. .\RBOR VIT.E. 

 AMERICAN SPRUCE. I> to 12-ineh. 



$4.00 per 1000; .'iOOO for SIS.OO. 

 WHITE PINE and HEMLOCK, 



$3,00 per 1000; r)OnO for $20 00. Also 

 Transplanted Evergreens-Write for price Hat. 



Mrs. JAMES A. ROOT, Skaneateles, N, V. 



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Cold-Frame Grown Princess of wales Violets 



Frt-*e from disease. Ready now. 

 $l..-.0 per 100. $]L'.00 per lOUll. 



SALISBURY FLORAL CO., * Salisbury, Md. 



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