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HORTlCULTURl:- 



April 25, 190S; 



JOHN BREITMEYER'S 

 —SONS— 



Cor. Miami and Orattot Aves. 

 DETROIT, MICH. 



Artistic Designs . . . 

 High Grade Cut Blooms 



We cover all Michigan point* and g€>od 

 ■ections of Ohio, Indiana and Canada 



William J. Smvth 



FLORIST 



Cor. mcblgfan Ave. and 3lst St.. CHICAGO 



We ship to all points in Illinois an d Iowa. 

 Phones: Douglas 744, Douglas 523, Douglas 740 



M.C.andJ E HAUSWIRTH 



232 Michigan Ave. 



CHICAGO 



AUDITDRIUM ANNEX Tel. Harrison S8S 



SAMUKIv MURRAY 



Florist 



Coates House Conservatory 



l»ir BROADWAY, KANSAS CITY, MO 



Both 'Phop«« 2670 Main 



FRED C. WEBER 



FLORIST 



4326-28 CT T flTlTQ MO 



OLIVE STREET ^^' LUUlO, lUU. 



Esfablislied 1873 

 Long Distance Phone Beii Llndell 676 



CUOE BROS<0 

 rtORISTS 



WASHINGTON, 

 D. C. 



QUDE'5 



Geo. H. Cooke 



FLORIST 



Connecticut Avenue and L Street 



WASHINQTON. D. C. 



The Park Floral Go. 



J. A. VALENTINE 

 Pres. 



DENVER, COLORADO 



WIlUiAM L.ROCK 

 FLOWER CO. 



KANSAS CITY, 



MO. 



Of Interest to Retail 



Florists, 



The retail stores were 

 CHICAGO well stot;ked and pre- 

 sented a very attractive 

 appearance. The cool weather durini? 

 the latter i)art of the week made the 

 stock ill the hest condition tor hand- 

 ling. Many of the windows showed 

 considerable originality. One was 

 especially noted. The lloor was covered 

 with green ruoss and in the center 

 was a little mound covered with Baby 

 Rambler roses. A large specimen 

 plant of Lady Gay very effectively 

 covered the end of one window. 

 Azaleas held the place of honor next 

 to Easter lilies. One large retailer 

 opened up a second store in anticipa- 

 tion of the Easter trade and reports 

 his venture a great success. A few 

 l>lauts are left, some of them fine 

 ones but it is impossible for the re- 

 tailer to sell out as closely as the 

 wholesaler and the left-overs are sell- 

 ing at half price to close out. The 

 general opiuion prevails among the 

 retail men that the white flower was 

 not a favorite for Easter except in the 

 Easter lily. Among those who handle 

 both the cut flowers and the pot 

 plants the feeling is strong that pot 

 plants are steadily gaining in favor 

 as Easter offerings. 



Primula obconicas were artistically 

 arranged in baskets and fancy boxes 

 and moved rapidly while specimen 

 Lady Gay, Dorothy Perkins and Sou- 

 pert roses found ready sale. Like the 

 wholesaler the retailer is glad Easter 

 is over but rejoices in the hard earned 

 dollars it has brought. 



None of the retailers re- 

 DETROIT gret that Easter has be- 

 come history. While it 

 may take a few days yet to post up 

 and ascertain the actual financial re- 

 sult, on one point all retailers agree. 

 The fact spems to be that the quantity 

 of business is ahead of last year but 

 the quality is below. Prices averaged 

 the same although somewhat lower in 

 a few instances. This is borne out by 

 the fact that large baskets, $20 Beau- 

 ties and other $10 roses found very 

 few buyers. Lilies, in pots as well as 

 cut. and Baby Rambler roses found 

 ready sales. Violets were not enough 

 by far; one firm picked 48,000 and was 

 completely sold out by 5 p. m., Sat- 

 urday. 



will carefully execute orders for Kansas City 

 and any town in Missouri or Kansas. 



In Worcester, Mass., the Easter busi- 

 ness among the retailers was fully 

 equal to that of any previous year, and 

 prices advanced but a trifle. The buy- 

 ing began practically a week before, 

 when budded plants were given ths 

 preference. Violets were scarce and 

 disappeared early, but primulas and 

 pansies were abundant and proved 

 great favorites. One dealer made a 

 success of small roses arranged in a 

 close, compact bunch with little foli- 

 age, for the corsage. The early buying, 

 however, did not affect the final rush, 

 for which the moderate prices, within 

 the reach of all purses, may have been 

 in a measure accountable. 



NEW RETAIL FLOWER STORES. 



E. E. Martin, Seal Harbor, Me. 

 Paul Xiehoff. Mauch Chunk, Pa. 

 Geo. T. Rand, Somers'ille, Mass. 



Florists 



Out of 

 Town 



Taking orders for delivery in 



New York or Vicinity 



can have them filled in best 

 manner and specially deliv- 

 ered by .^ it jt 



Thomas Young, Jr. 



500 Fifth Ave , New York City 



Telephone 847 Bryant. 



ALEX. McGONNELL 



571 FIFTH AVENUE 

 NEW YORK CITY 



Telegraphic orders forwarded to any 

 part of the United States, Canada, and 

 all principal cities of Europe. Orders 

 transferred or intrusted by the trade to 

 our selection for delivery on steamships 

 or elsewhere receive special attention. 



Telephone Calls, 487 and 488 38th St. 

 Cable Address, ALEXCONNELL 



WILLIAM H.DONOHOE 



FLORAL DECORATOR 



17 East 28th St., New York 



Special Attention to Theatre 

 and Steamer Urders, and reliable 

 deliveries guaranteed. 



DAVID CLARKE'S S0N5 



Deliver orders from any part of the country to 



New York City 

 Or OUT-QOINQ STEAMERS 



V/rite or telegraph 



2139=2141 Broadway, New York 



Telephone 1552-1553 Columbus 



M. A. BOWE 



In the Heart of New York City 

 1294 Broadway 



Tel. 2270, 38th St. N E W Y O R K 



Our notto — The Qolden Rule. 



YOUNG & NUGENT 



42 West 28 St., NEW YORK 



"FLOtlERS BY TELEGRAPH" 



Flower Deliveries 



In Brooklyn and other Long Island Points 

 New York City. New -lersey. etc. At Theatres, 

 Hotels, Steanieis or Resideuc- s. 



WILSON 



Fulton St. and Greene Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. 



ALBANY, N. V. 



Flowers or Des'gn Work 



DELIVERED IN ALKANY AND VICINITY 

 ON TELEGRAPHIC ORDER. 



11N0RTHPEARL8T., ALBANY, N.Y. 



JACOB SCKULZ, 



644 Fourth Ave., 

 LOUISVILLE, KY. 



pll* ClrtiuflrP of BEST QUALITY in season 

 UUI nUHCIo delivered promptly to anv address. 



Write. Telegraph or Telephone. 

 Cumberland and Home Phones 223 and 984 



