Mabch 8, 1917. 



The Florists^ Review 



31 





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Now is the time to get your supply of baskets for the smaller, early-spring 

 flowers and bulb stock, such as Tulips, Hyacinths, Jonauils, etc. These 

 excellent-quality baskets are just what you want for your line of spring 

 plants. Made to fit three-auarter and standard sizes of 5-inch, 6-inch, 

 7-inch and 8-inch pots. A necessity to the florist selling potted plants. 



2 dozen for $8.00 



BASKET CO. 



ANUFAXTURERS 



1 dozen for $4.20 



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Mention The Reylew when yon write. 



ST. PATRICK'S DAY PRICES 



PerlOO 



Sweet Pea«— Fancy Spencer $1 .00 @ $1 .50 



1000 lots. .$7.50, $10.00. $12.60. $15.00 



Carnations— Fancy White 5.00 



Select, Fancy 3 .00 



Good 2.00 



Tulips-Fancy 2.00 @ 3.00 



Jonquils and Daffodils 2.00 @ 3.00 



PerlOO 

 Easter Lilies— Fancy $15.00 



Roses— Pink and White Eillarney. Brilliant, 



Sunburst, Ophelia $6.00, $8.00, $10.00, 12.00 



Freesia Purity $2.00 @ 3.00 



Violets— Double and Single 60 @ .75 



Ferns— Per 1000 3.00 



A. T. PYFER S CO., 



"?iS^?i* 30 E. RANDOLPH ST. 



L.D. Phone PUIAAlin 

 Central 3373 UilluAIIU 



Mentton The B«Tlew when yon write. 



WIETOR BROS., 



162 North 

 Wabash Avenue, 



CHICAGO 



CURRENT PRICE LIST 



AMERICAN BEAUTIES Per doz. 



48 to 60-inch stems $5.00 @ $6.00 



86-inch stems 4.00 



80-inch stems 3.00 



24-inch stems 2,00 



Mrs. Chas. Russell 



Fancy stock 



PerlOO 

 .$10.00 @ $20.00 



Minlatore Roses Per 100 



Baby Doll $2.00 



Elger 2.00 



Pink KiUamey, White Killarney, Killaraey 

 Brilliant, Sunburst, Richmona, Ophelia 



PerlOO 



Extra Special $10.00 



Select 8.00 



Fancy 7.00 



Medium 6.00 



Good 5.00 



Short stems 4.00 



Carnations 



Fancy $2.50 @ 3.C0 



Gkxjd 1.60@ 2.00 



Miscellaneous Per 100 



Valley $ 6.00 



Lilies $12.50© 16.00 



Ferns per 1000, $3.00 



Smllax per doz. strings, 2.00 



Adiantum I.OO 



Oalax (bronze and green), per 



1000 $1.25 



Asparagus Sprengeri ? bch. 



Asparagus Plumosus ) $0.50 



Boxwood per lb., .25 



Other Green Goods Market Rates. 



ROSES, our selection $4.00 per lOO 



Mention The Berlew when yoa write. 



New York, was in town last week on 

 business. 



E. D. Marsh, of the Marsh Trellis Co., 

 Westboro, Mass., was a visitor last week. 



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The Market. 



At this writing, March 4, a blizzard 

 is raging that rivals any we have had 

 this season. A mixture of sleet and 

 snow, driven at hurricane speed, dis- 

 courages the most optimistic anticipa- 

 tions of the coming of spring. A heavy 

 snow a few nights ago caused glass to 

 break at several greenhouses. 



During the previous week summery 

 weather brought large quantities of flow- 

 ers of all kinds to the market. Shortly 

 afterward Mr. "Winter dropped down 

 upon us and slackened the sale of most 

 flowers greatly. A large quantity of 

 bulbous stock is being brought in, as 

 well as snapdragons, sweet peas and 

 all other flowers. Snapdragons, while of 



excellent quality, are dragging. Their 

 sale is not in keeping with that of for- 

 mer years. Owing to the immense cuts 

 of sweet peas and violets, many blooms 

 find their way to the ash cans. Carna- 

 tions and roses continue to move at usual 

 prices and, although there is an in- 

 creased quantity, there is never a sur- 

 plus on hand. 



Lilies are still rather scarce, though 

 probably in a few days they will arrive 

 more plentifully. Quantities of plants 

 are being sent in daily. Cinerarias, prim- 

 ulas and bulbous plants are in abun- 

 dance. There also are some extremely 

 good azaleas, a large proportion of them 

 having been carried-over plants. They 

 were flowered more easily than newly 

 imported plants. 



Various Notes. 



While coal is arriving more freely, 

 thanks to the release of many cars, the 

 price is still soaring and is causing much 

 unrest in the trade, especially to those 

 who have much glass to heat. Those who 



ROCHELLE 



Paper Pots and Dirt Bands. See page 120. 



Mpntlon The Revipw when yon write. 



stored their winter supply — at least 

 what was considered enough to last 

 through the winter — ran out -of coal 

 some weeks ago, and many are having 

 great diflBculty in procuring their sup- 

 ply. On account of the high price of 

 coal during the last season, nearly all 

 of the vegetable growers of this section 

 abandoned their greenhouses. They are 

 now planting the houses. Lettuce at 

 present is selling at 60 cents per pound. 

 Decorations are claiming the services 

 of many of the stores at this time. The 

 force of F. Walker & Co. spent a pleas- 

 ant Sunday erecting the large decora- 

 tions at the New York store. It was one 

 of the largest opening decorations of the 

 season, calling for blooming plants by 

 the wagon load, as well as the usual 

 palms and ferns. The company receives 



