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The Florists' Review 



B^BBUUAUT Ig, ltl9. 



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CUT FLOWERS 



WE ALWAYS HAVE THE GOODS IF THEY ARE TO BE HAD 



Green and Brown Maffnolias 



Pev Carton, $1.60 



Fancy Ferns 



$4.50 per 1000, subject to change 



Galax Leaves, 



Sphagnum Moss 



Place your standingr orders with me and stop worrying: 



H. G. BERNING, 



1402-4 PINE STREET, ST. LOUIS, MO. 

 Both Long Distance Phones 



McntJon The B«Tlew wh«n you wrif. 



moves readily. Kastcr lilies are of ^ooil 

 quality and are soon eleared. Freesia 

 is not plentiful and valley still is scarce. 

 A considerable amount of artificial vjil- 

 ley is beiuf,' used. Romans are in the 

 market an(l good tulips are to be liad. 

 Jjeueotlioe is plentiful. 



Various Notes. 



The Cleveland Cut Flower Co. has 

 been receiving fine sweet peas from its 

 greenhouses at Newton Falls. 



G. and H. iSearles, formerly emjdoyed 

 at Harts' Flower Slioji, have opeucil a 

 store at 74()S Lorain avenue. 



The Friedley Co. is cutting excellent 

 dafl'odils, tulijis and narcissi. 



S. Anderson has begun cutting tulips 

 and Easter lilies. 



A. Harber has returned from a visit 

 to his stores in Akron and ^'oungstowu. 

 He found business good at both i)laces. 



\V. F. H. 



Fire starting in a rubbish heap sur- 

 rounding a large refrigerator in the 

 rear of the wholesale florists' estab- 

 lishment of W. Q. Potter, at 421 High 

 street, southeast, did damage estimated 

 at $")n .January 10. 



ST. LOUIS. 



The Market. 



Wliolesalf market conditions for the 

 last week remain much the same as re- 

 ])orted in the ])revi()us issue of The Ke- 

 A iew. Wholesalers report au excellent 

 demand thrcuigluuit the week for all 

 seasonable stock, and expect a big rush 

 for this week, esi>ecially for St. Valen- 

 tine 's day. 



Violets will, of course, be the s]iecial 

 feature of the week and there is a ])roin- 

 isc of a large sujijily. Roses are not 

 ill ovcrsuiiply and Kussells, Ojilielias 

 and Columbias clean u]) daily and at 

 good ]irices. Carnations are still short 

 of demand, as all of our local growers 

 are off cro]p at the same time, and these 

 sell clean at .tS ]>vr hundred for choice. 



Sweet ])eas are ex|)ected to be in liig 

 demand this week aiul share liouors witli 

 violets, whicli are abundant, coming in 

 daily. 



Valley, Pa](er "Whites, jonquils. Faster 

 lilies, callas and a few tulijjs are arriv- 

 ing and help swell the market. Every- 

 thing in greens is in demand, with 



WAX FLOWERS 



Large Wax Callas, 



(24 to box) for $1.50 



Small Wax CaUas, 



(48 to box) for 2.50 



White Lilac, 



(6 sprays to bunch), per doz. bu. 1.50 



Violets, 



(24 to bunch), per doz. bu . . .1.50 



Cape Flowers, 



large white waxed (300 to box) 



for $2J0 



Choice Wax Roses, 



per 100 4.G0 



Special White Waxed Carnations, 



(200 to box) for 3.00 



Choice Brown Natural Galax Leaves, per 1000, $1.50 



GEO. H. ANGERNUELLER CO., Wholesate Florists 

 1324 Pine St., ST. LOUIS, MO. 



liMitt«n Th« B«Tlew when yon write. 



FANCY FERNS— SPECIAL PICKED 



LEAVB AN ORDER WITH US FOR REGULAR SHUPMENTS 



Manaf actursr of 



WIRE DESIGNS 



Writ* for prlc* list 



C. A.KUEHN,WIIOLESALE PLORIST 



Ml Jm w i a Mt Cat Flawirs 

 Mawrfietarar nrilnlir hi "Ftoristi* " ■»■« SwpHH 

 1312 Pile Street, SL LOUIS, MO. 



M nation The Review when yon wrif. 



asparagus and fancy ferns scarce. All 

 other greens are plentiful. 



Celebrate Victory. 



The florists of St. Louis and vicinity 

 celebrated victory with a banquet at 

 the Planters' hotel February 5. The 

 affair was attended by nearly llOO 

 florists, among tlieni many ladies. The 

 big ballroom was decorated witli 

 l)lants, thanks to the city park depart- 

 ment, and the tables were decorated 

 with carnations and sweet ])eas. An ex- 

 cellent menu was served. President 

 August H. llummert, of the Florists' 

 flub, opened the program with an ad- 

 dress of welcome. "In Honor of Our 

 Hoys" and "The Rtar Spangled Ban- 

 ner'' were sung and ])etween courses 

 Arthur Beyer's jazz band iilayed. 



After coffee. President Iluinmert se- 

 lected .1. .1. Beneke as toastmaster for 

 the evening. Mr. Beneke responded 

 with a few remarks and called on I'resi- 

 deut J. V. Amniann, of the S. A. P., as 

 the first sjjcaker. He sjioke on S. A. P. 

 matters as only "Fred" Ammann can 

 and described the great sessions held by 

 the S. A. P. board of directors, from 

 which he had just returned. Mr. Am- 

 mann exjiects the greatest convention 



WM. C. SMITH 

 Wholesale Floral Co. 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS 



1 31 6 PINE ST. (Both L D. Pkones) ST. LOUIS 



Sunnlir^ anil F»^rv*i<iiin in S***"" (lw»y< on HaMl 

 Mention The Review when yog write. 



the society ever held at Detroit next 

 August. 



Harry Hermsen jiut everybody in 

 good humor with his funny sayings. 



W. E. Bilheimer, the next speaker, 

 spoke (ui "(Jet Together," and was fol- 

 lowed by J. A. Hubbard, who was called 

 upon for a talk on the value of adver- 

 tising. He gave some sjdendid advice 

 on this subject. 



Jules Bourdet, chairman of the 

 local publicity committee, talked on 

 ])ublicity and explained what was ac- 

 complished by his committee the last 

 year. He asked cooperation for this 

 year. 



Last, but not least, the toastmaster 

 called upon Prof. E. H. Emberson, of 

 Columbia, Mo., whose remarks were 

 highly entertaining. 



Dancing followed in the ballroom. 



