The Florists^ Review 



Septembbb 4, 1913. 



^fK.-:! BEAUTIES 



Buyers who go the rounds of the market each day tell us we have the finest 



Beauties in town. Try a shipment and see for yourself. 



Can supply any length you want. 



Also a Big Cut of Roses from Young Stock 



Killarney. White Killarney, Sunburst, Ward, etc. Good short Roses, $20.00 per 1000 



CURRENT PRICE LIST 



AMERICAN BEAUTIES Per doz. 



48-mcb stem $3 00 



3tt-inch stem 2.50 



30-inch stem 2 00 



24-mob stem 1.50 



20-mob stem 1.25 



18-mcb stem 1.00 



12-incb stem per 100, 6.00 



Sbortstem " 4.00 



Sunburst 



KlUarney I Per 100 



White Klllarney.... I Select 16.00 @ $8.00 



Maryland > Medium 4.00 @ 5.00 



Melody ( Short 3.00 



Richmond 



Mrs. Ward 



ROSES, our selection, $3.00 per lOO, good stock. 



Asters , per 100, fl.OO 



Easier Lilies " 



Valley " 3.00 



Adiantum. 



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$ 2.00 



12.50 



4.00 



1.00 



Asparacus sprays, per bunch, 50o @ 75c 

 Asparagus Sprengeri, bunch 50c @ 75o 



Smilaz per doz., $2 00 



Ferns per 1000, 2.00 



Subject to olianBe wltbout notlo*. 



Order from ua and g^et the freshest atock and of beat keepinje quality and have the asaurance 

 of Buppliea such as can only come from S.OOO.OOO FEET OF MODERN GLASS. 



PETER REINBERG 



WHOLESALE GROWER OF CUT rLOWERS 



30 E. Randolph St. 



L. D. Phone 



Central 2846 



CHICAGO, ILL. 



Meiittf/n Thf Kevlew when you write. 



the city trade started buying. The 

 Sunday before Labor day was only fair 

 and Labor day itself means nothing to 

 the trade. With large quantities of 

 stock forced in by the hottest Septem- 

 ber 1 in the history of the weather bu- 

 reau, there was an oversupply on hand 

 September 2. 



Beauties continue in oversupply and 

 the prices obtained are in contrast with 

 the usual market quotations. As far as 

 quality ^s concerned, they are better 

 than one would expect during the hot 

 weather. Killarneys also show good 

 color. Larger quantities have seldom 

 been found on the market at this time 

 of the year, and they bring only fair 

 prices considering the good color and 

 the condition of the stock in general. 

 White Killarneys are in demand and 

 as yet there are none too many to 

 satisfy the call. They bring a better 

 price than the pink and are more easily 

 moved than any other rose on the mar- 

 ket. Maryland, Mrs. Taft and Rich- 

 mond are in good supply, but Sun- 

 burst and Mrs. Aaron Ward are not so 

 numerous. Mrs. Russell sells at sight 

 and Milady is making many friends. 



Carnations show a steady improve- 

 ment. While they are not in general 

 demand as yet, the stems are approach- 

 ing the medium lengths. Asters con- 

 tinue a glut on the market. While 



quantities are disposed of, there are 

 many that go to waste. Fancy asters, 

 however, are not any too plentiful and 

 they sell at good prices. Gladioli are 

 likewise in big supply, but the peak of 

 the season has been passed. Valley has 

 experienced no unusual demand for 

 some time and just enough is being cut 

 to fill the needs. Lilies are less plenti- 

 ful than they have been. Cattleyas are 

 scarce. 



There is a good market for smilax in 

 Chicago. Few local growers are giving 

 much space to this once common crop 

 and some of the wholesale houses that 

 handle cut flowers in largest quantity 

 have scarcely any smilax. Asparagus 

 strings are easier found. There is 

 plenty of Sprengeri and plumosus 

 bunches are abundant, the latter most- 

 ly from Florida. 



The Summer Business. 



The arrival of September and the 

 reopening of the public schools usually 

 is regarded as marking the end of the 

 summer season, even though the 

 weather continues warm. The general 

 report is that the summer of 1913 has 

 been unlike any other in the history 

 of the Chicago market: to some it haa 

 brought a return to the old-time sum- 

 mers, when there was practically no 

 stock and consequently no business, 



while others have found July and es- 

 pecially August not far behind some 

 of the so-called busy months. The high 

 heat of June appears to be responsible. 

 It put a lot of people temporarily out 

 of business by suddenly finishing off 

 the indoor stock and damaging the 

 field crops. On the other hand, some 

 people had prepared to get special sum- 

 mer cuts in spite of heat and drouth, 

 and these have profited by the mis- 

 fortunes of their friends. The situa- 

 tion is serious for those who have not 

 been able to supply their customers dur- 

 ing the last two months, as the trade 

 will not be easy to win back. 



Club Picnic. 



Between 150 and 200 florists and 

 their friends attended the annual pic 

 nic of the Chicago Florists' Club, held 

 August 31 at Ehrhardt's grove, at Park 

 Ridge, where many kinds of entertain- 

 ment were provided by the committee 

 in charge. Basket lunches were spread 

 under the trees, after which everyone 

 enjoyed the races, either as a contest- 

 ant or spectator. A baseball game fol- 

 lowed, in which the nine classified 

 as Retailers defeated a nine composed 

 mostly of Wholesalers. The score 

 proved to be overwhelmingly in favor 

 of the Retailers, the official announce- 

 ment being 12 to 4. The game had its 



