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The Florists' Review 



.ToDi#0, 1914. 



BEAUTIES 



Try us on Beauties and you will be more than pleased. 



Headquarters for Lilies, Giganteum and Rubrum 



We are prepared to fill all orders for Gladioli and Asters, any color, with first-claes stock. 



CAN FURNISH GOOD SUMMER ROBES IN QUANTITY. 



Special Prices on Reg^ular Orders for Fancy Ferns until October 1. Write for them. 



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(NOT INC.) 



rcentral 2571 



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CHICAGO 



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who had them were doing excellent 

 business. This year there are roses al- 

 most everywhere and the grower who 

 is cutting only the same quantity as 

 last July is taking in not more than 

 two-thirds the money, probably not 

 much more than half the money in most 

 cases. 



The principal change in the market 

 since last report is the great increase 

 in the supply of asters. Practically 

 every wholesale house now is choked 

 with' the lower grades of these. The 

 best asters are selling fairly well, but 

 there is an enormous supply of stock 

 which can be used only for the cheapest 

 work — small flowers, open centers, dirty 

 color and short terns. There are thou- 

 sands of asters for which no oflfer is 

 refused, 10 cents per bunch being an 

 excellent price. The dry weather ap- 

 pears to be responsible for the large 

 proportion of low-grade and almost un- 

 salable stock. 



Gladioli also have come in heavily. 

 The four popular varieties, in the order 

 named, are America, Mrs. King, Au- 

 gusta and Pink Beauty. This week 

 there are heavy shipments of mixed 

 stock from those whose business is the 

 growing of gladiolus bulbs. These spikes 

 are roughly handled, packed in barrels 

 or big eases, and are not to be com- 

 pared with the carefully handled stock 

 of named varieties grown by the cut 

 flower specialists. But the low-grade 

 stock pulls down the price of all the 

 rest. 



There has been a further shortening 

 of Beauties. The supply today is equal 

 to the demand, but is only a small frac- 

 tion of what it was a few weeks ago. 

 On the other hand, there has been a 

 large increase in the supply of Mrs. 

 Eussell. This rose has been planted 

 heavily this season and has sprung into 

 great popularity. Most of the growers 

 who have it are cutting in quantity this 

 week. In the last few days there has 

 been considerable deterioration in the 

 quality of Russell. The flowers are 

 smaller and the edges of the petals are 

 faded, apparently the result of the hot 

 weather. The rose still sells better than 

 anything else on the list. Second in 

 request probably is Bulgarie. Sunburst 

 sells well, but is not in large supply. 



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The abundance of asters has eased the 

 demand for white roses. Killarney 

 Brilliant comes stronger every day and 

 sells better than Killarney. There is 

 little call for red roses. 



Carnations are in light supply, but 

 nobody misses them. There is some 

 field-grown stock, good flowers, though 

 small. Giganteum lilies are abundant 

 and selling at low prices. Auratums 

 are more plentiful, with rubrums less 

 so. Valley and orchids sell steadily for 

 special work. 



The green goods market is even more 

 quiet than the cut flower market. The 

 price of smilax has eased off. 



Various Notes. 



The H. A. Fisher Co., of Kalamazoo, 

 filed a petition in bankruptcy July 24, 

 scheduling assets of small amount and 

 liabilities of $18,63.5.81, as told on page 

 12, of this issue. It is reported this 

 action followed pressure by two Chi- 

 cago wholesalers to collect their ac- 

 counts. Several months ago the Fisher 

 concern became unable to meet its ob- 

 ligations and a majority of the local 

 creditors appointed a committee con- 

 sisting of P. C. Schupp, John Zech and 

 Paul R. Klingsporn to handle the case. 

 They secured a payment of twelve and 

 one-half per cent, the money being fur- 

 nished by a relative, in return for which 

 further time and, in some cases, fur- 

 ther credit was given. Not being will- 

 ing to let the matter run farther, two 

 creditors last week withdrew their 



GLADIOLI 



I can supply cut Gladioli now. 



E. E. STEWART 



B ROOKLYN. - - MICH. 



claims from the hands of tho local 

 committee and started independent ac 

 tion. At the time J;he trouble first de- 

 veloped it was stated that the largest 

 creditor had accepted Mr. Fisher's per 

 sonal note for his account and that 

 the other indebtedness on the market 

 was approximately $9,600. This waf^ 

 reduced twelve and one-half per cent 

 by the cash payment in February, but 

 it is understood further credits extended 

 have put the total about where it was 

 before. 



Arthur Pasternik, of Bassett & Wash 

 burn's, is at Saugatuck, Mich., for twc 

 weeks. 



The anual show of the North Short 

 Horticultural Society, at Lake Forest 

 was made much of by the society edi 

 tors of the city papers, which probablj 

 will result in the gardeners being giver, 

 more support by their wealthy em 

 ployers. 



O. W. Frese reports a letter from H 

 Papenburg, of New Decatur, Ala., with 

 reference to the City Park Greenhouses- 

 there. These greenhouses recently have 

 been operated by E. O. Fisher, . who 

 bought considerable stock in this mar 



