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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



August 11, 1904. 



ASTERS AND BOSTONS. 



The accompanying illustration is repro- 

 duced from a photograph taken at the 

 establishment of Davis Bros., Geneva, 

 111., July 10. These gentlemen are known 

 as specialists on the Boston fern but the 

 picture, which shows only about one- 

 fourth of their field of 30,000 plants, 

 proves that their influence on the aster 

 market in Chicago is not small. They 

 state, however, that the prospects are 

 not so good as they might be because of 

 tne effect of the drouth on the later va- 

 rieties. The early sorts are" doing all 

 right but over 10,000 plants of later 

 varieties were a total loss because of dry 

 weather. 



It has often been predicted that there 

 would be an oversupply of Boston ferns, 

 but Davis Bros, report the demand as 

 good as ever. Last year they grew 50,- 

 000 in their two places, at Geneva and at 

 Morrison, 111., and might have sold more. 



CHICAGO. 



The Market. 



The cut flower market is still quiet; 

 in fact, last week was rather more dull 

 that its predecessors, the shipping de- 

 mand on Thursday being reported as the 

 lightest at any time this season. Good 

 rosea continue to be actively sought. 

 The cuts of Beauty are showing some- 

 thing of an increase and the length of 

 stem is also gaining and most wants in 

 this department can now be supplied. 

 The work of thrips is apparent. There 

 are few Brides or Bridesmaids with any 

 size or length of stem. Where a re- 

 tailer has an order which calls for good 

 work he has difficulty in obtaining the 

 material, for all the wholesale houses are 

 holding on to what good roses they get 

 for the benefit of their out-of-town cus- 

 tomers. There are plenty of liberty with 

 short stems. Few Kaiserins are seen and 

 they bring good prices. There are few 

 indoor carnations but the receipts of out- 



teriorating. Few lilies are offered other 

 than auratums, which are not bringing 

 fancy figures. 



Many of the retailers are using water 

 lilies for their window decorations. 

 Gladio^ are also largely used, for they 

 can be had at very reasonable prices and 

 make a good show. Budbeckias are seen 

 everywhere. There are all kinds of green 

 goods in plenty and prices are very low. 



To St. Louis. 



The Chicago Florists' Club will leave 

 for St. Louis at 11 a. m., Monday, Aug- 

 ust 15, on the Wabash, the depot foot of 

 Dearborn street. A round trip rate of 

 $8 has been obtained, tickets good for 

 ten days. There will be parlor cars on 

 the train, for which the usual extra 

 eharge of $1 will be made. All those 

 who are going should notify P. J. Haus- 

 wirth, either by phone or postal card, in 

 order that the committee may make ar- 

 rangements for the accommodation of 

 all. There will be a good crowd. 



Various Notes. 



The Chicago daily papers are giving 

 considerable space to the action of Peter 

 Eeinberg and Nicholas Mann in provid- 

 ing a site and the nucleus for the build- 

 ing fund of a new Catholic church at 

 Suramerdale, near the greenhouses. The 

 following is from the Inter Ocean: >» 



Alderman Peter Reinberg, known as the "car- 

 nation king." told "Nick" Mann, his neighbor, 

 a few months ago that he would give $1,000 

 In cash for every fifty-foot lot Mann would 

 give for a new Catholic Church In Summerdale. 

 Mann thought 150 feet would be enough. Alder- 

 man Relnberg induced him to raise It to 260 

 feet, and has given $6,000 toward the building. 

 Architects are at work on the plans of the 

 church. The first attair of several to be ar- 

 ranged for the building fund of the new church 

 took place Wednesday afternoon and evening. 

 It was a lawn fete at Alderman Relnberg's resi- 

 dence, 3468 North Robey street. 



The Geo. Wittbold Co. will open a new 

 and handsomely fitted up retail store at 

 803 Dempster street, Evanston, with 

 Wm. Wadsworth in charge. They are re- 

 modeling their Buckingham place retail 



House of Boston Ferns at Davis Bros.', Geneva, IlL 



door flowers are increasing and the qual- 

 ity is fully up to the average for this 

 class of stock. 



The aster continues to be the domin- 

 ant flower. All colors are now available 

 in practically all grades, although the 

 best stock is not plentiful. There are 

 large quantities of the low grades which 

 are difficult to move at any price. Stem- 

 rot and all the other ills the aster is heir 

 to are reducing the cuts. Sweet peas are 

 still abundant, but the quality is de- 



store, making it thoroughly modern in 

 every respect. Just at present they are 

 badly torn up there. 



Weiland & Eisch have practically com- 

 pleted their planting. They are already 

 getting a nice cut from the young 

 Beauty plants. 



A. Dietsch is enjoying exceptionally 

 good health this summer. Young Mr. 

 Dietsch will represent the firm at St. 

 Louis next week. 



Wietor Bros, are getting some good 



long-stemmed Beauties, but the weather 

 is still too hot for large buds. 



G. M. Dickinson has been confined to 

 his home again this week, after being 

 down town only a couple of times since 

 the trouble with his throat began. W. E. 

 Lynch is again on duty after two weeks 

 of vacation in Michigan. 



Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Bassett are at 

 Lake Geneva for a week. 



Oscar Friedman has all arrangements 

 completed for opening a new store at 

 Thirty-fifth street and Michigan avenue. 



Mrs. A. M. Schafer is sending Percy 

 Jones a nice cut of Kaiserins. 



D. W. Brant is cutting indoor-grown 

 asters that rival the early mums. The 

 plants were grown in the propagating 

 house after the young stock was out of 

 the way and a good part of the crop has 

 brought $8 per 100. 



Joe Craig lost his eldest son, John, 

 aged 19, on August 6. The funeral was 

 held on Tuesday. 



ST. LOUIS. 



The Market. 



The weather here is very cool. The 

 thermometer last week was down to 60 

 degrees, and, according to the daily 

 press, we were the coolest city on the 

 map. Just such weather is promised for 

 convention week. 



Business is still slow in all branches 

 and there is not much to report this 

 week, as we are all too busy with con- 

 vention work. There seems to be plenty 

 of cut stock in all the wholesale houses. 

 Among the roses Kaiserins are about 

 the best that come in; also a few good 

 Carnots are seen. Brides and Maids are 

 of poor quality. With so little going 

 on it is hard to dispose of them at any 

 price and only the extra choice bring 

 $4 to $5 per 100. Good Beauties are 

 hard to find. Those that come in are 

 very poor. Some extra good white car- 

 nations are seen, but the colored stock is 

 of very poor quality. The price pc- 

 100 is 75 cents to $2. Asters are a great 

 glut. These are selling from $2 to $6 

 per 1,000 in mixed colors. W. F. Kas- 

 ting, of Buffalo, is consigning a big lot 

 to this market, which are of fine qual- 

 ity. Sweet peas had a good season, but 

 are about over. The average price for 

 them was fairly good. Gladioli, too, are 

 a drug. Many of them are sold cheap 

 for window decorations. All other out- 

 door stock is selling slowly. Good val- 

 ley and smilax are still to be had. 



Convention Notes. 



Nothing but convention is heard among 

 the craft and the reports from the dif- 

 ferent chairmen at a recent meeting are 

 as follows: 



Fred Ammann says that his commit- 

 tee has everything complete. This com- 

 mittee will receive the visiting S. A. F. 

 delegates at the Union Station from 

 Monday morning to Tuesday noon to es- 

 cort them to their hotels, so look out for 

 reception committee badges when you 

 arrive. 



The writer has charge of the Presi- 

 dent's reception and has a big surprise 

 in store. Those who fail to attend will 

 miss a great treat. 



Fred C. Weber and his committee, as- 

 sisted by the Ladies' Bowling Club, have 

 completed all arrangements to take care 

 of all the visiting ladies on Wednosd -y, 

 the day set aside for them. This will 

 be one of the features of the mee'irg. 



Carl Beyer and Robert Tesson, chair- 



