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■ Decgmbek 1, 1904. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



73 



The Michel Plaat & Bulb Co, has a 

 fine supply of holiday stock of plants, 

 especially Boston and Piersoni ferns. 



The lar^e show houses of Waldbart, 

 Weber, Miller and others are well filled 

 with choice stock in plants of all kinds. 



J. J. B. 



CHICAGO. 



The Market. 



The Thanksgivin.g trade left the stock 

 all cut down closely and naturaJly re- 

 ceipts were light at the end of last week; 

 in fact there was more stock in market 

 on Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiv- 

 ing, in proportion to the demand, and 

 prices were consequently weaker than at 

 any time since. The usual increase in 

 cuts which comes a few days after a hol- 

 iday has not been manifest this week, 

 probably because of the cold, dark weath- 

 er, which has retarded development. There 

 are fair supplies of Beauties of excellent 

 quality but Thanksgiving prices stiii hold. 

 Tea roses are equal to requirements but 

 the best grade of stock has not gone be- 

 low the holiday rates and is in good de- 

 mand; low grades are weaker. Carna- 

 tions are the scarcest item on the list; in 

 fact, for almost the first time this sea- 

 son receipts are under the demand and 

 supplies cleaned up early each day. .Stock 

 of qualit/ to stand a journey is worth 

 more this week than it was last. There 

 are plenty of fine single violets but not 

 many good^doubles ; the Hudson river 

 growers seebi to be finding a satisfactory 

 market nearer home just now. Chrysan- 

 themums are nearly gone, only a few late 

 ^sorts being seen and these of indifferent 

 quality. Stevia is coming in heavily and 

 selling at all sorts of prices. A little 

 mignonette is offered. The plentiful item 

 is Paper White narcissus". There is 

 enough valley and "green goods" are 

 abundant. 



The growers report that there is plenty 

 of stuff on the plants and that a few days 

 of warm bright weather will bring abun- 

 dant supplies again. At present it is 10 

 degrees below normal. 



Shipping trade is good and city busi- 

 ness fair and a good market for some 

 time is looked forward to. Thanksgiving 

 business is generally reported as ahead of 

 last year. 



Various Notes. 



Henry Payne, the "green goods" grow- 

 er at Hinsdale, has the sympathy of all 

 in the loss of his eldest daughter, Delia, 

 a bright young lady 20 years of age. 



The retailers are busy making up stock 

 for Christmas. C. W. McKellar savs the 

 sale for cape flowers is very good but that 

 immortelle wreaths can now be bought 

 cheaper than the retailers can make them 

 up. 



Only a little holly has so far reached 

 this market and early in the week it was 

 hard to find. Such as has come in was 

 of fair quality. 



Kennicott Bros. Co. report a big busi- 

 ness on red berries and are booking many 

 orders for Christmas delivery. 



Percy Jones says he expects to have 

 mums right along up to Christmas. He is 

 still getting in 1,000 to 1,200 a day. 



Ed Winterson says that he is so busy 

 these days that he is in no danger of get- 

 ting into mischief. The supply depart- 

 nient is rushed, cut flowers are moving 

 lively and they are doin^ quite a business 

 in plants, such as Bostons and rubbers. 

 They handle considerable wild smilax but 

 are going light on bouquet green and 



Residence of the Head Gardener, M. F. Plant Estate, Groton, Conn. 



holly, so Mr. Degnan says. Last year 

 they were right in line on green but the 

 market has been so unsettled the past year 

 or two that it has become a good deal of 

 a gamble. E. H. Hunt 's is amother house 

 that is willing the other fellow should 

 make whatever money is to be made in 

 green. Capt. H, Schuenemann has ar- 

 rived at the Clark street bridge with his 

 £chooner of green and Christmas trees. 



At Poehlmann Bros. Co. 's they have the 

 wall decorated with their blue ribbons. 

 It makes quite an imposing array. 



Will Graff was up from Columbus one 

 day this week. He reports good business 

 there. 



Weiland & Eisch are cutting some very 

 fine Brides and Maids and find them ex- 

 ceptionally good property just now. 



Peter Beinberg and John Muno are at 

 Duquoin, 111., after quail. 



C. W. Reimers, of Louisville, Ky., is in 

 town with samples of poinsettias for 

 Christmas delivery. 



The stock in the conservatories of Wm. 

 H. Chadwick was sold at auction Novem- 

 ber 28 by the trustee in bankruptcy. Most 

 of it went to private parties at low prices. 



BOSTON. 



The Market. 



The general verdict appears to be that, 

 taking everything into consideration, this 

 year's Thanksgiving business surpassed 

 that of all preceding years. An enormous 

 quantity of flowers came into the market 

 but practically everything was cleaned out. 

 At the Park street market John Walsh, 

 the gonial manager, reported business to 

 have been the best since the market start- 

 ed. Wholesalers and retailers all appear 

 to be well satisfied with the amount of 

 business transacted. The weather on 

 November 23 was clear and fine and, while 

 it was gloomy on the holiday itself, rain 

 fortunately held off. 



While prices ruled somewhat firmer, 

 there were no sharp advances im .'my of 

 the staples. First-class Brides and Brides- 

 maids brought $6 to $12, extra select 

 Bridesmaids going as high as $16. Some 

 of the poorer grades sold as low as $1. 

 American Beauties were in rather shorter 

 supply. The best grades of these do not 

 come to the markets, being sold directly 

 to the stores. About $40 per hundred 

 seemed to be the top price on these. The 



best grade of Liberty brought $25, good 

 stock selling at $10 to $15. In carnations 

 all good stock brought $4, Enchantress 

 and Lawson seeming to be ini best demand. 

 Nothing possessing any merit went below 

 $3. The quality of carnations was never 

 excelled at Thanksgiving. 



Chrysanthemums of good quality 

 brought $12 to $16, a few select going at 

 $3 per dozen. Small flowers, not good 

 enough to sell at all before the holiday, 

 cleared out at $4 per hundred. White 

 chrysanthemums were searee. White Bon- 

 naffon being the only one seen in quantity. 

 Violets were in first-class demand, the gen- 

 eral price being $1 y>er hundred. In. the 

 way of other flowers there were good sup- 

 plies of Paper White narcissi, heliotrope, 

 mignonette, stevia, Cypripedium insigne 

 and a variety of other stock. Pot plant 

 trade was very good, cyclamens, poinset- 

 tias, Begonia Gloire de Lorraine, berried 

 solanums. Azalea Indica, Otaheite oranges, 

 Boston and Piersoni ferns being in best 

 demand. 



Prices since Thanksgiving have ruled 

 firm. Carnations bring $3 to $4 for select 

 stock. Beauty and Liberty roses are higher 

 tlian a week ago, but good Brides and 

 Bride.':maids can still be had for $6 to 

 $8 per hundred. Violets still bring $1 and 

 will probably maintain that price until 

 after Christmas. William Spillsbury and 

 William Sim each send as many as 12,000 

 singles a day, making several shipments 

 each day. 



Various Notes. 



An effective table decoration the past 

 week at a dinner for a newly made bride 

 consisted of a combination of Amer- 

 ican Beauty roses and Gros Colmar 

 gra{ies. The roses had very long stems 

 bent in the form of an arch and from 

 them hung the grapes, tied with white rib- 

 bon. It was quite a fetching combination. 



Zinn, the Beacon street florist, had 

 something of a novelty for the Thanks- 

 giving trade in the form of well-flowered 

 6-inch pots of Spiraea Japonica. 



The annual exhibition of children's 

 herl>ariums at Horticultural Hall on No- 

 vember 25 and 26 brought a display of 

 over 2,000 moiuited specimens. Gratuities 

 were awarded to all the collections, which 

 were eagerly scanned by many visitors and 

 reflected very great credit on the young 

 folks displaying them. 



The Boston Co-operative Flower Grow- 



