Decbmbeb 22, 1904. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



261 



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Medium length Beauties are likely to 

 be the greatest shortage, red carnations 

 next, followed by Liberty roses. Maids 

 are likely to about fit the demand, with 

 plenty of Brides and plenty of white 

 carnations and bulbous stock, although 

 callas and Harrisii will be hard to find 

 if the supplies received early in the week 

 are any indication. Good violets will do 

 well but Campbell is not wanted. 



A Florists' Building. 



The wholesale fiorists in Chicago occu- 

 py much more expensive quarters than are 

 really required and many of them would 

 like additional room but can not get it, 

 «ven by paying a good price without mov- 

 ing out of the present center, which they 

 hesitate to do. At one time the Ken- 

 nicott Bros. Co. thought of going around 

 on Lake street, where there were some 

 good stores then offered at bargain prices, 

 but their landlord returned to reason be- 

 fore they closed the deal. Had they gone 

 the whole market might by now have 

 shifted and it fs likely to do so at any 

 time if one or two break away, although 

 it must in justice be said that the pres- 

 ent location is an ideal one from the 

 buyers' point of view. Last spring there 

 was talk of getting someone, possibly 

 Peter Reinberg, or to organize a stock 

 company, to put up an ideal building ex- 

 clusively for florists' use, and get all the 

 wholesalers into it. But we were not 

 quite ready for this and the idea died 

 "abomin*. " But something in the line 

 of a definite proposition is likely to be 

 offered soon by parties who have what 

 they think is a suitable building. 



Various Notes. 



E. E. Pieser, of Kennicott Bros. Co., 

 says that their orders for Christmas are 

 coming from greater distances than ever 

 before in the history of the house. They 

 have many shipments going out to Okla- 

 homa and the southwest and some as 

 far into the northwest as Idaho. G. H. 

 Pieser is aeain at his desk after ten days 

 in the hospital. 



The F lowerj Crrf i we ra ' ^T n yk'^t « "" Imi - 

 tT<fo telephones, one for incoming and one 

 for out-eroing calls. 



The Benthey-Coatsworth Co. is now 

 handling large supplies of Hudson River 

 violets of first-class quality. Their Maids 

 are great. 



E. A. Kanst has been srranted a patent 

 <^" I'is dormant sod and the process for 

 making same. 



M. F. Kyle, who for some years has 

 been in charge of the Dunkley Floral Co. 

 greenhouses at Kalamazoo, has retired 

 from active service and is making his' 

 home with his son. Will Kyle, of the 

 Kennicott Bros. Co., of this city. 



Two years ago Peter Beinberg did 

 more business with Liberty than any oth- 

 er rose on his place. Last year his suc- 

 cess was not so good, but this year it 

 promises to be duplicated. His crop 

 struck Christmas just right. 



The George "Wittbold Co. has bought 

 300 boxes of glass, intending to add two 

 large houses to the five which now con- 

 stitute their range at Edgebrook. The 

 work will be begun in the early spring. 



George Wienhoeber is in the hospital 

 with stomach trouble, sentenced to six 

 weeks of absolute rest and a ration of 

 five quarts of milk each day. 



The F. Blondeel Co. has a fine 

 lot of Boston ferns at its stand in the 

 market. 



Robert Northaift, formerly with M. 

 Winandy, has started a retail place for 

 himself on the west side. 



The E. F. Winterson Co. has had some 

 very fine holly this week. 



L. Coatsworth returned last Saturday 

 from a week 's trip to New York. He re- 

 ports everybody in that market wearing 

 an air of prosperity. 



J. A. Budlong is cutting very fine Me- 

 teor but is thinking of reducing his plant- 

 ing next year to make more room for 

 Chatenay. He is doing finely with car- 

 nations. 



Wietor Bros, have a big cut of Red 

 Bradt, which is hard to beat as a Christ- 

 mas flower. 



E. C. Amling thinks the shortage <-' 

 Beauties has been overestimated. He 

 says his growers have sent him very en- 

 couraging reports the past week. 



Visitors: E. J. Fancourt, represent- 

 ing S. S. Pennock. Philadelphia; F. G. 

 Borden, Milton, "Wis. 



Omaha, Nkb. — Everythinjir points to- 

 ward a very successful holida y trade t jiis, 

 year. — Ilie- Moulhei' cundltioiIiJTiave been 

 perfect thus far, with a good cut of roses 

 and carnations in view. There will prob- 

 ably be a shortage in blooming plants, as 

 few azaleas are in evidence as yet. Plants 

 selling best to date are Begonia Gloire de 

 Lorraine and Boston ferns. Palms seem 

 to be out of the running. 



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 tion. — W. J. Miller & Son. 



BOSTON. 



The Market. 



The customary holding back of sup- 

 plies prior to Christmas was very notice- 

 able the past week. Especially true was 

 this with carnations, which were in quite 

 short supply and many more could have 

 been sold. It is hoped that too much of 

 the pickling process will not be carried 

 out, or results will be as usual, disas- 

 trous in some lines. Present indications 

 point to an excellent Christmas trade, 

 with none too much stock to go around 

 unless too much holding back is done. 



Prices on Beauties show a hardening 

 tendency, $60 per hundred being paid 

 for first-class stock at the wholesale 

 houses on December 17. At the Park 

 street market $40 was obtained for 20 

 to 24-inch stems. Liberty and Chatenay 

 are selling remarkably well. Some extra 

 select Brides and Bridesmaids have 

 brought $16. Carnations are not much 

 changed. The best stock sells at $4 to 

 $4.50, a few bringing $5. Violets have 

 been quite scarce. Good Princess of 

 Wales brought $1.50, ordinary stock $1. 

 Paper Whites and Roman hyacinths are, 

 as usual, about the only druggy things on 

 the market. Trumpet Major narcissus has 

 appeared, grown by Mann Bros., Ran- 

 dolph. These sold at 75 cents per bunch. 

 Lilium Harrisii is coming in more plen- 

 tifully. Very few growers are sending 

 cut poinsettias. At the new market $50 

 per hundred has been secured for extra 

 fine bracts. Mignonette is selling much 

 better, going as high as $10. Very little 

 of the Christmas greens are seen in the 

 market, these being handled mainly by 

 the large commission houses and special- 

 ists. 



Welch Bros. 



One of the busiest places in Boston 

 of late has been Welch Bros.' emporium 

 on Province street. The firm does an im- 

 mense shipping trade in cut 



- Chri o tmg B gfWUa an3"" sundries and car- 

 ries a high class of goods. The holly and 

 mistletoe handled this year is extra w6ll 

 berried. In greens P. Welch stated that 

 the demand for box was extra large. 

 He expressed surprise that people had 

 not caught on to this fine evergreen 

 earlier, as nothing is finer for wreaths 

 and festooning. Trade has been very 

 satisfactory up to date and will exceed 

 previous years' records. 



