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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Decembku 22, 1904. 



SAMUEL S. PENNOCK, 



Beauties and Liberties ^of Phii^cTerphir"^ 



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The Cleveland Cut Flower Company, 



WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, WIRE DESIGNS. 

 52 and 54 High Street, 



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CLEVELAND, OHIO. 



Headquarters for SEASONABLE NOVELTIES AND FANCY STOCK 



PITTSBURG'S LARGEST AND OLDEST WHOLESALERS. 



PITTSBURG CUT FLOWER CO. 5T4 Liberty Ave. Pittsburg, Pa. 



WAVTED-COXrSZONMEH'TS OF HIGH G8ADE CASVATXOVS. 



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ST. LOUIS. 



The Market 



The busiest days of the year are before 

 the florists this week and already big 

 orders have been placed for Christmas 

 for cut flowers, blooming plants and 

 greens of all kinds. The florists through- 

 out the city have handsomely decorated 

 windows and we hear nothing but good 

 reports as to the business in general. 

 The wretched weather of the past week 

 interfered considerably with transient 

 trade. There seems to be enough demand 

 to use up the best stock at good prices, 

 so the cut flower trade of the past week 

 was generally satisfactory, with plenty 

 of funeral work, and no oversupply of 

 anything except second grade roses. 



The supply of Beauties for this market 

 is limited and all fancy stock sold at 

 good figures. Brides and Maids are com- 

 ing in quite abundantly. Meteor, Lib- 

 erty, Golden Gate and Carnot are not so 

 many and sell well. Of carnations there 

 is a fair crop for present demands, with 

 good prospects for a big supply for 

 Christmas. Fancy stock will be high this 

 week. Extra fancy will go as high as 

 $8 to $10 per hundred, to be graded down 

 to $4 for common. California violets 

 thoy say are going to be scarce and way 

 up in price, as high as $3. In bulbous 

 stock there will be plenty of everything, 

 such as Romans, Paper Whites and lily 

 of the valley. Callas and Harrisii wiil 

 be scarce. Prices on this stock will not 

 advance any. 



Fine stevia is in the market and is 

 selling well. Green stock is also plenti- 

 ful. Sales of holiday g'-eens are more 

 than satisfactory. Mistletoe is coming in 

 fine this year. The deronnd for holly is 

 ahead of all previous years. Wreathing 

 is also in big demand for store front 

 decorations, which are more numerous 

 than usual this year. Blooming plants 

 for Christmis are in fine condition. The 

 most^ salable are cyclamens, azaleas, 

 "HHiall or'AHge trees an-i Dol:!settia's^ THe 

 latter give just the right color for tho 

 prevailing holiday fancy and meet with 

 ready sale. 



Various Notes. 



Last week, Wednesday, Edward Bue- 

 chel, manager of the Riessen Floral Co., 

 met with a painful accident, breaking his 

 leg by slipping on the icy sidewalk. This 

 leaves the company in a bad way for the 



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Wire me your kite orders on 

 Christmas Cut Flowers and 

 all Supplies. 



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Fancy Cut Flowers 



A SPECIALTY. 



If yoa waat Choice Cut Flowers at any tine or all the time, send to 



CHARLES W. McKELLAR 



61 Wabash Avenue, 



CHICAGO. 



Western Headquarters for Choice 



nOPHinQ raaCV VALLEY, VIOLETS, BCJIUTIIS. TEA ROSES, CARHI 

 ^'■^^■■■■'^9 TIORS. Wild Smilax, Asparagus. Adiantum, Smilax, rana 

 Forns always in abundance. Also a complete line of all Florists' Supplios, Novo 



ties and Wiro Work 



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busy week. From last reports Mr. Bue- 

 chel was resting easy at his home. 



C. Young & Sons Co. report another big 

 shipment of orchids to China. They also 

 had the decoration for the big imperial 

 ball the past week and have a big busy 

 week before them. 



The committee appointed to examine 

 Mr. Kessler's plans for the restoration 

 of Forest park, of which Wm. Trelease is 

 secretary, met Friday and approved the 

 plans. The mayor and the exposition 

 officials were so informed. Mr. Kessler's 

 successful treatment of the landscape fea- 

 tures of the exposition warranted this ac- 

 tion and b ia a bility to proper ly ' c arry mxir 



the details of the plans of restoration 

 adopted by the committee. Work will 

 begin early in the spring. 



John Steidel, out in the country, is 

 sending some extra fancy carnations and 

 violets to Fred C. Weber. 



W. J. Pilcher, of Kirkwoo^, will be in 

 line with extra fine California violets for 

 Christmas. 



J. W. Dunford is sending F. M. Ellis 



some extra good carnations and roses, 

 which will be in demand this week. 



A. Berdan, of Kirkwood, will have an 

 extra supply of lily of the valley anci 

 otlier bulbous stock for the holidays. 



George Waldbart reports an extra good 

 trade the past week, including large de- 

 signs in funeral work. 



Mrs. M. M. Ayers' place is very at- 

 tractive for the holiday trade. A large 

 number of extra fine blooming plants are 

 seen. 



The Ellison Floral Co., Miss Newman^ 

 Fred W^ber. Kalisch and Miller are mak- 

 ing fine holiday shows. 

 - The b o w UM' s s a.v that af(c i'~tTTe' buly^ 

 season the club will apain have its Aveekly 

 rolls at the Palace alleys. Kuehn, Elli- 

 son, Beyer and Beneke are doing quite 

 well in the city leagues. J. J. B. 



EvANSTON, Ii.i..— The George Wittbold 

 Co. had the decorations for the Holl- 

 berg wedding last week, both house and 

 church, which were unusually note- 

 worthy. 



