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Januast 5, 1905. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



363 



Bulbous Stock at Geo. A. Kuhl's, Pekin, HU Photographed December 18. 



ST. LOUIS. 



The Market. 



Trade among the wholesale and retail 

 stores between Christmas and New Year's 

 was, generally speaking, good. The con- 

 signments were not large and the local 

 <iemand, coupled with shipping orders, 

 cleaned up stock nearly every day. 



New Year's business did not call for 

 much extra stock, which was not as 

 plentiful as at Christmas, and prices 

 were somewhat lower. Transient trade 

 the past week was very quiet, but a 

 great deal of funeral work was made. 

 White stock was more in demand than 

 a week ago. There are plenty of good 

 roses to he had but Liberty and Meteor 

 are scarce. Beauties of the fancy or- 

 -der are very limited but the other 

 grades are more plentiful. 



Carnations are having a great call, 

 both white and colored varieties. On 

 • Saturday the market sold up clean on 

 everything good. Violets were stickers 

 the past week and the price went down 

 as low as 75 cents per hundred. On 

 Saturday the price doubled again and 

 stock moved satisfactorily. Bomans are 

 coming in big lots. Paper "Whites are 

 not so plentiful. Lily of the valley is 

 moving slowly. Harrisii and callas are 

 scarce. Green goods are slow this week, 

 although smilax and asparagus have 

 some call. 



Various Notes. 



It pains me to report the death of our 

 old friend, Patrick Quinn. He was killed 

 near his place on Arlington avenue in 

 an altercation with a teamster. "Pat," 

 as he was better known, was for twenty- 

 five years foreman for the old Jordan 

 Floral Co. He was 42 years old and 

 leaves a wife, three children, two broth- 

 ers and a host of friends in the trade 

 to mourn his loss. The funeral took 

 place Monday afternoon to Calvary ceme- 

 tery. Floral designs were numerous and 

 many of the old-timers were present. 



F"ed Foster has the sympathy of the 

 trade. Death has taken away his only 

 ■daughter, Edith, 8 years old. The fu- 

 nexaL took place December 30, masy of 

 his friends in the trade attending. 



Henry Emunds, of Belleville, called 

 the past week and reports a fine trade 

 •during all of the holiday week, with 

 plenty of his own stock to fill orders for 

 New Year's. 





A. Jablonsky, of Wellston, reports a 

 big trade, both local and shipping, in 

 Begonia Gloire de Lorraine and that his 

 plants were never finer. 



Michel Plant and Bulb Co. are hav- 

 ing a big sale of their surplus stock, 

 also Boston and Pierson ferns. All 

 their stock is of good quality. 



C. A. Kuehn says those red folding 

 paper Christmas bells sold out clean, 

 with many more calls for the 6-inch size. 



The Ellison Floral Co. had one of the 

 most attractive window displays in the 

 west end during Christmas week, the 

 daily press giving them special notice. 



Fred H. Weber, on Boyle and Mary- 

 land avenues, says trade was way ahead 

 of last year, especially in plants of all 

 kinds, with Christmas greens in great 

 demand. 



Wm. Schray & Sons did a rushing 

 plant trade. Everything sold well. Cut 

 flowers, too, had a great call. 



Frank M. Ellis reports a big sale on 

 CaJifomia violets. Even at the high 

 prices everything sold clean. 



Kalisch & Sons report an extra large 

 demand for cut flowers and plants dur- 

 ing the holidays. 



Oscar Heile and the Diemer Floral Co., 

 who play the parts of rivals on South 

 Broadway, report a good Christmas 

 trade. 



Alex. Waldbart, in the extreme west 

 end, had a fine trade in blooming plants 

 and plenty to do with cut flowers. 



Max. Rotter, on North Broadway, re- 

 ports a large cut flower trade during 

 Christmas week, with plenty of funeral 

 work. 



George Wagner, on Maryland avenue, 

 is greatly pleased with his season's busi- 

 ness. 



From what I can learn this early, 

 about twelve will attend the carnation 

 meeting at Chicago. At the Florists' 

 Club meeting next Thursday afternoon 

 the number may be increased to flfteen, 

 perhaps twenty. At this meeting the 

 trustees will announce the list of essays 

 for the new year. President Juengel 

 ynll be on hand, as he has recovered 

 from his sick spell. 



Bowlins:. 



It is understood that the Florists' 

 Bowling Club will call a meeting and 

 invite all the florist bowlers to take part 

 in the weekly bowling as usual for the 

 past twelve years. Those who are rolling 



in the different city leagues will take 

 part when their season closes, in about 

 four months. Those who are expected to 

 attend this meeting are F. C. Weber, 

 Theo. Miller, C. A. Kuehn, A. Y. Ellison, 

 Carl and Eobert Beyer, Ed. Geriach, 

 Fred Weber, Jr., C. C. Sanders, Fred 

 Meinhardt, Frank Ellis, O. R. Beneke, 

 B. W. Guy, Henry Lorenze and J. J. 

 Beneke. J. J. B. 



GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. 



The Grand Rapids Florists' Associa- 

 tion met at the office of Henry Smith, 

 Monroe and Division streets, December 

 27 to discuss the first month's business 

 of the Chicago agency. The agency was 

 established December 1, several of the 

 local florists uniting in the attempt to 

 secure a Chicago market for their sur- 

 plus stock. Thus far the plan has proved 

 most satisfactory. The local florists 

 have shipped their surplus stock and 

 have found a ready market for it. Al- 

 though the business is still in its in- 

 fancy, it is expected that it will work 

 so satisfactorily in the end that it may 

 be enlarged even to the extent of open- 

 ing agencies in other cities than Chica- 

 go. All the local growers are highly 

 pleased with the experiment, as it pre- 

 vents a lot of surplus stock spoiling on 

 their hands because of there not being a 

 sufficient demand for this grade in Grand 

 Rapids. 



BUTTE. MONT. 



A few words in regard to Christmas. 

 The Butte Floral Co. had their greatest 

 Christmas since in business and were 

 completely sold out Sunday morning. 

 The only objection was they could not 

 get enough stock. Luckily they had 

 about 100 azaleas, which were decorated 

 and sold very readily. Their display 

 was grand and many visitors changed 

 their minds about the wild and woolly 

 west. Mr. Wilhelm, in charge here, 

 must be given credit for his windows, 

 also his interior decorations. J. Seitz, 

 at the greenhouse, certainly hustled 

 to get his azaleas in and Robert 

 Miller, the rose grower, cut a fine lot, 

 both carnations and roses. The weather 

 was very cold, with lots of snow and 

 ice. which made it harder for us. 



Our' best seller was Enchantress, which 

 brought $3 and $4, Beauties brought 

 from $15 to $25, roses from $5 to $8 and 

 the other carnations brought $2, Lawson 

 $2.50 and $3. 



WICHITA, KAN. 



The Christmas trade was enough bet- 

 ter than last year to keep up the record 

 of advancement each year. Holly and 

 greens sold well, holly being short in 

 supply, as the florists could not get their 

 orders filled from the wholesalers. Prices 

 were about the same as last year. Bulb 

 stock had a slow sale, except in assorted 

 boxes. The quality of cut fiowers was 

 good in most cases. Blooming plants 

 had a fair sale, but not much cfdl for 

 palms, etc. Azaleas were in the lead 

 with pans of Romans next. Weather 

 conditions were good. Prices on cut 

 flowers, while no higher than heretofore 

 at Chri8tma^^revented_nmnj frqmJbuy_-_ 

 ing, but" the supply was exhausted and 

 orders declined for lack of stock. 



W. H. Gulp. 



The Review is the standard adviser 

 today on floriculture. — Feank Bbob., 

 Beardstown, III. 



