

Mabch 23, 1005. 



The Weekly Florists: Review. 



J007 



WE CARRY 

 THE MOST 

 COMPLETE 

 LINE OF 

 FLORISTS' 

 SUPPLIES 

 In th* WEST 



Illustrated 



CATALOGUE 

 FREE. 



A DAILY SHIPMENT FROM 40 TO 60 



GROWERS 



»*t!rLr "We can and will fill your Cut Flower wants to advantage." 



Stori o(fn fioni T i. m. to 7 p. m. on woik itjt oid from 7 o. m. to 1 1. m on tiidiii. 



TeleRrapb at our expense for latest quotations on any Out Flower Supplies. 



SPECIALS FOR THE COMIING WEEK 



SHASTA DAISIES. 

 EXTRA FANCY LA REINE TULIPS 



with bright pink color predominating^. 



Wa are XannfiMstnrera of 



"PERFECT SHAPE'* BRAND WIRE WORK 



Frajuaa tli»t will Stand Up." XUns- 



Vaad generally by Florists wbo want 

 trated Hat witli disconnta tx»». 



E. F. Winterson Co. 



45-47-49 Wabash Ave. 



CHICAGO 



CURRKNT PRICES 



Far Weak of March 23 to 30, 1905 



B08B8. Per dos. 



Am. Beauty— 89 to 86 Inches 95.00 to $ 8.00 



24 Inches 4.00 



20 inches t.OO 



16 Inches 2.00 



12inohes 1.60 



Obort 76to 1.00 



PerlOO 



Brides. Maids. Gates $8.00 to 98.00 



Roses, our selection 6.00 



Liberty 4.00to 12.00 



Chatenay 4.00to lOM 



OABMATIONS. 



Fancy 8.00 



Oood ayerase 1.60to 2.00 



Fair stock, for barRain sales, 



( our selection) per lOlO. 10.00 



Valley 2.00to 8.00 



Violets 40to .76 



Callas. S.OOto 12.00 



Paper Whites, Romans 8.00 



Harriiil 10.00 to 12.00 



TuUps. Jonquils, Daffodils 2.00 to 4.00 



SweetPeas 76to 1.00 



MlKnonette 40to .76 



Adlantum l.OOto 1.26 



Green Leucothoe Sprays .76 



Red Leucothoe Sprays 1.00 



Asparagus Plumosus Sprays... 2.00 to 6.00 



Asparagus Spreneeri 2.00 to 6.00 



Asparagus Plumcsus, per string .25 to .60 



Common Ferns per 1000, 2.60 



Galax Leaves, bronze.. " 1.26 



Galax Leaves, green.. . " 1.00 



Smllax per doz., 1.50 to 2.00 



All Prices subject to change without notice. 



Mention The Rpview when you write 



with blooms a month old that had still 

 fair color. Bridesmaid, Perle des Jar- 

 dins and many other commercial varie- 

 ties are grown in quantities sufficient to 

 indicate a wholesale trade. Etoile de 

 Trance is thought by Mr. Wintzer to be 

 a red that may rival Richmond in the 

 near future. It is a vigorous grower and 

 apparently a free bloomer. The amount 

 of stock already obtained is remarkable, 

 when time and size of plants are consid- 

 ered. 



Time to go came entirely too soon, 

 when with kindly inquiries for the ailing 

 Dennis and cordial invitations to return 

 Mr. Wintzer bade his visitors au revoir. 



Various Notes. 



J. J. Habermehl's Sons had a large 

 wild smilax decoration at Wanamaker's 

 this week. Wild smilax is getting scarce. 



It is a pleasure to say that William 

 K. Harris is once more about among 

 his friends. 



Bayersdorfer & Co. are doing great 

 work these days, packing and shipping 

 big Easter boxes. 



Mark B. Mills wants every plant ship- 

 per to make his express agent take a 

 personal interest in getting these perish- 

 able goods delivered on time by writing 

 the agent at the receiving end to see 

 that there is no delay. It will reduce 

 losses and develop the shipping busi- 

 ness. 



M. Eice & Co. are having a good de- 

 mand for their velvet two-toned paper 

 mats and twig and plant baskets. 



Stewardson Brown delivered a lecture 

 on "Wild Flowers" before the Pennsyl- 

 vania. Horticultural Society on Tuesday 

 afternoon. 



You can get tickets for next Thursday 

 night's Florists' Club's concert at the 

 Flower Market and at the shops. Better 



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Answers to GMrespofloients. 



Retlew readers are invited to send any ques- 

 tions relating to CHlture or marketing of plants 

 and flowers In Philadelphia, to Phil In care of 

 the leading seed or commission honsps or the 

 Flower Market. Each question will he sub- 

 tnltted to a competent person and answered 

 under number. Correct name and address must 

 alwavs accompany Inquiry, but will not pe puD- 

 tUbetl. 



36. — Whv do certain commission men 



and certain carnation companies of Phil- 

 adelphia supply several of the leading 

 department stores of this city, Eeading, 

 Pa., with carnations during the past 

 three months which they sell at 20 cents 

 a dozen, such varieties as Lawson, Fenn, 

 Pond, Queen Louise and Joost, when the 

 retailer is obliged to pay $3 and $4 a 

 hundred for tnem, or 36 and 48 cents a 

 dozen! Even if he takes 2,000 lots, 50 

 cents is all that is deducted. Is this 

 fairt 



The wholesalers would sell to you at 

 the same price as to department stores 

 were you willing to accept the same 

 quality and class of stock. These sales, 



Here is another dollar for sub- 

 scription to 



m 



Your paper is certainly up-to-date 

 and every florist should sub- 

 scribe for it and after knowing it 

 awhile he will feel lost if he lets it 



stop. 



A. LAUB & SON. 



Hughsonvillc, N. Y. 



made only during a glut, are usually in 

 10,000 lots, of whatever varieties are in 

 stock. This has been a wonderful season 

 for carnations and at times there has 

 been a discouragingly large surplus. I 

 am convinced that, looking at the ques- 

 tion broadly, these cheap sales do not 

 hurt the retailer. Many a person's love 

 for flowers begins with these cheap 

 bunches. When something nice in flow- 

 ers is wanted the buyer does not go to 



the department store. This competition 

 sharpens our wits and broadens our field. 



37. — Why do certain commission men 

 sign leases for a certain number of years 

 of store rooms and buildings in which 

 retail cut flower stores are started? 



I assume this question to mean, "Is it 

 fair for a wholesaler to back a retail 

 store in opposition to some of his cus- 

 tomers!" There is no reason why he 

 should not do this, unless it be that he 

 might antagonize his customers. There 

 are cases of wholesalers who have retail 

 departments, notably in New York. 



Phil. 



NEW YOHK. 



The Market. 



At last spring is with us. The equi- , 

 noxial on Sunday and Monday was a fit- 

 ting climax to the most disagreeable win- 

 ter of this generation. Peace be to . 

 its ashes, and most of us will gladly 

 speed the parting guest. In the mem- 

 ory of the oldest wholesaler nothing Ijke 

 it has ever been endured. Such slaugh- 

 tering of values, spch complete ohaii|ge { 

 of public preference, such floods of shi^ • 

 ments never were expected or believed 

 possible. Severe cold, overproduction, a 

 wave of economy, intense competition for 

 the growing contingent, all combined to 

 cause an abnormal season. 



There can hardly be further recession 

 before Easter. Last week's prices hold 

 and the week opens with a more hopeful 

 condition prevalent, while preparations 

 for Easter's festival go cheerfully on. 

 In fact, the retail stores everyw^iere 

 already blaze with color and exhale an 

 atmosphere suggestive of the vernal, sea- 

 son. All offerings of cut flowers are still 

 abundant and of superb, quality, , The 

 lateness of Easter and the enormovis 

 quantities of flowering plants preclude 

 the possibility of p|ckling and of any- 

 thing more than natural in the enhance- 

 ment of values for the holiday. 



Of all the consignments of the pres-. 

 ent week, orchids alone, especially, cattle* f 

 yas, may be called limited in sup- . 

 ply and optimistic as to price. The local 



