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The Weekly Florists' RevW; 



Apbil 6, 1005. 



ST. LOUIS. 



The Market 



The wholesale markets show few 

 changes from last report. Prices have 

 varied greatly, running low all the week 

 on first quality stock. Although fresh 

 stock was fairly well cleaned up on some 

 days, the glut is still with us and from 

 the looks of things on Monday it has 

 come to stay throughout this week. The 

 report is general throughout the city that 

 business is dull in all lines except in 

 funeral work, which some of us have 

 been blessed with the past week, so with 

 these conditions it is utterly impossible 

 for the trade to use up the vast amount 

 of stock sent to this market. At Kuehn 's, 

 Ellis', Bcrning's and the new market of 

 Angermueller, who just opened, stock of 

 all' kinds is seen in great quanties. 



All stock is of extra fine quality. In 

 roses we have plenty of extra fine stock. 

 Beauties of all lengths are more than 

 enough. Extra fancy carnations at $2 

 per hundred is surely cheap. There are 

 80 many of these that we get tired look- 

 ing them over for the choice varieties. 



Bulbous flowers of all kinds are great- 

 ly overstocked. Tulips have very little 

 call. Harrisii and eallas sell fairly well, 

 also Romans and Dutch hyacinths. It 

 looks as though this stock will be pretty 

 well over by Easter. Violets are about 

 over, very few coming in, pale and small. 

 Greens are as iisual in supply and de- 

 mand. 



The weather is still fine. A day 's rain 

 the past week made things all the better 

 for tlie plant men, who are very busy 

 shaping the grounds for early planting. 

 Union market is alive with blooming 

 .plants, with plenty of buyers. Seeds- 

 men along Fourth street report a heavy 

 demand for grass and flower seeds. 



Various Notes. 



Henry Aul, one of our foremost grow- 

 ers, will build two new houses this sum- 

 mer. He has made application for mem- 

 bership in the St. Louis Florists' Club. 



Miss Hoffman has moved her store 

 from SidneJ- street around the corner to 

 a much larger place. Miss Hoffman re- 

 ports quite a little funeral work. 



The St. Louis Palm Co., at 923 Olive 

 street, has made extensive improvements 

 in its large show windows. 



Oscar Heile, on South Broadway, re- 

 ports a busy week with funeral work. 

 He is sporting a new dog on his delivery 

 wagon. 



F. H. Weber, on Boyle avenue, is 

 showing some well grown blooming 

 plants, also some extra fancy cut stock. 

 He reports very good trade since Lent 

 began. 



Hans Jepson, private gardener to C. 

 D, McLure, reports that he will grow 

 some specimen chrysanthemums for the 

 flower show this fall. 



Mrs. Wm. Ellison and daughter spent 

 the past week in Chicago, leaving Arthur 

 in charge. 



Max Rotter, on North Broadway, says 

 he has felt little effect of I^ent. Plenty 

 of funeral work has kept him busy. 



Frank Bucksaht, formerly a partner 

 of Henry Bcrning in the retail business, 

 has formed a partnership with H. B. 

 Stocke, to carry on a general landscape 

 business. Both men were with the flori- 

 cultural department during the World's 

 Fair. 



Robert Meinhardt has taken a position 

 as bookkeeper with C. A. Kuehn. He is 

 a cousin to Fred H. Meinhardt. 



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Easter! Easter! Easter! 



10,000 EASTER LILIES. 

 1,500 LONG STEM AMERICAN BEAUTIES. 



Brides, Maids, Carnations, Violets, Von Sion, Daffodils, Paper Whites, 

 Lily of the Valley, Tulips, Sweet Peas and all other flowers in season. 

 Ferns, Leucothoe Sprays, Galax and Asparagus. 



Write for Easter prices, or send in your order, 

 I will not overcharge you. 



E. G. GILLETT, "The Wholesale Florist" 



Phone Main 8f47, 118 East 3rd St., Cincinnati, Ohio. 



Mpntlon Thp Review when yon write. 



George Angeimueller has opened his 

 wholesale commission house at 1324 Pine 

 street and says business started in well, 

 which shows that there is room for us 

 all. 



Miss Beula Hurst has taken a position 

 with Miss Theresa Badarraco, at 130S 

 Olive street. 



Tlie members of the St. Louis Flo- 

 rists' Club should not forget to attend 

 the meeting on next Thursday afternoon 

 at 2 o'clock in Odd Fellows' building. 

 The feature of the meeting will be a 

 talk by several of the large growers on 

 Easter stock, whicb will be very inter- 

 esting to the retailers, who will want to 

 know where to get the best blooming 

 plants. Several of the members will 

 scatter food for thought and bones for 

 contention of the growers, retailers and 

 wholesalers. Six applications for mem- 

 bership will also be presented, among 

 them some permanent growers. 



J. J. B. 



TORONTO. 



The weather is fine and prospects are 

 that spring has come, although we hear 

 prophets say that all those fine March 

 days borrowed from April will have to 

 be paid back. 



Business has been good, although 

 many of our growers are complaining 

 about stock not going as readily as it 

 should. They forget that the bright 

 weather is giving them more to sell than 



LEIKENS, 



7 E. 33ril St., N6W York City, 



Near the Waldorf-Astoria. 



Mention The Review when yog wrlt». 



they would have otherwise, and in conse- 

 quence they can sell much cheaper and 

 save coal. Easter lilies are coming in 

 quite plentifully and in some quarters it 

 is expected there will be a shortage for 

 Easter. Azaleas and many of our best 

 flowering plants will be short, on ac- 

 count of the late Easter and the ad- 

 vanced season. 



C. Tidy has just returned from New . 

 York, where ho has been looking for 

 some novelties and special pointers for 

 Easter. 



AVe were favored with a visit from 

 Wm. Gammagc, London, during the 

 week. D. J. 



Cleveland, O. — Wm. Koehler has just 

 opened a flower store at 1067 Dennison 



avenue. 



PoNTiAC, Mich. — A. B. Lewis has 

 opened a downtown store, on West Pike , 

 street. 



Utica. N. Y. — J. C. Spencer, of Spen- 

 cer & Martin, has been in New York 

 looking after Easter stock. 



