Apbil 27, 1905. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



J387 



Something New 



Now that the season for Wild Smilax is over and no 



more stock can be supplied^ I wish to call 



your attention to the 



BranchesoftbeHackleberryTree 



as a raht elegant Decorative Green. It is largely 

 used by the Florists of the Pacific Coasts Washing- 

 ton and Oregon in decorations. The branches are 

 FLAT, very thickly furnished with exceedingly 

 lustrous, green leaves and it seems to adapt itself to 

 aknost any position in decoration that the Wild 

 Smilax can be used in. 



As the introducer of Southern Wild Smilax, I 

 think you can give me credit for knowing a good 

 thing when I see it, and I am convinced that in 

 Huckleberry Branches you will have a very beauti- 

 ful substitute for the Wild Smilax, of great value to you through the months of May and 

 June. I am anxious to get the verdict of the Floral Trade on this introduction and offer 

 to send you a Case on Suspicion, price $2.50 per case if it suits you, nothing if it does not. 

 Will you try a case on these terms ? Yours very truly, 



CALDWELL THE WOODSMAN, Evergreen, Ala. 



New Crop Hardy Ferns Now Ready 5t5S5Ri.^.o§ 5S 58SS: 



CAIiDWXLL THE WOODSMAN. 



The man who gmy you the Wild Smilax 





Mention The Review when you write 



ST. LOUIS. 



Easter Trade. 



Easter weather was ideal and trade 

 as a whole was very satisfactory in both 

 cut flowers and plants. Contrary to the 

 early predictions, Harrisii and longiflor- 

 ums were in plenty in both pot plants 

 and cut stock, the wholesalers holding 

 them at 12V^ and 15 cents each. Callas 

 were none too many, the demand being 

 equally as large. All stock in roses av- 

 eraged very fine. American Beauties 

 were limited on first-class stock. Other 

 roses were plentiful and sold well at 

 quoted prices. 



In bulbous stock the market was well 

 supplied for all demands. Dutch hya- 

 cinths, tulips. Von Sions, Paper Whites 

 and lilies of the valley all sold well. 

 The trade had quit? a call for violets. 

 No singles were to be had and only a 

 few double. Sweet peas sold clean, with 

 not enough for the big demand. Smilax 

 had a big call all of the past week. 



In blooming plants the west end flo- 

 rists did a rushing business. Longiflor- 

 ums and Harrisii took the lead. Azaleas 

 and hydrangeas came in next. Tulips, 

 Dutch hyacinths and lilies of the valley 

 in pans sold well. In fact almost any 

 kind of blooming plants sold. 



Vaiiotn Notes. 



Alex Siegel made a flying trip to Chi- 

 cago last week, buying cut stock for 

 Easter. 



Charles W. Wors, formerly in the 

 wholesale business, has opened a retail 

 store at 2241 North Market street. 



Fred Ammann, of Edwardsville, dis- 



posed of a big lot of fine longiflorum 

 lilies, both cut and pot plants, through 

 C. A. Kuehn. Mr. Ammann was elected 

 alderman last week. 



Ostertag Bros, have a number of wed- 

 ding orders booked lor this week. Hen- 

 ry Ostertag reports a big Easter trade. 



C. C. Sanders was in the market with 

 a flne lot of Harrisii and longiflorum 

 lilies, which were in big demand. 



Cemetery cut flower decorations kept 

 the Meinhardts and Koenigs very busy 

 all day Saturday and early Sunday morn- 

 ing. 



C. Young & Sons Co. kept their big 

 force busy handling their Easter busi- 

 ness in cut flowers and plants. 



Fred Weber's blooming plant display 

 was one of the finest among the west end 

 florists. 



The large Easter cross display, with 

 electrical effects, in tl:e show window of 

 the Ellison Floral Co. was a big attrac- 

 tion. 



George Waldbart had some of the larg- 

 est azalea plants ever seen in this city, 

 some of which brought as high as $20 

 each. Mr. Waldbart says Easter trade 

 was verv large in both plants and cut 

 flowers. 



Charles Schoenelle, of the M. M. Ay- 

 ers store, says they had all they could 

 do with decorations and delivering cut 

 flowers and that it v/as a blessing that 

 the Sunday law on florists had not yet 

 gone into effect. 



Miss M. S. Newman had a very pretty 

 window decoration ou Saturday, trimmed 

 with fancy Easter blooming plants. 



Fred ri. Weber, on Boyle avenue, had 

 a fine trade in blooming plants. Cut 

 flower trade was also satisfactory. 



The places of Theo. Miller, Kalisch & 

 Sons, John Henzel^ J, F. Windt and 

 others did a rushing plant trade the past 

 week. 



The Riessen Floral Co. reports a fine 

 Easter trade in cut flowers, with plenty 

 of funeral work on top. 



Fred Foster reports that he disposed 

 of a big lot of lilies on Saturday, which 

 were shipped down from Chicago and 

 came in good condition. All other flow- 

 ers also sold welL 



Frank Fillmore, Wm, Schray, Carl 

 Beyer, Wm. Kruse, i'red Berning and 

 Eggeling, in tiie south end, all did a 

 big business the past week. 



The wholesale houses of Kuehn, EUis, 

 Angermueller and Berning did a rushing 

 business on Saturday and Sunday. Stock 

 was fairly plentiful, with good prices. 



Arbor day on Saturday was observed 

 at the Washington University by several 

 hundred society folk. Tree planting 

 members of the alumni society attended 

 in a body. 



Miss Belle Miller, of Springfield, 111., 

 sent to this market a fine lot of Carnot 

 roses which sold at sight. Her other 

 stock was equally as fine. 



Leonard Hunt, for thirty-three years 

 keeper of Lafayette park, celebrated the 

 event the past week. Mr. Hunt is a 

 great favorite with the young folks in 

 that neighborhood. 



Grim & Gorley have opened a branch 

 store down town. They have a corner in' 

 the newly opened Columbia candy store 

 at Sixth and Olive streets. J. J. B. 



Des Moines, Ia. — Mrs. E. Murray has 

 opened a flower store in E. L. Selover 's 

 undertaking establishment. 





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