Apbil 27, 1905. 



The Wcdkly Florists' Review. 



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^ IN YOIR DECORATIONS FOR _ 



WEDDINGS and 



SCHOOL COMMENCEMENTS 



Don't forget that Ribbons will add 25 per cent to 

 the effectiveness of the decorations. But get the 

 right kind of Ribbons, such as we make in our own 

 mill and sell 



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RCXX ISLAND, ILL. 



Henry Gaethje leaves during the latter 

 part of May for a three months' tour 

 of Europe. Accordingly when the mem- 

 bers of the Tri-City Florists ' Association 

 meet at his home on May 11 for their 



Wholantla and Botail Saalars 



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LEUCOTHOE SPRAYS. PRINCESS PINE, 

 HOLLY. SOUTHERN WILD SMILAX. 



Telephone ISOS Madison. 



next regular session, a farewell recep- 

 tion will be held in honor of the host, 

 and a special program will mark the 

 occasion. 



This measure was decided upon at the 

 meeting of the association held April 13 

 at the home of Henry G. Pauli, Daven- 

 port. All the members were present at 

 this session and an enjoyable program 

 was given. 



Adolph Arp, superintendent of Central 

 park, read a paper on ' ' Shrubs and Her- 

 baceous Plants," followed by general 

 discussion in which nearly all present 

 participated. Then came the social part 

 of the entertainment with musical selec- 



tions by Miss Helen Pauli, Davenport j 

 Henry Meyer, Rock Island, and Han/ 

 Bills. 



CINONNATL 



Tlie Market 



Easter, the greatest day of the year* 

 for the flower business, was right up to- 

 the handle this year. Notwithstanding 

 the rather doubtful prospects before 

 hand, the business was all there at the 

 finish and the general average must have 

 been ahead of last year. I^st year was 

 the banner year, and to exceed that is 

 very- gratifying. One of the features 

 was that very few orders were placed be- 

 fore Wednesday, but from then on they 

 came in droves, until by Sunday the 

 wholesale houses had scarcely anything 

 left. 



Bulbous stock was here in all its 

 glory and sold better than usual. Lilies 

 made their high water mark, and thou- 

 sands of them were disposed of. Beau- 

 ties were ' ' the goods ' ' and many more 

 could have been used to advantage. 

 Boses and carnations were scarce. There 

 were, not enough to fill orders. This 

 helped the bulbous stock greatly. Vio- 

 lets were shipped from the north and 

 sold at a high price. 



The store men are almost unanimous^ 

 in their report that there was an increase- 

 over last year. In mo^t cases stock sold 

 out clean and some of the stores did not 

 have a flower left by Sunday noon. 



The Jabez Elliot flower market did 

 the usual enormous business. Saturday 

 afternoon was ideal for business and 

 there was a continual jam from opening 

 till closing time and several thousand 

 dollars' worth of flowers and plant» 

 were disposed of. At times the jam was 

 so great that many people were unable 

 to get into the market at all and others 

 who got in could not stop to make pur- 

 chases but were obliged to move on 

 with the throng. 



Many growers of "green goods" held 

 back their cuts for a week or two before 

 Easter; consequently there was an over- 

 supply of this class of stock and consid- 

 erable of it was left on the hands of the 

 wholesale men. Smilax was the only ex- 

 ception. 



Easter is the time of the pot plants 

 and they sold up to standard. Lilies 

 carried off the honors, as usual, but other 

 kinds sold well also. Crimson Bambler, 

 of which some extra flne plants were 

 seen, sold very well. 



Various Notes. 



A hail storm of considerable severity 

 passed over the Kentucky highlands last 

 week and considerable damage was done. 

 The florists in the belt are: Philip 

 Popp, E. Ernsterhoff, Wm. Speck, Wm. 

 Schuman, Chas. Pfeiffer, L. Pfeififer 

 Sons, Ed Fries, John Fries, S. Thomas 

 and Thomas Windram. They suffered 

 slight loss. 



Miss Murphy, who has been associated 

 with "Wlm. Murphy in the wholesale busi- 

 ness, will leave with her sister for 

 California the middle of May. They 

 will join their brother, Bert, at Los An- 

 geles, who has been west about a year 

 and who is engaged in business in that' 

 city. 



Henry Dieterich was in the city look- 

 ing up Easter stock. 



B. A. Betz was confined to his bed for 

 several days by a severe cold. 



C. J. Ohuer. 



