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May 4, 1005. 



The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



1451 



A CARD 



THE STI^IKE has not stopped us filling all orders. We have moved 

 our shipping force to Hinsdale and are SHIPPING ALL ORDERS DIRECT 

 FROM OUR GREENHOUSES. We can ^ive better flowers and service 

 than by handling the flowers through Chicago. SEND ALL LETTERS 

 AND TELEGRAMS TO OUR CHICAGO OFFICE as we have direct 

 telephone connection with the greenhouses. 



Bassett &Wasfiburn 



Office: 76 Wabash Ave., 

 CHICAGO- 



Greenhouses : 



Hinsdale^ IIL 



BBHB TOVB OBOBR TO 



GEO. REINBERG 



WMO^BBAlbB OBOWaS OF 



CUT FLOWERS, 



51 Wabasb Avenue, - CHICAGO. 



&arir« Oat. Best Qii»Ut7- 



Kowast Market Bates. 



OUMMMMT FBZOBS. 



AMERICAN BEAUTIES— Per dot. 



Extra lekct $4.00 



30-inch stems 3 00 



24-inch stems 2^ 



20-inch stems 2.00 



IS-inch stems 1.50 



12-inch stems 1*25 



Short stems. .|6.00 to $8 00 per 100. 

 Per too 



BRIDES HOOtoSSOO 



BRIDESMAIDS 4.00 to 8.00 



CHATENAY 4.00 to 8.00 



LIBERTY 6.00 to 10.00 



UNCLE JOHN 4.00 to 800 



GOLDEN GATE 4.00 to 8.00 



PERLE 4.00to 6.00 



CARNATIONS 2.00 to 2.50 



All otber stock at market rates. 



Send for special qaotatioiM on large lots. 



"wrestling" boxes to the depots, the 

 growers have been performing the annual 

 "stunt" planting carnations in the field. 

 Some of the growers began field plant- 

 ing two weeks ago, 



Percy Jones, manager of the Flower 

 Growers' Co.^ has secured good telephone 



service at the Market by having separate 

 instruments for incoming and outgoing 

 calls and a boy in attendance upon the 

 incoming calls. 



Poehlmann Bros, point to some longi- 

 florums as the equal of any ever seen 

 in this market but which were too late 

 for Easter. 



J. A. Budlong is still cutting Boston 

 Market in fine form. It will take a good 

 white carnation to displace this on their 

 place. 



E. F. Winterson Co. has repainted and 

 rearranged the store, much improving its 

 appe'arance. John Degnan has been on 

 the sick list for a couple of days. 



George Reinberg is still cutting heavily 

 of Beauties but now a good part of the 

 cut is short. He had all long at Christ- 

 mas. He also has a nice cut of Liberty. 



John Zech says he is very well satis- 

 fied with the way business comes to him. 



Kennicott Bros. Co. is getting in some 

 very nice candidum lilies. 



C. W. McKellar is still getting some 

 very fair single violets for so late. Ran- 

 dall still gets Hudson river doubles in 

 considerable quantity. 



E. C. Amling is getting some very fine 

 sweet peas. 



KANSAS CITY. 



The Market 



A very unsatisfactory state has marked 

 the business of the past week. Ship- 

 ments have been very irregular, of unsat- 

 isfactory quality, and not nearly enough 

 stock to supply the demand. There has 

 been an unusually brisk call for choice 

 stock and a large list of weddings and 



receptions have kept the florists busy. A 

 good report of stock cannot be given, 

 owing to the irregular manner in which 

 some of the shops have received their 

 supplies. Bulbous stock is almost off the 

 market. Violets are very scarce and of 

 poor quality. Sweet peas are coming in 

 and are of first-class quality. A big 

 demand for bedding stock keeps the 

 growers going and better prices are re- 

 ceived than formerly. 



Various Notes. 



W. L. Rock, W. J. Barnes and S. Mur- 

 ray were appointed a committee of flo- 

 rists to work with the executive conunit- 

 tee of Convention Hall to make out a 

 premium list for the flower show which 

 will be held the week commencing Novem- 

 ber 13. A large meeting of the florists 

 was held last week and everything will 

 be done to make the show the best of its 

 kind ever held here. George Kessler will 

 be supsrintendent. 



Ed Humfeld did an immense business 

 during Easter week and has his hands 

 full these days, filling his bedding or- 

 ders. He is rapidly clearing his houses 

 of stock. 



The street merchants have disappeared 

 from the business part of the city and 

 will be seen no more until around the 

 holiday season. 



R. S. Brown & Son are having their 

 hands full these days filling orders, and 

 are sending out some of the best stock 

 to be seen here. Will Bridgeland reports 

 business as larger than for some years. 



John Vesey is sending in some very 

 fine sweet peas and has contracted his 

 entire output. Mr. Vesey reports busi- 

 ness as very satisfactory. 



