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JUNE 1. 1»06. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



87 



SOMETHING NEW 



CALDWELL THE WOODSMAN, 

 The man who gave you the Wild smilax. 



Now that the season for Wild 

 Smilax is over and no more 

 stock can be supplied, I wish 

 to call your attention to the 



Branches of the 

 Huckleberry Tree 



as a most elegant Decorative 

 Green. It is largely used by the 

 Florists of the Pacific Coast, 

 Washington and Oregon In 

 decorations. The branches are 

 FLAT, very thickly furnished 

 with exceedingly lustrous, 

 green leaves, and it seems to 

 adapt Itself to almost any 

 position in decoration that the 

 Wild Smilax can be used in. 



As the Introducer of South- 

 em Wild Smilax, I think you 

 can give me credit for know- 

 ing a good thing when I see 

 it, and I am convinced that in 

 Huckleberry branches you will 

 have a very beautiful substi- 

 tute for the Wild Smilax, of 

 great value to you through the 

 months of May and Jiine. I am 

 anxious to get the verdict of 

 the Floral trade on this intro- 

 duction and offer to send you a 

 Case on Suspicion, price t2.50 

 per case if it suits you, nothing 

 if it does not. Will you try a 

 case on these terms? 



TKS VEBSXCT 



The case of Huckleberry was very satis- 

 factory as a decorating green, and we wish 

 to compliment you on the new discovery 

 for decorating at this time of year. 



FRED C. WEBER, St. Louis, Mo. 



We are in receipt of your shipment of one 

 case Huckleberry Branches and are pleased 

 with it. Send by express 5 cases at once. 

 WM. ROETHKE FLORAL CO., 



Saginaw, W. S., Mich. 



OF TKSITBABE 



Two cases of your decorating green 

 reached us in good condition and we used 

 them very effectively In a church decora- 

 tion which gave entire satisfaction to our 

 customer. THE G ASSER CO., Cleveland, O. 



The Huckleberry Branches are a GO. 

 KENNICOTT BROS. CO., Chicago, 111. 



We think we can handle a great deal of 

 your new green. 



LEO NIESSEN CO., Philadelphia, Pa. 



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SMAN, Evergreen, Alabama. tn'^rTlt^. 



CALDWELL THE 



New Crop Hardy Ferns Now Ready S^^i'i.*}:;? 1:^000; 



loving plants. H. H. Battles engaged all 

 the flowers of these once fashionable 

 plants last season. Stephanotis Hori- 

 bunda was in bloom. Very sweet and 

 graceful it looked, with its festoon of 

 its fragrant, pure white buds and blos- 

 soms. The beds and velvet greensward 

 in front, as well as the planting about 

 the Commodore's attracti'?'' home nearby 

 are in excellent condition. The whole 

 place bespeaks of men wno devote 

 thought and energy to their chosen call- 

 ing. 



Various Notes. 



H. Bayersdorfer arrived in Europe 

 safely. 



Charles E. Fliegel, manager for Mrs. 

 Alburger, has just completed a very 

 strenuous season at Laurel Hill. A great 

 number of prettily filled baskets have 

 been put in place and many beds filled, 

 while two men and a big wagon spent 

 over a week filling the vases that were 

 too heavy to move from the cemetery. 



T. James McCarty, of J. M. Connelly 

 & Co., of Charleston, S. C, was in this 

 city recently. 



M. Rice & Co. report their May busi- 

 ness was largely in excess of last year. 

 They are very busy getting ready to 

 move to their new building at 1220 Bace 

 street next week. 



Fred J. Michell returned on Monday 

 from a successful business trip. He 

 went to Washington, D. C, and Alex- 

 andria, Va. 



Paul Berkowitz, of H. Bayersdorfer 



& Co., reports an increased demand for 

 Memorial day supplies. Mr. Berkowitz 

 says that the demand for metallic de- 

 signs was particularly heavy, exhausting 

 the surplus in readiness for this holi- 

 day and taxing the productive facilities 

 of their factory. The steamers Oxonia 

 and Astoria have just brought in fresh 

 crnsifjnments of baskets, which are being 

 rapidly supplied to customers. Four ex- 

 press wagons were loading at their ware- 

 house at one time. 



It is with deep regret that I record 

 the sad death of Mrs. Emily Gaul Mee- 

 han, wife of Joseph Meehan and mother 

 of Charles E. Meehan, which occurred 

 last Saturday morning. The funeral took 

 place on Wednesday from her residence, 

 69 Pleasant street, Germantown. Phil. 



ST. LOUIS. 



The Market. 



The past week started off with con- 

 siderable more activity than was ex- 

 pected and the wholesalers report better 

 demand. The cool weather has shortened 

 up cut flower production. The supply ol 

 high grade stock is falling somewhat. 

 The cool nights of late have mildewed 

 pome of the rose stock very badly and 

 especially the Bride. There seems to be 

 plenty of fancy long Beauties, also 

 Bridesmaid, Kaiserin, Gate and Carnot. 

 Jacqueminots are expected in this week 

 and should sell well. Carnations have 



shortened up considerably and are not 

 being slaughtered as they have been. 

 Fancy stock is again being held at a 

 fair price. 



Pepnies are becoming scarce and so 

 are Harrisii and callas. Sweet peas ar<5 

 becoming more plentiful each day. A 

 few gladiolus spikes are coming in but 

 not many as yet. Some good valley is 

 being shipped to this market. Thousands 

 of cape jasmine are being shipped from 

 Texas, the Third street^' commission men 

 handling the bulk of them at $5 per 

 thousand. Smilax, adiantum, Sprengeri 

 and common and fancy ferns are plenti- 

 ful. 



Various Notes. 



Martin Eeukauf, of H. Bayersdorfer & 

 Co., Philadelphia, was with us the past 

 week. 



Charles Kuehn, Henry Johann and 

 Fred Ammann visited Max Herzog 'a 

 place together the past week. The two 

 latter were here buying building sup- 

 plies. 



The many friends of John Steidle will 

 be glad to learn that he has recovered 

 from his recent illness and is making 

 preparations to entertain the club mem- 

 bers at his place next Thursday after- 

 noon. 



Fred Weber, Mrs. Weber, Miss Adele 

 Weber and Theo. Miller left Sunday 

 night for New York. They sail June 1 

 for Germany. 



Mrs. Wm. Geisel, widow of the late 

 Wm. Geisel, who back in 1869 was on« 



