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AUGUST 3, 1905. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



559 



Nothing is a Trouble 

 That Helps to Serve a Customer 



No order is too small to receive our best attention; none is too 

 Iars:e for our capacity. If you want to do the best you can^ try us. 



Weiland & Risch, 



Leading Western Growers and Shippers of Cut Flowers, 



61 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO. 



Iiong' Distance 'Phone Central 879. 



AMERICAN BKAUTIES- Per Doz. 



36-lnch stems $3.00 



80 " " 2.50 



24 " " 2.1)0 



18 " " 1.60 



12 " " 1.00 



Short " 60 



ROSES— Per 100. 



Maids $3.00 to »5 00 



Brides 2.00 to 5.00 



Killarney 4.00 to 8.00 



Liberty 3.00 to 6.00 



Golden Gate 3.00 to 6.0 » 



Chatenay 3.00 to 6.00 



CARNATIONS- 



FalrStock 1.50to 2.00 



Mlis«!rBil.ANBOUS STOCK- 



Valley 3.00 to 4.00 



Auratum Lilies 12.00 to 15.00 



faster Lilies 12.00 to 16.0U 



Asters 1.00 to 2.00 



Sweet Peas .50 



Daisies 50 to 1.00 



Gladiolus 3 00 to 6.00 



Tuberoses 5.00 to 6.00 



DEOnRATIITB- 



Pems .15 



Sprengeri 2.00 to 4.00 



Asparagus Strings 25.00 to 50.00 



Gahix .15 



Stnllax 10.00 to 12.00 



Subject to change without notice. 



Mention The Kevlew when you write. 



an absolutely perfect sort. They have 

 experienced such a heavy demand for 

 ferns that they are constantly some thou- 

 sands behind in filling orders. 



It looks now like a good delegation 

 to Washington. Wm. H. Elliott is work- 

 ing hard to secure a good showing for 

 Massachusetts and we hope he will suc- 

 ceed. 



The garden committee of the Massa- 

 chusetts Horticultural Society visited the 

 vegetable gardens of the Taunton Luna- 

 tic Hospital in charge of Edward Parker 

 on July 28. These were found in splen- 

 did condition. 



John Ash, of Pofeifffe'f^Center, Conn., 

 one of our prominent Boston exhibitors, 

 sailed from New York on July 29 for 

 a five weeks' vacation in England. 



A welcome rain started in on the even- 

 ing of July 29 and one or two succeed- 

 ing days have been showery, ending in 

 some ' measure? one of the worst droughts 

 we have had in late years. Several 

 inches more rain would be acceptable to 

 thoroughly soak the land and start the 

 springs running. 



The garden committee of the Massa- 

 chusetts Horticultural Society visited the 

 estate of Commodore M. F. Plant, Gro- 

 ton. Conn., on August 2 to inspect an 

 herbaceous garden and vegetable gar- 

 den. The estate is also entered for the 

 Hunnewell triennial premium. 



A. Leuthy & Co. are busy installing a 

 new boiler and building new chiipneys. 

 They report stock for next season as be- 

 ing in fine shape. W. N. Ceaig. 



, Boston to Washington. 



It has been arranged that parties 

 wishing to go in company to the Wash- 

 ington convention from Boston and east- 

 ern New England may take the Provi- 

 dence boat line on Sunday, August 13, 

 arriving in New York in time to join the 

 party from that city, which leaves at 

 10:55 a. m. Monday over the Pennsyl- 

 vania railroad. The Providence line 

 train connecting with boat leaves Boston 

 at 6:22 p. m. In purchasing ticket be 

 sure to have it read over the Pennsyl- 

 vania railroad and ask for a certificate 

 for the Society of American Florists' 

 convention. These tickets may be pur- 

 chased not earlier than Friday, August 

 11. Parties desiring staterooms on the 

 boat may have them reserved for them 

 by sending application therefor to W. H. 



Elliott, Brighton, Mass., or Wm. J. 

 Stewart, 11 Hamilton place, Boston. Price 

 of stateroom is $1 or $2, according to 

 location. 



From western points in New England 

 states the most direct route will be by 

 rail route via Hartford and New Haven. 

 Those desiring to travel in company 

 should write to Theodore Wirth or John 

 Coombs, Hartford, Conn., who will give 

 particulars regarding party to be made 

 up at that city. Wm. J. Stewart. 



ST. LOUIS. 



The Market. 



The conditions at the wholesale 

 houses and among the retail trade re- 

 main about the same as reported last 

 week, only that a little more funeral 

 work was made up at the different 

 stores. First-class stock still sells, es- 

 pecially Beauties and white roses. Kais- 

 erin is much in demand, as are long 

 Beauties. There are plenty of short 

 grades that do not sell any too well. 



Carnations vary in price. The bulk 

 of the shipments are not of first-class 

 stock, most of them being field-grown. 

 Sweet peas have let up somewhat, and 

 they are not of the best quality, with 

 hardly any value. Asters are very fine 

 and abundant, many more coming in 

 than can be soldi^. with prices ranging 

 from 35 cents t» $1.50 per hundred. 

 White and purple have the most de- 

 mand. The wholesalers say that by the 

 end of the present week they look for 

 a great glut, unless increased business 

 alters the situation. 



Valley is exceptionally fine. Tube- 

 roses and gladioli are quite plentiful. 

 There was quite a fine batch of swain- 

 sona seen the past week, which went 

 finely in funeral work. There is also the 

 usual abundance of herbaceous stock in 

 the market. All kinds of greens can 

 be had. 



Various Notes. 



Next Thursday afternoon the St. Louis 

 Florists' Club will hold the most impor- 

 tant meeting of the year and every 

 member of the club should be present. 

 The annual election of oflBcers is of great 

 importance to us all and this alone 

 should bring out the entire membership. 

 This meeting will be held in Odd Fellows 

 building promptly at 2 p. m. 



Misses Tillie and Birdie Meinhardt 

 left last week for an extended trip 

 through the east. They will be in Wash- 

 ington during the S. A. F. meeting. Mr. 

 and Mrs. F. H. Meinhardt will wait and 

 go with the St. Louis delegation. 



J. A. Peterson, of Cincinnati, was with 

 us last week, with fine samples of plants. 

 Mr. Peterson reports a fine trade. 



Mrs. J. F. Windt and daughter, who 

 have been traveling east this summer, 

 are expected home this week. Then it 

 is Eude's turn to take his vacation. 



Mr. and Mrs. Weber and Theo. Miller 

 will start for home, leaving Hamburg 

 August 3, arrive in New York August 

 13, and from there go to Washington 

 to attend the convention and meet the 

 St. Louis delegation. Messrs. Weber 

 and Miller are members of the team that 

 will represent St. Louis in the bowling 

 contest. 



Vennemann Bros, are building three 

 new greenhouses at Kirkwood, for car- 

 nations and violets. 



The place formerly owned by Max 

 Herzog is being demolished and by Au- 

 gust 1 Mr. Meyer will have the entire 

 belongings of his place at Kirkwood, 

 when the houses will be rebuilt at once. 



By the time the fall season begins 

 three new firms will open on South Grand 

 avenue. 



B. Eschner, representing M. Eice & 

 Co., Philadelphia, made business calls 

 on the local trade the past week. 



Quite a number of 1905 S. A. F. pins 

 were conspicuously worn among the 

 boys at the wholesale houses on Satur- 

 day morning. 



Frank F. Fillmore, Jr., and Miss 

 Lydia Gabler were married on Tuesday 

 of last week. They are now snugly set- 

 tled in their new home, 3310 Meramec 

 street. The happy couple were in re- 

 ceipt of many valuable presents from 

 their friends. 



The transportation committee reports 

 that it has twenty-three names on its 

 list of those who are going to Washing- 

 ton. On the list, I am glad to state, are 

 seven ladies. If anyone has neglected 

 to send in his name he should do so at 

 once, to J. J. Beneke, on or before the 

 next club meeting, which will be held 

 next Thursday afternoon. 



Mrs. M. M. Ayers is renovating her 

 place on Grand avenue, making neces- 

 sary improvements for the fall trade. 

 Mrs. Ayers has bought a fine country 



