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AUGUST 10. 1905. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



6J7 



"KNOW HOW" 



Somebody says the road to hell is paved with gfood intentions* 

 That's the cheapest kind of pavement, also the poorest* 



The road that hundreds of good florists have and are coming; 

 successward on is the ''Know How'' road; the Weiland & Risch 

 way. The Best Flowers, the Best Service, the Fahrest Prices. 



Weiland & Risch, 



Leading; Western Growers and Shippers of Cut Flowers, 



61 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO. 



Iiong Distance 'Phone Central 879. 



ABIBRTC W BBAUTIK8- Per Doz. 



36-lnch stems $3.00 



30 " " .• 2.50 



24 " " 2.00 



18 " " 1.50 



12 " " 1.00 



Short " 60 



ROSES— Per 100. 



Maids $t.liO to 16.00 



Brides 2.00 to 5.00 



KlUamey 4.00 to 8.00 



Liberty 3.00 to 6.00 



GoldenGate 3.00 to 6.0) 



Chatenay a.OOto 6.00 



CARNATTONS— 



FalrStock 1.50 to 2.00 



MISCKIXAMBOUS 8TOCK- 



Valley 3.0O to 4.00 



Auratum LUles 12.00 to 15.00 



Easter Lilies 12.00 to 15.00 



Asters 50to 2.00 



Sweet Peas -50 



Daisies 50to 1.00 



Gladiolus 2.00to 4.00 



Tuberoses 5.00 to 6.00 



DECORATIVE— 



Ferns .15 



Sprengerl 2.00 to 4.00 



Asparagus Strings 25.00 to 50.00 



Galax .15 



Smllax 10.00 to 12.00 



Subject to change without notice. 



Mention Thp RptIpw when vmi writf. 



feld is kept busy looking after both, but 

 seems to be able to keep each in good 

 condition. Narcissus. 



BUFFALO. 



Copious rains at frequent intervals 

 have kept our part of the country fresh 

 and blooming. Sunday afternoon there 

 was a shower that lasted four hours. 



Carnation planting has been going on 

 since July 1 And the largest growers are 

 about all housed. 



Werick Bros., of Pine Ridge, have let 

 the contract for eight houses, each 26x 

 125, designed entirely for carnations. The 

 King Construction Co., of Tonawanda, 

 has the contract. 



A prominent citizen gave a dinner for 

 Vice-President Fairbanks during his 

 short sojourn in our city last week. 

 American Beauties were the decorations. 



Corfu Notes. 



Harry Fishel has given up the lease of 

 the Edwards greenhouses in the village 

 of Corfu and is now in the employ of 

 the Wm. Scott Co. Otto Wolflf has re- 

 signed from the latter firm and has 

 leased the Tyrrell greenhouses in that 

 village. 



Wm. Ehmann has 40,000 mums planted 

 that ought to cut some figure in our 

 local market. 



David J. Scott, with his young wife, 

 has been taking a week's camping and 

 fishing on the head waters of the Gene- 

 see river and "the old man" came out 

 in his absence to run things. Have not 

 yet heard of the weight of the fish, but 

 hope the experience was a second honey- 

 moon. 



Charles Sandiford, our prince of good 

 gardeners, left some weeks ago for a 

 short visit to his old country, England, 

 but expects to meet us all in "Washing- 

 ton. We hope so, for Charlie has de- 

 veloped into a George Asraus or J. A. 

 Shaw with the sphere. 



We see that the Chicago and Detroit 

 delegations pass through Buffalo next 

 Monday. If there would be room for 

 half a dozen more on their train Mr. 

 Somebody, of Detroit, could wire our Mr. 

 Kasting and we would promise to be 

 good on the road. W. S. 



NEW YORK. 



The Market 



Charlevoix, Mich. — Among the visi- 

 tors here is C. W. Ward, of the Cottage 

 Gardens, Queens, N. Y. 



With such hot weather as we are hav- 

 ing, what kind of a market can there 

 be? Even its dullness is restful. Every- 

 body is loaded with gladioli and asters, 

 the former selling from 50 cents to $2 

 per hundred, for America, and asters 

 from half a cent (think of it!) up to 

 10 cents a bunch. A few good roses ar- 

 rive and go quickly. The top seems to 

 be $4 per hundred for Brides and Maids. 

 Orchids and valley are scarce and high. 

 The man who has valley every day in the 

 year now has his innings and he deserves 

 it. Sweet peas do not pay for picking. 

 It is the same old story every August, 

 with this year about the worst on rec- 

 ord. If it isn't it makes us feel bet- 

 ter to call it so. In two or three weeks 

 the clouds will lift and we will forget 

 dull care ever existed and go right on 

 booming things as usual. 



Various Notes. 



The folks in the wholesale section are 

 either going away for their annual va- 

 cations, or coming home. Young men 

 and maidens, old men and children, all 

 are having a whirl. Most of the boys 

 go to the mountains. Some are at the 

 shore resorts. To particularize would list 

 the entire fraternity. 



Mr. Bernhard, bookkeeper for the 

 Clucas & Boddington Co., is just back 

 from Europe after a happy visit with 

 his parents there. 



Wm. C. Duncan, manager of the Cut 

 Flower Exchange, Coogan building, will 

 be married on Thursday of this week. 



It is hard to find any one not going 

 to the convention, and most of them are 

 going on the special at 10:55 a. m. Mon- 

 day, via the Pennsylvania railroad. The 

 officials guarantee a special train for 

 100 and over that number is now a cer- 

 tainty. Every day adds to the accept- 

 ances and the committee asks that those 

 who have not sent their names and in- 

 tend to join the throng telegraph Sec- 

 retary Young not later than Saturday 

 afternoon of their decision so that the 

 caterer general, Mr. Nugent, may pro- 

 vide amply for all. 



Most of the wholesale stores have the 

 danger signal up these days and, while 

 paint is everywhere, all the stores are 

 looking neat and prim. The gold trim- 



mings will come a little later. Every- 

 body seems to be counting on a big year 

 and preparing for it. Some are already 

 making their missionary calls upon their 

 own and the other fellow's growers. The 

 bidding for opportunity will be large 

 this year, as several new and young and 

 vigorous wholesalers are in the field. 

 Fortunately the big city is growing tre- 

 mendously and in the universal pros- 

 perity there is room for all. 



The Ford brothers are on deck again 

 after their three weeks' outing. Mi- 

 chael Ford graced the board walk and the 

 ocean at Atlantic City. 



It is President Traendly's turn next 

 week and his breathing spell begins at 

 Washington, his partner having come 

 back to civilization and the strenuous 

 life, well colored by his country experi- 

 ence. 



Joe Fenrich and his bride are still 

 honeymooning on Long Island. 



Nicholas Lecakes and his wife will 

 make a southern trip next week, visiting 

 his sources of galax supply. 



On Thursday of this week the big floral 

 carnival at Red Bank, N. J., takes place. 

 Our old friend, Nicholas Butterbach, is 

 one of the judges. His handiwork in 

 decorative art as illustrated on the beau- 

 tiful estate where he is superintendent, 

 is a sufficient attestation as to his fit- 

 ness for criticism in any line of floral 

 skill. 



A visit to Wm. Turner's home and the 

 magnificent place in his charge was a 

 revelation. To accomplish the finished 

 and perfect result here seen in less than 

 five years seems little short of a miracle. 



One familiar face will be missed at the 

 convention. Patrick O'Mara left on Mon- 

 day for Portland, Ore. Miss O'Mara ac- 

 companied him. He f. rs via the Cana- 

 dian Pacific and through Winnipeg, re- 

 turning via San Francisco and Denver, 

 a trip long contemplated and one that 

 will furnish food intellectual for his 

 brother clubites during the coming win- 

 ter. 



The bowling team of New Yorkers will 

 be selected on the special Monday. So 

 many experts are going there will be no 

 difficulty in picking five invincibles. Next 

 year the New York Florists' Club will 

 have a bowling club of its own. But- 

 tons seem to be the popular badge this 

 year. New York will have one for all 

 the club members. 



