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OCTOBER 12, 1005. 



ThcWeckly Florists^ Review* 



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CHRYSANTHEMIMS 



White^ pink and yellow will be ready about the middle 

 of this month, in quantity. We have made arrange- 

 ments with one of the largest growers in this section, • 

 and will handle the entire crop. 



Fine Beauties, Richmond, Brides, Maids, Fancy 

 Carnations, Violets and Valley. Grown rig lit, cut 



rig lit, prices rigfht. Price list issued weekly. If you do not get it, write. 



E. H. HUNT 



76-78 Wabash Ave., Chicago. 



PRICE LIST 



BBAVTZBS Per do/. 



30 to »i-iii(!ti S^.OO to $4.00 



24to30-iiurh 2.00to 2.50 



15 to 20-inch 1.00 to 1.50 



8 to 12-lnch 50 to .75 



Shorts, per 100, $3.00 to W.(X». 



B08BS (Taas) Per lOU 



Hrides and Maids $3.00 to $5.00 



Richmond. Liberty «.00 to 6.00 



Perle 3.00to 4-00 



Kaiserin 4.00to 6.00 



Roses, our selection 2.00 



OABVATIOVS l.OOto 2.00 



1CZBCB&&AVBOV8 



Violets 1.00 to 1.50 



Harrlsli Lilies 15.00 



Valley S.OOto 4.00 



OBBS>8 



Sinilax StringM, per doz 1.25 to 1.50 



Asparagus Strings, each 40 to .50 



Asparagus Bunches, each .35 



Sprengeri Bunches, each .35 



Adlantum, per 100 75 to 1.00 



Ferns. Common, per 1000 1.00 



Galax, G. and B.. per 1000.... 1.25 to 1.50 



Leucothoe Sprays, per 1000 . . 7.50 



Wild Smilax, per case $3.00-S4.00-$5.00 



SUBJECT TO MARKET CHANGE. 



Mention The Review ^yhen you write. 



Side Club's professionals won two out 



of three games from the Detroit Flo- 

 rists' Club's amateur bowlers. Follow- 

 ing is the score: 



Florists. l8t 2d 3(1 



Sullivan 179 147 1.53 



Dniin 183 150 15S 



McHiiKh 129 129 114 



Watsou 130 158 15S 



Uolznagle 1.16 145 234 



Totals 777 738 817 



West Side. Ist 2d .3d 



tirldge 198 195 188 



.T. Stock 118 16i» 127 



( JroBe 126 143 124 



V. Stock 99 152 143 



Freomau 241 109 170 



Totals 782 819 758 



H. S. 



they are not as durable for hot water 

 heating as cast-iron boilers. I am al- 

 ways interested in your correspondent's 

 replies to inquiries but think he is 

 wrong in this case. D. T. C. 



DETROIT. 



The Market 



Business has been rather quiet the past 

 week and will most likely remain so as 

 long as the present warm weather con- 

 tinues. While good roses are quite plen- 

 tiful carnations are still rather scarce. 

 Chrysanthemums are seen, but only in 

 small quantities. 



Qub Meeting. 



The regular meeting of the Florists' 

 Club was held October 4, being very 

 well attended. Ernest Herman was unani- 

 mously elected a member of the club. 

 After the cigars were passed by Ferdi- 

 nand Kolbe, "a new boy," the regu- 

 lar work was begun. 



The question box contained such ques- 

 tions as ' ' What effect will the mixing of 

 lime and bone meal have on roses if ap- 

 plied as a top dressing to the soil?" 

 "What will get rid of thrips?" "Is 

 it advisable for a retailer or commission 

 house to handle plants or flowers grown 

 by amateursi" These questions brought 

 out some lively discussions. 



It was decided to invite the Toledo 

 florists to accompany the Detroit boys 

 on a trip to Mt. Clemens. The president 

 appointed two committees as follows: 

 Auditing, Bobert Flowerday, Albert 

 Bemb, Jerry Stock; entertainment, W. 

 H. Brown, John Dunn, Hugo Schroeter. 

 Norman Sullivan was appointed li- 

 brarian. 



Various Notes. 



Philip Breitmeyer and J. F. Sullivan 

 nave returned from Cleveland very much 

 ""pressed with the work of the Ameri- 

 an Civic Association and hope in the 

 near future to have a similar organiza- 

 'ion in this city. 



The McHugh Floral Co., a young but 

 •"nterprising firm, has added a fine new 

 lelivery wagon to its equipment. 



-^fter a hard fought battle the West 



ST. LOUIS. 



The Market. 



Business in cut flowers was exceeding- 

 ly dull in all lines the past week. Deco- 

 rative work for store openings and fall 

 weddings kept some of the stores quite 

 busy. The retailers say there is lots of 

 room for improvement before we can say 

 that the florists in our city are busy. 

 The weather, too, is against the busi- 

 ness. It is too warm. It will take a 

 good frost to make things go as they 

 should. 



At the wholesale houses the past week 

 stock of all kinds and grades was plen- 

 tiful. Chrysanthemums are as yet scarce 

 in this market. More are promised for 

 this week and they should sell for the 

 horse show. Roses of all kinds are im- 

 proving in quality. Extra fancy Beau- 

 ties are going to waste for want of de- 

 m?ind. The same can be said of other 

 roses. The increase in sale on the day 

 of the Veiled Prophets' ball was not as 

 great as in former years. 



Many of our local growers are send- 

 ing in first-class carnations. These seem 

 to soil bettor than roses; still the de- 

 mand is such that many are left over. 

 Violets are of bettor quality. They will 

 need colder weather to be first-class. 

 Cosmos is now very fine. Lily of the 

 valley has some call. Tuberose stalks 

 are very ])lentiful. Smilax is abundant, 

 other greens the same as usual. 



Decorative plants are selling fairly 

 well. 



Variotis Notes. 



J. E. Jensen, carnation specialist, of 

 Jensen & Dekema, Chicago, spent a few 

 days here the i)ast week. 



C. Miller, who recently bought out 

 John Burk at Grand and Finney street, 

 has sold out and will retire from busi- 

 ness. 



The Plant Growers' Association held 

 its regular monthly meeting Wednesday. 



John M. Hudson, formerly in business 

 here, left St. Louis last week with his 

 family and will hereafter make his home 

 in jVew York city. 



L. N. Van Hook, of Ferguson, Mo., is 

 sending in a fine lot of California vio- 

 lets. These are handled by F. M. Ellis. 



F. W. Ude, Jr., at Kirkwood, Mo., is 

 building a fine residence, which will be 

 finished by the end of the month. His 

 greenhouses are in good shape for a big 

 crop of carnations and violets. 



The School of Horticulture closed its 

 season on Saturday. Fifty dollars in 

 prizes were distributed among the stu- 

 dents. The closing address was made 

 by Walter J. Stevens. 



Wm. Kalisch & Sons are making a 

 nice display of cut stock and plants. 

 They report trade fairly good. 



W. J. Pilcher, Hugo Gross, Wm. Win- 

 ter, F. W. Ude, Jr., F. W. Ude, Sr., Chas. 

 Udo. J. H. Ahnor, V. Niomeyer. H. 

 Mover. Luther Armstrong and A. Berdan. 

 all Kirkwood florists, have made extensive 

 preparations to furnish this market with 

 fine carnations, (California violets and 

 lily of the valley this winter. 



F. H. Weber has his show house well 

 stocked with specimen plants. 



C. Young & Sons Co. has booked 

 the event of the season, the Wade-Scullen 

 wedding, which will be the most elab- 

 orate in years in the way of floral dec- 

 orations. 



Mrs. Vesey, of Fort Wayne, was the 

 guest of the Misses Meinhardt to view 

 the Veiled Prophets' parade. 



Mrs. M. M. Ayers had a big run on 

 orchids for use at the Veiled Prophets' 

 ball. The shipment from Pennock's 

 came in fine condition. 



August Schuerman had the contract 

 to decorate the big Coliseum building for 

 the horse show which opened Monday. 



