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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



NOVBHBBB 9, 1905. 



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HEADQUARTERS FOR CHRYSANTHEMUMS, CARNATIONS and ROSES 



PITTSBURG'S LARGEST AND OLDEST WHOLESALERS.- - 



PITTSBURG CUT FLOWER CO. ^04 liberty St., Pittsburg, Pa. 



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CLEVELAND. 



The Market. 



Cut flowers at the wholesale market are 

 very scarce and have been the past week, 

 owing to the dark weather, of which we 

 are having more than usual for this 

 time of the year. This scarcity, with an 

 increased demand, has caused the prices 

 to stiffen so that roses are going at 

 prices ranging from $3 to $8 per hun- 

 dred, according to quality. Carnations 

 are holding steady at $1.50, $2 and $3, 

 Mums bring from 75 cents to $2.50 per 

 dozen. Single violets are plentiful at 

 50 cents per hundred, but New York 

 doubles have a good run at 75 cents 

 and $1. 



Variotis Notes. 



The Cleveland Cut Flower Co. has 

 posted a removal notice in the windows, 

 stating that they will move to 111 Huron 

 street about November 15, the new store 

 being directly in the rear of the one 

 now occupied. Tbi^ wiU give them a 

 floor and basement for their cut flowers 

 and supply business and the second floor 

 for the wire work department, the 

 capacity of which they have recently 

 doubled and if the future demands they 

 can ^ive employment to ten men on that 

 class of work. Altogether they will have 

 about three times the floor space now 

 occupied. 



The writer recently spent a pleasant 

 and profitable half day, going through 

 the Lake View Rose Gardens at James- 

 town, N. Y. It really takes that long 

 to go through the houses and view the 

 stock. Mr. Boney, the manager, acted 

 as guide. He explained the steam heat- 

 ing system and how he heats this very 

 large place with two 500 horse-power 

 boilers, doing away with the battery of 

 eight smaller ones, saving one-half the 

 labor and a good many car-loads of coal 

 in a season. Two large pumps take 

 care of all the condensation and return 

 it to the boilers. The steam gauges reg- 

 istered 100 pounds on the boilers and by 

 a system of reducing valves the gauges 

 on the mains showed four pounds pres- 

 sure. All this went to convince the writer 



[;iGENE BERNHEIMER, 



WHOLESALE FLORIST 

 11 S0.16TH ST., PHILADELPHIA 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS, AUTUMN FOLIAGE, VIOLETS. 



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that he had been extravagant in his boiler 

 room and that many of us are spending 

 too much money for coal without getting 

 adequate returns. A house of lilies 

 was the finest I ever saw and one can 

 readily see why they make a specialty 

 of lilies, growing over 100,000 bulbs. 

 The roses, mums and violets were good, 

 but the carnations were not as fine as 

 those grown last season, owing to the 

 cold, wet spring. 



Smith & Fetters are sending out a 

 very pretty announcement of their fall 

 opening, November 7 and 8. In past 

 years the display of flowers and plants 

 at these openings has been very fine and 

 I am sure this will be no exception. 



Mr. Harrison, manager of the Ohio 

 Floral Co., reports business as being 

 very good and judging from the up-to- 

 date touring car he is using I think he 

 is correct. 



A visit to Detroit found everything 

 in a prosperous condition and everyone 

 prepared for a busy season. The Mich- 

 igan Cut Flower Exchange is without 

 doubt one of the best equipped whole- 

 sale cut flower houses in the country, 

 and Mr. Dilger has cause to feel proud. 

 The flnishing touches are being put on 

 the Breitmeyer building. It will be 

 ready for occupancy about December 1. 



A visit was made to B. Schroeter's 

 greenhouses to see the dark pink sport 

 of Enchantress. It is identical except 

 in color, which resembles Fiancee. 



On November 2 the annual outing of 

 the Detroit Florists' Club took place. 

 They had as their guests the Toledo 

 Florists' Club. A special car was wait- 

 ing when they arrived and the journey 

 to Mt. Clemens was commenced. There 

 were mums at Breitmeyer 's that will 

 certainly be heard from in the near 

 future. Mr. Klagge has a white seed- 

 ling carnation that was well liked and 

 it has a fine record so far. Richmond 

 and Killarney roses as grown here have 



Wliolesale Gut Flower Prices. 



Pittsburg, November 8. 

 Per 100 



Beauties, Specials $25.00 to $30.00 



Extra 15.00 to 20.00 



No.l e.OOto 8.00 



Shorts 3.00 to 4.00 



Brides and Maids 3.00 to 6.00 



Cusin 2.00 to 4.00 



Kaiserin 4.00to 12.00 



Perle 2.00to 6.00 



CamationB 1.00 to 3.00 



Cbrysantbemums 5.00 to 26.00 



Adiantum Croweanum 75 to 1.25 



Asparagus Plumosus, Strings 20.00 to 50.00 



Sprengeri. Sprays 2.00to 3.00 



Lily of the Valley 2.00 to 4.00 



Smilax 12.50to 15.00 



Lilies 10.00 to 15.00 



Violets, Double 1.00 to 1.50 



J. B. Murdoch & Co. 



Wholesale Florists 

 Florists' Supplies 



545 Liberty Ave., PIHSBURG, PA. 



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PITTSBURG 

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made many friends. It was a trip the 

 writer will long remember and for good 

 fellowship the Detroit Club deserves a 

 medal. C. 



Jacksonville, Fla. — George Just has 

 sold out his business here to O. D. Mills 

 and is at present in New York city. 



Eed Oak, Ia. — I. C. Hon, until re- 

 cently foreman for C. Kranz, Ottumwa, 

 has returned to his old position here. 



