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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



NOVBMBBB 30, 1906. 



BOXWOOD SPRAYS 



An Inexcelied Christmas Decorative Evergreen 



We arc headquarters. Best quality, free from heavy surplus wood. Clean, vivid green. No yellow stock. 

 Packed in light crates, JOO lbs. to crate. WRITE FOR FREE SAMPLE AND PRICES. 



PITTSBURG GUT FLOWER CO., ltd. PinSBURG, PA. 



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lot of pink and white Maman Cochet 

 roses. 



His Grace of York will be pleased to 

 know that Little Billie was on exhibition 

 at the Chestnut Hill show. 



Jennings Bros., of Olney, noted as 

 growers of Brides and Maids, are cut- 

 ting some extra fine Kaiserins. 



The many friends of Charles E. Mee- 

 han feel that our calling has profited at 

 the expense of the law. His preparation 

 of the amendments to the Flower Market 

 by-laws was the acme of clearness and 

 brevity. 



Wm. J. Young, Jr., has completed a 

 new greenhouse for ' ' boarders ' ' with a 

 cleverly constructed second story over it. 

 This upper house is reached by a ladder. 

 It has a center walk and two side 

 benches, well suited for small plants re- 

 quiring full liglit. 



Wm. P. Craig has a good device for 

 making his customers feel that their or- 

 ders are packed with care. Each case of 

 Japanese bulbs contains a certificate 

 printed in English and in Japanese stat- 

 ing that this case of so many bulbs was 

 packed expressly for Wm. P. Craig. 



Christian Eisele expects to devote him- 

 self exclusively to the wholesale trade in 

 his new location at Eleventh and Roy 

 streets. Clematis and hardy ivies have 

 sold well this fall. Asparagus plumosus 

 in "fours" were full of vigor. The 

 Easter stock will be very large. It is in 

 promising condition. Phil. 



KANSAS QTY. 



The Market 



Business is still improving, show- 

 ing a decided increase over last 

 week. There is still an abundance 

 of chrysanthemums and a good supply 

 of roses. The market continues to be 

 short on carnations. The carnations 

 grown in this section do not begin to 

 supply the demand. It is the best 

 selling flower in this market and large 

 quantities are shipped in daily from 

 Chicago. Violets are selling well and 

 bringing a good price. The approach 

 of Thanksgiving had a good effect and 

 advanced prices on cut flowers. Most 

 of the florists will be very busy next 

 week with decorations. 



Various Notes. 



The Chas. A. Shaeffer Floral Co. held 

 its opening November 27. This concern 

 will be the largest west of Chicago and 

 will do both wholesale and retail busi- 

 ness. 



Mrs. John E. Lord, of Topeka, was a 

 visitor Friday. Mrs. Lord has opened 

 an up-to-date flower store and purchased 

 a large bill of goods from the Schaeffer 

 Floral Co. Mrs. Lord has resided in 



BIG CUTS ARE NOW ON 



BRIBGS, MAIDS and GATES 



Quality not to be beaten In this market. 



Extra Select per 100, $8.00 



Select " 15.00 to 6.00 



Shorts " 4.00 



CHRYSANTHEM UMS 



Best stock In all colors, $1.00 to $4.00 per doz. 

 Extra largp supply of Bonnaflon, yellow, 

 $10 00 to $18.00 per 100 



Name your wants and we will do the rest. 



Carnations, Violets and all other stock In season at market rates. 

 Send for our Special Price List on Cut Flowers. 



VAUGHAN & SPERRV, 



58-60 Wabash Ave. 

 CHICAGO. 



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Topeka many years and has a host of 

 friends who will help her to succeed. 



The Florists' Bowling Club held its 

 contest November 20 to 22. Ed. Day 

 won the silver cup offered by Geo. M. 

 Kellogg. E. D. Ellsworth won the 

 World trophy. The Smelzer trophy went 

 to H. Riggle. E. Hunt took the fourth 

 prize, L. RobinWitz the fifth and F. 

 Fromhold the sixth. The contest closed 

 Wednesday night with a banquet at the 

 Midland hotel. Lawrence Swager acted 

 as toastmaster. 



Wm. A. Bastain, formerly with Geo. 

 M. Kellogg here and with J. F. Wilcox, 

 of Council Bluffs, has been appointed 

 manager of the wholesale department of 

 the Chas. A. Schaffer Floral Co. 



One of our Walnut street florists is 

 contemplating the erection of 10,000 

 feet of glass in the spring, to be de- 

 voted to carnations. 



The W. H. Humfeld Floral Co. will 

 handle two big society decorations this 

 week. 



A visit to James Payne's establish- 

 ment found that genial gentleman as 

 usual, very busy. His place is in ship- 

 shape and everything doing nicely. 



A. F. Barbe is sending in some fine 

 roses to a local wholesale house. 



The flower show at Convention hall 

 was followed last week by an exhibition 



of prize fight pictures. Quite a con- 

 trast. 



Kay-See. 



ST. LOUIS. 



The Market. 



The market, which has been dull, has 

 shown a little improvement since my last 

 writing. All last week sales were very 

 irregular and no steady demand could 

 be relied upon. The wholesalers say 

 that never have they been compelled to 

 sell roses so cheaply at this season of the 

 year. The lowest price recorded was $5 

 per thousand, among them being Bride, 

 Maid, Perle, Meteor and Beauty of fair 

 quality. This forced the price down 

 on fancy stock of Richmond, Chatenay 

 and Liberty, which hardly reached $5 

 per hundred. Beauty has moved slowly. 



Carnations, too, came in stronger than 

 the demand, with $3 per hundred for 

 fancy stock, though plenty of fine stock 

 in Enchantress, Nelson Fisher, Lawson, 

 Cardinal and Lady Bountiful went for 

 $2 and even $1.50 per hundred. 



Chrysanthemums have slacked up 

 somewhat at this writing and it may 

 be that the growers are saving them for 

 Thanksgiving when better prices can be 

 obtained for them. Violets are becom- 



