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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Decembub 14, 1905. 



VICTORY 



The best scarlet carnation — requires only ordinary culture 



QUEEN BEATRICE 



The famous $30,000 Rose. The Finest Pink Rose on the American Market. 



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PITTSBUHG. 



The Market. 



The market has been all that could be 

 <]esiTed the past week. Stock of all kinds 

 cleared up every day at good prices, with 

 the exception of violets. Pittsburg never 

 received better violets but they do not 

 go with the same snap that other stock 

 does; job lots have been on the market 

 ■every day. Chrysanthemums are still 

 hanging on but are looking like a man 

 •who has been keeping late hours, a little 

 worse for wear. Carnations are more 

 plentiful and finer every day. Paper 

 Whites and Komans are also more plen- 

 tiful. Thos. F. Beckert is sending the 

 Pittsburg Cut Flower Co. some fine bou- 

 vardia, which is a novelty and the first 

 grown in this section for several years. 



Ground pine seems scarcer than for 

 several years, but buyers do not care to 

 pay fancy prices, believing that it will 

 ■come in this week. 



Variotis Notes. 



John Walker, of Youngstown, O., 

 stopped in the city Friday on his way 

 oast. He goes to New York and Phila- 

 delphia. 



The Florists' Club's smoker December 

 5 was a success, thanks to the efforts of 

 President Phil Langhans and his com- 

 mittee. Elegant entertainment was pro- 

 vided. Arthur Love gave one of his 

 original talks, including several velry 

 funny stories. The acts of the magicians 

 were up to date, but a very laughable 

 thing was Geo, Blind 's efforts to tie the 

 thumbs of one of the magicians and then 

 for him to find that in some way he 

 ■could separate his hands and replace 

 them without untying George's knots. 

 But the best thing was Geo. Marshall's 

 act. He was dressed in a costume that 

 would make him a fortune if he had 

 the nerve to take it on a stage. What 

 he did to a few hats with the fruit from 

 his egg tree, which he produced in a 

 mystical manner, should have been seen 

 to be appreciated. Card playing was one 

 of the features. Pipes and stogies filled 

 the room with smoke, but did not seem 

 to interfere with the lunch end of the 

 program. Kraut and "Weniers" were 

 the basis, with sandwiches of various 

 kinds to top it off. They had something 

 dark with a white foam that they drew 

 from a keg, and taken all in all it was 

 quite the best thing of the kind the club 

 has ever had and was much better at- 

 tended than any of the regular meetings. 



Stiles Offers 



A New Size Case 

 as Last Call for 



A case containiDg lo to 15 

 Ibo. of Mistletoe, consisting 

 of one or more bunches like 

 this illustration and some 

 small sprigs, express paid, 

 price 30C per lb., C. O. D. 

 Examination allowed. 



YOU WANT IT. 

 WIBG TOUR OBDEB. 



A case containing 20 lbs. 

 small sprigs, $3.00, C. O. D., 

 express paid. 



See onr Adrertlsement on paffes 

 71-151 of The Florists' BeTiew. 



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The Stiles Co., Oklahoma City,Okla. 



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Arthur Langhans, of Wheeling, is a 

 visitor, looking up Christmas stock. 



Hoo-Hoo. 



ST. PAUL. 



The Market. 



Business the past week, with all deal- 

 ers, has been very good and stock is 

 first class. Roses are off crop with some 

 growers; consequently a shortage is felt 

 at present, but they all anticipate a good 

 cut for the Christmas trade. Mums are 

 about all through in this section, with the 

 exception of a few late varieties which 

 some growers are trying hard to hold 

 for the Christmas trade, which is ex- 

 pected to be larger than ever. Immense 

 quantities of green an<l holly have al- 

 ready been sold; the merchants, it ap- 

 pears, have anticipated the shortage and 

 have tried to get their orders placed 

 early. Numerous orders for green in 

 lots of from 1,000 to 5,000 yards have 

 been refused simply because the stock 

 will not permit selling it. The majority 

 of dealers are trying to hold what green 

 thev have for their legitimate flower 



trade. Holly seems to be a drug on the 

 market. One shipper now has on track 

 a car which can be bought at one's own 

 price. 



Various Notes. 



Haugen & Swanson have been picking 

 some fine violets, some of them being ' 

 very nearly as large as a half-dollar. The 

 Warrendale Floral Co. is also marketing 

 some good stock. The St. Paul Floral 

 Co. is still bringing in some good stock 

 and the growers as a rule all feel good 

 and look for a big trade. 



Henry Krinke & Sons now occupy a 

 store on Wabasha street, one of our 

 main thoroughfares. 



James Hoffman, with L. L. May & Co., 

 has returned from the east, full of new 

 ideas and with a lot of pottery heads 

 on which he now has a lot of green grass, 

 which sell like hot cakes. 



Chas. Vogt is trimming up for the holi- 

 day trade. Stores are being cleaned up, 

 remodeled and everything done to make 

 them attractive. 



The Christmas tree man is again with 

 us, carload after carload, being dumped 



