December 14, 1905. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



267 



RETAIL FLORISTS. 



(CONTINUED.) 



The Park 

 ■ Floral Co. 



■,.A.TA^NT.«»p£HJV£p f^^^ 



Orders UIIIIICCnTA ^^ ^^^ Northwest will 

 for HIIRIlLOUill be properly executed by 



AUG. S. SWANSON, 



ST. PAUL. MINN. 



LI IVIf^PP Florist, 818 6th St. 

 . I. llLrr, PITTSBURG, PA. 



Pereonal attention given to out-of-town 

 ordei B for delivery in Pittsburg and vicinity. 



ATLANTA FLORAL CO. 



41 Peachtree Street, ATLANTA, GA. 



U. J. VIRGIN, 



NEW ORLEANS, LA. 



838 

 Canal Street, 



J. J. BENEKE 



OllveXeet. St. LOUlS^ MO, 



GALVESTON, TEX. 

 MRS. M. A. HANSEN 



y. K. c. A. BuixDnro 



S. B. STEWART 



1 1 9 N«. 1 eth Street, OMAHA, NEB. 



MINNEAPOLIS. 



The Market. 



Business the past week has averaged 

 up very good. Some dealers have had 

 considerable funeral work, while others 

 have been kept busy looking after the 

 country trade, which has grown to large 

 proportions within the past few years. 

 The department stores are now handling 

 about everything the average cut flower 

 buyer can call for, although as a rule 

 the stock is of an inferior grade and 

 cannot command the price which the flo- 

 rist is getting. Even in these days when 

 carnations are selling for from $4 to $6 

 per hundred wholesale, the department 

 stores oflFer them at 50 cents and 75 cents 

 a dozen, but of course the difference in 

 quality is noticeable to the regular cut 

 flower buyer and the florist can still sell 

 his stock at $1 and $1.50 a dozen. The 

 lower the price asked by the department 

 stores th'e more the florist can get, as the 

 difference in the stock appeals favorably 

 to the better class of buyers. The Greeks 

 are now becoming an important factor. 

 They unload a lot of stock which the 

 florist would sell were it not for the fact 

 that they, as a rule, occupy prominent 

 locations in front of some leading store 

 and sell their stock at reduced rates. But 

 when you come to the accustomea flower 

 purchaser he looks for a good florist. 

 In general trade is good among the re- 

 tailers and they are all looking forward 

 to a big Christmas trade. 



Christmas trees are now occupying all 

 raeant lots and prices are high. The 



ANOTHER WEEK YET TO GET YOUR 

 ORDER IN FOR CHRISTMAS RIBBONS 



OUR 



Mistletoe Ribbons 



HOLLY REDS, 

 ALSO GREENS 



add Christmas cheer to all flower decora- 

 tions. Just right for wreaths and bouquets. 



No. 16 MiStlCtOO $l.ype%^c'o7'i0 yards. 



WBITE US TODAY FOB SAMPI.EB. 



I]9hUali0lithia I 



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Mentloii The Review when yoa write. 



New 

 Crop 



BiOQze and ta Galai 



$1.00 per 1000. 



Discounts 



on large orders. 



the Lb. 

 Bbl. 



Also some FINE CUT BOXWOOD ::? 



Hardy Cut FANCY aud DAGGER ITRNS, 



11.00 per lOOO, best quality. Discount on larger orders. 



New crop Southern WILD SMILAX, 14.00 and 17.00 per case. 



We carry the finest and most complete line of Decorative 

 Evergrreens and Florists' Supplies. Our Specialties are Dagger 

 and Fancy Ferns, A-1 quality, 11.00 per 1000. Laurel Festooning, 

 good and full, band made, 5c and 6c per yard. Oreen and 

 Sphagnum Moss. 11.00 per bbl. Sphagnum Moss, &0c a bag; 5 

 bags, $2.00. Ivy Leaves, $4.00 per 1000. 



Sprengeri, 26c and 50c per bunch. Asparagus Plumosus, 

 60e i)er bunch and 50c per string. Leucothoe Sprays, $1.0u per 

 100 or $7.60 per 1000. 



We also carry a full line of Florists' Supplies, such as Tin Foil, Cut Wire, Corrugated Boxes— all 

 sizes. Folding Flower Boxes, Ribbon— all sizes and colors, all kinds of Letters, Wire Designs, 

 Cycas Leaves, etc. Our stock is of the best quality and at the most reasonable rates. Please write 

 for our price list. Orders by mail, telephone or telegraph will receive our most careful and prompt 

 attention. 



Pro^rlnce St., BOoTuNi MAoOi 



Mention The Review when joa write. 



L. D. Tel. 2618 Main. 



HENRY M. ROBINSON & CO., 



PILCHER& BURROWS 



Brokers. 



1316 Pine Street, ST. LOUIS, MO. 



Your object in being in business is to make money. The more 

 goods you sell — the more money you make. We can assist you in selling more goods and, conse- 

 quently, you make more money. We carry no stock but have you ship and bill the goods direct to 

 the trade. We do not wait for them to come after us but we go after them. 



Write us for information and we will do you some good. 

 Mention The Review when yon write. 



trees come from Michigan and the sup- 

 ply ia not large. 



Lycopodium is held at a premium. 

 Some has been quoted $8 per hundred 

 pounds but the writer predicts a heavy 

 shortage. Green pickers in this section 

 are well aware of how the market is and 

 some has been sold to parties in Chicago 

 and the east after it has been contracted 

 for here by home dealers. 



Various Notes. 



A visit to the Minneapolis Floral Co. 

 found the jovial proprietor, John Mon- 

 son, greatly pleased over the popularity 

 of his new rose, Miss Kate Moulton, a 

 beautiful pink, the center being a deep 

 pink and the outer petals a fine shade of 



lighter pink. The stems are strong and 

 very much resemble the foliage and stem 

 of the La Detroit. To our mind it is the 

 coming pink rose. The keeping qualities 

 are excellent and Mr. Monson says that 

 a local florist has given this a thorough 

 test by keeping a jar of them cut in the 

 bud two weeks in his ice box and then 

 being able to sell them for $2 per dozen 

 without troubling his conscience in the 

 least. 



The greenhouse owners all count on a 

 big Christmas trade. Poinsettias are 

 being grown in abundance. J. M. 



Norwich, Conn. — F. J. Langenbach 

 has had a very good fall season, having 

 an especially fine lot of chrysanthemums. 



