December 21, 1905. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



3J5 



IF YOU RUN SHORT OF STOCK FOR CHRISTMAS 



Wire or Phone 



Orders for best Roses are heavy and stock not 

 plentiful, but we have large supplies of Fine 

 Carnations, including the best Enchantress 



in town. 



^"'Il.'p'p.ies o. Fine Poinsettias, *Vet d'o"z'. *^ 



Whatever you want, you can call on us with the assur- 

 ance that you will get it if it is to be had in this market* 

 We never run short of ** Green Goods'' of any kind. 



Fancy Valley Always on Hand 



PRICE LIST. 



AMBBZOAV BBAUTT, Pcm- doz. 



30 to 3C-lnch stem $10.00 to f 12.00 



20 to 24 inch stem (i.OO to 8.00 



12 to 15-inch stem 4.00 to 5.00 



Seconds 1.50 to 2.00 



Bridesmaids per 100, (i.OO to 18.00 



Brides " 6.00 to 15.00 



Chatenay " 6.00 to 18.00 



Golden Gate " 6.00 to 15.00 



Liberty, Richmond " 10.00 to 25 00 



Ivory " 6.00 to 15.00 



Carnations " 5.00 



large and fancy " 6.00 to lU.OO 



Poinsettias per doz., 3.00 to 5.00 



Violets, single per 100, 1.60 to 2.00 



fancy N. Y. double '• 2.00 to 2.50 



Valley " 4.00 



Easter Lilies per doz., 2.50 



Callas " 2.00 



Paper Whites per 100 3.00 to 4.00 



Romans " 3.00 to 4.00 



Asparagus per string, .35 to .50 



Asparagus per bunch, .35 to 1.00 



Asparagus Sprengeri — per 100, 3.00 to (i.OO 

 Galax, green and bronze, 



per 1000, $1.00; per 100, .15 



Adiantum '• 1.00 



Leucothoe Sprays " .75 



Smilax per doz., $2.50.... " 20.00 



Fancy Ferns.... per 1000, 2.00.... '• .20 



Subject to chance \frltliout notice. 



E. C. AM LING 



o^.uii6P.M. 32-34-36 Randolph St. "!?f^J^^' Chicago, III, 



The Larg^est, Best 

 Equipped and Most 

 Centrally Located 

 Wholesale Cut 

 Flower House in 

 Chicag^o. 



Mention The Review when ron write. 



CHICAGO. 



The Great Central Market. 



Trade ^vas fair last week, but at the 

 beginuing of the present week there was 

 little doing. Receipts were light and 

 buyers calling for little material. It 

 ■was the lull before the storm. 



Every house in town reports an excep- 

 tional number of advance Christmas or- 

 ders booked. The heavy shipping day 

 will be Friday, but Saturday will see 

 much shipping and many telegraphic 

 orders are expected for Sunday ship- 

 ment. The city retailers are also plac- 

 ing liberal or(Jers and the wholesalers 

 feel that they are assured a fine Christ- 

 mas. Certainly all good stock will go 

 at quoted prices. 



The past few days have brought a 

 change of sentiment as to supply. A 

 Meek ago everyone looked for adequate 

 quantities. Today the sentiment is that 

 supplies will be short all along the line. 

 Even Beauties are thought likely not to 

 meet the demand, and the Beauty will be 

 one of the most abundant items. First- 

 class Brides and Maids will be shorter 

 than anticipated and the demand for red 

 roses had several days ago caused most 

 ^wholesalers to decline further orders. 

 There is some variation in opinion on 

 carnations. Most houses say they will 

 be shorter than appeared likely a week 

 :>go. but one or two houses report better 

 ^upplies than were anticipated. It is 

 felt that little stock is in storage and 

 that fresh stock is assured. 



There will be plenty of poinsettias and 

 such items as Paper Whites and valley, 

 ihe Hudson river district is looked to 

 tor violets, little local stock except sin- 



gles being on the market. Grand Rapids 

 is not a factor. Orders for decorations 

 stimulate the green goods market. Sup- 

 plies are abundant. 



An Even Break. 



The other day A. Lange met one of 

 his retail customers buying in a whole- 

 sale store. It is reported to have so 

 aroused his ire that he told the customer 

 she had no business to be there, told the 

 wholesaler he must not sell outside the 

 trade, and announced his determination 

 of putting a stop once for all to whole- 

 salers selling to others than legitimate 

 tiorists; he says they shall not sell either 

 to friends or strangers. It is an ex- 

 ceedingly large contract. Commission 

 men to whom Mr. Lange has announced 

 his intentions have told him that they 

 will gladly refrain from selling at re- 

 tail when Mr. Lange ceases to obtain 

 his violets direct from the Hudson river 

 growers, his ferns from the Massachu- 

 setts shippers and his other supplies from 

 first hands wherever possible. Some inter- 

 esting "doings" are anticipated. 



Club Meeting. 



There was a very good attendance at 

 the Florists' Club December 14. W. N. 

 Rudd called to order and the first busi- 

 ness was installing his successor, P. J. 

 Hauswirth and his staff, L. H. Winterson 

 being the new secretary. Mr. Hauswirth 

 appointed E. F. Winterson as bowling 

 committee and J. C. Vaughan, Harry 

 Klunder and A. I. Simmons as entertain- 

 ment committee. Other appointments 

 were deferred. It was voted to have a 

 carnation show some time in January. 

 Several spoke of going to Boston to the 



national carnation show. The trustees 

 were instructed to look for a new meet- 

 ing place, whore refreshments will be in 

 order. Several members were elected. 



W. N. Rudd reported as to flower show 

 results. The gate receipts were exactly 

 $12,3:20.35. Other revenue brings the 

 total receipts to over $13,000. The ex- 

 penses are not yet totaled but will not 

 exceed $9,000. 



Various Notes. 



Among the week's visitors were Paul 

 and Henry Dailledouze, Flatbush, X. Y. 

 Each year at least one of the Daille- 

 (louze brothers visits the leading carna- 

 tion growers as far west as Chicago, and 

 they are always welcome guests. 



P. J. Hauswirth ran down to Detroit 

 for the Breitmeyer opening. He arrived 

 too late for the trade inspection but just 

 in time to lend a hand at the formal 

 opening to the public. Mr. Hauswirth 

 says that the store is second to none in 

 the United States. 



Tom Allen, on Winona street, is 

 pretty thoroughly disgusted with Beauty 

 growing. He has been exceptionally suc- 

 cessful with this flower, but the past 

 season the pest which has made so much 

 trouble for several growers in his section 

 has practically ruined his crop. He will 

 cut his plants down next week and make 

 a fresh start for a spring crop. Mr. 

 Allen is one of those who usually stick 

 by old friends, but he says he will drop 

 the Beauty. 



One of the best looking crops of car- 

 nations in the neighborhood is that of 

 Carl Muno, at Rogers Park. It is Mr. 

 Muno 's first year in the business. 



One of the week's visitors was E. G. 



