January 11. 1006. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



49S 



Fine Stock 



The quality of our stock is up to top notch and the supply 

 of Choice Roses is now equal to the demand, while fancy 



CARNATIONS 



are plentiful. We can fill all orders with best stock at 

 prices which are moderate compared either with the grade 

 of goods or with recent values. 



Plenty Tulips, Jonquils, Lilies, Mignonette and all 

 Miscellaneous items. 



"Green Goods," as always, equal to every demand. 



Fancy Valley Always on Hand 



PRICE LIST. 



A.MBBIOAH BBAUTT. Per doz. 



30to36-lnch stem 15 00 to $ 6.00 



24-lnc'h stem 4.00 



20-lnch Htem 3.' 



Iti-inch stem 2.00 



12 Inch stem 1.50 



Seconds 75 to 1.00 



Bridesmaids per 100, 6 00 to 10.00 



Brides " 6.U0 to 10.00 



Chatenay " 6.10 to 10.00 



Golden Gate " 6.00 to 10.00 



Liberty, Richmunu " 6.00 to 12 00 



Ivory " 6.00 to 10.00 



Perles " 4.iO to 6.00 



Carnations ' 2.U0 to 3.i0 



" large and fancy " 4.00 to 6.00 



Violets, single " .75 



fancy N. Y. double " .75 to 1.00 



Valley " 4.00 



Easter Lilies per doz., 2.00 to 2.50 



Callas " 2.00 



Paper Whites per 100 3 00 



Romans " 3 00 



Stevla " 2.00 



Mltf-nonette per doz., .60 to .75 



Tulips per 100, 4 tiO to 5.00 



Asparagus per sti-itig, .35 to .60 



Asparairus per bunch, .35 to 1.00 



Asparagus Sprengerl per lnO, 3 00 to 6.00 



Galax, green and bronze, 



per 1000, $1.00; per 100, .15 



Adiantum " 1.00 



Leucothoe Sprays " .76 



Smllax per doz. ,12.50.... " 18.00 



Fancy Ferns.... per 1000, 2.00.... " .25 



Subject to dianee without notice. 



E. C. AMLING 



op«.«a6P.M. 32-34-36 Randolph St. "HH£S~^* Chicago, 111. 



The Largest, Beat 

 Equipped and Moat 

 Centrally Located 

 Wholeaale Cut 

 Flower Houae in 

 Chicagfo. 



Mention The Kevlyw when you write. 



CHICAGO. 



The Great Central Market. 



Toward the end of last week things 

 became pretty slow all along the line, 

 but this week business started in brisk- 

 ly and there 's every indication of a 

 considerable period of prosperity. The 

 cold weather has served to reduce pro- 

 duction and is an aid in maintaining 

 prices. Shipping trade is quite active 

 this week and local business fair. 



The rose cuts, while not increasing 

 rapidly, are very much improved in 

 quality. Those who need fancy stock 

 can be accommodated. Beauty cuts are 

 .just about equal to the donand. There 

 are carnations for all requirements. 

 Prices have stiffened a little this 

 week, but appear very reasonable in 

 comparison with what they were most 

 of the past three weeks. A very 

 large part of the receipts grade as 

 strictly fancy. 



Violets are coming in heavily and 

 the demand is slow. Quality is good 

 and jH'ices are low, so that an increase 

 in the demand is pretty sure to be felt 

 before long. Easter lilies are coming 

 in mere heavily. There are plenty of 

 callas. Many tulips are now seen, red, 

 .vellow and white, but they do not 

 sell very fast. Mignonette is abun- 

 dant, also stcvia. A few sweet peas 

 are seen. The market for green goods 

 ♦continues active. 



Retailers Ors[atuze. 



On Monday evening there was a meet- 

 ing of the retail florists at the Hey- 

 worth building, called, to order by A. 

 Lange, with forty present, a number of 



the leading houses being represented 

 by employees. Temporary oflScers were 

 chosen as follows: Chairman, George 

 Walther; secretary, Henry Klunder; 

 treasurer, Charles Fisk. On motion of 

 Ed Enders it was voted to proceed to 

 the ^•(■ganization of the Chicago Retail 

 Florists' Association. A committee was 

 elected to prepare by-laws and plan of 

 organization and to constitute the first 

 board of directors. The names selected 

 were those of E. Wienhoeber, C. A. 

 Samuelson, Wm. KidweJl, George As- 

 mus, A. Lange, C. H. Fisk and W. J. 

 Smyth. Kidwell, Lange and Fisk were 

 present, the others represented by em- 

 ployees. 



A member raised the point as to 

 whether the organization should be a 

 secret one. He advocated secrecy. This 

 precipitated a general debate as to the 

 purposes of the association. Many de- 

 plored the phraseology of the call, 

 which was to the effect that the object 

 Avas the discussion of the "red violet" 

 business among the wholesalers. It 

 was declared to he the purpose to estab- 

 lish a permanent organization for the 

 good of the whole trade. Emphasis was 

 laid upon the fact that no strife of any 

 kind is contemplated and that all ef- 

 forts in the direction of instituting re- 

 forms would be along the line of 

 friendly co-operation. Those who took 

 this view urged that the greatest pos- 

 sible publicity be given the objects 

 and activities of the organization," and 

 their arguments prevailed. 



Dues were fixed at $3 per year. 

 Everybody laid dow^n a dollar and the 

 meeting adjourned until next Monday 

 at the same place. 



There is a large field for such an or- 

 ganization and much good may bo ex- 

 pected if the conservatism of the first 

 meeting is continued. 



Club Doings. 



The Florists' Club will meet this 

 evening. The program committee will 

 announce "doings" at Wiesellman's, 

 Clark and Devon avenue, January' Is, 

 at 7:30 p. m. This will be such an af 

 fair as the successful outside meetings 

 held last year. There will be music and 

 refreshments in addition to oratory. 



Horticultural Society. 



The Horticultural Society held its 

 annual meeting Monday afternoon. 

 Officers were elected as follows: Prosi 

 dent, E. G. Uihlein; vice-presidents. H. 

 G. Self ridge, Ernst Wienhoeber, W. A. 

 Peterson; secretary and treasurer, W. 

 N". Rudd; executive committee, J. C. 

 Vaughan, Edgar Sanders, N. P. Mil- 

 ler, R. H. Warder, Geo. Asmus. E. A. 

 Kanst, P. J. Hauswirth. Leonard Kill. 



E. A. Kanst positively declined re- 

 election as assistant secretary. He was 

 given a special vote of thanks for his 

 five years' faithful and efficient work. 



The executive committee was author- 

 ized to hold a show next fall. Tho 

 show for 1904 made a loss of $22 and 

 for 1905 a profit of $4,794.88. The re- 

 ceipts for the year were $1;'5,3.'52.92. 

 much the largest on record and there is 

 $5,800 in the treasury. 



Various Notes. 

 Carl X. Thomas, of the A. L. Randall 

 Co., received word last week of the 

 death of his father at West Spring- 

 field, Pa., and left at once. Mr. Thomas 



