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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



Januauy 11, 1906. 



LARGE CROP NOW ON. 



Good flowera, fine color, 

 all lengths of stem. 



Long Beauties especially good. 



BEaUTIES 



Carnations and Tea Roses 



= ALSO IN LARGE SUPPLY AND QUALITY FIRST-CLASS IN ALL 



GEORGE REINBERG 



51 Wabash Ave. 



L. D. Phone 1937. 



CHICAGO 



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and other plants seem to be coming in 

 vogue again. This probably is also 

 due to the high price on cut flowers. 



Qub Meetin£. 



The regular meeting was held 

 Wednesday, January 3. The attendance 

 was better than might have been ex- 

 pected on a very wet night. The main 

 subject of the evening was an interest- 

 ing paper by H. T. Dodson, on "Hot 

 Water under Pressure." This was 

 followed by a very interesting discus- 

 sion. Both Mr. Dodson and C. M. Lar- 

 son, who make steam and hot. water 

 heating their business, gladly answer- 

 ed questions. In answer to a question, 

 the care of cut poinsettias was again 

 thoroughly gone over with the follow- 

 ing results: As soon as cut place the 

 end of the stem in four or five inches 

 of very hot water for about ten min- 

 utes; then place in cool water the same 

 as any other flower. Great care must 

 then be exercised in handling the fl"ow- 

 ers, as every leaf that is broken gives 

 the milk a chance to escape, thereby 

 causing the bracts to wither. Out-of- 

 town growers should bear this in mind 

 in packing for shipment. 



George Browne exhibited two seed- 

 ling carnations, Lawson pink and white 

 in color. Both are from a cross between 

 Prosperity and Enchantress. They re- 

 ceived very favorable comment from 

 all. 



Although it is still undecided who de- 

 serves first prize for the cement bench 

 exhibits, Pres. Dilger was afraid the 

 box of cigars donated by B. Schroeter 

 would spoil, so it was burned up by 

 the members. Through Secretary Sulli- 

 van's long absence and the rush of the 

 last month, the publication of the Club 

 Rambler was neglected, but from now 

 on it will be published on the Thurs- 

 day preceding the meeting: J. F. Sulli- 

 van, editor-in-chief; Hugo Schroeter, 

 associate editor; Albert Bemb, business 

 manager; Walter Taepke, treasurer. 



E. A. Fetters was unanimously elect- 

 ed a member. 



The subject for the next meeting will 

 be the Christmas and holiday trade. 



Various Notes. 



E. A. Fetters reports Christmas trade 

 away above expectations. 



Mr. and Mrs. Philip Breitmeyer en- 

 tertained their staff of six young ladies 

 at their home with a supper and musi- 

 cal Wednesday evening, January 3. 



Henry Fruck, at Berry's, is to be com- 



WILD SMILAX 



There was a break in the supply because of several 

 days' delay of our last car but we have 



ANOTHER CAR 



just in and have arranged so that there will be con- 

 stant supply in this market from this time on. 

 First-class stock. Only one size of cases, 50 pounds. 

 Can ship at a minute's notice. 



Keonicott Bros. Co. 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS 



40-42-44 Randolph St. 



L. D. Phone 

 Central 466. 



CHICAGO 



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plimented on a fine lot of Vianda caeru- 

 lea. 



Mr, and Mrs. Gustave H. Taepke re- 

 cently celebrated their silver wedding. 

 The whole house was one mass of green 

 and flowers and the well known hospi- 

 tality of the Taepkes was in evidence 

 on all sides. 



E. A. Scribner is about the busiest 

 man in Detroit. Besides looking after 

 funeral and party orders, he is inter- 

 ested in autos, cement benches, heating 

 systems, sprays and the Lord knows 

 what not, and still he is always wear- 

 ing a smile. 



Albert Bemb made good use of a fine 

 new rubber-tired wagon this Christmas. 

 He is another busy man. H. S. 



ST. LOUIS. 



The Market 



The past 'week not much was going 

 on and trade was generally considered 

 dull, which is expected right after the 

 holidays. One of the most noticeable 

 features of the market since the holi- 

 days is the big increase in receipts of 

 almost all flowers, and especially 

 carnations and violets. Stock of fine 

 quality can now be had at a moderate 



price. The fine weather accounts for 

 the conditions that prevail at pres- 

 ent. 



In roses we find a fine quality of teas,, 

 also long and short Beauties, greatly 

 reduced in price from what they were 

 a week ago. Carnations are still more 

 plentiful and fancy stock can be bought 

 as low as $4 per hundred. Extra select 

 in Enchantress, Prosperity and Lawson 

 are down to $5. California violets of 

 extra fine quality are down to 50 cents 

 per hundred and cheaper in large lots. 

 Bulbous stock is plentiful, except lilies. 

 Valley is in demand for weddings. 

 Everything In green is to be had. 



"^^ Various Notes. 



J. D. Thompson, of Joliet, spent a 

 day in the city last week. 



John Steidle, in company with Fred 

 AVeber, Jr., left for Chicago Thursday 

 night to spend a few days in that city 

 on business. Mr. Steidle will build four 

 new houses this spring for carnations. 



Julius Schray, of Wm. Schray & 

 Sons, was married last Thursday night, 

 to Miss Louisa Schmidt. Only members; 

 of the families were present. Mr. 

 Schray is well known among the trade, 

 who are with me in extending con- 

 gratulations. 



