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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



January 18, 1906. 



CHICAGO. 



The Great Central Market. 



The market suffered another relapse 

 during the later half of last week, but 

 was showing signs of renewed activity at 

 the begininng of the present period. 

 Carnations suffered in price more than 

 any other item last week. There has 

 been something approaching a glut, and 

 while prices on the best grade of goods 

 have been fairly well maintained, the 

 lower grades and those which were car- 

 ried over, have sold out cheaply. This 

 week cuts have been somewhat reduced 

 and the market has been gradually stif- 

 fening. 



Beauty crops are just coming on and 

 prices are weaker, with a prospect of a 

 still further decline as soon as we have 

 a little bright weather. Quality is excel- 

 lent in every particular. Maids are 

 showing the effect of the dark weather, 

 the color being off. The substance in 

 teas continues good. Brides are quickly 

 picked up because of the large amount of 

 funeral work, which also keeps white 

 carnations cleaned up. Harrisii, callas, 

 Paper Whites, Romans and white tulips 

 are selling fairly well because of the 

 same demand. Violets are not in large 

 supply but are ample for all require- 

 ments, as there seems to be no special use 

 for this flower this season. Stevia is 

 selling well and mignonette goes nicely. 

 A considerable number of cypripediums 

 is seen. McKellar reports good demand 

 for cattleyas for fine funeral work. 



The green goods market is steady. 

 Dealers are drawing upon their storage 

 stocks of ferns and there are no idle 

 moments for the boys; picking over is 

 necessary. 



Retailerjs Meet. 



The Eetail Florists' Association held 

 its second meeting Monday night. The 

 directors reported a constitution and by- 

 laws which were adopted and ordered 

 printed. They follow closely the phrase- 

 ology of the laws of the Florists' Club. 

 The directors sought also to curb the 

 ardor of some of the members, and to 

 allay the fears aroused by thoughtless 

 assertions, by a declaration of the as- 

 sociation 's aims and objects, which they 

 indicated to be as peaceful as a mid- 

 summer morning — but before adjourn- 

 ment the directors were instructed to 

 map out a plan of action against the 

 **red violet" business. They are to re- 

 port it January 29. Temporary oflBcers 

 were made permanent, adding Chas. 

 Schneider as vice-president. Incorpora- 

 tion was ordered. More than a dozen new 

 members were added. 



The wholesalers have indicated their 

 willingness to, as a body, receive a propo- 

 sition from the retailers looking to 

 mutual concessions. 



Qub Meeting. 



President Hauswirth occupied the chair 

 for the first half hour of the club meet- 

 ing January 11, but was called away and 

 Vice-president Leonard Kill presided for 

 the balance of the evening. Philip 

 Schupp, manager of J. A. Budlong's 

 wholesale store, and J. M. Smely, Au- 

 rora, 111., were elected to membership. 

 Applications was received from John 

 Ziska and N. P. Miller. P. J. Haus- 

 wirth was made a committee of one to 

 arrange for a party to the Boston car- 

 nation convention. Prof. A. C. Beal, 

 of Urbana, was present and urged that 

 all present join the State Florists' As- 



sociation. Jas. Hartshorne brought a 

 vase of a fine red seedling carnation. 



The entertainment committee an- 

 nounced a special meeting at Clark 

 and Devon avenue at 7:30 tonight. 

 There will be supper and entertainment. 

 It is expected all club members and a 

 large number of growers will be present. 



Various Notes. 



News of the accidental death of J. A. 

 Budlong, chronicled in another column, 

 was a great shock to his many warm 

 friends in the market. The Florists' 

 Club held a special meeting at Winter- 

 son's Wednesday afternoon and attend- 

 ed the funeral in a body. 



Emil Buettner is sending the A. L. 

 Eandall Co. the first white lilac of the 

 season. Quality is good. 



The leading retailers nearly all shared 

 in the work for Dr. Harper. The obse- 

 quies extended over three days and were 

 of a character in keeping with the dis- 

 tinguished nature of the great educa- 

 tor's services to the city and the world. 

 Orders for flowers came from many Eu- 

 ropean governments and from all parts 

 of America. The work was all choice 

 and there was much of it but all that 

 lay on the casket during the several 

 periods it was open to public view was 

 a single stalk of Harrisii with a purple 

 ribbon. 



The death of Marshall Field at New 

 York January 16 has made a deep im- 

 pression in Chicago business circles. He 

 was one of the first to see the possi- 

 bilities of a great central market and he 

 has since done more than any other man 

 to spread the fame of commercial Chi- 

 cago. He was Chicago's leading citizen 

 and business will be practically sus- 

 pended on Friday during the hour of the 

 funeral. Samuelson has the family 

 order; the omission of other flowers is 

 requested. 



Arrangements have been made for 

 those going to the carnation convention 

 to travel via the Lake Shore. All who 

 can join the Chicago party are asked to 

 address P. J. Hauswirth, 227 Michigan 

 avenue, who will make arrangements as 

 to leaving time to suit the greatest num- 

 ber, Cleveland, Buffalo and other towns 

 en route are expected to join. The round 

 trip fare will be $29,35, 



L. Coatsworth and wife plan a trip 

 to Cuba and Jamaica about February 1, 

 to be absent several weeks, Mr, and 

 Mrs, 0. P. Bassett had arranged to start 

 for Cuba on Saturday but have postponed 

 their departure for a few days. 



Peter Reinberg has a piece of a little 

 over two acres of land that has been a 

 sore spot in his eyes, so last Saturday 

 he bought glass to cover it up. Any fur- 

 ther addition will require more real es- 

 tate. Mr. Reinberg has also yielded to 

 the insistence of his constituents and 

 will be a candidate for re-election to the 

 council. 



P. J. Foley was at his office last week 

 for the first time since the flower show. 

 He lost only thirty-eight pounds during 

 his illness and is rapidly getting it back. 



John Degnan has returned from his 

 trip to New York and Philadelphia, where 

 he bought the new stock of supplies for 

 the Chicago Rose Co. He went over to 

 Flatbush one night and won a silk muf- 

 fler in the bowling. 



On Monday A. Lan^e opened his new 

 store at 40 Madison street. It is small 

 but very neat and makes a fine show 

 from the busy street, 



George Reinberg is getting into an- 

 other crop of Beauties, which is always 



NOTICE 



Because of the new wage scale which 

 the Printers' Union has enforced upon 

 those employers not willing to suffer 

 interruption of their business, especially 

 because of that part of the scale which 

 makes overtime practically prohibitive, 

 it is of first importance that the Review 

 obtain its advertising **copy'* earlier. 



It is therefore earnestly requested 

 that all advertisers mail their ''copy'* 

 to reach us by Monday or Tuesday 

 morning, instead of Wednesday morn- 

 ing, as many have done in the past. 



CONTENTS. 



Carnations 546 



— Carnation of the Future 645 



— Selling Dollar Carnations 646 



— McKinley Memorial 546 



— In a Cool House 646 



— Bacteria 646 



— Carnation Candace 546 



American Carnation Society 646 



Roses — Potting Young Stock 646 



— Killaruey Rose 547 



— Duty on Rose Cuttings 647 



Miscellaneous Seasonable Hints 547 



— Azaleas 647 



— Roses in Pots 647 



— Ramblers Lifted in Fall 647 



— Hydrangeas 647 



— Forcing Lilac 648 



Notes from England 648 



Illinois Florists 648 



Washington Florists' Club 648 



Millepedes 648 



Success with Lorraines (illus. ) 649 



Darlington on California 649 



J. W. Rodgers (portrait) 660 



Veget^le Forcing — Lettuce 560 



— Mums and Lettuce 651 



Obituary — J. A. Budlong (portrait) 551 



Teilmann's House (illus.) 652 



Hydrocyanic Acid Gas 662 



Twin Cities 652 



New Yorlt 662 



Washington 653 



Chicago 664 



St. Louis 656 



Baltimore 556 



Cleveland 667 



Boston 657 



Philadelphia 559 



Buffalo 561 



Seed Trade News 663 



— Toledo Meeting 664 



— European Seed Notes 664 



— Publication of Seed Tests 664 



Want Advertisements 662 



Indianapolis, Ind 577 



Cincinnati 678 



Pacific Coast 678 



— Season Shortened 678 



— Si>ol£ane, Wash 579 



— San Francisco 579 



N ursery News 580 



— The Private Car 680 



Madison, N. J 680 



Denver 682 



Red Bank. N. J 584 



New Bedford, Mass 586 



Detroit 588 



Twin Boilers 690 



Pittsburg 600 



Advertising Rates 602 



the signal for something doing in the 

 market. 



OUie Zech, of Zech & Mann, has taken 

 his father's place on the sick list. 



Wietor Bros, are preparing to rebuild 

 all of their houses not yet equipped with 

 iron gutters. 



W. W. Randall went home early this 

 week and is reported as threatened with 

 pneumonia. 



Sinner Bros, are growing Dutch bulbs 

 heavily this year, the cut of tulips al- 

 ready being 400 to 500 a day. 



Charles Moravek, 1466 Ogden avenue, 

 says he had a very large holiday trade, 

 followed by a quiet spell, but that busi- 

 ness is now picking up rapidly and he 

 looks for his most successful year. 



Miss Louise Malcher, who does a nice 

 business on Wells street, is spending the 

 winter at San Diego, Cal. 



