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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



February 1, 1906. 



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Everything in greens is in full supply 

 with good demand. 



Various Notes. 



C. Beyer has his new boiler in run- 

 ning order. 



The firm of Meinhardt & Dirkies has 

 been dissolved, Robert Meinhardt with- 

 drawing from the business, which Mr. 

 Dirkies will continue. 



The Eggeling Floral Co. will open a 

 branch store this month at Delmar and 

 Kings highway. Business has been rush- 

 ing with them since the holidays. 



The Ellison Floral Co. will open their 

 new store at Taylor and Olive streets 

 some time this month. They will con- 

 tinue at the present location until after 

 Easter; then the building will be 

 wrecked for a modern structure. 



The Florists' Club's meeting will take 

 place next week, Thursday afternoon. 

 This meeting will be of great importance 

 to growers and retailers. The annual 

 carnation exhibition will be held and 

 all new varieties will be exhibited. John 

 Steidle will lead a discussion on ' ' New 

 Carnations ' ' which should be of great 

 interest. The other discussion will be on 

 ' ' How to Advertise a Flower Show, ' ' 

 by J. J. Beneke. A great many visitors 

 are expected from nearby towns. 



Theo. Klockenkemper is sending to El- 

 lis a large cut of carnations of fine 

 quality. He should be in line for some 

 of those club prizes next Thursday. 



Chas. Beyer has the decorations for 

 the big Concordia Turner ball this week, 

 at which twenty cases of smilax will be 

 used, and several wagonloads of plants. 



Pilcher & Burrows report their broker- 

 age business increasing every week. 



Max Herzog, formerly one of the 

 growers, made the rounds of the trade 

 last week. He is well fixed and takes 

 things easy. He says he keeps posted 

 as to what is going on in the trade by 

 reading the Review each week. 



Johnnie Burke is often seen around 

 the commission houses. He says he is 

 looking for a location and will soon be 

 in business again. 



F. C. Weber, George Waldbart, Mrs. 

 Ayers and Theodore Miller are making 

 their usual fine window displays of cut 

 flowers and blooming plants. 



Conrad Bergesterman and Robert 

 Windier, who recently opened on South 

 Grand avenue, report a good trade. They 

 both have fine locations. 



The bowlers had a big week bowling 

 for the local championship in the city 

 handicap league. The Florists' team 

 made 1,613 in two games. In the two- 

 men team Kuehn and Beneke made 711, 

 Ellison and Meinhardt, 692. In singles 

 Ellison, 391; Lohrenz, 384; Meinhardt, 

 370; Beneke, 354; Kuehn, 344, and 

 Beyer, 319. This will be repeated this 

 week on the Grand alleys. J. J. B. 



BOSTON. 



The Market. 



A decided slump took place in prices 

 last week and flowers sold at very low 

 rates' on one or two days. Slightly im- 

 proved conditions now prevail, but sup- 

 plies continue much too heavy for the 

 demand. Roses hold their own fairly 

 well and have suffered less than other 

 flowers, not being overabundant, but 

 carnations have dropped considerably. 

 Few select blooms now exceed $3, while 

 a good many go at $1 to $1.50. On 

 some days a number went even below the 

 dollar mark. Continued warm, clear 

 weather has made the output very large 

 for January. 



Violets vary all the way from 30 cents 

 to 75 cents. Some have sold as low as 

 25 cents. Sweet peas have made 50 cents 

 to $1, daffodils and tulips $2 to $3, 

 Paper Whites $1.50 and lily of the val- 

 ley $2 to $4. Easter lilies are abundant 

 at $8. There is a good supply of 

 freesia, antirrhinum and other season- 

 able flowers. Asparagus and adiantum 

 are both in active demand and rather 



scarce. 



Various Notes. 



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 ing Dictionary on receipt of 25 cents. 



Kingston, N. Y. — C. B. Stow has re- 

 built his eight greenhouses and also 

 completed a new store with a glass roof, 

 which he has turned into a bird and pet 

 stock department, which he thinks will 

 be a very profitable addition. 



Henry M. Robinson & Co. delivered 

 fourteen team loads of greenery for a 

 recent decoration at the Hotel Somer- 

 set. 



Patrick Welch is the proud father of 

 another daughter. She arrived January 

 24 and prevented him from attending 

 the Copley Square hotel banquet the next 

 evening. 



