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The Weekly Florists^ Revk w* 



June 7, 1906. 



Peonies, Valley 



and all seasonable Cut Flowers of best quality in large supply. 



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A. L Randall Co. RANboVrak Chicago 



L. D. PHONES— Cut VlowerDept., 1496 and 1404 Central; Florista* Supply Dept., 5614 Central. 



plants and moonvines, went; and again 

 May 28 much damage was done. It 

 makes trouble for everybody. 



Underwood Bros, have been handling 

 very large quantities of Baby Rambler 

 roses. 



The Livingston Seed Co. has done a 

 large business this season in bay and 

 box trees for decorative purposes, as 

 well as some choice retinosporas of va- 

 rious sorts. Trade of this sort is de- 

 veloping very fast in this city. 



Some of the craft who lost many of 

 their geranium customers, because others 

 sold lower than $1 a dozen, have dis- 

 covered that 3-inch stock was supplied 

 as against 4-inch, and as a final clincher, 

 the plants were planted without extra 

 charge. 



The Franklin Park Floral Co. has its 

 usual large number of wedding decora- 

 tions booked for June. 



The Fifth Avenue Floral Co. has sold 

 out entirely its stock of over 25,000 ger- 

 aniums, which at one time looked very 

 large to the writer. But good stocky 4- 

 inch geraniums in the best varieties are 

 about like so much money. 



Graff Bros, have been handling very 

 large lots of choice peonies. Some days 

 they could not get enough to go around. 



Zero. 



ST. LOUIS. 



The Market. 



The market the past week was much 

 firmer. Decoration day trade cut quite 

 a figure this year, as most of the re- 

 tailers report a big business in cut 

 flowers, designs and plants. The florists 

 who do business near the cemeteries had 

 about all they could handle. Prices on 

 stock went up, but for that day only. 

 First-class stock in all lines is very 

 scarce, but plenty of stock is to be had 

 in the second gfades. The few cool 

 nights the past week have mildewed all 

 the rose stock very badly, especially 

 Bride and Maid. American Beauties are 

 in good demand. Extra fancies are not 

 very good in quality, but there are plenty 

 of medium and shorts of better quality. 



Carnations are keeping up fine and sell- 

 ing well, but Lawson and white are 

 scarce. Enchantress is plentiful. White 

 is the best seller. 



Peonies are about over. Field daisies 



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are coming in. Sweet peas are more 

 plentiful, but very short in stem. Cape 

 jasmines are offered very cheap by the 

 Third street commission men. All kinds 

 of greens are in the market. 



A number of orders are booked ahead 

 for this week for weddings and school 

 commencements, some of them very 

 elaborate affairs. 



The bedding season is about over and 

 everybody is well satisfied with the plant 

 trade. 



Variouf Notes. 



Miss Dora Halstead, daughter of A. S. 

 Halstead, of Belleville, was married on 

 Saturday to C. J. Stovel, of Detroit. 



Tom Wilson, one of the oldest florists 

 at Kimmswick, Mo., is reported very sick. 

 Dr. Halstead, of Belleville, who is at- 

 tending him, says that there is very little 

 hope for his recovery. 



Charles Wors and Charles Eichards 

 are out picking ferns for the local trade. 

 Wild adiantum and daggers are what 

 they bring in. 



Frank and Walter Weber, of H. J. 

 Weber & Sons' nunsery, visited the Kirk- 



wood florists last week and found them 

 all in first-class shape. 



A. S. Halstead, head of the St. Clair 

 Floral Co., Belleville, called last week 

 and reported a very busy plant season. 



The first Sunday opening of the year 

 of Shaw's Garden took place June 3. 

 The crowd broke all records for at- 

 tendance. It was 27,831. The garden is 

 in first-class shape. Prof. Trelease and 

 Irish, and Messrs. McClure and Thomp- 

 son, and A host of students were on hand 

 to welcome the visitors. 



Henry Lohrenz, who runs the Park 

 Floral Co., on Park avenue, reports he 

 did a fine business in plants this season. 

 He says that down in a deep well on 

 Gravious road, near the captain's house, 

 is his hoodoo and he expects to bowl 

 better from now on, and expects to be on 

 the convention team this year. 



The local nurserymen are making ar- 

 rangements to entertain the nurserymen 

 next Monday, when they pass through 

 here on their way to Dallas, Tex., where 

 the annual convention will be held. 



Don 't forget the club meeting next 



