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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



29 J 



BASSETT&WASHBIRN 



Summer Roses Our Specialty 



We have a large range of glass planted to Kaiserins, Carnots and 

 American Beauties. Very jfine flowers are now being cut. Our 

 Bridesmaids are the finest in the market. Prices are very low — 

 from $2.00 to $8.00 per 100, according to length of stem. 



Home-grown PEONIES9 very fine flowers, pink at $3.00 to 

 $4.00 per 100; white, $6.00 per 100. We can make low prices on 

 large lots of pink Peonies. 



AMERICAN BEAUTIES — We are now cutting a large crop 

 from new plants, choice flowers, at from 50c to $2.00 per dozen, 

 according to length of stem. 



ASPARAGUS AND SMILAX— Our houses are now in with 

 a very fine crop of light-green Asparagus and choice long, heavy 

 Smilax. 



We issue a price list every week. Send us your name to place 

 on our mailing list. 



GREKMHOUSES, 

 HINSDALE, ILL. 



Office and Store, 76 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO 



Mention The ReTlew when yon write. 



A correction should be made in last 

 •week's bowling notes. It should read 

 that Capt. Beyer made the three highest 

 games, 645, and the highest single score, 

 257; instead it read Beneke. 



J. J. B. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



The feature of the market this week 

 is the decrease in quantity of flowers 

 coming into town. The falling off in 

 carnations is especially noticeable. The 

 supply of roses is receiving a welcome re- 

 inforcement from the cooler section ly- 

 ing to the north, Beauties, Brides and 

 Maids all being very fine. Gladioli are 

 arriving in quantity. Iris is also quite 

 plentiful, double petunias have made 

 their appearance. Cattleyas are of ex- 

 <'ellent quality and lower in price. Sweet 

 peas are good, though their arrival is 

 irregular owing to the drenching rains. 

 Taken all in all, business is fair for the 

 season, with a considerable amount of 

 shipping. There is enough good stock 

 to meet practically all demands. 



Evolution. 



"Have you any campaign literature?" 

 was asked of J. Otto Thilow, secretary 

 of the Henry A. Dreer Co., one day 

 this week. "Oh, we're always cam- 

 paigning here," Mr. Thilow replied. 

 'How about perennials?" his interlo- 

 cutor coaxingly continued. "Wonderful. 

 Ihe increase in the demand for these 

 plants grows steadily, and what is bet- 

 ter, the buyers themselves specify the 

 varieties they want and the number of 



each color instead of leaving it to their 

 landscape gardener or to us. We con- 

 sider this a very healthy sign, and at- 

 tribute it in some measure to such 

 works as * ' The Woman 's Hardy Garden ' ' 

 and others like it. Ladies who would 

 not dream of planting a bed of gerani- 

 ums or a border of coleus, delve in the 

 earth themselves to plant foxglove or 

 monkshood, with true gardening enthu- 

 siasm. They consider the country resi- 

 dence as the picture with its setting of 

 beautiful green lawn dotted with shrubs, 

 framing it with a border of peoniee, 

 larkspurs, and all the other popular per- 

 ennials. ' ' 



Varioui Notes. 



M. Eice was hard at work in his hand- 

 some warehouse last Monday, checking 

 up orders, despite the twenty-hour delay 

 to the great Kaiserin Augusta Victoria, 

 due to fog off Sandy Hook. 



Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Kafilert 

 quietlj' celebrated their silver wedding 

 anniversary last Saturday. Mr. Kah- 

 lert has been well known for many years 

 as manager for Pennock Bros. 



Henry Heilerman, with the Leo Nies- 

 sen Co., has decided to abandon the 

 ranks of the bachelors in favor of the 

 benedicts. He is accepting the best 

 wishes of his many friends. 



The new Tradesmen's Trust Co. was 

 tastefully decorated with plants and cut 

 flowers last Monday by the Wm. Gra- 

 ham Co. 



Commodore John Westcott entertained 

 a party of his friends at Waretown, on 

 Barnegat bay, last Friday and Sat- 

 urday. Among the Commodore's guests 

 were Wm. H. Westcott, William West- 



cott, Robert Craig, William K. Harris, 

 J. William Colflesh, Samuel S. Pennock, 

 Charles F. Eimerman, Richard Lynex, 

 John Denham, Robert Kift, David Rust, 

 G. C. Watson and others. 



Wm. J. Muth, manager for the Phil- 

 adelphia Cut Flower Co., has received 

 some very complimentary lines from con- 

 signors, appreciative of his efforts dur- 

 ing the past season. One of them wrote, 

 "Well done for the May days! I shall 

 now be satisfied even if June only real- 

 izes enough to cover express charges." 



Edw. Reid is receiving some very fine 

 gladioli. 



The golden jubilee of the republican 

 party held in this city this week brought 

 out the decorators' skill more in the line 

 of electric light, flags and bunting than 

 in that of plants and flowers. There 

 was, however, a. marked demand for yel- 

 low daisies. 



H. Bayersdorfer & Co. have received 

 large consignments this week by the 

 steamers Abyssinia and Marquette; some 

 (50,000 cycas leaves arrived, nearly all of 

 them being ordered. Adjustable plant 

 stands and F. F. pins are also in heavy 

 demand. 



J. F. Mergenthaler is planning im- 

 j)rovements in his store and greenhouses 

 for next season. 



Answers to G)rrespondents. 



Review readers are Invited to send any ques- 

 tions relating ta culture or marketing of planti 

 iitid flowers In Philadelphia, to Phil, in care of 

 the leading seed or commission houses or the 

 Flower Market. Each question will be siih- 

 niitted to a competent person and answered 

 under number. Correct name and address mu<t 

 always accompany Inquiry, but will not be pub- 

 lished. 



52. What was the price realized for 



