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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



July 19, 1906. 



Sweet Peas 



They Are 

 Here 



Sweet Peas 



Let us have your orders for any amount, any shade» any 

 color> A large supply of all other seasonable flowers, 



VAUGHAN & SPERRY, 58-60 Wabash Avenoe, CHICAGO 



Mention The Review when you write. 



vacant. We all wish him a speedy re- 

 covery. 



Ernest Groshuff, head gardener at the 

 soldiers' home at Fort Leavenworth for 

 the past four years, lias accepted a posi- 

 tion with the city park board. He is 

 noAv in charge of the flower beds between 

 Ninth and Eighteenth streets, on the 

 Paseo. Mr. Groshuff believes in lots of 

 water, for he is surely pouring it on the 

 beds. The plants were very small when 

 first set out, but if cared for as he does 

 it, they will be large and fine by Sep- 

 tember. 



Ed. Humfeld left Wednesday on a trip 

 to Omaha to visit friends and to see how 

 the florists are doing things up there. 

 He will be gone several weeks. Alexander 

 Kerr is in full charge of the place dur- 

 ing Mr, Humfeld 's absence. 



The Kansas City Floral Co. sold its 

 store this week to ^Ir, Papadakos, of the 

 Owl Floral Co. Mr. Shaeffer, the re- 

 tired florist, who is now in the real es- 

 tate business, transacted the sale. Mr. 

 Papadakos now has two stores within a 

 block of each other. He is quite a 

 hustler, and comes from Chicago. The 

 store he bought is one of the oldest 

 stands on Walnut street, and was for- 

 merly owned by John Schneider. 



Mrs. Beidermann. the South Prospect 

 avenue florist, is still at her usual place 

 in the market with her wagon full of 

 plants. She now has quite a large lot 

 of yellow coreopsis ipth excellent stems, 

 in fact the finest we have seen this sea- 

 son. She sells them at 1.5 cents a dozen 

 or 50 cents a hundred wholesale. She 

 also does a large business in bouquets 

 of mixed flowers. 



Mr. Thornjiill, the Rosedale florist, can 

 be seen on the market with plants. He 

 also raises fruit, such as apples and 

 grapes. He raises quite a lot of cannas 

 which he stores under the benches; and 

 they seem to keep to perfection. 



Andrew Arnold had a fine trade this 

 year. He is now grading and leveling off 

 a large space for hotbed frames. He 

 intends to raise vegetables and plants 

 for the city market. He also grows 

 bedding plants. His greenhouses are 

 located in the eastern part of the city 

 near Sheffield. Andy is an industrious 

 young man and we wish him success. 



A plant agent claiming to represent 

 a large firm of St. Joseph, with head- 

 quarters somewhere in the east or north, 

 rang the door-bell at a large residence 

 the other day, and the first thing that 

 he said was, "I have come to see about 

 replacing five rose bushes that have been 

 reported to us as dead, that we furnished 



a year or so ago. ' ' The man at the door 

 said that he had never bought any roses 

 from his firm. ' ' Yes, but you must have, 

 as I have the report and have come to 

 see abouf^them. " After a long con- 

 fidential/talk, trying to make the gentle- 

 man belteve tliat his firm always made 

 everything right, the agent finally suc- 

 ceeded in getting aii order for $9.00 

 worth of stock. Busy. 



TVIN QTIES. 



The Market 



Business is dull and few if any of the 

 dealers are doing much. What little 

 is being done is in funeral work. Stock 

 is not plentiful by any means. Roses 

 are very scarce and what few are brought 

 in by the growers are of an inferior 

 grade. Carnations are small and infe- 

 rior and are not worth more than 25 

 cents per dozen. There seems to be an 

 exceptionally heavy demand for sweet 

 peas, and it is hard to know where to 

 buy them in this locality. 



Summer prices have kept up nicely in 

 nearly every instance. Roses are sold 

 for $1.50 per dozen. 



St.PauL 



The Ramaley Floral Co. reports busi- 

 ness as fair; this firm is carrying a good 

 stock for this time ox the season. 



The Swanson Floral Co. reports that 

 trade is good. Last week it had a large 

 wedding out of town. 



L. L. May & (^o. have received a large 

 importation of palms, which came 

 through in fine shape. Mr. and Mrs. 

 May have just returned from the seeds- 

 men's convention at Toledo. 



From all reports the florists ' picnic, 

 which will be held Thursday, July 19 

 (today), will be well attended, as all, 

 with but few exceptions, have agreed to 

 take it in. A trip down the Mississippi 

 river is a fine thing this warm weather, 

 and an enjoyable time is looked forward 

 to. Minneajmlis will send a large con- 

 tingent. 



Minneapolu. 



Even when the thermometer is 85 and 

 90 degrees in the sha<le, the New York 

 Floral Co. has its windows packed full 

 of carnations at 25 cents a dozen, and 

 from all reports is successful in selling 

 them. Trade the last season has been 

 good with them, and what profit they 

 have made has been entirely on carna- 

 tion.s, as they handle no roses to speak 

 of. 



James Soudcn has been kept very busy 



at the greenhouses and is not to be seen 

 in the store very much. 



The Donaldson Glass Block Co. seems 

 to be doing a fair trade. 



Carl Johansen, of the Powers Mercan- 

 tile Co., says trade is only fair, but it 

 compares favorably Avith last year's bus- 

 iness. 



The Whitted Floral Co. has its new 

 store fixed up in goo<l shape. Tnere are 

 a number of new fixtures, including a 

 refrigerator counter, which adds greatly 

 to the appearance. Felix. 



Dorchester, Mass. — Carl J. Dane has 

 discontinued his greenhouse business 

 here. 



Carlisle, pA.-^Martin Hays succeeds 

 W. H. Leaman as florist at the Indian 

 school. Mr. Leaman expects to go south. 



WANT ADVERTISEMENTS. 



Advertisements under this head one cent a 

 word, CASH WITH ORDER. When answers 

 are to be addressed in our care, add 10 cents for 

 forwardlnfT. ' 



Plant advertisements NOT admitted under this 

 head. 



SITUATION WANTED — By florist; grower; 

 German: middle ng'e: best references. Ad- 

 dress No. 186, care Florists' Review, Chicagro. 



SITUATION WANTED-By experienced young- 

 lady in flower store; can rive good refer- 

 ences. Address No. 187, care Florists' Review, 

 Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED — As working foreman 

 or rose and carnation grower; have fllled 

 both poaltlona for the past 18 years: Al refer- 

 ences as to ability, sobriety, etc.; married; state 

 wages, etc. Address No. 188, care Florists' Re- 

 view. Chicago, 



SITUATION WANTED— As working foreman 

 or rose grower; only place where good stock 

 Is wanted accepted; wages 1100.00 per month; K\ 

 references. Address No. 175, care Florists" Re- 

 view, Chicago, 



SITUATION WANTED -As grower of roses, 

 carnations, mums and general 8 tock ; married : 

 English; age 32; state wages in flrst letter. 

 L. Wilkinson, 226 S. Warren Ave., Saginaw, Mich. 



SITUATION WANTED-By practical florist, 

 decorator, designer; grower flne roses, car- 

 nations, mums; managerof store or greenboi'ses; 

 2S years' experience. Address W, Florist, P. O. 

 Detroit, Mich, 



SITUATION WANTED— By a young man; six 

 years experience In general greennouse 

 work: commercial place preferred; sober and 

 reliable; good references from former and pre- 

 sent employers; vicinity Minneapolis, Milwaukee 

 or Chicago preferred. Address No, 178, care 

 Florists' Review, Chicago, , 



WANTED— Three or four second-liand valves 

 for 4-ln cast-iron pipes. Mrs, B. Jacobs, 

 Canton, 111, 



WANTED— We have a good position for a first- 

 class fern grower. Address No. 169, ciire 

 Florists' Review, Chicago. 



