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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



August 16, 1906. 



SKIDOO NUMBER. 



Next Weekt August 23. 



Advertisers who wish to chase out their 

 share of the early orders should make 

 haste to send copy for special announce- 

 ments to appear in the Review 's Annual 

 Convention Number next week. Copy re- 

 ceived up to Wednesday morning, August 

 22, can be handled, but a little time is a 

 great help in getting good display. 



Readers will find in next week's Re- 

 view the season 's most comprehensive ar- 

 ray of trade offers, besides a full report 

 of the Dayton convention and much other 

 interesting matter. 



STEEATOR, ILL. 



Streator has attracted the attention 

 of George A. Whitcomb, of Morrison, 111., 

 and his son, George G. Whitcomb, of 

 Cleveland, O., who are to come here and 

 establish immense greenhouses. The gen- 

 tlemen have betn here during the pres- 

 ent week and have gone over the details 

 fuiJy. They have options on two tracts, 

 one east of the Santa Fe and the other 

 adjacent to the C. I. & S. tracks. 



Not only the splendid railroad facili- 

 ties of the city caused them to come 

 here, but the further fact that the geo- 

 logical bureau of Illinois reported that 

 Streator in the last five years had more 

 days of sunshine than any other city in 

 Illinois was an inducement which could 

 not be overlooked, sunshine being an es- 

 sential factor to the success of a green- 

 house plant. 



Messrs. Whitcomb purpose to cover 

 an area of 200,000 square feet with 

 glass. If present plans can be consum- 

 mated they will next winter supply the 

 wholesale market with tomatoes and cu- 

 cumbers, adding other products as time 

 progresses. Cut flowers will be grown 

 for the wholesale and retail market. 



TWIN arms. 



The Market 



Trade is quiet, and does not vary much 

 from the last two or three weeks' busi- 

 ness. The majority of the florists claim 

 to have ,had a better summer 's business 

 than in a great many years. It appears 

 that what little activity there has been 

 has confined itself almost entirely to 

 funeral work. But very few weddings 

 have occurred and counter trade amounts 

 to little. 



Stock seems to be getting a little more 

 plentiful, and is of a better quality. Out- 

 door flowers are handled to a large ex- 

 tent, and decorations are heavier in the 

 stores. Prices are kept up nicely. Sweet 

 peas seem to be the special favorite, but 

 tuey are not so good as we have had in 

 former years. 



The convention seems to be the main 

 topic among the trade, and if all go who 

 now contemplate doing so, the Twin Cit- 

 ies will be well represented. 



Mmneapolit. 



Miss Whitted, of the Whitted Floral 

 Co., will attend the convention. They 

 report a fair trade for the last week. 



Carl Johnson, of the Powers Mer- 

 cantile Co., says trade is fair, but makes 

 no attempt at carrying a big stock. 



Ralph Latham says that trade has kept 

 up remarkably well, and considers it only 

 a matter of a few weeks before another 

 active season will come. 



LILIUM HARRISII 



NOW 

 READY 



6to7iDcbes 65cper dqz.; $4.50 per 100; $40.00 per 1000 



6 to 7 inches 76c per doz.^ 6.50perl00; 60.00 per 1000 



FRENCH BULBS AND CALLAS DUE SOON. 



NEW CROP of FLOWER SEEDS 



CHimCSK rRINOKD PRIMROSK-Oboice I CALCKOLARXA — Hybrids Superba, lOOO 

 s(>parate lolors, 260 seeds, 60c; 1000 seeds, 11.76. seeds. 50c 

 Magniflca, mixed, 250 seeds, 60c; liOO seeds, $1.76. I CINERARIA— Extra cboice, 1000 seeds, 50c. 



Write for trade Ust. 



CURRIE BROS CO. 



308-814 BROADWAY, 



MILWAUKEE. WIS. 



<^td/ses (pfynd^it/^cec/s. 



ARE MONEY MAKERS. 

 SEND FOR A CATALOGUE. 



iTfJKof joh'n'4o°n*ltoke8. 219 Market St., PHILADELPHIA 



Mention The Kevlew when you write. 



Beautiful 

 and Rare 



GLADIOLI 



Cut spikes, all colors imag- 

 inable in any quantity, 

 100 ACRKS from wbich 

 to select, write for prices- 



ARTHUR COWEE, 



Oladlolns 8peol»llat, 

 ICBADOWTAKB FARM, 



BERLIN, N. Y. 



Mention The Reylew when you write. 



My Oiaot Cyclamen 



Are Ahead in Growth aad Flowers 



Bloodred, Carmine, Pink, Pure 

 White, White vtith Carmine Kye. 



Each color separate. Tr. pkt., tl.OO, 

 lUOU seeds, 16 tO. An even mixture of 

 the above 5 colors, ir. pkt.. 75c; lOOO 

 seeds , $5.00. 



Salmon Color. 



New, very striking. Tr. pkt., tl.OO; 

 lUOO seeds, 116.00. 



Silver I^eaved New Hybrids. / 



With 8f>ml-dout)le flowers. Tr. pkt., 

 11.00; lOOU seeds, tlOUO. 



Snowball. 



New, tbe real pure white and largest 

 in existence. Tr. pkt., 11.00; 1000 

 seeds, 116 00. 



For larger qoantlties, special qaotatloos. 



O.V.ZAN6EN,s..d.n....H0B0KEN,N.J. 



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Mention The Kevlew when you write. 



Eice Bros, have handled large lots of 

 sweet peas lately. 



The G. A. R. convention is now on, 

 but the florists do not expect much trade, 

 outside of a few minor decorations in 

 palms. 



St. Paul. 



C. F. Vogt reports a few good days 

 the last week, but says trade is not at all 

 steady. He recently received some fine 

 Boston ferns. 



Gus Colberg, of the Swanson Floral 

 Co., says trade is fair. He carries an 

 odd lot of outdoor flowers, which deco- 

 rate his place nicely. 



L. L. May & Co. have been fairly busy. 

 Their place is pretty well torn up, as 

 they are making improvements. 



Felix. 



NKW CROP OP MT 



Christmas Flowering 



SWEET PEA SEED 



Cbristmas Pink and Florence Denzer (pure 

 white), will be ready August 1. These two 

 well-known varieties are raised by over 2,000 

 florists all over the world. Uere is one of 

 many letters I received: 



Deab Sir: My Sweet Peas, which I raised 

 from your seed, received the HIGHK8T 

 AWARD in Boston, by the Carnation Ex- 

 hibit, being over 18 inches long. 



JOHN T. GALE, Tewksbury, Mass. 

 Price; \i lb., 76e: 1 lb., $8.00, mailed free. 



NEW Christmas flowering Hybrids, 20 to 

 30 colors, mostly blue salmon, purple, laven- 

 der, in mixture. 



Mrs. Edie Wild, carmine 1 trade pkt., $1.00; 

 5 trade pkts, S4.00. No order for more than 

 5 pkts. taken from each customer Just now. 



These new Hybrids are Just as free bloom- 

 ers as Christmas Pink and Florence Denzer, 

 some much larger, and received flrst-class 

 Certiflcate of Merit by the Massachusetts 

 Horticultural Society, Boston March 24. 



All seed originated with me is sold in my 

 original sealed pkts. with cultural directions, 

 to growers, for raising cut flowers, but none 

 for seedsmen for propagating. 



ANT. C. ZVOLANEK 



BOUND BROOK, N. J. 



Mpntinn The RpvIpw w-lmn vitii write 



DAHLIAS 



Now is the time to place your order for Bulbs 

 which will insure you getting named varieties in 

 any quantity; delivery to be made this fall or 

 early spring. 



DAVID HERBERT & SON 



Successors to L K. Peacock. Inc. ATCO, N. J. 



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