March 8, 1906. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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PETER REINBERG 



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THE LARGEST GROWER 



AND WHOLESALER OF 



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Cut Flowers 



WABASH A\/E! ^* ^' ^***"** Central 8846. 



CHICAGO 



CURRENT PRICE LIST. 



BKAUITES. Per doz. 



Kxtra lone $ 5.00 



SO'lnoh steins 4.00 



24'lnoli stems 8.00 



20-lnoli stems 2.50 



18-lnob stems 2.00 



15.1noli stems 1.50 



12-lnoli stems 1.25 



Short Stems 75o to 1.00 



Per 100 

 BRIDES $6.00 to $10.00 



MAIDS e.OOto 10.00 



LIBERTT e.OOto 10.00 



Per 100 



SUNRISE $6.00 to $10.00 



UNCLE JOHN e.OOto 10.00 



GOLDEN GATE e.OOto 10.00 



FERLE 4.00to 8.00 



RICHMOND e.OOto 10.00 I CARNATIONS 2.00 to 8.00 



CHATENAY 6.00 to 10.00 



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Fancy . . . 



4.00 



ROSES— Our Selection, short to medium stems, all fresh stock, $5.00 per 100 



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VICTORY 



We do not need to advertise Victory aggressively any longer. We are malting prompt 

 deliveries of cuttings daily and giving universal satisfaction. ''Enough said." 



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there have been incessant calls on the 

 good nature of the seedling raisers. We 

 missed the brilliant scarlet Eobert Craig, 

 the aristocratic Aristocrat and gold 

 medal winner, Elsa Struss. 



The opinion of all present was that 

 the best thing in the show was Winsor. 

 It seems about ideal in its color and 

 there is room for it. People are get- 

 ting a little tired of the Lawson shade. 

 John E. Haines made a good show and 

 so did My Maryland. Helen Gould did 

 not score high. Its color is off and we 

 have locally a better sport of Enchan- 

 tress. 



From the Veseys, of Fort Wayne, came 

 a fine vase of Glendale, a very fine varie- 

 gated flower. From Kichard Witter- 

 staetter arrived a fine lot, among them 

 J. A. Valentine. Mr. Hartshorne did 

 nobly and sent fine vases of nearly a 

 dozen leading varieties. 



Local growers added considerably, with 

 fine flowers. W. J. Palmer & Son ex- 

 hibited a nice lot of a pleasing shade 

 of Lawson sport. It is as near as possi- 

 ble a Joost Lawson and, of course, it 

 being a Lawson will be sure to make it 

 popular. If Barney Meyers, Mr. Pal- 

 mer's superintendent, can assure us that 

 it is as free and healthy as his Bed 

 Lawson he has struck it rich. Wm. 

 Ehraann, of Corfu, sent Cardinal in 

 fine shape and many other standard va- 

 rieties. David Scott, of Corfu, put up 

 a vase consisting of a half dozen leading 

 varieties, among them flowers of En- 

 chantress the best in the hall, also some 

 superb mignonette. Charles Guenther 

 staged good Gov. Wolcott, so some peo- 

 ple can grow this variety. White Bros., 

 of Gasport, sent several vases of fine 

 flowers. 



We were treated to a sight of several 

 new varieties of winter flowering sweet 



peas, from Mr. Zvolanek, among them a 

 fine lavender and, last, but by no means 

 least, the Wellesley rose, from the Wa- 

 ban Conservatory, and Kate Moulton, 

 from the Minneapolis Floral Co. Both 

 these roses were finely packed, made a 

 grand show and were greatly admired. 



A pleasing change was a group of 

 finely grown cyclamens, from Geo. Ur- 

 ban, Theodore Vennemann, gardener. 

 They were all good and well grown, but 

 a pure white variety was of extraordi- 

 nary merit. 



After an intermission of two hours we 

 .•assembled again at the German Ameri- 

 ran hall, where Louis H, Neubeck at the 

 head of the table and about fifty mem- 

 bers and visitors listened to the more or 

 less windy effusion that followed. Then 

 came cigars and coffee. It was generally 

 complained that the supper room was 

 cold, but ]Mr. Urban provided an effec- 

 tual antidote for the chills w'hich it was 

 no great effort to reach. We were much 

 gratified to sec so many visitors from 

 surrounding towns. W. S. 



ST. LOUIS. 



The Market 



Trade among the retailers the past 

 week was first-class. Now that Lent 

 has sot in, no doubt business will drop 

 off somewhat with the up-town florists, 

 as there will be no more large weddings 

 and receptions to furnish for awhile. 

 With the down-town florists Lent hardly 

 makes much difference, as the counter 

 trade and funeral work will keep on just 

 the same. The wholesalers have en- 

 joyed a splendid shipping trade up to 

 last week, but this, too, has fallen off 

 now. 



Stock is coming in more plentifully 

 each day and the wholesalers fear a big 



glut in the next ten days. It has already 

 begun in the case of carnations. Extra 

 fine stock is down to $2 per hundred 

 and $10 buys a thousand good carnations 

 in all varieties. Stock from Kirkwood 

 and Clayton is as good as any that comes 

 to this market. 



Eoses have been off crop for some 

 time, but from now on the market will 

 have plenty. Bulbous stock, too, is be- 

 coming a glut. Only Dutch hyacinths 

 of the lighter shades and fancy tulips 

 are selling well. Romans, valley, Paper 

 Whites, daffodils and freesias are too 

 many for the demand. Callas and Har- 

 risii sell well. 



Violets are not any too many just now 

 and the growers say that by Easter they 

 will be very scarce. .Toe Hauser, of 

 Webster Groves, is sending in a fine lot 

 to Berning. 



Asparagus is in demand. Smilax is 

 selling slowly. Common ferns were very 

 scarce the past week, all wholesale houses 

 being out of them at the same time. 



Variotis Notes. 



Paul Berkowitz and liis charming wife, 

 of Philadelphia, were visitors on Satur- 

 day, calling on the trade. 



\V. E. Burrows, who went to Peoria, 

 111., to attend the meeting of the Illi- 

 nois State Florists' Association, has re- 

 turned and reports tiie meeting postponed 

 until March 9. 



Articles of association and the new 

 by-laws have been issued by the com- 

 mittee appointed by the club. A copy 

 will be mailed to each member this week 

 with the regular notices of the club 

 meeting. 



Frank M. Ellis, who has been in 

 Panama the past month, is expected home 

 Thursday of this week. 



Carl Beyer reports that their boiler 



