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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



Apuil 19, 1906. 



PLENTY-GOOD 



It takes only two words to tell the whole 

 story of our stock this week. We have . 

 the goods — do you want them? They 

 will not disappoint you. 



E. H.HUNT 



Established 1878. «*The Old Reliable/' Incorporated 1906. 



76-78 Wabash Ave., Chicago 



PRICE LIST 



BEAUTIES Per doz. 



30to86-lnch 14.00 to K.OO 



24to30-lnch 2.00tO 3.00 



15to20-lnch 1.50tO 2.00 



8tol2-lnch 1.00 



Shorts per 100 6 00 



ROSES (Teas) Per 100 



Brides and Maids li.OO to tS.OO 



Richmond and Liberty 4.00 to 10.00 



Perle 8.00 to 7.00 



Golden Gate and Chatenay 4.0U to 8.00 



Boses, our selection 3.00 



CAKNATION8, medium 1.50 to 2.00 



Fancy 3.00 



Extra fancy 4.00 



MISCEI^IiANEOUS 



Mignonette 5.00 to 8.00 



Tulips 2.00to 3.00 



Romans, Narcissi, Daffodils 3.00 



Valley S.OOto 4.00 



Callas and Harrisil 10.00 



Violets, double 50 to .75 



GREENS 



Smilax String's per doz. 2.00 



Asparagrus Strings each .40 to .50 



Asparagus Bunches " .36 



Sprengerl Bunches " .35 



Boxwood Bunches " .26 



Adlantum per 100 .76 



Ferns, Common per 1000 2.00 



Galax, G. and B " 1.00 to 1.26 



Leucothoe Sprays " 7.50 



WILD SMILAX, Parlor Brand 



Small size, $3 00; medium, $4.00; large, J5.00 



SUBJECT TO MARKET CHANGE. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



BEAUTIES and Red Roses 



We are still headquarters for BEAUTIES; have had the 

 largest and best supply all season, and now we are on 

 with fine crops of LIBERTY and RICHMOND ^ ^ 



Can fill all orders with SELECTED CARNATIONS 



GEO. REINBERG, 



Wholesale Cut Flowers 



51 WABASH AVENIE 



CHICAGO 



had been. Taking it by and large, the 

 money result was satisfactory to the 

 wholesalers; it was about the only satis- 

 factory feature, the same as at Christ- 

 mas, the result being reached from the 

 opposite direction. 



Easter at Retail. 



There is more than usual unanimity in 

 the reports of the retail trade. A few 

 high class stores did less than usual, be- 

 cause of the absence of wealthy cus- 

 tomers, but most of the retailers did at 

 least as much business as last year — ■ 

 and they made more money. There were 

 larger supplies of blooming plants, which 

 were therefore to be had cheaper than 

 usual, and the break in the cut flower 

 market on Saturday gave them the 

 chance that night to get stock at very 

 reasonable figures, so that the increased 

 profit was in proportion to the shrewd- 

 ness of the buyer. 



Some of the retailers who get violets 

 direct from the growers had an experi- 

 ence which was an argument in favor of 

 the commission man. Several shipments 

 arrived in unusable condition. Not only 

 were the retailers this time paying more 

 than the going price, but they had to fall 

 back on the wholesalers for a second 

 supply; however, with the privilege of 

 seeing that the stock was all right before 

 they accepted it. 



This Week's Market. 



Alter the effort made for last week, 

 it was to be expected that Monday's re- 

 ceipts would be light. The demand was 

 stronger than had been expected and 

 there was a better market on Monday 

 than on Saturday, especially for carna- 

 tions. By Tuesday receipts were again 

 on the increase and values retrograded. 

 Beauties continue in active demand. 

 There is some call for lilies for the 

 numerous spring weddings, and valley is 

 also wanted for the same occasions. 

 Bulbous stock in general is nearly gone. 

 Violets were asked for on Monday and 

 Tuesday and could not be supplied, un- 

 less the left-overs from Easter would do. 

 Carnations are again coming in heavily 

 anu special sales will now be in order. 



Various Notes. 



Easter in 1907 falls on March 31. 



On April 16 the Chicago Eose Co. in- 

 creased its capital stock to $30,000 and 

 took over the business of Joseph Ziska, 

 the manufacturer of wire work, who put 

 in the new capital. Officers were elected 

 on the same day, as follows: President, 

 Joseph Ziska ; treasurer, John J. Ziska ; 

 secretary, John P. Degnan. Mr. Ziska 

 has been engaged in making wire work 

 for twentj'-seven years and will con- 

 tinue to give his personal supervision to 

 that department. D. J. Murphy has 



charge of the company's greenhouse 

 plant at Libertyville. 



Crimson Kamblers were much more 

 plentiful and much better flowered than 

 in previous years. Vaughan & Sperry 

 had some fine ones. • 



Peter Reinberg 's Liberty grower knows 

 Ms business. The same houses that gave 

 such a big cut for Christmas were again 

 in full crop for Easter. 



It will be news, if not good news, to 

 several wholesalers that the ' Shaeffer 

 Floral Co., Kansas City, made an assign- 

 ment the morning after Easter. 



A. L. Bandall Co. on Friday sent out 

 a single order of roses and carnations 

 only that required twenty-two large 

 boxes. Their receipts of violets were 

 376,000 for the week. 



F. C. Struvy is preparing to start next 

 week on a two months' trip to Mexico 

 and California. 



L. Coatsworth returned on Monday 

 from a fortnight spent at New Castle. 

 One of the Benthey-Coatsworth Co. 's 

 new houses will be finished and ready 

 for planting this week. The other two 

 houses are under way. 



Chas. Heim, of Blue Island, who 

 closed up some time ago, has gone to 

 Texas. 



George Eeinberg says the business in 

 carnation cuttings is breaking all rec- 

 ords. Last week, during the Easter rush, 



