Ai'itiL IS), 1906. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



J 57? 



VAUGHAN & SPERRY 



Wholesale riorlsfs 



60 Wabash Ave. CHICAGO 



ROSES 



BEAUTXBS 



30 to 36-lnch stems 



20 to 2*-inch stems 



15 to 18-inch stems 



12-inch stems 



Liberty 



Richmond 



Chatenay 



Bride and Bridesmaid. 



Meteor 



Perle 



Our selection 



Per doz. 

 .$4.00 to SS.OO 

 . 2.60 to 3.00 

 . 1.50 to 2.00 

 . 1.00 to 1.25 

 Per 100 

 .$4.00 to $10.00 

 . 4.00 to 10.00 

 . 4.00 to 

 . 4.00 to 

 . 4.00 to 

 . 3.00 to 



8.00 

 8.00 

 8.00 

 7.00 

 3.00 



— CURRENT PRICE LIST — 



CARNATIONS Per lOO 



Carnations $1.50 to $2.00 



Special Fancy 3.00 to 4.00 



GREENS 



Asp. Plumosus $0.35 to $0.50 per string 



" Sprays.. .35 to .50 per bunch 



Sprengeri 25 to .35 per bunch 



Adiantum .75 per 100 



Smilax, choice 2.50 per doz. 



Fancy Ferns 2.00 per 1000 



Galax Leaves 1.00 to 1.25 per 1000 



Ivy Leaves .50 per 100 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Callas $10.00 per 100 



Easter Lilies $10.00 to 12.00 '| 



Jonquils, outdoor 75 to 1.00 



Valley 3.00 to 4.00 



Sweet Peas 75 to 1.00 



Tulips 3.00 to 4.00 



" Murillo 4.00 to 6.00 



Von Sion 2.00 to 4.00 



Mignonette 35 to .75 per doz. 



Violets 50to .75 per 100 



Subject to change without notice. 



J 



Mention The Review when you write. 



WE STILL HAVE A FEW LARGE CASES OF 



WILD SNILAX 



aLL WE WILL HgVE 

 THIS SEASON • • • 



Order quick if you want tfiem 



KENNICOTT BROS. CO 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS 



40-42-44 Randolph St. 



L. D. Phone 

 Central 466. 



CHICAGO 



Greens were unexpectedly plentiful. A 

 shortage in Asparagus plumosus in some 

 eases was filled with A. Sprengeri, but 

 smilax, at the advanced prices, seomed 

 Jtretty nearly equal to tlie demand. A 

 go((d deal of wild .smilax was also con- 

 sumed. 



To sum up, it might be well for grow- 

 ers to notice that this Easter brought out 

 more strongly than ever the folly of 

 sending flowers at the last moment to 

 the wholesale houses. I do not mean by 

 this to say that the evil of liolding or 

 j>ickling stock was seriously felt, but 

 many growers send in ratlier green 

 llowers that are often ba<lly wilted, at 

 the last moment, expecting tlictii to bring 

 Kaster prices. Such sttxk is unsatis- 

 factory to every one handling it. and in- 

 variably disappointing. It is also of in- 

 terest to note that the best j)rices, as a 

 rule, were realized on Wednesday. Thurs- 

 *'«y, and in some cases on Friday, while 

 'm Saturday prices declined all along the 

 line. The reason for this is that the de- 

 mand out of town is over, and in town 

 tiK* retailers anticipate their wants and 

 except in cases of dire necessitv will not 



be bothered securing extra stock until 

 their entire supply is delivered. 



Various Notes. 



Paul F. Richtcr, manager for the 

 Henry V. Michell Co., has resigned his 

 position to take effect on April 2.S. ^Ir. 

 Richter 's resignation is due to ill health 

 and is greatly regretted by botli H. V. 

 and S. J. Michell. He started with the 

 firm as a boy eleven and a half years 

 ago, sweeping out the store, doing odd 

 jobs. By hard work and ability lie 

 steadily advanced to his present posi- 

 tion. Mr. Richter will take a two weeks' 

 vacation and, on May LI, he will begin 

 work as general manager for the Ameri- 

 can Horticultural Distributing Co., of 

 Martinsburg, W. Va. 



A large shipment of cycas stems ex- 

 pected last week by .Johnson & Stokes 

 has been delayed. They will arrive next 

 Tue.sday on the steamer Siberia. 



The Leo Niessen Co. is making a spe- 

 cialty of choice cattleyas. They have C. 

 Massia' and C. Skinneri, a small laven- 

 der |)ink, or it may be rose lavender, of 

 j)leasing form. 



,J. J. Habermehl's Sons decorated the 

 Academy of Music for the ball of the 

 Knights of Columbus on Easter Monday 

 evening, said to be the last big ball of 

 the season. 



There are a number of weddings and 

 other social festivities this week that are 

 kee[)ing the retailers actively engaged. 



The formula given by Benj. Dorrance 

 before the New York Florists' Club, 

 ])ublished in the Review of last week, is 

 so good that it will bear repetition. He 

 advises beginners that the road to suc- 

 cess is most likely to be attained by 

 "constant watchfulness, great care, the 

 utmost cleanliness and steady work. ' ' 



Baycrsdorfer & ("o. report the largest 

 Kaster ever had and are still very busy 

 filling orders. Mr. Baycrsdorfer will sail 

 for Europe on the Kurfurst about May 

 1. 



.John Lucas & Co. report further ad- 

 vances in the price of greenhouse glass. 

 They strongly advise intending buyers to 

 l)urchase at once, as indications point to 

 still higher prices. The third or B qual- 

 ity is more than proportionately lower 

 than the second or A quality, owing to a 

 scarcity of the latter. 



A number of buyers of hard coal were 

 disappointed in not receiving late ship- 

 ments just before the strike, due to the 

 railroads seizing them by right of emi- 

 nent domain "from necessity," or in 

 jdaiu English, to store them in anticipa- 

 tion of high prices, .should the strike 

 rontinue for any length of time. 



.Mr. and Mrs. M. Rice, who sailed two 

 weeks ago on the Pretoria, have safely 

 iirrived in Hamburg. The passage was 

 very stormy. 



.\rtliur Zirkman, of M. Rice & Co., 

 has just returned from a very su<cessful 

 trip through the east. Phil. 



XoinvK'H, CoNX. — -At the last meeting- 

 <»f the Norwich Horticultural Society, of 

 which Thomas W. Head is president, 

 •lohn W. Duncan, of the Boston park sys- 

 tem, was the s])eaker, his subject being 

 "Old Fashioned Ganlens and Herbaceous 

 Borders. ' ' 



HrcHMoxD, Ind. — The site wliich the 

 E. (!. Hill Co. has chosen for its new- 

 plant i.s on the Pennsylvania railroa<l 

 west of town, where a side track will 

 make a big saving in the matter of haul- 

 ing fuel, etc. Six large houses are to be 

 put up this season. 



