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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



A I'll 11. •_'»;. iiMic. 



sicl will lik('l\ ^4sij' ilciir ;it .•iiiy |iiifr. 



l! <ImiuM li/ iiThlii-vi,,,,,! tli:it tliis 



■-tiaiii 111 s\\<'it |irii» Is imt >^i'iici:ill V 



icrniiinirllili i| In)' iilililiiiil i-ullUIT. ()|lf 

 lit' ilif Ili'W Ivprs. ;i iitl iilic IKIlllril Mrs. 

 Willi, lines tiiiily. Iiiii s[ic;ikiM)4 <;fiiri;i lly 



till' i-i.|ii|s .'ilr ! Ii'lirjltf till' iilir iiiil 



-KinilHI illiys. \lr. /,\ nhl llrk Ili-nlll 



llli'llii- lli.-ll till wlliti ^fi'ilril \ .-I lift ii's 111' 



^iiwi! Ill s:ini| .•iiii| iIkii I i;i ii^| i1;i nl n 1. 



•■\i|i .\llill l;|ii\\1i II|iiIi-1 l;I:'S^. ImiI |irl 

 M iiiiilly I li;i\ 1- li;iil III! I I iiiilili' w it h 

 :^i'iiiii;i;it lull. 



'i'lli"~i' llliWrlS ;ilr linw ,1 sl;i[i|c .■ijlli-li' 

 ill \i\\ Vulk lll.-llkil. rinlM I li'iTII 1 icr 



I iiiw .-iiil. ;iiiii wiiilc llHTr 1^ rf;ii|\ i-;ill 



Itir :ill lilt' \\llilc Mini liiillt rnliii^. thr 



r.'iil Inr 'l;iik Miir is iiiily mhhIi'I ;it r until 



till- iihI iif Al;iii-li ill sii. ;ilii'i- \Uiii-ii 



tillii' :t V, jl.s ;i< wril ;is t In- nt lli'l'-. 



'I'lli i llu'-t 1 ;il hUl nil llir |i|'i'i-ri|il|n |i;iui' 



\\;i> iiiki'ii ill Mil' lii'ii'^i's III' K'lilii'ii I 1. 



I'liiilr. lit Mull i^I I i\\ II. \. .1., ii'. \'illri'. 

 :^;i I' li'lM r. nil I li'i-illl I i( T ■_' I . rili'Sii'il v\;i^ 

 ~n\\ II Sc| il cm I irl 1. .■linl till' |iii-tllli' 



:^i\i'^ liiil .'I t.'iiiil i'li'.'i ill till' i|ii;i III i t \' 



III I linn III .s|in\\ I ||n jl ] In- linn. j t is 



till' < liri^t iii;i^ I'iiik \;inity. ;iiii| ^inii-k 



lllr ;i^ lirillL: "III' "I 'III' llln^l lii'lilll i till 

 sit.;llts I r\iV s;i\\. 



Mr. /,\iil;iiii'k s;i\-.s imw hn i^ iiH'ii'ly 



iTiisslu;^ fill S|/c, ;i^ III' :i||-i';ii|\ li;is ;ill 



till' 1-iiliiis Mini till' ^ti'iii IS ;iiii|iii'. Si'\ 

 iT.-il |il;ilits hiiil lliiwi'i^ with ilniililc 

 st;ii!il;irils. ;iiii| it' this i-iiiilij lir li.\i'i| 

 it will ;illl|iist ilmllilr till' size n t' the 

 tlnWi'lS. I i|n lint Illillk tilllt tile ••||i| is 



^••t. I'V ;iiiy iiicmiis. ;iiiii tliiit ;i I'l'W years 

 iiinj-e will slmw snine c|';ii|il tliiiij^s 

 lirfiiit:ii1 mil ill tlie^e winter lloweiino 

 |ie:is. < II \i;i,l s 11. '^()■|■■^^. 



;i|ilir(i|iri;ite(l liy the xaiimis j^rowers. 

 althniitih thele will lie |il(i\ jileil lliort' 

 than hall' as many more sttiiuls :is in 

 the uhi market. This exteu.siuii is at 

 the iiiiict idii iif liiissell sti't'ct with Well- 

 iiiiitnii stiiet, iiiniiiny tlown to the main 

 lilt 1 ;iiiie nt' the e.sistiii^ mai'ket in Well- 

 in^tnii ^tieet. ()iir .\meiiran friends 

 wlin li;i\e |i;iii| ;i \ isit tn Lnnildii will 

 iiii ilmiiit lie alile t(i easily locate tlie 



|iiisilinll nt' llie lleW |inrtiiin. 



Ill the eiii tliiwer market, traile has 



shiiwn a enlisiileialile illl|irn\ elllelit, Jil'dl)- 



.•ilil\- nil ai-cniiiit Iif (|uantities arri\in^ 

 lieiii^ iimeh less. It is j'eally Just lie- 

 Iweeii seasiihs. ami i;(mm1 luilli lihumi is 

 rather sraii-e. It makes >;n(iil Imsinoss 

 fur niitiliKii sinfi', iiinl the Linenliishire 



yinweis li;i\e I'.'llise In cniiuiatlllate 

 t liemseKes. 



The lily lit' the \ alley traile lias iint 



\el rern\elei| I'liUll its lerelit ImiU 



sllilli|i. altllii|li;ll tllis Week \\ill |irn|i- 



al'lv see ihe l:is) (if the t'liji-eil t'resll 



elnWII.s. W ilell lirires will l'a|iiill\ aij- 



\ain-e. l-'nr a Wnlliier Lninlnll has lieeii 



iiiiich liiwer fur this line ihaii iimsf jun- 

 \iiirial markets. 



1 have imtireil iliiriiin i|ie l;e^t year 



111 sii linw rnlnreil t'niiane has lieell aji- 

 |i|ei'ia t eil. Iinth ill Lninlnll ami else- 

 where. |-!\eil ihe reiMish tnjis n t' rn.se 



shunts lia\e t'liiiinl a reaily sale. ( nL 



mill lieerh leaxes. tillteil i\y. liyilrailnejt 

 am! 'lilVerellt !;illils n\' rll|iressus. ete.. 



have all e.\|)erii'm-eil a luisk ileaiam! at 



relllllleiat i\ e [irires. (>f enurse, the 



cdlnreil fdliaj^e df tlie.se lianlv sulijei-ts. 

 is only dlitainalile in tlif aiitnmii. Lmt 

 tinted lose fnlia<,'P may easily lie oli- 

 taiiied ill the eaily spring, ami wnnid 



Chicago's Oldest Florist and His Youngest Grandson. 



NOTES FROM ENGLAND. 



I 'nr :i h'li:: '< iiiii i In \ ai imi'- ^l ami 

 hull lei^ in ' 1 1'v 1 II' < ia I ' li'ii m;i i kel ha \ i 

 ill ell ha II I" I 111 I i.l I'llL^ll IH^Illlii-ii'llt 



I 1 inlM .'I Iji I IM'I II ;> \\( \\ 1^ InW I'l.^ Iia\ e llll' I 

 ',, wait ; IiiIIl: ti'tle I'el'nri thl-y enllhl 



..i'rii|i\ ;i -!aml. tlnn lmt liein^ ,,11,. 

 •, :ira lit. Ti I meet ; li i^ want an i'\l eii 



|i;i\ Will. I lia\i ntli'll lie.'llil till li 



m.alk ;iiiinii^ i'\[ ni iein-i' I i;|iiwei^ lli.i! 



il 1^ ditlii-lill In iinl.'lill. *illt flnln ll|\ 

 iili-i'l \ al inll It ,ni|vi~I^ nt' litt li ll|n| 1 



tli;iii ^I'ltiiij the Liiiivxtli- iimlir ^l.i~~ 

 ,iiii| a t li'iw a id-- |iiittiii;^ them niit'iiHii-. 



e\|iiisii| 111 sli;.;lll fln^tV lliyllt*. 



X'inlels have I'i'ill 1 il'lll'liti'i I tn ^nllie 



-ina ha'^ i'l'i'ii ill .nni~i n I' liiiildiiin t'nr extent Ky t hi ; ii e\ ai liii:: t'a-hinii in 

 -..me time, aim a imitinii i~ miw '^n t'a i I'lilm--. In ^nim- 'lisiriri* tln-^i aie 



.•nin |.|i'li'il a-- 

 li'Vx .|;i\ - :i-i 

 . t.' the iii'W .~I;iml- '..'IN 



.i|.i'iii.l till iivi ^iiiin i^inwn liy tin 'iii ;irii'--. .'iini tin 'jr.iw 



I nil ! II t'n| mill tin wlmle 1 r^ nave had :^iiiid liiisiiie — . Tin' ' /ai. 



•ll\ l'lini'i'>- lit' 'xV'.'lli'- and ,\\el\ll a|. III. I 



|irimi|ial soits yidwii. The ('/ar is still 

 the \ery hest fdr cdHtiniidiis Mdum .'ind 

 sweet scent. It was ihdii^ht La I" ranee 

 would lie a leadinji \ari('ty, hut it is 

 tdd hin fd]- market \ iidet. Its iiiiiiicnse 

 size has dccasidiied the remark: ''When 

 is a \ inlet not a \ inlet .' When it 's as 

 liifi as a |)ans\-." If a \ iolet is too 

 liij; it loses its <diaraitei and the |>iilplie 

 has not the same sent iiiient t'or these 

 liin llmists ' \arieiies. .1. It. 



CHICAGO'S VETERAN. 



Till' many trieiids of Ldyar Sanders 

 will take |ile;isiire in the aci'diiijia liy in>^ 

 pdrtraits nf < liicano'.s nldest tloiist, and 

 his yoiiiinest nr;indsnii. The |>lioto<;ra|di 

 was taken last suaiiner, while his daugh- 

 ter. Mrs. William !•'. S|ioii, cd' Hayoiiuc, 

 X. .1., ami her --dii Lramis wei'c \isitiiio 

 at <'hieaL;o. The scene is .Mr. Sanders' 

 iiorcli at l(i;'i!i l-telmmit axciuie. Tn the 

 craft it will lie nnnd iiev\s that .Mr. San 



dels iv ill health tn I'll jny the sunset of 

 a Iniit; lite full lit kindly tlmiinhl fnr 

 lit hers. 



Vegetable Forcing. 



VEGETABLE. MARKETS. 



< III! \(,(i. .\]iril ■_'.").---( uciimlicrs. 4iie tn 



"»llc ildZ.; I :'. liU. lio.Xes, -tl..")!! tn .+ •_'; 



lettuce, heads. ^] .~,0 to ^'A Mil.: loaf. I'.'c 

 td I'liie case; miisli rnouis, n.'c td 4iic 111. 



H(isT()X, April l';!.- — •Cucuinliers, :^',', tn 

 ■+() lio.x; lettuce, .'-'.ijc to s.'jc doz. ; paisley, 

 + 1^ Imi.x; tomatoes, i'.iic Hi.; muslirooins, 

 •tli to •*;! 4 111. liaskct ; radishes, +l' Iion; 

 lunicli lieets. -+1.7.") doz. 



Xkw VoiiK, .\piil L'.".. — ^< iicumiiers in 

 liylit supply, 7."ic tn !Mic ddz. ; No. '_', $;! 



td .-^4 Imi.x ; lettuce filln at L'.'pc to C).")!- 



doz.; mushrddiiis in li;^ht demand at Idc 

 td 4r)c III.; radishes .•fl..")ll td +1' luii 

 liunclies; ihuliarli, •+_' td +4 I'ln Iniiiches; 

 tdinatdes, iliic td ;;iic 111.; mint, '.\'<r to 



."»(lc ddZ. ItUUclies. 



CHARCOAL SCREENINGS. 



Ill the L'KVIKW df .\|(ril lit 1 nnfe wll.Mt 



.\li. < rnydmi says alimit lidt-hiuise >ira]>es 

 ami the liesi w;iy tn teed tlielli. .\t New 

 llamluiie, \. v.. they are usjnn 

 charccial si-ieeninns tn aihantai^e and 

 as they lia\e repeated a larne order 

 it must ni\e «-at isf;ict ion. Tlie\ sa\' 

 that it -a\e< ihe sdiiriie.s.s causi-d 



li\ late tcedini; ami is e\cn liettel ill 



^iiiiie ways than ihe Wdud ashes that 

 v^cie tdiimrh' n<iii. \'.. \'. Siiii:i,i.. 



LETTUCE. 



It 'he last cliip nt' the season IS just 

 alinilt .•i.lnplele.l nil. I tlni-.e in the cold 

 frann aluin-t iead\ In cut. the cniniitinn^ 

 fill .'I ii.iil iijinni^ -ilppl\ will lie all lii;hl 



W'heic .•' '.| llame- .'lie lmt i|e|ie!ldeil on 

 ^n lll'ii'h. .Ilmtnel cjnp III the l; |eeldimi--i 



v\ i 11 li;i\ c In 1 ,1 under w ;i\ In ke.'p up 



I he -llpp.'v 11. Illei'I I he til'^t nlltdnnr i| np, 



^leim nt lln l;i|ni i L^inweis .in nnl 

 I I niiiili iiiinli with eiilil fr.aim '-. luil wit h 



11- the inl.j l'l;|l||c crii|i.'~ ;ire I he lllil-l N.-l! 



l-tai'liiiy n t' ihe -^e.'i^nli. Tlue, the r;illii| 

 'inp Inr -.nine tiljle alter plailtiljn 11' 



i|nire- n " I denl nf alteiiiinii ill ri'L:ar'l 



111 cii\i'iini; .■iinl pmii'ii Mit; dniiii'.^ inl.i 

 >pe|l-. lmt nine ill,' warm «-priii^ wc-ilhii 



-'■I - III t hi- I I 11,1 |.|e i- 1 educed In .'I 



miniinniii and tiie pl;int- seem in ^rnw 



.1 liiiin XV It hull I .•111 \ I Inn 1 lie. We h.'l V . 



