OCTOBEB 4, 1906. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



1271 



Our American Beauties 



are the finest arriving in this market and we average a cut of 3000 per day. All lengths of stems. 



^^|L| n^^G^pd ^6 can give you extra choice Kaiserin, Camot, Eichmond, 

 VWV% iCV^l-^ Liberty, Maid, Bride, La Detroit, Chatenay, Killarney, Perle. 



#> vn|k1 M 'T^■g^|MC^ are improving every day and the cut is steadily 



v/mlCi^r^ I l^^l^^y increasing. We have the new varieties and the best 



of the standard fancies. Our Carnations are the finest in the market. ^^^ 



pHHY^ A HYIIPiyilJiyiQ for October. We have 40,000 plants of Mums, 

 wOn I QMH I ntlWiWIfiw mostly grown to single stems, ready as follows : 



WHITS MUMS, flowers S to Inchaa In diameter, ready for October 8 92.50 to $8.00 per dox. 



YEULOW MUMS, flowers 5 too Indies In diameter, ready by October 8 ....^ a.OOto S.OOperdoz. 



PINK MUMS, flowers 4 to incbes in diameter, ready by October 15 2.00 to 8.00 per doz. 



These are lone stems and perfect follaare. No small Mums ready before tbe 20th. 



g> npplUG^ We have two large houses of ASPARAGUS now in full crop. One 

 UiCtl— 1^^ large house of SMILAX containing twelve thousand plants. Four 

 houses of SPRENGERI and two houses of ADIANTUM. These are all in the best 

 possible condition. With shipping facilities the best in the West, we feel confident 

 you can be better satisfied by buying direct of a grower such as ourselves. No 

 charge for boxes or packing on any order of $2.00 or more. 



Bassett & Wasliburn 



Greenhouses, Hinsdale, III. 



L. D. Pbone 

 Central 1457 



Office and Store, 76 Wabash Ave., Chicago 



Mention The Review when you write. 



Visitors to the E. F. Winterson estab- 

 lishment say it looks natural to see John 

 Degnan again at his desk there. The 

 store has been much improved by the 

 recent rearrangement of counters and 

 office space. 



Wietor Bros, last spring planted 15,000 

 Lawsons from pots and now are cutting 

 some excellent flowers, much ahead of 

 the recently transplanted stock. Their 

 cut of beauties also is large. 



John Ziska, of the Chicago Bose Co., 

 says there still is a large demand for 

 the grass-growing figures and that re- 

 tailers who make window displays of 

 them make frequent repurchases. 



Weiland & Eisch say the call for 

 Killarney is heavy again this season. 

 They see no reason to change their pre- 

 vious opinion that this is about the 

 most profitable rose on their list. 



The Benthey-Coatsworth Co. is cutting 

 good stock from Brides and Maids dried 

 oflf during the summer. 



George Wagner, on Indiana avenue, 

 says September was considerably better 

 than a year ago. 



E. E. Pieser says Monday was a little 

 Christmas. 



H. N. Bruns is putting in a new 

 store front, providing for much better 

 display, and during the process having 

 an "alteration sale" of palms and 

 ferns. 



John Zech says the pressure caused 

 by increased demand and decreased sup- 

 ply is not at all to his liking. He has 

 sympathy for the fellow who finds 

 prices doubled over night. 



The Review will send Saltford's Vio- 

 let Book on receipt of 25 cents. 



ST. LOUIS. 



The Market. 



The last week in September was a 

 quite busy one among the retailers. We 

 have had much needed rain, nearly three 

 inches falling during two days. The 

 opening of carnival week should help 

 our trade. After this week the social 

 season will open among the upper soci- 

 ety and we hear of a number of orders 

 booked for receptions, dinners and wed- 

 dings. The veiled prophet's ball Tues- 

 day night brought an extra demand for 

 Beauties and fancy grades in other cut 

 stock. 



The market opened strong Monday. 

 Stock of all kinds was limited and 

 buyers were running from one house to 

 the other trying to find supplies. This 

 made thinks look encouraging for the 

 week. As to roses, the market is still 

 shy on fancy grades. Medium and short- 

 stemmed grades are plentiful and the 

 demand quite good. Many carnation 

 growers are sending in first-class blooms. 

 Stems are beconung longer. Good reds 

 are scarce. 



A few violets are coming in, but are 

 small. Asters still are seen, but are 

 poor. Tuberose stalks and cosmos in 

 small lots are now in. Yellow and 

 white dahlias sell well. All other out- 

 door stock is about over for the season. 



Variout Notes. 



J. F. Ammann was over from Ed- 

 wardsville last week. He will be in 

 Springfield, HI., all this week. 



Dr. Halstead, of the St. Clair Floral 

 Co., Belleville, was over last week and 



reports that his new geranium, Syca- 

 more, has sold well. 



C. Young & Sons were husy Monday 

 decorating the big hall of the Mer- 

 chants' Exchange for the veiled proph- 

 et's ball. This is one of the largest 

 jobs of the year in the decorative line. 



Henry Ostertag had a few large down- 

 town decorations which kept all hands 

 busy last week. For good, downright 

 hustling for this kind of work he is 

 there with both feet. 



E. J. Windier, on South Grand ave- 

 nue, furnished two large wedding deco- 

 rations on the south side last week. Store 

 business also is good with him. 



The Eiessen Floral Co. was rushed 

 last week with theater work, also for 

 funerals and weddings. 



A. J. Bentzen, of the Bentzen Floral 

 Co., says he will have a fine lot of cy- 

 clamen plants this year. No one grows 

 any better. A. Jablonsky again will be 

 well supplied with extra fine plants of 

 Begonia Gloire de Lorraine. 



Henry Lohrenz, Jr., of the Park Flo- 

 ral Co., has his place in fine shape for 

 the busy season. 



George Waldbart says trade is grad- 

 ually getting under way, but it needs 

 frosty weather to become steady. He is 

 cutting a nice lot of outdoor stock from 

 his farm in Clayton. Cosmos is just 

 coming in. 



The Schuerman Floral Co. has the 

 decorations for the horse show in the 

 big exposition building. 



Mr. and Mrs. Louis A. Giger, who 

 recently were married, will be at home 

 to their friends at 3822 Morgan street 

 any evening except Monday; that is 



