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NOVISMBEB 1, 1906. 



The Weekly Eorists^ Review. 



154S 



MIMS! MIMS!! 



We have supplied Mums in large quantities since September (0^ 

 and we have them now — all si^es, colors, and shapes, by the dozen 

 or thousand* Let us know your wants— we will do the rest« 



Large, $2.50 to $3.00 per doz.; medium, $1.50 to ' 

 $3.00 per doz.; amall, $8.00 to $10.00 per 100 



VIOLETS VALLEY 



FANCY N. Y. STOCK BRUNS' SPECIAL STOCK 



$(.00 to $U25 pet 100. $4.00 per iOO. 



Tea Roses of excellent quality. 

 Carnations in fair supply; finest Enchantress in town. 



Harrisii Lilies* good, and in increased supply. 

 ''Green Goods*' for every use; an especially nice lot of Smilax. 



BOXWOOD-THE BEST GREEN FOR WREATHS 



CURRKNT PRICE LIST 



BEAUTIES Per dos. 



Sterna, 86 to 48 Inches 14 .00 



Stems, 84 to 80 Inches 3.00 



Stems, 20 inches 3.00 



Stems, 16 Inches 1.60 



Stems, 13 Inches 1.00 



Short stems 10.60 to .76 



ROSES 



Ealserln per 100, tS.OO to 18.00 



Bnd» and Maid " 2.0U to U.OO 



Richmond and Liberty... " 8.00 to 8.U0 



Chatenas' " 8.00 to 6.00 



Golden Qate " 3.00 to 6.00 



CARNATIONS 



Select, all colors per 100, tS. 00 to IS 00 



Large and fancy per 100, 4.00 



MISCEIiliANEOUS 



Mams, Largre per doz , 12 60 to 13.00 



Medium '• 1.50 to 2.00 



" Small per 100, 8.00 to 10.00 



Violets, Fancy New York. " 1.00 to 1.26 

 Single " .75 to 100 



Harrisii per doz., 12.00; per 100, 15 00 



Valley per 100, 12.00 to 4.00 



GREEN GOODS 



Asparatrus per striner, 10.35 to 10.50 



Sprengerl per 100, 2.00 to 5.00 



Galax, green.... 1000, 11.00; per 100, .16 



" bronze... lUOO, 1.25; per 100, .16 



Boxwood per bunch, .86 



Leucothoe per 100, .76 



FERNS 1000,11.60; " .20 



Adlantum perlOO, .60 to .76 



Smilax per doz., 11.60; per 100. 112.00 



Prices Sabject to Chance Withoot Notice. 



Open 7 a. m. to 6 p. m. 

 Sundays and Holidays closed at noon. 



E. C. AMLING 



The laurgeat. Best 

 Equipped and Moat 

 Centrally Liocated 

 Wholesale Cut Flower 

 House in Chicago. 



32-34-36 Randolph St. 



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Chicago, III. 



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CHICAGO. 



The Great Central Market. 



The latter half of last week was only 

 fairly active, the demand largely center- 

 ing on chrysanthemums, which now are 

 the predominating feature. This week 

 started dff with a rush. Two or three 

 days of dark weather had operated to 

 reduce receipts in noticeable fashion, 

 and the sudden acceleration of demand 

 put the wholesalers where they had to 

 skirmish to fill orders. The New Orleans 

 All Saints' day business began on Sun- 

 day, and Monday night the American 

 Express Co. took out on the 5:25 Illi- 

 nois Central train one of the heaviest 

 shipments ever sent south from this 

 market. The bulk was perhaps greater 

 than usual because a larger part of the 

 stock than is ordinarily the case con- 

 sisted of chrysanthemums. Orders for 

 these were filled in full, but not all the 

 roses wanted could be supplied, and car- 

 nations were considerably short of the 

 demand. On Tuesday further heavy 

 shipments went south, and altogether the 

 southern business has been a great factor 

 in this week's market. The horse show 

 is calling for considerable select stock, 

 and increased requirements are expected 

 at the latter end of the week, when the 

 dinners and dances will begin. 



Chrysanthemums are abundant; any 

 order can be filled. Beauties have beeu 

 equal to all requirements, but there was 

 a pronounced shortening up on Tuesday. 

 Red roses are enough to go around, for 

 the southern demand is not for this color. 

 Other roses are scarce, especially Brides, 

 and have firmed up in price. Carnations 

 are far short of the demand and prices 



paid by city buyers for select stock have 

 been in advance of quotations. Carna- 

 tions never have brought such high 

 prices at this season. Lily of the valley 

 also is in light supply, but there is an 

 abundance of Easter lilies, principally 

 used for funeral work. New York vio- 

 lets have been received in quantity this 

 week and are of greatly improved qual- 

 ity. The horse show has made a better 

 market for them and prices have firmed 

 up quite a little. 



There seems to be a pause in the de- 

 mand for green goods and there are 

 abundant supplies in all departments. 



Bahr's Seedling. 



Fritz Bahr, at Highland Park, has a 

 seedling carnation of which he thinks 

 highly and which has favorably im- 

 pressed all the growers who have seen it. 

 It is from Prosperity and has that varie- 

 ty 's size, but is more full and rounded. 

 The color is white overlaid pink, not 

 blotched as in Prosperity. The plant is 

 an easy grower and free bloomer. The 

 J. D. Thompson Carnation Co., at Joliet, 

 has 1,000 plants on trial this year, and . 

 if it does as well there as it does at 

 Highland Park it w^ill be introduced, 

 probably by Thompson. 



Employees' Ball. 



The wholesale florists' employees made 

 a great success of their first annual ball 

 at Columbia hall, 638 North Clark street, 

 last night, Hallowe'en. The committee 

 on arrangements consisted of H. W. Rog- 

 ers, E. C. Benthey, Charles Ernie and 

 Leonard Kill. J, P. Bisch was treasurer. 

 The same committee, with the addition of 

 John Ziska, had charge of the floor. 

 Fitzgerald supplied the music and over 



200 couples participated in the grand 

 march under the artificial morning-glory 

 vines that covered the ceiling. Palms 

 and chrysanthemums were banked along 

 the wall and the decoration did the boys 

 much credit. 



Hughe* Makes Record. 



H. R. Hughes, on West Van Buren 

 street, has made a record in the rebuild- 

 ing of his establishment. The green- 

 house was taken down, a new one put 

 up and a new heating plant installed, in- 

 cluding the remodeling of the store, all 

 within the space of two weeks. During 

 the operation the stock of palms and 

 ferns was stored in an adjoining base- 

 ment. It was just housed in the new 

 structure when the inclement weather 

 came. 



Various Note*. 



C. M. Dickinson is laid up this week 

 with another attack of his old enemy, 

 rheumatism, in his knee. His son Donald 

 has been ill two weeks with tonsilitis. 



Mrs. Meyer now does the selling for 

 Schroeder & Meyer at the Flower Grow- 

 ers ' market. 



Stollery Bros, have during the current 

 week received a large importation of 

 kentias and araucarias from Belgium for 

 use in their retail trade. They also have 

 just received 1,000 azaleas. They stick 

 to the old, favorite varieties, Vander 

 Cruyssen, Vervseneana, Simon Mardner, 

 Deutsche Perle and Niobe. 



The Burlington is again getting its 

 dining-car decorations from Chicago and 

 Council Bluffs growers, and it is reported 

 that the greenhouses at Aurora are to 

 be demolished. The railroads are finding 

 that it is cheaper to buy on standing 





