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NOVEMBKR 8, 1906. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



1617 



Carnations 



Latgclj increased supplies and the best quality to be had in 

 this market ; indeed, exceptionally good for so early in the 

 season — especially fine Enchantress. Send US your orders. 



VIOLETS 



MUMS 



FANCY N. Y. STOCK BEST SORTS NOW READY 



75c to $J.25 per JOO. $8.00 to $25.00 per JOO. 



Tea Roses of excellent quality. 

 Harrisii Lilies^ good, and in increased supply. 

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

 Boxwood, the best green for wreaths. 



FANCY VALLEY ALWAYS ON HAND 



CURRENT PRICE LIST 



BEAUTIKS Per dos. 



Sterna, 36 to 48 Inches M.OO 



Stems, 24 to 80 inches 3.00 



Stems, 20 Inches 2.0Q 



Stems, 16 Inches 1.60 



Stems, 12 inches '. 1.00 



Short stems 10.60 to .76 



ROSES 



Kalserln per 100, 13.00 to 18.00 



BrldeandMaid " 2.00to 6.00 



Richmond and Liberty... " 3.00 to 8.00 



Ohatenay " 8.00to 6.00 



Golden Gate " 3.00 to 6.00 



CARNATIONS 



Select, all colors per 100, 12.00 to 13.00 



Largre and fancy per 100, 4.00 



MISCEI^LANBOUS 



Mnms, Large per doz., t2.60 to tS.OO 



Medium '• 1.50 to 2.00 



Small per 100, 8.00 to 10.00 



Violets, Fancy New York. " .76 to 1.26 



Single " .60 to .76 



Harrisii per doz., 12.00; per 100, 16 00 



Valley per 100, t2.00 to 4.00 



GREEN GOODS 



Asparagus per string, 10.86 to 10.60 



Sprengeri per 100, 2.00 to 6.00 



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



" bronze... 1000, 1.26; per 100, .16 



Boxwood per bunch, .86 



Leucothoe per 100, .76 



FERNS... 1000,11.60; " .20 



Adiantum per 100, 1.00 



Smilax per doz., 11.60; per 100, 112.00 



Prices Snbject to Change Wlthoat Notiee. 



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

 Sundays and Holidays closed at noon. 



E. C. AM LING 



The Largest, Best 

 Eqiiipped and Most 

 Centrally Located 

 Wholesale Cut Flower 

 House in Chicago. 



32-34-36 Randolph St. 



Long Distance Telephone!, 



1978 and 1977 Central, 



7846 Antomatie 



Chicago, III. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



CHICAGO. 



The Great Central Market. 



The market continued active until al- 

 most the close of last week, when some 

 slackening in demand was noticeable. 

 This week opened with liirgely increased 

 supplies all along the line, and there was 

 a decided decrease in the demand on 

 Monday and Tuesday. Shipping trade 

 was thought to have been affei-ted by the 

 November elections, as well as by gen- 

 eral increases in production. Fancy 

 stock was in demand on Tuesday among 

 the retailers exhibiting at the local show. 



Chrysanthemums moved unexpectedly 

 well last week. The supplies were con- 

 siderable, but all stock was cleaned out 

 at good prices. This week there has 

 been a noticeable increase in receipts, 

 and prices are weaker, but the market 

 still is cleaning up fairly well. Such 

 sorts as Bonnaffon and Eaton now are 

 the leaders. The small stock is past. 

 "We seem now to be at the height of the 

 season. 



In roses all sorts other than American 

 Beauty are more plentiful and weaker in 

 price. The cuts of Beauty have not in- 

 creased, and prices have stiffened, possi- 

 bly in anticipation of another boost for 

 Thanksgiving, which now is not far away. 

 Quality is all that could be asked in 

 Brides and Maids. Richmond has been 

 good for some time. Not many Liberty 

 are seen, and Chatenay is not nearly so 

 abundant as last year. 



For the first time in a month Mon- 

 day's closing hour found the market 

 with carnations still on hanu. Receipts 

 in this department probably have doubled 

 in the last week, and some growers say 



the increase has been considerably more 

 than that. Quality is excellent, En- 

 _chantre88 being especially good. With a 

 little brisk weather to put shipping qual- 

 ity into the blooms, the market again 

 will be in position to do business with 

 carnations. The price naturally has 

 weakened, but it is now down only to 

 quotations; lately the wholesalers' price 

 lists have been a delusion in this par- 

 ticular; they have quoted what they 

 thought must be the price, but not in- 

 frequently the market for best stock was 

 above the printed lists. 



There was a flurry in valley last week, 

 but enough stock now is to be had. 

 Lilies are fully equal to the demand. 

 Violets are abundant and good. Prices 

 have declined slightly, but with good 

 weather the stock is moving well. A few 

 sweet peas are seen, and Amling says 

 bouvardia will be along within a few 

 days. A few good pansies are seen. 



The growers still are holding back on 

 smilax and asparagus. Adiantum is a 

 little short. Other greens are abundant. 



Weather in October. 



So far as mean temperature goes, Oc- 

 tober was right in the average for the 

 last thirty-six years. It was a wet 

 month, the only October in seven years 

 when the rainfall has exceeded two 

 inches, but we still are 4.33 inches be- 

 hind on the year. There were only five 

 clear days, eleven partly clear and fif- 

 teen on which the sun did not shine at 

 all. No wonder production of cut flow- 

 ers was light. The first killing frost of 

 the season was recorded October 10. 



Variotst Notes. 



The funeral of Judge (iary on Friday 

 made quite a little work for the retail- 



ers. He was the man who sentenced the 

 anarchists and of national reputation. 



At the horse show last Saturday night 

 there was a class for business horses, 

 pairs, among the entries being the de- 

 livery rigs of C. A. Samuelson and the 

 Meischman Floral Co. They were beat- 

 en out by Mandel Bros., but it certainly 

 was a fine advertisement to put fine rigs 

 out for the inspection of upwards of 

 6,1(00 society people. 



(Jeorge Asmus states that tlie plans 

 are all made for the new building which 

 the Schiller estate is to erect next 

 spring opposite the leased stand on West 

 Madison street occupied for so many 

 years. The flower store will be modern 

 in everj' respect. 



Bassett & Washburn have run a glass 

 partition dear to the ceiling, separating 

 the office from the store, so that one can 

 1)0 kept in temperature comfortable for 

 the people and the other comfortable for 

 the stock. 



W. A. Mauda, South Orange, X. J., 

 is delivering box, plants for pots and 

 window-boxes to local retailers, each 

 shipment bearing conspicuously the cer- 

 tificate of the New Jersey inspector. 



The Eaton Floral Co. continues its 

 frequent changes in window decoration 

 and usually has a number of people in 

 front admiring the handsome display. 

 They appear to be doing a good busi- 

 ness, as is Miss Carlson, a few steps 

 west on Jackson boulevard. 



At E. H. Hunt's a dozen big Bostons 

 have been placed on brackets raised six 

 feet or so on the posts along the main 

 aisle of the store. They add pleasingly 

 to the appearance of the busy room. Mr. 

 Dickinson says the supply department is 



