December 13, 1906. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



263 



Pine Tree Ribbons 



Superior in every way and yet lower in price. 



YOU SAVE ALL BETWEEN PROFITS. 



Reali2e what this means. No profit to the jobber, none to the 

 wholesaler, none to the commission house. All these profits are 

 added to the quality of the Ribbons. Pine Tree Ribbons 

 are on the flowers and bouquets of the best florists throughout 

 the land. If you have never seen Pine Tree Ribbons, write a 

 postal for samples (which cost you nothing. ) 



Compare quality and prices with the ribbons you now use. The 

 lustre, the firmness, the perfection of colors, arc Pine Tree 

 specialties, and the prices are. Pine Tree Prices. This means— 



Ribbons superior in every way and yet lower in price. 



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The satin ribbons, the taffeta ribbons, the messaline ribbons in narrow 

 and wide, these are the ribbons now in vogue. The Florist has a wonderful 

 ranee of qualities to select from. Use Pine Tree Ribbons and your 

 alit " ' ' • 



Office aikcl Salesrooms 

 806-08-10 ArcK St. 

 52-54 NortlA 8tb St, 



Office and Salesrooms 

 806-08-10 A.rcK St. 

 53-54 NortK 8tK St. 



qualities will be right. 



partus and everything complete, even to 

 a live alligator for the pool of water in 

 the center, 



C. W. McKellar reports quite a call 

 for gardenias, but great diflSculty in fill- 

 ing orders. Cattleyas also are scarce. 



At Peter Eeinberg's they report a fine 

 sale for the Mrs. Marshall Field rose. 

 Mrs. Field herself often orders them of 

 the leading retailers. 



N. J. Wietor says that Wietor Bros, 

 have not felt the slack demand of which 

 there is more or less general complaint. 

 He says that they have had rather heav- 

 ier and steadier cuts than usual all 

 through the autumn, and that if Decem- 

 ber is proportionately as good as Novem- 

 ber, he will be more than satisfied. 



Theo. Hauschke reports good business 

 for Thanksgiving and predicts a record 

 Christmas trade for all the retailers on 

 the northwest side. 



Sam Pearce is sending some fine poin- 

 settias to Zech & Mann. He has not 

 heretofore grown them in quantity. 



George Eeinberg has another big lot 

 of poinsettias for Christmas. Last year 

 they were fine and brought such good 

 prices that more were grown this year. 



George Weinhoeber is at home from 

 Boston, where he has been studying land- 

 scaping with Olmsted Bros. He purposes 

 setting up for himself in the same line 

 here in the west. 



The A. L. Randall Co. says that for 

 Christmas violets will in all probability 

 be, as at Thanksgiving, not in so heavy 

 supply as last year, but still enough to 

 take care of all orders. 



Sinner Bros, have made good money 

 on their Harrisii and callas in the last 

 fortnight. 



At J. A. Budlong's, Phil Sehupp says 

 that as an all-round white carnation Bos- 



ton Market is not beaten. It is a fine 

 flower, good bloomer and splendid ship- 

 per. 



According to the Aurora Beacon, Col. 

 Fabyan, of Bliss, Fabyan & Co., the dry 

 goods commission firm in the Medina 

 Temple, is the owner of the Eiverbank 

 Greenhouses, Batavia, 111., conducted by 

 Engledew & Co. The manager'? name is 

 Hamlin. Engledew is in the office of 

 Bliss, Fabyan & Co. 



The Foley Mfg. Co. finds, as is inevita- 

 bly the case, that work on its new fac- 

 tory is progressing slower than was ex- 

 pected. They now say they will not be 

 fully settled there before March 1, but 

 still in time for the busy season. 



Poehlmann Bros. Co. had tulips as 

 early as December 8, so far as records 

 go, the first of any in the country. They 

 expect to have quite a few in good shape 

 for Christmas. 



Club meeting tonight. 



Visitors. 



Among the numerous visitors of the 

 last week were: H. V. Hunkel, Milwau- 

 kee; P. M. Palez, with J. W. Vestal & 

 Son, Little Rock, Ark.; A. Siegel, St. 

 Louis; Mrs. C. W. Eeimers, Louisville, 

 Ky.; Henry Baer, Peoria, 111.; A. Cohn, 

 Kalamazoo, Mich.; Col. E. H. E. Green, 

 Dallas, Tex.; G. A. Colberg, of Colberg 

 & Lemke, St. Paul; E. Loeber, Cincin- 

 nati; W. H. Weinschenk, New Castle, 

 Pa.; S. B. Wertheimer, New York. 



Highland, III. — Fred E. Hollard, the 

 florist and gardener, opened his store 

 November 26 in the Mosiman building. 



Lowell, Mass. — George A. Saunders, 

 of Mellor & Saunders, florists, assigned 

 all his property, November 30, for the 

 benefit of his creditors, to his son, Ar- 

 thur W. Saunders. 



NEV YORK. 



The Market. 



Trade last week was below the aver- 

 age. The new week opened with the 

 worst sleet storm the florists can remem- 

 ber. Trains were delayed and business 

 suffered. Louis Kuebler, a brother of 

 W. H. Kuebler, the wholesale florist of 

 Brooklyn, was quite seriously injured by 

 falling on the icy street. Doubtless this 

 condition in the cut flower trade will 

 remain throughout the week, as has al- 

 ways been the case in the weeks precea- 

 ing the holidays. In the meantime great 

 preparations are being expectantly made 

 by every one for a tremendous Christ- 

 mas business. 



Beauties are firm at $60 per hundred 

 for the best. Selected Brides and Maids 

 bring $10 per hundred. In occasional 

 sales a higher figure is sometimes pos- 

 sible, but these rates will cover the gen- 

 eral average. 



Carnations grow better daily. Orchids 

 are scarce. Violets are abundant, 75 

 cents per hundred was top on Monday. 

 There will be enough and to spare for 

 Christmas. Any great advance in value 

 is impossible. There are plenty of hya- 

 cinths and narcissi. Gardenias and val-' 

 ley are in demand but short in supply. 



Holly, wreathing, wild smilax, all the 

 holiday goods, including Christmas 

 trees, are abundant. The blooming 

 plant supply is perfect and all the grow- 

 ers are stocked bountifully. 



Qub Meeting. 



Notwithstanding the rain, over 100 

 members attended the club meeting 

 Monday evening. Four new members 

 were elected and Messrs. Gleckner, How- 

 ells, Seligman, Levy, Cockrill and Tierney 



