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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



December 27, 1006. 



Violets, Sweet Mignonette, Roses, Carnations 



Paper Whites, Stevia, Valley 



And All Flowers 



In Season In 

 Good Supply for 



New Year's 



Replenish your stock of FLORISTS* SUPPLIES from the New, Bright, Up-to-Date 

 goods illustrated and priced in our New Catalogue. If you haven't it hung on a nail beside 

 your desk, a postal card will bring it to hang there. 



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some manner, while the wholesalers 

 thought the plants would be obtained 

 elsewhere if not from them. The ques- 

 tion was referred to the grievance com- 

 mittee, to be reported upon at the Janu- 

 ary meeting. Ge Dale. 



NEW YORK. 



The Market 



Saturday supplies were short of the 

 demand and cut-flower prices advanced 

 sharply. The week opened with almost 

 zero weather, a sudden change that 

 boded no comfort for the plantsmen and 

 for the retail florists, for the necessity of 

 wrapping every plant. Orders had been 

 booked during the latter part of the 

 week and on Sunday that made retailers 

 feel on easy street so far as their ham- 

 pers and baskets of blooming plants 

 were concerned. The final rounding up 

 of the generous givers on Monday main- 

 tained the reputation of the past years 

 for plant Christmases and cleaned up 

 everything of value or beauty in plant 

 specimen orJcomDination. Then, of ne- 

 cessity, the^desire for cut flowers was 

 given more encouragement. 



The growers with stands at the mar- 

 ket opened at 5 o'clock, as is the custom 

 on holidays, and a big crowd was in at- 

 tendance. Prices were reasonable, and 

 in an hour every grower had completed 

 the sale of his stock, and by 8 o. 'clock 

 the big exchange was empty. The reg- 

 ulars, Frank Millang, Bonnet Bros., 

 Chas. Smith and W. H. Siebrecht, held 

 the fort, as usual, during the balance of 

 the day and were kept busy. 



On the floor below the Cut Flower Co., 

 Moore, Hentz & Nash, Noe and the other 

 expert rose and carnation growers who 

 here dispense their stock, opened as usual, 

 at 8 o'clock, and soon the room was 

 noisy with a host of buyers of every 

 tongue and nation. In the babble I 

 could distinguish Joe Millang 's dictum 

 "Best Beauties one and a half," and 

 some of the best Maids and Brides on 

 this floor were held for 30 cents. The 

 pickled stock, wherever it was seen, and 

 there was some of it everywhere, made 

 one feel like 30 cents to look at it. 



In the commission houses Beauties 

 were sold in lots of 1,000 or more to 

 some of the leading retailers. Some 

 grand Beauty stock came from Philadel- 

 phia. The finest of the orchids touched 

 $1 in the evening. Carnations, except 

 for the novelties, sold at from $8 to $15 

 per hundred. The Cottage Gardens out- 



put, as usual, was wonderful and varied. 

 Victory was in great demand, so were all 

 the reds and crimsons, and at top prices. 



The streets were flooded with stevia. 

 Smilax was abundant. Lilies were few 

 and $2 a dozen was the asking price. 

 There seemed to be more than enough 

 valley to go round. 



In one of the Rhinebeck papers an ad- 

 vertisement urged the growers to make a 

 united effort to force violets to $2. 

 Copies of this reached the wholesalers in 

 the late afternoon and caused quite a 

 sensation. The general opinion was that 

 there was danger of the severe illness of 

 the goose that lays the golden eggs, or, 

 in clearer terms, an inevitable and seri- 

 ous slump in the violet market after the 

 holiday is over. 



All the plantsmen are delighted. Not 

 a desirable or salable plant is left un- 

 sold. Everybody seems to have calcu- 

 lated wisely and if any error has been 

 made it is in conservatism, for there is 

 not now and never will be a surplus of 

 well grown plants that these cities with- 

 in a radius of twenty miles of New 

 York cannot handle profitably and 

 surely. Great quantities have been 

 shipped away, some of them over 1,000 

 miles, and more and more each year the 

 expert growers of the east are called 

 upon to satisfy the growing demand from 

 the west, south and north of us. 



Various Notes. 



Alex McConnell has added to his big 

 store in the Arcade on Fifth avenue 

 two other stores in the same building, 

 greatly increasing his conveniences 

 thereby. He found them especially use- 

 ful for the Christmas trade, which was 

 far ahead of any former year in his 

 long career. Last week on the Crown 

 Prince Frederick he shipped for a cus- 

 tomer to Queen Alexandra, of England, 

 six dozen American Beauties, the roses 

 being taken by special messenger from 

 Plymouth to London. They were grown 

 by L. M. Noe, of Madison, and reached 

 their destination in perfect condition. 

 This is the fourth shipment Mr. Mc- 

 Connell has made to the Queen of Eng- 

 land. 



McManus reports many shipments of 

 orchids and a fine demand from all over 

 the country, with all the popular va- 

 rieties in stock and a fair supply for all 

 demands. 



The sales of wreathing and holly have 

 been enormous. All the green goods 

 men have had extra forces at work 

 night and day. The prices of holly and 

 Christmas trees have been firm, the lat- 



Wietor Bros. 



51 Wabash Avenue, 

 CHICAGO 



New Year's Price List 



AMEBZCAV T EAUTT Per doz. 



Extra long' stems. $12. OO 



Se-lnch stems 10 OO 



30>inoli stems 9.00 



S4-lnoIi stems 8.00 



SO-inch stems 6.00 



18-lnoIx stems 6.00 



15-lnoli stems 4.00 



12-lnoh stems 3.00 



8-inoli stems $1.50 to S.OO 



FerlOO 



Brides, fancy $10.00 to $15.00 



" srood 6.00 to 8.00 



Bridesmaids, fancy. . lO.OO to 16 OO 



" ffood... e.OO to 8 OO 



Uberty, fancy 20.00 



" g-ood 8.00 to 16. OO 



Bichmond, fancy 20. OO 



" ffood 8.00 to 15.00 



Ohatenay, fancy lO.OO to 16.00 



" g-ood e.OO to 8.00 



Uncle John, firncy lO.OO to 18 OO 



" gooO. e.OO to 8.00 



Perle 6.00 to lO.OO 



Boses, onr selection. 6.00 



CABHATIOHB, Good 6.00 



" Fancy 6.00 



" Ex. fancy 



Enchantress and Bed 8.00 



All other stock at lowest market rates. The 

 above prices are for select stock. Extra select or 

 inferior stock billed accordingly. No charge for 

 packing:. Prices subject to change without notice. I 



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ter averaging higher than for many 

 years. Mistletoe, the imported, was 

 hardly equal in quality to that of other 

 years, but the demand soon left the 

 market bare. 



The supply men all report the great- 

 est Christmas in their experience, with- 

 out an exception. The Geller Co., lo- 

 cated in its big new store just in time. 

 They have made a great advance. Keed 

 & Keller say the last year has beaten 

 all its predecessors and every month has 

 shown a satisfactory increase. Immor- 

 telles were not to be had at any price. 

 The country is growing faster floricul- 

 turally in every line than the greatest 

 optimist ever dreamed possible. 



In the holiday season many of the re- 

 tailers increase their active forces to 



