January 31, 1907. 



V. ■'■* . 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



795 



Rotwithatanding^ the g^eneral scarcity of stock, we 

 have been taking care of all commands. 



When in Need of Supplies 

 Don't Hesitate to Send to Us 



II in the market we can snpply it* Headquarters for 



Wild Smilax, Boxwood, Ferns, Galax, Etc. 



The Larg^est Stock of 



Up-to-Date Florists' Supplies 



in the West. Catalogue free. 



E. F. WIMERSON CO. 



45-47-49 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO 



CUBRBMT PRICES 



BBAUTIES Per doz. 



80 to 38 Inches 15.00 to 10,00 



20to24lDcheB ».00to 4.00 



12tOl61nohoB 1.60 to 3.00 



Shorts 76to 1.00 



Per 100 

 00 to 116.00 

 00 to 16.00 



ROSES 



Bride and Maid t6 



Blchtuond aod Liberty 6. 



Golden Gate and Uncle John 6 



Chacenay 6, 



Klllarney 8. 



Boses, our selection 



CARNATIONS 2. 



*' fancy i. 



MISCKLI^ANEOUS 



Violets, double 



" stngrle 



Harrlsll Lilies, doz., 12.60 to tS 00 



Callas " 2.00 



Valley 2. 



Paper Whites and Bomans S. 



Jonquils 5. 



Sweet Peas 1 



Tulips 4. 



OO to 

 00 to 

 00 to 



60 to 

 00 to 



75 to 



76 to 



.00 to 

 .00 to 

 ,00 to 

 .00 to 

 00 to 



12.00 



16.00 



16.00 



6.00 



3.00 



6.00 



1.00 

 1.00 



4.00 

 4.00 

 6.00 

 1.6U 

 6.00 



GRBBNS 



Smllax Strinra per doz., 



Asparagus Strings each. 



Asparagus Bunches " 



Sprengerl Bunches " 



Adiantum per 100 



Ferns, common per 1000 



Galax, Green and Bronze " 



LiBucothoe Sprays " 



Boxwood &01b. case. 



Prices Sobject to Change Without Notice 



.40 to 

 .36 to 

 .26 to 



1.00 to 



2.00 



.60 



.60 



.60 



1.00 



2.60 



1.60 



7.60 



7.60 



Mention The ReTlew when yon write. 



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Headquarters 3^3^ ROSCS I 



and all other stock in season now removed to Room 202, on the second floor of 

 the Atlas Block, cor. Wabash and Randolph, where we shall be better fixed than 

 ever, and just as anxious to serve our customers. 



j The Benthey-Coatsworth Co. | 



I Wholesale Cut Flowers, 35 Randolph St., Chicago 1 



Mention The Berlew when you write. 



gers and obstacles to be encountered, the 

 methods of collecting, packing and ship- 

 ping employed, were deeply interesting. 

 Numerous questions were asked the lec- 

 turer and a rising vote of thanks passed 

 at the close. Mr. Lager brought with 

 him a number of large maps on which 

 he pointed out the homes of the vari- 

 ous orchids and the route taken to reach 

 them. 



Severe cold and the worst blizzard of 

 the winter prevailed for the opening 

 exhibition at Horticultural hall Janu- 

 ary 26. In spite of these adverse con- 

 ditions there was a fair display of plants 

 and flowers, the primulas being especial- 

 ly good. For six Primula Sinensis, Will- 

 iam Whitman, M. Sullivan, gardener, 

 led with a splendid lot. C. E. Talbot 

 was second, and George M. Anderson 

 third. For six Primula stellata, W. 

 Whitman took both first and third 

 prizes, Mrs. John L. Clardner, William 

 Thatcher, gardener, being second. There 

 was a splendid lot of Primula obeonica. 

 For six plants, W. Whitman was again 

 first and third and Mrs. J. L. Gardner 

 second. 



For 100 double violets, H. F. Woods 

 led with Marie Louise, N. F. Comley 

 second and third with Marie Louise and 

 Caitnpbell. For 100 singles, H. F. Woods 

 was first with Princess of Wales, N. F. 



Comley second and C. S. Strout third, 

 all showing the same variety. 



There was an unusually small show of 

 carnations. C. S. Strout was first for 

 twenty-five white with Lady Bountiful, 

 and Daybreak pink with Enchantress, 

 H. A. Stevens Co. being second in this 

 class with Melody. For scarlet, C. S. 

 Strout led with a fine vase of Eobert 

 Craig, Stevens Co. second with J. H. 

 Manley. Stevens Co. won with crimson, 

 showing Harry Fenn, for striped with 

 Variegated Lawson, light pink with a 

 pretty salmon-colored seedling, and for 

 any other variety with another seedling. 

 Quidnick Greenhouses received honorable 

 mention for a seedling carnation, Vic- 

 toria, similar in color to Lawson. They 

 also showed a crimson seedling. 



Mrs. J. L. Gardner showed a half 

 dozen plants of the bright scarlet Pri- 

 mula stellata, Euby Star. William Whit- 

 man had a nice specimen plant of Cat- 

 tleya Trianae. There was a nice display 

 of winter vegetables. 



Various Notes. 



W. W. Eawson celebrated his sixtieth 

 birthday by banqueting 300 of his 

 friends at the Hotel Vendome on Janu- 

 ary 23. The guests included Governor 

 Guild and Lieutenant Governor Draper. 

 The speeches at the banquet were able 

 oratorical efforts and eulogistic of Mr. 



Eawson. The toast-master, George J. 

 Gould, of Maiden, presented the host of 

 the evening with a splendid hall clock 

 with cathedral chimes, also a diamond 

 studded Masonic charm, the gifts of his 

 friends and guests. Mr. Eawson spoke 

 feelingly words of thanks. During the 

 day the employees at Arlington present- 

 ed a fine set of driving harness, and the 

 clerks in the seed store a handsome 

 Morris chair. A feature of the ban- 

 quet was the entire absence of alcoholic 

 liquors, in accordance with Mr. Eaw- 

 son 's convictions. 



H. M. Eobinson & Co. find an increas- 

 ing sale for gardenias, selling as many 

 as 100 dozen a week. Cattleyas are also 

 in good demand. The wholesalers have 

 handled few of these flowers in the past. 

 They have just received two carloads of 

 southern smilax of fine quality. 



Patrick Welch attended an executive 

 committee meeting of the American Eose 

 Society in New York last week, and in- 

 cidentally ran out to see the Winsor 

 carnation growing at home, which he 

 considers a wonderful sight. His firm is 

 doing a fine winter trade. 



William E. Doyle used 10,000 Uly of 

 the valley in a wreath last week. He is 

 still running strong on Killarney rose 

 and finds it as ready a seller as ever. 



At the big annual Burn 'ft anniversary 

 held in Mechanics building, January 25,, 



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