1022 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Febbuaey 21, 1907. 



We are handling 

 the choicest 

 line of 



Carnations 



in the Chicago Market. Exclusive supplies of Rudd's " Blue 

 Ribbon " red and pink seedlings for fancy trade. 



BBADQUABTBSS FOB 



Wild Smilax, Boxwood, Ferns, Galax, Etc. 



The Largest Stock of 



Up-to-Date Florists' Supplies 



and Manufacturers of **Up-to>date" Wire Designs in the West. 



— CATAZioans fbbe — 



E. F. WINTERSON CO. 



45-47-49 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO 



CURRENT PRICES 



BEAUTIES Per doz. 



30 to 86 Inches 15.00 to Ili.OO 



ZOtoSliDcheB K.OOto 4.00 



Utol&lnchea 1.50 to 2.00 



Shorts 76to 1.00 



aOSBS Per 100 



Bride and Maid 15 OO to 110.00 



Blchmond aijd Liberty 5 00 to 



Golden Gate and Uncle John 6 00 to 



Chaienay 5.00 to 



Klllamey 8 00 to 



Roses, our selection 



CARNATIONS 1.60 to 



fancy l.OOto 



BtlSCE LLANKOUS 



Violets, double 



slngrle 50 to 



Harrisll Lilies, doz., 13 On to t2 50 



Callas " 1.50 to 2.00 



Valley 2.00 to 



Paper Whites and Romans U.OO to 



JonQulls, Daffodils 8.00 to 



Sweet Peas 1.00 to 



Tulips 3.00 to 



ORKEN8 



Smilax Stringt* per doz., 



Asparagrus Strings each, 



Asparag'UB Bunches " 



Sprengerl Bunches " 



Adlantum per 100 



Ferns, common per 1000 



Galax, Green and Bronze " 



Leucothoe Sprays " 



Boxwood 60-lb. case. 



.40 to 

 .85 to 

 .25 to 



1.00 to 



10.00 

 10 00 

 10 00 

 15.00 

 5.00 



3.00 

 5.00 



.75 



.76 



4.00 

 4.00 

 4.00 

 1.60 

 6.00 



2.00 



.60 



.50 



.50 



1.00 



2.60 



1.60 



7.60 



7.60 



Prices Sobjeet to Change Without Notice. 



Mention The Kerlew when yon write. 



does, especially at the beginning of it. 

 It would seem that the people take on 

 themselves a special degree of piety dur- 

 ing the first weeks of lent, but the pres- 

 sure is too great and it usually wears 

 off after a couple of weeks and then 

 business begins to move about as usual. 

 The fact that flowers are not overplenti- 

 ful has taken away what depressing ef- 

 fect the beginning of Lent usually 

 brings. The great amount of funeral 

 work has also helped things greatly. 

 Paul Berkowitz was a caller. 



C. J. Ohmer. 



The Greenhouse Structural Co. has 

 leased the building in 840 West Fourth 

 street. The building is a two-story 

 structure on a lot 22x88 feet to an alley. 

 The annual rental is $480. 



Eobert Boeck, 61 years old, whose 

 greenhouses are in Hyde Park, was 

 thrown down and dragged by his horse. 

 He was badly cut up and one leg was 

 so seriously injured that the bone pro- 

 truded through the flesh. With remark- 

 able fortitude he crawled around until 

 he found two pieces of lumber, that he 

 used as crutches, and hobbled back to the 

 house. Dr. Arthur Brown and another 

 surgeon were called and they declared the 

 old man's feat in floundering home on 

 the two boards, with both legs mangled, 

 was one of the most remarkable displays 

 of fortitude which had ever come under 

 their notice. They found him calmly 

 smoking his pipe in bed, with his pet 

 dogs near. 



PLANT FOR NAME. 



I enclose a small plant. Can you tell 

 me if it belongs to, or is a fern? If so, 

 please give name and class. We are 

 somewhat divided in opinion and want 

 the opinion of one versed in such. 



L. A. 



The specimen received is one of the 

 selaginellas, a genus closely allied to the 

 mosses and embracing several hundred 

 varieties. As near as we can determine, 

 the specimen being somewhat withered, 

 this species is the old and well-known 

 Selaginella denticulata, which succeeds 

 well under benches or in any damp and 

 shady location under glass. In sunshine 



the plant turns more ruddy in appear- 

 ance. The variety S. uncinata, or csesia, 

 is of a metallic blue color, forming trail- 

 ing shoots one and a half to two feet 

 loug and makes a pretty basket plant. 



C.W. 



NET YORK. 



Tlie Market 



Winter's reign continues, with inter- 

 vals of springlike temperature. For in- 

 stance, Sunday was warm and sunny. At 

 midnight the temperature had fallen 30 

 degrees and Monday was back to frost. 

 Easter is only five weeks away. The 

 auctioneer oiling his pipes for an early 

 March sale and the busy seedsmen are 

 all consoling features, for they are sure 

 harbingers of the merry springtime. 



The sun last week did effective work. 

 We hear of no shortage of anything; in 

 fact, shipments were heavy and prices 

 much lower as last week drew to a close. 

 Saturday evening, the day of large de- 

 liveries and market cleaning, saw no 

 improvement. Like the inevitable Jan- 

 uary thaw came the February slump and 

 now values have resumed their normal 

 state and are back to the plane of other 

 years at this season. The supply this 

 week will be large. The quality of every- 

 thing is superb and if the general re- 

 tail business will show some snap and 

 life all will be well. 



There are plenty of balls, weddings 

 and funerals. One retailer had three 

 balls in a single day, a rather significant 

 number, but not an insignificant achieve- 

 ment. Then, too, according to the man 

 who knows Wall street, the market there 

 is more cheerful and prices are advanc- 

 ing, so the flower market should demon- 

 strate elation without delay. Nobody 

 seems to notice Lent. Why flowers and 

 pure and undefiled religion should not 

 go hand in hand it would take the man 

 who quotes from Genesis or one of the 

 old and wornout prophets to explain. 



Beauties do not go above $9 per dozen 

 these days, many of the best at $5 a 

 dozen. Brides and Maids are down to 

 $12 per hundred for the finest. Thou- 

 sands are closed out at $10 and so on 

 down to $2 for No. 2. The novelties, as 



Wietor Bros. 



51 Wabash Avenue, 

 CHICAGO 



Current Price List 



AMERICAN BEAUTIES 



Long stems 



30-inch 



24-inch 



20-inch 



18-inch 



15-inch 



12 inch 



Per ios. 

 600 

 500 

 400 

 300 

 250 

 200 

 150 



Short -$0 75 to 125 



Per l«f 



Maid and Bride $5 00 to $10 00 



Uncle John 5 00 to 10 00 



Chatenay 5 00 to 10 00 



Richmond 5 00 to 10 00 



Perle 5 00 to 8 00 



Golden Gate 5 00 to 10 00 



Killamey 8 00 to 15 00 



ROSES, our telection 6 00 



Carnations 2 00 to 3 00 



Valley 4 00 to 5 00 



Violets 75 to 1 00 



Paper Whites 3 00 to 4 00 



Romans 3 00 to 4 00 



Callas per doz., 1 50 to 2 00 



Harrisit ** 200 to 250 



Asp. Plumosus. . .buncht 50 to 75 



Ferns per 1000, 3 00 



Galax ♦* 100 



Mention The Review when you write. 



they still class Eallarney, Richmond and 

 Chatenay, also felt the general trend. 



Carnations suffered most of all. Great 

 quantities of the best Enchantress, and 

 there seems to be more of these than any 

 other variety, sold at $4. Lawsons were 

 to be had at $2 and ordinary stock of 

 all kinds sold at times as low as $10 a 

 thousand. 



Valley could be had in quantities at 

 $1 and $2. A few brought $3. Jos. 

 Fenrieh handles large quantities daily 



