APRIL 25, 1907. 



The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



1749 



Quality 



That the quality of our stock is superior to the general run of the 

 market is proven by the fact that we are hearing day after day from 

 the "quality buyers" throughout the Chicago shipping territory. 



If you want the best ROSES and CARNATIONS in the 

 market, send us your order. 



Sweet Peas 



Our Annual Spring Crop of Special Fancy Sweet Peas is now ready— white 

 and pink. These are specially popular for Spring Weddings and for table 

 centerpieces. To avoid disappointment, order the day before wanted 

 shipped. 



SMI LAX and Other Greens 



You can get them of us every day in the year. 



FANCY VALLEY ALWAYS ON HAND 



PRICE LIST 



dOB. 



14 00 

 2 60 

 l.M 

 6.00 



».00 

 800 

 8.00 

 8.00 

 10.00 

 10.00 

 6.00 



300 

 5.00 



AMERICAN BEArTIES P«r 



Stems, 30 to 36 Inches tS.OO to 



Stems, 30 to 24 Inches 2.00 to 



Stems, 13 to 16 inches 1.00 to 



Shorts per 100, 4.00 to 



Bridesmaid " a.OOto 



Bride '* 3.00to 



Ohstenay " 300to 



OoldenOate " 3.00to 



Richmond " 4.00to 



Klllarney " 4.00to 



Perle " 3-00 to 



Carnation*, select " 2.00 to 



large and fancy " 4.00 to 



Mlsoellaneons Stock 



Valley, select " 2.00 to 



Dallas perdoB. 



Baster Lilies perdoz. 2.00 to 



llignonette per doz. .60 to 



Sweet Peas per 100, .76 to 



Margruerites " „^ 



Jonquils, Daffodils " S.OOto 



TuUps, all colors " a.OOto 



Green Goods 



• Asparagus Plumosus, per strinr, .36 to 

 " per bunch, .36 to 



' ' Spren jreri iier 100, 2.00 to 



Adiantum " 



Smilax perdoz. 



Ferns perlOOO, 18.60; per 100, - 



Leucothoe Sprays, per 1000. »7.50; per 100, 1.00 

 Oalax, grreen and bronze, per 1000, ll-OO. 



" " " " i)er case, 10.000, $7.60 



Boxwood 86c per bunch; 17.50 per case 



Subject to change without notice. 



Store open 7 a. m. to 6 p. m. Sundays and 



holidays closed at noon. 



4.00 

 1.60 

 2.50 

 1.00 

 2.00 

 1.00 

 400 

 4.00 



.60 



.76 



5.00 



1.00 



3.00 



40 



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E. C. AM LING 



The Lareeat, B«st 

 Bquipped and Moat 

 Centrally Located 

 Wholesale Cut Flower 

 House in Chicago. 



32-36 Randolph St 



LoBf Oiitaaee Tslephoast, 



1978 aBd 1973 Central, 



7846 Astomatie 



Chicago, 111. 



Mention The ReyJew when yoa write. 



CHICAGO. 



The Great Central Market. 



Last week was an exceptionally heavy 

 one and business started ofiE this week in 

 a way which gave the wholesalers much 

 encouragement. While supplies were con- 

 siderably increased by a couple of warm, 

 bright days, the demand Monday was 

 ■such that the market was well cleaned up 

 at good prices. There always is a lull 

 on Tuesday and Wednesday, with in- 

 creasing shipping demand Thursday and 

 Friday and the best local trade Saturday 

 morning. 



The shipping demand has been active 

 over since the cold weather shut off pro- 

 duction and it continues good now that 

 ■uts are on the increase. Local buying 

 is considerably improved, but is not so 

 brisk as to be in keeping with the out 

 of town requirements. 



While a large part of the stock now 



received is of excellent quality, there is 



I considerable demand which calls for 



pecial stock and those growers who are 



ortunate enough to be cutting a little 



'letter grade than the rest of the market 



>re receiving a premium. But short roses 



>re cleaned up quickly, for funeral work, 



ind bringing fair prices. The medium 



^Trades are the ones least in demand and 



ast to sell. 



The Beauty again is the weakest item 

 in the market. There is a good demand, 

 onsuming large quantities of long stock, 

 'mt production is heavy. Eichmond is 

 rounding into its spring form. Quality 

 's excellent and production large with 

 nearly all who are growing it. Killarney 

 is seen in considerable quantity. Bride 



is selling better than Maid. Chatenay is 

 not much wanted. 



The cuts of carnations have not in- 

 creased in proportion to the increase in 

 other items. The market is steady, even 

 in the slowest days, and has advanced 

 whenever demand took a spurt. The qual- 

 ity is beginning to run down with many 

 growers and some even have thrown out 

 more or les^ for replanting. 



New York violets continue to arrive in 

 fair shape. There has been quite a 

 scramble certain days to find valley. 

 Calla lilies still are abundant, but Easter 

 lilies are gone, except for those from 

 cold storage bulbs, and as a result prices 

 on good lilies have advanced to the place 

 held before Easter. Not many tulips or 

 daffodils are seen, but there now are 

 gladioli, antirrhinums, pansies and other 

 spring items. Peonies have been delayed 

 by the cold weather and the outdoor lilac 

 is not received in any quantity. Bulb 

 stock again is coming from the south in 

 considerable quantity and is slow sale. 



The receipts of sweet peas have mul- 

 tiplied several fold in the last week and 

 much of the stock is excellent. They are 

 possibly the most popular flower at the 

 moment and are selling at good prices. 



There is a good call for greens, but 

 everything of this character can be sup- 

 plied if orders are received before the 

 morning receipts are sold out. To be 

 safe, order the day before. The whole- 

 salers take much interest in ferns and 

 opinions differ as to what may be looked 

 forward to in the month of May. Some 

 of the houses are anxious to unload, while 

 others are advancing prices. It appears 

 that there are so many poor ferns that 

 first-class stock commands a premium. 



A September Show. 



At a meeting of the executive commit- 

 tee of the Horticultural Society April 19 

 it was reported that the Coliseum has 

 been rented for all four weeks in Novem- 

 ber and therefore is not available for a 

 flower show. This led to a call for a 

 general meeting at the Union at luncheon 

 April 23, at which E. Wienhoeber pre- 

 sided. Some seventeen were present. 

 After general discussion, a vote was 

 taken to get the consensus of opinion. 

 It was to the effect that a show should 

 bo held in September, preferably in a 

 tent on the lake front, if such an ar- 

 rangement can be made. It was left with 

 the executive committee. 



If such a project is carried out it will, 

 of course, mean a wide departure from 

 former show standards. 



Killarney. 



It appears that practically every large 

 grower of roses will increase his plant- 

 ing of Killarney this season. Among 

 those who will add one or more houses 

 are Peter Reinberg, Benthey-Coatsworth 

 Co., Poehlmann Bros. Co., George Rein- 

 berg, Bassett & Washburn and Weiland 

 & Risch. Doubtless there are others who 

 have not been heard from. Those who 

 have been successful with the rose say 

 that if increasing production brings its 

 price down to that of Maid they still 

 will be making more money on it than 

 on any other rose. 



Peonies. • 



Cool weather has delayed the arrival 

 of the Missouri peonies, but they are ex- 

 pected almost any day now. The report 



