AiMUL 25, 1907. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



1751 



Timely Decoratioo Day Suggestions. Order promptly to avoid tush. 



From L. BAUMANN & CO., 76-78 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO. 



RliSCUS WREATHS 



Wreaths made of Natural Preserved Leaves 



LAUBEL WBEATH8 



MAGNOLIA WREATHS 



Each 

 No. I, plain, 18-in., bronze ■ -tO.tiS 



No. I, plain, 18-in., grreen 76 



No. I, trimmed with natural 



preserved fern leaves, bronze .90 



No. I, same in green 1.00 



No. I. same wreaths, trimmed 



with waxed roses, in bronze 1.00 

 Same in green 1.20 



Each 

 No. I, plain, 17>in., bronze.. I0.G5 



Same in green 76 



No. I, trimmed with pre- 

 served fern leaves, bronze.. .IK) 



Same in green 1.00 



No. I, same wreaths with 



wax roses, bronze 1.00 



Sameingreen 1.30 



CYCAS WREATHS, IMPORTED 



Made of a number of small size 

 Cycas leaves to a_wreath. Each 



BOO. 15-inch. «0.45 



BO. IS-inch 76 



BI. 21-inch 1.00 



BII. 24-inch l.*6 



BlI. 27-inch l.'JO 



OBLANDO GTCAS WBEATHS 



Each 



I. 18-inch 11.20 



II. 21-inch 1.60 



III. 24-inch 2.25 



IV. 30-inch 2.75 



V. 36-inch 3.60 



We are the largest 

 direct importers of 

 Florists' Supplies 

 west of New Yorli. 

 Order now your 

 wants for Decora- 

 tion Day, so your 

 orders may receive 

 prompt attention. 

 We have just re- 

 ceived a large ship- 

 ment of these 

 goods. 



We also carry a 

 large stock of 

 Baskets, particu- 

 larly small handle 

 Haskets for School 

 Closing, Weddings, 

 etc. 



GREEN MOSS WREATHS 



Per do/.. Per 100 



10-inch »1.00 »7.50 



12-iiich 1.20 850 



U-inch 145 10 50 



16.inch 1.66 12.50 



18-inch 1.90 1450 



20-inch 2.60 18.00 



RUSCUS WREATHS 



Tied very full and heavy. 



Each Per doz. 



1 2-inch «0.25 f2 75 



U-inch 35 4.00 



16-inch 45 5.00 



l.H-inch 55 6.00 



20-inch tS 7.50 



22.inch 80 9.00 



24.inch 95 11.00 



RUSCUS CROSSES 



Made the same as the wreaths. 



Each Per doz. 



IJ-inch *0.;i') *4.00 



18-inch 50 5.75 



21.inch 65 7.80 



24-inch 85 10.00 



We have also a large stock of fine Im- 

 ported Metallic IVreatha, especially 



such trimmed with Forget-me-nots, from 

 25c to »1. 50 wholesale. 



An assortment of Metal Wreaths $10.00 



An assortment of Preserved Wreaths 10.00 

 One dozen designs to an assortment. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



o.xcollent irises. The yellow are locally 

 H:iown, but some white and light blue are 

 received from a Pennsylvania grower and 

 liave brought up to 75 cents and $1 a 

 <lozpn. 



The Benthey-Coatsworth Co. reports 

 that Richmond lias been dropped from 

 its list of roses. The old plants have 

 Iteen thrown out and the benches re- 

 I'lanted with young stock of Beauty. 



■Miss Martha Gunterburg, whose coni- 

 'iiission business in the Growers' Market 

 "Steadily is increasing, reports that last 

 ^^'k's sales with her were as good as 

 i'l the week including Easter. She was 

 t^^' :tunate in having large receipts of 

 "i' 'nations. 



\'aughan & Sperry say that the violets 

 '' • holding out surprisingly well. They 

 ^1' 'I expected that peonies would have 

 .'<ui ceeded violets as their specialty be- 

 ^'•^e this date. 



Charles Johnson, formerly doing busi- 

 '"'s as the Limits Floral Co., on North 

 ' 'i>rk street, was here from Chillicothe 

 ^ ■' a couple of days last week. He is 

 <i' ing business in the Ohio city as the 

 ' 'lillicothe Floral Co. and reports being 

 ^'11 satisfied with the way things are 

 j;''ing. 



The bowlers are getting out good at- 

 tendance Tuesday evenings at Mussey's 

 alleys. Everyone in the trade is invited 

 to participate. There is a separate alley 

 for the ladies. 



Word comes from Benton Harbor, 

 Mich., that Wm. Schumacher, formerly 

 with Miss Carlson here, is now in charge 

 of her place on Morton Hill, across the 

 lake. 



At George Reinberg's they cut the 

 roses rather close, get the bulk of the 

 stock in late in the afternoon, grade it 

 up and set it away in the ice-box, to be 

 ready for next morning's local business, 

 with nothing but counting. 



C. W. MeKellar says the April shower 

 bouquets call for a good many orchids. 



Anton Then has returned from Mag- 

 nolia Springs, Ala., much improved in 

 health by the use of the waters there. 



The A'lpha Floral Co., at Wabash and 

 Madison, has its new fixtures in and the 

 store is all in white, Gus Balluff is 

 with them. 



Oxford, O. — Herman Schmidt and Bert 

 Kramer have leased the greenhouse 

 owned by A. T. Roudebush. The firm 

 will be known as the Herman Schmidt Co. 



NEW YORK. 



The Market. 



Springtime antl the sunshine; the 

 whole market felt its influence Saturday 

 and the clouds of pessimism vanished. It 

 was the best Saturday since Easter and 

 the end, let us hope, ot the wintry cli- 

 mate, for all horticultural industries 

 have been greatly handicapped by the 

 unsea.sonable weather. This week opened 

 with still higher temperatures. The 

 trees are ready to burst into leaf at a 

 "moment's notice. Before another week 

 has passed the wliole face of nature will 

 be changed. The transition will be sud- 

 den. Fortunate have been the bulb, and 

 seed, and nursery interests. Even with 

 the delayed planting season, every firm 

 lias been rushed for weeks to fill tlie 

 rapidly accumulating orders. 



Very interesting are the seedsmen 's 

 windows with miniature gardens, lawns 

 with growing grass, live spring chickens 

 and other reminders of the vernal sea- 

 son. The suburbanites are legion. Every 

 inch of ground within a radius of twon- 

 ty-five miles has been absorbed by tlie 

 enterprising real estate men and cut up 

 into lots, and villages and towns are 



