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OLD RED READY 



60c per doz. 

 Other sorts soon. 



We shall 



be headquarters 



this year 



as usual. 



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Supplies 



expected every day 



from now 



to July 4. 



All other stock in season at current 



market prices. We always can 



fill orders if stock is to be 



had in this market. 



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of Old Eed, but the long continued cold 

 weather is holding back the crop. It is 

 reported that last week 's drop in tem- 

 perature did much damage in the Mis- 

 souri and southern Illinois fields from 

 which the first supplies come and to 

 which this market looks for Decoration 

 day. The full extent of the injury will 

 not be known until a few warm days 

 have moved the stock along. 



Practically no outdoor flowers are 

 seen in the market. We had a deluge of 

 them a few days just before Easter. 

 That was three or four weeks earlier 

 than normal. Then came the cold and 

 now the season is two or three weeks 

 later than usual. The crop of peonies 

 will be an important factor in the 

 market for Decoration day. 



The Weather in April. 



It was the coldest April since 1874. 

 The moan temperature was 40 degrees, 

 where in 1906 it was 51 degrees and the 

 average for thirty-seven years is 46 de- 

 grees. There was 2.37 inches rainfall 

 and two inches of snow. There were 

 seven clear days, eight partly cloudy and 

 fifteen cloudy. The wind averaged sev- 

 enteen miles an hour. There was killing 

 frost as late as April 26. 



May started off with snow May 3, 

 from half an inch to an inch and a half 

 deep. 



Funeral Work. 



As explaining the heavy run of fu- 

 neral work it may be stated that Chi- 

 cago 's death rate for the first four 

 months of 1907 was greater than in any 

 corresponding period since 1899, accord- 

 ing to the bulletin of the health depart- 



ment. Abnormal weather conditions are 

 held greatly responsible. Pneumonia 

 leads as a death cause, with 2,405 vic- 

 tims since January 1. This is an excess 

 over the corresponding months of 1906 

 of 549. There were 222 more deaths due 

 to scarlet fever, 191 more due to heart 

 disease, and 153 more due to consump- 

 tion. 



The mortality of the last week ex- 

 ceeds that of any seven days since the 

 week ending February 28. There were 

 764 deaths, an annual death rate of 

 18.90 per 1,000, and an increase of 

 eighty-six over the week before. 



Various Notes. 



The Sehillo Lumber Co. reports much 

 trouble in getting cars to bring pecky 

 rypress from the south. They have sold 

 large quantities of this bench material 

 and would like to get hold of a big lot 

 that is being air-dried in the south, but 

 it is coming along in driblets because 

 of the car shortage. 



Before the death of Mrs. Louise Schil- 

 ler, plans had been nearly completed for 

 the building of a new store and green- 

 house almost directly across the street 

 from the present establishment at 897 

 West Madison street, but on account of 

 Mrs. Schiller's death the work of erec- 

 tion has been deferred till next year. 



The city plans to build a sewer in 

 Robey street, but a number of the prop- 

 erty owners protest, claiming that it is 

 not necessary. Wietor Bros, are one of 

 these. It makes quite a difference to 

 them, as they have 500 feet of frontage 

 on which the special assessment would 

 be spread. 



Ed. Kissingen, at Fullertoji and Mil- 



waukee avenues, is buijding a conserva- 

 tory. 



Bassett & Washburn report that they 

 have a large number of lilies which they 

 are growing cool for Memorial day. 



All the large growers of young stock 

 of carnations, chrysanthemum? and roses 

 report excellent business the last few 

 ^^•eeks. The carnation cuttings are pretty 

 well sold out and chrysanthemums now 

 in the height of the sea.son. 



The A. Dietsch Co. reports that the 

 season 's business shows one important 

 change as compared with other years. 

 Ordinarily February and March are the 

 largest months in the matter of booking 

 orders, but this season April exceeded 

 the two preceding months. It always is 

 characteristic that the larger orders are 

 booked early, so that the April increase 

 indicates additions by a large number of 

 growers. 



There has been much litigation with 

 regard to the drainage canal, which is 

 being built on the north side. This was 

 originally planned to cut diagonally 

 through Peter Reinberg's "farm." The 

 direction has now been changed so that 

 it skirts the property and adds to its 

 value instead of detracting from it. A 

 switch has been put in and a new range 

 of six houses, each 300 feet long, is 

 being erected. 



Louis Wittbold has completed a mold, 

 by means of which he will erect cement 

 benches all in one piece. It looks so 

 good a thing to him that he contemplates 

 taking out a patent and putting the 

 mold on the ma.rket. 



Ed. Blameuser, at Niles Center, is re- 

 modeling his residence and adding two 

 greenhouses, 18x125, to his plant. His 



