May 9, 1907. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



J 955 



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ilartin Rocking Grate 



IT SAVES COAL 



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S. WILKS MFG. CO. 



Manulaoturers of 



Ireenhouse Boilers 



35tti and Shields Ave., CHICAGO, ILL. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



system for each house should be so ar- 

 ranged that it can be run independently 

 of the other and a part of the return 

 pipes in each house should be controlled 

 by valves. The pipes should all have a 

 uniform fall of one inch to every ten 

 feet of their length and allowance should 

 be made for expansion by means of 

 double elbow swing joints at one end. 



L. C. C. 



TVIN QTIES. 



The Market 



The bad weather the latter part of 

 last week put a damper on what prom- 

 ised to be a good business. Snow and 

 rain kept the buyers at home and also 

 prevented any planting of shrubbery 

 and trees, which had been going on quite 

 actively. Cut flower business, with the 

 exception of funeral work, has been 

 quiet. Consequently considerable stock 

 has accumulated, which has had a tend- 

 ency to lower the market, and some nice 

 stock, especially in roses, has been closed 

 out at low prices. Carnations are hold- 

 ing their own. Nearly all are doing 

 something in the nursery line. There 

 appears to be an unusually heavy de- 

 mand for ornamental stock. 



A heavy increase in the quantity of 

 bedding stock grown is noticeable, and 

 the stock appears to be farther advanced 

 and will undoubtedly be in better con- 

 dition when needed. Already numerous 

 orders for plants have been booked. The 

 city appropriation in St. Paul for the 

 decoration of graves on Decoration day 

 has been cut to a very small figure, 

 which means that the citizens individu- 

 ally will be compelled to spend more. 



StPauL 



Holm & Olson report a good cut flower 

 business and a heavy demand for orna- 

 mental trees and shrubs. 



L. L, May & Co. report funeral work 

 good. The retail seed business is on in 

 full blast, which keeps their retail de- 

 partment crowded almost every day. 

 They have made some heavy shipments 

 6f nufse^^•" stock, the largest single order 

 amounting to $3,000. Mr. May has pur- 

 chased a new Packard automobile and 

 with it can go to the Mayfield Nurseries 

 in fifty minutes. 



A. W. Lemke, successor to Colberg & 

 Lemke, reports business quite satisfac- 

 tory, ^liss Benson, formerly employed 

 by him, is now with Holm & Olson. 



E. F. Lemke continues to keep up an 

 attracti\-e display of flowering plants; 

 the sale has been slow on them as yet. 



STOP! 

 LOOK ! ! 

 LISTEN I ! I 



That Is what 



the railroad crosslns 



■Igrnboard says. 



WE SAY 



STOP putting your 

 boilers in a pit, for with 

 a Morehead Steam 



Trap it is not neces- 

 sary, as it will return 

 the water to the boilers 

 whether located above 

 or below coils. 



LOOK and you can see the Morehead operate, as all the moving 

 parts are on the outside— no interior floats or buckets to 

 collapse or stick. 



LISTEN and you can hear it tilt— proof positive of its perfect 

 operation. Let us send a trap on .30 days' trial — our trap will 

 keep the heating pipes free from condensation, and will help 

 you grow better flowers. 



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1043 Grand River Ave., DETROIT, MICH. 



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 heating 6,000 to 60,000 square feet of glass to 

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Prices and catalogue on application. 



KROESCHELL BROS. CO., 51 Erie St., CHICAGO 



Minneapolu. 



Balph Latham has rented another store 

 in the Metropolitan Opera House block 

 and expects to open there in a few days. 



Donaldson 's Glass Block has turned 

 over a great many shrubs. The handling 

 of them was an experiment and proved 

 to be indeed profitable. 



The Powers Mercantile Co. handled a 

 large number of roses last week. Seed 

 business they report as being heavy. 



Rice Bros, state that trade is good. 

 They have been handling considerable 

 from "Will & Son, whose stock is fine. 



A meeting appointed for May 3, to 

 set a uniform price on plants, for lack 

 of attendance was not held. An endeavor 

 for the above purpose has been made 

 every year for some time, but so far 

 results are not forthcoming. Felix. 



Austin, Tex. — This city now con- 

 sumes the product of four greenhouse 

 establishments, as against two only two 

 years ago, and the owners are all contem- 

 plating early extensions. 



Alvin, Tex. — The cape jasmine crop, 

 which is worth thousands of dollars to 

 this section, is now moving north in con- 

 siderable quantity. The buds were ready 

 this year some three weeks earlier than 

 usual. 



Westebly, R. I. — The newspapers 

 throughout the east have made a large 

 story of an explosion which did some 

 damage, April 26, at the greenhouses of 

 S. J. Renter. It was laid to an "in- 

 fernal machine, ' ' though no one can ex- 

 plain why or how such a thing should be 

 in the vicinity. 





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