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May 30, 1907. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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Wholesale Cut Flowers 



48 and 50 Wabash Ave., CHICAfiO 



Loog Distance Phone, Central 466 



We always fill orders if stock is to be had in Cliicagro. 



Market prices. 



Mention The ReTlew when you write. 



You are a Retail Florist. 



You will need Asters soon. 



You want them of the highest quality, "Altimo Grade." 



You want them at a fair price. 



You want them direct from the growers. 



Then send your name today for entry on our list. 



We will send samples in season, 



And prices by return mail. 



"Altimo" Stock is always the highest grade. 



ALTmO CULTURE CO., Canfield, Ohio. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



The Mullanphy Floral Co., Grand 

 avenue, Ih making a fine showing of bed- 

 ding plants and reports business brisk, 

 in this line. 



John J. Burke had a busy week in 

 funeral work, which required an extra 

 force of help. He says this kind of 

 work pays best, especially when stock is 

 so plentiful and cheap. 



Mrs. M. M. Ayers furnished a charity 

 church decoration. All the wholesalers 

 donated cut stock. 



William C. Young, state vice-presi- 

 dent of the S. A. F., reports that he 

 would like to hear as soon as possible 

 from all florists who have any intention 

 of attending the convention. He will 

 attend the next Florists' Club meeting, 

 June 13. 



The executive committee of the St. 

 Louis Horticultural Society held a meet- 

 ing last week, at the Washington hotel, 

 to talk over show matters. They are at 

 present interested in the raising of a 

 $1,000 subscription toward the new coli- 

 seum, in which they expect to hold the 

 fall show, should it be completed in time. 

 The preliminary lists have already been 

 mailed out. J. J. B. 



TWIN axiES. 



The Market 



The weather had more to do with busi- 

 ness last week than anything else. One 

 day we would have warm, bright weather 

 and the following day it would be so cold 

 that it would blast all hopes of \\ ji;i:od 

 trade. Stock has nevertheless come along 

 nicely and apparently there has not been 

 an oversui)ply on anything. Some 

 specimen blooms, especially of Chatenay, 

 are on the market and retail readily at 

 $2.50 and $3 per dozen. Richmond is 

 also at its best and selects sell at the 

 same figure as special Chatenay. Bride, 

 Maid and Golden Gate follow along at 

 $1.50 per dozen. The disagreeable weather 

 has prevented the street dealer from 

 doing much business; consequently car- 

 nations still retail at 75 cents and $1 

 per dozen. Spring flowers are slow in 

 coming in. A few early varieties of 

 tulips arc reported as slow sale. Valley 

 remains at 75 cents a dozen, with a light 

 demand. Cape jasmine is helping out 

 wonderfully in funeral work, but for a 

 cut-flower sale does not appear to be de- 



sirable. Giganteum lilies are abundant. 

 Decoration day business has opened. 

 Country orders are especially heavy, but 

 city orders appear to be light. 



StPauL 



L. L. May & Co. have had considerable 

 funeral work. One piece that was espe- 

 cially attractive was a design of an 

 American express card which was worked 

 out in detail to fine effect. They also 

 turned out other handsome odd effects in 

 funeral work. Spring trade they report 

 the heaviest in a great many years. 



A. W. Lemke reports a satisfactory 

 trade and a heavy demand for bedding 

 stock. 



E. F. Lemke has a fine lot of gigan- 

 teum lilies, also some large hydrangeas. 

 He reports business as being excellent. 



C. F. Vogt has done considerable in 

 shrubs this spring. He reports orders for 

 bedding plants and vases as being 

 satisfactory. 



Holm & Olson are handling considera- 

 ble nursery stock. The cut flower busi- 

 ness is fair. 



Minneapolis. 



The Minneapolis Floral Co. has booked 

 orders for enormous quantities of bedding 

 stock and is afraid its stock will not last 

 over Decoration day. 



Donaldson's department store con- 

 tinues to sell large numbers of carna- 

 tions daily. The company's own green- 

 houses cannot begin to supply the 

 demand. 



Amundson & Kerschner are doing a 

 nice business. Felix. 



LENOX, MASS. 



The regular meeting of the Lenox Hor- 

 ticultural Society was held May 18, 

 President Heeremans in the chair. In 

 order to arouse a more lively interest in 

 the society, among the assistant gar- 

 deners and others, it was unanimously 

 voted to reduce the initiation fee as much 

 as possible. It is expected that this will 

 result in a considerable increase in mem- 

 bership, as many have expressed a desire 

 to afBliate. The cooperation of all those 

 having the interests of the society and 

 the profession at heart is cordially in- 

 vited by the oflBcers and members. Sev- 

 eral questions taken from the question 



