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June 13, 1907. 



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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



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HUNT'S 



SPLENDID 

 NOVELTY 



WEDDING BELLS 



The same style as Hunt's celebrated Christmas bell, only WHITE. 

 . "The best Novelty of the season." Used by Leading Decorators for 

 best work. Makes a Great Hit wherever used. 



I 5-inch bell _ ..$3.00 each 24-liich bell $12.00 each 



20-inch bell 7.50 each 36-Inch bell ~.. 20.00 each 



With electric light inside, and 8 feet of wire ready to attach to any 

 socket, $1.00 additional; with 8 frosted electric globes in rim of bell 

 and wire, $4.25 additional; both (9 lights) , $5.00 additional. 



This is an exclusive novelty, made in our own factory. Tele- 

 graph orders filled on receipt. 



RIBBONS and CHIFFONS 



Send for list and prices; we have a complete stock of all flower and foliage shades. 



BASKETS 



Plant Stands 



We can supply any sort of Basket at 

 a moment's notice. All staple bask- 

 ets constantly in stock — also a large 

 line of each season's novelties. 

 Order commencement and wedding 

 baskets of us, by wire if necessary. 



The Sabin adjustable plant stand can 

 be raised to any desired position and 

 plant adjusted to any angle; will hold 

 6 to 10-inch pots; when not in use 

 can be folded up and laid away. 

 Price, $1.50 each. 



E. H.HUNT 



L. D. Phone, Central 1751 



76-78 Wabash Ave. 

 CHICAGO 



Mention Tt>r Kerl^w when yon write. 



Frank Oechslein, proprietor of the Gar* 

 field Park Flower Co., does both whole- 

 sale and retail business and is always 

 busy. Just now he is in the rush of 

 spring/bedding plant trade, heavy in both 

 departments, for the season is later this 

 year than usual. 



Various Notes. 



Muir had one of the best wedding dec- 

 orations of the season Monday, June 10. 

 It was at St. James church and the Ken- 

 wood hotel, for the wedding of Marie 

 Fitzgerald and Gustavus F. Swift, head 

 of Swift & Co. Roses principally were 

 used. 



Sam Graff is here from Columbus. He 

 has sold his interest in the business of 

 Graff Bros, to his brother, "William, and 

 is looking for a new location. 



This is club night. No special pro- 

 gram is announced, but under the leader- 

 ship of H. N, Bruns there always is 

 something of interest. 



Joseph Foerster says the demand for 

 Beauties fell off with unusual suddenness 

 at the end of last week, but he looks 

 for it to begin again any minute, for 

 there always has been a good demand for 

 Beauties in June. C. L. Washburn says 

 he subscribes to the paragraph in last 

 week's Review about the heaviest de- 



mand in June always being in the first 

 part of the week, because the weddings 

 usually are before Friday. 



L. Coatsworth and F. F. Benthey were 

 participants in the big skat tournament 

 at the Coliseum Saturday and Sunday, 

 when 2,500 players participated. Mr. 

 Coatsworth was among the prize winners. 

 W. F. Kasting, of Buffalo, also was a 

 contestant. 



E. H. Hunt says that though roses no 

 longer show the ravages of thrips, evi- 

 dently the growers still have their 

 troubles with insects, or expect to have, 

 for Monday they received orders from 

 three local growers, each for a 10-gallon 

 cask of To-bak-ine Liquid. These casks 

 are $125 each. 



Vaughan & Sperry received last week 

 the first candidum lilies which have 

 reached this market since Easter. They 

 sold fairly well. Bassett & Washburn re- 

 ceived a large lot of candidums Tuesday. 



Referring to the many records which 

 were broken by the Memorial day busi- 

 ness, Kennieott Bros. Co. says that it is 

 no unusual thing with them for May to 

 exceed the months of Christmas and 

 Easter. They say May always has been 

 their biggest month and that June has 

 been a close second, but since flowers 

 were barred from the local public school 

 commencements June has not been so 



good as formerly. They explain their 

 big spring business by pointing to the 

 quantities of peonies they have handled 

 these many years. 



You can count on John P. Risch to find 

 in every situation something favorable to 

 Killarney rose. This week he points out 

 that it stands the heat better than any 

 other variety on the market. 



About a week before Decoration day 

 lightning struck the 65-foot chimney of 

 the George Harrer place at Morton 

 Grove, now conducted by J. P. Brooks. 

 The bricks were scattered all over the 

 place and one house almost entirely de- 

 molished. The chimney has been re- 

 paired, but Mr. Brooks is not yet ready 

 to reglaze. It is keeping him busy pick- 

 ing carnations these days. 



W. J, Smyth finds business good 

 enough at present to require the use of 

 three telephones. 



The E. F. Winterson Co. is making nu- 

 merous changes about its store, one of 

 the greatest being the construction of an 

 inside stairway to connect the new seed 

 and supply store on the street level with 

 the basement cut flower section. In the 

 basement a large room is being fitted up 

 for the wire workers and this department 

 of the business will b# enlarged. 



The Selfridge collection of orchids at 

 Lincoln park is attracting a great deal of 



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