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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



15 



Beauties 



Our Beauties are good— good enough to please any buyer— and 

 we have enough so that we can take care of a few more buyers 

 who want regular supplies. 



CARNATIONS 



For a good many years we have been leaders on Carnations- 

 best sorts in largest quantity. Enchantress, Lord, Craig, Vic- 

 tory, Aristocrat now ready in quantity. Plenty of Boston 

 Market for white. 



MUMS 



VIOLETS 



Fine Monrovia mums (yellow) 

 can now be supplied on orders 

 placed in advance, $4.00 per doz. 



Hudson River doubles received 

 every day but Tuesday. Best in 

 market, 50c to $1.00 per 100. 



FANCY VALLEY ALWAYS ON HAND 



E.C.AMLIP 



32-34-36 Randolph St. 



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Chicago, III. 



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CHICAGO. 



The Great Central Market. 



The heavy rains at the end of last 

 week put the asters practically out of 

 tlie running so far as this season is con- 

 cerned, and the change to weather colder 

 than normal for the season resulted in 

 a decrease in all cuts under glass. The 

 result was that Sunday morning, Septem- 

 ber 22, the market felt the stimulus of 

 decreased receipts and increased demand, 

 for the two always go hand in hand in 

 this market. "When supplies are reduced 

 locally they also are reduced throughout 

 our shipping radius, and the result is an 

 increase in the number of out-of-town 

 orders. Monday saw brisk business in 

 the market, especially in shipping, and 

 it looks as though the season now really 

 is open. 



Among roses, American Beauty con- 

 tinues to be in good demand. The re- 

 ceipts are not large, but there is a fair 

 quantity in market and all orders can be 

 filled if received early enough in the 

 day. There is a good call for white 

 roses and these it is not always possible 

 to supply on late orders. Kaiserin con- 

 tinues to be better than Bride, but the 

 latter is steadily improving. Maids are 

 of better color than last week and all 

 roses are of improved substance now 

 that the weather is cooler. The change 

 brought an attack of mildew to those 

 growers who were not prepared to fire. 



There are still considerable quantities 

 of asters in the market, but most of 

 them are so poor that the buyers will not 

 touch them. The result is an increased 

 demand fo^ carnations, the steady in- 

 crease in the receipts of 'which has been 



somewhat checked by the cool weather. 

 However, every day sees increased sup- 

 plies and improved quality. Good En- 

 chantress now is to be had in practically 

 every wholesale house, and, as last year, 

 it is the variety most largely in evi- 

 dence. Last week there were a great 

 many complaints because carnations did 

 not ship, but this week stock is traveling 

 well. There always is a cry of sleepy 

 stock whenever we have a period of un- 

 seasonably warm weather like that of a 

 week ago, and the complaints cease as 

 soon as the stock hardens up under the 

 influence of cool nights. The buyer should 

 know this by this time and should not 

 hold the commission man responsible for 

 natural conditions. 



Chrysanthemums of all colors may now 

 be had by ordering in advance. Of 

 course the flowers are not fully devel- 

 oped, but they are with almost all grow- 

 ers better than usual at this early date. 

 The violets from Ehinebeck are selling 

 slowly, for quality is not yet satisfactory. 

 There is a good demand for longiflorum 

 lilies and valley. A few auratums and 

 speciosum lilies still are seen and tube- 

 roses are to be had. Outdoor flowers are 

 past their best and selling slowly. 



There is a good call for greens, espe- 

 cially those used for decorations, for the 

 autumn openings are beginning. 



'Wittbold's Decorating Headqoarten. 



The George Wittbold Co. has rented 

 a large double store at 52 and 54 Wabash 

 avenue as headquarters for its decorat- 

 ing department during the rush of fall 

 work. The Wittbold Co. has a number 

 of big jobs on hand for next week, its 

 part of the contract to decorate the Field 

 establishment for the annual opening 



amounting to around $13,000. With five 

 or six other large jobs on hand, the com- 

 pany was obliged to refuse some busi- 

 ness of this character. The store on 

 Wabash avenue, which is little more 

 than across the street from Field's, is 

 this week being stocked with all sorts 

 of stuff from the nurseries at Edge- 

 brook. 



Putting in Rocking Grates. 



The Martin Grate Co. had a force of 

 men at Bassett & Washburn 's, at Hins- 

 dale, this week to set rocking grates un- 

 der four more boilers. Bassett & Wash- 

 burn are trying a new method of boiler 

 setting, recommended by the Kroeschells, 

 by which they expect to increase the effi- 

 ciency of their plant and at the same 

 time decrease the cost of operation. Peter 

 Reinberg also is puting in four more 

 Martin rocking grates this week. 



Better Late Than Never. 



It always is a pleasure to give a little 

 special prominence to announcements of 

 interesting events in the families of 

 gentlemen whose modesty causes them 

 to keep silent over the good news. This 

 time it was a boy, who arrived August 3 

 at the home of Joseph Foerster, sales 

 manager for George Reinberg. The 

 daughter has reached the mature age 

 of 17 months. 



Ananias Doesn't Work There. 



Between the green telegraphers and 

 the telephoning of messages from the 

 telegraph oflSces instead of delivering 

 them by messenger, some strange things 

 occur. For instance: Saturday Poehl- 

 mann Bros. Co, received a telegram by 

 phono calling in a perfectly intelligible 



