OcTOBEU 24, 1»07. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



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CHRYSANTHEMUMS! 



ALL COLORS-^ALL SIZES 



Our stock is extra fine and our supply is large — grown by chrysanthemum 

 specialists. We are doing a big shipping business on Mums. Send in your orders, 

 large or small ; we'll take care of them. 



Am. Beauties 



If you are a regular buyer of Beauties you ought to get in 

 touch with us. No one can beat us on quality and our 

 supply is large and steady. 



Carnations.... 



Good stems and fine flowers; excellent shipping quality. 

 Such sorts as Enchantress, Victory, Aristocrat, Patten, 

 White Perfection, Boston Market, Bountiful, Law son, 

 Lord, etc. Good cuts on. Send along your orders. 



VIOLETS 



VALLEY 



Best Hudson River doubles and 

 Fancy home-grown singles, 50c 

 to $1.00 per 100. 



We handle the finest Valley in 

 Chicago and have practically 

 unlimited quantity. 



ALL GREEN GOODS CONSTANTLY ON HAND 



E. C. AN LING 



The lATMBt, B««t 

 ■quipped and Most 

 Centrally Located 

 Wholesale Cut Flowsr 

 House in Chicago. 



32-34-36 Randolph St 



Long DiitsBM TelepMosei, 



1978 and 1977 Central, 



7846 AatOHStie 



Chicago, IIL 



Mention The Review when you write. 



ancAGo. 



The Great Central Market. 



There are varying reports as to the 

 volume of business in the last week. 

 Certain houses say that trade has kept 

 up first rate, the volume of stock 

 handled compensating fully for a reduc- 

 tion in price, so that aggregate sales 

 have been ahead of last year. Other 

 houses, however, say that business slack- 

 ened materially in the latter part of last 

 week, and that the beginning of this 

 week shows little improvement, daily 

 sales running below those of the same 

 days last year. 



The feature of the market in the last 

 week has been the remarkable increase 

 in the supplies of chrysanthemums. The 

 blooms now being cut were at least two 

 weeks later last year anjj the supply now 

 is so heavy that prices are less than 

 they were a year ago. In fact, it may 

 be said that the chrvsanthemum market 



is decidedly weak and that growers are 

 not likely to realize as much for this 

 season's cut as they did last year. But 

 then, it must be remembered that last 

 year was an especially good one for the 

 mum growers and was the cause of a ma- 

 terial increase in the number planted for 

 this season. There is some exceptionally 

 good stock in the market, but it takes a 

 fine flower to bring $3 per dozen at 

 present, and $1.50 to $2.50 is the price 

 on good stock. 



Fine weather has largely increased 

 the receipts of roses and the abundance 

 of chrysanthemums has decreased the 

 demand, with the natural result that 

 prices are down. Beauties continue to 

 be rather less than the demand, but all 

 other roses are abundant. The quality 

 generally is all that the most particular 

 buyer could ask. 



The same factors which have affected 

 other departments of the market have 

 reached the carnation, but the effect is 

 not s<' **-ioiig)7 felt because there has 



beeii a scarcity of carnations thus far 

 in October. The weakening which has 

 taken place only brings the market back 

 to normal. The quality of the carna- 

 tion is improving steadily and stems are 

 now of good length, but plants are small 

 and cuts likely to be late. 



The week has seen a considerably bet- 

 ter market for violets, but the receipts 

 have increased in proportion, so that the 

 supply continues a little ahead of de- 

 mand. Valley is abundant but selling 

 well. Several growers are now cutting 

 new crops of Easter lilies from retarded 

 bulbs, fine stuff and in good demand. 



There is a good business in greens. 

 "Wild smilax is reported selling better 

 than ever. Bronze galax is scarce, most 

 houses asking $2 per hundred and refus- 

 ing to pick over the bunches. All other 

 greens are plentiful. 



The New Orleans news letter, else- 

 where in this issue, says : * * The Chicago 

 wholesalers may look forward to a big 

 c.tH for rhrvsanthemunis for All Saints' 



