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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



N'oVEMBKu 28, 1907. 



51 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO 



The Largest Grower of Cut Flowers in America— 1,600,000 Feet of 6lass 



I Tiy !>■ F? iriHIW 'N HEAVY CROP and 

 U 1^ V> 1^ L^ tM Vr ■ 1 1^ Especially Fine Quality 



Mrs. Marshall Field Rose, extra select, $10 to $15 per 100; medium, $6 to $8 per 100 



AMERICAN BEAUTIES Per doz. 



Extra Select $5 00 



24-30-inch stems .... $3 00 to 4 00 



15-20-inch stems 2 00 to 2 50 



Short stems 1 00 to 1 50 



Per 100 



Richmond $5 OO to $10 00 



specials .... 12 00 to 15 00 



Per 100 



KiUarney $5 00 to $10 00 



" specials ....10 00 to 15 00 



Cbatenaj 5 00 to 10 00 



Bridesmaid .... . 5 00 to 8 00 



Bride .'. 5 00 to 8 00 



Perle...^ ........ SOOto 600 



Sunrise 5 00 to 8 00 



Uncle John 5 00 to i8 00 



Per 100 

 CARNATIONS $4 00 to $ 5 00 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



Fancy per doz., 3 00 to 4 00 



Good *• 150 to 2 50 



SmaU per 100, 8 00 to 10 00 



Subject to ctaanse- without notlos 



ROSES, OUR SELECTION, $4.00 PER 100 



terpieces for dinner-tables. A. Poche- 

 lon, of the Bemb Floral Co., received a 

 special prize, donated by Eobert Unger, 

 for an arrangement of pompons, Arline, 

 and different grasses. Walter Taepke 

 exhibited a prettily arranged piece of 

 yalley and Sunrise roses. W. B. Brown 

 had a nicely made basket of La De-, 

 troit and cosmos. J. F. Sullivan showed 

 a low mound of Arline, decorated with 

 green chiffon ribbon. B. Schroeter was 

 there with a centerpiece of orchids and 

 valley, arranged in a low basket of 

 wicker-work. 



Considerable interest was taken in 

 our show by out of town growers and 

 their efforts were much appreciated. The 

 Eobert Craig Co., Philadelphia, sent on 

 four vases of pompons, which attracted 

 much attention. They were Klondike, 

 Garza, Kitty Bourne and Lulu. The 

 E. G. Hill Co., of Richmond, Ind., sent 

 an assortment of twelve mums, includ- 

 ing some fine blooms; also a fine vase 

 of Bhea Reid rose, and a vase of the 

 pink rose. Princess. Robert Scott & 

 Son, of Philadelphia, sent a vase of 

 Mrs. Jardine, which was well spoken 

 of. The Chicago Carnation Co. sent a 

 large vase of Aristocrat, which showed 

 up well. They seem to be exceptionally 

 good keepers. Stevenson Bros., of Go- 

 vanstown, Md., sent a fine lot of Splen- 

 dor carnation, which showed up finely. 

 It has a growth similar to Dorothy, 

 with a long stem and a fair-sized flower, 

 and is of a pleasing deep pink color. 



It is surprising that not more of the 

 florists turn out on an occasion of this 

 sort. The writer could name at least a 

 dozen who should have been there. The 

 evening's affairs were wound up with a 

 lunch. 



Varioas Notes. 



Pickling of stock was again notice- 

 able before Thanksgiving, bringing up 

 the price of stock when -there was no 

 reason for it, thus driving away many 

 prospective buyers. , ^ . 



Beacon, Winsor and White Enchant- 



I enclose a dollar bill, for which 

 please extend my subscription to 



W/£H' 



fjr another year. I never spent a 

 dollar with more genuine pleasure; 

 neither do I receive so much value 

 for any other dollar during the entire 

 year as I do for this one. This is not 

 flattery) I mean it. 



J. J. MILLER. 

 Peoria, 111. 



well. His knee is causing him no end 

 of misery. i 



The Breitmeyers had the decorations 

 in Strassburg's hall for an elaborate 

 ball November 22. The color scheme 

 was white, yellow and green. The 

 white was a background of lattice work 

 and a nicely executed pergola at one 

 end of the hall. Southern smilax was 

 used effectively with probably 1,000 

 artificial yellOwjnums, well made. The 

 whole produced a pleasing effect. Whit 

 ,i8' otherwise a 'barn-iike hall lookqd 

 like fairyland. H. S. 



WASHINGTON. 



ress were the three favorites at the 

 club's show last week. Judging from 

 the comments you cannot make a mis- 

 take on any of them. 



George Eackham is still far from 



Current G>mment. 



A week of dismal, rainy weather had a 

 depressing effect on business. The only 

 activity was among the decorators; there 

 were quite a few notable weddings. Mums 

 are a glut, with plenty of good stock of 

 all kinds. Our new commission house re- 

 ports business beyond all expectations for 

 the short time it has been open. 



A visit to the plant of Gude Bros, 

 found the fern houses in fine shape. These 

 houses looked as if cleaned out by fire 

 six weeks ago. The Department of Agri- 

 culture sent several experts to see the de- 

 stroyer of i;he ferns. The only remedy 

 they coula suggest wa^ to pick off the 

 rainbow-colored worms that nothing 

 seemed to kill. Mr. Bartus, in charge of 

 the houses, says some mornings he would 

 pick half a peck of them. He is now 

 using a formula of his own, which has 

 proved very effective. 



J. H. Small & Son have the Root- 

 Grant wedding this week. 



