Decbmbkb 26, 1907. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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NO ORDER TOO LARGE I 



NO ORDER TOO SMALL! 



SEND US YOUR ORDERS 



TODAY AND FOR NEW YEAR'S 



And yoa will be pleased with the QUALITY of our STOCK, our PRICES 

 and the careful attention given your orders. 



WB £^ «^ I ■ 4 fl ^3^ ^ '<* medium and long stems 



of fioe form and color. 



None better to be found on 

 our market, few as good. 



Carnations 



Maid, Bride, Ricllmond, KiKarney, Chatenay t^r"'' 



SMILAX New crop (good heavy ttrine*. FANCY MIGNONETTE 



Violets, Valley, Stevia, Harrisii, Narcissus, Hyacinths, Adiantum, Galax, Asparagus, 

 Boxwood, Wild Smilax, Perns and all Other Stock now in Season 



J.ABUDLONG 



We please 

 others 



37-39 Randolph Street, CHICAGO. 



Roses and 

 Carnations 

 A Specialty. 



WHOLESALE 

 6R0WER Of 



CUT FLOWERS 



We can 

 please you 



Mention The Rerifw when yon write. 



(December 23), as little stock of any one 

 variety ia coming in and the commission 

 men will only take advance orders on the 

 basis of "If they come in we will fill 

 your orders," and all are looking for a 

 scarcity in roses, carnations and violets, 

 with greatly advanced prices. They ex- 

 pect the usual supply of bulb stock, 

 which is generally large for the holidays. 

 Last week all the commission men cleaned 

 up every day, as little came in. All stock 

 is of extra good quality. Holly is scarce, 

 selling in some instances at $14 per case 

 for extra select. 



Various Notes. 



J. Bruns, of Pacific, Mo., was a caller 

 last week, buying holiday supplies. 



C. Young & Sons Co. has an artistic 

 outdoor decoration of laurel. This, with 

 the artistic window decorations, attragjtj 

 a great deal of attention. 



The club's committee on the pottery 

 question was to have met December 19, 

 at Kuehn's, but owing to the busy sea- 

 son Chairman Sanders will call a meeting 

 after New Year's, when more time can 

 be taken and the members of the commit- 

 tee are not so busy. 



W. C. Smith & Co. are receiving some 

 extra fine bulbous stock, which includes 

 lily of the valley, Romans, Paper Whites 

 and callas. A fine lot of Californian vio- 

 lets are also seen here daily from their 

 Kirkwood consignors. 



Pierre Schneider, of Kirkwood, is send- 

 ing to Kuehn's some of the finest En- 

 chantress carnations that come to this 

 market. This consignment is sold clean 

 each day to one of the west end florists. 



Fred H. Weber's Boyle and Maryland 



avenue place is filled with the finest of 

 everything in the blooming plant line. lie 

 is in the heart of the fashionable district 

 and expects a large holiday business. 



Ludwig Zimmer, the Biddle market flo- 

 rist, reports that he has disposed of a 

 great deal of green end holly. He has an 

 attractive window decoration. 



Arthur Ellison is home for the holi- 

 ilays. He will come in handy to help the 

 Ellison Floral Co. during the Christmas 

 rush. He will return after New Year's. 



F. H. Meinhardt and the Koenig Flo- 

 ral Co., who are opposite the large ceme- 

 teries, have been kept busy with cemetery 

 decorations, which consist of grave cov- 

 ers, wreathing, holly and green wreaths. 



The window of the Riessen Floral Co. 

 is one of the attractions on Broadway. 

 A great many advance orders have been 

 placed and they expect their usual rush. 



The Bentzen Floral Co., on North 

 Grand avenue, is making great prepara- 

 tions to supply the large retail trade. A 

 specialty is made of fine blooming 

 plants. 



The first Florists' Club meeting in the 

 New Year will take place Thursday aft- 

 ernoon, January 9, at two o'clock. Presi- 

 dent W. C. Young reports that the trus- 

 tees are preparing something interesting 

 for the members. A general discussion 

 will take place on the holiday trade. This 

 should interest retailer, wholesaler and 

 the grower. Secretary Bentzen will send 

 out special invitations to all in the trade. 

 A large attendance is expected. 



Adolph Goldenberg, representing R. M. 

 Ward & Co., New York, was a visitor. 



J. J. B. 



BOSTON. 



The Market 



The woek before Christmas .saw the 

 usual curtailment in flower receipts. De- 

 mand was light, with prices considerably 

 higher, especially on carnations and vio- 

 lets. Christmas week opened with.heavier 

 supplies and a firm tone to the market. 

 Whether prices will remain stiff until 

 Tuesday evening is problematical; on 

 Monday, a slump in some lines seems 

 probable. There is a good demand, far 

 better than we could have hoped for a 

 month ago, but it hardly promises to 

 equal last year's record. The compara- 

 tively clear skies and absence of severe 

 cold has been favorable to a large cut of 

 flowers and no shortage of any varieties 

 seems likely. 



Roses are of fine quality. Beauty is of 

 exceptional excellence. Bride and Maid * 

 were never better. Richmond and Kil- 

 larney are splendid. Wcllcsley, Chatenay 

 and other sorts are all good. Some nice 

 blooms of Safrano, an old-time favorite, 

 are also seen. Carnations are rather ag- 

 gressive, as usual. For a week past .$(> 

 per hundred has been realized by all good 

 flowers, some bringing higher rates. Vio- 

 lets are making $1 to $1.50 per hundred, 

 but may be lower before Christmas. There 

 is a fair supply of valley, callas and 

 lilies, both Harrisii,and speciosum. Paper 

 White narcissi and Roman hyacinths are 

 plentiful. Yellow daffodils of the French 

 Trumpet Major type are arriving in fair 

 quantity, also tulips from one or two 

 growers. Poinsettias seem to be moro 

 plentiful than u.sual, at prices ranging 

 from $2 to $6 per dozen bracts. A little 



