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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



January 23. 1008. 



BEAUTIES 



One of our OTHER SECTIONS is |usf coming Info crop 

 with a. cut as heavy as our famous one of the last 

 three weeks. We want your orders, large or small* 



ALL OTHER STOCK IN GOOD SUPPLY 



BBAUnSS— Per Doz. 



Kxtra lone $4.00 



86-tnch stems S.OO 



SO-Incb steins 3.50 



20 to 24-inoli stems 3.00 



IS to 18-incli stems 1.50 



IZ-lnch stems..... 1.00 



Short stems $0.50 to .75 



Per 100 

 Mrs. MarsIiaU Field....$10.00 to $15.00 



No. 2. 6.00 to 8.00 



Per 100 



Chatenay, select $10.00 to $12.00 



No. 2 O.OOto 8.00 



Uncle John, select 10.00 



medium 6.00 to 8.00 



Ivory, select 10.00 



medium 6.00 to 8.00 



Carnations, fancy 4.00 



good S.OO 



Valley S.OOto 4.00 



Asparasrus Plu., bunch. .50 to .75 



pnCCC Our selection, short to i flfl 



nUOLO medium stems, fresh stock, 'riUU 



Prices subject to ehtLuge without notice. No char§^e for Packing and Delivery. 



PETER REINBERG 



51 Wabash Avenue, CHICAGO 



signs last week. This department is 

 well stocked. 



The Biessen Floral Co. has been quite 

 busy with decorations of all kinds since 

 New Year's. The window displays are 

 one of the attractions along Broadway. 



Mrs. B. Buechel met with a bad acci- 

 dent last week, falling downstairs, re- 

 ceiving a bad scalp wound. 



Henry Ostertag's specials in decora- 

 tions were used last week at the big 

 Lee wedding in Vanderventer place. 

 This is only one of the few big decora- 

 tions they have had since New Year's. 



W. J. Pilcher, of Kirkwood, is h&v- 

 i°g good success with violets and carna- 

 tions in his new houses. These were 

 built by the Foley Mfg. Co., Chicago. 

 Mr. Pilcher contemplates building an- 

 other new house or so this summer. 



W. C. Smith estimates that 75,000 

 California violets were shipped into this 

 market daily last week from Kirkwood 

 and should the fine weather keep up the 

 quantity will soon be doubled. At pres- 

 ent violets do not bring much, but dur- 

 ing the holidays they brought a good 

 stiff price and cleaned up daily. 



J. J. B. 



BOSTON. 



The Market. 



Market conditions remain rather quiet. 

 There is not the demand for flowers 

 which existed a year ago ; yet it is better, 

 almost, than could have been expected 

 and seems to be satisfactory in the main 

 to growers. Roses are in rather short 

 supply all round and top grade flowers 

 are bringing good prices; even the short 

 stems are being cleaned up rather easily. 

 Carnations seem to be rather off crop 



with many growers, for in spite of the 

 clear, bright weather the supplies do not 

 exceed requirements. Prices vary from 

 $2.50 to $6, few selling below $3. Vio- 

 lets remain about the same, varying from 

 35 cents to 75 cents per hundred, the 

 average selling price being about 50 

 cents. 



Sweet peas of best quality are making 

 up to $1.50 per hundred, some common 

 grades selUng for a third of this price. 

 No change in lilies or callas. Bulbous 

 stock is not in heavy supply and has 

 cleaned up rather better than a week ago. 

 Stevia still arrives, but is nearly over 

 for the season. In miscellaneous flowers, 

 some nice wallflower is noted, also pan- 

 sies. Purity freesia still arrives of ex- 

 cellent quality. Lily of the valley re- 

 mains a slow trade. Trade in pot plants 

 of all kinds is rather quiet. 



Qub Meetins. 



Ladies' night at the Gardeners' and 

 Florists' Club January 21 once more at- 

 tracted a large attendance, over 300 be- 

 ing present. There was no stated lec- 

 ture, a large part of the evening being 

 devoted to entertainment and social en- 

 joyment. Edward Hatch, W. J. Stew- 

 art and P. Welch, the committee, pre- 

 sented resolutions on the death of the 

 late W. W. Edgar, which were voted 

 accepted, spread on the records and a 

 copy sent to the bereaved family. The 

 committee on resolutions for John 

 Clark, consisting of H. E. Fiske, Thomas 

 J. Grey and Peter M. Miller, also pre- 

 sented resolutions which were adopted. 

 Five new members were elected. 



The exhibition tables presented, as 

 usual, an attractive appearance. W. N. 

 Craig received a report of merit for a 



large vase of Freesia Purity and also 

 showed zonal geraniums. F. W. Fletcher 

 staged eucharis and David Wdr had a 

 splendid specimen moschosma. 



The newly elected ofScers were in- 

 stalled and spoke briefly. President 

 Westwood spoke of the work of the last 

 year and optimistically of the future. 

 He hoped various new avenues of use- 

 fulness would be opened up. Vice- 

 President "William Downs made an ex- 

 cellent address, making some excellent 

 suggestions. Treasurer Edward Hatch 

 reported a balance on the year's finances 

 of nearly $200. He spoke interestingly 

 in his usual genial and humorous strain. 

 Secretary W. N. Craig stated that there 

 had been sixty-one members added tO' 

 the roll during the year. There were 

 three deaths. The average attendance 

 at the club meetings, including ladies' 

 night, was 153; the smallest attendance 

 was 110, the largest 316. 



The entertainers of the evening, all of 

 whom were enthusiastically received, in- 

 cluded Miss Harrigan and Mr. and Mrs. 

 Brough, who sang. J. K. M. L. Far- 

 quhar, T. J. Grey and S. S. Skidelsky 

 were speakers. 



Eefreshments were served and it was 

 quite late before the meeting termin- 

 ated, all present voting ladies' night of 

 1908 the best ever. 



It was announced that the club would 

 hold a carnation night February 18, 

 with prominent speakers, and a rose 

 night March 17. 



The Washington Gmvention* 



The Boston delegation for the carna- 

 tion convention in Washington will leave 

 the South Terminal station Monday, Jan- 

 uary 27, at 9 a. m. per Colonial express 



