February 6, 1908. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



13 



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VIOLETS 



FOR ST. VALENTINE'S DAY 



Don't let the stationery store sell all the Valentines — the public would rather buy 

 Violets if you show them. We handle the cream of the Hudson river doubles and 

 fragrant home-grown singles. 



C^ WS/ XT' B 'W' W% K7 IF CI Grown by experts who have made 

 wSwTL-'L. I r L«A%3 this flower a study. The beet in 



CARNATIONS 



the market. 



Quality the best. 



...Quantity unlimited. 



BEAUTIES 



The best to be had in this market. 



Long ones especially fine. 



BRIDES and MAIDS""'' '""' '"'" 



Fine stock, all grades. 



MI^MMOiy PTTP Of the very best quality. Fine long 

 I^M M \^ 1^ \W 1^ Lr M M WL^ stems and good flowers. Try some. 



K7'[^B7■?C^■ \ C^ A few Freesias will add a decided finish to 

 1 ■CL«ft.'k9l>%^ a box of Cut Flowers. 



mil n CLHT^^K' All seasonable varieties of Tulips, 

 DULU 9ltJl>l% Jonquils, Daffodils. 



^TI^K7K7|U ^^f^^^l^CL Smilax and Asparagus strings. 

 ^^■^l^t-l^ \M\^\^mW%^ Sprengeri and Pin mosus sprays, 



FANCY VALLEY ALWAYS ON HAND 



PRICE LIST 



AMBRICAN BBAUTT 



Stems 30 inches 



Stems 24 to 30 inches 



Stems 20 inches 



Stems 16 inches 



Stems 12 inches. 



Per doz. 



$r>.oo 



4.00 

 2.,50 

 2.00 

 1.50 



Shorts per 100, $4.00 to $8.00 



Per 100 



Bridesmaid $4.00 to $12.00 



Bride 4.00to 12.00 



Chatenay 4.00to 12.00 



Killamey 4.00to 12.00 



Richmond 4.00to 12.00 



RUHKH, our selection $4.00 p«r 100 



CARNATIONS Per 100 



Common $1.50 to $2.00 



Select, large and fancies 3.00 to 4.00 



'BIISCKLLANEOUS 8TO0K 



Violets, Vew York double 75 to 



" single 75to 



Valley, select 3.00 to 



Callas per doz., $1.50 to $2.00 



Harrisii " 1.50 to 2.00 



Mignonette.... " .50 to .75 



Sweet Peas 75 to 



Romans 2.00to 



Paper Whites 



Jonquils (Golden Spur or Trumpet).. 3.00 to 



Daffodils 3.00 to 



Tulips 3.00 to 



Freesias 



DBCOBATITB 



Asparagus Plumosus per string, .35 to 



'■ „ " per bunch, .a5to 



^^. ^ Sprengeri per 100, 2.00to 



Adiantum 



Smilax per doz, $1.50; 



Ferns per 1000, 2.00: 



Leucothoe Sprays, " 6.50; 



Galax, green and bronze.. per 1000 



„ " " " " per case, 10,000 



Boxwood, per bunch, 35c; per case of 50 lbs., 



Sabject to obaoKe without notice 



1.00 

 1.00 

 4.00 



1.50 

 3.00 

 3.00 

 4.00 

 4.00 

 5.00 

 3.00 



.50 



.75 



6.00 



1.00 



10.00 



.25 



.75 



1.00 



7.50 



7.50 



E. C. AMLING 



The Largest, Best 

 Equipped and Most 

 Centrally Located 

 Wholesale Cut Mower 

 House in Chicago 



32-34-36 Randolph St., 



Lon»r DUtanre Telephones 



1978 and 197 7 Central 



7846 Automatic 



Chicago, III. 



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total of $664.28 for Press Bureau serv- 

 ice during the year. The schedule of 

 expenses as outlined amounts to $585, 

 which if expended will leave a balance 

 at the end of the vear of $79.28. 



CHICAGO. 



The Great Central Market. 



The market was no better than fair 

 last week and it did not start stronger 

 February 3. The cold weather, which 

 has marked the week since last report, 

 seems largely responsible for the fall- 

 ing off in demand. City trade is espec- 

 ially light and most of the local buyers 

 say there has been a marked falling 

 "ff in the business done since the mid- 

 'lle of January. Funeral work is less 

 •■ictive than it was and society is doing 

 I'ttle. It is the out-of-town demand 



which is the salvation of the Chicago 

 market. Shipping trade is quite good, 

 but the call is largely for the best grade 

 of stock, so that there sometimes is a 

 surplus of low grades after the fancy 

 stuff has all been cleaned up. 



The rose market is strong as a result 

 of good demand and much reduced re- 

 ceipts. The glut of Beauties is a thing 

 of the past and prices have advanced 

 about twenty-five per cent within the 

 last seven days, with the prospect of a 

 still further appreciation in values if 

 the weather stays wintry. The quoted 

 rates for other roses remain the same, 

 but there has been a stiffening all along 

 the line, for the supply is, generally 

 speaking, less than the demand. There 

 are some splendid Bride. Maid and Rich- 

 mond in the market and the varieties 

 grown in less quantity also are good. 



The carnation market shows little 



change. The supply continues ample for 

 all requirements and quality is excel- 

 lent. Prices have been slightly influ- 

 enced by the call turned to carnations 

 by the short supply of roses. 



Bulbous stoek and violets continue in 

 the dumps. There is so much of prac- 

 tically all kinds of bulbous stock that 

 a clean-up is hard to make and no one 

 seems to want violets in quantity. There 

 is. however, anticipation of a greatly in- 

 creased call for violets next week. It 

 IS remembered that last year Valentine's 

 day brought a big spurt of business and 

 that violets, sweet peas and small flow- 

 ers for hampers, etc., were the most 

 popular items. It is hoped history will 

 repeat itself in this instance. 



Sweet peas are selling well, if with long 

 stems. The supply of valley is some- 

 what reduced and quality is better. Cal- 

 las are abundant. 



