FlBBUABT 6, 1908. 



The Weekly Florists'" Review! 



I'j 



Valentine's Day 



ia coming February 14. We will have increased supply of Violets for this 

 day and all the extras that are needed, such as Violet Foil, Violet Ribbon, 

 Violet Boxes, and Violet Hampers. Better look up your stock and see 

 what you are out of. 



mm/SM J GtM«SlAm/- 25-Ib. case, $3.00 ; 35-lb. case, $4.00 

 YWlia CSmilClX^ 50-lb. case, 5.00 



We have just received a carload of Sphagnum Moss, fine, fresh and clean. 



E. H. HUNT 



76-78 Wabash Ave., Chicago, III. 



Current Prices 



30 to 36-lnch . 

 24 to 28-inch . 

 15 to 20-lnch , 

 8 to 12-inch . 

 Shorte 



BEAVTIKS 



Per doz. 

 85.00 



$3.00 to 

 1.50 to 



ROSBS (Teas) 



Bride and Maid 



Richmond 



Killarney 



Perle 



Roses, our selection 



4.00 

 2.00 

 1.25 

 1.00 



.75 to 



Per 100 



$6.00 to $12.00 



6.00 to 12.00 



6.00 to 12.00 



4.00 to 8.00 



4.00 



2.00 to 3.00 

 3.00 to 5.00 



CARNATIONS, medium 



" fancy 



BIISCELIiANEOUS 



Violets, double 



single 



Harrisii Lilies 



Callas 



Valley 



Tulips 



Paper Whites 



Romans 



GBBENS 



Smllax Strings per doz.. 



Asparagus Strings each, .40 to 



Asparagus Bunches " .35to 



Sprengeri Bunches " 



Adiantum per 100, 



Ferns, Fancy per 1000, 



Qalax, Green 



Bronze " 



Boxwood 25c per lb.; 100 lbs., 



SUBJECT TO MARKET CHANGE. 



.50 to 

 .50 to 



3.00 to 

 3.00 to 



1.00 



.75 



15.00 



15.00 



4.00 



4.00 



3.00 



3.00 



1.50 



.50 



-.50 



.35 



1.00 



2.00 



1.00 



1.00 



15.00 



Mention The Review when .you write. 



Ribbons 



In all qualitiea. 



Chiffon 



In all widths and 

 colors. 



Violet Cords 



and VIOLET TIES. 



Violet Boxes 



Heart Shape and 

 Square. 



Baskets and 

 Violet Hampers 



Boxwood 



per 100 lbs. , $15.00. 



Galax 



Green and Bronze. 



Wild Smilax 



in anylquantlty. 



Leucothoe 



Chas. W. McKellar 



L. D. Phone Central 8598. 



WHOLESALE FLORIST 



51 Wabash Ave. 

 Chicago 



ORCHIDS 



A Specialty 



A fine assortment of 

 Cattleyas and other 

 Orchids always on 

 hand. 



FRESH EVERT DAT 



FANCY STOCK IN VALLEY, BEAUTIES, BOSES, CARNATIONS 

 AND GREENS OF ALL KINDS 



Can always supply the best goods the season affords 

 A complete line of all Wire Work end Supplies constantly on hand 



CURRENT PRICE LIST 

 ORCHIDS, a specialty. Per doz, 



Cattleyas $6.00 



Cypripediums $1.50 to 2.00 



Assorted Orchids, per box, 



$5.00 and up. 

 AM. BEAUTIKS- 



Extralong $5.00 



Steins, 24 to 36 inches. . 4.00 



Stems, 20 inches 3.00 



Stems, 15 inches 2 .00 



Stems, 12 inches l.OOto 1.50 



KOSEM Per 100 



Killarney and Ilichmond.$4.00 to $12.00 

 Bride, Maid and G. Gate. 4.00 to 10.00 



Chatenay 4.00to 10.00 



Roses, our selection 4.00 



Carnations, sel. com'n. 1.50 to 2.00 

 " large and fancy 3.00 to 4.00 

 MI8C KLLANEO CH 



Violets, double 75 to 1.00 



single 75to 1.00 



Longiflorum, Callas 15.00 



Valley 3.00to 4.00 



Tulips, Jonquils 3.00 to 4.00 



Paper Whites, Romans. . 2.00 to 3.00 



Mignonette 4.00to 6.00 



Sweet Peas 75 to 1.00 



DECORATIVE 



Asp. Plumosus string, .35to .50 



''^ " ....bunch, .35 to .75 



" Sprengeri... per 100, 2.00 to 5.00 



Galax...perl00,1.5c; 1000, l.OOto 1.25 



Kerns, .per 100, 20c; 1000, 2.00 



Adiantum per 100, l.OOto 1.50 



Smilax doz.. $1.50; 10.00 



Wild Smilax, 50-lb. cases 5.00 



SLIWKCT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE 



Mention The Rerlew when yon write. 



higher quotation seems to be top for the 

 present. The carnation flood continues. 

 Prices are far below the average of a 

 year ago; 3 cents on Monday would 

 purchase the selected stock of Enchant- 

 ress. Few of the prize novelties even 

 could realize more than $4 a hundred, 

 and, as you saw by the record of the 

 Washington convention, our prediction 

 as to where the majority of the prizes 

 would land proved correct. Every grow- 

 er in this section has his favorite seed- 

 ling. There is evidently no limit to the 

 general supply. A year ago prices were 

 fifty per cent better than now. Quality 

 has never been surpassed. The divine 

 flower is much in evidence. 



Valley is abundant; some of the best 

 of it holds at $3 per hundred, but the 

 most of it sells at $2, and this is selected 

 stock. A great deal of inferior quality 

 reaches the market daily, for which, at 

 times, a demand must be created and 

 prices are unmentionable. 



Orchids are abundant and at rates 

 that make it possible for all retailers 



to be in the swim. No window decora- 

 tion is now complete without them. 



Of violets, unfortunately, the less said 

 the better. Vast quantities of leftovers 

 were sold at 20 cents and under during 

 the week. The finest never went above 

 50 cents, and a great many thousands 

 sold as low as 40 cents, of what the 

 experts called first quality. Surely the 

 old favorite has fallen upon discourag- 

 ing days when one compares with even 

 the rates of a year ago, while the $1 

 to $2 standard of 1906, and before, seems 

 to have been nailed to the mast or furled 

 for all time. Nevertheless, in size and 

 quality the arrivals are quite up to any 

 previous records. 



Plenty of lilac, narcissi, tulips, freesia 

 and all other harbingers of spring are 

 arriving daily and prices for each are 

 below the average, while complete dis- 

 posal seems impossible. 



To add to the general atmosphere of 

 discontent that prevails in the whole- 

 sale district, several of the banks which 

 the wholesalers patronize have closed 



their doors temporarily and so added to 

 the annoyances of an already sufficient- 

 ly distracting season. Fortunately the 

 majority of the wholesalers are philoso- 

 phers and optimistic. The consensus of 

 opinion is that the worst is over and that 

 from now on there will be gradual im- 

 provement until Easter, by which time 

 all conflicting influences will have been 

 harmonized and all doubts and fears as 

 to business and presidential disturbances 

 eliminated and confidence restored. 



The retail florists are not complain- 

 ing. Some of them say that business 

 was never better. All look forward 

 hopefully to a splendid Easter. Only 

 a little over two months and the great 

 day of all the year to floriculture will 

 arrive. It is none too early to begin 

 foundations for a greater Easter than 

 we have ever experienced. 



Various Notes. 



Monday, February 10, the New York 

 Florists' Club will hold its second meet- 

 ing of the year. Echoes of the carnation 



