' «i The WceHyFIcdsts' Review. 



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Fbbbuabt 13, 1908. 



Extra Fancy Yellow or Pink Tulips, $4.00 '. f- 



Extra Fancy Single Daffodils, $4.00 

 White Sweet Peas, per 100, 50c to $1.00 



Pink Sweet Peas, per 100, $1.00 



are in iarge euppiy. Brides, Bridesmaids and Richmond are in with good 

 big crops. Killarney is coming fast and should be used in place of Beau- 

 ties. We grow all the stock we sell and guarantee our flowers, both 

 quality and freshness, in every way. 



ROSES 



PRICE LIST 



AMERICAN BEAUTIES Perdoz. 



Extra lone $5.00 to $6.00 



24to30inches 3.00to 4.00 



18to20inches 2.00to 2.50 



15 Inches 1.60 



12 inches 1.00 



Richmond and Killarney per lOO 



Extra long $12.00 to $15.00 



Good average length 10.00 



Medium length 8.00 



Short Stems 4.00 to 6.00 



Brides, Maids and Perle 



Long and select 



Good average length 



Medium 



Short 



Per 100 



$10.00 



8.00 



6.00 



4.00 



CARNATIONS 



Per 100 



Pink, white, good stock $2.50 to 



Fancy long Enchantress, white 



Fancy long red O. P. Bassett 



KASTKR LIUBS, GIGANTKUM doz.,$2.00 



ULY OF THK VAIXKT $3.00 to 



TDUPS, PAFKR WHITES, DAFFODILS "2.00 to 



ASPARAGUS STRINGS, heavy per string 50c 



ASPARAGUS SPRATS 2.00to 



SPRKNGERI 2.00 to 



SMUAX, extra fine per doz., $1.50 to $2.00 



ADIANTUM 



GALAX, green and bronze per 1000, $1.25 



FERNS " 2.00 



BULB STOCK 



$3.00 

 4.00 

 6.00 



4.00 

 4.00 



3.00 

 8.00 



1.00 



On orders amountlnB to $2.00 or over \ee make no oharBe for boxes. 



Bassett & Washburn 



GREENHOUSES : 



HINSDALE, ILL. 



Wholesale Growers and Dealers In Cut Flowers 



Store: 76 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO 



Mention The Review when you write. 



Cleveland. 



The Market 



There has been a decided falling off 

 in the movement of all kinds of flowers. 

 Boses are short in supply and were the 

 only stock that was not sold at a sacri- 

 fice. Carnations, bulbous stock, sweet 

 peas, valley, and Romans all went slowly, 

 having to be forced on the buyers. Vio- 

 lets, which have sold up clean in this 

 market up to this time, took a turn for 

 the worse, it being impossible to move 

 them all, even at reduced prices. 



Carnation Show. 



The carnation show at the Florists' 

 Club was in every way a great success. 

 Some fine shipments were received from 

 outside exhibitors, among which was a 

 fine vase of Afterglow from R. Witter- 

 staetter, of Cincinnati. The Chicago Car- 

 nation Co., Joliet, showed fine vases of 

 Aristocrat and Andrew Carnegie, all ar- 

 riving in good condition. Heepe's Sons, 

 of Akron, O., and The Lanborn Floral 

 Co., of Alliance, both staged tables of 

 fine stock. The judges were W. Stade, 

 John Kelly and George Bate. They made 

 the following report: 



The Lanbom Floral Co. shows a fine 

 table of carnations, consisting of En- 

 chantress, White Perfection, The Belle, 

 Harlowarden and Lady Bountiful; its 

 White Perfection being the finest white 

 carnation on exhibition, for which it is 

 given a certificate of merit. 



Charles Bartels shows a table of car- 

 nations worthy of special mention, his 

 Lawson being the finest of this variety 

 on exhibition. The light pink sport of 

 Lawson is well worthy of close atten- 



tion. Mr, Bartels is given a certificate 

 of merit on his vase of Enchantress, 

 which are especially fine. 



B. Witterstaetter, of Cincinnati, re- 

 ceives a certificate of merit on his vase 

 of Afterglow, being the finest vase of 

 carnations staged of any color. 



Carl Hagenburger shows a vase of lilac, 

 also a bunch of Princess of Wales vio- 

 lets that show the highest of culture. 



The Chicago Carnation Co. shows vases 

 of Andrew Carnegie and Aristocrat that 

 receive special mention for their fine 

 culture. 



The vase of Brides and Maids shown 

 by Isaac Kennedy are the finest roses 

 seen in these parts and he is given a 

 certificate of merit on his new sport of 

 Bride. 



Heepe's Sons, of Akron, show a table 

 of mixed carnations and receive special 

 mention for the highest of culture. 



J. Merkle & Son show a fine table of 

 carnations. Those worthy of mention 

 are White Perfection, White Enchant- 

 ress and a vase of Beacon, for which 

 they are given a certificate of merit. 



Roman Wasko exhibited a bunch of 

 Princess of Wales violets that show the 

 best of culture, for which he is awarded 

 a certificate of merit. 



The F. R. Williams Co. staged a table 

 of fine carnations, consisting of Enchant- 

 ress, Rose-pink Enchantress, White En- 

 chantress, White Perfection, Robert 

 Craig and Beacon. A certificate of merit 

 is awarded them on a vase of sport of 

 Enchantress which shows a marked im- 

 provement in color over the parent. 



Variotss Notes. 



Mrs. Lincoln Brown has been doing 



some fine wedding decorations of late. 

 One at the Colonial Club February 19 is 

 expected to be a beautiful affair, con- 

 sisting of lilies and Beauties. 



F. R. Williams has been confined to 

 the house for a week with the, grippe. 



Lars Anderson, of Rocky River, has 

 been sending in a fine cut of Enchantress. 



The Ohio Cut Flower Co. is sending 

 in some good Brides and Maids, which 

 are used at its new retail store in the 

 Majestic theater. 



Smith & Fetters have had some beau- 

 tiful window displays of spring flowers 

 in fancy baskets during the last week, 

 which are sure to stop the passer-by. 



ST. LOUIS. 



The Market. 



Business is fairly good, but not what 

 one would call brisk; still there is a 

 demand for nearly all the stock that 

 comes in. Quite a lot of shipping orders 

 are received at tl^ wholesale bouses. 

 There has been a decided scarcity of 

 roses in all grades, though of Beauties 

 the supply is enough. 



Work for the society folks is not any 

 too plentiful, as only small affairs are 

 going on. The retailers are making some 

 preparation for St. Valentine's day and 

 large advance orders are in for violets. 

 At the different wholesale markets Feb- 

 ruary 10, we found carnations plenti- 

 ful, but roses of all kinds scarce, with 

 white in great demand. There are plenty 

 of violets. Everything in the bulb stock 

 line is abundant. Tulips and Von Sions 

 sell well. There are plenty of Romans 



