February 20, 1908. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



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SWEET PEAS 



Nothing pleases your customers at this season so well as fine, fresh, 

 fragrant Sweet Peas, the best of the early spring flowers. We can supply 

 fine, long-stemmed Sweet Peas in large quantity — pink and white, and a 

 few lavender and shell pink. Also medium 

 grades in Blanche Ferry, color and white. 



CARNATIONS 



For the next week or two carna- 

 tions will be on in full crop— after 

 that we look for a shortening up. We can take care of your orders 

 on carnations at all times, but we shall especially appreciate your 

 orders now. 



BRIDES and MXIDS 

 BEAUTIES 



Never were better. 

 Fine stock, all grades. 



The best to be had in this market. Long 

 ones especially fine for this time of year. 



%/l^\V PfG^ ^6 handle the cream of the Hudson River 

 w M\#L«L. M 'kS doubles— the buyers will tell you so— and 



fragrant home-grown singles. 



MIGNONETTE 

 BULB STOCK 



Of the very best quality. Fine long 

 stems and good flowers. Try some. 



All seasonable varieties, Tulips, 

 Jonquils, Daffodils, inlargesupply. 



llDpPM fiOOD^ Smilax and Asparagus strings. 



^^ "^ »-. ■- 1 ^ ^^ \^ ^^ m^WJ Sprengeri and Plumosus sprays, 

 etc. Plenty for all the early spring openings. 



TANCY VALLEY ALWAYS ON HAND 



PRICE LIST 



AMERICAN BBAUTT Per doz. 



Long stems $6.00 



Stems 36 inches 5.00 



Stems 30 inches 4.00 



Stems 24 inches 3.00 



Stems 20 inches 2.50 



Stems 16 inches 2.00 



Stems 12inche8 1.50 



Shorts per 100, $6.00 to $8.00 



Per 100 



Bridesmaid $4.00 to $12.00 



Bride 4.00to 12.00 



Chatenay 4.00to 12.00 



Klllamey 4.00to 12.00 



Richmond 4.00to 12.00 



ROBJils, our selection $4.00 per lOO 



CARNATIONS Per 100 



Common $1.50 to $2.00 



Select, large and fancies 3.00 to 4.00 



Ml!)CBLL.ANEOe8 STOOK 



Violets, New York double 50 to .75 



single 50to .75 



Valley, select 3.00to 4.00 



Callas per doz., $1.50 to $2.00 



Harrisii " 1.50to 2.00 



Mignonette.... '• .50 to .75 



Sweet Peas 75 to 



Romans 2.00 to 



Paper Whites 



Jonquils (Golden Spur or Tnunpet) . . 3.00 to 



DaflFodils 3.00 to 



Tulips 3.00 to 



DECOR. ITIVE 



Asparagus Plumosus per string, .35 to 



per buncn, .35 to 



Sprengeri per 100, 2.00to 



Adiantum 



Smilax per doz, $1.50: 



1.50 

 3.00 

 3.00 

 4.00 

 4.00 

 5.00 



.50 



.75 



6.00 



1.00 



10.00 



Ferns per 1000, 2.00: " .25 



Leucothoe Sprays, " 6.50: " .75 



Galax, green and bronze. . per 1000 1.00 



" per case, 10,000 7.50 



Boxwood, per bunch, 35c: per case of 50 lbs., 7.50 



Sobject to change without notice 



E. C. AMLING 



The Largest, Best 

 Equipped and Most 

 Centrally Located 

 >%liolesale Cut flower 

 House in Chicago 



32-34-36 Randolph St, 



Long Distance Telephones 



1978 and 1977 Central 



1846 Antomatlc 



Chicago, UK 



Mention The Review when you write. 



where he built the greenhouses which he 

 conducted till about two years ago, when 

 failing health compelled him to retire 

 from the work. He is survived by his 

 wife and two daughters. 



CHICAGO. 



The Great Central Market 



The St. Valentine's business served to 

 give the wholesale market renewed 

 strength, for the volume of sales was 

 quite satisfactory, considering the de- 

 pression which had existed for more than 

 a week before this new floral holiday. 

 While large quantities of stock were 

 moved, prices did not advance greatly, 

 because of the large supply in practi- 

 cally every line except roses. The quan- 

 tity of violets sold was something tre- 

 mendous. Practica^y every retailer made 

 some special effort in the way of window 

 decorations of heart-shaped and other 



boxes of flowers and business done at 

 retail also was satisfactory. 



In the days following February 14 the 

 market weakened again, but large quan- 

 tities of stock were moved at fairly satis- 

 factory prices. Carnations continued in 

 large supply in spite of the change to 

 colder weather. Prices, however, were 

 not in the demoralized condition of the 

 first of last week. 



While some growers have had fair 

 crops of roses, others have not yet begun 

 to cut heavily and the demand has been 

 good. Beauties are especially scarce and 

 there was a sharp advance in prices last 

 week, because of the impossibility of fill- 

 ing orders. Buyers have been glad to 

 pay $6 for Beauties which a month ago 

 were freely offered at $3, with further 

 concessions to large buyers. 



The season of bulbous stock seems only 

 fairly under way, for receipts increase 

 steadily. Tulips are of much improved 

 quality, but they have no special salabil- 

 ity. All bulbous stock is cheap and it is 



no wonder that the bulb salesmen from 

 Holland, who now are so numerous in 

 town, find the buyers slow to place or- 

 ders. 



Violets continue to arrive in large 

 quantities and there is every prospect 

 that there will be more from week to 

 week as the season advances. Word from 

 Bhinebeck is that Chicago not only can 

 have all the violets that are called for, 

 but a few extra boxes, other markets 

 being even worse than Chicago on this 

 specialty. 



There are large quantities of sweet 

 peas received daily. The good ones sell 

 fairly well, but the short stock is hard to 

 move. 



The market for greens continues on its 

 even way. 



Randall Qoses Lease. 



The A. L. Randall Co. has closed a 

 lease for a term of yekrs upon the four 

 floors of the building at 19 and 21 Ran- 

 dolph street, in which at present two 



