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March 5, 1908. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



25 



VIOLETS 



The price of violets is low everywhere — lower 

 than we ever saw it at this season — but not all 

 the violets are good enough to meet the needs 

 of critical trade. If your trade calls for the 

 best violets that are to be had, you 

 should order of 



VAIGHAN & SPERRY 



58-60 WABASH AVE., CHICAGO 



LONG DISTANCX PHONE CENTRAL 2571 



CURRENT PRICES 



AMEKIOAN BEAUTY Per doz. 



Steins 36 inches $5.00 



Steins 24 to 30 inches 4.00 



Stems 20-inche8 2 SO 



Stems 16 inches 2.00 



Stems 12 inches 1.50 



Shorts per 100, $4.00 to $8.00 



U08ES Per 100 



Bridesmaid $4.00 to $10.00 



Bride 4.00to 10.00 



Chatenay 4.00to 10.00 



Killarney 4.00to 12.00 



Richmond 4.00to 10.00 



ROSES, our selection fl.OOper 100 



Per 100 



CARNATIONS, common $1.00 to $ 1 .50 



select 2.00to 3.00 



YIOIiSTS 50to .75 



Valley, select 3.00 to 4.00 



Callas 12.00 to 15.00 



Harrisii 12.00to 15.00 



Mignonette 4.00 to 



Sweet Peas 75to 



Paper Whites 



Jonquils 3.00 to 



Daffodils 3.00 to 



Tulips 3.00 to 



Freesias 



Asparagus Plumosus . . per string .35 to 

 " " ..per bunch .35 to 



Sprengeri per 100 2.00 to 



Adiantum 



Smilax per doz. $1.50 ; 



Perns per 1000, 2.00: 



..pe 

 Leucothoe Sprays, ' 6.50 : 

 Galax, green and bronze, per 1000 

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



6.00 



1.00 



3.00 



4.00 



4.00 



4.00 



3.00 



.50 



.75 



6.00 



1.00 



10.00 



.25 



.75 



1.00 



7.50 



Sabjeot to change without notice 



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Cut rormosa Lilies 



Choice flowers with long stems, $12.00 per 100. Now ready. We have 

 5000 pots just coming into bloom. Our Roses* Carnations and 



other stock are all being cut in large quantities, with prices away down. 



BUY DIRECT FROM THE GROWERS 



Bassett & Washburn 



GREENHOUSES: 



HINSDALE, UX. 



Wholesale Growers and Dealers in Cut Flowers 



Store: 76 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO 



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considerable percentage of diseased 

 stock. Peirce Bros, report the same 

 trouble. 



There promises to be a good delega- 

 tion from Boston to the Chicago rose 

 meeting and some interesting exhibits 

 from local growers will be forwarded. 



Edward MacMulkin had three large 

 wedding orders last week, the Talbot 

 Furman decorations at Longwood being 

 extensive. 



Visitors last week included Harry 

 May, Summit, N. J.; F. R. Pierson, Tar- 

 rytown, N. Y.; Robert Craig and Will- 

 iam. P. Craig, Philadelphia; J. S. Hay, 

 Philadelphia; G. E. Buxton, Nashua, N. 

 H.; D. J. Sinclair, Northampton, Mass.; 

 John Marshall, Newport, R. I.; S. J. 

 Reuter, Westerly, R. I.; Henry Wild, 

 Greenwich, Conn.; Paul Thomson, West 

 Hartford, Conn. 



William T. Walke, of Salem, is send- 

 ing in some fine sweet peas to the Music 

 Hall market. 



Prof. Kenyon L. Butterfield, of Am- 

 herst, will be the lecturer March 7. His 



subject will be "Agricultural Educa- 

 tion in Our Schools. 



John McFarland, as usual, is first in 

 the field with Brunners, of which he is 

 now cutting some fine flowers. 



George W. Butterworth is now acting 

 as salesman for his father in Boston. 



J. B. Velie, local representative of 

 the Lord & Burnham Co., reports busi- 

 ness as good, considering the prevailing 

 depression. 



Indications point to a record spring 

 show at Horticultural hall, commencing 

 March 20, applications for space com- 

 ing in already from a number of grow- 

 ers. The display of carnations will be 

 large. 



William Nicholson is busy among 

 shamrocks these days and will clean 

 out many thousands before St. Patrick's 

 day. 



Houghton & Clark had a nice window 

 display of clivias last week. 



March came in like the proverbial 

 lamb, but a snow storm the first evening 



was a reminder that some winter is 

 vet in store for us. 



W. N. Craig. 



TOLEDO, OHIO. 



The trade unites in reporting poor 

 business last week, the drop being due to 

 bad weather. Funeral orders, which have 

 been heavy, dropped off, leaving the re- 

 sults for the week decidedly low. Spring 

 flowers are going slower than was ex- 

 pected and the greenhouse owners are 

 noticing the lack of trade, as well as the 

 retail dealers. With an even break on 

 the weather proposition the trade expects 

 much better results this week. 



The Schoen Floral Co. has moved into 

 its new store on Adams street and is pre- 

 paring to do business on an enlarged 

 scale. Mr. Schoen states that he will 

 greatly enlarge his stock in the near 

 future, but is at present confined to the 

 task of getting settled in his new place 

 of business. 



George Heinl is making a specialty of 



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