Mabch 12, 1908. 



The Weekly Horists' Review. 



23 



Brides and Maids 



More plentiful and there has been quite a falling off in price as the 

 crop is about due. Richmond in good cut and quahty all that can 

 be asked. Other roses plentiful. 



Carnations 



■I , . . . • 



In crop and quality fine. In fact, at no time have We had such 

 elegant stock and so much of it. St. Patrick's Day will be the cause 

 of many advance orders for white, which are used for coloring 

 purposes largely. 



E. H. HUNT 



76-78 Wabash Ave., Chicago, III. 



Current Prices 



BEAUTIES Per doz. 



30to36-inch $4.00 



24to30-inch $2.00to 3.00 



15 to 20-inch l.SOto 2.00 



8to 12-inch 75 to 1.00 



Shorts .75 



ROSES (Teas) Per 100 



Bride and Maid $j5.00to$ 8.00 



Richmond 6.00to 8.00 



Killarney 6.00to 8.00 



Perle 4.00to 6.00 



Roses, our selection 3.00 



CARNATIONS, medium 1.60 to 2.00 



" fancy 2.00to 3.00 



BIISCEI<I.ANEOUS 



Violets, double 50 to .75 



single 50to .75 



Harrisii liUes 12.00to 15.00 



Callas lO.OOto 12.00 



Valley 3.00to 4.00 



Tulips 3.00 



Paper Whites 3.00 



Rom ans 3.00 



SweetPeas 50to .75 



GREENS 



Smilax Strings per doz., 1.50 



Asparagus Strings each, .40 to .50 



Asparagus Bunches " .35 to .50 



Sprengeri Bunches " .35 



Adiantum per 100, 1.00 



Ferns, Fancy per 1000, 2.00 



Galax, Green " 1.00 



" Bronze " 1.00 



Boxwood 25c per lb.; 100 lbs., 15.00 



SUBJECT TO MARKET CHANGE. 



Mention The Rerlew when yon write. 



The Best 

 St. Patrick's 



6reen Dye 

 in tlie Market 



Liquid form, per qt...$1.00 



Powder form, suffi- 

 cient f or 1 qt 25 



3 pkgs. for 60 



Can fumlsli any 

 quantity on short no- 

 tice. 



Can also supply 

 otber colors if de- 

 sired. 



Cha$. W. McKellar 



WHOLESALE FLORIST 



51 Wabash Ave. 

 Chicago 



ORCHIDS 



A Specialty 



A fine assortment of 

 Cattleyas and other 

 Orchids always on 

 hand. 



L. D. Phone Central 8598. FRKSH EVERT DAY 

 FANCY STOCK IN TALLET, BEAUTIES, BOSES. CABNATIONS 

 AND GBEENS OF ALL KINDS 



Can always supply the best goods the season affords 

 A complet* line of all Wire Work and Supplies constantly on liand 



SUBJECT TO CHANQK WITHOUT NOTICE 



Bounds pretty good when one takes into 

 consideration the number of firnw that 

 are now selling this stuflf. 



Mr. Ludwig and son, of Pittsburg, 

 stopped over in this city on their way 

 home from a trip through California. 



William Lamport, of Xenia, O., was 

 a caller. C. J. Ohmer. 



DETROIT. 



The Market 



March came in like a lion, but turned 

 out to be a rather tame one. The weath- 

 er has been all that could be expected — 

 plenty of sun, fairly warm, etc. 



Business remains about the same as 

 last reported. There is plenty of work, 

 but the people are not spending as much 

 for flowers as last year. 



"With the exception of roses, there is 

 plenty of stock on the market. Carna- 

 tions are more than plentiful; this is 

 especially true of the Ughter colored va- 

 rieties. The darker shades of pink and 



Mention The Review when you write. 



the dark red are about equal to the de- 

 mand. This is just a reverse of the con- 

 ditions of former years. Bulbous stock 

 is still piling up. Tulips, especially, are 

 too plentiful. 



From the way the florists are loading 

 up with the green coloring fluids, there 

 will be a big demand for white carna- 

 tions just before March 17. 



Smilax and other greens are plentiful. 



Blooming plants are selling satisfac- 

 torily. Many fine azaleas are seen at 

 some of the retail places. Hyacinths in 

 pans are also selling well. 



There will be all sorts of lilies on the 

 market at Easter, some very fine ones 

 and some very poor ones, just as in for- 

 mer years. Some of the plants will be 

 very short of stem. Giganteum is the 

 only variety that is giving universal sat- 

 isfaction. 



Club Meeting. 



On the evening of March 4 the Detroit 

 Florists' Club held its first meeting since 

 the special meeting held January 21. 



There was but a small attendance; still, 

 we had a good, live meeting. 



There was no particular subject as- 

 signed for the evening, so the talk was 

 somewhat at random. 



S. S. Skidelsky was at the meeting, 

 and the target for many questions, most- 

 ly concerning carnations. "When asked 

 his opinion as to whether Lawson was 

 running out, he thought Lawson could 

 be grown as good as ever. He said the 

 fault with some growers was that they 

 propagated from the same stock year in 

 and year out, never once changing their 

 stock. In his opinion, Lawson and the 

 varieties derived from it are the best 

 strain of carnations we have ever had. 

 No variety has ever been so universally 

 grownj Not only in this country, but in 

 all parts of Europe, is it a favorite. 



"There is no cause for despair," says 

 Mr. Skidelsky when asked about busi- 

 ness. Business is getting better through- 

 out the country. The financial stringency 

 has brought down the price of building 

 material, and this seems to be serving as 



