Mat 7, 1008. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



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BEAUTIES 



Our Beauties have been fine all season, and especially so this spring, but the 

 present crop is, if anything, a little better than 

 any we have cut to date. They are splendid 

 value at current prices. 



SWEET PEAS 



The special quality of our peas is known from Pittsburg to Omaha 

 and from Duiuth to New Orleans. It is quality gives us the sweet 

 pea business of the west. Try some of our peas. Order a day in 

 advance if fancy colors are wanted. Plenty of pink and white. 



PEONIES 



We handle only one lot of peonies, put up by the oldest and most 

 experienced grower in the country. You are sure of the right 

 peonies when you order of us. 



TEA ROSES 



Large supplies of all varieties. As good stock as money will buy, 

 or short roses if you can use that kind. 



Current Price List 



Per dOE. 



$3.00 

 2.50 

 2.00 

 1.50 

 1.00 

 .75 



CARNATIONS 



We can hold up our end on carnations -with any house in this 

 country— quality and quantity. Order of us. 



GREENS 



Smilax and fine long, heavy strings of Asparagus; also Sprengeri, 

 Adiantum. Extra fine ferns. Boxwood by the case our specialty. 



FANCY VALLEY ALWAYS ON HAND 



AMBRIOAN BBAVTT 



Long stems 



Stems 80 inches 



Stems 24 Inches 



Stems 20 inches 



Stems 16 inches 



Stems 12 inches 



Shorts per 100. $4.00 to 95.00 



Per 100 



Bridesmaid $3.00 to $8.00 



Bride 3.00to 8.00 



Ohatenay S.OOto 8.00 



Killamey 4.00to 8.00 



Richmond 4.00to 8.00 



ROS1C8. our selection fS.OO per lOO 



0ARNATION8 Per 100 



Common $2.00 



Select, large and fancies $3.00 to 4.00 



MI8CBI.I.ANBOU8 STOCK 



Peonies per doz., 50c 



Sweet Peas, fancy shades 1.00 to 2.00 



" common, pink and white .50 to 1.00 



LiUes S.OOto 10.00 



Oallas S.OOto 10.00 



Mignonette 2.00to 4.00 



Poet's Narcissi 40to .50 



Marguerites 50to .75 



Irises 3.00to 4.00 



DBOOBATITK 



Asparagus Plumosus per string, .35 to .50 



per bunch, .85 to .76 



Sprengeri per 100, 2.00 to 6.00 



Adiantum " 1.00 



Smilax per doz., $2.00; " 15.00 



Perns per 1000, 2.50: " .80 



Leucothoe Sprays, " 7.50: " 1.00 



Oalax, green and bronze. .per 1000 1.00 

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



Sabjact to ohanss without notice 



EoCoAMLING 



The Largest, Best 

 Equipped and Most 

 Centrally Located 

 Wholesale Cut Flower 

 House in Chicago 



32-34-36 Randolph St, 



Long DIstanM TelephoBCi 



1978 and 1977 Central 



7846 Antomatle 



Chicago, 111. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



CHICAGO. 



The Great Central Market. 



In the later days of last week the 

 market experienced decided improvement. 

 The first of the week the supply was 

 unwieldy and as a result most houses 

 made special effort to secure the orders 

 of the big buyers who hold special sales 

 on Saturdays. The result was an enor- 

 mous volume of cheap shipping on Fri- 

 day, with the effect that the market 

 was well cleaned up and Saturday and 

 Sunday saw more nearly normal con- 

 ditions than have prevailed at any time 

 since Easter. This week started off 

 fairly well, because of comparatively 

 light receipts. The weather for more 

 than a week has been unfavorable to 

 cut flower production, not only in the 

 vicinity of Chicago, but throughout the 

 shipping territory, with the result that 

 the demand has, as usual, greatly in- 

 creased as the supply has gone down. 

 IfOcal business also has improved with 

 the retail stores, but those catering to 

 strictly transient trade are not doing 



as well as usual, because of unfavorable 

 weather. 



The carnation market has shown the 

 greatest change. There are abundant 

 supplies for the legitimate demand, but 

 the sacrifice of goods to the bargain- 

 sales people is not at present necessary. 

 Some growers report their crops as de- 

 cidedly off, with no immediate prospect 

 of any increase in cut, but others say it 

 is only a matter of a little sun to again 

 bring in large supplies. However, there 

 already is speculation as to the crop 

 for Memorial day, at the end of the 

 month. It promises to be a specially 

 good Memorial day, because it falls on 

 Saturday, which means practically two 

 days for cemetery decorations. It is 

 remembered that last year carnations 

 brought as much for Decoration day as 

 for Easter and there are those of the 

 wholesalers who think that this year they 

 will bring considerably more than they 

 did at Easter. 



The rose market shows no special 

 change, the only effect of the dark 

 weather, apparently, having been a de- 



terioration in quality. Boses continue 

 to sell cheaply. The larger part of the 

 city demand is for short stock for funer- 

 al work, and those who buy in quan- 

 tity for special sales will never pay more 

 than the price of short roses, even if the 

 goods they get are of much better grade. 

 Bride has presented a greater problem 

 than any other variety, and now Kai- 

 serin is being cut in considerable quan- 

 tity. 



The after Easter glut of lilies has 

 been worked off to a considerable ex- 

 tent, but there still are plenty of both 

 lilies and callas. Fancy sweet peas are 

 selling excellently. Violets are less abun- 

 dant than they were, but still selling at 

 low prices. Bulbous stock is passing 

 off. There is an abundance of white 

 daisies, which are wanted for weddings, 

 but the occasional calls for yellow find 

 the market without a regular supply. 

 The call for greens is normal and the 

 supply equal to all requirements. 



The April Business. 

 The April business does not com- 



