May 14, 1908. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



13 



VA 



FANCY VALLEY ALWAYS ON HAND 



We are regularly headquarters for Valley in this market — 

 can always supply. At this season of many weddings we have 

 special large lots coming on to meet the extra demand. If you 

 want good Valley, and the certainty that you won't be disap- 

 pointed, order of us. Prices right. Fancy v»iiey, $2.00 per 100; $20.00 1000 



BEAUTIES 



If you want the Beet Beauties you will send to us. 

 Special value at current prices. 



Our stock is 



SWEET PEAS 



At this season of weddings and spring social functions nothing 

 sells better than our Sweet Peas— long stemmed, fancy stock. 

 Plenty of pink and white, but order a day in advance if fancy 

 colors are wanted. 



PEONIES 



We handle only 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. 



GREENS 



Smilax and long, heavy strings of Asparagus pluraosus, Sprengeri, 

 extra fine Ferns and all *' green goods." 



ALL OTHER STOCK IN SEASON 



Write us about your supply for Decoration Day 



E. €• AMLING 



Current Price List 



AMKRICAN BBAUTT Per doz. 



Longstems $3.00 



Stems 30 inches 2 50 



Stems 24 inches 2 00 



Stems 20 inches 1.50 



Stems 16 inches i.oo 



Stems 12inches .75 



Shorts per 100, $4.00 to $5.00 



T> .^ 1^ Per 100 



Bridesmaid $3.00 to $8.00 



Bride a.OOto 8.00 



Ohatenay 3.00to 8.00 



KiUarney 4.00to 8.00 



Richmond 4.00to 8.00 



BOSK8, our selection fS.OO per 100 



OABNATIONB Per 100 



Common $200 



Select, large and fancies $3.00to 4.00 



aii8CEi.i:.ANi;ou8 stock 

 Peonies, fancy pink and white, 



per doz., $0.75 to $1.00 



common " .35 to .50 



Sweet Peas, fancy shades 1.00 to 2 00 



" common, pink and white .50 to I.OO 



Valley, fancy per 1000, $20 00 2.00 



extra special. " 30.00 3.00 



Liljes 8.00 to 10.00 



Callas..... S.OOto 10.00 



Mignonette 2.00to 4.00 



Poet's Narcissi 40to 50 



Marguerites 5oto .75 



Irises. S.OOto 4.00 



CapeJasmine 1.00 



DECOBATITB 



Asparagus Plumosus per string. .35 to .50 



" „ " per bunch, .35 to .76 



.^. 1. Sprengeri per 100. 2.00 to 6.00 



Adiantum " 100 



Smilax per doz., $2.00; " isloo 



Ferns per 1000, 2.50; " 30 



Leucothoe Sprays, " 7.50; " l OO 



Galax, green and bronze, .per 1000 l 00 



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



Sabjcot to ohanB« with eat notice 



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CHICAGO. 



The Great Central Market. 



It rained continuously last Aveek until 

 Saturday, but there was a steady im- 

 provement in the market. The dark 

 weather, while it caused some deteriora- 

 tion in quality, reduced the output, and 

 shipping trade showed considerable im- 

 provement, with the result that there was 

 a much better tone in the market, in 

 spite of the depressing weather. When 

 the sun came out, May 9, the city buy- 

 ers again took hold and Saturday after- 

 noon saw the market bare of all save 

 odds and ends. 



The present week opened stronger 

 than the preceding one, carnations being 

 again good property and with a fair 

 demand for other stock. It rained all 

 day Monday and this shut off local buyers 

 to a large extent, but the shipping 

 demand was good. On Tuesday bright, 

 warm spring weather returned, and if 

 this holds through the week there will 

 l)e an abundance of stock again for 

 Friday's shipments to the people who 



run the big special sales on Saturday. 



Some of the carnation growers say 

 there is not much in sight on the plants, 

 but there is a suspicion that their vision 

 may be obscured by the refulgence of the 

 Decoration day special demand, and there 

 is likely to be a decided increase in 

 supplies with a few days ' of bright 

 weather. The rose market continues to 

 be largely supplied and quality in most 

 cases is excellent, in spite of dark weath- 

 er. The Beauty crops are coming on 

 again with several of the large growers 

 who have been cutting rather lightly 

 in the last few weeks. Kaiserin is now 

 being cut in considerable quantity. Eose 

 values have firmed up quite a little in 

 the last week, but top quotations have 

 not advanced. 



The sweet pea is one of the best sell- 

 ing items in the list and the supply of 

 good peas is greater than it ever has 

 been before; more growers are cutting 

 what will class with the good stock. 

 While some of the special colors make 

 as good prices, in general sweet peas 

 are not bringing more than one-half 

 to two-thirds what they were last year, 



and it takes something special to bring 

 over $1 per hundred. Violets are prac- 

 tically at an end; for three days follow- 

 ing May 8 there were no shipments 

 received from the Hudson river district. 

 The few local Marie Louise still sell 

 well. 



The supplies of peonies are equal to 

 requirements, and no more, for the sur- 

 plus is going into storage against the 

 Decoration day demand. Lilies continue 

 to be a glut. The shipments of cape 

 jasmine from Texas, which began last 

 week, have reached holiday proportions 

 and every house in town that handles 

 these flowers has all it can use. The 

 first sold well, but the demand is now 

 slow. Gladioli are abundant. 



There was a flurry in valley last week 

 and again the first of this week there 

 was some special call. During the season 

 of weddings it usually is the case that 

 the call for valley is in the first days 

 of the week, with little demand toward 

 the end of the week. 



There is a good call for green goods, 

 with abundant supply. Fancy ferns are 



