The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



June 4, 1008. 



48^50 Wabash Avenue 



CHICAGO 



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Paul, was first on six pink and on six 

 Japanese varieties. Edward Swayne 

 exhit>ited twenty-five fine Pseonia fes- 

 tiva" maxima. Julius Boehrs Co. had 

 a plant of Cattleya Mossise with twelve 

 blooms. John McCleary exhit)ited thir- 

 ty-two different vases of different va- 

 rieties of outdoor grown roses. Joseph 

 Hurley was first for best display of 

 hardy perennials. 



Qttb Meeting;. 



The monthly meeting of the Florists' 

 Club was well attended June 2. The 

 paper by Arthur A. Niessen, which ap- 

 pears elsewhere in this issue, was fol- 

 lowed by a general discussion of the 

 subject. Edward Raid said the fakers 

 had done much to relieve the market. 

 John Westcott asserted that if half the 

 present number of flowers were grown 

 the florists would be better off. < 



Various Notes. 



The rose show of the Germantown 

 Horticultural Society was held at Asso- 

 ciation hall Monday evening, June 1, the 

 exhibits being in fine condition. Curi- 

 ously enough, last year's exhibition, held 

 on June 10, was too early for any of 

 the outdoor roses. 



Mr. Guille, of the Hubert Bulb Co., 

 Portsmouth, Va., was a visitor in this 

 city a few days ago. 



Eugene Bernheimer is receiving some 

 choice outdoor sweet peas, for which he 

 has achieved an enviable reputation. 



Charles E. Lehman, of the S. B. Vroo- 

 man Co., Ltd., has shipped a large order 

 for cypress boards to J. B. Swayne, of 

 Kennett, Pa. 



A pictorial postcard received this week 

 from H. Bayersdorfer at Blankenese, 

 near Hamburg, Germany, states that 

 everything is in bloom there and, between 

 the lines, that Mr. and Mrs. Bayersdorfer 

 are well and enjoying their trip. 



Walter P. Stokes and William Swayne 

 have been enjoying short fishing trips, 

 the former in Maine, the latter near 

 Lewiston, Pa. 



Taul F. Richter, one of the brightest 

 minds in the seed business today, be- 

 lieves that the telephone will be the most 

 fruitful source of development in the 

 future. 



Paul Berkowitz, well and favorably 



known as a member of the firm of H. 

 Bayersdorfer & Co., will leave this city 

 next Tuesday, June 9, for Louisville, Ky., 

 to attend the wedding of his son, W. F. 

 Berkowitz, an attorney at law in the 

 Commonwealth building, this city, to Miss 

 Edna M. Levy, of Louisville. 



B. Eschner, of M. Eice & Co., was on 

 Monday cheerfully contemplating a large 

 assortment of choice baskets, with pans 

 to match, that were evidently about to 

 leave his protecting care. 



J. Otto Thilow will deliver an illus- 

 trated lecture on "Civic Improvements" 

 at West Grove, Pa., Friday evening, 

 June 5. 



William J. Baker has been handling a 

 grade of sweet peas that all the members 

 of the firm agree is first-class. Phil. 



MILWAUKEE. 



The Market 



Thus another Memorial day, which is 

 the flower day of the year, has come 

 and passed, to the satisfaction of most 

 of us. The volume of business straight 

 through, as reported by those questioned, 

 was equal to last year, but at a less 

 profit. The shipping, which began as 

 early as Wednesday, was brisk, with 

 plenty of everything on hand, except 

 that more good carnations in colored 

 shades could have been disposed of. 

 These sold at from 3 .cents to 5 cents, 

 while roses realized 4 cents to 6 cents, 

 some extras bringing 6 cents, though 

 there was not much deman^ for the 

 latter. 



Local trade, from the retailers' stand- 

 point, was good and no doubt would 

 have been better had the weather been 

 more favorable. May 30, 1907, all out- 

 door stock was practically at an end, 

 while this year many outdoor flowers, 

 such as lilac, tulips, lily of the valley, 

 snowballs and narcissi were at their best, 

 and this had a decided effect on the sale 

 of indoor-grown cut flowers. A good 

 many grocers handle pot plants around 

 this time and this also was noticeable to 

 the retailer. Thus, with nothing want- 

 ing, 10,000 carnations arrived from Chi- 

 cago Saturday morning at less than $2 

 per hundred, but they came too late and 

 did not sell like hot cakes. 



Although some fine stock was on hand, 



JOSEPH FOERSTER 



Wliolesale shliiper of 



CUT FLOWERS 



88<60 Wabaah Ave., CHICAGO 



CDRBENT PRICE LIST. 

 BEAUTIES- Per doz. 



30t* 36-inch W.OOto $4.00 



24 to 30-Inch 2.00to 2.50 



16to20-lnch l.SOto 2.00 



8to 12-inch 76to LOO 



Shorts - .76 



PerlOO 



Bride and Maid $3.00 to S6.00 



Ricbmond 3.00to 8.00 



Klllarney S.OOto 8.00 



Kaiserin S.OOto 8.00 



Perle S.OOto 5.00 



Roses, our selection 2.00 



Peonies 4.00to 6.00 



CARNATIONS, medhun 1.00 to 1.50 



" fancy 2.00to 3.00 



HarrisiiLilies S.OOto 10.00 



Callas 8.00to 10.00 



Valley S.OOto 4.00 



SweetPeas Goto 1.00 



GREENS 



Smilax Strings per doz. 2.00 



Asparagrus Strings each, .40 to .60 



Bunches " .35 to .50 



" Sprengeri Bunches " .35 



Adiantum per 100, i.oo 



Perns, Fancy per 1000, 2.00 



Galax, Green " 1.00 



Bronze " i.oo 



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



SUBJECT TO MARKET CHANGE. 

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the majority showed the effects of the 

 recent warm spells. The Easter lilies 

 that came in moved slowly; they would 

 no doubt have been cleaned up had they 

 any other color but white. 



With all holidays now behind us and 

 only commencement exercises and June 

 weddings to follow, the present season is 

 coming to an end, after which time 

 alterations, vacations, etc., are in order. 



VariotiB Notts. 



The C. C. Pollworth Co., which grows 

 quite a batch of bedding stock, reports 

 being nearly cleaned out on these. 



E. Haasch has vacated his store at 

 782 Third street and will give his full 

 attention to his new one on Hopkins 

 road. 



The Holton & Hunkel Co. 's books show 



