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The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



June 11, 1908. 



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48=50 Wabash Avenue 



CHICAGO 



PEONIES 



$3.00 to $5.00 

 per 100 



All other Cut Flowers in Season 



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meeting of the Pennsylvania Horticul- 

 tural Society last week. Mr. Robertson 's 

 flowers were fine and borne on unusually 

 long stems. 



Nephrolepis Amerpohlii has the honor 

 of being the only American plant to re- 

 ceive a certificate of merit at the cen- 

 tenary exhibition at Ghent, Belgium, 

 this spring. 



Among the visitors to this city last 

 ■week , was Mr. Tanner, of the firm of 

 Radcliffe & Tanner, of Richmond, Va. 

 This firm is adding largely to its glass 

 this season. 



The price of glass is now so low as to 

 be very attractive for repair purchasing. 



Dingee & Conard Co., West Grove, Pa., 

 are pushing Queen Beatrice rose, Mr. 

 Lynch believing that this variety will 

 make an excellent plant for the home. 



Specimen plants of Pandanus Veitchii 

 have been extremely scarce this season. 



fiteo. E. Campbell, Flourtown, Pa., 

 will plant three houses of Killarney and 

 two of Richmond, discarding Bride and 

 Maid. Phil. 



An illustrated note on the peony show 

 at Andorra Nurseries, which appears 

 elsewhere in this issue, will be of special 

 interest to Philadelphians. 



MILWAUKEE. 



The Market. 



La*t week was a busy one. Shipping 

 business, especially, was good and the 

 first part of the week was satisfactory. 

 But on Friday and Saturday, even though 

 the demand was good, the supply was far 

 too great and some stock was left over. 

 Altogether everyone seems satisfied. 



Some local grown peonies, which are 

 of a good quality, came in the first part 

 of the week. 



Several large wedding decorations, in- 

 cluding one by M. A. McKenney & Co., 

 at Appleton, Wis., and one executed by 

 J. M. Fox, helped to relieve the over- 

 supply to some extent. 



Qub Meetxn£. 



The club meeting, June 4, brought out 

 a good number, especially growers. The 

 subject of the evening was taken up by 

 Fred Lautenschlager, of the Kroescheil 



Bros. Co., Chicago, who gave an inter- 

 esting talk on heating by hot water. 



It seems that the committee which was 

 appointed by President Holton, of the 

 local club, to cooperate with the State 

 Board of Agriculture in the bedding work 

 at the state fair park, cannot agree, as 

 no report was forthcoming. Now, it 

 is hoped the gentlemen will not make 

 a fizzle of this affair, but try their best 

 in behalf of the Florists' Club. There 

 is plenty of space for beds, and any 

 professional florist desiring to enter will 

 receive a premium list and entry blank 

 by addressing John M. True, secretary, 

 Madison, Wis. When all beds are plant- 

 ed, the Florists' Club expects to select 

 a person to look after them, whose fee 

 will be carried by said exhibitors, unless 

 otherwise desired. 



The treasurer's report proved that the 

 club is in a thriving condition. 



All present arose from their seats to 

 honor the memory of our late brother 

 and friend, William Scott. He undoubt- 

 edly did more for the average florist 

 by his writings in the Review in recent 

 years than any other person, and his 

 work was not left unappreciated. 



Vaiioos Notes. 



Quite a delegation of Chicago florists 

 came up on the special train to witness 

 the great Ketchel-Papke fight and help 

 swell the attendance to 4,500, which 

 was the number reported next day. Their 

 stay was brief, the train arriving at 8 

 p. m. and returning five hours later. 



The Holton & Hunkel Co. is handling 

 some fine Aristocrat and White Perfec- 

 tion carnations. 



The C. C. Pollworth Co. 's rose houses 

 are just coming into crop and the qual- 

 ity is fine. 



Nic Zweifel, of North Milwaukee, and 

 the C. C. Pollworth Co. are experiment- 

 ing with growing carnations under glass 

 instead of putting into the field, and 

 to this end have several benches planted 

 at this time. 



Visitors: Adam Zender, Park Ridge, 

 111.; Fred Lautenschlager, Chicago; M. 

 Meidam, Appleton, Wis.; W, E. Mack- 

 lin, Stevens Point, Wis. 



We have been blessed with fine weath- 

 er for the last week, which gave every 

 one a chance to finish all outdoor plant- 



JOSEPH FOERSTER 



Wbolesale sblnpar of 



CUT FLOWERS 



68-60 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO 



CURRENT PRICE LIST. 

 BKAUTIKS- Per doz. 



30 to 36-inch $3.00 



24to80-inch K.OOto 2.50 



15to20-inch l.SOto 2.00 



8tol2-inch 75to 1.00 



Shorts .75 



Per 100 



Bride and Maid S^.OOto $6.00 



Richmond S.OOto 8.00 



Killarney..... S.OOtd 8.00 



Kaiserin S.OOto 8.00 



Perle S.OOto 6.00 



Roses, our selection 2.00 



Peonies 4.00to 6.00 



CARNATIONS, medium l.OOto 1.50 



" fancy 2.00to 3.00 



HarrisllLlUes 8.00to 10.00 



Callas S.OOto 10.00 



VaUey S.OOto 4.00 



SweetPeas 60to 1.00 



GRKENS 



Smilax Strings per doz. 2.00 



Asparagrufi Strings each, .40 to .50 



Bunches " .35 to .50 



Sprengeri Bunches " .35 



Adiantum per 100, 1.00 



Feme, Fancy per 1000, SsOO 



Galax, Oreen " IM 



Bronze " 1.00 



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



SUBJECT TO MARKET CHANGE. 



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ing, and we can now again give the in- 

 door stock the necessary care. 



E. Oesteeicheb. 



DAYTON, OHIO. 



State of Trade. 



Naturally, the conditions of trade took 

 a gradual drop after Decoration day, 

 but at the same time none of the flo- 

 rists is making any complaint, as funer- 

 al orders were quite plentiful and large 

 weddings numerous. The drop which 

 is most noticeable is the drop in prices. 

 The weather is very warm, with the mer- 

 cury running as high as 98 degrees in 

 the shade, not to say anything about the 

 temperature in the sun and under glass. 

 The intense heat is causing the roses, 

 such as Brides, Bridesmaids and Rich- 



