JCLT 2, 1908. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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Do You Want the Finest Peonies? 



There are plenty of poor peonies that won't ship, but really good peonies are scarce and sellinK 

 well, for they are easily the best flowers now in market — big show for little money. We have FINE 

 pink and white. Order of us and you will get the right goods, for we handle no other. 



BEAUTIES 



Our annual summer crop is widely known. All lengths of 

 stem and absolutely the best lot of Beauties in this market. 



ULIES 



Easter Lilies can be supplied in quantity — fine stock for wed- 

 dings and funeral work. Write for special price on a quantity. 



VALLEY 



You can call on us for it, for we can supply in quantity 

 every day in the year. 



GREEN GOODS 



We have made a specialty of green goods for years. 

 Plenty of Smilax, Sprengeri, Asparagus, Adiantum and 

 Boxwood. Best Ferns, $1.00 per 1000. Let us have your order. 



ALL OTHER STOCK IN SEASON 



We can at any moment supply everything which is to be had 

 in Chicago. It is our aim to make our place at all times your 

 most satisfactory source of supply. Write, telegraph or telephone. 



During July and August we close at 3 p. m. 



PRICE LIST 



BEAUTIS8 Per doz. 

 St«ma. 24 to S6 InobM. . .$2.00 to $S.OO 



8tmn*, 20 Inohea 1.80 



Stains, 15 Inotaea 1.00 



Bt«nM, 12 Inch** 75 



SliortBteina 90 to .00 



ROBKS p^r iQQ 



Bridea and Bialds $S.00to$8.00 



Rlclimond S.OOto 8.00 



KlUam*7 S.OOto 8.00 



Cliatenay S.OOto 6.00 



Unole Jobn S.OOto 6.00 



Kalaerlna S.OOto 8.00 



Roaea , our aelectlon 8.00 



CARNATIONS 



Ck>nunon 1.00 



laxare and ranclea 1.50.to 2.00 



MXSCKIXANKOU8 



PBONIX8, fancy 6.00 



HarriaU dos., 91.50 10.00 



Sweet Poaa, fancy 50to .75 



** common. .. .25 to .50 



Valley, fancy S.OOto 4.00 



Sliaata Dalalea 75to l.no 



Cornflower .50 



DBCORATIVK 



Aaparasrua — peratrinc .85 to .50 



Aaparaffua, bunohea 85 to .75 



Sprencerl per 100, 2.00 to 5.00 



Galax, per 100, iSo; 1000, 1.00 



FBRN8. ** 15o; " 1.00 



Adiantum per 100, l.OO 



Smilax... doz., $1.50; 100, 10.00 



Boxwood bunobj .85 



* * per caae of 50 Iba. , 7. 50 



SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE 



Store open from 7 a. m. to 5 p. m. 

 Sundaya and HoUdaya oloaed at noon 



E.C.AMLING 



The Larsest, Best 

 Equipped tuxd Most 

 Centrally Located 

 WboleMie Cut Flower 

 House in Chicago 



32-34-36 Randolph St, 



Long DlitAHce Telephoaei 



1978 and 1977 Central 



7846 Antomatlc 



Chicago, III. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



really first-class stock is seen and all 

 carnations now are averaging of better 

 quality than is the rose crop. Eeceipts 

 have been considerably reduced, but there 

 still are enough carnations for all re- 

 quirements. 



Peonies from cold storage are selling 

 well. A large part of those put into 

 storage by inexperienced people have 

 been disposed of, either by cheap sales 

 or going into the discard. Those now 

 left are largely in the hands of the 

 two oldest and most experienced firms, 

 and are coming out in fair shape, al- 

 though not so good as usual, due, it is 

 thought, to the weather conditions at 

 the time they were cut. Nevertheless, 

 these peonies are now the best flowers 

 of any sort to be had and they sell 

 briskly at what the shippers say are 

 satisfactory prices. The supply is likely 

 to last at least another fortnight. 



Valley has become almost a glut; there 

 are oceans of it. The pressure of East- 

 er lilies has subsided a little, but there 

 are plenty. Auratum and candidum lilies 

 are abundant. Water lilies are selling 



a little better, not higher but faster, 

 for window decorations. 



The outdoor sweet peas are coming in 

 a flood, and June 29 the receipts were 

 several times what the market could 

 consume at profitable prices to the grow- 

 ers. Much of the stock is first-class; 

 there simply is too much of it. Shasta 

 daisies also are overabundant and all 

 the items of miscellaneous flowers sell 

 slowly because of large supply. Green 

 goods are no longer in special demand. 



All the wholesale houses are now clos- 

 ing at 5 p. m., and those who want stock 

 shipped in the afternoon should bear in 

 mind that the day is an hour shorter than 

 heretofore. 



Tlie June Business. 



The June business turns out to have 

 been more satisfactory than was at first 

 thought possible. There are, of course, 

 a variety of reports, but a majority of 

 the wholesale houses say their aggregate 

 business for the month was not far dif- 

 ferent from that of last year, which was 

 an excellent one. Of course, prices were 

 considerably lower than a year ago, but 



supplies were larger, and on days when 

 the demand assumed old-time proportions 

 a large volume of sales was possible. 

 Those houses which do the largest ship- 

 ping business had the best of the June 

 demand. Locally there was little call 

 for commencement flowers, local retailers 

 having done little but wedding and funer- 

 al work during the month, with an occa- 

 sional order for some social affair, but 

 nothing from the pubUe schools. The 

 shipping demand was strong, but it call- 

 ed only for select goods, either first- 

 class roses or first-class peonies and 

 a few carnations. 



Drainage Gmal Hits Trade. 



A big force of graders is now working 

 on the north channel of the Chicago 

 drainage canal, south of Church street 

 and one mile west of Evanston. Few 

 residents of Chicago are aware of the 

 location of this great and important ad- 

 dition to Chicago's drainage system. 

 There are the haziest kind of impressions 

 as to the line of a wide and deep canal 

 that will pass good sized ships through 



