

July 9, 1908. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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Don't 



Suspend Business 



JUST BECAUSE SUMNER IS HERE 



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 few years and those who go 



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think for a 

 moment that 

 we are going to 



The summer business has increased very rapidly in the last 

 after it con do well in summer. Only you must 

 have good stock. We have made preparations for July and 

 August with crops of specially grown flowers, insuring best pos- 

 sible quality. Order of us — you'll get what you want. 



LILIES 



Large supplies of Fancy 

 Auratums and a fair crop of 

 Harrisii. 



BEAUTIES 



Cut a little low at present, but 

 a full crop will be on in a week 

 or two. 



PEONIES 



End of the season is approach- 

 Mng, but we still have a few fine 

 Peonies. 



VALLEY 



You need Valley every day in 

 the year— and we can supply the 

 best. 



GREEN GOODS SWEET PEAS 



We have made a specialty of 

 Green Goods for years. Plenty 

 of Smilax, Sprengeri, Aspara- 

 gus, Adiantum and Boxwood. 

 Beat Ferns, $1.00 per 1000. 



We have thousands of the finest 

 Sweet Peas in all colors and 

 large supplies of other outdoor 

 summer flowers. 



Let US have your order. 



ALL OTHER STOCK IN SEASON 



We can at any moment supply everythiog 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 5 p. m. 



PRICE LIST 



BEAUTIKS Per doz. 



Steins, 24 to 86 Inches. . .$2.00 to $8.00 



Stems, 20 Inclies 1.50 



Stems, IS InoheB 1.00 



Stems, 12 Inolies 75 



ShortStems 50 to .60 



R08KS Per 100 



Brides and Maids $8.00 to $8.00 



Richmond S.OOto 8.00 



Klllamey 8.00 to 8.00 



Caiatenay 8.00to 6.00 



Undle John S.OOto 6.00 



Kalserins 8.00 to 8.00 



Roses, our selection 8.00 



CARNATIONS 



Common 1.00 



Laree and Fancies 1.50 to 2.00 



MISCEIXANBOUS 



PEONISS, fancy 6.00 



Harrisii, doz., $1.50 10.00 



Sweet Peas, fancy 50to .95 



** common... .25 to .50 



VaUey, fancy 2.00to 8.00 



Shasta Daisies 50to .75 



Cornflower .40 



DECORATTVS 



Asparaarus per string, .85 to .50 



AsparaaniB, bunches 85 to .75 



Sprenseri per 100, 2.00 to 5.00 



Galas, per 100, iSc; 1000, 1.00 



PKRNS, ** 15o: ** 1.00 



Adiantum per 100, l.OO 



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



Boxwood bunch, .85 



** per case of 50 lbs., 7.50 



Special Stock charged accordingly. 



SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE 



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



Sundays and Holidays closed at noon 



EX.AML1NG 



The Largest, Beat 

 Equipped and Most 

 Centrally Located 

 Wholesale Cut Flower 

 House in Chicago 



32-34-36 Randolph St, 



LoBff DiitABce Telepkoset 



1978 asd 1977 Central 



7846 AatOHAtle 



Chicago, III. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



CHICAGO. 



The Great Central Market 



General satisfaction is expressed with 

 the June business, for the total was sur- 

 prisingly good in view of the existing 

 conditions; it is probably well within 

 the facts to say that June in this mar- 

 ket was fully up to last year, the banner 

 one, in the money value of sales, and 

 some wholesalers estimate that there was 

 a fair increase, one wholesaler stating 

 that his sales averaged an increase of 

 $40 for each business day of the month. 

 But July does not begin so well as June 

 ended. The demand has lightened, as it 

 always -does. 



Supplies are heavier than usual at this 

 time of the year. Kose receipts are light, 

 because replanting is generally under 

 way, but more growers than ever have 

 made arrangements for summer crops 

 and there are abundant supplies for 

 present requirements. Beauty crops just 

 now are off and the light demand is suf- 

 ficient to cause considerable skirmishing 

 to find the necessary stock. Each day, 



however, the cut of young Beauties is 

 increasing and there soon will be good 

 supplies again. Killarney is the best of 

 the smaller roses and special stock of 

 this frequently brings 10 cents to 12 

 cents. Eichmond is not abundant, but 

 sells well. Kaiserin is not in as large 

 supply as usual at this date, for some 

 unexplained reason, and sells well. Maid 

 and Bride are not in large supply and 

 with many the foliage is so badly mil- 

 dewed that the flowers are practically 

 unsalable; at the same time, however, 

 there are other growers who are cutting 

 Maids that will compare with the beat 

 ever seen in hot weather. These are 

 selling steadily if not rapidly. 



Carnations are holding up surprisingly 

 well. The flowers are not so large as in 

 the early spring, but with many the qual- 

 ity, so far as clean stock and bright col- 

 ors go, is as good as it has been any 

 time this spring. The demand has not 

 kept up so well, as the quality and values 

 are low. Already the buyers are calling 

 for asters, but the outdoor crop has not 

 yet made its appearance. 



The end of the season's supply of pe- 



onies is in sight; the supply will be ex- 

 hausted within the next few days. The 

 two growers who have succeeded in get- 

 ting good results year after year have 

 been no less successful this season; the 

 latter end of the crop has brought sat- 

 isfactory prices and the remnant still on 

 hand is moving out in an orderly man- 

 ner at 6 cents, the stock still on hand 

 being generally of first-class quality. 

 However, the demand for 8 cents met 

 with failure; the buyers would not stand 

 the price. 



The outdoor crop of sweet peas is the 

 greatest in the history of the market. 

 Not only are all the regular growers 

 making shipments, but the aster farm- 

 ers and other growers who have no glass 

 have taken up sweet peas and are con- 

 tributing to the glut. In the commis- 

 sion houses there are a dozen calls a 

 day from women flower enthusiasts, or 

 the commuting clerks who have sought to 

 supplement their incomes by growing 

 sweet peas for market. If any house 

 cared for such shipments it could secure 

 fifty consignors in a day. The quality of 

 the peas is excellent, but the supply is 



