

Jolt 30, 1008. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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Poehlmann Bros. Co. 



OrriCE AND SSLESROOM, 33-33-37 RANDOLPH STREET 



CHICAGO, ILL. 



Long Distance Phone 

 Randolph 35. 



Summer bttsmess has steadily increased the last few years and YOU can do bttsiness NOW IF YOU 

 ^ HAVE THE RIGHT KIND of stock You will need THE BEST. 



We have made preparations for large supplies of 



Fancy Flowers 



FOR SUMMER 



Killarney, Bride, Mrs. ^Palmer, Richmond, aod Carnatioos 



Asparagus Strings, Smllax and all Cut Flowers In Season 



If you need the 

 Beat Grade of 



Roses 



this market affords, order of us— we have the goods, 

 good, medium and short Roses. 



Also quantities of 



POEHLN ANN'S FANCY VALLEY! w. ■* niii i shciiii, 

 EXTRA FINE HARRISII LILIES lafflrri 



ALL STOCK SHIPPED AT CURRENT MARKET PRICE 



Meotion Tbe Review wben you write. 



PEORIA, ILL. 



John Stroerr, who has been employed 

 by James C. Murray at the store, has 

 resignlpd and accepted a position as 

 foreman with Hugo Rudolph, of Manito- 

 woc, Wis. Mr. Stroerr is one of Peoria's 

 boys and has made lots of friends, who 

 regret having him leave. They all wish 

 him success. 



Alex Alexander, of Pekin, 111., has ac- 

 cepted a position as foreman at J. C. 

 Murray 's greenhouse and will begin work 

 there August 1. Mr. Murray reports that 

 the aster blight has ruined his crop of 

 asters. 



Everybody is busy repairing and re- 

 planting. B- 



Mr. Mason, who has been acting as 

 foreman at the J. C. Murray green- 

 houses for^he last two years, has moved 

 to Kansaa^bity, where he will engage in 

 business with a cut flower establishment 

 of that place. 



One of the fiufist beds of Begonia 

 Gloire De Lorraine that has ever come 

 under our observation was shown us at 

 D. U. Augspurger & Sons. The plants 

 were all well branched and healthy- 

 looking, with that polished, soft green 

 leaf so peculiar to this favorite begonia. 



D. U. Augspurger, senior member of 

 the firm of D. U. Augspurger & Sons, 

 was a business caller at Bloomington, 

 III., last week. 



Mr. Dysinger, representing Ionia flow- 

 er pot manufacturers, called on the Pe- 

 oria florists last week. 



J. C. Murray has planted a large bed 

 of Boston ferns. He also has a nice 

 looking lot of chrysanthemums. 



A. M. Augspurger has returned from 



the north, where he disposed of an im- 

 mense lot of ferns and other plants. 



H. C. R. 



ST. LOUIS; 



TheMaifcet 



In looking over the flower market we 

 find the supply largely exceeds the de- 

 mand. There is little fancy stock of 

 any kind coming in and little of this 

 grade of stock is expected before the 

 last of next month, especially in roses 

 and carnations. The market is mostly 

 made up now of asters, which are plen- 

 tiful, and with any kind of business in 

 funeral work should sell well, but even a 

 lot of these are being dumped. Gladioli 

 have been a glut and sold as low as $1 

 per hundred stalks in assorted colors. 



A fair number of roses are coming in. 

 White and pink Cochet, at Kuehn's, are 

 selling better than Bride and Maid. A 

 nice lot of Killamey were seen at Bern- 

 ing's July 27. Beauties are selling fair- 

 ly well when good. Carnations are all 

 to the bad at present. A fair lot of 

 Enchantress were being looked over at 

 Smith's July 27. 



Hardy hydrangeas, tuberose stalks, 

 good valley and smilax, also a lot of 

 outdoor truck, made up the daily market 

 last week. In retail circles it is reported 

 as dull all of the week. 



Various Notes. 



Leonard Herdt, one of our South 

 Broadway florists, is traveling in Eu- 

 rope and expects to return August 15. 



Edward Buechel, manager of the Ries- 

 sen Floral Co., is known to be one of 

 the best amateur painters in the city. 



Some of his water color paintings have 

 been highly commended by lovers of 

 art in this line. 



Walter Retzer, of the St. Louis Seed 

 Co., took a northern trip for his vaca- 

 tion. 



Mr. Boucker, who has quite a plant on 

 Marcus avenue, and grows a lot of fancy 

 carnations for the local trade, says he 

 had a successful season and has read the 

 Review from its first number. 



A. G. Greiner, our cactus grower, re- 

 ports that he has shipped a lot of large 

 orders for cacti this year. 



Souvenir postals from Mr. and Mrs. 

 F. H. Weber, Vincent Gorley and Mr. 

 and Mrs. Theo. Klockenkemper, who are 

 traveling in .Europe, say they are having 

 a great time on the other side of the 

 big pond. 



Miss Clara Holtzman, of Young's, is 

 spending a two weeks' vacation on a 

 trip to California. 



Fred Williams has taken the position 

 at Berning's vacated Ity Frank Dwyer. 



William C. Smith contemplates a trip 

 to his old home at Milwaukee early next 

 month. Now that Will Osseck is home, 

 Mr. Smith will have more time to spare. 



Charles Kuehn will spend his vacation 

 with his mother and father in Detroit. 

 The trip will be made before or after 

 the S. A, F. convention. 



George Waldbart has finished repaint- 

 ing his place and has added to his front 

 on the north with a store room. The 

 front will be used for showing plants. 



Henry Riessen says he was not sur- 

 prised at his wife winning the bird and 

 cage in the ladies ' race at the picnic, 

 as she is a fast runner, and he speaks 

 from experience. The prize was deliv- 



