August 13. 1908. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



13 



Asters 



BEAUTIES 



We Btill have a big crop of 

 those famous Summer Beauties— 

 enough for all who order early- 

 best you can get. Wire your needs. 



KAISERINS 



Our summer crop of Kaiserins 

 is not less famous than our Beau- 

 ties. If you want the best white 

 roses, order Kaiserins of us. 



GLADIOLI 



Fancy Gladioli in all colors, 

 but our Augusta (white) and 

 America (pink) , are especially fine. 



VALLEY 



You need Valley every day in 

 the year— and we can supply the 

 best in the country. 



LILIES 



Plenty of fine, hard Easter Lilies 

 that will ship well. Also a large 

 crop of big Auratums. 



GREEN GOODS 



Large supplyof good Smilax, As- 

 paragus strings and bunches. Best 

 Ferns in the market, $1 per 1000. 



By the Hundred, 



Thousand, or 



Larger Quantities 



We have for years been head- 

 quarterB in this market for fancy, 

 high grade Asters. We again 

 are in position to supply the best 

 Asters the season affords, in 

 quantity if desired — all colors. 



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 Aug^ist we close 

 a>t B p« in* 



PRICE LIST 



BEAUTIB8 Per doz. 

 Stems, 24 to sa-lncfaes. . .$2.00 to 98.00 



Stems. 20 Inobes 1.50 



Stems, 15 Inolies 1.00 



Stems, 12 Inobes 75 



ShortStems 50 to .80 



BOSKS p,, 100 



Kaiserins fS.OO to $8.00 



Brides and Maids 8.00 to 6.00 



Blolunond S.OOto 6.00 



KUlamey S.OOto 8.00 



Chatenay S.OOto 6.00 



Unole Jolin S.OOto 6.00 



Boses, our selection 8.00 



CABNATIONS 



Common 1.00 to 2.00 



ASTXBS 



Common SOto 1.00 



Specials S.OOto 6.00 



MISCXIXANKOUS 

 Gladioli Per doz. 



Fancy America, $1.00 



Fancy Aucusta ... .50 



Common >5c to 85c 



Harrisll, doz., $1.50 10.00 



Valley, fancy S.OOto 8.00 



DKCOBATIVS 



AsiMurasrus perstrinc, .15 to .50 



Asparagus , bunches 85 to .75 



Spreneeri per 100, S.OOto 5.00 



Galax, per 100, iSc; 1000, 1.00 



FKBNS. " 15c; *' 1.00 



Adlantiun per 100, 1.00 



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



Box^70od buneli, - .85 



** per case of 50 lbs., 7.50 



Special Stock charared accordingrly. 



SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE 



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



Sundays and Holidays closed at noon 



Es CAM LING 



The Larsrest, Best 

 Equipped and Most 

 Centrally Located 

 Wholesale Cut Flower 

 Home in Chicago 



32-34-36 Randolph St, 



Long DUtsnce Telephones 



1978 and 1977 Central 



7846 Aatomatle 



Chicago, III. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



CHICAGO. 



The Great Central Market. 



The Chicago market is sadly in need of 

 rain, for the production of indoor flow- 

 ers is at about the lowest of the year, 

 there being practically no carnations, 

 and the drought has cut down the sup- 

 plies of outdoor stock, while at the same 

 time causing the moderate quantities 

 which are being received to be of poorer 

 quality than is desirable. 



Because the drought has been so gen- 

 eral throughout the middle west, the 

 same conditions prevail in other markets 

 as in Chicago, and the shipping demand 

 is greater than it usually is at this sea- 

 son. If Chicago had the stock, a nice 

 business could be done. As it is, the 

 day's receipts are so quickly picked up 

 that it is frequently impossible to fill 

 late orders, if more than moderate quan- 

 tities are wanted or if there is a limit 

 on prices. 



Those who "have been cutting Beauties 

 have been reaping a harvest, for the sup- 

 ply is short of the demand and Beauties 



are realizing big prices. The out-of-town 

 demand is so good that local buyers are 

 not permitted to question prices; the 

 only issue is whether or not they are to 

 be given the stock. There are not many 

 good Maids or Brides, but the cut of 

 short stock from young plants is gradu- 

 ally increasing. The two roses which are 

 most in demand are Killarney and Kai- 

 serin. It is interesting to note that al- 

 most every buyer wants Killarney, and 

 as a result it is commanding first-class 

 prices, compared to the values of other 

 roses. Killarney certainly has gained 

 a leading place in this market as a 

 summer rose. 



Last week there was an abundance 

 of asters, but this week the market is 

 short and prices strong. How long this 

 wiU maintain it is impossible to say, but 

 the plants are suffering for water, and 

 there is no immediate prospect of an in- 

 crease in the supply. The dry weather 

 has practically finished the sweet peas, 

 only an occasional box being seen. Gladi- 

 oli continue to be the most abundant 

 flower and America is about the only one 



that sells satisfactorily, although there 

 is some call for Augusta. The comniom 

 sorts in mixed colors are poor property. 



There are not so many auratum Lilies, 

 but it is now possible to supply Easter 

 lilies in any quantity, if ordered a day 

 in advance. There also are good supplies 

 of album and rubrum, especially the 

 latter. Valley is not overabundant. 



The market for greens is not good. 

 There is little call for strings of aspara- 

 gus or smilax, and for almost the first 

 time this season there now is an abun- 

 dance of asparagus in bunches. Ferns 

 are selling about as usual in summer. 

 The wholesalers are interested in advices 

 that a new crop of green galax is avail- 

 able; many of them have large quan- 

 tities of last year's crop still in storage, 

 and are wondering if it will have to go 

 with the boxwood. 



Will Disseminate Field. 



Peter Reinberg has determined to dis- 

 seminate the Mrs. Marshall Field rose 

 in the trade in the spring of 1909. The 

 variety has given him splendid results 

 this season, and especially during the 



