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August 27, 1908. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



23 



ASTERS 



We are receiving strictly fancy asters in large quantity — all colors 



Summer Roses 



Call on us for all ■ your needa in Roses 



ALL OTHER FLOWERS IN SEASON 



E. H. HUNT 



76-78 Wabash Ave., Chicago, ill. 



■■tabUsbed 1878 



Lone Distance Pbone Central 1751 



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Current Prices 



BEAUTIES Per doz. 



30to 3€-inch $3.00 



24to80-lnch $2.00tO 2.60 



15to20-lnch 1.50to 2.00 



8to 12-inch 75to 1.00 



Shorts .50 



ROSES (Tea.) Per 100 



Bride and Maid $4.00 to $ 6.00 



Richmond 4.00to 6.00 



Killamey 4.00to 6.00 



Perle 4.00to 6.00 



Roses, our selection 2.00 



CARNATION'S, medium 1.00 



" fancy 2.00 



ASTERS, common l.OO 



" select 2.00 



" fancy 3.00 



miSCEIXANEOUS 



Harrisli Lilies 12.50 



Gladioli per doz.,.50c to 75c 



VaUey 3.00to 4.00 



Daisies i.oo 



OREEN8 



Smllax Strings per doz., 1.50to 2.00 



Asparagus Strings each, .50 



Asparagus Bunches " .86 to .60 



Sprengeri Bunches " .25 to .86 



Adiantum per 100, .76 



Ferns, Fancy per 1000, 1.25 



Galax, Green " i.oo 



Bronze " 1.00 



Boxwood .25c per lb.; 100 lbs., 16.00 



SUBJECT TO MARKET OHANGE.I — ■ 



CHAS. W. McKELLAR 



WHOLESALE FLORIST... 



51 Wabash Avenue, CHICAGO 



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ORCHIDS I 



»"°*«' A SPECIALTY " 



A fine assortment of Cattleyas and other 

 Orchids always on hand, fresh every day. 



Fancy Stock in Valley, Beauties, Roses, 



Carnations and Qreens of all kinds 



L. D. Pbone CentralTSSOS Can always supply the best goods the season affords 



A complete line of all Wire Work and Supplies constantlj on hand 



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year was held at Horticultural hall, Au- 

 gust 22 and 23, the main hall and one of 

 the smaller ones being filled to overflow- 

 ing. Gladioli were never shown in larger 

 numbers or greater perfection in Boston. 

 John Lewis Childs had an extensive dis- 

 play, comprising many excellent commer- 

 cial varieties, such as America, Melrose, 

 Blue Jay, Contrast, Cardinal, Alaska, 

 Fireside, Blanche and Aline. B. Ham- 

 mond Tracy, a specialist in these flowers 

 at Wenham, Mass., had a superb collec- 

 tion, including mauy beautiful seedlings. 

 The varieties Dawn and Butterfly re- 

 ceived honorable mention. For 100 vases 

 gladioli, arranged for eflfect, B. H. Tracy 

 was first, but he was beaten for twelve 

 named varieties by W, Whitman, M. 

 Sullivan gardener. For fifty vases China 

 asters, Francis Skinner; Mrs. J. L. Gard- 

 ner, W. Thatcher gardener; and W. 

 Whitman won in order named. 



Perennial phloxes were shown in large 

 quantities. For not less than thirty 

 vases, T. C. Thurlow led, followed by 

 Blue Hill Nurseries, W. Whitman and 

 George Hollis. 



Among miscellaneous displays were 

 large collections of herbaceous plants 



from Farquhar & Co., F. J. Eea, Belle- 

 vue Nurseries, W. Whitman and Blue 

 Hill Nurseries. Farquhar & Co. made a 

 big display of Lilium auratum, Henryi 

 and Leichtlini. They also had a collec- 

 tion of new dahlias, which received hon- 

 orable mention. J. F. Flood & Co. had 

 a large display of phloxes. 



There was a splendid display of fruit, 

 the pears, plums, peaches and melons 

 being noteworthy features. Among the 

 vegetable displays the mammoth onions, 

 Prize Taker and Ailsa, from W. J. Clem- 

 son, J. O. Christensen gardener, were of 

 special merit. The Boston Mycological 

 Club had, as usual, a large assortment of 

 mushrooms, which were a potent attrac- 

 tion to many of the visitors. 



Variotts Notes. 



Among those bringing in the first of 

 the new season's crop of carnations are 

 Peter Fisher, S. J. Goddard, James Tulis, 

 H. H. Rogers and P. E. Richwagen. The 

 last grower to bring in the old crop was 

 Andrew Christensen, of Stoneham. 



The auction sale of stalls at Park 

 Street market August 29 starts at 9 a. m. 

 sharp. The stalls are receiving their an- 



nual coat of paint preparatory to the auc- 

 tion, which IS expected to surpass last 

 year's in gross premiums. 



For the field day of the Gardeners' and 

 Florists' Club at the New England Nurs- 

 eries, September 5, members and friends 

 are invited to take electric cars at Park 

 Street station, subway, for Arlington 

 Heights as near 12 o'clock noon as pos- 

 sible. A special car will await the party 

 at Arlington Heights and run directly to 

 the nurseries. 



There will be. a special exhibition of 

 products of children's gardens at Horti- 

 cultural hall September 5 and 6. The 

 general autumn exhibition comes on Sep- 

 tember 11, 12 and 13. 



M. H. Norton is receiving many sym- 

 pathetic messages on the death of his 

 promising son, Francis J. Norton, which 

 occurred August 14. The deceased was 

 well and favorably known to the trade 

 here and many expressions of sorrow are 

 heard over his early death, he being only 

 in his twenty-ninth year. 



W. N. Ckaio. 



PITTSBURG. 



Various Notes. 



Trade conditions continue much the 

 same, except that there is more good 

 stock coming every day. This market 

 never saw such quantities of good stock 

 in summer. 



The new wholesale house is now an as- 

 sured thing and the only question is, 

 will this city support four commission 

 houses! Three of the new firm have 

 been employees of the older houses;, the 

 other member is a real estate man. Their 

 friends wish them success. 



A jolly bunch of florists left for Nia- 

 gara last week in a special car. Their 

 names were found in the list of "those 

 present. ' ' 



Wm. Edlefsen, of Milwaukee, Wis., 

 was a visitor in the city for a few hours 

 on his way to New York to meet his 

 family, who are returning from a six 

 months' tour of Europe. Hoo-Hoo. 



I AM much pleased with the Rkvisw 

 and like it the best of any paper for the 

 trade. — J, M. Hazlewood, Vancouver. 

 B. C. ' 



