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Septbmbbb 10, 1908. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



15 



Fine Beauties 



All Lengths of Stem 



You can do a good business if you show our Beauties 

 to your trade^fine, large buds, good color, splendid 

 foliage, strong stems. We never handled better at this 

 season of the year. Order some today. 



Kaiserins 



You will say our Kaiserine are 

 the beet White Rosea you have 

 handled this summer. A good 

 supply in all lengths. 



Asters 



You will find our Fancy Asters 

 the best you have seen this 

 season. Order early, for they 

 sell on sight. 



Carnations 



Again in good supply — fine 

 flowers and stems getting longer 

 every day. Try some, especialfy 

 Enchantress, and you'll say they 

 are good. 



Valley 



You need Valley every day and 

 we can supply Fancy stock in any 

 quantity, at any time. 



Green Goods 



You have known our house for years as "headquarters for Green 

 Goods." For the fall decorations we can supply Asparagus and Smilax 

 in any quantity. Long strings, and we can quote special prices on large 

 lots. Also plenty of Sprengeri, Adiantum, Farleyense and all outdoor 

 greens. 



All Other Stock in Season 



PRICE LIST 



BKAUnxs Par dos. 

 Btaina, 24 to S6 Inobes. . .$3.00 to fS.OO 



Steins, 80 Inobaa 1.50 



Stoma, 15 Inchaa 1.00 



Stoma, 12 Incboa 75 



Short Stoma 50 to .00 



ROSBS p0r 100 



Kalaorlna $8.0o to $8.00 



Brldea andMaida S.OOto O.uO 



Rlotamond S.OOto 8.00 



Hlllamey S.OOto 8.on 



Chatoosy S.OOto 00 



Uncle John 8.00 to 0. 00 



Roaea, our selection 8.00 



CARNATIONS 



Common 1.00 to 2.00 



A8TKRS 



Common l.OOto 1.50 



Fancy 2.U0to 8.00 



Specials 4.00 



MISCEIXANKOUS 

 Gladioli Per dnz. 



Fancy.... $0.50 to $0.75 



Common l.OOto 2.00 



HarrlsU, dos., $1.50 lO.UO 



VaUey, select S.OOto 8 00 



** special 4.00 



DBCORATIVK 



Asparasrus perstrlnc, .15 to .50 



Aapararus, bundles 85 to .75 



SprenKerl per lOO, 2.00 to 5.00 



Gfalaz, per 100, loo; 1000, 1.00 



FKRNS, ** 15o: ** 1.00 



Adiantum per 100, .75 



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



Boz'wood bunch, .85 



** per case of 50 lbs. , 7.50 



Leucottaoe, per 100. 75o; per 1000. $6.50 



Special Stock oharsckl accordingly. 



SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE 



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



Sundays and Holidays closed at noon 



EsCsAMLING 



The Largest, Beat 

 Equipped and Most 

 Centrally Located 

 Wholesale Cut flower 

 House in Chicago 



32-34-36 Randolph St, 



Long DUtsnee Telephone! 



1978 snd 1977 Centrtl 



7846 Antomstie 



Chicago, III. 



Mention Tue Review when you write. 



CMCAGO. 



The Great Central Market. 



The reopening of the public schools 

 is sometimes spoken of as marking the 

 date for a revival of business, and in 

 most places schools opened this year one 

 week later than usual, because Labor 

 day fell September 7. But not much is 

 expected of early September in this mar- 

 ket and last week saw only fair business, 

 while the current week opened quiet. The 

 city trade still is light, but shipping 

 business is active, as it has been, com- 

 paratively speaking, all summer; only 

 orders are small. The difficulty at pres- 

 ent is that the quality of much of the 

 stock is not up to shipping requirements. 

 Asters are decidedly poor, the majority 

 of them, and many are simply unsalable 

 at a time that the demand for good 

 asters cannot be wholly satisfied. Roses, 

 too, are nothing to brag about, but with 

 a little more good weather will be all 

 right, for there has been considerable im- 

 provement since last report. 



The Beauty rose has become the most 



abundant item on the list and there is 

 nothing which is of such general good 

 quality. It seems that all the large 

 growers are coming into crop with Beau- 

 ty and it looks as though this would 

 be the time for the buyers to get the 

 public into the habit of using this rose. 

 There should be steadily increasing sup- 

 plies for some weeks and prices already 

 are low, considering the quality of the 

 goods, which is excellent. Killarney also 

 is in fair shape, but not so much more 

 abundant than other sorts as it was a 

 short time ago. Bride and Maid are in- 

 creasing in supply and improving in qual- 

 ity. Other roses are not greatly in evi- 

 dence. 



The dahlia has become one of the 

 wholesalers' puzzles. Not many buyers 

 will use this flower and when the re- 

 ceipts are at all heavy it accumulates 

 and goes to waste. Gladioli continue to 

 be the greatest glut, unless the worst one 

 is of poor asters, and it is only America 

 that sells at all well. Valley is in fair 

 demand and there is some call for Easter 

 lilies, as auratum and other outdoor lilies 

 are about over. 



Now and then some white chrysanthe- 

 mums are seen and yellows are to be had 

 for advance orders. 



There is a better call for green goods, 

 for^ the department stores are having 

 their annual openings, or preparing for 

 them. 



Coatsworth's Fire. 



A telegram called L. Coatsworth to 

 New Castle, September 3, fire having 

 destroyed the upper part of the boiler 

 house. He found that about 100 feet 

 each way on the north greenhouse also 

 had been on fire and the rose plants 

 in that house had suffered. The boilers 

 had not been damaged, but the piping 

 was injured and valves destroyed, making 

 in all a loss close to $5,000, the amount 

 of the insurance. Quick repairs were 

 made on the damaged greenhouse and 

 this week the heating plant will be in 

 shape again. Mr. Coatsworth was at 

 home over Sunday. 



Express Rates Advanced. 



Express rates to and from points on 

 the north shore between Chicago and 



