QCTOBBB 1, 1908. 



The Weekly Florists* Review. 



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urns! Mums!! 



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ORDER OF US AND 



Get What You WANT 



We can fill all orders for yellow and white— fine stock— but 

 advise ordering as much in advance as possible, as the stock is 

 the best in the market and thus far the city buyers have taken on 

 sight any not set aside on shipping orders. 



$3.00 to $4.00 per doz. 



Kaiserins 



Still cutting heavily on Kaiserin — 

 the best white rose in the market 

 today. Use these for your good 

 work and give satisfaction. 



Valley 



Beauties 



Our Beauties are of exceptional 

 quality— those who want the beat 

 should order of us. Cut large 

 but selling fast. 



Carnations 



Large supply. Glad to have you 

 start ordering now- shall be head- 

 quarters for fancy carnations 

 again this season and want your 

 business right along. 



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. Best Ferns in the Market. 



All Other Stock in Season 



Can supply any quantity of Val- 

 ley on short notice — but why not 

 put in an order for a regular ship- 

 ment ? You can always use it. 



PRICE LIST 



BKA.UTIX8 Per doi. 



Long: $4.00 



Stems, SO inolieB 8.<<0 



mams, 24 inooes ,. 2.50 



Stems, 20 Inobes 2.U0 



Stems, 16 Inobes 1.5U 



Stems, 12 Inobes 1.00 



Sbort Stems.... 100, $5.00 to $«.00 



ROSKS p,, 100 



Kaiserins.... $3.0«* to $8.00 



Brides and BXaids..... S.OOto e.uo 



Rlobmond 4.00 to 8.00 



RlUamey 4.00to 8.00 



Cbatenay S.OOto 0.00 



Unole Jobn 8.00 to 0.00 



Roses, our selection '4.00 



CARNATIONS 



Common 1.00 to 1.50 



Select, lars:^ and f^mcy. 2.00 to 3.00 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS 

 Fancy TeUo\7, doz, $1 to $4 

 " Wblie, doz, $Sto$4 

 MISCBIXAMKOUS 

 Gladioli Per doz. 



Vanoy ....$0.S5 to $0.aO 



Conunon 2.00 



HarrlsU, dos., $1.50 12.00 



VaUey, select 8.00to 8 00 



" special 4.00 



DBCORATIVS 

 Asparaa:us....per«trlnB, .85 to .50 



Asparaarus, buncbes 85 to .75 



Snrencerl. ,. per 100, 2.00 to 5.00 



(HUax, per 100, 15c; 1000, 1.00 



nCRNS. " 20c: " 1.50 



AdlantTim per 100, .75 



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



Boxwood buncb. ,85 



" per case of 50 lbs., 7.50 



Leucotboe, per 100. 75o: per 1000. $0.50 



Special Stock obarved aooordlncly. 



SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE 



Store open from 7 a. m. to 6 p. m. 



Sundays and Holidays closed at noon 



EsCsAMLING 



32-34-36 Randolph St, 



Lose DUtanee Telepkonei 



1978 and 1977 Central 



3846 Aatomatie 



Chicago, III. 



The Larffest, Best 

 Equipped and Most 

 Centrally Located 

 Wholesale Cut Flower 

 House in Chicago 



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CHICAGO. 



The Great Cenhral Market. 



It is worthy of special remark the dif- 

 ference the change in the weather has 

 made in the general atmosphere of the 

 market. So long as the midsummer heat 

 continued there was a feeling of lassi- 

 tude, but this had given way Monday, 

 September 28, to a spirit of optimism 

 due to the invigorating temperatures. 

 Trade had been making steady advances, 

 and September 25 and 26 were excellent 

 days, but Monday brought the first real 

 indications of autumn and the genuine 

 revival of business. 



Even before the unseasonable heat 

 wave had passed there was an increase 

 in demand. Local business was light 

 and largely confined to funeral and wed- 

 ding work, but shipping trade was active 

 because there was so little good stock 

 throughout the country, the same as in 

 Chicago. Of course the change in the 

 weather resulted in a cutting down of 

 supply. Practically all outdoor flowers 

 are gone and there has been a reduction 



in the receipts of roses and carnations. 

 This, with the increase in demand, has 

 made a brisk market. There has been 

 no special advance in quoted rates, but 

 selection is less close and the lower 

 grades are producing much better re- 

 turns than heretofore. One wholesaler 

 estimates that the average advance in 

 prices compared with last week has been 

 about twenty-five per cent. 



There is a strong demand for chrysan- 

 themums and the supply has not in- 

 creased as rapidly as was expected. It 

 is possible to fill all advance orders, but 

 so little stock is received which has not 

 already been spoken for that the man 

 with the sudden call has some diflSculty 

 in making connections with the stock. 

 It is generally stated that the mums are 

 a week later than last year and the qual- 

 ity is not specially good, although h 

 few good Monrovia and October Frost 

 are seen. 



The Beauty crop was on the wane last 

 week and prices have advanced. There 

 continue to be first-class Beauties, but 

 none too many of them, and those who 



still are cutting in fair quantity are find- 

 ing a fine market. Other roses will 

 shortly show improvement as a result 

 of the change in the weather. 



The quality of carnations is steadily 

 improving and now that outdoor flowers 

 are gone there is a better market. The 

 short-stemmed whites have specially 

 been benefited. 



The daily receipts of violets from 

 Ehinebeck have begun. The weather 

 thus far has been too warm and the 

 stock has been poor; so poor, in fact, 

 that the wholesalers have not ventured 

 to offer it for reshipping, but now that 

 we have seasonable temperature again 

 we may expect a rapid improvement. 



The list of flowers available is short 

 just now. There is plenty of valley, but 

 hardly any other lilies than longifiomm. 

 Asters are gone, gladioli are on the wane, 

 and the few dahlias are slow sale. Some 

 sweet peas are seen, but they are not 

 good. Orchids are more abundant. 



There is a fair market for strings of 

 asparagus and for smilax, but other 



