OCTOBEB 15, 1908. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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ImG MUMS 



Little 



Mums 



ORDER or us AND 



Get What You WANT 



You know how we led the market on the early Mums, supplying by 

 the hundreds before others shipped by the dozen— and such stock as not 

 more than one grower in a hundred can get on the early varieties. Well— 



Now we are in witli the good midseason sorts 



before some growers have cut a flower of the earliest kinds. Order of us 

 and get such fine varieties as Halliday, Toudet, Omega, Lavender Queen, 

 etc. Can fill any order, for fancy, medium or small mums. 



Beauties 



Our Beauties are of exceptional 

 quality— those who want the best 

 should order of us. Cut large 

 and can supply any length in 

 quantity. 



Violets 



The cream of the Hudson River 

 doubles and fancy home-grown 

 singles. The violet business is 

 growing rapidly — better get in 

 touch with us. 



All Other Cut Flowers in Season 

 Green Goods 



You havie known our house for years as "headquarters for Green- 

 Goods." 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. 



Fancy Valley always on hand 



PRICE LIST 



BKAUTIKS Far dos. 



Lonar $4.00 



Steins, SO Inches 8.00 



Stems, 24 Inolies 2.50 



Stems, 20 Inches 2.00 



Stems, le Inches l.BO 



Stems. 12 Inobes 1.00 



Short Stems .... 100, $5.00 to $«.00 



BOSKS p„ too 



Kalserlns $S.00to$8.00 



Brides and Maids S.OOto 6.00 



Blohmond 4.00to 8.00 



KUlamey 4.00to 8.00 



Chatenar S.OOto 6.00 



Uncle John S.OOto 6.00 



Boses, our selection 4.00 



CABNATIONS 



Conunon 2.00 



Select, lar Be and fancy. S.OOto 4.00 



CHBTSANTHXMUMS 



Fancy— Yellow, white, pink, doz., S.OO 



Medium $1^50-2.00 



SmaU 1.00-1.25 



MISCKIXANBOUS Per 100 

 Violets, Fancy N.Y. doubles $0.95 to 1.00 



" Single .75 



HarrlsU, dos., $1.50 12.00 



Valley, select S.OO 



** special 4.00 



DBCOBATIVK 



Asparasus per strlns, . S5 to .50 



Asparaffus, bunches 85 to .75 



Sprencerl per 100, S.OOto 6.00 



Gnlax, per 100, iSc; 1000, 1.25 



FKBNS, " 20c: " 1.50 



Adiantum per 100, .75to 1.00 



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



Boxwood bunch, .85 



" per case of 50 lbs., 7.50 



Leuoothoe, per 100,75o; per 1000, $6.50 



Special Stock chargred acoordinsly. 



SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE 



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



Sundays and Holidays closed at noon 



EX.AMLING 



The Largest, Best 

 Equipped and Most 

 Centrally treated 

 Wholesale Cut Flowor 

 House in Chicago 



32-34-36 Randolph St, 



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Chicago, III. 



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^ CHICAGO. 



^ The Great Central Market. 



Conditions have not changed materially 

 since last report. The pronounced short- 

 ening of stock and simultaneous increase 

 in the demand, which were reported last 

 week, were not expected to influence the 

 market for so long, but were still holding 

 the market up at the opening of this 

 week. 



The shortage has all along been most 

 pronounced in carnations and it has 

 been a source of surprise the way these 

 flowers held off and the heights to which 

 the price was forced, and held, by a 

 demand which apparently cannot be sat- 

 isfied with any other stock. It cannot 

 yet be said that any large part of the 

 carnations are of first-class quality and 

 the prices of practically all grades are 

 above their real worth; but the buyers 

 insist, and all the wholesaler can do is to 

 take the money. It is not possible to 

 fill all orders, although it is expected 

 every day that tomorrow will see a 

 large increase in the cut, or a pronounced 



falling off in the demand, either of which 

 will produce a slump in prices. 



The chrysanthemum season at last is 

 fairly upon us. The receipts increased 

 materiall-y toward the end of last week 

 and now it is possible to fill all orders. 

 The earlier varieties, in the hands of 

 some of the most successful growers, are 

 already fairly well cut out and the better 

 mid-season sorts are beginning to make 

 their appearance. With the increased 

 supply, prices have taken quite a fall, 

 but there still is a first-clasa demand for 

 mums and values are fully u^ to what 

 they usually are at this date for the 

 same grades; the early sorts did better 

 than usual and the growers of these havft 

 no reason whatever for complaint. In 

 fact, this market congratulates itself on 

 the business of the last couple of weeks; 

 it has been excellent, and the volume of 

 sales will show an increase now that 

 mums can be sold in quantity at moderate 

 prices. 



The influx of mums and the reduction 

 in prices has affected the market for 

 long Beauties, which had been selling 



specially well heretofore. While the 

 receipts of long Beauties have not in- 

 creased to any special extent, they are 

 much slower sale and the prices are 

 weakening. This is not an unusual state 

 of affairs during chrysanthemum season. 

 The shorter grades of Beauties continue 

 in first-class demand and cleaning up 

 well. 



There is a good call for Killarney, 

 which is the most popular rose in this 

 market. Richmond is in full crop and 

 some superlative stock is seen, but it 

 sells slowly compared to Killarney. Bride 

 and Maid are not in so heavy supply, nor 

 is the quality so good. There is a brisk 

 call for short roses for funeral work, 

 because carnations are so scarce, but 

 Bride of good length is slow sale, and 

 there continue to be quite fair quantities 

 of Kaiserin. Not nearly so many Chate- 

 nay are seen as was the case a year ago. 



In the last few days violets have sold 

 quite well. The quality has improved, 

 but is not yet first-class. The whole- 

 salers a-re inclined to deal quite gener- 

 ously with the buyers of violets, because 



