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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Ddcbmbeb 10, 1908. 



PITTSBURG. 



The Market. 



Trade in this market has been about 

 ordinary for the last week. Chrysanthe- 

 mums have disappeared, so far as good 

 stock is concerned. There are still a 

 few small ones coming in, but they are 

 not in much demand. Beauties and lilies 

 have been quite plentiful, so that there 

 has "beeu no scarcity of long-stemmed 

 flowers. 



Carnations and roses are in good crop 

 and there has been plenty of everything 

 else, so there has been no complaint 

 about shortage of stock. 



Among the retail shops there has been 

 more complaint, as they are not having 

 the usual run of decorations; not many 

 weddings and fewer debutante affairs. 

 While the small trade keeps up pretty 

 well, it does not amount to anything like 

 the business they have been accustomed 

 to do in December. 



In the markets they have the same 

 general complaint; trade has not the life. 



Qttb Meeting. 



The Florists' Club met December 2, 

 with a good attendance. President Burki 

 called on the committee having charge 

 of the gratuity for John Jones, and 

 William Falconer presented Mr. Jones 

 with a handsome traveling bag, contain- 

 ing a case of toilet articles. Mr. Jones 

 accepted the gift in his usual modest 

 way. 



The subject for the evening was Christ- 

 mas plants and novelties and there was 

 a handsome display. Mr. Hutchinson, 

 gardener for Dr. Schaffer, took first prize 

 on Cypripedium insigne. Frank Crooks, 

 gardener for J. H. Parks, received a 

 certificate of merit for Dracaena Sanderi- 

 ana. David Fraser, gardener for H. C. 

 Frick, was first for poinsettia. James 

 Weissman, gardener for D. M. Clemson, 

 took first prize for Begonia Lorraine. 

 Both Schenley apd North Side park had 

 displays of begonias and cyclamens which 

 were exceptionally fine. 



H. H. Wegley gave a talk on poinset- 

 tias, and told of some things he had 

 seen in his travels. 



E. C. Reinemann reported for those 

 who had attended the national flower 

 show. 



Another field day was arranged for 

 Thursday, December 10, when the club 

 and its friends will visit the Pittsburg 

 Rose & Carnation- Oo., at Bakerstown. 



Various Notes. 



- Fritz Ueberle has opened a store at 

 408 Federal street for the holidays, and 

 it may be continued if it proves a success. 

 Joseph M. Jones has the sympathy of 

 his many friends in the death of his 

 father. Mr. Jones, St., was pretty well 

 known by the trade, and died after only 

 two days' illness. He was buried from 

 the home of his son. 



A. W. Smith has been fortunate in se- 

 curing a vacant store which connects 

 with the rear of his store and opens on 

 Smithfield street. It gives him an en- 

 trance from two streets, with plenty of 

 room to take care of his holiday trade. 



William Cromack, of Irwin, Pa., has 

 been on the sick list for several weeks, 

 and is only able to be out of bed. 



Visitors: Mr. Murchie, Jr., Sharon, 

 Pa.; Arthur Langhans and Mr. and Mrs. 

 J. B. Dixon, Wheeling, W. Va. ; Martin 

 Reukauf, Philadelphia. Hoo-Hoo. 



Largest stock of up-to date varieties ever trrown In Loomis. All our cuttings are taken 

 from one-year-old plants, which have been grown in the open field in absolutely virgin soil. 

 All cuttings rooted without artificial heat. 



The followiDg varieties now ready for delivery. 



PINK pgj 100 



Wlnaor $8.00 



2.50 

 2.00 

 2.00 

 1.50 



Rose-Pink Knchantrass. 



Nelson Flslier 



Bncliantress 



Mrs. Lawson 



SCARLET 



Beacon 3.50 



Robert Craig:.. 2.25 



Victory 2.25 



■steUe 2.00 



Red Lawson 1.50 



1000 

 $25.00 

 20.00 

 15.00 

 15.00 

 10.00 



30.00 

 17.50 

 17.60 

 15.00 

 10.00 



WHITE 

 White Kncbantress. . . . 



Wbite Perfection 



Oov. Wolcott 



WUte La\7«on 



Flora HiU 



CRIMSON 



Per 100 



$3.50 



2.50 



1.50 



1.50 



1.50 



1000 

 $30.00 

 20.00 

 10.00 

 10.00 

 10.00 



Harlowarden. 



1.75 12.50 



VARIEGATED 



Lawson 



Prosperity. 



Kldorado ... 



YELLOW 



2.00 

 1.75 



15.00 

 12.50 



1.50 10.00 



25 cuttings at 100 rate; 250 cuttings at 1000 rate. Unrooted cuttings at half price. 



All express cbarses prepaid by us. Cuttings are free from disease and well 

 rooted. Satisfaction guaranteed. 5 per cent discount on orders with cash or will ship 

 C. O. D. Examination allowed in either case and plants returned at our expense if not 

 satisfactory. 



Loomis Carnation Company 



D. r. RODDAM «E SON, 

 Proprietors. 



LOOMIS, CAL. 



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