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The Weekly Florists* Review. 



Decbmber 31, 1008. 



..STTENTION.. 



Wisconsin^ Upper Michigan^ Minnesota and 



Eastern Iowa Florists 



You're right on our line and our shipments of Cut Flowers will reach 

 you in quick time and in a surprisingly fresh condition. 



You're buying direct from Growers' Headquarters when sending 

 your order to the 



C. C. POLLWORTH CO., in MILWAUKEE 



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pick is much below that of a year ago. 

 William Spillsbury, of Woburn, states 

 that his pick up to Christmas was 60,000 

 below that of 1907. 



F. B. Mathieson, of Waltham, who for 

 some years has sold his flowers at Park 

 Street market, is now consigning his 

 whole output to Welch Bros. Mr. Mathie- 

 son is noted as a first-class grower of 

 roses. 



Thomas Boland, as usual, did a big pot 

 plant trade, cleaning out all sjdable 

 stock. Mr. Boland is adding 12,000 feet 

 of glass to meet his increasing pot plant 

 trade. W. N, Ceaiq. 



Henry B. Comley, formerly with C. P. 

 Grimmer, has opened a store at 6 Park 

 street. 



ST. LOUIS. 



Christmas Trade. 



While out gathering reports as to 

 Christmas business, I came to the con- 

 clusion that this year's business eclipsed 

 all former records and must go down as 

 the best ever. Prices were Mgh on cut 

 stock and the wholesalers had nothing 

 left after Friday noon. The demand for 

 plants among the retailers was never 

 better and the show houses of the west 

 end florists are empty. The feature this 

 year was the large number of bloom- 

 ing plants offered, and no retailer seems 

 to have overbought in these. The 

 most popular blooming plants this year 

 were azaleas, poinsettias and Lorraine 

 begonias. Poinsettias in low pans sold 

 best, and azaleas were well flowered. The 

 weather was just right for delivery, little 

 wrapping being needed. AH kinds of 

 greens sold well, despite the fact that 

 holly and greens could be bought on all 

 street corners, as both were plentiful and 

 cheap this year. 



In cut flowers the marke' "vas well 

 supplied with everything in season and 

 all stock cleaned up early at good, big, 

 stiff prices. Carnations took the lead 

 and all fancies brought $8 per hundred. 

 Aristocrat, Enchantress and red sold 

 best. In violets the market had only 

 Californias to sell, at $2 per hundred, 

 and they retailed at $1 per bunch of 

 twenty-five. The Smith Co. disposed of 

 nearly 30,000 in two days. Eoses were 

 not so plentiful as was expected. Amer- 



Hardy 

 Cut 



FIRST QUALITY. WRITE FOR PRICES 



FAMCY DAGGER ALSO DKALXR IN 



....BALED SPRUCE FOR CEMETERY USE.... 



GAI.AZ UEAVKS. BOUQUKT GBXXN, SPHAGNUM MOSS. KtO. 



L. B. Brague ft Son, '^^^ Hinsdale, Mass. 



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Fancy and Dagger FERNS, 



Discount on Urge orders. 



41.60 



per 1000 



N«w Crop Galax, Bronx* or Gr««n, 11.26 per 1000; 



10.000. r.M. 



Spbacnnm Moss, large bales $1.25. Loucotlioo 



Sprays, tl.OO per 100; 1000, 17.60. 

 Boxwood, per CMe of 60 lbs., $8.60. 

 Florists in the Middle and Western States can save money 

 by placing their Fern orders with us. A trial order solicited. 



38-40 Broadway, 



MICHIGAN CUT FLOWER EXCHANQE, Inc. 



WHOT.BBAI.B COMMISSION FLORISTS 



All phone connections. DETROIT, MICH. 



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Henry M. Robinson S Co. 



15 ProTinco St. and 

 9 Cbapman Plaee, 



BOSTON, MASS. 



Wholisile Conmissioi Florists, """'rJSSTtaM.. 



We have the stufif and can fill all orders, large or small. 



We never disappoint. Satisfaction guaranteed. 



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lean Beauties took the lead at $12 to $15 

 per dozen for choice stock. Other roses 

 brought $15 to $20 per hundred for 

 choice blooms. Red roses were scarce at 

 all the wholesale houses. Bulbous stock, 

 as usual, sold well at usual prices, ex- 

 cept valley, which went up to $4 per 

 hundred. Romans and Paper Whites 

 were in plenty. All Christmas novelties 

 sold weU. 



Business between Christmas and New 

 Year's should be good, as it is in season 

 for many balls and dinners, which call 

 for a great many floral decorations. The 

 rush for New Year 's will not be so great. 



Order your FKRNS trom us. 



Good Stock; low prlcas. 



SHAW FERN 

 COMPANY 



PITTSriELD, II MASS. 



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though a good many orders have been 

 booked ahead. 



Exprcttions of Some of Our Retailers. 



Kalisch & Sons, J. F. Windt, Sanders 

 Nurseries and the Townsend Floral Co., 



