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The Weekly Florists'" Review* 



Febbuary 4, 1909. 



VIOLETS FOR FEB. 14 



ST. VALENTINE'S PAY =^ 



Tell the peoj)le in your city that *'A box off ilowers makes the finest Valentine." 



Tell 'em Violets are the best flowers for the purpose. Tell 'em in your newspaper ads, tell 'em in 

 your show window, tell 'em over the counter, and over the phone, 



if you push VALENTINE'S DAY you will do big business. 



WE can supply all the Violets you sell — Hudson River Doubles or Western Singles — finest 

 quality at right prices. Put in an order with us and go ahead and sell. 



CARNATIONS, ROSES, BULB STOCK, GREEN GOODS. 



V3UGHSN & SPERRY 



Wholesale Florists, 58-60 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO 



Boston market than those brought in by 

 A. W. Kidder. These are finely bunched 

 and always sell quickly. 



P. L. Carbone is showing some extra 

 good Azalea mollis and lilacs at his new 

 Boylston street store this week. 



A. H. Hews & Co. report trade in 

 flower pots as showing a distinct im- 

 provement over a year ago. 



Six inches of snow January 30 and 

 temperatures below zero February 1 have 

 made conditions quite seasonable here. 



Albert Eoper is feeling proud of Bay 

 State's victory at Indianapolis and is re- 

 ceiving many congratulations on his suc- 

 cess. He has some other fine seedlings 

 to be heard from later. 



S. J. Keuter & Co. are now operating 

 a store in Province court for the whole- 

 sale distribution of their flowers. 



Tailby & Son, of "Wellesley, are han- 

 dling an exceptionally fine lot of bulbous 

 flowers at the Music Hall market. 



W. H. Elliott's Killarney from Mad- 

 bury, N. H., is of magniflcent quality 

 this season, and Eichmond is equally 

 good. He will plant White Killarney 

 heavily there next season. 



W. N. Ckaig. 



ST. LOUIS. 



The Market 



The market conditions were somewhat 

 mixed last week; some days stock came 

 in rather lightly, other days plentifully. 

 Owing to the fierce winter weather, con- 

 signments came in late and some of them 

 were frozen. Not much stock was left 

 over any time during the week, as the 

 retail business was reported good in 

 all branches, notwithstanding the cold 

 weather. It was impossible to make 

 plant decorations during the latter part 

 of the week. 



Friday was McKinley day and the 

 coldest day of the week. The whole- 

 salers did a big business in pink carna- 

 tions, but the retailers reported poor 

 sales. There was also a good demand 

 during the week for the midseason 

 graduating of the high schools. The 

 blooming plant trade among the west 

 end florists is also reported good. 



At the wholesale houses we find a 

 scarcity only in roses, there being only 

 a few of the choice grades coming in. 



Ribbons for Spring Weddings 



Taffetas, Satin Taffetas, 

 Chiffon, Gauze 



Big lines of colors, nar- 

 row, medium and wide. 

 These are better ribbons 

 than anyone else can sell 

 you at these prices. 



We Manufacture Ribbons 



Samples Free 



: TREE SILK f 



806-808-810 ARCH ST. 



PHILADELPHIA 



Extra long, fancy Beauties have been in 

 demand and those that came in found 

 ready sale. Bulbous stock is coming in 

 large lots. Eomans, valley and Paper 

 Whites are plentiful. Jonquils and daf- 

 fodils are now coming in. Callas are 

 plentiful, but Harrisii is scarce. Freesias 

 sell well. 



Carnations are fine and the demand is 

 fully up to the supply. Enchantress and 

 whites sell best. California violets are 

 selling well and are of extra quality. 

 Sweet peas go well when long-stemmed. 

 The market is supplied with all greens. 

 Leucothoe and galax have had a good 

 call. 



Variottf Notes. 



J. W. Boss, of Centralia, 111., was a 

 recent visitor. He reports a good trade 

 since the first of the year. 



William Ossic, of tlie W. C. Smith 

 Wholesale Floral Co., fell in the base- 

 ment of the store and sustained a badly 

 injured foot, which will keep him in- 

 doors for a week or ten days to receive 

 the tender nursing of his young wife, 

 at the home of his father-in-law, J. F. 

 Windt, on Bayard avenue. 



S. S. Pennock, the well-known whole- 



Wietor Bros. 



Wholesale Cut Flowers 

 51 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO 



PRICC LIST 



AMKRICAN BKAUTT Per doz. 



Extra long stems $4.00 



SO-inch etems 3.00 



24-inch stems 2.50 



20-inch stems 2.00 



18-lnch stems 1.50 



15-inch stems 1.25 



12-iDch stems 1.00 



8-incb stems .75 



PerlOO 



Bride, fancy $6.C0to$d.00 



KOOd 4.00 



Bridesmaid, fancy 6.00to 8.00 



Kood 4.00 



Killarney, fancy 6.00to 8.00 



good 4 00 



Kate MoultoD, fancy 6.00to 8.00 



good 4 00 



Richmond, fancy 6.00to 8.00 



good 4.00 



Chatenay, fancy 6.00 to 8.00 



good 4.00 



Uncle John, fancy 6.00 to 8.00 



good 4.00 



Perle 4.C0to 8.00 



Roses , our selection > 4.00 



CARNATIONS 



fancy 3.00 



good 1.50to 2.00 



Subject to change without notice. 



sale florist at Philadelphia, visited a 

 sister here January 28. 



Charlie Schoenle was busy this week 

 furnishing a large wedding at the Cen- 

 tury Boat Club and the decorations at 

 the McKinley high school for the mid- 

 winter graduating class. 



Those who went to Indianapolis to 

 attend the carnation meeting the last 

 week were Fred C. Weber, Theo. Miller, 

 O. G. Koenig, F. H. Meinhardt and Mr. 

 and Mrs. Henry Berrdng. Fred Am- 

 mann, of Edwardsville, and A. S. Ka'- 

 stead, of Belleville, were also in attend- 

 ance and report a good time and a great 

 show. 



During the high wind and snow storm 

 of Friday, January 29, a number of 

 Kirkwood florists suffered considerable 

 loss in glass. At the plant of Phil J. 

 Goebel, Jr., Webster Grove, the whole 



