June 17, 1909. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



2\ 



JUNE 



Flowers 

 Must Be 



GOOD FLOWERS 



■This is one of the times ^rben you must have selected stock.- 



WE GIVE PERSONAL ATTENTION 



to every shipping order that goes out of our store — we know what our customers need 



and we see that they get it. Try us today. 



Roses, Carnations, Peonies 



We assert that no house in the Chicago Market has better stock from which to select 

 to fill your orders. Supply is large. Try us today. 



ZECH & MANN, 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS 

 L. D. Phone. Central 3284 



51 Wabash Avenue 



Chicago 



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PEONIES 



Good, 3Sc; medium, SOc; fancy, 7Sc per doz. 



ROSES of all varieties 

 Fancy Carnations In Large Supply 



AU other Cut nowers In leason and everythlnc in Baskets, Ribbons and 



Other Requisites. 



E. H. HUNT 



Established 1878. Oldest House in the West Incorporated 1906 



76-78 Wabash Ave., Chicago, III. 



BBAUTIKS Per doa. 



40to4S-inch $3.00 to $4.00 



lWto86-mob 250 



24 to 80-inch 2.00 



18to20-inch 1.50 



8 to 12-incb 1.00 



Shorts $4.00 to $6.00 per 100 



BOSBS (T.aa) Per 100 



Bride and Maid $3.00 to $ 6.00 



Richmond 4.00to 8.00 



KiUamey 4.00to 8.00 



Perle S.OOto 7.00 



Roaea, oar selection 3.00 



OABNATION8. medium I.OO 



" fancy 1.50 to 2.00 



MI8CEI.I.ANBOUS 



Harriail Liliea lO.OO 



Oallaa lo.oo 



VaUey S.OOto 4.00 



SweetPeaa 50to 1.50 



Peonies S.OOto 6.00 



Oladloll 4.00to 8.00 



Mignonette 4.00to 600 



Pansies doz. bunches, 60c 



OBBENS 



Smilaz Strlnga per doa., 2.00 



Aaparasna SfrlnKi each, .50 



Aapararoa Bunchea " .35 to .50 



Sprengerl Buncbea " .25 to .86 



Adlantum per 100, l.oo 



Fema, Common per 1000, 2.00 



»alax •' 1.00 



Mexican Ivy per 100, I.OO 



SUBJECT TO MARKET CHANGE. 



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Relieved to be a harder pest to fight than 

 the gypsy moth, brown-tail moth or elm 

 beetle, its presence being so much more 

 difficult to detect. 



The question, "Are we growing too 

 many carnations commercially and would 

 it not be better to grow more miscellane- 

 ous flowers and educate people to them?" 

 caused some discussion. The need of 

 greater variety was admitted, but the 

 persistent blooming qualities of carna- 

 tions and the fact that there always is 

 a demand for them, added to facts that 

 they ship well and are good keepers, 

 were points growers considered. Lists of 

 the best hardy hybrid perpetual and 

 climbing roses and peonies were asked 

 for and furnished, also the dozen best 

 herbaceous flowers for commercial use. 

 The last named lists contained among 

 others: Achillea Ptarmica The Pearl, 

 Phlox Miss Lingard, Peony Festiva 

 Maxima, Physostegia Virginica, Tritoma 

 Pfitzeri, Pyrethrum roseum, Iris pallida 

 Dalmatica, Iris Sibirica alba, Lilium 

 .speciosum album. Delphinium Chinensis, 



Gypsophila paniculata, Aquilegia cserulea. 

 Anemone Japonica alba, Iris Ksempferi, 

 Lilium candidum. Chrysanthemum Leu- 

 canthemum hybridum and Convallaria ma- 

 jalis. There were many other interesting 

 queries. 



The coming picnic caused considerable 

 discussion. It was voted to leave details 

 to the executive committee, which was in- 

 structed to charge all men 50 cents each. 

 Exhibits were quite attractive and in- 

 cluded a large display of herbaceous 

 plants from E. & J. Farquhar & Co., 

 another from Blue Hill Nurseries, and a 

 third from Old Town Nurseries. Splen- 

 did Killarneys from Eber Holmes re- 

 ceived a cultural certificate. George Hol- 

 lis staged a collection of seedling 

 peonies. E. F. Dwyer had a collection 

 of seedlings of German iris. I. E. Hat- 

 field showed Dimorphotheca aurantiaca, 

 William Thatcher Platyclinis filiformis 

 and Duncan Finlayson aquilegias. J. W. 

 Duncan brought a collection of hardy 

 roses. 



Two new members were elected. 



There were refreshments served as 

 usual. The next club meeting will be 

 held in September. Speakers are already 

 engaged for the fall months. 



Varioua Note*. 



William Sim is busy once more har- 

 vesting his tomato crop, which will be 

 immense in bulk, even larger than last 

 year's banner crop. 



Reports from bedding plant specialists 

 are that, wMle the season has been rather 

 late, demand has been strong, much ahead 

 of a 3'ear ago. 



Holm Lea, Professor Sargent's beauti- 

 ful estate, has been the Mecca for thou- 

 sands of visitors during the last few 

 days, the gates having been opened to 

 the public. The rhododendron and hardy 

 azalea displays are finer than ever. 



Horticultural hall, .Tune 26 and 27. 

 will attract lovers of hardy roses and 

 other seasonable flowers, the' annual rose 

 and strawberry show being scheduled for 

 these dates. While the sea.son is some 

 days late, roses are looking remarkably 



