JULY 15, 1909. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



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WE HAVE SPBCIAI. FACILITIES FOR GROWINO AND COOLING 



SUMMER FLOWERS 



Long Stem Beauties 



Kaiserin, Killarney, Richmonds, Maids, Brides, Fancy Carnations and Greens, all our own grown stock 



AMBBICAN BSAUTXE8 Per doz. 



Extra long: $2.00 to $2.60 



21 inches 1.50 



15 to 18 inches 1.00 



12 inches .75 



Short stems .50 



KaUerin and Carnot Per 100 



Extra long and select $8.00 



Goodlengths $5.00 to 6.00 



Medium lengths 4.00 



Short stems 3.00 



PRICE L I J 



KUIarney, Bride, Ferle and 



Extra lone and select. 



Good lengths 



Medium len gtbs 



Short stems 



Carnations 



Red O. P. Bassett 



White and Winsor 



Enchantress 



Baster L.iliea doz. ,$1.50 



BUT DIBKCT OP THK GROWEBB 



3 T 



Bichmond 



Per 100 



$6.00 



500 



4.00 



$2.00 to 3.00 



2.00 



1.00 to 2.00 



1.00 to 2.00 



10.00 



Per 100 



Ulyof the Valley $2.00 to $3.00 



Asparaarns sprays 2.00to 3.00 



AsparaKos atrinca, ea,, 50c-60c 



SprenKerl 1.1^) to 2.00 



Smilax per doz., $1.50 



Adiantnm 1.00 



Oalax, bronze ..■■ per 1000, $1.25 



Oalax, green " 1.25 



Ferns, new crop.. " 2.00 



BASSETT & WASHBURN 



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C.W. McKELLAR 



Long; Diatanoe Phona, Cantral S598 



51 Wabash Avenue, CHICAGO 



Laraw Dally Shipments How Received of 



Cattleya Gigas and Mendellii 



$4.00 to $6.00 per dosen 



Beauties, Fancy Teas, Carnations, Peonies, Gardenias. 



GALAX 



Valley, Sweet Peas and all Fancy Flowers, Farleyense and all 

 Fancy Greens and Decorative Stock, Ribbons and Chiffons. 



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FANCY FERNS 



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DE HAVEN, PA. 



The United States Floral Co., of Pitts- 

 burg, Pa., has been incorporated under 

 the laws of Delaware, with an authorized 

 capital of $325,000. The corporation has 

 taken over the cut flower growing estab- 

 lishment formerly operated here by A. T. 

 Lorch & Co., and purposes to largely ex- 

 tend the plant through the sale of 2,000 

 shares of its treasury stock of a par value 

 of $50 per share. 



A. T. Lorch is president of the United 

 States Floral Co. C. C. Hofmeister and 

 George F. Hofmeister, both formerly 

 partners in A. T. Lorch & Co., are re- 

 spectively vice-president and secretary 

 and treasurer. Among the directors is 

 P. J. Demas, the Pittsburg wholesale flo- 

 rist. 



In offering its stock for sale a circular 

 has been issued in which it is said : ' ' Our 

 present plant, consisting of five immense 

 greenhouses, is modern in every respect 

 and in first-class condition and ably man- 

 aged by our Mr. A. T. Lorch. Property 

 is amply insured by hail, fire and boiler 

 insurance. Pittsburg is one of the largest 

 cut flower purchasing cities in the coun- 



try and the florists do not receive enough 

 flowers from the local growers to meet 

 the demand, but must buy stock daily 

 from Chicago and New York growers. 

 'Hard times' do not affect our business 

 and we are not depending on local trade 

 entirely, for our products can be safely 

 shipped 1,000 miles and our location and 

 shipping facilities are unexcelled. Cut 

 flowers are a necessity — not a luxury — 

 and were our production fifty times as 

 large as at present, we could dispose of 

 every flower at a profit. Our products 

 are protected by a special 'trade-mark' 

 and no laws of any kind (present or 

 future) can affect our business or de- 

 preciate the value of the investment. ' ' 



MILWAUKEE. 



TheMa^et. 



Last week witnessed a considerable 

 change in market conditions. All indoor 

 stock which did not receive proper atten- 

 tion during the spring rush is now played 

 out. Any good stock last week found 

 ready sale at reasonable prices. There 

 was also a supply of good sweet peas and 



liarrisii lilies which were used up quickly. 

 There is stiU a quantity of poor stock 

 coming in which cannot be moved to any 

 advantage; with no asters in the market 

 yet, and peonies all gone, roses, carna- 

 tions and lilies will be the main factor 

 for a while. 



Various Notes. 



A few pleasant hours were spent at 

 Brown Deer, July 11, witnessing the ball 

 game between the employees of the Hel- 

 ton & Hunkel Co. greenhouse force and 

 thoss of the wholesale house, which re- 

 sulted in the greenhouse men coming off 

 with first honors. The boys from the city 

 played a good game and took their de- 

 feat with good nature, saying "We were 

 second best anyhow." 



At the C. C. PoUworth Co. greenhouses 

 one can see a bench of Golden Glow chrys- 

 anthemums in bloom. The flowers are of 

 good size, considering the time of the 

 year, and they report they sell them as 

 fast as they are cut. 



Will Zimmerman, Fifth and Grand 

 avenue, says he sold a good many red, 

 white and blue bouquets, .July 4, made up 

 of Harrisii, larkspur and red carnations. 

 A window display in the same line no 

 doubt helped to swell the sales. 



An interesting double event took place 

 Tuesday, July 13, at the residence of Wm. 

 Edlefsen. At 3 o'clock the marriage of 

 Miss Valeria Edlefsen and Richard Eil- 

 mann took place, followed by the celebra- 

 tion of the fortieth wedding anniversary 

 of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Edlefsen. Only 

 members of both families were present. 

 Both of the young people have hosts of 

 friends, who wish them a happy and pros- 

 perous future. Although the young couple 

 left at 6 p. m. on their wedding trip, the 

 guests remained and made merry among 

 the plants *Snd flowers, which were taste- 

 fully arranged about the rooms. 



Geo. Garland and ^arty, and Chas. Mc- 

 Kellar and party, Chicago, came up in 

 their autos to admire our beautiful city. 



Walter Halliday, chief at the whole- 

 sale house of the C. C. PoUworth Co., is 

 spending his vacation at Mt. Clemens, 

 Mich. 



Other visitors who called were Paul 

 Zoellner, La Crosse, Wis.; Louis Turner, 

 Kenosha, Wis.; James Mathewson and 

 son, Sheboygan, Wis. E. O. 



