Dbcembeb 23, 1909. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



27 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS 



48-50 Wabash Ave. 

 CHICAGO, ILL 



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We can supply absolutely everything that is to be had in the Chicago market 

 —and often we can supply when stock is to be had nowhere else. 



There is a sayine among: tbe Florists of dilcaeo and the West : — 

 "When you are stuck, bo to Kennioott's; you can get It there." 



We sell at wholesale only and— all stock is billed at Chicago market rates day of shipment 



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Last week the Astoria record was as 



follows : 



Player. 1st 2d 3d 4th 



Slcbrecht, Sr 159 135 162 138 



Donaldson, Sr 157 186 144 179 



Miesem 157 198 172 145 



Elnsman 175 146 145 161 



Lorenz 164 142 148 156 



Jacobson 126 154 153 114 



Doerhoefer 144 136 144 134 



Slebrecht, Jr 153 162 134 130 



Arnold 117 1.35 124 190 



Slebrecht, H 133 110 126 126 



Bleckwen 126 133 156 135 



Boese 103 103 127 108 



Donaldson, Jr 148 200 160 171 



J. Austin Shaav. 



years ago and was highly esteemed by all 

 who knew her. 



Joseph Supplee is now with John S. 

 Nicholas, of East Forty-second street, 

 after several years in the same service 

 some time ago. The Nicholas store is 

 one of the best in this busy part of the 

 city and the proprietor is a stickler for 

 first-class goods and Fifth avenue prices. 



Alex. McConnell has added a branch 

 store to his holiday conveniences. Charles 

 Thorley has taken one on the corner 

 of Forty-eighth street and Fifth avenue, 

 and Thomas Young, Jr., has rented part 

 of the Fleischman basement for the 

 Christmas overflow. 



Bowlins^. 



The New York Florists' Club's turkey 

 contest, December 15, was a success and 

 the Astorias carried off all three birds, 

 much to the delight of the generous New 

 Vorkers, who would not roll up to their 

 iccords against their genial guests. John 

 Miesem won the high score turkey with 

 '99; John Donaldson, the high average 

 in two games, 182; and Kobert Berry 

 ••y one pin from Jacobson, Einsman and 

 ^haw, the ninety-nine score contest. The 

 "Scores of two of the games were as fol- 

 lows: 



Player. 1st 2d 



'>onaldson 178 186 



Miesem 172 199 



•Slebrecht 143 137 



Manda 172 127 



McArdle 126 129 



faeobson 164 133 



^haw 116 144 



Kinsman 142 148 



rjerry 135 169 



scott 125 130 



laulkneir ". 137 108 



The Astorias held their Christmas 

 airkey contest Tuesday, December 21. 



ST. LOUIS. 



The Market 



All we can say for the business of last 

 week is that it was fair. It was about 

 as it usually is at this time of the year, 

 just before the holidays. Of course we 

 are all looking for this week to be ex- 

 ceedingly busy. The weather has been 

 clear and cold and no doubt there will 

 be plenty of cut stock for the Christmas 

 demand. Blooming plants will have a 

 big call and a great deal of the stock of 

 the west end florists days ago was 

 marked sold. 



The market was weak Monday morn- 

 ing, December 20, and it was beginning 

 to look as though the shippers were hold- 

 ing their stock back in order to have big 

 consignments for Thursday and Friday. 

 Every year the growers send in a lot 

 of pickled stock, which brings little or 

 nothing. 



Most of the stock is of extra good 

 quality just now, in roses and carnations. 

 Clear weather will bring in lots of vio- 

 lets. Of bulb stock, such as Eomans, 



Paper Whites, valley and lilies, there will 

 be plenty. There will be a fair supply 

 of poinsettias also. Extra good smilax 

 and other greens are seen in quantity. 



Vaiiottt Note*. 



E. W. Guy, of Belleville, spent De- 

 cember 17 in the city buying supplies. 

 Mr. Guy celebrated his birthday at his 

 home that night, but would not tell us 

 how young he is. 



W. E. Jordan, assistant city forester, 

 says the department has a big force of 

 men looking after the street trees in all 

 parts of the city. Julius Koenig and 

 Charles Fulgraf are members of the staff 

 of inspectors. 



F. A. Eyan Floral Co. has opened at 

 the old stand of the Schlueter Floral Co., 

 at 1417 St. Louis avenue. 



Edward Schultz, who for many years 

 was a park keeper, died last week at the 

 age of 84 years. He was well known to 

 many in the trade. 



Balph Bush, son of Isidore Bush, who 

 ran a grape farm at Bushberg, Mo., for 

 many years, died last week. Mr. Bush 

 was well known to many nurserymen 

 throughout the country. 



Mrs. Ellison, of the Ellison Floral Co., 

 reports that the firm has been exceeding- 

 ly busy of late, with weddings, dinners 

 and receptions. They are preparing a 

 novel dinner table, with a large tulip of 

 flowers in the center, which opens, re- 

 vealing a small Christmas table in the 

 center of the tulip. 



Kalisch Bros, are making their usual 

 fine Christmas window display. The 

 boys say they are having a fine run of 

 business. 



Ostertag Bros, have a nunibet of large 



