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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



January 27, 1010. 



CARNATIONS 



We have them whenever you want them. No reason why 

 you shouldn't buy of us. Call, phone, write or wire today. 



Headquarters iov Boxwood and all other Greens 



John Kruchten, 



L. D. Phone Central 6269 



51 



Wabash Ave., 



Wholesale Commission Florist 



Chicago 



Mention The Review when you write 



medium lengths of roses were in greater 

 demand than the extra long grades, but 

 there was a sale for everything in the 

 rose line at good prices. 



Early last week the call for carnations 

 was 80 good that prices became exceed- 

 ingly stiff, but it appeared that the 

 growers only had been waiting for word 

 that carnations were in request, for after 

 a couple of days the receipts increased 

 so rapidly that prices receded to a point 

 where they were nothing else than weak. 

 On the whole, the average prices of car- 

 nations throughout the week were not 

 higher than ordinary, for the setback 

 fully counterbalanced the increase during 

 the few days of scarcity. 



This week opens with the rose situa- 

 tion changed but little. There are 

 slightly larger receipts, but the difference 

 is more apparent through the slackening 

 of demand; there is a distinct limit of 

 prices; and when prices are forced too 

 high it shuts off buying. Carnations are 

 abundant. Though the prices are con- 

 siderably below those of the early days 

 of last week, they are not lower than usu- 

 ally have prevailed at this date; indeed, 

 the carnation market can be called sea- 

 sonable. McKinley day, January 29, has 

 been ignored as a factor in the carna- 

 tion market, because it always has been 

 a disappointment when any effort was 

 made to push it; growers held back 

 stock, created an impression of shortage, 

 then flooded the market, and everybody 

 was dissatisfied, grower, commission-man 

 and retailer. But a number of houses 

 have some good orders booked for ship- 

 ping January 27 and 28. It looks as 

 though McKinley day might easily be 

 developed if growers would let the 

 wholesalers push for business at mod- 

 •erate prices. 



There are considerably more tulips 

 than heretofore, mostly white, but they 

 are selling slowly. Paper Whites en- 

 joyed a boom last week during the short- 

 age of other stock. Prices did not go 

 above quoted rates, but there was brisk 

 business. Callas, Harrisii and valley also 

 shared in the demand. Violets had a 

 bad week; fair business in the first half 

 and a heavy overstock the latter part. 



The green goods market is steady, but 

 there is a shortage of asparagus in 

 bunches. Little of this useful article is 

 now grown locally, the bulk of the sup- 

 plies coming from Florida. 



Various Notes. 



A. L. Eandall calls attention to the 

 great increase that is shown in the ship- 

 ment of violets from this market. Only 

 two or three years ago practically all 



An Aphine Test on Roses 



THE LINDENS " GREENHOUSES 



KillBrney, The Bride, 

 Bridesmaid. 



A. H. & W. S. SOHULTZ 



261-273 Rosedale Avenue 

 Telephone 19-R 



Madison, N. J., January 20, 1910. 

 Aphinx Mfg. Co.. Madison, N. J. 



Dear Sirs:— Having just made comparative tests between Aphine and fumiEation for 

 our own information and benetlt. we think you will be interested in the reeults. 



For Green Fly on oar rose plants we used Aphine as directed. Ito40. applying with 

 an auto spray; cboosinr sunny days and usinn a flue spray. We carefully sprayed the 

 plants early in the morning. In a few minutes the fly began to drop and later when we 

 syringed with the hose we found the plants well rid of fly. In addition we found no dis- 

 colored buds as in fumigating, but what attracted our attention, the foliage seemed to be 

 improved and invigorated. 



From a financial standpoint it costs us $3.00 and S4.00 to fumigate 20O6 lineal feet of 

 rose houses each time, whereas we would use only a half gallon of Aphine for the same 

 purpose. 



The results have shown us that Aphine is higher in eillciency and lower in cost than 

 fumigation. Yours very truly, 



A. H. & W. S. SCHULTZ. 



The manufacturer 8 of Aphine guarantee a uniform product at 

 all times, and (if used strictly according to directions), that it will 

 do all that is claimed for it and more. 



$8.60 per g^allon. 



Aphine Manufacturing Co., Madison, N.J. 



If your supply bouse does not yet handle APHINK, write us 

 for names of our nearest selling agents. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



the violets received in this market were 

 sold locally, but now a large part, pos- 

 sibly half, are shipped to out-of-town 

 buyers. Mr. Eandall looks for an ex- 

 tremely large volume of violet business 

 for Valentine's day, but no fancy prices. 



The funeral of John Farson last week 

 called for one of the largest displays of 

 flowers ever seen in this vicinity. All 

 the leading retailers had a share in the 

 work. 



The Workers' Magazine in last Sun- 

 day's Tribune had an article, "Flowers 

 Grown by Electricity," credited to 

 Leonard Kill. It was descriptive of ex- 

 periments said to have been conducted 

 at Peter Beinberg's establishments. 



The West Park Board seems to think 

 that separation from Jens Jensen will 

 be painless if it is gradual. From gen- 

 eral superintendent he was promoted to 

 be consulting landscape architect, with a 

 salary of $2,400 per year. Now his sal- 

 ary has been fixed at $1,000, with special 

 pay for special services. 



E. C. Amling says he deplores any 

 such sudden boost as carnation prices 



received at the first of last week, when 

 orders were coming in freely. He says 

 the result of such an advance always is 

 that when the buyers receive their ship- 

 ments and find what prices are charged 

 they at once stop ordering, and the mar- 

 ket reacts to a point where both growers 

 and commission-men are losers, even the 

 retailer being out of pocket because he 

 does not have the stock to do business 

 with. 



The stockholders of the Flower Grow- 

 ers' Market corporation held their post- 

 poned annual meeting January 21 and 

 elected directors as follows: Alex. Hen- 

 derson, Walter Tonner, Hertha Tonner, 

 John Sinner and Frank Beu. 



Wietor Bros, are preparing to rebuild 

 eleven of their houses, each 265 feet 

 long. This section contains the only 

 wood-gutter houses there now are on the 

 place. After the rebuilding is completed 

 the entire establishment will be built on 

 Garland's iron gutter. 



F. C. Struvy says that for twelve years 

 he has conducted his two flower stores 

 on a strictly cash basis. Purchases are 



