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22 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



June 1. 1911. 



at 



^tfi 



of ROSES 



COftlRBNT P^ICE LIST- 



REAUTIE^ " ^ >.' . ^W-doz. 



E3S|T» Select. .. . :. « $3.00 



36-inch Btem#. . . . 4 • • 2.50 



30-inch stems 2.00 



24-inch stems 1.75 



20inch stems 1.50 



15-inch stems , 1.25 



12-inch stems 1.00 



Short stem 75 



Per 100 



Kiliamey, select .. ........ .. $6.00 



medium |3.00 @ 4.00 



White Killarney, select 6.00 



" " medium 3.00 @ 4.00 



Bride, select. 6.00 



medium 3.00 @ 4.00 



.00 @ 



•Subject to ch^fee without iJbtice J*' 



Jardine (finest pink rose), aikct^...f 



" " mfediam..>« 



Maid, select 



" medium 3.00 @ 



Uncle John, select. ; 



" " medium 3.00 @ 



Richmond, select 



" medium 3.00® 



Carnationa, fancy 



' ' good 



Eaater Lilies 12.50 @ 



Valley 3.00 @ 



Sweet Peas 75 @ 



Ferns per lOUO, 



Spren(;eri and Asparagus Sprays » . . .per buncli, 

 All Green Gh>ods at market rates. 



Per 100 

 ^ $6.00 

 4.00 



6.00 

 4.00 

 6.0Q 

 4.00 

 6.00 

 4.0U 

 2.00 

 1.50 



i5oa 



4.00 



1.25 



3.00 



.50 



ftOSES, our selection, 



WIETOR BROS. 



Wtilcsale (Sriwen •! Cit Hiwen 

 16!2 N. WABASH AVENUE, 



$4.00 per 100 



CHICAGO 



pected to prove the big shipping day. 

 There were immense quantities of stock 

 in all the wholesale houses, but little of 

 it was orood enough to be shipped with 

 confidence. The result was a demorali- 

 zation never before witnessed in this 

 market. Buyers were canceling, whole- 

 salers were wiring that they could not 

 ship, and wholesalers' buyers were run- 

 ning around from house to house trying 

 to pick up material better than the 

 stock standing on their own counters. 



The weather turned cool May 28, the 

 temperature falling steadily all day, and 

 by afternoon it had reached normal, 

 when there was an immediate improve- 

 ment in conditions, but most of all an 

 improvement in sentiment. By Monday 

 buyers in the country had been freshly 

 inspired and the wholesale market in 

 CHicago was again doing big business. 

 Of course it was too soon for the change 

 in weather to have any appreciable ef- 

 fect on the quality of stock, but it gave 

 better shipping conditions and it gave 

 everyone fresh courage. The shipping 

 on the eve of Memorial day was the 

 heaviest ever known in this market for 

 so late an hour. 



There was just one trouble with the 

 Memorial day business — the weather. 

 It was inevitable that stock should ship 

 poorly. How could it be otherwise? 

 Perfectly fresh flowers, as good as there 

 were, set on a wholesaler's counter 

 would deteriorate so rapidly that one 

 could almost see them going back. The 

 t0rridity seemed to be general all over 

 the Mississippi valley and stock could 

 not be expected to ship as it usually 

 <loes. Complaints were natural, but 

 every buyer who was disappointed 

 should bear in mind that the wholesaler 

 had only two choices: he could send the 

 best there was, or he could throw the 

 order down. There was nothing else to 

 do. 



I'^nder the conditions it is useless to 

 disclli^s supj)ly of the various items. 

 There were great quantities of all kinds 

 of flowers, but really good stock was so 

 scarce that it hardly was to be obtained. 

 While the average prices were far lielow 

 what they have been for any recent Me- 

 morial day. the little good s(ock com- 

 nianded a premium. The waste was 

 enormous, but the stock that was good 

 enough to be usable finally cleaned up 

 in fair shaj^c. 



WESTERN 



Headquarters 



CURRENT PRICES 



ORCHIDS 



OattleyM. plnklah UTSndnr P*r doi I 4.00 to t 6.00 



Boxes aMorted Orchids. tS.OO and up. 



4.ro 



>.B0 

 200 

 ISO 

 100 

 8.00 

 8.00 

 8.00 



8.no 



R.OO 

 8.00 



».oo 



10.00 



.BOio 

 4.00 to 

 4.00 to 

 4.00 to 

 4.00 to 

 4.00 to 

 4.00 to 



▲MERIOAN BKAUlhr— Sp«ol«U..Per dot., 8.00 to 



lO-ln " 



ao to 24-111 M 



Uto 18-ln ^^ " 



Shorter 



Klllanier Per 100, 



White Klllarner " 



My Mwrland " 



Richmond 



Mn. Field 



Brtdeamald or Bride k 



ROSES, car selection 



extra special, celect . . ." " 



CARNATIONS 



Select ParlOO. lOOtn 200 



Fancy " 2.60 to 3.00 



BIISCBI.I.AMEOUS STOCK 



Gladioli Perdoz., looto 160 



miniature Per 100, 4.00 to 6 00 



Peonies, pink, white and red . " 3 0lito 5 0<l 



extra fancy, selected " 6 OO to 8.00 



Valley " 3.00io 400 



Raster LlUei , " 1260 



Oallas •* 12JS0 



Ualalee ,r.... " l.noto 1.60 



SweetPeaa " 60to l.Oi 



Butterfly. " lOOto 1.26 



MUrnonette " *jnitn h.iw 



Pansles, bunches *' S.OOto 10.00 



DECORATITK 



Axpftraffoa Plomosus Perstrtni. 5)to .ro 



" " Perbnnch. .SSto M 



SprenceH " .26to .80 



Adlaotom Pu-100. .TOto 1.00 



FarleyenM lO.OOto 12.00 



Smllaz Perdoi.,t2.(0fot2 6) 



Mexlcanlry Per 1000. S.M " .TS 



F»rns •* 3.60 " .40 



Oalax. rreen and bronie PerlOOO. l.S 



Lencothoe PerlOO. .M 



Boxwood Per bnnch. SOe; percaae. IM 



Subject to marltet ohancMi 



Specialties For June 



Largo snpply of fine Orchids, Va'ley, Peonies, Sweet 

 Peas, et«. Ribbons of all kinds, rhiffons, Netting. Bridal 

 Scarfs, and everything needed for Weddings and School 

 closings. 



CHAS. W. McKELLAR 



New No. 102 North Wabaali Ave. 



(Old No. 61 Wabash Ave.) 



CHICAGO 



Mention Tbe Keview wben you wnte. 



The peony was the best flower of the 

 season. The supply was much heavier 

 than ever before, largely because the 

 local crop was in, something which has 

 not happened since the peony became 

 an important factor. Thousands of doz- 

 ens of peonies were lost, but on the 

 other hand the best stoii realized $8 



! 



per hundred, though the bulk of tha rei 

 ceipts was sold at $.3 to $5. Once more 

 it was demonstrated that strictly fancV 

 peonies are good property when lowf 

 grade stuff is unsalable. By no mean^ 

 ail of the receipts were sold, but thei 

 season now is where it usually is at the 

 middle of June, so that stock which haa 







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