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The Florists^ Review 



OCTOBEB 10, 1912. 



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rOR ALL THE SPECIALTIES ORDER OF 



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WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORISTS 



163 N. Wabash Ave. {&fj:;'':%i Chicago 



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the present week was not so strong as 

 at the close of the week before. 



Beauties have not been so plentiful 

 as heretofore and the pri6e of these has 

 advanced in the face of the shortage 

 of mums. There have been plenty of 

 long Beauties but a marked scarcity of 

 shorts, with many Bichmonds being sub- 

 stituted for medium Beauties. As far 

 as quality is concerned, the Beauties 

 are all that could be asked in both bud 

 and stem and they move without any 

 effort on the part of the wholesalers — 

 in fact, the demand for the last few 

 days has been so strong that many 

 shipments are sold before they reach 

 the market. There has been some east- 

 ern stock in the market. 



White roses also maintain a good 

 price and the supply is not equal to the 

 demand. Killarney and White Killar- 

 ney as well as Maryland are more abun- 

 dant than last week, but, like all other 

 flowers of good quality, they are eaaily 

 disposed of. Sunburst, Mrs. Aaron 

 Ward, Lady Hillingdon and Badiance 

 cannot be cut in large enough quanti- 

 ties to supply the caU. The roses that 

 arrived October 7 were mostly wide 

 open, as a result of two hot days pre- 

 ceding, and shipping stock was more or 

 less scarce. 



White carnations enjoy a popular de- 

 mand from local and out-of-town buy- 

 ers and few are to be had at less than 

 2^ cents, while the best bring 3 cents. 

 Enchantress and Bose-pink Enchantress 

 stand second in popularity, but these 

 as well as the good colored ones move 

 without any cut in prices. Fair stems 

 are now shown. 



Cattleyas are in good supply. East- 

 ern shipments are numerous. Special 

 sales by local retailers have assisted 

 somewhat in taking care of the surplus, 

 but there are still enough left to fill 

 all demands. Violets are not yet com- 

 ing along strongly enough to make them 

 a factor on the market and, although 

 the few that have arrived have been 

 disposed of at fair prices, no special 

 demand is yet in evidence. Valley has 

 felt little or no decline during the last 

 week and prices still hold stiff, as the 

 supply is not especially large. Lilies 

 have shown better quality in the last 

 ten days and are being used freely for 

 funeral work. 



Jnrgens & Pieser's Peonies. 



The following is from the Gkiz«tte, 

 published at Houghton, Mich., Septem- 

 ber 30: 



A large Obicagro floral concern, the largest 

 growers of peonies in the world, has plowed and 



RAEDLEIN BASKETS ARE EXCLUSIVE 



\K7^ import direct from our 

 own large factories in 

 Germany, assuring exclusive 

 designs and lowest prices. 

 Oar $5.00 and $10.00 assort- 

 ments as trial orders will 

 convince you. 



Our N«w Catalosu* la r«aily. 

 Writ* for An*. 



RAEDLEIN BASKET CO. 



713.717 Milwaukm Av*., CHICAQO 



win plant next weelt four acres of land owned 

 by the Tamarack Mining Co., located near the 

 Tamarack M. E. church. The land was rented 

 some time ago from the local agent of the 

 Tamarack Co., and 16,000 plants will arrive here 

 in cars next week and will be planted at once. 

 Eventually It is planned to plant 40,000 plants a 

 year here. The Chicago company has peony 

 plantations in Indiana. Illinois, Ohio and other 

 central states, but this is its first in northern 

 Michigan. The manager of the concern will be 

 here next week to supervise the placing of the 

 plants. It is impossible at this time to divulge 

 the name of the company. 



This is the peony farm of Jurgens & 

 Pieser, with which Review readers are 

 familiar. Mr, Jurgens went to Hough- 

 ton October 6 to superintend the plant- 

 ing. He expects to be home early next 

 week. 



Various Notes. 



September 19 $250 was stolen from 

 the room of an employee of J. Bom- 

 benger. Sixty-fourth street and Wood- 

 lawn avenue. September 23 George 

 Bombenger, the florist's son, 15 years 

 old, disappeared and no trace of him 

 has since been found. He left a note 

 stating that he could not stand sus- 

 picion, but no one had thought of him 

 in connection with the theft, which ap- 

 peared to be the work of a professional. 

 George is tall for his age, standing five 

 feet seven inches. He has brown hair 

 and gray eyes, and his cheeks are deeply 

 tanned. He wore a sack suit of light 

 gray check. The family will welcome 

 news of him. 



The Wilber Mercantile Agency has 

 undertaken the organization of the Chi- 

 cago wholesale florists along the lines 



MILLER FLORAL CO. 

 Farmlngton, . Utah 



The largest wholesale rose 

 growers in the inter-mountain 

 west. 150,000 feet of glass. 

 We ship direct from green- 

 houses to store. 



MenOon The Review when you write. 



of the association operated for several 

 years by the wholesalers in New York, 

 where it is said to have worked with 

 much success. Without doubt the great- 

 est weakness in the market at present 

 is the credit system. 



W. E. Lynch, of A. L. Vaughan • 

 Co., was at Evanston October 3 and 

 visited John Scheiden's new place. 

 Since the dissolution of the firm of 

 Scheiden & Schoos, Mr. Scheiden has 

 put up a range of seven new houses, 

 each 27x180, Foley material, and 

 planted 40,000 carnations, including En- 

 chantress, White Enchantress, Bose- 

 pink Enchantress, White Perfection, 

 Beacon, Victory and Boston Market. 

 He has the Winandy heating eystem, 



