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The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



jijME IQ, ,1910. 



PITTSBURa. 



The Market. 



The middle of June finds this market 

 with a supply of elegant flowers. Never 

 have the decorators for June weddings 

 had finer stock with which to work. 

 Boses are as good as at any time during 

 the whole year. There are exception- 

 ally fine sweet peas, Spanish iris, val- 

 ley, lilies and peonies, and everything 

 seems to move out nicely except carna- 

 tions, which have been a glut all the 

 week. 



The retailers are not overcrowded 

 with trade, except where they have 

 wedding decorations, as the general 

 business in cut flowers has been affect- 

 ed somewhat by the weather, but, all 

 taken together, one can report trade 

 fair. 



Various Notes. 



The Florists' Club met Tuesday 

 night, June 7, at the Fort Pitt hotel, 

 but the attendance was away below the 

 average. Peonies were under discus- 

 sion. J. W. Elliott sent in an exhibit 

 of peonies and an invitation to the 

 members to visit his nursery at Ches- 

 wick, to see his collection, which is one 

 of the finest in the country. ■ 



A. W. Smith says his trade is holding 

 out almost as well as before Decoration 

 day. People seem to be planting much 

 later than usual. 



Eandolph & McClements report the 

 largest planting season in their experi- 

 ence, but many planted too soon and 

 have had to replant a lot of the tender 

 stock. 



John Bader and B. L. Elliott left 

 Friday night, June 10, for Detroit, to 

 participate in the "Scott tournament." 

 which takes place in that city. Mr. 

 Bader will probably remain for a week 

 or two at Mount Clemens. 



Fred Burki left Friday for Mount 

 Clemens, to remain for some time, 

 hoping to get rid of a case of rheuma- 

 tism which has troubled him for some 

 weeks. 



W. Q. Potter, of the McCallum Co., 

 is the happy father of a bouncing 12- 

 pound boy. Wm. Q. Potter, Jr., is the 

 title of the youngest florist in the city. 



John Madden, for several years with 

 H. L. Blind & Bros., left last Friday 

 for Los Angeles, Cal., where he expects 

 to take up another line of trade. 



The McRae-Jenkinson Co., of New 

 Kensington, Pa., was the victim of a 

 fire last week, which completely gutted 

 the store. The firm opened Saturday 

 in a new location. 



Married, June 9, John McClements 

 and Lillian Pearl Dunkle. Mr. Mc- 

 Clements is bookkeeper for Randolph 

 & McClements. 



Ray Page, bookkeeper for the Pitts- 

 burg Cut Flower Co., has been confined 

 to his home for some time with a bad 

 case of quinsy. 



The backward season has greatly 

 hindered the planting in the parks. 

 Foreman John Jones says they have 

 not put out anything tender up to this 

 time, and those who have are sorry for 

 it, as coleus and crotons and such stock 

 which have been planted have dropped 

 their leaves. 



The finest thing of its kind seen at 

 Schenley park this season is the Tau- 

 sendschon rose, ' a pink cluster rose 

 which has several shades in the same 

 cluster; it has a climbing habit. This 

 is a fine thing for forcing for Easter. 



Your Trade Calls for the Nicest, 

 Cleanest Stock Obtainable. 



Choice Stock 



Nothing less will do for Weddings and Commencements- and right here are 

 the finest roses we ever have seen in June. Following are some of our leaders : 



BEAUTIES 



Best on the market. 



We have a range of Beauties grown specially for. a cut in June and later. 

 These have much better substance, color, stem and foliage than from plaiite 

 that were cut from all winter. Try them; they're good. 



ROSES 



Grown on Grafted Stock. 



Our Killarney, Maryland, Kaiserin, Field, Jardine, White Killarney, 

 Richmond, Maids and Brides are all grafted stock. Much better size and 

 substance than own-root stock at this season. 



CARNATIONS Non.b.t<«r. 



We grow the fancy sorts, like AriHtocrat, Victory, Winsor, White Perfection, 

 Enchantress, etc., and will not take a hack seat for anybody on quality. 

 They can't be beat. 



SWEET PEAS Fancy Butterfly. 



Fancy stock in best selling colors. Enchantress-pink, lavender, white, pink 

 and blue, or violet shade. Yoii will say these Peas are all right. The blue is 

 an ideal pea that takes the place of violets and gives l)etter satisfaction. 



PEONIES, VALLEY, HARRISII, PANSIES 

 and Ail Other Stock in Season. 



Sprengeri and Asparagus Bunciies, iiglit and 

 dark green. Ferns and aii otiier greens. 



You can order of Us 



with every certainty that yon are calling on as good a source of supply 

 as there is in Chicago. 



J.A.BUDLeNG 



37-39 Randolph Street, CHICAGO. 



Bo8(i8 and 

 Gi» mations 

 A Specialty. 



WHOLESALE 



6R0WER of 



CUT FLOWERS 



Mention The Review when you write. 



Notwithstanding the backward season, 

 hybrid roses are finer than ever before 

 in this vicinity. 



Charles Eisner, who bought out the 

 L. I. Neff east end store, died Sunday 

 morning, June 12, of pneumonia, after 

 two days' illness. Mr. Eisner was in 

 his usual health Wednesday, and whis- 

 tled a few selections from several of 

 the operas for the entertainment of the 

 writer. Death was the last thing he 

 would have thought of at this time, and 

 it was quite a shock to his friends to 

 learn of his sudden death. 



Miss Lilly Geib, for several years 

 stenographer for the Pittsburg Cut 

 Flower Co., but for the last year of Los 

 Angeles, Cal., now signs herself Mrs. 

 J. B. Lilly. Hoo-Hoo. 



PEOVIDENOE. 



The Market. 



As was to have been expected, last 

 week showed a decided falling off i" 

 business, none but the growers ami 

 landscape men being busy. The former 

 are making necessary repairs and pre- 

 paring for the rebenching season, and 

 the latter are completing the large 

 amount of spring work they have had 

 on hand. Funeral work is about all 

 that has kept the retailers from being 

 idle, but the closing of schools during 

 the next two weeks will somewhat ac- 

 celerate business in bouquets and bas- 

 kets. Prices are on a par with those 

 that usually prevail at this season in 

 this vicinity. 



