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54 



The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



December 14, 1911. 



Holiday Baskets 



must be ordered now to insure 

 their shipment in time to reach 

 you before Christ ma3. We have 

 a complete stock of cut flower 

 and plant baskets and off'er our 

 populur 



Assortments Prom $10 Up 



These baskets are better value 

 for the money than you can get 

 any place else, and you will rec- 

 ojrnize that value when you see 

 them. 



Your check enclosed with 

 your order will bring prompt 

 shipment. 



When you buy from ua, 

 you buy from the factory— 

 at factory prices. 



THE RAEDLEIN BASKET CO. 



7|7 Milwaukee Ave., Chicago 



Factories: Eberadorf and Weidhausen, Germany. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



Imported Round <Glass Tanks 



strong and handsome, the best thfiiff out. 

 Will outsell the old style Fish Qlobes. 



Diam. Height Cap. Price 

 Inches Inches Gals. Each 



7 1 40c 



8X l>i 60c 



9 2 80c 



Largar sizes up to 20in. 

 diameter, 12 gal. capacity. 



Also import all glass square tanks from ^ gral- 

 on capacity to 15 gallons. All kinds of Aquaria, 

 Ipish Globes, aud Aquaria Ornaments. Catti- 

 logues and price lists on application. 



NICHOLAS WAPLE^^^Nl^ry^- 



Mention The Review when you write. 



DESIGN LETTERS 



Seali and Lodge Emblems 



Gold, Silver and Felt Letters, also 

 Patent Black Letters and Figures 

 for Funeral Design Work. 



Write for free sample to 



IDEAL MONOGRAM CO. 



812 Temple Coort BIdg. CHICAGO, ILL 



Mwayi Mention the Florists' Review whea 

 writing advertisen 



mas demand will not be felt until the 

 last three days of next week. 



Christmas ProBpects. 



Everybody is buBy discussing the out- 

 look for Christmas. Most of the whole- 

 salers say that scarcely any orders 

 came in the Monday mail, but that 

 there were a large number of inquiries, 

 with the prospect that the average 

 out-of-town buyer will in the end take 

 more stock than ever before. There is 

 considerable difference of opinion as to 

 what the supply will be. The greatest 

 unanimity is with regard to Beauties, 

 which nearly everyone thinks will be 

 short. The general estimate is that the 

 supply will be about half what it was 

 last year, practically all long stems, 

 but one or two venture the opinion 

 that there will prove to be all the 

 Beauties that are needed. Some say 

 that the unusually warm weather has 

 rushed their rose crops so that they 

 are too early, while others say the re- 

 cent dark days have delayed the crops 

 to the point where they will not be 

 ready in time. On the other hand, 

 some of the best judges are advising 

 th6 retailers to push the sale of Killar- 

 ney as being the item which will be 

 most plentiful and of best quality. 

 There probably will be better supplies 

 of Eichmond than in any previous sea- 

 son. Only moderate supplies of car- 

 nations are expected and splits have 

 now become so plentiful that they re- 

 quire a separate, quotation, but the 

 chances are there will be as many car- 

 nations as can be used at straight quo- 

 tations. In spite of the fact that vio- 

 lets have sold less well this season than 

 last, some of the wholesalers are fig- 

 uring on a larger demand and higher 

 prices this Christmas than last, though 

 it is difficult to see any basis for the 

 prediction. Poinsettias promise to be 

 in rather heavier supply than usual and 

 of all the miscellaneous items there 

 will be all the stock that anyone can 

 use. 



The usual word of caution to grow- 

 ers: The special demand will be De- 

 cember 21 to 23; flowers sentvin early 

 in the week can not be used for Christ- 

 mas, but they doubtBtes will bring 

 more money while still fresh than they 

 could realize by being held. Holiday 

 flowers Inow are too plentiful for pick- 

 led stodk to find a ifiarket. ^r the 

 \&tt two years the market had' broken 

 badly under the weight of the sup- 

 plier received after the shipping orders 

 had gone out. Buyers may take a 

 chance that it will do it again, but 

 growers should not take the chance 

 that it -won't. 



Various Notes. 



Baur & Steinkamp state that one- 

 third of the blooms of St. Nicholas 

 shown before the Florists' Club De- 

 cember 7 were exhibited December 5 

 at tlie Indianapolis meeting. After 

 going through the usual amount of 

 handling, the old blooms and the fresh 

 ones could not be distinguished. 



The George M. Garland Co., of Des 

 Plaines, 111., has a new "boss." He 

 arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. 

 Harry S. Garland Decenal^er 6, and he 

 weighs something over eight pounds. 

 Both mother and son are doing well. 



/The George Wittbold Co. expects to 

 have a good crop of red carnations at 

 its Edgebrook greenhouses in time for 

 the Christmas demand. Other colors 

 are off crop. The new rooms for the 



rSHIMUIS 





KUWMU , 



CHRISTMAS PRICK LIST 



Par 

 AMERICAN BEAUTIES Dos. 



Extra long stems $12. CO 



30-inch stems .. . 10. CO 



24-inch stems ... 8. CO 



20-inch stems ... 6. CO 



18-inch stems . . 5.00 



16-inch stems ... 4 . 00 



ROSES 



Killarney — Per lOO 



Specials $15.00 @ $18.00 



Firsts 10.00 @ 12.00 



Seconds 6.00 @ 8.00 



White Killarney— 



Specials. 15.00® 18.00 



Firsts 10.00 @ 12.00 



Seconds 6.00 @ 8.00 



Richmond- 

 Specials 18.00 @ 20.00 



Firsts 12.00 @ 15.00 



Seconds 8.00® 10.00 



Antoine Rivoire (Mrs. Taft) — 



Specials $20.00 ® $24.00 



Firsts 15.00 ® 18.00 



Seconds 10.00 @ 12.00 



Melody— 



Specials 16.00® 18.00 



Firsts 12.00 @ 14.00 



Seconds 8.00® 10.00 



Extra Special Stock Billed Accordingly 



MISCKLLANKOUS 

 CarnationB— 



Specials $6.00 



Firsts 5.00 



Seconds 4.00 



Poinsettias — Per Doc. 



Special $5.00 



Krats 4.00 



Medium 3.00 



Per Doz. 



Gardenias $6.00 @ $8.00 



Orchids— 



Cattleyas . . . . 9.00 @ 12.00 

 Per 100 

 Easter LiUes ..$15.00 @ $18.00 



VaUey 4.00 ® 6.00 



Violets, Double. 1.50® 2.00 



Single 1.25® 2.00 



Daisies- 



W.andY 2.00® 2.50 



SweetPeas.... 1.50® 1.75 

 Mignonette.... 5.00® 8.00 

 Stevia, Fine . . . . 2.00® 3.00 

 Snapdragon, 

 Y. and P 8.00® 10.00 



DKCORATIVS 

 Smilax— 



Strings, 100, $12.00; doz., $1.50 

 Sprengeri, large bunch, ea., 40c 

 Asparagus, large bunch, ea., 40c 



Large string. . . .ea., 50c ® 60c 

 Mexican lTy,1000, $6.00; 100, 75c 

 Adiantum,fine, 100, $0.75 ® $1.26 



€haaz 1000, $1.50; 100,20c 



Ferns 1000, 2.00; 100, 20e 



Quotations subject to 

 change without notice. 



Store open from 7 a. m. to 6 p. m. 

 Sundays and holidays closed at noon. 



Cl5ei£atid § J^Udl 



154 N. Wabaah Arenue 

 CHICAGO 



