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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



Decembeb 21, 1911. 



Raedlein Baskets 



add greatly to the attractiveness 

 of cut flowers and plants. Stock 

 up now for the winter trade. 

 We have a complete line of cut 

 flower and plant baskets and 

 offer our popular 



Assortments From $10 Up 



These baskets are better value 

 for the money than you can get 

 any place else, and you will rec- 

 ognize that value when you see 

 them. 



Your check enclosed with 

 your order will bring prompt 

 shipment. 



When you buy from us, 

 you buy from the factory— 

 at factory prices. 



THE RACDLEIN BASKET CO. 



717 Milwaukee Ave., Chicago 



Factories: Ebersdorf and Weidhausen, Germany. 



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Imported Round Glass Tanks 



strong and handsome, the best thing out. 

 Will outsell the old style Fish Globes. 



Diam. Height Cap. Price 



Larger sizes up to 20- in 

 diameter, 12gal. capacit;. 



Also import all glass square tanks from ^s gal- 

 lon capacity to 15 gallons. All kinds of Aquaria, 

 Fish Globes, and Aquaria Ornaments. Cata- 

 ogues and price lists on application. 



NICHOIAS WAPIER, 'ISi'lS^i:- 



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DESIGN LETTERS 



Seals 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 Court BIdg. CHICAGO, ILL 



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 writing advertisers 



virith a shortage in red carnations, but 

 they predict an oversupply of White 

 Killarney and white carnations, with an 

 abundance of Killarney and Enchantress 

 carnations. On the other hand, some 

 growers and wholesalers assert that the 

 dark weather and snow in the last few 

 days has completely upset the earlier 

 calculations. They assert that the flow- 

 ers are not on the plants and can not be 

 cut, predicting that the market will 

 strengthen as the week progresses, and 

 that this Christmas will turn out to be 

 quite a different Christmas from either 

 of the last two. 



There is general agreement that the 

 orders did not come in so early this 

 year as in other years; no great amount 

 of business was booked prior to Decem- 

 ber 18. Practically everyone is looking 

 for an exceptionally heavy run of late 

 orders, believing that in the end the 

 trade at retail will equal the best previ- 

 ous record and that the buyers who 

 have not placed the usual orders will be 

 compelled to wire during the last days 

 for additional supplies. 



Buyers out of town will do well to 

 note that there is no mail to be had in 

 Chicago Sundays, not even by going to 

 the post-ofiice for it. If orders can not 

 be mailed to be sure of delivery Decem- 

 ber 23, for shipment December 24, use 

 the telegraph or telephone, or put on 

 special delivery stamps. 



Various Notes. 



Announcement is made of the with- 

 drawal of Henry Wittbold from the 

 George Wittbold Co. It is understood 

 that Mr. Wittbold, whose headquarters 

 at present are at Evanston, will con- 

 tinue in the business on his own ac- 

 count. The affairs of the corporation, 

 and its management, will go ahead with- 

 out change. 



One of N. J. Wietor's proteges is 

 Peter Morgen, who is now in business 

 for himself at Huntingburg, Ind., and 

 making a success as a Beauty grower. 

 Mr. Morgen, whose place is illustrated 

 in this issue, says Mr. Wietor gave him \ 

 his start, taking him as a green hand. 



At the opening of this week Vaughan 

 & Sperry received a ton of red berries 

 by express from California. 



Tim Matchen says the run of mail 

 orders for Christmas received December 

 18 was the heaviest in the history of 

 Peter Eeinberg's business. 



Arthur Blom, who is buyer for Paul 

 Blom, says he thinks no retailer has any 

 cause for complaint on the market as it 

 has been found thus far this season. Mr. 

 Blom thinks he has bought better flow- 

 ers for the same money, or the same 

 flowers for less money than they cost 

 last season. 



Kyle & Foerster say that not all the 

 rose growers are bringing everything 

 into crop for Christmas and that the 

 big scarcity of last year will not be 

 repeated in January and February. 



The Batavia Greenhouse Co. says the 

 dark weather of the last week has cost 

 them much money through the inevita- 

 ble injury to the quality of a good crop 

 of short and medium Beauties. 



The store of the A. L. Randall Co. 

 was the scene last week of what was 

 said to be the first bulb show ever held 

 in America. It was by the Western 

 Dahlia and Gladiolus Growers' Associa- 

 tion. 



Sign in the Percy Jones store: "The 

 man who loses with a smile has more 

 friends than the one who wins with a 

 chuckle." Not half bad. 



GROWERS *~ SHIPPERS , 



CUT FLOWERS' 



V 154 NO. WABASH A/E^ ^V* 



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CHRIBTMA8 PRICK LIST 



AMERICAN BEAUTIES dot. 



Extra long stems $12.00 



30-inch stems .. . 10.00 



24-inch stems .. . 8.00 



20-inch stems .. . 6.00 



18-inch stems . . 6.Q0 



15-inch stems ... 4 . 00 



ROSES 



Killarney— Per 100 



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 



MiscxixAnonB 

 Carnations- 

 Specials $6.00 



Firsts 5.00 



Seconds ; 4.00 



Poinsettias — per Doz. 



Special $6.00 



firsts ,.. 4.00 



Medium....... 3.00 



Per Doz. 



Gardenias $6.00 @ $8.00 



Orchids— 



Cattleyas . . . . 9.00 @ 12.00 

 Per 100 

 Easter Lilies ..$15.00 @ $18.00 



Valley 4.00 @ 6.00 



Violets, Double. 1.60 @ 2.00 



Single 1.25 @ 2.00 



Daisies— 



W. andY 2.00 @ 2.50 



SweetPeas.... 1.50 @ 1.75 



Mi^rnonette 6.00 @ 8.00 



Stevia. Fine . . . . 2.00® 3.00 

 Snapdragon, 



Y. and P 8.00 @ 10.00 



DKCORATIVK 

 Smilax— 



Strings, 100, $12.00; doz., $1.60 

 Spreng^eri, large bunch, ea., 40c 

 Asparagns, large bunch, ea., 40c 



Large string ... ea. , 50c @ 60c 

 Mexican Ivy, 1000, $6.00; 100, 76c 

 Adiantum, fine, 100, $0.76 @ $1.25 



Galax 1000, $1.50; 100, 20c 



Ferns 1000, 2.00; 100,20c 



Quotations subject to 



change without notice. 



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



Sundays and holidays closed at noon. 



154 N. Wabash Avenus 

 CHICAGO 



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