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66 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



January 4, 1912. 



ST. LOUIS. 



The Market. 



Now, as the old year closes, it is pos- 

 sible to give the real facts of the 

 holiday business. The general feeling 

 as to the Christmas business this year, 

 both among retailers and wholesalers, 

 is that it was the best they ever had. 

 "Ahead of any of the previous years," 

 is the general verdict of all in the 

 trade. 



The last week, too, was a good one. 

 Stock was not any too plentiful and 

 Christmas prices prevailed all the week. 

 Judging from the way the trade bought 

 on Saturday and Sunday, they must 

 also have experienced a good New 

 Year's business. 



Stock all through the week was of 

 extra good quality. Boses and carna- 

 tions were plentiful, but were cleaned 

 out daily. There was quite a good sup- 

 ply of long, fancy Beauties at $9 per 

 dozen. On good red carnations the 

 price went up to $10 per hundred. The 

 supply of these was inadequate. Vio- 

 lets remained at $10 per thousand and 

 the price cleaned them up daily; last 

 year the price was held at $20 to $30 

 per thousand and the trade would have 

 little to do with them. Bulbous stock 

 was plentiful all the week. Paper 

 Whites and Romans were down as low 

 as $2 per hundred. "Valley and lilies 

 sold well and there were plenty of 

 these to be had. 



The weather was splendid all the 

 week, but today we are having a good, 

 old-fashioned winter blast. Prices, no 

 doubt, will go down somewhat this 

 week. 



Various Notes. 



The C. Young & Sons Co. has the 

 decorations for the Imperial ball this 

 week. Six hundred fancy Beauties will 

 be used in this decoration. The firm 

 reports a splendid Christmas and New 

 Year's business. 



On Monday night, January 8, the 

 St. Louis Retailers' Association will 

 hold its first meeting in the new year. 

 President Sanders hopes the members 

 will take notice of this and come out 

 in full force. 



Andy Hoffman, of the George Wald- 

 bart force, says that their Christmas 

 and New Year's business was larger 

 than in any previous year. Large 

 blooming plants were in great demand. 



The Engelmann Botanical Club will 

 hold its New Year's meeting Monday 

 night, January 8, at the Missouri Bo- 

 tanical Garden. Secretary Pring says 

 there will be good features presented, 

 which ought to bring the members out. 

 for this meeting. 



Ostertag Bros, had a number of New 

 Year's decorations at downtown hotels, 

 which kept them busy all day on Sun- 

 day. The store business during the 

 holidays was the best in years. 



Charles Young has been laid up at 

 his home with a bad case of the grip 

 and escaped some of the hard work 

 during the holidays at the establish- 

 ment of C. Young & Sons Co., of which 

 he is a member. 



William Smith, of the W. C. Smith 

 Wholesale Floral Co., says they never 

 had such a holiday trade as this year. 

 They cleaned up well in everything. 



The work of arranging and decorat- 

 ing the interior of C. A. Kuehn's new 

 building is fast nearing the end. The 

 large new ice-box is completed and the 

 arrangements have also been finished 



ST. NICHOLAS 



We have put St. Nicholas to the severest tests in the way of 

 keeping and shipping, and it has more than made good every time. 

 As a long distance traveler it has no superior. 



Its quality is well established by the hi^h scores it has made 

 everywhere we have shown it. 



As a producer it equals any of the standard commercial vari- 

 eties. Comes in early and never oflf crop. 



Come and see it growing at our plant any time it is convenient 

 to you. But send in your order for early delivery. 



$12.00 per 100; $100.00 per 1000. 



BAUR & STEINKAMP 



Carnation Breeders 



Indianapolis, Ind. 



ROOTED CUTTINGS 



CARNATIONS 



Strong, clean, healthy stock; well rooted 

 when shipped. Ready January 1. 



100 1000 100 1000 



Beacon $2.60 $80.00 W|ate Perfeetion. .$2.00 $17.60 



White EnchaatreM 2 JSO 20.00 Rose-pimk Enchant- 

 Enduuitress 2.00 17.60 reas 2.00 17.60 



PETER REINBERO 



30 East Randolph Street 



CHICAGO 



ROOTED 



i 



CUTTINGS 



Get the Very Best from 

 the Best Place. 



Our Carnation Cuttings are not 

 over- propagated, weak stock, but 

 health J, strong cuttings. You'll 

 be glad when you get them and 

 happy when they bloom. White 

 Perfection, Pure White Enchant- 

 ress, Beacon, Mrs. C. W. Ward, 

 Dorothy Gordon, Alma Ward, 

 $3.00 per 100; $26.00 per 1000. 



Enchantress, $15.00 per 1000. 



C. C. Pollworth Co. 



MILWAUKEE, WIS. 



••t-mmtm 



ROOTED 



CUTTINGS 



Per 100 Per 1000 



AhM Ward, white $4.00 $35.00 



White f ndMitress 3.00 25.00 



White PerfecUoa 3.00 25.00 



WiM«r,piiil( 3.00 25.00 



PiRk EiichMtress 3.00 25.00 



C W. Wird, deep pink .. . 4.00 35.00 



BeKOi, red 3.00 25.00 



We have the cleanest stock in 

 the West. If you want the best, 

 then send us your early orders. 

 We grow only the best commer- 

 cial varieties, and save you that 

 big freight and express charge 

 from the East. Come any time 

 and see us— and the flowers we 

 grow. 



W. B. Sawrd Flond Co. 



lis Cliitn rkce, Ktisu Otr, No. 



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