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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



March 3, 1010. 



the asparagus bunches from Florida, the 

 demand for this green could not be sup- 

 plied. Not much Sprengeri is seen. Good 

 adiantum is scarce. Smilax is fairly 

 plentiful. Everything of the hardy green 

 character is abundant. 



The Lily Situation. 



The prospect for lilies for Easter is the 

 general theme of conversation. To hear 

 the growers tell it, each one thinks he is 

 going to have his own crop ready in 

 time, but that nobody else is. Naturally, 

 with so early an Easter, lilies will be 

 less plentiful and poorer in quality than 

 usual, but the wholesalers feel that the 

 one way to insure a strong finish is to 

 .book a lot of advance orders at reason- 

 able prices. To them few orders mean a 

 slump March 26. Therefore the early 

 bird is catching his -worm about as usual. 



February Business. 



It does not appear that February busi- 

 ness has broken any records. Valentine 's 

 day, Lincoln's and Washington's birth- 

 days made a little better trade than in 

 other years, but otherwise the month 

 was not more active than last season. 

 Lent was earlier, which counted for some- 

 thing; also, the weather was colder. At 

 the beginning of the month prices were 

 high, especially on roses, but they eased 



off rapidly and it was not long before 

 carnations, bulb stock, sweet peas and 

 violets were as cheap as they ever are in a 

 winter month, with roses not above nor- 

 mal. Beauties were in light supply all 

 month, but the demand also was light, 

 so that prices were moderate and the 

 money taken in did not run as high for 

 most growers as it did in other Febru- 

 arys, when larger cuts were sold at lower 

 rates. 



Various Notes. 



Hoerber Bros, have let the contract to 

 the John C. Moninger Co. for the ma- 

 terial for the eleven houses to be put up 

 this spring, just doubling the capacity 

 of their plant at Des Plaines. It is the 

 intention to use the Garland gutter on 

 this range. Harry Manheim, for several 

 years with J. A. Budlong, began work 

 February 28 in the city store of Hoerber 

 Bros. 



The mother of the Hunt brothers, of 

 Evanston, died Saturday, February 26, 

 the funeral being held Tuesday morning 

 from the family residence at 1515 Main 

 street. Mrs. Hunt's maiden name was 

 Mary Tolman and it is for her that her 

 sons named the new carnation they are 

 putting on the market this season in con- 

 junction with the Chicago Carnation Co. 

 Three sons and three married daughters 



Green Carnations 



Send 26c and receive by mail a package of dy* 

 that will color 75 to UO carnatloDB green. Have 

 many letters stating it is best on market. 3 pack- 

 ages, 60c; $2.M per doz. 2c stamps accepted. 



LOUIS aSASS,Chillicotlie, Ohio 



Mention The Review when you write. 



survive. Many friends in the trade sent 

 flowers to the funeral. 



C. L. Washburn, president of the Illi- 

 nois State Florists 's Association, has ap- 

 pointed George B. Franks, of Champaign, 

 and H.- E. Smith, of Danville, as vice- 

 presidents of the association for three 

 years. Secretary Ammann has sent out 

 a notice to this effect and also oflBcially 

 announced the appointment of members 

 of the advisory board as reported in last 

 week's Eeview. 



It is reported that Ed Assa is consid- 

 ering building some new houses this 

 season. 



At the store of Kyle & Foerster, F. F. 

 Benthey says that the loss through the 

 collapse of a greenhouse of the Frederick 

 J. Benthey Co., New Castle, reported in 

 the Indianapolis notes in last week's 

 Eeview, will entail a loss of possibly 

 $2,000. The house which collapsed under 



