March 3, 1910. 



ThcWeekly Florists' Review. 



27 



LILIES FOR EASTER 



Oar Lilies are the finest lot in thin part of the country— aa fine as any we ever saw— and will be ready in good 

 time without too much forcing. If your trade calls for i^ood Lilies, long stems, fine, large flowers, you will do 

 well to write us at once. We are 



NOW BOOKING ORDERS 



Don't forget that good long Lilies will be scarce this Easter. Moat growers' Lilies are short and hard forcing 

 will be neceaaary to get them in, making them soft— so we count ourselves specially fortunate in having so large 

 and fine a lot. Write for prices on your needs. 



ROSES AND CARNATIONS 



We now have large supplies of all Hoses and of the best varieties of Carnations— no better stock to be had 

 anywhere. ^U g^ji, gtock and Green Goods Plentiful. 



We give personal attention to every order. Service counts. Qlad to hear from you for today's shipment or for Easter. 



ZECH & IVfAN^, 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS 

 L. D. Phone, Central 3284 



51 Wabash Avenue 



Chicago 



Mention Ttie Keview wtien you wrlt«. 



HINT'S THE PUCE 



Plenty of Stock in Every Line. 



BOSES are eood. and lots of them. CARNATIONS are fine. TULIPS« 

 DAFFODILS, JONQUILS, FREESIA, VAl LEY, LILIES, in b g supply and all 

 FIRST-CLASS. 'WE want to hear from you for anything you may want. 



EASTER will soon be liere. We are now booking orders and we would 

 like to have you look up y ur stock, see what you are out of. We will see that you 

 get it. Latest designs in BASKETS, RIBBOxNS, VASES, MATTINGS. 



NOW'S THE TIME TO ORDER. 



E. H. HUNT 



Established 1878. OMcst Hwne ia tke Wcat laoorporated 1906 ' 



76-78 Wabash Ave., Chicago, HI. 



BEAUTIES Per doz. 



30to36-lDch $3.00 to $5.00 



24to30-lnch 2.00to 2.50 



18to20-lnch 1.50 to 2.0O 



12tol5-lnch 1.25 to 1.50 



8tol2-inch 75to 1.00 



ROSES (Teas) Per loo 



Bride and Maid $6.00 to $ 8.00 



Richmond, KUlamey 6.00 to 12.00 



White KlUainey 6.00 to 12.00 



My Maryland 6.00 to 12.00 



Perle 4.00to 7.00 



Roses, our selection 4.00 



CARNATIONS, medium 2.00 



fancy 3.00 



MISCEI.LANEOUS 



HarrisllLlUes 12.00 to 15.00 



Callas 15.00 



Valley 3.00 to 6.00 



Vloleta 75to 1.00 



Paper Whites 3.00 



Jonquils 3.00to 4.00 



Mignonette 4.00 to 8.00 



Sweet Peas , 76to 1.00 



GREENS 



Smllax Strings per doz., 1.50 to 2.00 



Asparagus Strings each, .60 to .60 



Asparagus Bunches " .36 to .60 



Sprengerl Bunches " .35 to 50 



Adiantum perlOO, .75 to 1.00 



Ferns, common per 1000, 2.OO 



Oalax '• 100 



Leucothoe "75 



Boxwood lb., 26c 



WlldSmllax $2.50, $3.60and 4.50 



SUBJECT TO MARKET CHANGE, 



Mention The Review when you write 



and Mr. "Windier will also be well sup- 

 plied for the Easter trade. 



The committee on the Florists' Club's 

 advertising met at the store of W. C. 

 Smith Wholesale Floral Co., Thursday, 

 February 24, to draw up a report to be 

 read at the next club meeting. Those 

 present were: President Windier, Secre- 

 tary Beneke, C. De Wever, John Connon, 

 W. C. Smith and E. W. Guy. 



The Florists' Club will hold its reg- 

 ular monthly meeting Thursday, March 

 10, in hall No. 2 of Odd Fellows' build- 

 ing. A large attendance is looked for, 

 as this meeting promises to be far more 

 interesting than the last one. The offi- 

 cers are making an effort to bring out the 

 fuU membership. J. J. B. 



DRAINAGE FOR RETENTIVE SOIL. 



My land, which I use for summer cut 

 flowers, has a gentle slope, but dries out 

 rather slowly. The top soil is about eight 

 inches deep and the subsoil is a heavy 

 clay. How deep should tiles be laid for 

 drainage in this soil and what distance 

 from one line to the other? M. B. 



ViNCENNES, Ind. — The roof of one of 

 the greenhouses belonging to John G. 

 Frisz was recently broken in by the 

 heavy covering of snow which rested on 

 it, and the entire crop of radishes was 

 ruined. The loss was between $1,000 and 

 $1,500. 



I would advise making drains two and 

 one-half to three feet deep and thirty 

 to forty feet apart, using 2V^-inch or 

 3-inch cylindrical unglazed tiles. A fall 

 of three inches per hundred feet will 

 answer well if you have not much slope. 

 Of course, double that fall would insure 

 even better drainage. Tiles are prefer- 

 able to stones; the latter occupy ten to 

 twelve inches of space and are more 

 easily clogged. Carefully avoid any 

 sharp angles in the drains; where not 

 straight, let them have a wide curve. 

 This drainage will both sweeten and 

 warm the soil and you will find your 

 plants succeed much better in it. Be 



sure to mark the outlets of the several 

 drains and keep them, open. C. 



BIRCH FOR BENCH POSTS. 



As a subscriber to the Keview, I would 

 like to ask you to allow me space for the 

 following question: How is white birch 

 wood for bench posts as to durability! 

 The locality is near Washington, D. C. 



B. W. 



Birch is a hard, tough wood, much 

 used for furniture and the manufacture 

 of small articles, but hardly ever em- 

 ployed in the rough building operations. 

 It should make fairly enduring bench 

 posts. Has any reader tried itt 



WoLFBORO, N. H.— George P. Gridley 

 recently spent a week's vacation visiting 

 relatives and friends in Boston and vicin- 

 ity. 



Ovid, Mich.— Jas. M. Hoag is now 

 owner of the business formerly operated 

 as Hoag Bros.' Greenhouse. 



