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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



March 11, 1909. 



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is a condition which leads to general sat- 

 isfaction throughout the trade. The qual- 

 ity of roses, except Beauties, is all that 

 could he desired, the stock is fine, and 

 with moderate prices a big business is 

 again being done in roses. 



Carnations are coming in heavily, and 

 are of excellent quality. The regular 

 buyers are getting good value for their 

 money, and when it comes Friday there 

 always is someone to clean up the accu- 

 mulation at a price in proportion to the 

 freshness and condition of the stock. 

 There is a prospect of a flurry in white 

 at the end of this week and the begin- 

 ning of the next one, but the wholesalers 

 do not undertake to say whether the 

 average price will go up or down. It 

 looks as though the growers were storing 

 up the white carnations in antici- 

 pation of the demand for them to dye for 

 St. Patrick's day. St. Pat does not like 

 sleepy flowers much better than St. Nick 

 does, so an overstocked market will surely 

 result in loss for the growers. First- 

 class white carnations will command a 

 good price next week; they have been 

 known to go up to 5 cents upon a similar 

 occasion. Large quantities of dye are 

 being sold. 



The sweet pea is the flower of the 

 hour; those who have the right goods are 

 doing a big business, and some houses are 

 so well fixed that their sales on this 

 specialty run into a fine total. But at 

 the same time the overstock of the short 

 stuff is so great these have little sale; 

 almost none at all unless they are white. 

 The retailers are handling fancy sweet 

 peas in large quantities. 



The violet appears to have been rele- 

 gated to a minor position. The supplies 

 continue heavy, but the quality does not 

 average as well as it did and prices are 

 low, except for the very best goods. The 

 retailers still are handling violets in 

 quantity, but there is no excitement in 

 this department. Bulbous stock is less 

 abundant than it was, but still ample for 

 all requirements. Southern Illinois jon- 

 quils are in heavy supply and exceedingly 

 slow sale. The green goods market is 

 quiet. 



Qub Meeting. 



Thirty-two were present at the club 

 meeting March 4. A committee consist- 

 ing of E. F. Winterson, P. J. Foley and 

 Walter Scott was appointed, after full 

 discussion, to confer with the executive 

 committee of the Horticultural Society 

 with regard to the club's interests in the 

 fall flower show. 



The resignation of J. H. Pepper as re- 

 cording secretary was received with re- 



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gret and L. H. Winterson unanimously 

 elected in his place. Mr. Pepper is about 

 to remove to New York. 



A wreath was ordered sent to the 

 funeral of E. V. Hallock, president of 

 the New York Florists' Club, and J. H. 

 Pepper, J. C. Vaughani and F. F. Benthey 

 were appointed to prepare suitable reso- 

 lutions. 



The following new members were 

 elected: Allie Zech, Emil Maerz, Paul 

 Kubish, Frank Ayers, F. Haage, F. 

 Krause, Chas. Zapfe, R. F. Simons, F. 

 Merker, Charles Bemish and George Arm- 

 brust, of Oak Park, and Chas. S. McCau- 

 ley, of Geneva. Ten new members were 

 proposed. 



Allie Zech was added to the committee 

 on sports. 



Refreshments were served, as usual. 



Death of Mrs. Kidwell. 



Ida M. Kidwell, wife of John F. Kid- 

 well, of J. F. Kidwell & Bro., died at 

 5:30 p. m., Tuesday, March 9, of cancer 

 of the stomach. She was 50 years, 6 

 months, 26 days of age. The funeral 

 will be held Friday, at 1 p. m., from the 

 family home, 3804 Wentworth avenue, 

 thence by carriages to Mount Hope. 



Various Notes. 



H. Bauske, when he made up his mind 

 to seek outside the houses for the cause of 

 the trouble in the west end of his range, 

 secured Alderman Reinberg's assistance 

 in getting the gas company to send out 

 its men and waste no time about it. A 

 leak was found and stopped. Mr. Bauske 

 is one of the best rose growers for this 

 market, and it is said the plants already 

 are breaking nicely for a fresh start. 



H. N. Bruns and E. Wienhoeber have 

 returned from a fortnight's trip east. 

 They visited several cities on a circle 

 tour, going the northern way and return- 



Orange Blossoms 



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ing by the southern route. They were in 

 Washington the balmy spring day Taft 

 became president. 



E. C. Amling reports that spring is 

 twelve days' earlier than last year in 

 southern Illinois. Last year his first jon- 

 quils came March 16 ; this year, March 4. 



Those who went from Chicago to Elgin 

 March 8 to attend the funeral of J. B. 

 O'Neil were Carl Cropp, A. Henderson, 

 J. B. Deamud, George Asmus and John 

 Degnan. 



O. J. Friedman has changed his plans 

 and, instead of moving to Jackson bou- 

 levard May 1, will move early in April 

 to 185 Michigan avenue, a vacant store 

 which is now being remodeled for his use. 



Peter Tremulis, well known _,in this 

 market, opened a flower store March 6 at 

 Rockford, 111., which had hitherto been 

 without a Greek retailer. No doubt the 

 Rockford florists would have been con- 

 tent to struggle along under the old con- 

 ditions, for the new store sold to the pub- 

 lic on the opening day $200 worth of 

 stock bought in this market. 



L. Coatsworth has been laid up for 

 several days with an attack of rheuma- 

 tism. 



"Wire Jack" is dead. He passed 

 away March 6 and was buried March 9. 

 He had been with Kennicott Bros. Co. 

 practically ever since the firm was 

 started. Anyone who had a dime for 

 every wire frame Jack has made would 



