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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



Dkcembbb 22, 1910. 



ST. Loxns. 



The Market. 



As to business last week we can only 

 say that it was fair, although some of 

 the retailers complained that it was 

 really dull. Social work was scarce, 

 and when there was any business it 

 was funeral work or advance orders 

 for Christmas. The wholesalers felt 

 it also, as stock did not move so well, 

 and there was more coming in; conse- 

 quently prices dropped some on the 

 fancy grades. The weather was fine 

 all the week and if it keeps up this 

 week we may look for plenty of stock 

 iu/ all lines and at reasonable prices, 

 hixt advance prices indicate that high 

 pHces will be asked for stock in all 

 grades. 



Last week saw more roses and carna- 

 tions in the market than for the pre- 

 vious six weeks. American Beauties, 

 long, medium and short, were plentiful. 

 The market Monday morning, Decem- 

 ber 19, was not overstocked with 

 flowers, and it looks as though some of 

 the growers are holding back for later 

 in the week, so as to obtain the highest 

 possible price. It looks as though there 

 will be plenty of California violets and 

 that the price will not be extremely 

 high. Bulbous stock is scarce. There 

 are hardly any Romans as yet in the 

 market, and only a limited stock in 

 Paper Whites. 



There will also be plenty of lilies 

 and valley. There are still a few mums 

 coming in, but none are expected next 

 week. In greens the market will be 

 well supplied with everything. 



Various Notes. 



Charles Holzborn, on Oak Hill ave- 

 nue, who recently sustained quite a 

 loss by fire, reports the amount as 

 nearly $1,000. He expects to rebuild 

 early in the spring. All his Christmas 

 stock in blooming plants was lost. 



J. F. Ammann, of Edwardsville, 111., 



show house is well filled with fine 

 blooming plants. 



C. A. Kuehn says stock has been 

 more plentiful during the last week in 

 both carnations and roses, and his con- 

 signors have promised him a big cut 

 for Christmas and New Year's. The sup- 

 ply and wire departments have been 

 busy all week with shipping and local 

 orders. 



C. Young & Sons Co. has both its 

 big show windows handsomely deco- 

 rated and is showing some extra fine 

 quality of blooming plants aU dressed 

 up in holiday attire. Charles Young 

 says they have been busy all the week 

 with a good outside demand. 



Ostertag Bros, have a number of big 

 church decorations for Christmas. Their 

 show room on the second floor is finely 

 decorated with a Christmas dinner 

 table. A large amount of funeral work 

 was turned out by them last week. 



Otto Sander says that his new loca- 

 tion in the Century building has been 

 a good move for him and that his 

 trade has improved greatly. His inte- 

 rior Christmas decorations are attract- 

 ive. 



All our wholesalers say they expect 

 to be well supplied with cut flowers 

 all this week. Should the fine weather 

 keep up, prices will not be so high. 



President Sanders, of the Eetail Flo- 

 rists' Association, says that their New 

 Year's meeting, which takes place 

 January 2, will be an important one 

 and he looks forward to a large attend- 

 ance. The meeting will be held, as 

 usual, in the Knights of Columbus hall. 



The florists on South Grand avenue 

 have their Christmas decorations out. 

 Among the stores that are handsomely 

 decorated are those of R. J. Windier, 

 C. Bergsternian, Eggeling Floral Co. 

 and Charles Beyer. They report good 

 orders ahead for Christmas. 



The Ladies' Home Circle at its last 

 meeting elected all of its old officers, 

 to serve another year. Mrs. John 



Exhibit of the Trimble Greenhouse G)., Princeton, IlL 



and E. W. Guy, of Belleville, 111., spent 

 a day with us last week, buying holi- 

 day supplies. 



G. M. Reburn, of the new firm of A. 

 Henderson & Co., Chicago, spent last 

 week here, calling on the local florists. 



The Ellison Floral Co. reports that 

 they have been quite busy of late with 

 all kinds ■"f social work. Their pretty, 



Steidle is president and Miss M. Mein- 

 hardt, secretary and treasurer. A com- 

 mittee was appointed to arrange an 

 entertainment of some kind after New 

 Year's, at which the men folks can be 

 present. 



Among the many fancy Christmas 

 plants to be seen in the big show 

 houses of the west end stores are: Aza- 



leas, cyclamens, poinsettias, Begonia 

 Gloire de Lorraine, Ficus pandurata 

 and Pandanus Veitchii. These, with all 

 necessary accessories, attract a great 

 deal of attention and all seem to nave 

 plenty. 



Fred H. Weber has stocked up with 

 a big line of Christmas novelties and 

 reports trade excellent in cut flowers 

 and plants. J. J. B. 



PITTSBUBG. 



The Market. 



There was the usual let-up before the 

 holidays, which was felt more in the 

 higher-priced flowers, such as Beauties 

 and special grades of roses, but the 

 wholesale houses which handle a gen- 

 eral line of supplies have been kept un- 

 usually busy. Violets have been much 

 more plentiful than for some time and 

 the stock is unusually fine, although 

 the extremely cold weather has not 

 helped the sale. 



The Christmas tree market seems to 

 be a little overstocked, but all other 

 lines of green are rather on the short 

 side. Holly, especially, is poor. 



There is a good deal of activity seen 

 in the retail shops and the slight slump 

 in business is considered a blessing by 

 the help, who are trying to take care 

 of trade and get their Christmas nov- 

 elties made up at the same time. 



Various Notes. 



There is not as much talk as usual 

 about cutting out cut flowers and push- 

 ing plants. Possibly the near zero 

 weather we are having is causing some 

 of them to think of the expense of de- 

 livering a lot of cheap plants. It takes 

 about all the Christianity the average 

 florist has to answer the telephone and 

 receive a message that his delivery 

 automobile is tied up some miles away 

 with a big load on, but such things are 

 happening these busy days. The poor 

 old horse comes to the rescue, however, 

 and the auto man will have a hard time 

 persuading these men that there is no 

 more use for the horse. It is all right 

 to own an auto, but do not sell all your 

 horses. 



Hoo-Hoo. 



TBIMBLE'S FEOGBESS. 



The accompanying illustration is 

 from the W. E. Trimble Greenhouse 

 Co., of Princeton, 111., showing their 

 exhibit at the forty-fourth annual con- 

 vention of the Horticultural Society of 

 Northern Illinois, held in their town 

 December 8 and 9. The meeting was 

 well attended and Mr. Trimble's rose 

 and carnation display was an interest- 

 ing feature. The W. E. Trimble Green- 

 house Co. is making headway, as much 

 as the weather will permit, on an addi- 

 tion of three greenhouses, each 30x200 

 feet, connected, to bp planted to roses, 

 all grafted stock. The new houses are 

 to be completed by February 1. A 

 wholesale and retail business is carried 

 on here, roses, carnations, chrysanthe- 

 mums and a general line of rooted cut- 

 tings and pot plants being g^rown. The 

 latter part of the business is being 

 pushed forward. Thousands of dif- 

 ferent kinds of cuttings are being 

 rooted to fill the orders already booked. 

 The firm also has a store in the cen- 

 tral part of the city. F. W. Herleman, 

 formerly of Marion, Ind.,. is foreman 

 and is handling the work in a first-/ 

 class manner. 



