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HOETICULTURE 



December 6, 1913 



CHICAGO NOTES. 



H. Wjttbold lias given up his store 

 at Randolph street and Wabash ave. 



B. L. Chadwick, of New York, who 

 iStarted his business career in Chicago, 

 is here and enjoying a visit with old 

 friends. 



The Corner Florist is the name un- 

 -der which Frank F. Storck opens a 

 retail store at 29th and Cottage Grove 

 avenue. 



The holiday decorations of the de- 

 partment stores are lacking much of 

 the artistic finish usually seen, being 

 merely a mixing of red and green. 



Poehlmann Bros, will have 75,000 

 lily of the valley to cut for Christmas. 

 Their cut the year round now averages 

 between four and five thousand daily. 



Edward J. Hauswirth has severed 

 his connection with Harry Rowe and 

 is now taking up the wholesale end of 

 .the work. R. R. Rector, formerly with 

 H. Wittbold, is now with H. Rowe. 



The Chrysanthemum shows at the 

 park conservatories are now over and 

 the attendance at Lincoln Park was 

 larger than ever before — so large in 

 •fact that counting had to be given up. 



Some of the stores are refusing to 

 take orders for holly wreaths this year. 

 One of the prettiest wreaths seen 

 is a sample one of spruce, loosely put 

 together and with pine cones among 

 the green. A small cluster of red 

 ruscus gave the needed color. It was 

 sent from the north woods. 



The large department stores are of- 

 fering colored ruscus, the velvet poln- 

 ■settias and all the long list of artificial 

 flowers and prepared foliage hereto- 

 fore sold by the florists and seedsmen 

 for the holidays. They are shown in 

 very attractive ways and at prices 

 which mean keen competition. 



The closing of the Williams Flower 

 Shop at Wabash avenue and Monroe 

 street again proves how difficult it is 

 to persuade purchasers to go down 

 stairs. It is a good location and Mrs. 

 Williams has for many years operated 

 successfully the Atlas, so the fault 

 lies in the stairs and the limited dis- 

 play that can be seen from the street. 



Several changes have taken place in 

 -the officers of the Chicago Florists' 

 Association. E. Menret is now presi- 

 dent in place of John F. Kidwell, re- 

 signed; C. H. McCauley is vice-presi- 

 -dent and treasurer and P R- Kllngs- 

 porn of Philadelphia is added to the 

 salesforce. Mr. Kidwell will devote 

 his time to his Wentworth avenue 

 store. _ 



OTpiHrco: 



FLORISTS AND 

 PLANTSMEN 

 TARRYTOWN ON HUDSON, ■ N. Y. 



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RANDALL'S FLOWER SHOP 



HAKRT I. RANDAI-l.. PTopH«*i»». 



Phone: P"'* M 

 1 PLEASANT ST.. WORCESTER. MASS. 



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GEORGE H.COOKE 



FLORIST 

 WASHINGTON D.C. 



Harry Rowe's store at Washington 

 and Wabash avenue is turning out 

 some beautiful wreaths all ready for 

 finishing with cut fiowers. There are 

 many beautiful kinds and the advan- 

 tages to a retailer in having a really 

 artistic wreath all made up and ready 

 for the finishing touches of fresh flow- 

 ers seems to have met with an appre- 

 ciative reception. 



A few cases of holly were sold out 

 in small lots for Thanksgiving, quality 

 fair and prices averaged five and six 

 dollars per case. The best advices 

 obtainable here would indicate that 

 the supply of really good holly will be 

 limited, the same as last year, the 

 bulk of it coming from the south and 

 not having the keeping qualities of 

 the eastern holly. 



Poehlmann Bros, are now bringmg 

 in their stock from Morton Grove into 

 Chicago in their two new auto trucks, 

 which were delivered last week. They 

 are large dark green oars and with 

 their gold lettering make a handsome 

 appearance. The run is made in 

 about one hour. Plans are now under 

 way for building at Plant "A" in the 

 spring where, even with the present 

 large expense of glass, there is not 

 room enough, the plant business hav- 

 ing taken sixty thousand feet from 

 the carnation sections. The 263,000 

 carnation plants are. with the excep- 

 tion of a few Rosettes, made up of 

 the old tested varieties. Though a 

 good crop of American Beauties is be- 

 ing cut, the supply falls short of being 

 sufficient for regular demand. At 

 Plant "B" Killarney Brilliant Is being 

 tried quite extensively and so far is 

 proving a success. Mr. Poehlmann 

 says he cannot see that Killarney is 

 deteriorating in the least. 



Visitors: .Tas. McHutchison, New 

 York; Miss Kaber. of The Kaber Flo- 

 ral Co.. La Porte, Ind.; B. F. Chad- 

 wick, New York; W. J. Farney, repre- 

 senting M. Rice Co., Philadelphia. 



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