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HORTICULTURF. 



December 10, 1910 



POEHLMANN BROS. COMPANY 



33-35-37 Randolph Street, CHICAGO 



When in doubt where to buy your Christmas Flowers TURN TO POEHLMANN'S 



We undoubtedly have the best the market affords. Prices according to quality, Spec- 

 ialties, — Beauties, Teas, Carnations, Valley, Lilies and Orchids. Like all others we 

 are not infallible but as a rule we have what you ask for. 



Backed up by the growing stock in our greenhouses we are in a strong position to do as we agree. 



Weekly price lists of cut flowers will be mailed to those desiring same. Have your 

 name added to our mailing list. 



Watch for our Advertisements! 



Sometimes we have specials which are good value. 



POEHLMANN BROS. CO. 



We Please Others 



We Can Please You 



No Order Too Large 

 No Order Too Small 



Send Us Your Orders 



and you will be pleated witk the QUALITY of our STOCK, our PRICES and the 

 CAREFUL ATTENTION given your orderi. 



J.A.BUOL0NG 



I street. CHICAGO. 



CUT FLOWERS 



Anything and everything 



in the line of cut flowers 



in season 



37-39 Randolph Street, CHICAGO. 



Boses and WHOLESALE 



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A8peclalt7 6R0WER 0( 



CHICAGO NOTES. 

 The Christmas Outlook. 

 With the near approach of Christ- 

 mas the Chicago florists and those 

 outside, who depend upon this groat 

 central distributing point either for a 

 supply or for an outlet for their prod- 

 ucts, are confronted by about the 

 usual situation. Notwithstanding the 

 increase in glass area during the past 

 year the proportionate increase in de- 

 mand will make prices about the same 

 as those of last Christmas with slight 

 variations on some kinds of stock. If 

 the weather continues cloudy as it has 

 been since Thanksgiving the supply 

 must be shortened and prices go high- 

 er. There is little doubt that all ad- 

 vance orders can be taken care of, for, 

 with the large glass areas of Poehl- 

 mann Bros., J. A. Budlong, The Rein- 

 bergs, Bassett & Washburn, Chicago 

 Carnation Co., Thompson Carnation 

 Co., Hoerber Bros. & Co., who whole- 

 sale their own product and the ten 

 or more smaller growers and the com- 

 mission dealers there is likely to be 



stock enough to fill all orders which 

 are placed early. Plants in bloom for 

 Christmas are in about the usual sup- 

 ply with an increased demand. Aza- 

 leas, poinsettias, cyclamens and bego- 

 nias are already booked to almost the 

 limit of stock. These will be supple- 

 mented by a good supply of dracaenas, 

 pandanuses, palms, IBoston and Whit- 

 man! ferns and assorted plants for 

 hampers and baskets. 



Poehlmann's. 

 A visit to the Poehlmann establish- 

 ment at Morton Grove would almost 

 convince one that here could be cut 

 flowers enough to alone supply the 

 market. Placed in a row the houses 

 would extend seven miles and have 

 an average width of 27 ft. Houses are 

 always in process of construction 

 here and the thirteen now building 

 will all be equipped with cement 

 benches. The first houses were erect- 

 ed in 1S90 when Poehlmann Bros. Co., 

 consisting of August, John and 

 Adolph, was organized, and Morton 

 Grove, 14 miles N. W. of Chicago, 

 was chosen for the buildings. A new 



artesian well, just completed yields 

 1,145,000 gal. per day and with the 

 first one gives the plant 2,22.5,000 gals, 

 daily. All kinds of stock is grown, 

 American Beauty roses being quite a 

 feature and next year one-fifth of the 

 entire area will be devoted to them. 

 Three houses of orchids are now in 

 operation and this will be doubled 

 next year. Their orchid collector will 

 leave this week for South America. 



Chicago Carnation Co. 

 The Chicago Carnation Co., whose 

 plant is at Joliet, III., and whose offices 

 are now in Chicago, always keep open 

 house to visitors. Florists will be 

 more than repaid for their trouble if 

 they see but the one carnation Wash- 

 ington. It is certainly a grand variety 

 as they grow it. For purposes of com- 

 parison three beds are planted side by 

 side with Washington, Pink Enchant- 

 ress and Rose Enchantress, and Wash- 

 ington appeared to the writer to be 

 the most beautiful. 60,000 cuttings are 

 now in sand and orders enough to 

 nearly cover them are already on. the 

 books. Among the seedlings are many 



