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The Florists' Review 



Afbil 8, 1920 



ROSES, CARNATIONS, SWEET PEAS 



AND OTHER FLOWERS 



IN LARGE SUPPLY 



JOSEPH FOERSTER CO. 



Wholesale Dealers in Cut Flowers 



160 North Wabash Ave. 



CHICAGO 



able quantity and many wore left, be- 

 cause weather conditions were unfavor- 

 able for the class of florists who handle 

 such stock. There were more tulips, 

 early and Darwin, than had been ex- 

 pected. Considerable quantities were 

 left. Freesia was hard to sell. 



Such items as calendula, valley, 

 daisies, snapdragons and pansies fared 

 poorly, as the supply of other flowers 

 was too heavy. Callas could not be 

 moved. 



There was a famine in plumosus. 



"Consider the Lilies." 



Three weeks before Easter The Ee- 

 view suggested that a perusal of the 

 news-letters and ads might lead to a be- 

 lief that there would be lilies enough 

 to go around at the prices asked. There 

 were — and then some. That the condi- 

 tion was not peculiar to Chicago was 

 shown by the circumstance that whole- 

 Balers in other cities, to hold up their 

 home markets, sent their surplus here, 

 still further adding to our burden. 



The figures published in The Review 

 March 25, showing the Japanese official 

 record of the number of lily bulbs 

 shipped to America, told the story. 

 While the bulb crop was short, America 

 got it nearly all, about as many as ever. 

 The United States was full of lilies. 

 Also, the bulbs were stronger than usual. 

 A given number of bulbs produced 

 nearly half again as many flowers as in 

 an ordinary year. This was apparent on 

 the pot lilies. While lilies in pots sold 

 fairly well, some of the growers had 

 plants so heavily flowered that the re- 

 tailers would not buy them. Most of 

 the pot lilies sold at 25 cents to 30 cents 

 per bud, but did not clean up. The 

 greater part of the cut lilies were sold 

 at 20 cents to 25 cents. A few sold at 

 35 cents, more at 30 cents. A good 

 many short lilies went at 15 cents. One 

 sale was reported of 1,000 at $125. It 

 is believed to have been the bottom, but 

 it would not have been the bottom had 

 any wholesaler seen the chance to clean 

 up. Old observers say they never be- 

 fore have seen so many unsold lilies on 

 hand the night before Easter. It is 

 probable nearly, if not quite, one-fourth 

 of the week's receipts were left. 



The result for the growers will de- 

 pend largely on what it is possible to do 



IN 

 CHICAGO 



YOU and CHICAGO— 



Know the house you buy from. 

 The "unseen buyers" of Cut 

 Flowers are entitled to "Special 

 Privileges*' on their orders in 

 the selection of stock. 



Our ideals of wholesaling serve 

 YOU best 



YOUR 



ProtectiM 



Kennicott Bros. Co. 



174 North Wabiuh Avenum 



CHICAGO 



Heaviest In Rote;' 

 and Carnations 



with all 

 other seasonable 



Cut Flowers 



right 



"IN THE PLACE" 



