Febbdaey 10. 1916. 



The Florists^ Review 



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We are still filling orders in spite o! scarcity. Try us and convince yourself. 



I ::;;; VALENTINE DAY 



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Beauties, Orchids, Roses, Lilies, Valley, Violets, Sweet Peas, Freesia, Tulips, Mignonette, 

 Narcissus and all other Cut Flowers and Greens. Heavy cuts of Carnations being re- 

 ceived daily. Special price in quantity lots, for prices are again moderate on Carnations. 



You can increase your profits and business 

 by sending all your orders direct to 



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J.A.BUDLONG 



184 North Wabash Avenuep CHICAQO 

 ROSES, VALLEY and WHOLESALE 

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Mention The Review when you write. ; ^^^ 



JOHN KRUCHTEN 



0. L. SHERER 



HENRY KRUCHTEN 



JOHN KRUCHTEN CO. 



Wholnale Flori*t* >•» i*?* »;f5iS!:.ii'»"«' CHICAGO, ILL 



MantlOB TTio RcTlew when yon write. 



the fact that a change of price has 

 been necessary on boxes, owing to in- 

 creased cost of production. 



A range of glass 200x400 feet, being 

 erected by Bassett & Washburn at 

 Sierra Madre, Cal., is rapidly nearing 

 completion. A unique feature of this 

 range, so far as eastern and central 

 growers are concerned, is the fact that 

 above the glass is a shading of lath. 

 This is necessary because of the ex- 

 cessive heat of the sun. The place is 

 in charge of E. B. Washburn, who finds 

 working in the open so agreeable that 

 he is waxing heavy. 



Seven of the oldest houses in the 

 Evanston range of George Weiland will 

 sing their swan song this year. They 

 will soon be filled with bedding plants; 

 then, later, they will be devoted exclu- 

 sively to chrysanthemum stock, and 

 when the mum season has passed they 

 "vvill be razed to make room for some- 

 thing new. 



The new store of Henry M. Hirsch, 

 at 37 East Van Buren street, will be 

 ''pened the last of this week. Although 

 the fixtures have not been installed, 

 Mr. Hirsch says he will be ready to 

 ♦^atch his share of the St. Valentine's 

 'iay business. 



Fourteen houses were to have been 

 •levoted to the new rose. Champ 



Weiland, by its originators, Weiland & 

 Risch, of Evanston. But owing to the 

 heavy demand for stock plants the 

 number of houses they will actually 

 plant will be considerably less. Of 

 course they could retain more stock, 

 but John Risch says it is their desire 

 to make a universal distribution of the 

 rose rather than localize its production 

 by declining further orders. 



A truly artistic window display for 

 St. Valentine's day is that of George 

 Wienhoeber, 41 South Wabash avenue. 

 In the center background is a heart of 

 red frieze, six feet in diameter. Sus- 

 pended from above are three large, 

 white cupids holding streamers that are 

 attached to the heart. A striking fea- 

 ture of the display is a number of 

 hearts on easels, each heart carrying 

 on its front a vase with a bouquet. 

 The color scheme was carried out with 

 various spring flowers. These novelties 

 were the product of the A. L. Randall 

 Co. factory. 



PITTSBUEGH. 



The Market. 



We have not had favorable growing 

 weather for a long time. Bulbous stock 



is plentiful; tulips and Golden Spur 

 narcissi are of good quality and help 

 to offset the shortage somewhat. Daisies, 

 primulas, mignonette, lilac and sweet 

 peas are more plentiful than they have 

 been. Carnations are arriving in bet- 

 ter quantities; the last few days, how- 

 ever, have seen a somewhat decreased 

 supply. The wholesale houses survive 

 the trying times quite well, and a few 

 days of sunshine would put them in 

 good shape to take care of all orders. 

 Retailers have been fairly busy, but 

 decorative work has decreased. Funeral 

 trade, too, has fallen off. 



Club Meeting. 



The Florists' Club held its annual 

 meeting February 1, in the Fort Pitt 

 hotel. The election of oflScers resulted 

 as follows: President, Carl Becherer; 

 vice-president, E. C. Reineman; secre- 

 tary, H. P. Joslin; assistant secretary, 

 W. A, Clarke; treasurer, T. P. Lang- 

 hans; exe<?utive committee, P. S- Ran- 

 dolph, C. H. Sample and August Frish- 

 korn. 



There were splendid exhibits of 

 cyclamen and primulas by Herman 

 Rapp, gardener for D. T. Watson; M. 

 Curran, gardener for Mrs. Elizabeth 

 Home; James Moore, of Phipps Con- 



