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May 25, 191G. 



The Florists' Review 



63 



LILY BULBS 



FALL SHIPMENT 



rROM JAPAN 



Prices quoted f. o. b. New York, 

 Chicago, Denver, San Francisco and 

 London (Ont.)- 



Write for quotations, stating quan- 

 tity, variety and size required. 



McHUTCHISON & CO., The import House 



95 Chambers St.. NJBW YORK 



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GLADIOLUS 



Various Choice Mixed Varieties 



See our Florists' Catalogue 

 and ask for special prices. 



J. M. THORBURN & CO. 



53 Barclay Street, through to 54 Park Place 

 NKW YORK 



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SEEDS 



BULBS 



PLANTS 



D. D. P. ROY 



168 N. Michigan Ave., CHICAaO. ILL. 



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tf%PPB%A Best that srrow. We sell dl- 

 ^^ k k 1 1 ^r >'*<^^ ^ Kardeneraand florists at 

 ^^r F ll^ft wholesale. Big beautllnl cata- 

 VkkW losmefree. Write today. 

 ABCHIAS SEED 8T0BE, Box S4. 8EDALIA, MO. 

 Mention The Review when yon write. 



a high-class trade and have fully re- 

 covered from the effects of the fire in 

 January, which threatened to put us 

 out of business." 



The Botzum Bros. Co., of Cleveland, 

 carries a heavy stock of vegetable 

 plants for market garden trade. The 

 company voices the general opinion as 

 to the lateness of the season and the 

 prospective scarcity of vegetables this 

 year. W. M. 



KANSAS CITY. 



Tbe Market. 



Business in all lines was good last 

 week. There were plenty of funeral or- 

 ders and the bedding work was at its 

 height, despite the dark and cool 

 weather. It is conceded that this 

 spring's bedding season will surpass 

 that of any previous year, as some of 

 the florists already report as much busi- 

 ness now as for the entire season, with 

 plenty of orders still on file. Eetailers 

 report general business as holding up 

 better than expected, and they are busy 

 placing orders for Memorial day, which 

 is one of the big days here. Stock of 

 all kinds was plentiful last week, with 

 the exception of roses. Toward the end 

 of the week prices for the cheapest 

 roses went to $6 per hundred. White 

 roses were scarcest. Carnations and 

 peonies of good quality were in large 

 supply all week. These flowers will be 

 the main factors in the Memorial day 

 rush. Miscellaneous stock of all kinds 

 is plentiful and there will be a larger 



WE ARE THE AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTORS OF 



Zvolanek's Sweet Pea Seed 



The World's Finest Seed. Awarded Gold Medal at 

 ■ Panama-Pacific Exposition. Known the world over 

 for their wonderful productive qualities. Crop has 

 not yet been estimated, but orders booked now will 

 be taken care of at prices to be advertised. Deliv- 

 ery latter part of July. 

 Here are a few of the varieties: 

 WINTER FLOWERING ORCHIB TYPE 



MRS. A. A. SKACH — Shell Pink- 

 keeps well and retains color. 



MBS. JOS. MANDA— Liffht Shell Phik 



— extra long stems, flowers very 

 ruffled, deeper In color after cutting. 



PINK and WHITE — Contains some 

 flne varieties, as Mrs. Jos. Manda, 

 Mrs. M. Spanolln, etc. 



WHITE ORCHID— The well known 

 true white. 



BRIDAI^ VEIL, — Pure white; more 

 ruffled than above. 



MRS. M. SPANOL.IN— Black seeded, 

 of purest white, sometimes has a 

 slightly pink spot on spring blossoms. 

 Won many first prizes. 



VENUS — White, blushed with Pink— 



probably best shaped of all Orchid 

 types. 



ORCHID MIXTURE— Mixed— all the 



best commercial varieties; many 

 colors for little money. 



ORCHID BEAUTY — Dark 



blushed with Orange. 



Rose, 



WOODROW WIL80N- 



— a good producer. 



-Magenta Rose 



WINTER FLOWERING GRANIIFLORA 



ZVOLANEK PINK— I.ight SheU Phik 



— the well known extra large com- 

 mercial variety for greenhouse or out- 

 doors. 



CHRISTMAS PINK- -Phik and White. 



MRS. WM. SIM— Salmon — a well 

 known old-timer. 



WATCHUNO — The earliest White. 



WHITE NORA— Large White. 



PINK BEAUTY— Rose Pink. 



ORANGE BIRD — Orange-Salmon — 



very well known. 



WALLACEA — The best Lavender. 

 MRS. CHAS. H. TOTTY— Sky Blue. 

 BLUE JAY— Bright Blue. 



We will be glad to furnish a complete list of varieties on 

 application. Also ask for list of our novelties. 



To be sure of your supply— order now. 



A. L. RANDALL CO. 



DISTRIBUTORS 



Wabash Ave. at Lake Street, CHICAGO 



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COLD STORAGE QIGANTEU 



Per case of 250 $20.00 



Per case of 200 20.00 



$5.50 per 1000 



Agents The Growers Association 



for Anna PaulowM, Holtaad 



Per case of 400 $18.00 



Per case of 300 18.00 



Gladiolus America 



LECHNER BROTHERS 



413 Caxton BIdg., ST. LOUIS, MO. 



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quantity of it from now until after Me- 

 morial day. Pot plants of all kinds are 

 in abundance and there is no doubt that 

 there will be plenty for several weeks. 

 Outdoor annuals are coming into flower. 



Various Notes. 



Patrick Larkin, owner of a flower 

 store at 1208 Baltimore avenue, died 

 May 16 at St. Joseph's hospital. 

 Further details are given in this week's 

 obituary column. 



Mrs. Charles Biedermann, 70 years 

 old, died at her home, 3339 Prospect 

 street. May 16. She had been a resi- 

 dent of Kansas City for fifty years and 

 leaves two sons and three daughters. 



Billy Sunday gave a Mothers' day 

 sermon last week and the committee in 

 charge requested all the mothers who 

 came to hear to wear white flowers. 



The first amateur flower show of 

 Kansas City was held last week at the 

 Muehlebach hotel. It was a success and 



niCEELL'S SEED HOUSE 



518 Market Street 

 PHILADELPHIA 



another will be held later in the sum- 

 mer. Mrs. Massey Holmes, not in any 

 way interested in the florists' business, 

 was sponsor of the show. The exhibi- 

 tion consisted of annuals and perennials. 



W. L. Rock will have plenty of pot 

 plants of all kinds for Memorial day 

 trade. His cut stock was light last 

 week, on account of the cloudy weather. 

 A large cut is expected from the rose 

 and carnation ranges. 



Edward Humfeld reports that he had 

 two Mothers' days in one week. One 

 occurred Saturday, May 21. As he i8 

 located near the Billy Sunday taber- 



