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The Florists^ Review 



JUNB 8, 1918. 



YOUR WEDDINGS 



NOVELTY R08E8-BRUNNER-EL6AR-BABY DOLL. FANCY BUHERFLY SWEET PEAS 



U BUDLONG'S 

 S BLUE RIBBON 

 VALLEY for 



A BIG CUT 





of Russell, Ophelia, Stanley, Sunburst, Mrs. Hurst, Dou- 

 ble White Killarney, Hoosier Beauty, iCillarney Brilliant, 

 Pink Killarney, Richmond, Milady and Ward Roses to offer, in addition to heavy supplies of 

 Carnations, Callas, Peonies, Galax, Asparagus Sprengeri, Adiantum, as well as 



other seasonable stock and Greens. 



QUALITY 



SPEAKS 



LOUDER 



THAN 



PRICES 



You can increase your profits and business 

 by sending all your orders direct to 



J.A.BUOLeNG 



ih Av«nu«, CHICAQO 



CUT FLOWERS 



184 North Wabash Avanua, CHICAQO 



5?»55*™,y-^'^^ ■■•' WHOLESALE 

 CARNATIONS epnuiCD ^ 



PRICES 



AS 



LOW 



AS 



OTHERS 



■V SHIPPING ORDERS GIVEN CAREFUL ATTENTION 'Vl 

 We ire is daily t»mk with narfcet cMditiMS ind whea a DEaiNE bkcs place yaa caa rely apaa ardera seat US reoeiviag SUCH BENEFIT 



Mentloa Th* Ttmrlmw wh«D yog write. 



Carnations at last have hit the to- 

 boggan. There is a large increase in 

 the production and much of the supply 

 is exceptionally good for the time of 

 year, so that poor stock sells at much 

 the lowest prices of the season, as there 

 is enough first-class stock to go around. 



Cattleyas and valley again find them- 

 selves alone on the short side of the 

 market. Easter lilies are coming into 

 the market in increasing numbers and, 

 considering general conditions, are 

 meeting with a fair demand. Callas ap- 

 pear to be about done. Sweet peas are 

 plentiful, but, broadly speaking, qual- 

 ity is not altogether satisfactory, as 

 the close of the season is approaching. 

 There are quite a few daisies and snap- 

 dragons on the market and, though not 

 clearing, they are moving remarkably 

 well. The supply of Spanish irises is 

 more than sufficient to meet the de- 

 mand. Comparatively few gladioli are 

 in the market, but these move readily 

 enough. 



Peonies of any desired quality, color 

 or kind may be had in any quantity. 

 Many of the crops that were too late 

 for Memorial day are now coming into 

 the market. Locally grown stock is 

 adding its bulk to the already large 

 volume. The stock that is in condition 

 to hold is going into cold storage. Gar- 

 denias are receding into the back- 

 ground. There are plenty of cape jas- 

 mines and the quality is unusually good, 

 but they have not been meeting with 

 the demand some dealers anticipated 

 for them. Candytuft has sold well. 



New ferns are beginning to arrive; 

 otherwise the green goods situation is 

 little changed. 



The Strike Situation. 



The Wholesale Florists ' Cartage Serv- 



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GREENHOUSE WINDSTORM INSURANCE 



FLOKIAN D.^WALLAGE 



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insurance cxchangc building 

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M^BtloB Tb* B«t1«w wb€n you write. 



ice is working so smoothly that Man- 

 ager Fred Lautenschlager scarcely gets 

 the credit that is due him for it. There 

 seems to be no change in the strike 

 situation, with no prospect that the 

 wholesalers can give up their cartage 

 service and depend on the express 

 companies. 



As an incident showing how busi- 

 ness has grown, Mr. Lautenschlager 

 managed a similar strike service for the 

 wholesalers from April 29 to June 4, 

 1905, thirty-seven days. The present 

 strike had been in progress only fifteen 

 days at June 1, but in that time the 

 number of boxes handled considerably 

 exceeded the number handled in the 

 entire time of the first strike. As the 

 time of the year was the same, it ap- 

 pears the shipping business of the mar- 

 ket must be about three times as great 

 as it was in 1905. 



As the police admitted no teams to 

 the loop district after 9 a. m., June 3, 

 Preparedness day, the cartage service 



was suspended and nearly all whole- 

 salers closed by noon. 



- The Weather of May. 



The weather of May always is im- 

 portant, both in the producing and the 

 selling end of the business. Cool 

 weather holds quality in the stock and 

 keeps the supply within bounds. This 

 year the daily average temperature was 

 nearly 3 degrees above normal and 5 

 degrees above last year. The hot wave 

 May 26, 90 degrees, was just at the 

 wrong time, but, fortunately, did not 

 last. The percentage of sunshine, fifty- 

 eight, was six points below normal, but 

 the rainfall, 2.93 inches, was slightly 

 less than normal and growers would 

 welcome moisture for their stock in the 

 fields. 



Various Notes. 



A change in the charter of the A. L. 

 Randall Co. was granted by the state 

 department at Springfield last week. 

 The scope of the corporation's activi- 



