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The Florists' Review 



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Adgdbt 24, 1016. 



Plenty of VALLEY and EASTER LILIES on hand 



Why not use THE BEST for your trade? I 



You can increase your Profits and Business by sending all your orders direct to 



QUALITY 



SPEAKS 



LOUDER 



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PRICES 



J.A.BUDLeNG 



184 North Waba*h Avenu«, CHICAOO 

 ROSES, VALLEY and y,uni esai e 



CARNATIONS MnuJcB i 



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COT FLOWERS 



PRICES 



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OTHERS 



■T" SHIPPING ORDERS GIVEN CAREFUL ATTENTION -Wm 



We are in daily toadi with mariiet conditions and when a DEQINE takes place yon can rely vpon orders sent US recdvinf SUCH BENEFIT 



Mentlwi The R«t1«w when yon write. 



roses of medium and short length are 

 clearing. Those with long stems are 

 not to be had. Generally speaking, the 

 excessive heat that has visited this 

 part of the country recently has had a 

 decidedly bad effect on rose stock. The 

 blooms are small and soft. As one 

 grower remarked, the roses now being 

 received in the Chicago market are lit- 

 tle different from those grown in the 

 far south. Russell is beginning to ar- 

 rive in larger supply, but it is not yet 

 plentiful enough to satisfy demand. 

 Ophelia is short, both in length of stem 

 and in supply. 



In a short market it goes without 

 saying that valley is scarce. Easter 

 lilies are none too plentiful and clear 

 accordingly. Were it not for eastern 

 stock, received in some quantity, the 

 price would be higher. Cattleyas 

 climbed up in price last week and have 

 not yet come down. Though a few 

 may yet be found, daisies are practi- 

 cally out of the market. Outdoor snap- 

 dragon is available, but it is not mov- 

 ing rapidly. The cut of gladioli is im- 

 proving both as to quality and quan- 

 tity, and prices are holding up remark- 

 ably well. A scattering of garden 

 flowers here and there testifies to their 

 rapid decline. Good asters are about 

 the scarcest item on the market. Sweet 

 peas are again appearing on the tables. 

 Rubrum lilies, too, are offered. 



Greens are in sufficient supply to sat- 

 isfy all requirements and move in a 

 manner that can leave no room for 

 complaint. 



Various Notes. 



Fred Ronsley, who conducted a store 

 at 106 South Dearborn street from Sep- 

 tember, 1914, to February, 1915, is pre- 

 paring to make another start in busi- 

 ness at 17 East Jackson boulevard, 

 having freed himself from the liabili- 

 ties resulting from his previous venture 

 by filing a petition in bankruptcy. As 

 the result of the Dearborn street expe- 

 rience, Mr. Ronsley scheduled liabilities 

 of $6,414.94, and no assets, of which 

 $2,184.44 was due Chicago wholesale 

 florists and supply houses, $438.80 due 



A BARGAIN 



One of our best carnation growers has a 

 surplus of about 30,000 plants he wishes 

 to dispose of. This is absolutely quality 

 stock. Write to us at once. 



Don't forget us on 

 WIRCWORK AND CHIFFONS 



The largest assortment of wire designs 

 — and the choicest selection of Florists' 

 supplies. 



THE HOUSE OF QUALITY PLUS 



Eatabllstaed 1888 Inoorporat*d 1898 



Kennicott Bros. Co. 



WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORISTS 

 163*5 North Wabash AraDua, Chicago, Illinois 



Mention The BeTJcw when yon wrl». 



local plant growers, $546.88 due out-of- 

 town florists and florists' supply houses 

 and $3,244.82 due outside the trade, the 

 latter item including $1,483.40 on fix- 

 tures. The new location is considered 

 much better than the previous one, 

 Mr. Ronsley is a man who makes friends , 

 readily and the list of former creditors 

 shows that he has had the confidence 

 of some of the most conservative 

 houses. 



None of the Chicagoans who attended 

 the S. A. F. convention seem to have 

 tarried long. Most of those who had 

 nothing to sell reached home August 19 

 to 21, but it is understood A. Lange 

 and wife went to New York by boat 

 from New Orleans. The salesmen, who 

 constituted Chicago's principal repre- 



sentation, are working their way home, 

 calling on the trade en route. 



The transformation of the W. J. 

 Smyth store on Michigan avepue is 

 approaching completion. The entire 

 west wall along the boulevard has been 

 taken out and replaced with plate glass. 

 Anyone passing can see the entire inte- 

 rior and the showing of windows is the 

 largest of any flower store in town. 



A. C. Shafer is again at his place in 

 the office of "Winterson's Seed Store 

 after spending ten days on the old home 

 farm near Bloomington, 111. 



Tht E. C. Amling Co. comments on 

 the marked improvement shown by the 

 Russell rose. This variety, Milady and 

 Sunburst are said to be the best sellers 

 at present. 



