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The Florists^ Review 





OCTOBKB 5, 1916. 



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To the F. T. D. and Other Visitors 



This is an Invitation 

 to visit our ^. 



CUT FLOWER DEPARTMENT 



Said one nationally known florist last week, on his first visit : 



"This is the Heart of the 



Cut Flower World" 



FOR 

 YOU 

 NOW 



ROSES 



All varieties , 

 best auality. 



BEAUTIES 



From new plants. 



It will pay you well to learn of the facilities and 

 stock here at your disposal. 



You will be made acquainted with trained 

 specialists in shipping cut flowers. 



COMB AND SEC US! 



.L. Kendal I vptnpan^ 



FOR YOU 

 NOW 



LILISS 



Any quantity, 

 select stock. 



Cliryaantlieinuins 



Now Ready. 



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Greens are faring much the same as 

 they did last week. The supply, how- 

 ever, is more satisfactory. 



September Weather. 



Although cut flower Crops almost all 

 are late this season, roses, carnations, 

 mums, sweet peas and violets all being 

 below their usual development at this 

 date, the growers who blame the unfa- 

 vorable weather during July and Au- 

 gust cannot also blame September, for 

 September weather was almost average. 

 The mean temperature was normal to 

 within two-tenths of a degree. The 

 sunshine was normal to within two per 

 cent, but the rainfall was only seventy- 

 four per cent of the normal. Growing 

 conditions were much more favorable 

 than earlier in the season. 



Various Notes. 



Much interest is being taken in the 

 meeting at the Hotel La Salle, October 

 11 and 12, of the Florists' Telegraph 

 Delivefy Association. This is expected 

 to bring a large number of retail flo- 

 rists to the city just at the time the 

 fall business is opening. In addition 

 to the affairs of the association, the 

 visitors are expected to manifest much 

 interest in the resources of this market. 



The Maywood sweet pea growers are 

 two or three weeks later than laSt sea- 

 son with their crops, according to 

 Henry Wehrman. Last year he began 

 picking in the last days of September, 

 but this year it will be well along in 

 October before there is any quantity 



of stock ready for market. Mr. Wehr- 

 man explains that, whereas last season 

 there was extremely favorable weather 

 just after planting time, this year the 

 young plants encountered six weeks of 

 extremely unfavorable weather during 

 their early life. Maywood now supplies 

 sweet peas nine months in the year, ten 

 months in a favorable season. 



The University Floral Co., 6302 Uni- 

 versity avenue, opened its new store 

 last week. There now are five retail 

 flower stores within two and one-half 

 blocks from University avenue east on 

 Sixty-third street and two more within 

 a half mile west, not to mention the 

 Bombenger place two blocks south. 



Speaking of versatile men, W. J. 

 Patton, of Glenview, is 

 several irons in the fire 

 hap to any one of them, 

 ating as an electrical, 

 plumbing contractor, he runs a nursery, 

 grows perennials, bulbs and an endless 

 variety of shrubs. To occupy his spare 

 time, he keeps a bunch of prize-winning 

 Indian Bunner ducks. 



Charles Grabig, who does a prosper- 

 ous business at 1843 Irving Park boule- 

 vard, recently returned from a vacation 

 visit of two months in Michigan. 



James G. Michal recently purchased 

 the retail shop at 1168 East Sixty- third 

 street from his brother, John Michal. 

 This store is one of several located 

 within two blocks of each other, but 

 Mr. Michal reports business excellent 

 since he took over the store. John A. 



able to keep 

 without mis- 

 Besides oper- 

 heating and 



Michal, the original owner of this store, 

 will confine his energies to the whole- 

 sale and retail establishment at 7045 

 Stony Island avenue. Another brother, 

 Joseph Michal, conducts a store at 6416 

 South Halsted street. 



Captain A. I. Simmons,- the Sixty- 

 third street retailer, returned home 

 September 28, alter having spent four 

 months in the army. He is in the de- 

 partment of the quartermaster general 

 of the state militia and for most of the 

 time the Illinois troops have been in 

 service Captain Simmons has been sta- 

 tioned at Springfield, but he has made 

 three little trips to the border. He is 

 to be mustered out of the United States 

 service October 5. 



September 30 closed the business year 

 of the E. C. Amling Co. It was the 

 best yet. President Amling statijig that 

 the increase in sales over the preceding 

 year exceeded $150,000. 



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