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The Florists^ Review 



Mabch 8. 1917. 



NEVER A SHORTAGE HERE 



THE EASTER OUTLOOK is, however, that good Lilies will be scarce. 



We therefore advise ordering now. Orders boolced prior to April 1st 

 will be filled in full; orders received after that date will be filled subject to 

 our having the stock. Order now and protect yourself. 



HEAVY CUT OF ROSES AND CARNATIONS 



Always coming in, besides Tulips, Jonquils, Valley, Sweet Peas, Narcissi, Lilies, Mignonette, Freesias and 



all other seasonable stock. 



•0"We took care of all orders that reached us during 

 the scarcity and can easily take care of them now. 



If You Want Good Stock and Good Treatment 



SEND YOUR ORDERS TO 



Chicago's Most Up-to-date and Best Located Wholesale Cut Flower House 



J.A.BUDLONG 



QUALITY 



SPEAKS 



LOUDER 



THAN 



PRICES 



184 North Wabash Avanuap CHICAOS 



BOSKS, TALLBY mi 

 CARNATIONS 



A Sp«olalty 



WHOLESALE 

 MOWER If 



CUT FLOWERS 



PRICES 



AS 

 LOW 

 AS 

 OTHERS 



;HIPPING orders given CAREFOL ATTENTION'Va 



We are in daily touch with market conditions and when a decline takes place yon can rely upon orders sent us receiving such benefits. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



quotation figures steadily throughout the 

 week. The supply is not large, but in 

 most cases probably sufficient to meet 

 the demand. The supply of carnations 

 was ample, the demand being decidedly 

 sluggish. 



Valley remains about the same. The 

 supply is not large, but sufficient to meet 

 the demand. Easter lilies and callas sell 

 slowly and anyone with a large supply 

 of violets had his hands full. Sweet 

 peas did a little better. Mignonette 

 also has not been selling well, while 

 Paper Whites, which are at the end of 

 their season, dragged heavily for the 

 most part. Poeticus, too, moved slowly, 

 while tulips, jonquils, daffodils and free- 

 sias all dragged heavily. Pansies arrive 

 in small supply and sell fairly well. The 

 supply of snapdragons increases and 

 they have been selling fairly well. 



Plumosus is still scarce, but the sup- 

 ply is a little larger than the week be- 

 fore. The price of most other greens 

 has advanced. 



Wholesalers Complete Organization. 



Following an excellent dinner at the 

 Sherman House March 1, attended by 

 twenty-nine wholesale florists or their 

 representatives, the organization of the 

 Chicago Wholesale Cut Flower Associa- 

 tion was completed by the adoption of 

 by-laws and the election of a board of 

 directors, which also is given the title 

 of consulting board. Its members are 

 Charles Erne, of Erne & Co.; C. S. Guza, 

 of the A. L. Bandall Co.; A. T. Pyfer, of 

 Pyfer & Co.; A. J. Zech, of Zech & Mann, 

 and F. C. Hoerber, of Hoerber Bros., to- 

 gether with the officers: President 

 A. F. Poehlmann, Vice-president Paul 



In business over 

 34 years 



Kennicott Bros. Co. 



WhoUtaU Cut Flowars and Plants 

 CHICAGO 



F. T. D. 



Many occasions arise in this market where we could assist 

 you in developing new business and pleasing your regular 

 customers. 



We protect the 

 Retail Florist 



Our idea of Service is to 

 help You make money 



Mention The Review when you write. 



Klingsporn, Treasurer P. C. Schupp and 

 Secretary A. C. Kohlbrand. 



The executive body will handle such 

 problems as the improvement of the 

 holiday express service, the department 

 store sales of cut flowers for advertis- 

 ing purposes and other thorns in the 

 flesh of the trade. 



February Weather. 



February was a difficult month for the 

 grower who was short of coal, as the 

 mean temperature was more than 5 de- 

 grees below normal, the lowest since 

 1905, but otherwise the month was fa- 

 vorable for flower production, there 



