Decbmbeb 7, 1916. 



The Florists' Review 



31 



C A R N ATI ON S 



BIG CROP 0N-$3.00 TO S4..00 PER 100 



CHOICE SHIPPING DO^F^ Russells-Wc are growing the finest Russells arriving in this market. 

 ^■■x#^.^«^ ^mmmm r mt^'^M ■^vyji_;3 ^^^ yisitors to the greenhouses in this district say that our Russells 

 are the best to be found. We cut our flowers tight in the bud, as the majority of our trade is shipping. Flowers that 

 are sold mostly to the city trade are allowed to open more than for the shipping trade. We hare the regular varieties of 

 Roses in large quantities, receiving them direct from the greenhouses within a few hours of being cut, which enables 

 to fill all orders with strictly fresh stock. This is the great adrantage of baying direct of the grower. 



PRICE 



AMERICAN BEAUTIES- Per doz. 



Specials, extra long stems $6 .00 



Stems 30 to 36 inches $4.00 @ 5.00 



Medium 2.C0 @ 3.00 



Shorter lengths 1.00 @ 1.50 



White ind Pink Killirney, Brilliant. Richmond - P^r 100 



Long ;. $8.00 



Medium $6.00 @ 6.00 



Short 3.00 @ 4.00 



. Per 100 



Hoosier Beauty. . . . ) Specials $12 .00 



Rhea Reid f Extra long. .. . $8.00 @ 10.00 



Ophelia, Sunburst. (Good medium. 6.00 

 ) Short 4 



us 



LI- 

 RUSSELL— Per 100 



Special $20.00 



Long 15.00 



Medium $8.00 @ 



Short 



Cecile Brunner and Baby Doll 2 . 00 @ 



Carnations 



Fancy 



Stevia, very choice per bunch, 35c 



Lily of the VaUey 



Asparasni' Sprays and Spreng^eri 2.00 @ 



Ferns 



In lots of 1000 or more per 1000, 



Adiantum 



Galax, bronze and green per 1000, 



1.25 @ 



12 00 

 6.00 

 3 00 

 3.00 

 4.00 



6.00 

 3.00 

 .25 

 2.50 

 1.00 

 1.50 



Shawyer 'Short 4.00 @ 5.00 



ROSES, Our Selection, in lots of 200 or more at the rate of $30.00 per 1000 



We grow all the stock we sell and wish to remind all buyers of the advantages of buying direct of the grower. 



BASSETT & WASHBURN 



Offffic* and Stor*, 



178 N. Wabash Avanua 



CHICAGO, ILL. 



GREENHOUSES : HINSDALE AND GREGGS. ILL. 



Long DIstanca Phona 



Cantral 1487 



used for the reception and William 

 Graham and his assistants had charge 

 of the flowers sent as gifts. There were 

 176 different lots of these. The 

 E. Wienhoeber Co., the Fleisch- 

 man Floral Co., George Wienhoeber, 

 C. A. Samuelson, W. J. Smyth, 

 O. J, Friedmdn and John Mangel were 

 most heavily represented. There were a 

 large number of bouquets and the 

 debutante carried them all, one after 

 another, but many of the flowers were 



CHICAGO HEADQUARTERS 



RUSSELL OPHELIA 

 KILLARNEY 



Positively the largest and finest supply obtainable in the 

 Chicago market. Also large quantities of fine Ward, 

 Sunburst, Richmond, Milady and White Killarney roses. 



CARNATIONS 



Large quantity of fine stock in all the best new and standard varieties. 



ALSO FINE SUPPLY OP VALLEY, SWEET PEAS, 

 PAPER WHITES, VIOLETS, LILIES, QREENS. 



Ramambar whan ordaring that aur lina la aa camplata that 

 It Includaa avary itam af farad In thaQraat Chlcaga Markat. 



CHICAGO 



30 E. Randolph Street, 



Li. D. Phones 



Central ] |||3 

 Antomatic 42-065 



^^ent^on The Review -when yon write. 



in basket arrangements and a surpris-" 

 ing number were not made up at all, 

 being merely one or more dozens of fine 

 Beauties, Russells or other special stock 

 put up in boxes in the same manner as 

 would be done for delivery on any ordi- 

 nary occasion. 



Various Notes. 



The Southern California Flower Mar- 

 ket, Lo3 Angeles, Cal., opened a branch 

 office in Chicago November 29, at 30 



East Randolph street. The company 

 purposes to sell, through this branch, 

 mainly flowers that are not grown in 

 or around Chicago, siJch as cornflowers 

 centaurea, scabiosa, poeticus, strawflow 

 ers, etc, Sprengeri, smilax and plu 

 mosus in lengths up to twelve feet, es 

 pecially suitable for decorative purposes 

 will be handled in quantity. Carnations, 

 violets and miniature roses will also be 

 received. The object of the company 

 is, according to S. Kitasawa, the general 



