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THE ALWAYS RELIABLE WHOLESALE FLORISTS 



SUMMER SPECIALS 



Russells and Lilies 



ALL VARIETIES OE ROSES 

 VALLEY, GLADIOLI 



49~Our Line Is so complete that it includes every item offered in the Great Chicago Market 



30 E. Randolph St., -isHSIll CHICAGO 



Mention Tb« Rerlew. when yon writ*. 



WIETOR BROS., 



162 N. 

 WABASH AVENUE, 



CHICAGO 



Mrs. Chas. Russell Per 100 



Fancy SlO.OO® $12.00 



Good 6.00@ 8.00 



Miniature Roses 



Baby Doll 3.00 



Elger 3.00 



CURRENT PRICE LIST 



Pink and White Killarney, Ophelia, 



Sunburst and Richmond Per 100 



Extra special f6.00 



Select 5.00 



Fancy 4.00 



Medium 3.00 



Short 2.00 



Carnations 



Fancy 3.00 



Good....: 2.00 



Subject to change without notice. 

 Miscellaneous Per 100 



Peonies $ 6.00 @ $ 8.00 



Valley 6 00 



LlUes 12.50 



Ferns per 1000, 



Smllax per doz. strings, 



Adiantum 



Galax ( bronze and green ) , 1000, 

 Asparagus Sprengeri . . bch ., 

 Asparagus Plumosus . .bch.. 

 Boxwood per lb.. 



2.60 @ 



16.00 



2.50 



3.00 



1.00 



1.50 



.60 



.50 



.25 



ROSES, our selection, $4.00 per IGO 



Other Green Goods Market Rates 



Mention The Review when you write. 



ter Tenner has twenty-five acres there. 

 Last season the trees were just begin- 

 ning to bear, but L. A. Tenner, who 

 looks after this end of the family en- 

 terprises, had nearly a ton of nuts that 

 were sold in the Chicago • store along 

 with the cut flowers and florists' sup- 

 plies, mostly to the same persons. This 

 year the harvest is expected to be much 

 larger. 



E. J. Warren, of Poehlmann Bros. Co., 

 who is confined to his home with mus- 

 cular rheumatism, is reported to be get- 

 ting along well, but it is doubtful 

 whether he will be able to resume his 

 duties for some time. 



F. G. Healy, manager of the Eapid 

 Wrapper Co., is on a vacation, resting 

 up preparatory to a big drive the com- 

 pany expects to make in the fall. 



Miss Margaret K. McNulty, who is 

 one of Peter Eeinberg's most valuable 

 assistants, is vacationing at the home 

 of her best friend, a farm at Wauconda, 

 111. Herbert Hansen, also of the Rein- 

 berg staff, is away. 



Albert Koehler, secretary of the 

 American Bulb Co., is on a vacation trip 

 to Colorado, with Mrs. Koehler. 



M. C. Gunterberg has returned from 

 her trip to Minnesota. 



E. r. Winterson, Jr., and a friend 

 drove 1,.'>00 miles last week, to Niagara 

 Falls and back. 



A. Lange has put on one of the pop- 

 ular light delivery cars. 



Mique Fink, formerly a well known 

 figure in the wholesale (listriict, has be- 

 come a successful grower and retailer. 

 He is running the establishment for- 

 merly conducted by his father and later 

 by a brother, both now deceased. A 

 good spring season was enjoyed. 



Miss Zalud, of the Elston Flower 

 Shop, is visiting for a few weeks at 

 Detroit, where her sister, Mrs. Charles 



Keller, is the wife of 

 florist. 



The first dozen Beaut 

 at Elmhurst, rose center 

 cut July 17 by Meyer 

 There are two houses of 

 this season, each 40x450. 



R. J. Parker has been 

 Keenan since leaving the 

 & Flower Co., at the end 

 season. 



Visitors. 



a well known 



ies ever grown 

 that it is, were 



& Dramm Co. 



Beauties there 



assisting A. F. 

 National Plant 

 of the bedding 



C. L. Snyder, El Paso, Tex., was a 

 visitor July 17, 



H, E. Philpott, president of Pyfer & 

 Co., was a visitor last week. Mrs. Phil- 

 pott is still seriously ill in a Minneapolis 

 hospital and it is feared that she will 

 have to undergo another operation. 



FORT WAYNE, IND. 



The Market. 



Business slowed up to a considerable 

 extent last week, although there is still 

 a demand for bedding stock, and the 

 shipping trade is fairly good. Counter 

 trade has been slack; weddings are 

 practically over for the season; funeral 

 work has been good. 



There is a good supjily of flowers, in- 

 cluding outdoor and greenhouse stock. 

 Prices are about normal for this season 

 of the year. The supply of Beauties is 

 not large, but sufficient to meet the local 

 demand. Other roses are equal to the 

 demand. Outdoor sweet peas are plen- 

 tiful and the demand for them is good. 

 Carnations are in small supply, the qual- 

 ity becoming poorer and poorer. They 

 soil at a low figure. Asters have ap- 

 peared and take the place of carnations. 

 Some excellent gladioli are offered, and 

 these bring good prices. Easter and calla 



lilies are decreasing in supply and val- 

 ley is almost out of the question. Cat- 

 tleyas are also on the short side. There 

 is a large supply of outdoor stock and a 

 fair supply of asparagus and other 

 greens. Smilax is of poor quality. 



Various Notes. 



The Doswell Floral Co. reports a good 

 demand for funeral work. They have 

 been devoting much time to collections 

 during these dull days. 



The annual picnic of the Fort Wayne 

 Florists' Club will be held in August. 

 The date and place are to be announced 

 later. 



Business at the Flick Floral Co. store 

 has been markedly brisk during the last 

 week, funeral work being particularly 

 heavy. 



A. J. Lanternier & Co. reports that 

 the week's business has been good with 

 them. They had several weddings. The 

 greenhouse force is transplanting" chrys- 

 anthemums and throwing out some of 

 the rose stock. 



Edgar Wenninghoff had his share of 

 funeral work and a good counter trade. 

 He is showing some fine Shasta daisies, 

 lilies and roses. 



Markey Bros, had a normal week, the 

 bulk of the trade running to funeral 

 work. 



Frank J. Knecht has ^returned from 

 a business trip of several days to In- 

 dianapolis. 



With regard to the coal situation, the 

 growers seem to be divided in their 

 opinions concerning the lowering of 

 prices. A few of the larger growers are 

 getting in their supply at market prices, 

 while others are waiting for the prom- 

 ised slump in prices. 



The Saturday evening and Sunday 

 closing of the flower stores has proved 

 to be most successful. R. F. 



