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The Florists^ Review 



OCTOBBB 11, 1917. 



0-BAK-INE 

 LIQUID 



ROSES 



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Roses are coming on in full crop. We have a good supply and you are 

 certain to find here just what you want. All leading varieties. All grades. 

 Also a complete line of all other seasonable flowers and greens. 



F rne ^ C ompany •■ 





ELASTICLTKE 

 BUNEB'S 

 UBB 

 UTTT 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS 



30 E. Randolph St. 



Successors to ERNE Sc KLINGEL 



L D. Phone Raaddph 6578 



▲nto. 41-716 



CHICAGO 



m 



ing at Camp Grant, Kockford, 111. He 

 has just been promoted to be sergeant 

 of Company H. 



A. Miller and Robert Newcomb, of 

 the American Bulb Co., made the trip 

 from Detroit to Chicago by automobile 

 in the rain at the end of last week. 



Visitors. 



J. C. Stcinhauset and wife were in 

 the city last week, having made the 

 trip of over 650 miles from Pittsburg, 

 Kan., in their Chandler car, Mr. Stein- 

 hauser's chief errand was in connection 

 with the heating of two new Dietseh 

 houses he is completing at his branch 

 establishment at Bartlesville, Okla. Mr. 

 •Steiuhauser's Pittsburg range was hit 

 by a cyclone Friday, July 13, and it 

 was especially unlucky, as he ha.s not 

 yet been able to collect the insurance he 

 carried against it. Repairs are about 

 completed. 



Harrv A. Barnard, traveler for the 

 Stuart Low Co., Bush Hill Park, Eng- 

 land, was a caller last week. It is his 

 fourth trip since the war began. 



R. C. Kerr, president of the S. A. F., 

 was in town October 4, on his way 

 home to Houston, Tex., after a week's 

 trip in the interests of the society. 

 He says the florists of Houston are do- 

 ing a big business because of the can- 

 tonment on the edge of the city. Mr. 

 Kerr was accompanied by T. J. Wolfe, 

 of Waco. 



Peter Freeman, of Aurora, 111., was 

 a buyer on the market October ^. 



Sol Garland, once a wholesale florist 

 in this market, made one of his rare 

 trips from Des Plaines October 8. Chry- 

 santhemums and bulbous stock are his 

 specialties, to the growing of which he 

 devotes all his energies. 



E. J. Fancourt, of the S. S. Pennock 

 Co., Philadel])hia, is in town. 



ST. LOUIS. 



The Market. 



Business in the wholesale cut flower 

 market showed an improvement last 

 week. Cooler weather helped the re- 

 tailers and transient trade was better. 

 There was plenty of stock of imi)roved 

 quality. Prices remained about tlie 

 same as the week before. Roses and 

 carnations are better every day. 

 Ophelia, Russell, Hadley, Hoosier Beau- 

 ty and the Killarney roses are excep- 

 tionally fine. The bulk of the supply 

 came from local growers. Carnations 

 are improving in size, color and stem. 



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g VERY keen retailer will 

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Covers. 



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The demand for white carnations has 

 Ijeen especially good. Beacon, Ward, 

 Wasliington and all the Enchantress 

 carnations sell at $2 per luindretl for 

 tlio best llowers. 



Violets are improving as the weather 

 l)ec(nnes colder, and some good stock 

 was received from tlie Kirkwood grow- 

 ers last week. Gladioli, asters and 

 dahlias are nearly over for the season, 

 l)ut a few continue to come. Extra 

 fine cosmos are arriving. Easter lilies 

 are not overplentiful. There is a sup- 

 ply of all kinds of greens, for which 

 the demand is steadv. 



Various Notes. 



The Retail Florists' Association will 

 hold its regular meeting October 15 

 at the Knights of Columbus hall. Four 

 members of the association, who attend- 

 ed the meeting at Detroit, will give 

 short talks on the F. T. D. convention. 



Joseph Hauser, of Webster Groves, 

 Mo., sent a large l)unch of his new 

 red single dahlia to Mayor Kiel, with a 

 request for permission to name it St. 

 Louis. The mayor gave his consent. 



John Boeder, connected with the 

 greenliouses of Forest park, won a prize 

 of .t.") for tlie best slogan for the park 



