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The Florists^ Review 



OCTOBBU 18, 1917. 



I OUR MUMS ARE HERE ! | 



Chrysanthemums — yellow, white, pink, lavender— fine large blooms, strong S 



stiff stems, we are getting them in large quantities daily. Let us know = 



j your wants— we can fill them. Order today. = 



POMPONS 



j Pompons make splendid window displays. They are readily adaptable for = 



j , almost any purpose. Order some of these sales-boosters. They will S 



j please you. E 



I A. L. RANDALL COMPANY I 



Rush Orders 

 are Welcome 



Wholesale Cut Flowers 

 Wabash Avenue at Lake Street, 



Telephone 



Central 7720 



CHICAGO I 



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Mention The Review when yon write. 



Ophelia claims the next place in line. 

 Probably the poorest seller is Killarney, 

 but even it cleared readily. 



Carnations are still in short supply, 

 especially long-stemmed stock, of which 

 there is practically no supply at all. 

 Prices are high and are often in excess 

 of the real value of the blooms, which 

 for the most part are not top-notch qual- 

 ity. The situation now, however, is 

 commencing to ease, as some growers, 

 and especially those who planted early, 

 are now commencing to cut more 

 heavily. In general, carnation crops 

 are late. 



Valley remains about the same, 

 enough but none too much. Orchids 

 are more plentiful and prices are lower. 

 Calendulas are commencing to arrive 

 and some excellent stock is being re- 

 ceived. The gladiolus season is over, 

 the last blooms probably having reached 

 the market. A few good rubrum lilies 

 may be seen. There are enough Easter 

 lilies. Violets are selling moderately 

 well. 



Chrysanthemums arrive in steadily in- 

 creasing supply. White, yellow, pink 

 and lavender are all coming in. The 

 demand has been excellent, with good 

 prices obtaining. Fancy stock was at 

 a premium. Practically all of the 

 earlier varieties are arriving. Pom- 

 pons are also commencing to arrive, but 

 the supply is still limited. 



To Raise Publicity Funds. 



The following committees have been 

 appointed for Chicago and vicinity in 

 connection with the Society of American 

 Florists' national publicity campaign 

 for flowers: 



F. LaiitenscIilHgor, general rlinirman. 



Retail division: O. J. Friedman, L. R. Bo 

 liannon, Herman Scliiller, W. .T. Smyth, A. G. 

 Chronis, H. N. Bruns, A. Lange, Wm. Graham, 

 Geo. Wienlioobor. 



Wholesale commission division: Paul R. 

 Klingsporn, H. B. Kennicott, John Michelsen, 

 August Poehlmann. 



Growers' division: W. J. Keimel, Guy French. 

 Joseph Kohout, N. J. Wietor, Eniil Buettner, 

 Peter Reinberg, C. L. Washburn, Otto Amllng. 



Allied trades' division: Frank Johnson, M. C. 

 Wright, E. F. Kurowski, A. Dletsch. 



Seed trade division: Leonard Vaughan, 'Addi- 



Your Protection 



It's cheaper to 

 buy Cut Flowers in 

 the world's great- 

 est market than 

 it is for you to 

 grow them. 



YOU 



WE WANT 



There are 

 some 



Retail Florists 



who are overlooking the advantages 

 of the 



Chicago Market 



and the benefits derived through it from the 



F. T. D. 

 WHOLESALE SERVICE 



as offered by us exclusively. To know of a dependable source 

 to buy your Cut Flowers communicate with 



Kennicott Bros. Co. 



Established 1881 



Chicago's Most Popular Wholesale House 



M«»nt1on Th» R»t1>w wh»n yon writ*. 



tionnl appointments on this committee to be an- 

 nounced later. 



Traveling salesmen's division: A. Miller. Ad- 

 ditional appointments on this committee to be 

 announced later. 



The committees will begin work at 

 once and a general meeting will be held 

 this week, at which ways and means will 

 be devised to handle the publicity ques- 

 tion in a thorough and systematic man- 

 ner. 



The Days They Celebrate. 



October is the month that brings the 

 birthday anniversaries of a number of 

 those well known in the local market. 



E. C. Amling was born October 10, 



1868. 



Edgar F. Winterson, Jr., was born Oc- 

 tober 11, 1891. 



John P. Degnan was born October 16, 

 1873. 



W. J. Smyth was born October 20, 

 1863. 



August Poehlmann was born October 

 21, 1869. 



N. J. Wietor was born October 24, 

 1872. 



Herbert Budlong was born October 31, 

 1894. 



Various Notes. 



The Illinois State Public Utilities 

 Commission has granted Illinois rail- 

 roads permission to increase freight 



