NOVDMBSB 1, 1917. 



The Rorists' Review 



31 



IFWHOLESALE GD°WEDS y"CUT>L9WEPS'^''PLANTS W 



182 N. Wabash Avenue 



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Value 



—is not what flowers may have been worth at some time in the past, nor what they may be 

 worth at some time in the future— but what they are worth now. 



Be convinced what the real meaning of value means by ordering your stock from us. 



Chrysanthemums— Pompons— Roses— like all other seasonable flowers and greens, are always 

 shipped from fresh stock. 



Mail orders receive prompt attention— mail them today. Stock ordered by wire is sent upon 

 receipt; phone orders receive the same prompt attention. You will appreciate our service. 



PRICE LIST 



ROSES 



Per 100 



Mrs. RoBBell, medium $16.00 @ $20.00 



Select 8.00® 12.00 



Short 4.00 @ 6.00 



Milady, special 12.00 @ 15 00 



Select 6.00® 10.00 



Short 4.00 



Killamey Brilliant, special.. 8.00 @ 10.00 



Select. 4.00® 6.00 



Short .' 3 . 00 



Opliella, special 10.00 



Select 6.00® 8.00 



Short 4.00 



ROSES-Con'd. 



Per 100 



Wliite Killamey, special $8.00 i 



Select 4.00 i 



Short 



Killarney, special / — 



Select 4.00 ( 



Short 2.00 ( 



Mrs. IVard, special 8 00 i 



Select 4.00 i 



Short 



Sanbarst, special 



Select 6.00 I 



Short 



$10 00 

 6.00 

 3.00 

 8.00 

 6.00 

 3 00 



10.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 



10.00 

 8.00 

 3.00 



Extra special roses billed accordingrly. 



RUBRUM LILIES Per 100 

 Long stems $6.00 @ $ 8.00 



CARNATIONS 



Good flowers 3.00 ( 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



Per dozen 1.50 



Valley. 



.00 



4.00 

 6.00 



Easter Lilies 10.00® 12.00 



ORDER HERE -YOU CAN'T DO BETTER ELSE WHERE - OFTEN NOT NEARLY SO WELL. 



Mention The Reylew when you -write. 



last October for many of the houses in 

 this market was the best October ever 

 experienced. To have done as well 

 under existing conditions is more than 

 any conservative prognosticator would 

 have dared predict. This good show- 

 ing has encouraged the market to look 

 forward to really excellent business 

 as soon as the out-of-town buyers have 

 cleaned up their local supplies of chrys- 

 anthemums and our rose and carnation 

 crops are on. 



The Dixon Funeral. 



The funeral of Arthur Dixon, a pio- 

 neer and wealthy Chicagoan, brought 

 out a showing of flowers the like 

 of which has not been seen in 

 this city for many years. The 

 family residence is at 3131 Mich- 

 igan avenue, in the same block 

 with the store of W. J. Smyth, who 

 had the family order. He made a casket 

 cover of orchids and valley, using about 

 200 cattleyas and 3,000 spikes of valley. 

 Practically every first-class flower store 

 in the city was represented in the 350 

 to 400 designs that were sent to the 

 funeral. Most of the pieces were 

 wreaths, but there were numerous 

 others. The work was practically all of 

 fine quality, though most of the pieces 

 were of unostentatious character. The 

 trade always puts emphasis on the fact 

 that the appreciation of flowers does 

 not lie in the money value represented, 

 but it is estimated that the flowers at 

 this funeral brought to the trade at 

 least $4,000, perhaps $5,000. The Smyth 

 forces were in charge. The flowers were 

 taken to Eosehill cemetery, where they 

 were photographed for the family. 



H.Van Gelder, Pres. 



WHOLESALE commi«»iow FLOUSTS 



CHICAGO 



L. M. Jones. Sec'y 



ROSES— CARNATIONS 



—the kind that will help you hold your old trade and make new trade as 

 well— the kind that particular buyers will appreciate, both in quality and 

 value. 



Chrysanthemums 



None better can be had $1.50 to $4.00 per dozen 



Flowers 



of 



Known Value 



Pompons 



You may have seen some as good, but never any better 

 —large bunches, 35c to 75c per bunch. 



All Cut Flowers and Greens, Always Shipped from Fresh Stock. 



Mention Xbe Iteview when you write. 



Various Notes. 



Besides being a large and successful 

 grower, Emil Buettner is president of 

 the A. L. Randall Co. and is recognized 

 as a keen observer, so that his views 

 always have interest. Mr. Buettner 

 says business does not appear to be bad 

 with any hard-working florist, nor does 

 lie see signs that it will be less good, 

 but it looks as though there will be 

 little profit this season for the growers. 



The latter expectation he bases, of 

 course, on the high cost of running 

 greenhouses, especially in the matter of 

 coal. 



William Grey, formerly a traveler for 

 Poehlmann Bros. Co., has accepted a 

 position with the Charleston Cut Flower 

 Co., Charleston, W. Va. 



Two soldiers from Camp Grant ad- 

 vanced on the establishment of the 

 George Wittbold Co., on Buckingham 



