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The Florists^ Review 



Fkbbuary 13, 1819. 



JONQUILS 



Easter Lilies 



Valley 



Calendulas 



Roses 



Carnations 



TULIPS 



Callas 

 Mignonette 



Narcissi 

 Orchids 

 Daisies 

 Violets 

 Sweet Peas 



FREESIA 



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Galax, Willow, Smilax, Boxwood, Sprengeri, Plumosus, Leucothoe, Adiantum, Ferns, Mexican Ivy 



Our Price* ar* no Higher than Other* and Market Price* Prevail 

 WE ARC OPEN UNTIL • P. M. ON SATURDAY. BUT CLOSED ALL DAY SUNDAY 



F rne ^ Company 



30 E. Randolph St« 



WHOLK8ALK FLORISTS 



L D. Phone Randolph 6578 



CHICAGO 



Mention The Berlew when joo write. 



At a time when most of the boys who 

 have been serving their country are re- 

 turning to work, John T. Muir has been 

 drafted — to serve a month on the grand 

 jury. 



A. Miller has returned from a ten 

 days ' trip which followed the Cleveland 

 convention. 



Charles L. Washburn will leave for 

 Pasadena, Cal., February 15. Mr. 

 Washburn will go to the coast direct in- 

 stead of stopping in some southern 

 states, as he had planned. Mrs. Wash- 

 burn will go with liim. His son, E. B. 

 Washburn, will take care- of the busi- 

 ness during his father's absence. 



Victor Bergman, of Friedman's, is 

 confined to his home, under the care of 

 his physician, with a severe attack of 

 the grip. This leaves the Friedman es- 

 tablishment badly liandicapped, as 

 Thomas Fogarty still is ill and O. J. 

 Friedman is in New York on a business 

 trip. Mr. Bergman, however, is for- 

 tunate in having capable young lady 

 assistants. 



The Retail Florists' Association ran 

 its first advertisement in the Tribune 

 February 11 and backed it up with 

 streamers for window and delivery car 

 use and also window posters. Hardly a 

 retailer or wholesaler was found with- 

 out one of them in his window. 



Schiller's have added two new trucks 

 to their motor delivery fleet. The latest 

 additions are a Vim and an Overland. 

 It is hardly necessary to say that George 

 AsmuB has the national slogan ' ' Say It 

 with Flowers" on the new cars. 



The Rosery, 6972 North Clark street, 

 has outdone its previous attempts with 

 its St. Valentine's window. 



Glass, 16x20AA, still is quoted at 

 $7.60 per box in small lots, but it is re- 

 ported quotations in car lots have been 

 made this week at $5.75. The factories 

 are operating again. 



L. A. Murphy called on his friends in 

 the market this week, having been hon- 

 orably discharged from the army Feb- 

 ruary 8. He was stationed at Camp 

 McCHellan, Ala., with the heavy field 

 artillery, in which he was a sergeant. 

 Mr. Murphy will resume charge of the 

 retail establishment which bears his 

 name, at 4248 West Madison street. 



SEASONABLE CUT FLOWERS 



— everything seasonable and of our usual good quality. 



.Don't forget to include in your order Green Goods such as 



, BOXWOOD, FERNS, LEUCOTHOE, GALAX, Etc. 



Supplies you always need 



Ruscue, Cycae, Magnolias, Ljcopodium, Made-up Wreathe, 

 Oak Sprays, Ribbons, Crepe Paper, Chiffons, Etc. 



O. A. & L. A. TONNER 



Wholesale Cut Flowers and Supplies 



30 E. Randolph St., c£k?B^n^f * CHICAGO 



Visitors. 



J. A. Bissinger, of Lansing, Mich., 

 who is an infrequent visitor to Chicago, 

 was here last week. He has been doing 

 a good business without interruption on 

 account of the war and is looking for- 

 ward to a big spring trade. 



Charles Schwake, of New York city, 

 called on the trade the early part of the 

 week. 



Sidney Beard, of Beard Bros., Detroit, 

 was one of this week's visitors. 



G. T. Lewis, New York city, of the 

 basket concern which bears his name, 

 called on the trade last week. 



CROWN POINT, IND. 



This is the season of the year when 

 Prince, a collie which knows florists at 

 sight, wags a welcome to many visitors 

 at the establishment of Alois Frey. 

 There always is something interesting 

 under the Frey glass, but it is for 

 freesias that the establishment is most 

 widely known. This is where the Bain- 

 bow freesia originated. As the name 

 signifies, there are many bright colors 

 and visitors agree that annual progress 

 has been made; the freesias are better 

 each year. Mr. Frey says it is because 

 of continued selection and the develop- 

 ment of a stock of larger bulbs. In the 

 beginning the Rainbow freesias con- 

 sisted of mixed seedlings, but sufficient 

 time has elapsed so that considerable 

 stocks of distinct varieties have been 



worked up and the varieties named. Of 

 Viola, lavender, there is more than a 

 bench, representing thousands of flow- 

 ering bulbs. Of General Pershing, pink 

 and white, there also is a large stock. 

 Yellow Prince is another that is grown 

 in quantity. There are dozens of other 

 varieties that have been selected and 

 of which stocks are being worked up. 

 As compared with last year the growth 

 is stronger, the stems longer, the flowers 

 larger, the colors brighter. The thing 

 which is perplexing Mr. Frey and Mrs. 

 Frey, whose assistance has been an im- 

 portant factor, is what to do with such 

 an enormous quantity of bulbs within 

 the limits of their space. 



The carnations at Crown Point are no 

 less admirable than the freesias. The 

 big Lord & Burnham house planted to 

 Mrs. C. W. Ward is a sight. This 

 variety seems particularly to like the 

 conditions here. 



BOSTON. 



The Market. 



A general decline in prices set in last 

 week and flowers are cheaper now than 

 for a long time. The absence of severe 

 weather and a continuation of clear 

 skies has greatly favored an increased 

 supply. On the other hand, the demand 

 is not particularly robust and a further 

 decline is not unlikely. Roses are ar- 

 riving more freely and prices on short- 

 stemmed stock have dropped as low as 



