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The Florists^ Review 



Apuil 10, 1919. 



unless one knew where the flowers are 

 coming from. 



It is reported that Albert Lies, of 

 Niles Center, is planning to sell out and 

 take a rest. He has been a successful 

 grower of rosea for many years and has 

 a good range of about 65,000 feet of 

 glass. 



Allen Humason, who has traveled for 

 various local supply concerns, returned 

 from the army April 7 and will at once 

 take up his former work. 



Mrs. Victor Bergman is ill and her 

 mother, Mrs. Ludwig, of the well known 

 Pittsburgh florists bearing that name, 

 is here to help her get well again. 



F. M. Johnson, of the A. L. Randall 

 Co., comments on the different attitude 

 florists now take, remarking that a few 

 years ago it was difiicult to get the 

 trade to accept baskets in assortment, 

 whereas now orders come in, "Send me 

 $500 worth," and then in the course of 

 time, "Baskets running low; send an- 

 other lot." 



The Chicago Retail Florists' Asso- 

 ciation and the Chicago Wholesale Cut 

 Flower Association are doing fine work 

 in the way of increasing the amount of 

 business done in Chicago. These organi- 

 zations were created to keep before the 

 public the idea, "Say It with Flowers," 

 and to promote that idea to the point of 

 saying it with flowers, by publicity. Be- 

 ginning with the use of the Chicago 

 papers, they launched a new campaign 

 last week, using the elevated roads as 

 their medium. The executive board of 

 the wholesalers is John Poehlmann, 

 chairman; John Miehelsen and Eric 

 Johnson. The retailers ' executive board 

 is L. B. Bohannon, chairman; George 

 Wienhoeber and George Asmus. Every- 

 one is working hard to make the cam- 

 paign a success and it is gaining ground 

 each day. 



H. Van Gelder, of Percy Jones, Inc., 

 says he is more than pleased with the 

 increase in transient trade in his first 

 week in the Atlas block. 



George C. Weiland, Evanston, is well 

 pleased with results in flowering cold 

 storage giganteum bulbs. 



That roses will equal the demand, but 

 that carnations will be short this Easter 

 is the belief of Paul Klingsporn, of the 

 Chicago Flower Growers' Association, 

 after a tour of the greenhouses in the 

 familiar Moline-Knight. He says many 

 carnation growers will cut more heavily 

 for Mothers' day than for Easter. 



Word was received in Chicago last 

 week of the death of C. M. Dudey, of 

 Dubuque, la. He was an employee of 

 the Northwestern Wire Works, in that 

 city, and had been engaged in that line 

 of work for many years. 



Visitors. 



C. M. Grossmsn, who ships gladioli, 

 peonies, etc., from his place, Evergreen 

 Farm, at Petoskey, Mich., was here last 

 week. He grows gladiolus bulbs for the 

 trade and reports the demand the strong- 

 est he ever has known. His planting 

 will be increased this season. 



Among last week's visitors was Earl 

 Lehman, of the Quality Brands Co., 

 Cleveland, distributor of Vitaplastic 

 glazing compound. He was in high glee 

 because of the success his concern has 

 had in developing a glazing gun adapted 

 to these new glazing materials. 



H. Kusik, of Henry Kusik & Co., 

 Kansas City, Mo., was in town last 

 week. 



Charles Wilcox, of Louisville, Ky., 



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The National Standard of High] Quality 



We cannot sell all the flowers in the 

 great central market, therefore we 

 handle only THE BEST. 



Full line of Cut Flowers for Easter. 



Write for quotations. 



Russell, Columbia, Ophelia, Sunburst, 

 Milady, Brilliant, White Killarney and 

 Ward. 



CARNATIONS— Best fancy stock. 



SWEET PEAS— Spencer type in all col- 

 ors and s^rades. 



VIOLETS-New York Double. 



Callas, Easter Lilies, Calendulas, Jon- 

 quils, Snapdragfons and Yellow Daisies. 



Asparasfus Plumosus, per bu., 35c to 50c. 

 Asparagus Sprengreri, per bu.,25c to 35c. 

 Mexican Ivy, per 100, 75c. 

 Deer Tongfue, new, per 1 00, 75c. 

 Ferns, per 1000, $5.00. 

 Galax, per 1000, $1.50. 



ATT. . ^feir ^ CpiH-Pa ny 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS 



161 N.Wabash Ave., CHICAGO 



CUT GLADIOLI 



America and Francis Kins: $6.00 per 100 



Asparagus Edulis (for Greens) 50 per 100 



Asparagus Plumosus 2 00 per 100 



Cut Roses ( White, Pink and Red) 3.00 per 100 



WRITE, WIRE OR PHONE. 



IMPERIAL GARDENS, Sugar Land, Tex. 



