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The Florists^ Review 



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Now that the 



WAR IS OVER 



OUR BUSINESS WILL BOOM 



Take time by the forelock and make the 

 best of your opportunity by being prepared 

 to handle the increased business. 



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Place your order with us. We will be strong on 

 all Thanksgiving stock 



Mention The Bevlew when you write. 



come to life again. The opening night 

 of the opera, November 18, brought a 

 big demand for them and the retailers 

 say it looked like a before-the-war op- 

 era. Increased numbers of corsages also 

 are being used for street wear, violets 

 being a popular seller. Many large re- 

 tailers report that during the latter part 

 of last week they received orders for 

 many table decorations, etc., work they 

 had not received for a year or more, due 

 to the war conditions. 



Stock conditions, with a few excep- 

 tions, are almost like those of last week. 

 Chrysanthemums continue to be the 

 leader in the market, with large quan- 

 tities arriving, but the end of their sea- 

 gon is near. Some of the best growers 

 will be cut out by the end of the week 

 and will kave none for Thanksgiving. 

 The demand for fancy stock continues 

 to be larger than the supply, while other 

 grades also meet with a good call and 

 clean up well. Prices remain good. Yel- 

 low pompons are most abundant and 

 the cheapest flower on the market. 

 White and pink bunch mums are not 

 equal to the demand and bring excel- 

 lent prices. 



Long-stemmed roses are coming in 

 good quantity and there are just about 

 enough of them to take care of orders. 

 It looks like a coming shortage for this 

 class of stock. Other lengths, however, 

 continue on the short side. Prices on 

 roses have stiffened, the shorts most of 

 all. 



Carnations are arriving more plenti- 

 fully and meet with their usual good 

 demand, but it is the same story with 

 them as in the last few weeks, more 

 stock, more orders, which puts them on 

 the short side, bringing a satisfactory 

 price. Some long-stemmed stock has 

 made its appearance, but the quantity 

 is small. The better grade pompons 

 continue to be used to make up for the 

 carnation shortage. 



There is a larger supply of orchids 

 than there has been for some time, 

 but there are not enough for present 

 needs and prices have advanced. The 

 usual demand for Easter lilies continues 

 and these are not plentiful. Kubrum 

 lilies have met with an unusual call, 

 evidently due to the shortage of Easter 

 lilies, and they bring a good price. A 



YOUR 



PROTECTION 



Wholesale Dealers 



— in— 



Cut Flowers 



for 



37 Years 



-GROWER-RETAILERS- 



We look to a greater number of advance 

 orders from distant Retail Florists who 

 have greenhouses and have reduced their 

 greenhouse production. Such retailers 

 will have to depend upon a wholesale 

 market to some or a greater extent for 

 their supply in their shortcomings. 



Buy in Chicago and from— 



Kennicott Bros. Co. 



WhaleseJe Dealers in Cut Flowers 

 CHICAGO 



Mention The Herlew when yon writ*. 



few callas arrive, but meet with little 

 call. Valley is plentiful at this time. 

 Calendulas are quite plentiful and of 

 good quality, but there are not enough 

 to meet the call for them. Pansies move 

 steadily, but the supply exceeds the 

 demand. Both double and single violets 

 are arriving in good quantities and, 

 while the call has increased, it is not 

 large enough to absorb the stock coming 

 in. Sweet peas had become plentiful, 



but the weather has not been in their 

 favor and there is not a good call for 

 them. There is enough mignonette for 

 present needs. Paper Whites made their 

 appearance on the market last week, 

 but move slowly. 



The greens situation, for the fii'st 

 time in many weeks, has changed. 

 Everything moves rapidly and there is 

 no oversupply of anything; th*re is 

 just enough to go around. 



