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The Florists^ Review 



Dbceubbb 19, 1018. 



IMPORTED CAPE FLOWERS 



PINK - LAVENDER - PURPLE 

 1200 Flowers to a Box 



$8.00 PER 1000 



PERCY JONES 



FLORISTS' SUPPLIES 



56 E. Randolph St., 



CHICAGO 



Mention The Bevlew when you write. 



fore entering the army, was connected 

 with the Kentucky Tobacco Product 

 Co., Louisville, Ky., called on his many 

 friends in the market the latter part of 

 last week. Lieutenant Leonard was 

 stationed at Camp Hancock, Ga., in the 

 Machine Gun Division. He received his 

 discharge from the army the early part 

 of this week and is now "Mr." Leon- 

 ard, of the U. S. Ofl&cers ' Eeserve Corps. 

 He will return to his former position 

 January 1 and in the meantime will be 

 at his home in Hart, Mich. 



Various Notes. 



Arrangements have been made by T. 

 E. Waters, who is in charge of the Vic- 

 tory banquet, to be held by the Chicago 

 Florists' Club January 9. The banquet 

 will be held in the Bluebird room of 

 the Hotel Randolph, Randolph and Wells 

 streets. Remember the date. Bring 

 your friends and do not forget the 

 ladies, as there will be dancing and 

 good music. All reservations should be 

 made direct to Mr. Waters, care Poehl- 

 mann Bros. Co. 



If you happen to see a Ford touring 

 car with a 1918 Illinois license No. 

 1 65957 and you do not see C. S. Stewart, 

 3323 West North avenue, in it, call the 

 police. Someone took it from the ga- 

 rage at the rear of his store Decem- 

 ber 12. 



A bright and bouncing daughter has 

 come to gladden the home of A. Miller. 

 The mother and the new arrival were 

 the recipients of many flowers, several 

 handsome baskets coming from Mr. Mil- 

 ler's business friends in other cities. 



After having spent the summer on 

 his farm at West Springfield, Pa., Carl 

 N. Thomas resumed his station, Decem- 

 ber 16, in the cut flower department of 

 the A. L. Randall Co. Mr. and Mrs. 

 Thomas will make their home for the 

 winter at the St. George hotel, on the 

 Midway. 



Harold Amling, son of E. C. Amling, 

 is at home from Culver Military Acad- 

 emy for the holidays. 



A. M. Augspurger, who recently was 

 with the George Wittbold Co., has gone 

 into business for himself at Peoria, 

 whence he came, dealing in a wholesale 

 way with plants and various lines of 

 supplies. 



After a fortnight 's trip through Illi- 

 nois, G. M. Reburn is at home for Christ- 

 mas. He says everyone he called on is 

 preparing for a big business. 



The record price for carnations, so far 

 as this market is concerned, probably is 

 held by the blooms of Laddie sent to 



LIMITED SUPPLY OP CUT PLOWERS 

 POR CHRISTMAS. 



Christmas Necessities 



We will be open all day Sunday, December 22nd. 



Boxwood — Galax — Leucothoe 

 Holly — Asparagus Plumosus — Ferns 

 Mistletoe — Asparagus Sprengeri 



WHOLESALE PLORISTS 

 164 North Wabash Avenue L. D. Phone Central 3373 CHICAGO 





the E. C. Amling Co. by Joseph H. Hill, 

 of Richmond. Offered only in small 

 quantities, they have brought as much 

 as 25 cents per flower. 



The American Bulb Co. expects to 

 merchandise 2,000,000 gladiolus bulbs 

 in the first few weeks of the new year. 



"Jack" Beyers wrote to a friend 

 November 12, saying that he was sit- 

 ting in a former German dugout on the 

 western front and that he had not 



"heard the firing of a gun since yester- 

 day morning." We, of course, know 

 why. Mr. Beyers is with Company D, 

 131st Infantry. 



Free flowers were advertised last week 

 as a drawing card by one of the large 

 chains of grocery stores at the opening 

 of one of its stores. How do they do 

 it — or did they do this without know- 

 ing the price of flowers! 



George StoUery is not seen often out- 



