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The Florists^ Review 



Decbmbek 26. 1918. 



^ This yS/^eek Only 



FLORISTS' WIRE 



No8. 18 to 24 $2.00 per box 



56 E. Randolph St., 



PERCY JONES 



FLORISTS' SUPPLIES 



CHICAGO 



Mention The Keview when you write. 



The Christmas staff, including extras, 

 in A. Lange's three-storied store is 

 about 125 people. They have been "as 

 busy as busy could be. ' ' 



"Never praise the day until even- 

 ing," quoted Emil Buettner, "but I will 

 say that so far I am satisfied with this 

 season." Mr. Buettner cut slightly 

 more than 40,000 roses in the week be- 

 fore Christmas. 



Foreseeing a shortage of cut flowers, 

 A. Van Gelder stocked up heavily on 

 artificial flowers. He says he has had 

 the best demand for this class of mer- 

 chandise ever experienced by his com- 

 ]>any and that the supply line has be- 

 come a big factor in the business of 

 Percy Jones, Inc. 



Have you made your reservations for 

 the Florists' Club's banquet to be held 

 .January 9 in the Bluebird room of the 

 Randolph hotel, Randolph and Wells 

 streets? If you have not, do so at once. 

 Make reservations with T. E. Waters, 

 care Poehlmann Bros. Co. Bring your 

 friends and do not forget the ladies. 

 There will be good music and dancing. 



In the December 23 issue of The Tri- 

 bune, the Fleischman Floral Co. ran a 

 full page advertisement on Christmas 

 flowers in which prices were quoted. 

 Edward Mallinson, manager, embodied 

 in the advertisement the statement that 

 owing to present day conditions flowers 

 are higher in price than at this time 

 last year. 



Visitors. 



Lieutenant Roy F. Wilcox, of J. F. 

 Wilcox & Sons, Council Bluffs, la., 

 stopped in Chicago December 23 on his 

 way home from Washington, where he 

 has been stationed in the aviation di- 

 vision. He has been honorably dis- 

 cliarged from the service. 



S. Thallas, of Sioux City, la., bought 

 lieavily of cut flowers the early part 

 of the week to make sure of getting 

 certain kinds of stock. He did his own 

 ]iacking in one of the wholesale houses, 

 where he gathered his stock from around 

 tlie market. 



C. L. Powell, of Mishawaka, Ind., was 

 in the market the early part of the week, 

 attending to his Christmas shipments. 



W. Jarvis Smith, of Canfield, 0., was 

 one of the heavy buyers of fancy, long 

 roses who visited the market last week. 



Frank X. Gorly, A. S. Cerny and W. 

 A. Rowe, of St. Louis, spent several 

 (lays in the market last week. 



T. Vogt, of Coldwater, Mich., spent 

 several days in the local market last 

 week, to make sure he would get his 

 Christmas orders filled completely. 



You Can Make Money 



ulini Our Artifical Flowers 



on Boxwood and — — . 



Magnolia Wreaths. 



Just add a few Sprays of Real Stevia 

 and Asparagus and your design is a 

 work of art and besides will net you a 

 handsome profit. 



\ SEND FOR OUR 



Florist's First Aid Kit 



containing fine assortment of 

 Hlgb-claML Imported, Frsnch 

 Artificial ROMS, Moom, etc.. 

 and Grasses, sufficient tor 

 several wreaths, designs or 

 baskets. 



TWO SIZES 



$3.00 and $5.00 



Be ready for any enrartf ency 1 1 ! 



SPECIAL 



Artificial Uly if the Valley. »er 100 .. S 4.00 



CaaiMt, per lOO 

 Raiet, per 100 



4.00 

 S.0O 

 7.S0 

 10.00 

 2.00 

 3.00 



Mmms (nediiMi) per ritien 

 Mms (larie) per riozea . . 



Waie4 CaUat, per teea 1.50 



Rei Frieze, 00 yrit 75 



Lane Velvet Paietettiat, per riazee . . . 1.&0 



M. C. GUNTERBERG 



Wholesale Florist 



8 E. Randofph Street, CHiaCO 



T>K«««o.f Central 3067 

 ^°°"^"-l Randolph 6K00-680t 



Mention The BeTlew when jou wntg. 



NEW YORK. 



The Market. 



Owing to scarcity of stock, the mar- 

 ket has been in the hands of tlie sellers 

 entirely; consequently jnices have been 

 high. In every line, holiday figures 

 have been in force, although it is not 

 believed they would have been lower 

 even if the holiday had not been near 

 at hand. The laws of supply and de- 

 mand are in splendid working order 

 and retailers are passing the taxes to 

 the ultimate consumer in tlie best way 

 possible. 



The supply of flowers for the holidays 

 will undoubtedly be found insufficient, 

 but it was not expected that flower 

 prices would advance further, as they 

 were considered to be at the maximum 

 already. 



An exception to the geneial rule of 

 things was found in orchids and gar- 



denias, which were really in oversupply, 

 notwithstanding the time of the year; 

 consequently prices tumbled to prac- 

 tically half what tli^y were last week. 

 The finest cattlcyas were to be had at 

 50 cents, and the best gardenias brought 

 only $.") per dozen, with other grades 

 running at $2. 



Violets were "out of sight," both in 

 quantity and price, December 20, only 

 six boxes having arrived, and sj)ecials 

 brought $3 per hundred. It is said that 

 the growers along the Hudson are ship- 

 ping their cut to western markets, and 

 this accounts for the shortage. 



Carnations have been better in qual- 

 ity and moved quickly in spite of the 

 high prices. The best reds December 

 21 were bringing 15 cents, Mrs. C. W. 

 Ward and other fancy grades as much 

 as 12 cents and any grade which did 

 not bring 10 cents was certainly poor. 

 Arrivals became heavier every day, but 



