JaxuauT 2, 1919. 



The Florists^ Review 



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■n^^^^^K^C^ We can npply yon with choice stock— always fresh — the ^^#^C^K?C^ I 

 l%^^'i9L^C9 land yon and yonr trade, as we, demand. K\^^9L^^l9 



Russell, Columbia, Killarneys, Ophelia, Nilady, Sunburst, Beauties, Richmond 



AND ALL OTHER VARIETIES 

 Send us your orders and be assured of satisfaction. 



Calendulas - Daisies - Mignonette - Orchids - Stevia - Violets 

 Carnations - Callas - Easter Lilies - Sweet Peas - Valley 



fialax, Smilax, Boxwood, Sprengeri, Plumosus, Leucothoe, Adiantum, Ferns, Mexican Ivy 



Our Price* are no Higher than Other* cmd Market Price* Prevail 

 WE ARE OPEN UNTIL 8 P. M. ON SATURDAY, BUT CLOSED ALL DAY SUNDAY 



F rNE ^ f tOMPANY 



30 Ee Randolph St. 



WHOLCSALE FLORISTS 



L D. Phone Randolph 6578 



Mentiou The B«Tlew when yon write. 



CHICAGO 



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Everything Seasonable in Cut Flowers and Greens. 

 JOSEPH FOERSTER CO. 



160 North Wabash Avenue 

 CHICAGO 



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Mention The Review when yon write. 



and says he is anxious to get back to the 

 good old United States and the flower 

 business. 



Mr. Bates, representing Lord & Burn- 

 ham Co., of New York, was a recent vis- 

 itor in the citv. E. E. S. 



INDIANAPOLIS. 



The Market. 



The Christmas demand was as heavy 

 as any ever experienced here. Every- 

 where customers were turned away be- 

 cause of the lack of stock and every- 

 where prices were the highest ever 

 known in this locality. Potted plants 

 were the leaders in popularity, perhaps, 

 because more popular in price. Jeru- 

 salem cherries, peppers, poinsettias, 

 cyclamens, begonias and ferns cleared 

 readily at from $1 up. 



Although some people refused to pay 

 such prices, practically all cut flowers 

 were sold. Carnations ranged from $3 

 to $6 a dozen, while, roses made from 

 $4 to $24 per dozen. Poinsettias were 



good property at from $6 to $12 a dozen. 

 All small flowers were rare. Violets, 

 sweet peas, valley and calendulas were 

 in good demand for corsage work, but 

 were inadequate in supply. A few 

 Roman hyacinths made an excellent 

 substitute for valley. 



Carnations have become more plenti- 

 ful since Christmas, with clear weather. 

 Prices, however, have not dropped, as 

 they still bring from $10 to $15 per hun- 

 dred. Roses are scarce, especially short 

 grades, and they range from $6 to $30 

 per hundred. 



Funeral work continues in heavy de- 

 mand and absorbs all available lilies. 

 Easter and rubrum lilies are in limited 

 supply and callas move readily at $2.50 

 and $3 per dozen. 



The usual supply of poinsettias has 

 not been available this year. Both cut 

 flowers and potted plants are inadequate 

 to the demand. Narcissi, both yellow 

 and white, are in the market at $6 per 

 hundred. A meager supply of Roman 

 hyacinths is seen. 



So far this season, sweet peas have 



had no place in the market because of 

 their extreme scarcity, dark weather 

 having affected the crops. 



Various Notes. 



Indianapolis has a new flower shop, 

 called the New York Flower Store, 

 which is located on Illinois street be- 

 tween Market and Washington. It is 

 owned by a young Greek, who devotes 

 half of his store to flowers and the other 

 half to candy. 



Bernie Fohl, recently with A. Wie- 

 gand's Sons Co., is now with E. A. Nel- 

 son. William Ross is also in the employ 

 of the latter firm. 



John Grande's wife and baby both 

 have influenza. 



Harry Bookedis is still down with the 

 same disease. 



The January meeting of the State 

 Florists' Association of Indiana wUl be 

 held January 14 at the Claypool hotel, 

 Indianapolis. This is to be the big 

 meeting of the year, at which there 

 will be held a flower show and a ban- 

 quet. A large attendance is hoped for 



