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24 



The Florists^ Review 



JuNi 5, 1919. 



FOR WEDDINGS 



YOU MUST HAVE 



QUALITY FLOWERS THAT WILL LAST 



WE HAVE THEM 



JOSEPH FOERSTER CO. 



Wholesale Dealers in Cut Flowers 



160 North Wabash Ave. 



CHICAGO 



Mention The Uerlew when you write. 



jttficeding December, going on record 

 as the largest month's business in the 

 history - of . the organization. F. M. 

 Johnson says the Randall sales in M&j 

 established a new month's record for 

 tM,t house also, the supply departments 

 l^tjlding up their ends with the cut flow- 

 etl department. 



[bfearly all those who are in the flo- 

 rists' business are in it because they 

 l«e it, iVut it is doubtful if any of them 

 gat more fun out of it than Archie 

 qjaencer does. No one ever saw him 

 ojtnerwise than serene and smiling. He 

 sfrys he does it by cutting out parts of 

 the busihess that afford irritation; it is 

 not the way to make the most money, 

 but the way to enjoy business most. 



A. T. Pyfer took time during the 

 Memorial day rush to send out, for the 

 Florists ' Club, of which he is secretary, 

 invitations to a dance following the 

 regular meeting June 5. 



Eric Johnson, widely known as direc- 

 tor of the cut flower department of the 

 A. L. Randall Co., was 31 years of age 

 May 30. He was born in Chicago on 

 De,coration day, 1888. 



Juliusj Wall, who conducts the busi- 

 ness established by his father, Joseph 

 Wall, at 3235 North Springfield avenue, 

 has a model place. There is a curved- 

 eave show house and sales house along 

 the street front, with two wide grow- 

 ing houses back of it and the posts set 

 for a third house. Back of these is a 

 fine service building, including space 

 for two trucks which have done many 

 a mile of service. Back of the "shed** 

 is open ground and hotbeds. Every- 

 thing always is in apple-pie order. 



E. C. Amling has become a life mem- 

 ber of the S. A. F. 



Harry Rowe's new store on Madison 

 street presents an attractive appear- 

 ance and recently has impressed its 

 presence on the consciousness of eveiy- 

 one who passed, by reason of the dis- 

 play of boxwoods on the sidewalk. 



J. Goldman, 56 West Randolph street, 

 is in charge of the affairs of the Illinois 

 Flower Box Co., as receiver, appointed 

 by the Circuit court. The good will, 

 one of the assets, has been purchased 

 by C. A, Woolley, of St. Clair, Mo., 

 former head of the company. 



A. H. Budlong says he has found an 



for June Weddings 



and 

 Commencements 



Best home-grown stock 



Plenty Roses 

 Carnations 



Yellow Daisies, ^ 



Very fine; 



Gladioli, Sweet Peas, 

 Calendulas, Stocks 



B LOWEST MARKET PRICES 

 wholcsale:florists 



= 164 N. Wabash Ave., CHICAGO :=: 



Mention Tb* Beriew when 70a write. 



excellent call for bench-grown rose 

 plants, taken out in replanting, but that 

 he would like to meet the man who 



wants to buy a quantity of young stock 

 of early yellow mums. 



Buchbinder Bros., who have had an 



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