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The Florists^ Review 



Mat 18, 1920. 



with the business — it eclipsed all previ- 

 ous Mothers' days. Plants were missed. 

 Dependence had to be placed on cut 

 floWers and prices were too high to 

 please some of the retailers, but most 

 of them prefer it that way rather than 

 to have the market oversupplied and 

 flowers sold cheaply in other places than 

 flower stores. 



The express company gave full service 

 for three days to handle the huge vol- 

 ume of shipments May 5, 6 and 7, but 

 as soon as the rush was over dropped 

 back to 2 p. m. for the last pickup. 



The present week opened strong. 

 Stock had been cut so close for Mothers* 

 day that there were comparatively light 

 receipts May 10. Retailers had enjoyed 

 so good a trade that practically every 

 regular buyer needed to replenish his 

 stock and the market condition was emi- 

 nently satisfactory. But there were 

 many signs that flowers will be much 

 more abundant and prices considerably 

 lower. 



Sarcoxie Peony Crop Destroyed. 



Word comes from the big shippers of 

 peonies at Sarcoxie, Mo., of the almost 

 total loss of the crop through hail May 

 6. The prospective supply had already 

 been greatly reduced by the cold, back- 

 ward season and the hail completed the 

 disaster. While some of the Sarcoxie 

 growers still send considerable quanti- 

 ties of peonies to this market each year, 

 others have built up a trade of their 

 own, shipping direct. Their inability 

 to fill orders this year should affect this 

 market fully as much as will the loss of 

 the consignments — it means an increase 

 in the demand as well as a decrease in 

 the supply. 



Bohannon Goes to ELonsas City. 



A. L. Randall and Frank M. Johnson 

 have bought the interest of T. J. Noll in 

 T. J. Noll & Co., Kansas City. The silent 

 partner in the concern ever since its 

 organization has been L. R. Bohannon, 

 of the Bohannon Floral Co., who now has 

 gone to Kansas City to take over the 

 active management. Mr. Bohannon is 

 moving his family to the southwestern 

 gateway. The management of the Bo- 

 hannon Floral Co., which has one of the 

 best of downtown retail stores, will re- 

 main witli Mr. Bohannon 's partners 

 there, Mr. and Mrs. Stewart. 



Introducing Miss Enge. 



The duplex type of wholesale house is 

 not new, as Joseph Foerster Co. and the 

 Chicago Flower Growers ' Association 

 use two floors for their stores, but with 

 the addition of the basement space Man- 

 ager Michelsen, of the E. C. Amling Co., 

 has started something heretofore un- 

 tried by employing a young woman to 

 grade roses. Miss Enge, in her rubber 

 apron, presents an appearance of com- 

 petence which seems to confirm Mr. 

 Michelsen 's view that, while she is the 

 first woman to do this kind of work in a 

 Chicago wholesale house, she will not 

 long be alone. In fact, Mr. Michelsen 

 expects soon to have several girls grad- 

 ing roses, so that the salesmen will re- 

 ceive the stock in the best of condi- 

 tion and have nothing to do but sell. 



Miss Enge is a Chicago girl, who had 

 gone home to Norway for a visit and 

 was detained there during the war. She 

 found employment in a greenhouse dur- 

 ing the years of her detention and came 

 back a trained florist. 



Various Notes. 



May 6 was the largest day in the his- 



STOP! 



RIGHT NOW 



Protect Yourself 



By placing your order with us at once, for your 



Cut Flowers 



For Memorial Day 



No Florist ever had too many Flowers for Memorial Day and this 

 year the selling will cover three big days, Saturday, May 29; Sunday, 

 May 30, and Monday, May 31. Order Enough. 



Memorial Day Prices 



In Effect May 24, 1920 



ROSES : Premier, Columbia, Russell and Milady : 



Long fancy $25.00 Per 100 



Choice medium 16.00 



Good Short 8.00 112.00 " " 



(Specials billed accordingly) 



Ophelia, Sunburst, Hearst, Maryland and White Killarney ; 



Long Fancy $15.00 Per 100 



Choice Medium ". 10.00 



Good Short 6.00 $8.00 " " 



CARNATIONS: 



Select Fancy f 8.00 Per 100 



Choice 6.00 



PEONIES: 



Good $ 5.00 I 6.00 Per 100 



Medium 800 



Fancy ' 10.00 12.00 " " 



SWEET PEAS : 



Fancy Spencers t 2.00 t 3.00 Per ItO 



(1000 lots $15.00-$25.00) 



YELLOW DAISIES: 



Select Large Flowers $ 3.00 $ 1.00 Per 100 



Choice 1.50 2.00 " " 



WHITE DAISIES: $2.oo$30o " " 



CALLAS: 2.00 4.00 PerDoz. 



EASTER LILIES: 2.00 4.oo " " 



SNAPDRAGON: Long Fancy 1.002.00 " " 



STOCKS: Choice Double 1.50 2.00 " 



PANSIES: Bunches 1.50 2.00 " " 



ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS: 35c-50c Per Bunch 



ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI: 25c-50c '* 



FERNS: $5.00 Per Thousand 



GALAX: 3.00 " 



. Subject to Market Changes 



Act. J ^feir & Cpiti-pa irV 



Our Motto: "Nothing Is too much trouble to please a customer." 

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