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The Florists^ Review 



JcLT 8, 1020 



Excellent Summer Roses 



In Large Supply 



Fine Quality in All Leading Varieties 



Russell, Columbia, Premier, Milady, Hearst, Ophelia, Sunburst, Killarney, 



Richmond, besides Nesbit and Brunner, the Miniature Roses 



CARNATIONS— Red, White, Deep Pink arid Light Pink. 



Easter Lilies, Peonies Snapdragons, Sweet Peas, Daisies, 

 Valley, Larkspur, Gladioli, Calendula, Gypsophila 



and all other seasonable Cut Flowers, including Greens of all kinds. 



If yov want fnoA stock and good treatment, buy of Chicago*! moit up-to-date and best-located Wholesale Cut Flower Honse 



J.ft.BUOLONG CO. 



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Roses, Valley and Carnations our Specialties 



184-186 North Wabash Ave. 

 CHICAGO 



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The half-day business July 5 did some- 

 thing to relieve conditions, as the re- 

 ceipts were small, there being no ex- 

 press service. The roses now in market 

 principally are pink. Russell, still es- 

 teemed by many as the best summer 

 rose, has surrendered first place, for 

 quantity at least, to Premier, with Co- 

 lumbia also making a strong showing. 

 The Killarneys have about disappeared, 

 for white is scarce. 



The supply of Easter lilies grew as 

 the end of June approached and the first 

 days of July found the market badly 

 overloaded. Except for weddings, which 

 decrease in number with the passing of 

 June, lilies have little use outside of 

 funeral work and the call was not 

 enough to clear the market even by cut- 

 ting prices. Sintie this crop came on lily 

 growers have not been getting their 

 money back, let alone a profit on forcing 

 the bulbs. At Easter it was said the 

 bulbs produced an unexpected number 

 of flowers, but this has not been true of 

 late. It is reported that some of the 

 growers have been marketing an aver- 

 age of one and one-half flowers for each 

 bulb planted. As 7 to 9 bulbs bought in 

 quantity cost the growers about 18 cents 



Tann. 



Wholesale 

 Cut Flowers 

 and Supplies 



30 E. Randolph St. 



CHICAGO 



Telephone Central 6284 



Mention The RptIpw when roii write 



apiece, it is apparent that the flowers 

 must bring 12 cents if the grower is to 

 get his money back, say nothing of a 

 profit. Within the last week lilies have 

 been jobbed for as little as 6 cents, from 

 which it is easy to see the grower won't 

 store much coal with the profits on his 

 summer lilies. At Easter it was proved 

 that surplus lilies can be held in cold 

 storage for weeks — some of the Easter 



crop was sold at Memorial day — and it 

 seems to afford the only recourse at pr 's- 

 ent, if loss is to be avoided. But lil'i'S 

 must be used steadily if the supply of 

 bulbs is to be consumed before the niW 

 crop arrives. 



Carnations have not been in large sip- 

 ply, but still have exceeded the demand- 

 Gladioli from outdoors are treading on 

 the heels of the indoor crop. Valley l'^^ 



