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The Florists' Review 



NoyauBBB 18, 1919. 



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ALL COLORS -OOOD QUALITY 



I For Thanksgiving 



we are getting the combined shipments of a number of large 

 and skillful growers and can fill all orders, large or small 

 complete. 



WIRE - WRITE - PHONE 



I RUSSELL, KniiUtNEYS, OPHELIA, MUDY, SUNBURST, RICHMOND I 



AND ALL OTHER VARIETIES 



Send us your orders and be assured of satisfaclion. 



I POMPONS ALL COLORS CARNATIONS i 



S We can fill your orders for choice stock in these. Don't take chances, but place your order with us NOW. S 



E And besides this we have everything in all seasonable Cut Flowers and Greens ^ 



I Galax Boxwood Sprengfri Plumosus Leucothoe Adiantum Ferns Mexican Ivy | 



Z Our Prices are not Higher than Others and Thanksgiving Market Prices Prevail ^ 



^ W« ar« •pen until 8 P. M. an Saturday, but closvd all day Sunday S 



F rne ^ Company 



I 30 E. Randolph St. 



WHOLKSALK FLORISTS 



L D. Phone Randolph 6578 



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of the Chicago Ketail Florists' Associa- 

 tion, succeeding L. R. Bohannon, at a 

 meeting held at the Morrison hotel No- 

 vember 11. Other ofiicers chosen for the 

 organization's second year are: Vice- 

 president, A. Langc; secretary, John G. 

 Wittbold; treasurer, W. J. Smyth; di- 

 rectors, George Wienhoeber, Andrew 

 Chronis, L. K. Bohannon, J. L. Kaske, 

 Peter Duris, John Ganger, George 

 Walther. 



The discussion at the meeting, which 

 was well attended, centered around the 

 plans for jmblicity during the first half 

 of 1920. It was reported that a well 

 known vaudeville star, to be at the 

 Majestic theater for the week beginning 

 November 24, will feature the new 

 popular song, "Say It with Flowers," 

 and it was arranged to supply flowers 

 as a means of increasing the publicity 

 value of the act, which has been re- 

 ported from the east as a good boost for 

 the trade. 



Various Notes. 



Debutante week in Memphis was felt 

 in the Chicago market November 10, 

 numerous large orders calling for cat- 

 tleyas, valley and other expensive stock. 



Tom Conlon and associates have ac- 

 quired the detached range of the Ba- 

 tavia Greenhouse Co., Batavia, 111., 

 heretofore used for the retail end of 

 that business. Mr. Conlon will be ac- 

 tively in charge and pot plants and 

 young stock for the wholesale trade will 

 be grown. 



High wind on the morning of Novem- 

 ber 10 wrecked one-half of a house llx 

 75 feet at the range of F. W. Aever- 

 mann, 5509 West Hirsch street, in 

 Cragin. 



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Our Anniversary Date Recording 

 Plan Is Producing Results 



= One customer says: "We have just mailed our first 1(00 



E 'Date Getters,' and received 20 return car s first few days." 



E Each card averaged three anniversary dates — total 00 



= records. It means— 



S 1. This florit has adopted a systematic plan of recording 



E anniversary dates. 



E 2. Business first year approximates $2^0.00. 



E 3. Two more follow up "Date Getters" will add many 



E more records to his list and thoroughly acquaint his custom- 



S ers and others with the new service. 



E WRITE FOR DETAILS 



E Hilmer V. Swenson & Co. 



E 431 So. Dearborn Street 



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Tliis is autumn opening week with 

 its customers in many cities, reports 

 the Chicago Flower Growers' Associa- 

 tion. The demand for stock for store 

 shows has been unusually strong the 

 last few days. 



C. H. Fisk is preparing to turn his 

 business over, about January 1, to the 

 younger associates in it, without defi- 

 nite plans as to his future. He prob- 

 ably will spend a part of the winter in 

 California. 



Walter Amling, son of Albert F. 

 Amling, leaves this week for southern 

 California with the intention of making 

 his home there. He was formerly as- 



sociated with his father and brothers 

 in the greenhouse business at Maywood, 

 but recently has been on a farm. His 

 thought is to try rose growing on the 

 coast. 



Emil Benttner increased his planting 

 of Bonnaffon chrysanthemums this sea- 

 son and is cutting some of the nicest 

 stock of this old favorite which ever 

 came to this market. 



An araucaria has occupied the center 

 of George Wienhoeber's window this 

 week. One doesn't often see this old 

 favorite nowadays. 



Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ellsworth 

 have returned from their honeymoon 



