I'hc Florists^ Review 



Dbcbmbeb 4, 1919. 



HAVE YOUR CUSTOMERS 



Say it With Biidlong^s Flowers 



THE KIND THAT ARE BOUND TO GIVE SATISFACTION. 



ROSES 



in heavy supply 



of all leading varieties 



Russell Columbia Premier Nilady 

 Hearst Ophelia Sunburst Weiland 



Killarney, Richmond, Double White Killarney 



Besides Nesbit and Brunner, the miniature Roses 



With the Mum season now brought to a close, same finds us with a heavy crop of Roses, also Carnations, 

 hence in A-1 condition to look after your wants from now on. Send us your orders. 



CARNATIONS: Red, White, Deep Pink and Light Pink 



VALLEY, VIOLETS, SWEET PEAS, PAPER WHITES, YELLOW NARCISSI, STE VI A, 

 CALENDULA, PANSIES, FEVERFEW, and all other seasonable Cut Flowers, including 

 GREENS of all kinds. 



If you want good stock and good treatment, buy of Chicago^s most up-to-date and best-located Wholesale Cut Flower House 



SEND US A TRIAL ORDER AND SET IN TOUCH WITH THE QUALITY OF OUR STOCK AND OUR PRICES 



J.H.BUDLONG CO. 



QUALITY 



SPEAKS 



LOUDER 



THAI^ 



PRICES 



WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS AND GREENS 



Roses, Valley and Carnations our Specialties 



184-186 North Wabash Ave. 

 CHICAGO 



WE ARE CLOSED ALL DAY SUNDAY 



SHIPPING ORDERS GIVEN CAREFUL ATTENTION -^^ 



PRICES 



AS 



LOW 



AS 

 OTHERS 



We ire ia coistaat toMck with market coRditioas ud wheo ■ dedine takes place you can rely upon orders sent us receivinf sack benefits. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



On the rest of the stock conditions 

 were much better. While the supply 

 was extremely large, the demand was 

 great enoufiii to take nearly everything 

 that was offered without sending prices 

 either up or down. The extra call was 

 least for the longest grade of roses and 

 these in many cases had to be sold be- 

 low their true value. When the ship- 

 ping orders had gone out the market 

 xn general was well cleaned up. City 

 trade did not prove to be as strong as 

 had been expected, probably largely 

 due to bad weather, and wholesalers 

 who depend principally on city buyers 

 were disappointed; the call Thanks- 

 giving morning was much less than had 

 ^een expected in view of the great ac- 

 tivity in the preceding days of the 

 week. Consequently, when the market 



closed for the holiday there was a con- 

 siderable quantity of unsold stock. 



Most of the retailers report a record 

 business for Thanksgiving, in spite of 

 the fact that many of the wholesalers 

 were disappointed in the volume of late 

 city buying. The market conditions 

 were much more favorable for the re- 

 tailers than they were a year ago. Good 

 flowers were abundant and could be had 

 at prices which the trade has grown to 

 consider moderate. At the same time, 

 the public was buying freely and pay- 

 ing first-class prices. 



Since Thanksgiving, business has con- 

 tinued fairly brisk, interrupted by a 

 cold wave and blizzard, but comparing 

 favorably with last year. The supply 

 of chrysanthemums and pompons is the 

 largest ever known after Thanksgiving. 



While many growers are cut out, others 

 will be able to prolong the supply till 

 Christmas. Beauties are not abundant, 

 but are fine. There is so large a supply 

 of roses that prices are maintained with 

 difficulty. The longest blooms are most 

 difficult to sell if an attempt is made to 

 realize their true value. Short roses 

 are least abundant. Practically every- 

 thing else is equal to the present de- 

 mand, though that is large. Carnations 

 are in greater request now that the sup- 

 ply of pompons is smaller. The price 

 has moved up a notch. Paper Whites, 

 yellow narcissi and stevia are abundant. 

 \'iolets continue scarce, but the cur- 

 tailment of consignments from New 

 York has drawn California stock here 

 in small quantity. There arc only a 

 few sweet peas of good quality. Cat- 



