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I'hc Florists* Review 



Fbbbuabt 10, 1921 



the market, retail stores are handling 

 pot stock of good quality. It is the gen- 

 eral report that, with the higher prices 

 paid for bulbs last fall, better bulbs were 

 obtained than was the case when prices 

 were lower and this is reflected in a 

 smaller percentage of loss and is ap- 

 parent in the quality of the flowers. 



Violets have been selling slowly. Val- 

 ley has been abundant and there seems 

 to be no fear of future shortage. Lilies 

 are in small but steady demand. Cat- 

 tleyas are in only moderate supply; any 

 apparent abundance is only the result of 

 decreased demand, due to long main- 

 tained high prices. Oncidiums have ap- 

 peared. Stevia is near the end of its 

 season. Of other flowers, the quantity 

 offered is insignificant. Several houses 

 have had Buddleia asiatica from Gasser, 

 of Cleveland, offered on the same coun- 

 ter with Erica melanthera from Wilcox, 

 of Montebello, Cal. 



The greens situation is quiet, although 

 voluble protest comes from all directions 

 concerning the increased express charges 

 on these essentials. 



Kennicott's Growth. 



The annual meeting of the stockhold- 

 ers of Kennicott Bros. Co., and of direc- 

 tors, was held February 5. Figures were 

 presented showing an increase in sales 

 of $112,919.76 over the previous year, 

 that January, 1921, had also shown an 

 increase of 20.2 per cent over the same 

 month of last year, with an unusual 

 increase of 15.4 per cent in city sales 

 during that month. Officers selected 

 were as follows: 



President, H. B. Kennicott. 



Secretary and manager — ,1. E. Poll- 

 worth. 



Treasurer and office manager — B. V. 

 Ellis. 



Joseph Kohout was chosen as chair- 

 man of the governing board as represen- 

 tative of all the consignors. R. J. Wind- 

 ier and Edward Assa were elected as 

 representatives of the interests of the 

 grower stockholders. 



H. B. Kennicott, son of the founder 

 of the business, takes pride in the fact 

 that under his direction the business 

 during four years has increased 315 

 per cent. 



The high rentals in the wholesale cut 

 flower district, city delivery expenses, 

 and rose returns based on the length of 

 their stems were among the topics which 

 received a measure of the growers' at 

 tention. 



Bulb Forcers Organize. 



Reference previously has been mado 

 to efforts at concerted action being 

 planned by the bulb forcers in this ter 

 ritory and this was followed by a meet- 

 ing of the principal forcers of Dutch 

 bulbs in and around Chicago, held at 

 the Randolph hotel on the afternoon 

 of February 3. This meeting resulted 

 in the formation of the Chicago Bulb 

 Forcers' Association, with Peter Pear 

 son as chairman and II. D. Schiller as 

 secretary. 



Secretary Schiller states: "After a 

 lengthy discussion of the problems that 

 now confront the florists engaged in 

 this particular branch of the industry, 

 the opinion prevailed that it is unwise 

 to place orders at this time for this 

 year's crop of bulbs, due to the unset- 

 tled^onditions generally and the ap- 

 parent unprofitableness of growing and 

 forcing this commodity, comparing 

 prices now asked for the bulbs and the 



Washington's 

 Birthday 

 Feb. 22 



First in War 

 First in Peace 

 First in the Hearts 

 of his Countrymen- 

 just as 



PYFER'S FLOWERS 



are First 



in the Hearts of our Customers 



For St Valentine's Day 



We offer a large 

 of cut flowers at 



and fine supply 

 moderate prices 



ROSES 



Premier, Columbia and Russell 



Per 100 



Shorts $10.00 to $12.00 



Medium 15.00 to 20.00 



Long 2,5.00 



Ophelia. Sunburct, Hearst, Maryland, 

 White Killarney, Milady, Hoosier 

 Beauty and Montrose. 



Per 100 



Shorts $1000 



Medium 112.00 to 15.00 



Long 20.(K) 



CARNATIONS Per 100 



Choice fancy assorted 16.00 to $8.(Ki 



BULBOUS STOCK 



Paper Whites 



Tulips 



Jonquils. 



Per 100 



t 0.00 



$H.00 to 12.00 



S.OO to 10.00 



VIOLETS Per 100 



Home-grown Single $1.00 to $1.50 



Home-grown Double L.'^O to 2,00 



Fancy New York Double.... 1.50 to 2.00 



1000 lots at $15.00 



SWEET PEAS 

 Fancy Spencers. 



Per 100 

 .$1.50 to $3.00 



MISCELLANEOUS Per 100 



Calendulas $6.00 to $10.00 



Valley 8.00 to 10.00 



Pussy WUlow S.OOto 6.00 



FLORISTS' GREENS 



Dwarf Baby Boxwood, per lb $0.30 



Asparagus and Sprengeri, 



per bunch $0.35 to .50 



Ferns, extra good, ter 1000 5,00 



Galax, per 1000 2.00 



Leucolhoe, per 100 1,00 



Adiantum, per 100 $1.50 to 2.00 



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



164 North Wabash Avenue CHICAGO 



L. D. Phones, Central 3373, 3374 



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