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The Florists^ Review 



Mat 24, 1917. 



a^OR Bros 



162 N. 

 Wabash Ave., 



CHICAGO 



MEMORIAL DAY PRICE LIST— subject to change without Notice 



MRS. CHAS. RUSSELL Per 100 



Fancy $12.00 @ $15.00 



Good 8.00 @ 10.00 



MINIATURE ROSES 



Baby Doll $3.00 



Elgar 3 .00 



PINK and WHITE KILLARNEY, OPHELIA, 

 SUNBURST and RICHMOND Per 100 



Extra special $8 .00 



Select 7.00 



Fancy 6 . 00 



Medium 5.00 



Short 4 .00 



ROSES, our selection, $4.00 per 100 



CARNATIONS Per 100 



Fancy $5.00 



Good 4.00 



MISCELLANEOUS Per 100 



Peonies $ 6.00 Q $ 8.00 



Valley 6.00 



Lilies 12.50 @ 15 00 



Ferns per 1000, 3.50 



Smilaz per doz. strings, 2.50 @ 3.00 



Adiantum 1 . 00 



Galax (bronze and green) per 1000, 1 . 50 



Asparagus Sprengeri bunch, .50 



Asparagus Plumosus bunch, .50 



Boxwood per lb., .25 



Othe^ Green Goods Market Rates 



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ORDER YOUR PEONIES NOW 



SPANISH IRIS For Your Memorial Day Trade Spanish iris 



$3.00 to $8.00 per IGO ' $3.00 to $8.00 per lOO 



The Penny is the best value to be found in the flower market. Its keeping qualities are unsurpassed. We will have a larsre supply 

 of excellent quality stock in all colors. Let us supply you. $6.00 to $8.U0 per !00. Also a complete line of all other seasonable flowers. 



SUPPLIES 



Baskets, Ribbons, Chiffons, Corsasre Shields, Pins, IVlaenolia Leaves, Waterproof Crepe Paper in all colors. Boxes, etc. 



O. A. & L. A. TON NER 



WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS AND SUPPLIES 

 30 East Randolph Street L. D. Phone Central 6284 CHICAGO 



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greens, which are scarce and are hold- 

 ing up stiffly in price, the tendency 

 being toward an advance. 



American Beauties, though consider- 

 ably weaker than at last report, were, 

 nevertheless, a good selling item. All 

 other varieties of roses were in large 

 supply and sold practically for what 

 could be obtained for them. Russells 

 were the best sellers, but even they 

 were far from satisfactory. Carnations 

 were in heavy supply, but the demand 

 was entirely lacking and they proved a 

 difficult item to dispose of at almost 

 any price. 



Peonies and lilies were probably as 

 good sellers as any other item, greens 

 excepted. Peonies were in a little larger 

 supply than they have been. The sea- 

 son is again about two weeks late this 

 year, but an ample supply is expected 

 for Memorial day. Valley was in suf- 

 ficient supply. Orchids are, if anything, 

 a little scarce. There were plenty of 

 stocks, but they moved slowly. Calen- 

 dulas are about out. Mignonette and 



Spanish iris were both in large supply, 

 but did not sell well. Baby gladioli 

 found a fairly good market. Sweet 

 peas were in immense supply, but there 

 was practically no call for them and 

 good stock was gladly disposed of at 

 nearly any price. There was consid- 

 erable waste. Lilacs were not in large 

 supply and experienced a fair sale. 

 Snapdragons dragged. Silver Pink be- 

 ing, as usual, the best seller. Some 

 candytuft which has made its appear- 

 ance is finding only a fair reception. 

 Darwin tulips still sell moderately well. 

 Greens, as before stated, alone enjoy 

 a position of strength. The weather in 

 the south has made for a noticeable 

 shortage. Flat ferns are easily sold at 

 the quoted price, the tendency being 

 towards an advance. Mexican ivy is 

 scarce. Asparagus is just about in suf- 

 ficient supply and is selling well. There 

 is only a little smilax to be had. 



Memorial Day Prospects. 



The weakness of the market, coming 



unexpectedly, has caused some uncer- 

 tainty as to Memorial day prospects, 

 although it is the general belief that 

 the market conditions have been solely 

 the result of unseasonable weather. 

 With the market heavily loaded with 

 all kinds of seasonable stock except 

 peonies, it is difficult to foresee a short- 

 age for Memorial day, with the heavy 

 shipping days now less than a week 

 away. The weakening of the market 

 has had some effect in checking the 

 stream of Memorial day orders, but 

 most of the wholesale houses have been 

 booking orders steadily and the num- 

 ber now in hand probably exceeds that 

 at this date in other seasons. Peonies 

 are extremely late this year and it 

 seems doubtful if there will be more 

 than a small fraction of last year's 

 quantity available for the opening days 

 of next week. The result, coupled with 

 the small supply of cape jasmines, will 

 be to turn the demand to roses and car- 

 nations and it is quite possible that 

 in spite of the overloaded condition of 



