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The Rorists' Review 



JANUAEY 5. 1922 



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T. J. NOLL FLORAL CO. 



1117-19 McGee St., 



KANSAS CITY, MO. 



Arrangements have been made for a continuous cut of 

 good Roses through January; keep your orders coming. 



We will have Carnations, Stevia, Narcissi, Sweet 

 Peas, Valley and Assorted Greens. If your 

 supplies are running low, remember we can supply you. 



Home Phones Harrison 8235 



Bell Phone Grand 2735 



STUPPY SUPPLY COMPANY 



Ten-Twenty Oak Street pt«one.{Ha«uon^oo57 KANSAS CITY, MO. 

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PRICES ARE RIGHT 



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KANSAS CITY, MO. 



The Market. 



As a general proposition, it may be 

 stated that the Christmas business in 

 this city was greater than that of any 

 other year; it has been impossible to get 

 in touch with every florist, but those 

 from whom reports have been obtained, 

 ■with a few exceptions, are highly 

 pleased with and surprised at the vol- 

 ume of business they handled. All who 

 report an increase tell about the same 

 story; the number of sales was far 

 greater, while the individual amounts 

 were smaller. Shopping, which had 

 been such a feature of the season, con- 

 tinued to a great extent until Christmas 

 eve. Extremely cold weather and sleet- 

 covered sidewalks kept many persons 

 at home, or the volume might have been 

 even greater; December 24 was a buying 

 day from the time the shops opened in 

 the morning until midnight. After that 

 hour orders were put up and a little 

 headway was gained by the clerks, so 

 that deliveries were made on time 

 Christmas day. Heavy wrapping was 

 necessarv and heated cars were used by 

 most of the shops. Considering the 

 temperature, the number of plants lost 

 by freezing was remarkably small. The 

 wholesalers felt good over their busi- 

 ness. All of them cleaned up early. 

 They have been busy between Christ- 



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ARTFLORA CO. 



750 THIKD STREET 



Milwaukee, Wis. 



mas and Now Year's. All that they had 

 left the last day of the month were some 

 narcissi, of which there were a large 

 nunilier on the market. The retailers 

 seem to be getting what trade they 

 missed earlier on account of the weather, 

 as nianj' gifts have been ordered since 

 Christmas and many cemetery wreaths 

 have been bought. Funeral work has 

 been heavy, along with holiday business. 



Various Notes. 



Never since the firm was established 

 did Henry Kusik & Co. have a more suc- 

 cessful Christmas. Stock was good, or- 

 ders came in early and customers have 

 expressed appreciation of the way they 



were cared for. This is not always the 

 case at holiday time. 



J. E. Murray & Co. are perfectly satis- 

 fied with Christmas business. It was 

 better than they hoped for. Funeral 

 work has also been heavy. 



Samuel Murray had an increase in the 

 volume of business over last year. His 

 prices ou plants and cut flowers were 

 about twenty-eight per cent less this 

 year than last. This made the money 

 total less, although the number of sales 

 was much greater. Mr. Murray never 

 put out so many plants as he did De- 

 cember 24 and never handled a big day 

 so easily. Almost as many orders for 

 large baskets were received as a year 



