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The Florists^ Review 



August 11« U 



numerous inquiries are coming to him 

 for premium Jists, which are not yet 

 ready. 



N. J, Wietor is vice-president of the 

 Chrysanthemum Society of America and 

 will be directly in charge of the ar- 

 rangements for the convention and ex- 

 hibition, which will be in the Audi- 

 torium hotel. 



Note These Dates. 



G. ISwonson, the highly successful 

 Elmhurst grower, would like to sell his 

 place and retire. He was born August 



6, 1844, and so is 77 years of age. 

 August Lange, the highly successful 



retailer, who has not the «lightest 

 thought of retiring, w!is born August 



7, 1868, and so is 53 years of age. 

 Paul E. Weiss, the highly successful 



grower, who is only iu the beginning of 

 his business career, was born August 7, 

 1889, and so is only 32 years of age. 



Various Notes. 



It may now be announced that George 

 Mohn, well known and experienced iu 

 the trade, will, about September 1, join 

 the forces of the E. C. Amling Co. Mr. 

 Mohn is to be, first of all, an outside 

 man, going after the things that don't 

 just naturally come in. 



George Wienhoeber and C. J. Michel- 

 sen, with their families, in their Pack- 

 ards, set out August 10 for a trip north 

 to Lake Superior. The Michclscns had 

 as their guest Miss A. Pedersen, of the 

 Amling office staff. 



The largest party from Chicago to 

 the S. A. F. convention probably will 

 be that made up of the officers, directors 

 and friends of the Chicago Flower 

 Growers' Association. They will leave 

 at GrS.l ]). m. Sunday, August 14, on the 

 B. & O. A general invitation to go 

 along has been extended all florists and 

 the party grows daily. 



Kuhlman & Wicek, whose address in 

 R. F. D. 1, Melrose Park, are putting 

 up two large, wonderfully light green- 

 houses. Agnico has the contract. The 

 houses are for sweet peas and, with any 

 kind of luck, should contribute huge 

 quantities to the market's supply next 

 winter. 



Ernie Anderson, who has charge of 

 the sales at Bassctt & Washburn's dur- 

 ing Mr. Washburn 's absence on the 

 Pacific coast, says shipping has held up 

 splendidly all summer and that the call 

 for white roses is tlie strongest he ever 

 has known at this time of year. Miss 

 Harper, of the office force, left August 

 6 on a three weeks' vacation. 



Koy Kroeschell was at Pittsburgh 

 last week, on a call to assi.st J. J. Hig- 

 gins, the Randall man in that territory. 

 The result is that a Kroeschell ice ma- 

 chine, of which there are many in this 

 market, is to be installed in the retail 

 flower store of Randolph & McClements. 

 It will be an unusually large equipment 

 for such service, of four tons' capacity. 



Although A. M. Pekarek, now pro- 

 prietor of the Homan Decorating Co., 

 at Homan avenue and Twenty-fifth 

 street, formerlv owned tlie California 

 Floral Co., at *3402 West Twenty-sixth 

 street, there is no connection between 

 the two concerns at present. In July, 

 1917, Mr. Pekarek sold the California 

 Floral Co. to William Kaukola, from 

 whom it was purchased seven months 

 later by Mrs. C. Vlach, who still con- 

 ducts it under the same name and at the 

 same address. Mr. Pekarek recently re- 

 entered the business as the Homan Dec- 

 orating Co., a block from his one-time 



WHERE O 



SHALL I SEND 

 TO GET SOME 



GOOD FLOWERS 



Mail your order 



Or wire it, 



if time is short 



To PYFER & CO. 



GLADIOLI 



Fine, fresh, fancy flowers 



$3.00, $4.00 and $5.00 per 100 spikes 



According to variety — we have them all. 



Remember Pyfer's 



Have Flowers Every Day at Lowest Market Price 



Here are a few of our leaders: 

 ROSES 



NEW-CHOP FBEMIEB, COZiXrUBIA. Per 100 



Select Lon? 916.00 



Choice Medium 9 8.00 to 13.00 



Good Short 6.00 



OPKZSI^XA, SUXrBTTBST, MABTXAinD, DOVBIiE WKITZ: 

 rTTiTiABWET AITO XOOSZZSB BEAUTY 



Select Long 12.00 



Choice Medium 8.00 to 10.00 



Good Short 4.00 to 6.00 



ASTEBS, all colors 2.00 to 4.00 



SHASTA DAISIES, Choice 1.00 to 2.00 



ZZHKZAS a.00 



OTPSOPHU^A per bunch .25 to .60 



ZiABXSPUB per bunch .50 to .76 



EASTEB XiHiXES per dozen 3.00 



ASZAHTTM per 100 1.60 



ASPABAQUS and SPBEiraEBI per bunch .25 to .60 



PEBHS per 1000 3.00 



OAIiAZ per 1000 2.00 



Subject to Market Changes 



ATT^^ yfeir ^ C5m.pa iiy* 



Car Motto: "Notliinc'too Bach trouble to picuc a caitoner." 

 L. D. Phone Central 3373 164 N. Wabash Ave., CHICAGO 



location. Mrs. C. Vlach is a member 

 of an old florist's family, her father, 

 Frank Holy, having operated green- 

 houses on Homan avenue years ago. She 

 is assisted during the summer by her 

 husband, F. Vlach, who teaches during 

 the other seasons of the year. Having 

 been in the florists' business practically 

 since she was 9 years old in the same 

 neighborhood, Mrs. Vlach has been able 

 to build up a thriving trade since she 

 bought the California Floral Co. 



Miss Nettie L. Parker, secretary and 

 treasurer of A. T. Pyfer & Co., started 

 August 6 on a vacation trip which will 

 include the S. A. F. convention at "Wash- 

 ington. 



I. Rosnosky will represent the A. B. 

 C. at Washington. He already is in the 

 east. 



Weiland & Risch cut the first Mums 

 of the 1921 season before August had 

 arrived. 



Eric Johnson having returned from 



