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The Rorists^ Review 



Septbmbier 29. 1921 



Carnations are not yet plentiful 

 enough to be an important factor and 

 the stems still are sjiort, but there are 

 some good, dean flowers that sell well. 



Roses continue to hold first place; es- 

 pecially in shipping. Year by year, it 

 seems, increasing numbers of florists 

 learn to rely on the Chicago market for 

 their roses. There is a good supply and 

 the medium lengths are selling well. At 

 the moment there is no special demand 

 for short roses and it looks as though 

 this may not be a season of strong de- 

 mand for the higher-priced grades; at 

 least no such call has as yet developed. 

 Prices have been firming up, but they 

 are not yet better than fair, from a 

 grower's point of view. Good prices 

 cannot come until there is a stiff frost. 

 The list of varieties is further reduced 

 this year, the supply of Premier, Colum- 

 bia and Ophelia probably exceeding all 

 the others put together. 



In miscellaneous flowers the supply 

 is unimportant. Valley cuts consider- 

 able figure and sometimes runs short. 

 Good lilies are not always at hand. Or- 

 chids are a negligible factor. Celosia is 

 abundant, in many strange forms. 

 Wool-flower and tritomas sell fairly 

 well. Other outdoor flowers are in such 

 shape as to indicate the approach of 

 the reaper. 



Mister Poehlmann, Mine Operator. 



Three or four years ago August F. 

 Poehlmann took a "flyer" in a coal 

 mine just being opened in Kentucky. 

 That the town nearest the mine was 

 named Hazzard did not deter him and 

 ,the venture now has developed into a 

 substantial investment. Mr. Poehl- 

 mann has for some time been a director 

 of the company and recently was elected 

 as its secretary. The name of the cor- 

 poration is the Kentucky River Coal & 

 Mining Co. The general office is in the 

 Transportation building. R. C. Whit- 

 sett, a coal man who has enjoyed a large 

 business among florists, is president and 

 sales manager. The company has built 

 a town of seventy-five houses, stores, 

 etc., at the mine and named it Whitsett. 

 The output has grown to 13,000 tons per 

 day and the company, with 22,000 acres 

 of land, has grown to have assets of 

 $475,000. The coal produced is high- 

 grade bituminous and commands a 

 ready market around Chicago in -spite of 

 a freight rate of $3.30 per ton. tSince 

 he went into the company Mr. Poehl- 

 mann has been steadily increasing the 

 f|uantity of its output consumed at the 

 Morton Grove greenhouses and plans to 

 use no Illinois coal after this season. 

 John Poehlmann is also a stockholder in 

 Kentucky River. 



Various Notes. 



A. H. Schneider expects to open his 

 new store in Oak Park October 1. In 

 the last two or three years he has re- 

 built all his greenhouses and service 

 buildings at the corner of Harlem and 

 Schneider avenues. He has finished 

 the job by putting up a neat store build- 

 ing facing on Harlem avenue and ad- 

 joining the greenhouses. His residence 

 is on the other side of the range. 

 The store has been well fitted up by 

 Huclibinder Bros., the work to be coni- 

 l>leted in time for the opening at tlie end 

 of this week. For a time at least Mr. 

 Schneider will continue his store on 

 Lake street. He expects many florist 

 visitors at the opening of the new place 

 and plans to make them all welcome. 



Last season Herbert Amling, son of 



YFER'S 



FLOWERS FOR 



ROFITS 



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Have Flowers Every Day 

 at Lowest Market Price 



Here are a few of our leaders: , 



ROSES 



New Crop Priemier, Columbia 



Per 100 



Select Long $12.00 to $30.00 



Choice Medium 6.00 to 10.00 



Good Short 4.00 to 5.00 



OPHEZ^IA, SUITBUBST, MAB'XXAVD, DOT7Bi;i: WHITE 

 KZLZiABVET AHO HOOSIEB BEAUTT 



Select Long 10.00 to 15.00 



Ctiolce Medium 6.00 to 8.0O 



Good Short 4.00 



CKBTSAJTTHBMUMS, vellow, per duz 2.00 to 4.00 



CABirATzoirs a.oo to 4.00 



DAHIiZAS, extra fine 4.00 to 6.00 



o£adzo:lx 3.00 to 4.00 



ASTERS, all colors; large, fancy Michigan stock.. 2.00 to 4.00 



znrvzAs 2.00 



FEVSBFEW per bunch .35 



EASTEB I^ZIiZES per dozen 3.00 



ASZAHTUM per 100 1.50 



ASPABAOUS and SFBEVGEBZ per bunch .25 to .50 



7EBNS per 1000 3.00 



OAKAZ per 1000 2.00 



Subject to Market Change* 



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