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The Florists^ Review 



November 3, 1921 



ket, but it probably will be several days 

 before the accumulation of stock can 

 be worked off and normal conditions re- 

 stored. This is a weather market. 



October Business. 



There is ground for conijjlaint as re- 

 gards October business only so far as 

 prices are concerned. The first part of 

 the month was excellent; there was a 

 good demand, good x>rices were obtained 

 and most of the wholesale houses 

 showed daily sivles well above the best 

 previous records for the period. Then 

 •came some hot days and the market 

 broke. There was a quick partial re- 

 covery, but the supply continued large 

 and prices low clear to the end of the 

 month. Demand was good and a large 

 volume of business was done; there can 

 be no complaint on that score. The pub- 

 lic still is buying flowers. 



Several of the Chicago wholesalers 

 have an increase in the total sales for 

 the month, money value, but most of 

 the houses are only about even. Not 

 many suffered. 



We are still doing record volume in 

 this market. 



Ting-a-Ling. 



Ting-a-ling. 



"Hello! Who's speaking?" 



"This is Hirsch, Henry M., on Forty- 

 seventh street." 



"Yes, Mr. Hirsch, what can we do for 

 you?" 



"Just wanted to know if you have 

 seen the flower show at the new Chicago 

 theater." 

 "■"No. Tell us about it." 



"Well, it is worth looking at. At 

 least fifty pieces there on the opening 

 night; mostly horseshoes and baskets." 



"What were they worth ? " 



"From $10 to $50 apiece and at least 

 fifteen or twenty florists represented; 

 had seven or eight good orders myself." 



"Much obliged, Mr. Hirsch." 



Every little bit helps. 



Various Notes. 



It is cheerful news that October sales 

 in the cut flower department of the A. L. 

 Randall Co., presided over by Eric John- 

 son, wen; considerably ahead of any 

 <-«jLther October in the history of the 

 house. 



William A. Hansen, who has been as- 

 sistant to C. J. Michelsen, of the E. C. 

 Amling Co., will join the forces of the 

 Joseph Foerstcr Co., November 7, tak- 

 ing charge of the office work. Mr. Han- 

 sen 's successor with the E. C. Amling 

 Co. will be Bert Chadwick, for a number 

 of years with Vauglian's Seed Store. 



It is stated the retail florists already 

 have purchased, for free distribution, 

 25,000 tickets for the big chrysanthe- 

 mum show to be held in the Auditorium 

 hotel November 16 and 17, by the Chi- 

 cago Florists' Club and the Chrysanthe- 

 mum Society of America. An old-time 

 banquet is to be given in the evening 

 of November 17. Tickets may be haa 

 of Secretary L.autenschlager, at $3. 



Poehlmann Bros. Co. is making ef- 

 forts to maintain its stock of orchid 

 plants, esjiccially because so many grow- 

 ers are dropping cattleyas now that the 

 old plants are becoming exhausted and 

 fresh importations are prohibited. John 

 Poehlmann says they plan to be able to 

 supply cattleya flowers every day in the 

 year and believe it will pay in the long 

 run, although the recent crop of labiata 

 had to be marketed below the cost of 

 production. 



YFER'S 



FLOWERS FOR 



ROFITS 



Remember Pyfer's 



Have Flowers Every Day 

 at Lowest Market Price 



Here are a few of our leaders: 



Plenty of ROSES at Low Prices 



FBEMISX Per 100 



Select Long $15.00 to $30.00 



Choice Medium 10.00 to 12.00 



Good Short 6.00 to 8.00 



COi;iTMBIA. 



Select Long 15.00 to 30.00 



Choice Medium lo.OO to 13.00 



Good Short e.00 to 8.00 



OPRSIJA, SUHBUBST, XABTIABD, DOTTB&E WHZTB 



XZIiIkA.BHBT ASm H008ZBB BBAUTT 



Select Long lo.oo to 12.00 



Choice Medium 6.00 to &00 



Good Short 5_qq 



CKBTSANTHBUTTMS, yellow, white, pink, fancy, 



per doz 3.00 to 4.00 



Select, per doz 2.OO to 3 50 



POJJ^WS, new varieties, per bunch 50 to 75 



5?2Sl2l*A^i?"^'*'"'' varieties, per bunch 35 to '.SO 



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J^bpW^'" "'■ ''""•''" ■••k-"'v ^'^'o I'm 



f.^l^Sz'^, ..i;- per bunch ,35 



fn?S5i5?'™* per dozen 3.00 



AOIAJl TUK nerlOO inn 



^SStS^**^" "* SPBEBOEBl per bunch .36 to 5o 



Sa??* P®"" 1*'00 3.00 



S^B4^<v^ • -^ per 1000 a.00 



BOXWOOD, fancy per pound So 



Subject to Market Change* 



Oar Matto: "NatUaf Im ■■€& trMUe U pImm a caittatr." 

 L. D. PbMe Central 3373 164 N. Wtbaih Are., CHICAGO 



Mention The Review when yon writu- 



The Florists' Club will hold its month- 

 ly meeting November 10, at the Ran- 

 dolph. It will be nomination night, 

 with election in December, for officers 

 for 1922. 



Bassett & Washburn this year cut 

 splendidly finished Bonnaffons several 

 days before October ended. 



The supply of chrysanthemums, pom- 

 pons and sweet peas is increased this 

 season by the output from 18,000 feet 

 of glass at Palatine, 111. This is the 



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Pbeac 



Central 



6284 



30 East Randolph Street 



CHICAGO 



establishment of X. F. Mersch, which 

 heretofore has been used for vegetables. 



