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The Florists^ Review 



AraiL 20. 1922 



WIETOR BROS. 



30 E. Randolph St. 



CHICAGO 



Wholesale Growers 



A Wonderful Crop of Roses 



Especially Strong on Columbia, Premier, Sunburst and Russell. Also a Splendid Supply of Carnations 



PRICE LIST 



Premier Per 100 



Special $18.00 



Select 12.00 



Medium 10.00 



Short 6.00 



Russell 



Special 15.00 



Select 12.00 



Medium 10.00 



Short 6.00 



Columbia 



Special 12.00 



Select 10.00 



Medium 8.00 



Short 6.00 



Sunburst Per 100 



Special $12.00 



Select 10.00 



Medium 8.00 



Short 6.00 



Butterfly 



Special 15.00 



Select 12.00 



Medium 10.00 



Short 8.00 



ROSES, Our Selection $5.00 



Carnations 



Fancy 4.00 



Good 3.00 



CALLA LILIES, per doz., $2.50 to $3.00 



Ferns, per 1000 $4.50 



Galax, per 1000 2.00 



Sprengeri, per bunch $0.50 



Plumosus, per bunch 50 



BUY FROM US AND GET THE BEST STOCK IN THIS MARKET AT THE MOST REASONABLE PRICES 



BIG SUPPLY OF 



Roses - Carnations 



And All Other Seasonable Flowers 



PETER REINBERG, Inc. 



WHOLESALE DEALER IN CUT FLOWERS 



30 E. Randolph St. c 



PHONES: 

 entral 2846 Dearborn 3101 



CHICAGO, ILL. 



charging less than lie had obtained on 

 liis shipping orders, though, on the other 

 hand, there was no reason for shoving 

 lip the prices. 



The market was well cleaned up Satur- 

 day night, but most of the houses were 

 oj)en half a day Sunday, and the arrivals 

 of stock that day exceeded expectations. 

 There was a large business early in the 

 day, but flowers continued to pour into 

 the market and toward mid-morning 

 prices began to weaken; by noon no 

 reasonable offer was refused. When at 

 length the wholesalers closed their 



doors, about 1 p. ni., it still would have 

 been possible for them to supply prac- 

 tically anything except valley, but they 

 were happy though tired, as they had 

 the satisfaction of knowing they had 

 done a splendid business, had supplied 

 an excellent quality of stock at moderate 

 prices and reports showed the retailers 

 were doing well with their purchases, 

 which meant few kicks and prompt 

 collections. 



The day after Easter the market was 

 heavily supplied with flowers of all 

 kinds, except valley, which was unob- 



tainable, and the demand was small; re- 

 tailers liad cleaned out well, but antici- 

 pated little business for two or three 

 (lays and bought lightly. Prices were 

 easy. 



Easter at Retail. 



The weather man did the trade an in- 

 estimable service by driving away the 

 clouds April 15 and giving us a bright, 

 warm, though windy, Easter day. Apri'j 

 14 there was almost continuous rain and 

 the retailers became apprehensive, 

 though they had booked a fair number 



