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The Florists^ Review 



Mabch 0. 1922 



will prove permanent and progressive. 



The store of the Chicago Flower 

 Growers' Association is undergoing 

 many changes this week. Increasing 

 business has necessitated increased 

 clerical force and this calls for addi- 

 tional space. Tlie Lake street entrance 

 has been closed and the oflSce is being 

 moved to the north end of the L-shaped 

 store. The space formerly occupied by 

 the office will be used for display and 

 sales. 



February was another easy month for 

 the growers. The mean temperature 

 was 2 degrees above normal. There were 

 164.7 hours of sunshine out of a possible 

 296.6, or twelve per cent more than 

 normal for February. But the wind 

 movement in twenty-eight days was 

 9,552 miles, which took coal. 



John J. Walsh has joined the sales 

 force of A. T. Pyfer & Co. 



A. B. C. Miller returned March 6 from 

 the north. Out ostensibly for pleas- 

 ure, he could not refrain from calling 

 on customers, which of course meant 

 orders. 



George Mohu was in New Orleans for 

 Mardi Gras and reports all the florists 

 were having excellent business. "The 

 south has come back," says Mr. Mohn. 

 Visiting a customer, Mr. Mohn found a 

 family of alligators as pets. He sent 

 one of the babies to Miss M. Pedersen, 

 chief of the office staff of the E. C. Am- 

 ling Co. ' ' His name is Agnes, ' ' was the 

 inscription on the card and Agnes now 

 suns himself in the store window, to the 

 evident interest of many people. 



C. J. Michelsen, who has been suffer- 

 ing with a severe cold for several days, 

 was confined to his home March 7. 



Joseph Einweck and wife welcomed a 

 10-pound boy into their home March 7. 



Arthur M. Paulus is adding another 

 to his string of stores. Having made a 

 success of the store and greenhouses at 

 North Clark street and Irving Park 

 boulevard, opposite Graceland cemetery, 

 and of the retail store run as the Ber- 

 wyn Flower Shop, at 5306 North Clark 

 street, Mr. Paulus is opening a third 

 store, on Wilson avenue, just east of 

 Clark street. The outfit is being in- 

 stalled by Buchbinder Bros. 



Signs of spring include a force of 

 decorators brightening up the establish- 

 ment of the J. A. Budlong Co. This is 

 one of the lightest stores in the Chicago 

 market and P. C. Schupp believes in 

 keeping it in apple-pie order. 



Sydney Buchbinder was in Washing- 

 ton, D. C, last week, in conference with 

 Gude Bros. Co., who are moving their 

 nationally known retail store one door 

 to the right of the old location. Mr. 

 Buchbinder secured a contract for the fit- 

 ting up of the new establishment, which 

 is 29x170. The equipment will include a 

 new display refrigerator twenty-seven 

 feet long, which will partition the store. 

 Back of the refrigerator will be the 

 workroom, in which there will be a stor- 

 age box twenty-two feet long. The en- 

 tire equipment is to be manufactured 

 and installed by Buchbinder. 



Emil Buettner says his coal man prom- 

 ises florists some relief from the high 

 cost of growing next year. It is pre- 

 dicted that mine-run Pocahontas may be 

 had at $1.25 per ton for summer deliv- 

 ery, and $1.50 for winter shipment; also 

 that there will be a reduction of about 

 50 cents per ton in freight rates before 

 many months have passedT 



D. W. Dumser started on his summer 

 drive this week in a new Dodge road- 

 ster. He used his car as his means of 



ANNUAL MEETING ILLINOIS STATE FLORISTS' 

 ASSOCIATION, URBANA, MARCH 14 AND 15. 



WHERE ^ 



SHALL I SEND 



TO GET THE 



BEST FLOWERS 



Mail your order 



Or wire it, 



if time is short 



To Pyfer & Co. 



PYFER'S ALWAYS HAVE THE BEST! 



ROSES 



Current Price List 



Prmmimr, Columbia, RaaaeU, Cnuader 



Per 100 



Short $ 8.00 $10.09 



Medium 12.00 15.00 



Long 20.00 



Extra long 25.00 



Ophelia, Sunbunt, Maryland, White Killamey 



Short $ 6.00 $ 8.00 



Medium 10.00 12.00 



Long 15.00 20.00 



Milady, Crusader, Hooaier Beauty, Montroee 



Short % 6.00 $ 8.00 



Medium 10.00 12.00 



Long 15.00 20.00 



CARNATIONS 



Per 100 



Fancy Assorted $3.00 $ 4.00 



Common 2.00 



1000 lots $25.00 and $30.00 



SWEET PEAS 1.50 2.00 



1000 lots $10.00 to $15.00 



VIOLETS, home grown 75 1.00 



CALENDULA 4.00 6.00 



PAPER WHITES «.0# 



JONQUILS «.H 



TULIPS 5.00 8.00 



FREESIA 4.00 6.00 



VALLEY 6.00 



PUSSYWILLOWS 2.00to 4.00 



SMILAX perdoz.. 2.00 to 3.00 



BOXWOOD, dwarf Baby and Bush 50-lb. crates, 12.50 



ASPARAGUS and SPRENGERI per bunch, $0.35 to .50 



ADIANTUM Per 100, 1.50 



FERNS Per 1000, 4.00 



GALAX, Bronze and Green Per 1000. 2.00 



SUBJECT TO MARKET CHANGES. 



ASX.^ S^ev & Compai t 



Our Motto: "Nothing too much trouble to please a Customer.' 

 L. D. Phone Central 3373 and 3374 164 N. Wabash Ave., CHICAGO 



