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The Florists^ Review 



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Dkcvmbsb. 3, 1914. 



A FINE LOT OF ROSES 



Between Thanksgiving and the Christmas rush some growers do not cut heavily. We have a full line of everything in 



(Quantity, and it's high quality stock. We can take care of you. 



KilfarneyS"Beauties-RichmondS"WardS"Sunburst--Marylands-Ftc. 



Those who have been buying our roses will have no others. We have told you before that there are 



no better ones on this market. 



CARNATIONS-White, Pink. Red 



Yes, we have Carnations, and good clean stock. For 

 quality we know of no place you can find better. 



EASTER LILIES 



Now that the Mum season is over you will be needing 

 Lilies. We offer good stock at prices you can afford to 

 pay. 



PAPER WHITES, VIOLETS, ORCHIDS, SWEET PEAS, GREENS 



Erne ^ K lingel 



30 E. Randolph St. 



Ii. D. Phon« 



Randolph 6578 



Auto. 41-716 



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as the weather turns cool again. He 

 ascribes the recent lack of demand to 

 the abundance of pompons. 



O. Johnson, of the Batavia Green- 

 house Co., says the volume of business 

 at Thanksgiving was a surprise to him, 

 exceeding expectations. Beauties sold 

 specially well. 



L. H. Winterson, of Winterson's 

 Seed Store, reports as visitors Novem- 

 ber 30: Gus Fredrickson, St. Joseph, 

 Mich.; J. W. Lyon, Belvidere, 111.; C. B. 

 Knickman, with McHutchison & Co., 

 New York. 



Christmas red and green are dis- 

 played in profusion in the show rooms 

 of Oscar Leistner. Theodore Kirchen 

 believes the safe of prepared foliage 

 will far exceed that of any previous 

 year. 



J. E. Pollworth has joined the sales 

 staff of the Chicago Feed & Fertilizer 

 Co, 



Ruscus and boxwood baskets are to 

 be more popular than ever this year 

 if the present sales are to be taken 

 as an indication. The Raedlein Basket 

 Co. reports an unprecedented call for 

 baskets of suitable character. 



FORT WAYNE, IND. 



The Market. 



The Thanksgiving business here ex- 

 ceeded all expectations. The cold snap, 

 which lasted over Sunday and Monday 

 of last week, suddenly gave way to a 

 mild temperature, with the result that 

 the stock for Thanksgiving increased 

 substantially in quantity, besides being 

 of good quality. On Tuesday and 

 Wednesday the orders came in thick 

 and fast, and the majority of florists 

 had an extra force on hand Thursday 

 morning to fill and deliver orders. 



Some fine Eaton, Chadwick and Bon- 

 naffon chrysanthemums were in for 

 Thanksgiving and sold like hot cakes. 

 The Notre Dame vs. Friars football 

 game, played here on Thursday after- 

 noon, created a demand for chrysan- 

 themums. Among the roses, Rhea Reid, 

 Richmond, Killarney, Killarney Bril- 

 liant, Shawyer, Ophelia, Aaron Ward 

 and Russell were the best in the mar- 

 ket and brought good returns. A great 



Domestic Baskets 



NOW IN GREATER DEMAND FOR 



The Fall Season 



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Mail us your order early. We have a 

 complete stock for present delivery, 

 and will endeavor to supply your 

 wants promptly at all times. 



If you have not previously done so, 

 thfe is a favorable time to try out our 

 baskets. They are very attractive 

 and will increase your sales. 



NO CHANGE IN OUR PRICES 



The Madison Basket- 



craft Co. Nadison, Lake Co., Oiiio 



MentlOD The Rerlew when yoo write. 



many of the medium-sized roses were 

 used in corsage work. Violets were 

 plentiful and of excellent size and 

 color. 



It was a noticeable fact that the 

 calls were mostly for cut flowers and 

 corsages, comparatively few blooming 



plants being asked for. Some splendid 

 chrysanthemum plants were oflPered, as 

 well as narcissus plants. Begonia Glory 

 of Cincinnati, cyclamens, primroses and 

 ardisias. 



Various Notes. 

 The Williams & Clark Floral Co., of 



